Expedition to Europe

Chapter 526 Liquidation

If you want to build the "Nagato", of course you can, but not in the Wu Naval Shipyard, but in the Cam Ranh Bay Shipyard in Lan Fang.

Destroying the Japanese army and defeating Japan's ambitions is only one aspect. What is more important is to plunder Japan's talents, destroy Japan's industrial base, and strangle the possibility of Japan's re-emergence. This is what Qin Zhiyuan values ​​more.

So the "Nagato", which has not yet completed the outfitting, was transferred to the Cam Ranh Bay Shipyard, along with the prepared materials, and 15,000 Japanese workers and technicians.

15,000!

That's right, there are so many, and this is on the premise of eliminating most of the chores.

Those who are qualified to go to Lan Fang are either technicians in the factory or skilled workers. None of those dispensable chores are needed. If Lan Fang needs to find such people, Annan has plenty.

Ito Tomoji was also in the fleet heading to Lanfang. When leaving the Wu Naval Shipyard, Ito Tomoji noticed that the Lanfang Navy had begun to dismantle the equipment in the Wu Naval Shipyard. It can be foreseen that the Wu Naval Shipyard will become history from now on. Lanfang will definitely tear it down to the ground, just like the Japanese army occupied Lushun during the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, and dismantled everything that could be dismantled in Lushun.

Ito Tomoji knew that history very well, because the Wu Naval Shipyard had received a batch of shipyard equipment from Lushun at that time.

It was really a cycle of fate. 24 years ago, the Japanese killed all the people in Lushun and then dismantled it completely. 24 years later, the Lanfang people retaliated against the Japanese with nearly ten times the number. In Tokyo alone, there were almost 200,000 Japanese civilians who died in the bombing.

On the day of the bombing, 150,000 people died in Tokyo, and in the following period of time, this number has risen to 200,000.

Now is the early 20th century. There is no good treatment for burns, especially large-area burns. Even in the 21st century, people may die at any time. In the early 20th century, they could only wait for death. So within just a few days, those seriously injured and unable to be treated died in pain.

Throughout the war between Lan Fang and Japan, nearly 160,000 Japanese soldiers were killed and 57 naval ships were sunk; Lan Fang killed more than 6,400 soldiers, and 21 torpedo planes or bombers crashed for various reasons. Fortunately, most of the pilots were rescued by Lan Fang.

In sharp contrast to the number of soldiers killed, nearly 500,000 Japanese civilians died. This number is a bit shocking, but it is not uncommon for Japanese people. Among these 500,000 people, more than 100,000 people were forced to commit suicide by the Japanese army.

It is difficult to understand the behavior of the Japanese. If it is the massacre of the citizens of the enemy country, it can be understood, but the massacre of their own citizens is really outrageous and can only be attributed to the destructive tendency of the Japanese army.

In this war, Lan Fang became the biggest beneficiary. Not to mention the ceded land and compensation Lan Fang received after the war, the various properties seized in the war alone exceeded 2 billion Lan Fang Yuan. If Japan's compensation is added, this is equivalent to Lan Fang's current fiscal revenue for six years.

The "Coconut City Treaty" stipulates that Japan must compensate Lan Fang 1.5 billion Lan Fang Yuan. The current Japanese government cannot take out this money, so it has to use various factories and semi-finished products in Japan as collateral.

So the "Nagato", which cost 43.9 million yen to build, was towed away by Lan Fang for only 15 million Lan Fang Yuan. The battleship "Mutsu", which was still under construction at the Yokosuka Shipyard and had not yet been launched, was only priced at 7 million Lan Fang Yuan. After the "Mutsu" was launched, the "Mutsu" will also be towed to Lan Fang to complete outfitting.

At the same time as the "Nagato" and "Mutsu" were towed away, important Japanese companies were also valued and used to pay the compensation that should be paid to Lan Fang. Among them, the Yawata Steel Works, which produces 350,000 tons of steel annually and accounts for 80% of Japan's production, was valued at only 45 million Lan Fang yen, and the overall valuation of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan's largest military enterprise, was only 39 million Lan Fang yen...

If calculated according to the real value, the value of companies including Yawata Steel Works and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries would at least increase tenfold, but the problem is that Lan Fang also has a good industrial foundation, and the machines in Lan Fang's factories are much more advanced than those in Japanese factories, which greatly reduced the valuation of Japanese companies. After Lan Fang valued all the companies it liked, it was found that there was still a gap of 600 million Lan Fang yen from 1.5 billion Lan Fang yen.

So Japan borrowed money from the United States with customs taxes as collateral to fill this gap.

The person responsible for valuing Japanese companies was Gaspard, Qin Zhiyuan's butler.

Gaspard led a working group to Japan. This working group was jointly formed by Lan Fang, Britain, the United States, France, Italy, the Republic of China and other countries. In fact, before departure, they had received special care from Lan Fang. Therefore, although the Japanese protested that the valuation of the working group was unfair, it was useless. This was the consensus of the whole world. Those factories were only worth this much.

"It is estimated that it will take at least 50 years for Japanese industry to return to its pre-war scale. If Qin resolutely implements the military's orders, then Japan will never get ahead." Gaspard reported to Qin Zhiyuan.

Gaspard is almost 60 years old, and his mental state is still very good.

Gaspard and his family have now joined the Lan Fang nationality. Two of his three sons work in the Ministry of Finance, and the last one went to the Navy and served as the head of the logistics department at the Cam Ranh Bay Naval Base.

The "Qin" Gaspard mentioned refers to Qin Haoge, who was also the first commander of the Lan Fang garrison in Japan.

"That's right, we want to make the Japanese never stand out. This nation is different from other nations. They don't know how to be grateful. They will only become more aggressive when they are in power. The hatred between us Lan Fang and Japan cannot be resolved now, so suppressing the Japanese is the only way. After two or three generations, the situation may be better." Qin Zhiyuan is not going to leave the Japanese alive.

"During my time in Japan, I noticed a problem. Although Japan lost the war, Emperor Taisho still has a very high prestige in Japan. Why not let this emperor stand on the bench to accept punishment?" Gaspard is also ruthless and wants to eliminate the spiritual pillar of the Japanese from the root.

Gaspard was right. Although Hara Takashi was the Prime Minister of Japan, it was never Hara Takashi who decided whether Japan should start a war, when to start a war, and how large a war should be.

Before the Meiji Restoration, the Japanese emperor did not have much real power. The emperor's life was miserable and he even had to go hungry.

But after the Meiji Restoration, the emperor's situation changed a lot. With the gradual advancement of the Meiji Restoration, the emperor began to move from a mascot to truly mastering Japan's real power. After a series of victories, the emperor's reputation has reached its peak and he has become a true dictator in Japan.

The government system headed by Hara Takashi must have an unshirkable responsibility for Japan's launching of this war. The Navy Department headed by Kato Tomosaburo and the Army Department headed by Tanaka Giichi all have unshirkable responsibilities, but the responsibilities of these people combined are not as great as the emperor alone.

"The emperor's status is quite special. If Taisho is thrown on the bench, I'm afraid the whole Japanese society will fall into madness. So Taisho's account will be settled slowly, and the accounts of others will be settled first." Qin Zhiyuan still has a plan.

At present, a jury composed of judges from Britain, the United States and France has been formed in Japan. They will try 650 war criminals including Hara Takashi, Kato Tomosaburo, Tanaka Giichi and others.

The original text is available at Liu # 9 @Shu/Bar!

Yes, Hara Takashi has indeed been assassinated, but the assassination of Hara Takashi does not mean that Hara Takashi does not need to be tried. There is no conflict between the two.

"Then, can we move the Japanese royal family to Lanfang? If the Japanese royal family is under our control, then the situation will be under our control." Gaspard is even more ruthless.

It can't be considered cruel and ruthless. Relocating the royal family sounds a bit incredible, but it is a tradition in Japan. For example, when dealing with the Ryukyu King, Japan's attitude was to move the Ryukyu royal family to Japan, and then the Ryukyu royal family was cut off, and there was not even a person burning paper at the grave during festivals.

Later, Japan occupied Goryeo, and the Goryeo royal family was also moved to Japan. Similarly, not long after, the Goryeo royal family also died out.

In fact, the Japanese treated the Ryukyu King and the Goryeo King well, such as giving them some male contraceptives, finding a wife who couldn't give birth, and seducing these kings who had been made inhuman to be gay, etc. Anyway, the Goryeo royal family and the Ryukyu royal family have become history.

If the Taisho family is also brought to Lan Fang, can the Lan Fang people treat them in their own way?

"You can find a way to operate this problem." Qin Zhiyuan didn't want to learn from MacArthur to seek fame and reputation. If he had the chance to treat the Japanese, he would beat them to death with a stick.

In another time and space, after the defeat of World War II, MacArthur, the US commander-in-chief in Japan, gave up the pursuit of the Japanese emperor. The reason seemed to be very sufficient: the Japanese emperor was the spiritual pillar of Japan. In order to ensure Japan's smooth transition to become a harmless country, the Japanese should not be overly stimulated.

As a result, the culprit who started the war and caused countless lives to be destroyed escaped punishment and lived until 1989. It was a big joke.

In this regard, Qin Zhiyuan only wanted to say: Saint bitches have existed since ancient times.

Comparing with the performance of Japan in the 21st century in another time and space, Qin Zhiyuan would definitely not make the same mistake as MacArthur. As long as there is a chance, Japan must be completely defeated, and no chance should be left for the Japanese.

In this way, in fact, Japan's spiritual pillar is really more than one, such as the Yasukuni Shrine, which is another spiritual pillar of Japan.

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