Chapter 2483 The Japanese’s Little Moves 2
? Secondly, as long as Japan can survive the Pacific War, Japan will definitely enjoy a relatively peaceful period of development. Because the United States will not take action immediately after ending the war. What about Germany? In fact, as long as Japan does not go too far, Germany will not cause trouble for Japan in the Far East.
Therefore, after eliminating the factors of Germany and Germany, Japan actually has an absolute advantage in the Far East. This advantage is not only reflected in military and geographical aspects, but also in its dominance over other forces in the region! For example, to the UK!
Why can the Anglo-Japanese alliance persist now? The reason is very simple. Japan’s attitude determines the safety of India, the most dazzling jewel in the British crown! Perhaps after the war, Britain could barely control India's stability, but there is a prerequisite, and that is that Japan must not do bad things. If Japan makes some small moves below, the British can pay a huge price at a very low cost. The same is true for Myanmar, Malaya and Sarawak! As long as there is no reconciliation between Britain and the United States, Japan will always hold on to the British's feet! The reconciliation between Britain and the United States is obviously not something that can be completed in a short time. After all, there is still Germany!
Well, with this advantage, Japan will have room for maneuver. No matter who the final winner is in Russia, they all have an urgent problem, which is the need to solve domestic livelihood and development problems! But it is a pity that the years of war have almost destroyed the foundation of this underdeveloped country, not only the industrial foundation, but also the agricultural foundation!
The most basic issue is that Russia needs to solve the supply problem of basic crops such as grain and cotton. Don’t you think it’s a bit funny? It turns out that these problems are not problems at all in the eyes of the Russians! The reason is very simple. Russia has a vast territory and abundant arable land. Although the efficiency is very low, the grain output is still sufficient. Even in the first year of the war, Russia was still exporting grain in exchange for foreign exchange!
But it is a pity that Russia has now lost most of the rich Eastern Europe, and Ukraine, known as the breadbasket of the entire Europe, has been included in the pockets of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Russia does still have a lot of places, but it is a pity that it wants to It takes time to cultivate land that is suitable for farming. To cultivate a large area of land is not as simple as burning wasteland and plowing it! You also need supporting irrigation facilities and fertilizers. These are not things that Russia, which has been beaten to tatters, can provide!
Therefore, to put it bluntly, after the new Russian government is established, the first disaster it needs to face is the problem of food shortage. And who can solve this problem? First of all, Germany and Austria-Hungary will not provide Russia with a large amount of food. On the one hand, they are still potential enemies. On the other hand, Russia does not have sufficient funds to purchase this food. As for the third point, Germany and Austria After acquiring a large amount of territory, they also inherited the population above. These tens of millions of people also need to eat! It will also take time to resume production, so Germany and Austria will be rich in grain, but there will certainly not be a particularly large surplus.
Well, now can we rescue the Russians? Americans would be a good choice. At least they have the ability. The top management also has this intention. But it is a pity that just after the Pacific War, Americans were also restricted by political factors! This does not mean that Americans cannot sell food to the Russians;
Normal grain exports are no problem, and Germany will not pay too much attention to this. But the Russians have no money! If the Americans want Russia to obtain a large amount of food, there are only two things they can do. The first is free assistance, and the second is lending money to the Russian government and then using the loan to purchase food. If it's a small one, there's no problem. If it's a large one, it will definitely attract protests from the German government!
So now the problem arises, although Roosevelt and others are very afraid of Germany. But it is undeniable that many high-level people in the U.S. government still have a favorable impression of Germany, and the people-to-people exchanges between the two sides are also very good. It can be said that they are in the honeymoon period. The Germans can put pressure on the U.S. government through various diplomatic and civilian channels, especially during elections. At this time, U.S. senior officials or political parties have to consider issues of gains and losses. Is it worth it for them to do this?
So, it is certain that this line in the United States is not that reliable either. Well, now the question is, which country in this world can raise a large amount of crops that the Russians are in short supply? Only Japan and the British are left! no problem! Although Japan itself is definitely not rich in products, don't forget that places like the Philippines and Kalimantan are very rich in tropical crops. The British could raise large amounts of crops. After all, India itself was rich in grain and cotton, Australia was rich in livestock products, and Canada was also a grain exporter. Moreover, Britain also intends to form an alliance with Russia.
But don’t forget, all this is actually in the hands of the Japanese! The Japanese can completely use their influence in East and Southeast Asia to force Britain to maintain the same caliber as Japan on the issue of aid to Russia! That is to say, it recognizes Japan’s vested interests in the Russian Far East! Okay, now the Russians, who are almost going crazy with hunger, still have the idea of taking action against Japan? Definitely not. Your rations are actually in the hands of the Japanese!
Therefore, if nothing unexpected happens, if the Japanese operate properly, Russia will not dare to take action against Japan within 10 years. After all, even if Russia can achieve its goal of food self-sufficiency in the future, it will still need Japan's channel for recovery in other aspects, and it will also need the support of the United Kingdom, and Japan has the ability to hold the United Kingdom hostage in a short period of time! As for what will happen ten years from now? That was not something that Yamamoto Gonbei or Terauchi Masaki could consider. They were gone at that time, but Saionji Temple still needed to consider this issue.
"Terauchi-kun, your idea is very good. We have a better chance of winning this game." This is the first time that Saionji Temple public admires Masaki Terauchi sincerely. He did not expect that this guy with a head full of muscles can also think Come up with this idea.
"Actually, I didn't come up with this. It was the idea of Genjiro Akashi, the governor-general of the Philippines. He once proposed to obtain some of the interests of the Russian Far East through peace talks and political operations. At the time, I thought it was a bit ridiculous, but now it seems , we are still the ones who are ridiculous." Masaki Terauchi said with a wry smile.
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