My years of espionage

Chapter 1092 The Talent of Miyazaki

"From the French point of view, it is in France's best interest to weaken Germany."

"France and Germany are neighboring countries, and they are France's biggest and most direct threat on the European continent, and at the same time, France's strongest opponents for the supremacy of Europa."

Heitaro Imamura talked eloquently. He looked at Kentaro Miyazaki, "Kentaro, the comprehensive factors I mentioned can be summed up in one sentence, you can say it."

Cheng Qianfan showed a thoughtful look.

"The French felt the strength of Germany in the European War." He said, pausing for a moment, showing a hesitant expression, "Master, my feeling is that the French are scared of being beaten by Germany, so France is doing everything possible to try to weaken Germany. "

After the end of the European War, the French not only demanded sky-high reparations from the Germans, but also divided up Germany's overseas colonies, seized the industrial bases of Alsace and Lorraine, and controlled the Saarland industrial area in Germany.

In addition, France also proposed various restrictions on Germany to prevent Germany from rising again.

Even so, the French are still worried.

France even united with Belgium to openly dispatch troops to occupy the Ruhr industrial area in Germany, causing the situation in Europe to suddenly become tense, and the Germans almost rose up.

"It's just—" Cheng Qianfan frowned.

"Just what?" Imamura Heutaro asked.

"It's just that the teacher also said just now that France is not afraid of Germany, they should be buying time." Cheng Qianfan said.

"From the perspective of the European War, although France was the victor, they were indeed frightened by the fighting power of the Germans. Your point of view is correct." Heitaro Imamura said, and he motioned Kentaro Miyazaki to sit down and listen to the lecture. ', "In other words, this fear can be understood as jealousy."

He took a sip of tea and continued, "However, this fear does not mean that France dare not declare war on Germany because of fear."

Having said that, Imamura Heitaro frowned slightly, and then his face returned to normal, "Let's talk about English again."

"From the UK's point of view, although the UK is also very jealous and worried about Germany, it should be noted that there has been a change here—" Heitaro Imamura smiled slightly, "The British are also worried about the French."

He looked at Miyazaki Kentaro, "Kentaro, I remember I told you about this, you answer me, what is British foreign policy?"

"Britain..." Cheng Qianfan thought for a while, "Britain is far away from the European continent. They are most worried about a unified European continent, or they don't want to see a unilaterally powerful country in the European continent."

Seeing the bottom of Hyoutaro Imamura's tea, he got up and went forward to help add water, "So, the British have been implementing a continental balance of power policy in the European continent, and have been trying to maintain the balance of the major forces in the European continent."

"Exactly." Heitaro Imamura nodded in satisfaction, "If Germany is overly weakened, it will inevitably lead to France's dominance on the European continent, which will pose a new threat to the UK. At the same time, the UK is unwilling to lose the huge market of Germany. So the British were reluctant to weaken Germany too much."

It is precisely because of this position that at the Paris Peace Conference that year, French Prime Minister Clemenceau insisted on assigning Germany's Saar Basin to France, but Britain clearly expressed its opposition.

British Prime Minister Lloyd George has a famous remark: You can deprive Germany of its colonies, reduce its army, and even leave only the police force to maintain law and order, and reduce its navy to the status of a fifth-class country, but we Resolutely oppose the ceding of the German people from German rule to other countries beyond the necessary scope.

"As for the Americans." Imamura Heutaro showed a hint of sarcasm, but there was more dignity in this sarcasm.

"The Americans only have interests in their eyes. They have a clear attitude and don't want Germany to be overly weakened." He looked at Kentaro Miyazaki, "This is something that you, Kentaro, are good at business, and you should be able to understand the reason the most."

"I know, I know." Cheng Qianfan said happily and with great interest, "Britain and France owed the Americans a huge debt during the European War, and they need the Germans' war reparations to repay this debt, precisely because of the debt The existence of the United States does not agree to weaken Germany too much."

The corners of Cheng Qianfan's mouth turned up, revealing a smug look, "In the words of the Chinese people, if the tenant farmers are dead, there will be no one to farm the land for the landlord."

Hyotaro Imamura laughed and pointed at Kentaro Miyazaki.

This student of mine is simply born with a talent for the way of business, or the way of money.

"Yes, if Germany is weakened too much, the Germans will not be able to pay their debts, and the money of the United States will be wasted." Heitaro Imamura said, "At the same time, the Americans hope to use Germany to contain Britain and France, and through Germany to Enter the European market and participate in various affairs such as European economy and politics."

"I understand." Cheng Qianfan nodded, "That's why the United States has united with the British, and they jointly oppose France's proposal to weaken Germany too much."

There was reverence in his eyes, "I remembered, the teacher told me about the Ruhr crisis."

In order to force France to make concessions, the United States and Britain used various means.

During the Ruhr crisis, the United States and Britain directly dumped France's huge overseas national debt and stocks, which almost caused France to go bankrupt. France had no choice but to withdraw from the Ruhr.

"Kentaro, you have to be discerning and be able to look at the relationship between these countries with a wise eye." Heitaro Imamura said with a serious expression, "You have seen that the United States and Britain oppose France's weakening of Germany. At the same time, you must also see that Britain and France also Unite against America because they don't want America meddling in European affairs."

"In fact, the attitudes of the United States, Britain, and France towards Germany are actually a multi-party game of the interests of the three countries in the European continent and the overseas colonies of the European powers." Heitaro Imamura said solemnly.

"The students have been taught." Cheng Qianfan respectfully bowed to Imamura Heutaro in thanks.

What Imamura said today, partly because he already knew it, and some partly because he seemed to have realized it before, but he didn't really see it through. Now that Imamura Heutaro's serious explanation, he feels quite enlightened.

Therefore, Cheng Qianfan's bow to Imamura Heutaro was sincere.

To be honest, Imamura Heutaro has been very attentive to his teachings. For three years, Cheng Qianfan has studied hard at Imamura Heutaro, especially international history, international current situation analysis, and the policy of the "Empire of Japan" towards China since the Meiji Restoration. The changes and the reasons behind them, etc., he has absorbed enough nutrient knowledge.

The most important thing is that Cheng Qianfan has been trained to look at problems with the broad perspective of a qualified and even excellent diplomat. Of course, he will deliberately hide his clumsiness when needed in his daily student life.

It can be said that with Cheng Qianfan's rich and substantial knowledge base, extraordinary vision, and global outlook, he is completely qualified to be an excellent diplomat in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State Government. (PS1)

"Teacher, you said just now that France would not dare to declare war on Germany because it fears the Germans." Cheng Qianfan asked cautiously, "I noticed that you seem not sure."

"You kid, observe carefully." Imamura Heitaro said with a smile, he would not blame Miyazaki Kentaro for secretly observing his expression, on the contrary, Imamura Heitaro would still feel satisfied, which shows that his student respects him very much , carefully, for fear of making him unhappy.

"France declares war on Germany. There will be no problem. The French do not lack the courage to declare war." Heitaro Imamura said, shaking his head. This kind of pre-war thinking, after the official war, the combat effectiveness of the French army is still good, but I suddenly have a feeling that it will be very difficult for the French to win this war."

"Teacher, you mean the French will lose the war?" Cheng Qianfan asked in surprise.

This is not pretending. France is the most powerful country in Europa. This is recognized as the result of the European war.

"Losing the war?" Imamura Heitaro frowned and pondered, "With France's military and national strength, it is very difficult to lose the war."

He shook his head, "However, it is not easy to win, and you may fall into a stalemate."

He said to Miyazaki Kentaro, "The stalemate I am talking about may not be limited to the Polish battlefield, the French-German border."

"Maginot Line? The teacher said it was the Maginot Line." Cheng Qianfan was stunned. "Pete often showed me the Maginot Line. He said that once France and Germany went to war again, the Germans would meet in front of the Maginot Line." There was blood, and even corpses littered the field."

"This is the crux of the problem." Heintaro Imamura smiled slightly, "According to what you said, Pete is a very proud French soldier, and even such a person thinks that the Maginot Line is the pride of the French military. "

"Do you know what this Maginot Line, which makes the French proud?" Heitaro Imamura asked.

"It means that the French are already prepared." Cheng Qianfan said.

"This line of defense means that France has completely given up attacking Germany." Heitaro Imamura said, "Because this line of defense is to prevent Germany from invading, it shows that France knows that Germany will attack itself sooner or later, and it has already prepared for it."

"Doesn't this mean that the French are planning ahead..." Cheng Qianfan said, and then he fell into deep thought.

Imamura Hyoutaro smiled, not disturbing his student's thoughts.

Cheng Qianfan raised his head, showing a 'clear' expression, "Teacher, I understand, the French only have the courage to defend, not the courage to attack."

He said to Imamura Heutaro, "It is impossible to win by defending alone, so the teacher said that it is very difficult for France to win."

Imamura Heutaro nodded slightly, showing a satisfied expression of "children can be taught".

At this moment, the phone on Imamura Heutaro's desk rang.

Imamura Hyoutaro glanced at Miyazaki Kentaro.

Cheng Qianfan stepped forward and picked up the phone, "This is the Imamura Counselor's Mansion."

"Your Excellency the Consul General." Cheng Qianfan's expression was solemn, he stood with his feet together, bowed his head, and leaned forward, with a standard posture of respectfully listening to the instruction from the other end of the phone.

"Hay!"

As he spoke, Cheng Qianfan bowed slightly, and handed the phone receiver to Imamura Heutaro with both hands, "Teacher, it's the phone number of His Excellency the Consul General."

Heitaro Imamura answered the phone, "Your Excellency, it's me."

Cheng Qianfan stood erect beside Imamura Heutaro.

He is testing.

Eiichi Iwai called Imamura Hyoutaro himself at such a late hour, so there must be something extremely urgent.

Therefore, he did not choose to leave.

Although this is an instant decision, it is not a risky temptation, but a temptation with a bottom line of safety.

Sure enough, Imamura Heutaro just glanced at him, as if he was quite satisfied with his respectful attitude.

He didn't even wave his hand to signal him to leave.

Cheng Qianfan knew that his performance was right:

He respects Imamura Heutaro with reverence, and is even more intimate.

Facing Iwai Eiichi's call now, he showed a strong sense of respect. This does not mean that he does not respect Imamura and only pleases Iwai Eiichi. He showed this kind of subconscious respect for Iwai in front of Imamura Heitaro This means that this is in line with the norms of Japanese society with strict stratification, and this just shows how precious his closeness to Imamura Heutaro is in his heartfelt respect.

Putting down the phone, Imamura Heitaro glanced at Miyazaki Kentaro, "Britain and France have decided to declare war on Germany tomorrow."

Cheng Qianfan nodded first, then frowned, showing surprise and thought.

"You can also see that this is unusual." Imamura Heutaro nodded in satisfaction.

"Teacher." Cheng Qianfan nodded and said, "Britain and France decided to declare war on Germany tomorrow, and we actually knew tonight?"

"Tony Kaiserway called His Excellency Iwai and informed the decision of the British government." Heitaro Imamura said lightly, with a hint of sarcasm involuntarily showing at the corner of his mouth.

Cheng Qianfan knew about Tony Catherway, who was the boss of Jardine Matheson Co., Ltd., and also a director of the Ministry of Industry in the International Concession. Although he was a businessman, the Iwai Mansion had long suspected that he was serving the British government.

"The British government wants to declare war on Germany, why would they use a businessman from the Far East..." Cheng Qianfan said.

Suddenly, he showed a thoughtful look, and there was a flash of surprise in his eyes, but there was also a look of uncertainty and hesitation.

"What did you think of?" Imamura Heutaro smiled, "Boldly say, it doesn't matter if you say something wrong."

"Britain and France don't hope that they will 'secretly' disclose the news that they are going to declare war on Germany tomorrow through us?" Cheng Qianfan looked at Imamura Heutaro and said in an uncertain tone.

"Why is it impossible?" Heitaro Imamura smiled, and he patted his student on the shoulder, "Kentaro, I am very pleased, you have lived up to my expectations of you, you have the potential to become an outstanding diplomat."

With that said, he patted Miyazaki Kentaro on the shoulder again, "Just, in the future, you must have more confidence in yourself, don't hesitate."

"Yes!" Cheng Qianfan said quickly, with joy and gratitude and respect in his eyes, "Kentaro was stubborn and dull, but his progress today is due to the teacher's good teaching."

Heitaro Imamura laughed loudly. He took a sip of tea and looked at Kentaro Miyazaki expectantly, "What do you think about this matter?"

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　Ask for a few monthly tickets (cup fists) PS1: You may think that the content taught by Imamura seems to be of average level and very simple, because everyone knows it—in fact, the knowledge that everyone knows now is historians, political scientists Experts, military strategists, and economists summed it up, formed words, and became teaching materials, and the way to obtain information now was beyond the reach of people at that time.

　
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