Chapter 461 Liquidation
Japan’s agricultural harvest this year has been poor and production has been severely reduced.
A hurricane hit the Kanto region of Japan in summer, killing nearly 10,000 people and displacing millions of people.
After the signing of the "Vladivostok Treaty", Japanese fishermen were unable to enter Hokkaido fishing grounds to fish, which had an extremely serious impact on Japan.
Multiple factors combined, this spring, rice grabbing incidents broke out in many places in Japan. The Japanese government sent troops to suppress them, and serious conflicts broke out with hungry people.
In September this year, a national debt in Japan was about to mature. In order to repay the national debt, the Japanese government increased its exploitation of its citizens, which aroused strong dissatisfaction among the people. Starting in June, workers in many places in Japan went on strike, farmers rioted, and chaos began to spread across the country.
Since Nagasaki is the largest port in Japan, the situation is not bad.
After entering July, a large number of disaster victims poured into Nagasaki, and the order in Nagasaki was also seriously affected.
On July 13, the police in the British Concession in Nagasaki drove away beggars and beat a beggar to death, triggering strong anger among the people of Nagasaki.
On the 15th, two British concession policemen were attacked by unknown people while patrolling. One was killed and the other injured.
The British Concession police and sailors went out frantically and arrested more than 100 people centered on the location of the incident, claiming that if the murderer was not found, all of them would be shot.
On the 16th, a large number of Nagasaki people gathered in front of the British Concession Police Station, hoping that the innocent people arrested in the British Concession would be released.
The British Concession police opened fire brazenly, causing more than 20 casualties and further escalating the conflict.
After the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War, the Russian Concession in Nagasaki was cancelled.
After the signing of the Treaty of Vladivostok, the entire Nagasaki became a Russian Imperial Concession, and the British Concession became a state within a state within the Russian Concession.
In order to better manage Nagasaki, the Siberian Fleet established the Nagasaki Port Management Office to perform administrative functions on behalf of the Nagasaki City Government.
“Now the British Concession is the biggest factor of instability in Nagasaki. Unless we can cancel the British Concession, similar incidents will continue to happen.”
Kasav’s current position is Director of Nagasaki Port Management Office.
"Tell me the truth, does the chaos in the British Concession have anything to do with you?"
Peter doesn't think the Japanese dare to attack the British Concession.
All bloody Japanese have died in or after the Russo-Japanese War.
After the contents of the "Vladivostok Treaty" were announced, hundreds of people in Japan committed suicide in despair because they could not accept this fact.
Not all of the Japanese who are still alive today are living in poverty, but there are no more lunatics who dare to assassinate Nikolai.
“Absolutely not!”
Kassaf denied it.
"Very well, remember no matter who asks you, you'd better say this -"
Peter didn't ask further questions, believing that Kassaf knew what he was doing.
Peter could accept the chaos in the British Concession, but he would never allow Nagasaki to be attacked by the victims.
When Gray and Mikhail discussed the Nagasaki concession, they did not determine the scope of the concession in detail.
This gave Peter ample room to maneuver, and the entire Nagasaki Peninsula became a concession of the Russian Empire.
In order to ensure that the victims would not have an impact on Nagasaki, Peter ordered all traffic arteries leading to Nagasaki to be blocked, and a 7-kilometer-long wall was built 15 kilometers north of Nagasaki to separate Nagasaki from Kyushu.
This wall does not require the sailors of the Siberian Fleet to build this wall. Some victims are willing to accept the employment of the Siberian Fleet.
In terms of its own conditions, as a port, Nagasaki has better conditions than Arthur Fortress.
Arthur's Fortress has only one narrow entrance and exit. Once the exit is blocked, warships cannot enter or exit.
Nagasaki is not only a military port, but also a shipyard. The largest berth can be used for "Yuryev" and "Romanov", so it naturally became the first choice of the Siberian fleet.
The Siberian Fleet's move to build the wall aroused dissatisfaction with the Japanese government.
However, the Japanese government does not dare to oppose the Siberian Fleet building the wall now, because while the Siberian Fleet is building the wall, it is also beginning to liquidate those responsible for the Russo-Japanese War. Now everyone in the Japanese government is in danger, lest they be As a war criminal, he was arrested by the Siberian fleet.
Although Tokyo Bay did not become a concession of the Russian Empire, as the winner, the Russian Empire had the right to station troops in Tokyo Bay to supervise Japan's peaceful transformation.
During the Russo-Japanese War, Takahashi Korekiyo, who had made great contributions to raising funds for Japan in Europe, became the first arrest target of the Siberian Fleet.
After the Russo-Japanese War, Takahashi Korekiyo was granted the title of baron and became a member of the House of Peers. After the conflict in the Far East broke out, Takahashi Korekiyo once again traveled to Europe to raise funds for Japan.
This time the fundraising was not smooth. Takahashi Korekiyo only raised 6,000 yen.
The combined fleet was subsequently annihilated, and Takahashi Korekiyo never borrowed a penny again.
"Everything I do is based on orders. As a Japanese, I cannot refuse orders from home."
Takahashi Korekiyo denies it in every possible way, believing that he has nothing mistake.
"Where are the assets hidden by the Japanese government?"
Chernov, the intelligence chief from Asbo, was personally responsible for the interrogation of Korekiyo Takahashi.
The "Treaty of Vladivostok" stipulates that Japan must compensate the enterprises of the Amur Governorate and George's private company 1 billion rubles.
Japan cannot afford a penny now.
In order to recover its investment, the British organized hundreds of thousands of Japanese women to go south to work.
The Russians couldn't do such a thing, so they focused their attention on Japan.
The Japanese government really has no money.
But it does not mean that Japanese people have no money.
Although Japan did not receive as much compensation as the Russian Empire in the Xinchou War, among all the countries participating in the war, Japan gained the most.
Europeans don’t understand Eastern culture, and they don’t actually know what kind of things are valuable.
Japan had conducted decades-long intelligence work against the Qing Empire before the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894, and had a better understanding of the Qing Empire than the Qing government.
So after occupying the capital of the Qing Empire, soldiers from other countries were busy robbing gold and silver treasures. Only the Japanese went straight to the Household Department as soon as they entered the city and emptied the Household Department.
After the Xinchou War, millions of Qing crafts were shipped to Japan, and their value is incalculable.
Chernov actually doesn’t understand the value of these handicrafts.
But who gave Amur a Grand Duchess Yuriev who loves Far Eastern culture, so Chernov personally took charge of this work.
"I don't know, I worked in Europe most of the time, and I didn't return to Japan until the war was over. Within a few months, the war broke out again, and I went to Europe to raise money, so I really don't know-"
Takahashi Korekiyo did not lie. He was only appointed as the vice president of the Bank of Japan in 1899, and then served as the financial officer in the UK. He did not know much about the situation in Japan.
"Unless you tell me who knows, you will die——"
Chernov lied. Regardless of whether Takahashi Korekiyo cooperates or not, Chernov will not I will let Takahashi Korekiyo go.
“If anyone knows, it’s the Prime Minister.”
Takahashi Korekiyo sold Katsura Taro directly.
Katsura Taro was forced to resign as prime minister in January this year due to the annihilation of the combined fleet. Before Katsura Taro, Saionji Komochi, who served as interim prime minister, became prime minister.
After the signing of the "Treaty of Vladivostok", Saionji Temple resigned, and Katsura Taro came to power again.
Before Chernov had time to send someone to arrest Katsura Taro, Katsura Taro was assassinated and hospitalized.
The Russo-Japanese War was victorious first and then defeated. The Japanese people's mood was like riding a roller coaster. The ups and downs were really exciting.
Like the Russian Empire, after Japan signed the Treaty of Vladivostok, some people asked the cabinet headed by Katsura Taro to commit mass suicide to apologize.
Katsura Taro did not want to commit suicide, but the Japanese would not let him go.
On the morning of the 26th, a retired Lieutenant Colonel named Fukuyama Saburo broke into the Prime Minister's Office and fired three shots at Katsura Taro. Katsura Taro was shot in the left chest and was seriously injured. He was sent to the hospital for treatment.
Chernov went to the hospital to visit Katsura Taro, only to learn that Katsura Taro had been in a coma and was in critical condition after being sent to the hospital.
Chernov is not in a hurry. He still has a long list in his hand. He will call them one by one and ask them slowly, which will always satisfy Grand Duchess Yuriev.
(End of this chapter)