Hardy Empire 1945

Hardy's speech in Japan caused a sensation not only in Japan, but also in other places.

United States.

After reading the report on the Global Times, President Johnson smiled and said to Mike next to him: Hadi is going to Japan. It seems that the goal is very clear. Do you know what he told me before he left?

Mike shook his head.

Hadi said that Japan cannot become a burden, but it cannot become a threat. We can use him as a stepping stone, but we cannot allow him to take the opportunity to stand up.

Hadi said that Japan must be restricted in terms of industrial form and constantly suppressed by public opinion. He can have money, but he cannot have power.

The first thing he did when he went to Japan was to make the Japanese admit the mistakes of the war and suppress Japan mentally. Hehe, I think he did a very good job. In fact, Hardy is very suitable to be a politician, but he is not very willing. .”

Mike said:

Hadi and I talked about Japan. He said that he should always be vigilant against that country, because he had fought against the Japanese before, and he had seen the madness of the Japanese. They have a chance to turn around and the madness in their bones will come back.

He said that if one day Japan rises and the United States falls, the first Japanese will definitely take revenge is the United States. They will never forget the hatred of the two atomic bombs.

Johnson's face became a little bit colder.

He was the one who gave the order to drop the atomic bomb. It is estimated that the Japanese must hate him very much in private.

Johnson said in a deep voice:

So the restrictions must continue and be vigilant at all times. One day when I step down from the presidency, I will also write this in the 'Presidential Diary' and hand it over to the next president.

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Hongkong.

Hong Kong's Global Times, the headlines on the front page fully reported Hadi's arrival in Japan as a special envoy for economic guidance.

The Japanese Prime Minister brought all the cabinet members and a large number of entrepreneurs to the airport to greet him. The team brought by Hardy was also extremely gorgeous, gathering the seven major consortiums in the United States.

The newspaper highlighted the situation of the seven major consortiums, listing dozens of large American companies, all of which are well-known. In conclusion, the total assets controlled by the seven major consortiums exceeded 200 billion US dollars.

$200 billion,

What a huge number,

Many people feel it is too much to imagine.

Photos in newspapers.

The Japanese Prime Minister bowed and stretched out his hand towards Hadi, with a very respectful look. In Hadi's speech, he criticized Japan because of imperialism and monarchism, and launched a war of aggression, which caused the tragedy in Japan today.

Japan should admit its mistakes, break with the two doctrines, and become what the international community accepts before it can return to the international community.

And on the spot, the Japanese Prime Minister bowed and admitted that it was wrong to start that war. On behalf of Japan, he expressed remorse for that war. This was the first time in Japan that the Japanese Prime Minister expressed his acknowledgment and repentance in public.

Newspapers indicated that Hadi will be the new Japanese economic tsar after MacArthur, the Japanese governor, and it is unknown what changes will be brought to Japan.

The Hardy Group has a large investment in Hong Kong. Now in Hong Kong, there are almost no people who have never heard of the Hardy Group. When Victor went out to meet those entrepreneurs, he could clearly feel that Hong Kong people, especially entrepreneurs, were very interested in him. The attitude is more respectful.

He knew that it was entirely the boss's fault.

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China.

People's Daily,

This news was deliberately published on the front page.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida bowed and apologized, acknowledging his mistake in launching the war, and expressing remorse on behalf of the country of Japan. This is the first time a Japanese leader has publicly admitted a mistake.

In the report,

He also introduced Hardy, the US economic envoy to Japan.

Let many Chinese people know the name 'Hadi'.

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At this time, Jon Hardy, Japan's new economic tsar, was attending a welcome reception held at the Japanese Prime Minister's residence.

To be honest, the excitement of this reception was far worse than that held by the British royal family. There were only a bunch of men, except for politicians and businessmen.

in the list,

Hardy saw some familiar names for later generations, Mitsubishi, Sumitomo, Mitsui, Toyota, Honda...etc.

After Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida gave a welcome speech, Hadi was invited to give a speech again. Hadi came to the stage without a smile on his face, but very serious.

Everyone in the audience felt the coercion from Hardy.

Hardy gave a speech at the airport before, with a smile on his face, all for outsiders to see. He knew very well in his heart that he should not be too nice to the Japanese, especially the Japanese now.

I have brought three words from President Johnson, which I hope everyone will remember.

The hearts of the people in the audience trembled.

The stance is more standard.

The first sentence is that Japan is not allowed to conduct military production and research and development in the future. This is a requirement of the Bostan Convention and a requirement of the United Nations.

The second sentence is that Japan must enter the stage of self-sufficiency as soon as possible. Any assistance is limited. The United States has provided assistance to Japan for four years, investing more than 2 billion U.S. dollars, and it is impossible to continue endlessly.

The third sentence is that it is not impossible for Japan to return to the international community, but it must accept the transformation of the United States, including politics, economy, finance, military affairs, culture and other aspects. When Japan officially enters the track of a civilized world, that is, it will return to the international society, at that time, the United States is willing to support Japan's entry into the United Nations.

For the three items mentioned by Hardy, if they were from other countries, they would definitely feel humiliated and extremely humiliated.

But the reaction of the Japanese was very excited.

the first two,

Since Japan surrendered at the end of World War II, the United States has been implementing a strict policy of control and transformation against Japan, which is much more cruel than the policy towards Germany.

After all, there is still a little bit of love for Germany.

But it is not so polite to Japan, and it is ready to kill it from the root.

It's just that MacArthur didn't give them hope, but the third item Hardy said gave them hope for the future.

As long as the transformation is done, you can be free.

When a person does not know the direction in the dark, he will be very afraid in his heart, but when there is a little light in front of him, even if it is only a very faint point, he will try his best to run towards the light.

In fact, this is a bait released by Hardy, so that they will have reasons to convince themselves of the transformation of Japan in the future.

In order to regain freedom, turn back into a sovereign state.

All sacrifices are acceptable.

As Japan's special economic envoy, Hardy is well known about his relationship with President Johnson. Hardy's words can be said to be very credible.

So the Japanese are very excited.

Hardy glanced at the people in the audience, and continued: I said at the airport that Japan's future development direction is an 'external-oriented economy', and the delegation will focus on supporting livelihood industries.

Nowadays, the United States has the largest market in the world and needs a lot of products. The development direction of Japanese companies should target the American market. In a word, what the United States needs and what Japan makes.

The military industry and heavy industry of the United States are all No. 1 in the world. No one can doubt this. Therefore, it is unwise for Japan to develop in these directions. The first direction of Japan's development is daily necessities, and the second is light industry. kind.

There are more daily necessities, such as clothes, footwear, glass, porcelain, furniture, home appliances, toys, fishing tackle, cameras, film, musical instruments, medicine, cosmetics, etc. There is a market for everything related to life.

The light industry industry includes auto parts, machine parts, electronic parts, precision instruments, construction machinery and equipment, various factory machines, home appliances, etc.

Many people understand that Hardy is planning to turn Japan into an industrial base and supporting factory for the United States.

This is definitely good news for Japanese livelihood companies.

Because their current factories are almost in a state of complete shutdown, if these livelihood factories can operate normally, the current predicament can be greatly alleviated.

You also know that there are so many companies in Japan, it is impossible to get support for all of them. Our plan is to support some companies, and the rest can develop freely.

Many entrepreneurs are nervous.

Support a part.

The rest 'free development'.

Free development sounds nice, but it is actually being abandoned.

Of course, they all want to be supported, and they don't want to become those who are abandoned. In this situation, being abandoned means death.

The current situation is that everyone is clenching their teeth and persisting, and there is only one last breath left, but if similar companies get support, they will immediately slow down and snatch the entire market, and the remaining companies will no longer have the possibility of survival.

Hardy is to make them feel a sense of crisis.

With a sense of crisis,

It will be easy to hold it.

As for those who do not kneel down, it is actually very simple, that is to support similar enterprises, and the rest will naturally die.

It doesn't matter whether you are a big company in the future.

You could be stillborn right now.

Let Japanese companies compete by themselves, and cannot form a unified joint force, so that they can be acquired by them.

Although someone saw Hardy's conspiracy.

But there is no solution at all, because you have no power to break Hardy's scheme, even if you know it, you can only obediently follow other people's rules and move forward.

Kneel or die.

Hardy continued:

tomorrow,

At the Imperial Hotel,

The seven major consortiums have officially started negotiating with Japanese companies. Any company that intends to cooperate with the seven major consortiums can go there with a corporate report.

The big entrepreneurs present were all moved.

If you cooperate with American companies, you will have a chance to survive. If you don’t cooperate, there may be only one ending: the company will close down and the individual will go bankrupt.

There may also be an option to sell to a US consortium.

Otherwise, if the same type of enterprises rise up, their own enterprises will inevitably be eliminated, and I am afraid that they will not be able to sell at that time.

Hardy stepped off the podium.

The reception officially begins.

In fact, this is not a reception at all, there is not even a girl, what a group of old men can do is nothing more than get together to talk about the economy and business.

People from the seven major consortiums, surrounded by Japanese entrepreneurs, chatted about acquisitions and cooperation.

On Hardy's side was Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida, who raised a glass of red wine to respect Hardy. The two took a sip of wine, and Shigeru Yoshida respectfully said to Hardy:

Special Envoy Hardy, the food supply in Japan can only be kept at a minimum. Many people eat potatoes, sweet potatoes, and bran vegetables. Mr. Special Envoy, can you talk to President Johnson about increasing food aid?