Chapter 2483 Japanese Small Actions 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 the war is over. What about Germany? In fact, as long as Japan does not do too much, Germany will not cause trouble for Japan in the Far East.
Therefore, after the factors of the two countries such as the United States and Germany were excluded, Japan actually had an absolute advantage in the Far East. This advantage is not only reflected in the military and geographical areas, but also in its dominance over other forces in the region! For example, against the United Kingdom!
Why can the British-Japanese alliance continue now? The reason is very simple. Japan's attitude determines the safety of India, the most dazzling gem in the British crown! Perhaps it is okay for Britain to barely control India's stability after the war, but there is a premise, that is, Japan should not do anything bad. If Japan makes some small moves below, as long as the cost is very low, the British can pay a huge price. By the same token, the same is true for Myanmar, Malaya and Sarawak! As long as the UK and the United States do not reconcile, then Japan will always hold on to the British's feet and hurt! And the reconciliation between Britain and the United States is obviously not something that can be accomplished in a short period of time. After all, there is still a Germany here!
Well, with this advantage, Japan has room for operation. No matter who the final winner of Russia is, they have an imminent problem, that is, they need to solve domestic livelihood and development problems! Unfortunately, the years of war has almost destroyed the foundation of this undeveloped country, not only the industrial foundation, but also the agricultural foundation!
The most basic problem is that Russia needs to solve the supply of basic crops such as grain and cotton. Do you think it is a bit funny? It turns out that these problems are not a problem in the eyes of Russians! The reason is very simple. Russia has a large land and abundant arable land. Although it is very inefficient, its grain output is still enough. Even in the first year of the war, Russia is still exporting food for foreign exchange!
But unfortunately, Russia has now lost most of its rich Eastern Europe, and Ukraine, known as the entire European granary, has been included in the pocket of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Russia does have many places, but unfortunately, it takes time to reclaim land that is intended to cultivate. The land that is cultivated is not just as simple as burning wasteland! You also need supporting irrigation facilities and fertilizers. These things are not something that Russia, which has been ragged into pieces, can provide!
So, to put it bluntly, the first disaster that needs to be faced after the establishment of the new Russian government is the problem of insufficient food. Who can solve this problem? First of all, Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire will not provide Russia with a large amount of food. On the one hand, everyone is still a potential enemy, and on the other hand, Russia does not have sufficient funds to purchase these foods. As for the third point, after Germany and Austria gained a large amount of territory, they also inherited the population above. These tens of millions of people also have to eat! It will take time to resume production, so Germany and Austria will have rich food, but there will definitely be no extra surplus.
Well, can we save the Russians now? Americans will be a good choice. At least they have the ability. The senior management also has this intention. But unfortunately, when the Pacific War just ended, Americans also had to be restricted by political factors! This does not mean that Americans cannot sell food to Russians. Normal food exports are fine, and Germany will not pay too much attention to this. But Russians have no money! If Americans want Russia to obtain a large amount of food, there are only two things they can do. The first is free aid, and the second is to lend money to the Russian government and then use loans to buy food. If it is small, it is fine, and if it is large, it will definitely lead to protest from the German government!
So now the problem comes. Although Roosevelt and others are very afraid of Germany. It is undeniable that many of the senior U.S. government officials still have a good impression of Germany, and the exchanges between the two sides are also very good. It can be said that they are in the honeymoon period. Germans can put pressure on the US government through various diplomatic and private channels, especially during the election. At this time, U.S. senior U.S. or political parties have to consider the issue of gains and losses. Is it worth it?
So, it is certain that the route of the United States is not so reliable. So good, now the question is, in this world, which country can raise a large number of crops that Russians are short of? Only Japan and the British are left! This is no problem! Although Japan is definitely not rich in products, don’t forget that both the Philippines and Kalimantan Island have very rich tropical crops. The British can raise a large number of crops. After all, India itself produces grain and cotton, Australia produces a lot of livestock products, and Canada is also a grain exporter. Moreover, the UK also means to form an alliance with Russia.
But don't forget that all this is actually in the hands of the Japanese! The Japanese can use their influence in East Asia and Southeast Asia to force Britain to maintain the same caliber on the issue of aid to Russia as Japan! That is, to recognize Japan's vested interests in the Russian Far East! So good, the Russians who are about to be crazy about being hungry have the idea of taking action against Japan? Sure, no, your rations are actually in the hands of the Japanese!
So, if nothing unexpected happens, if the Japanese operate properly, Russia will not dare to attack Japan within 10 years. After all, even if Russia can achieve the goal of food self-sufficiency in the future, it still needs Japan's access to other aspects of recovery, and the support of the UK is also needed. Japan has the ability to hostage Britain in a short period of time! As for what will happen ten years later? That is not something that Yamamoto Honkai or Teraunuchi Masato could consider. They were gone at that time, but Nishitoji Hondori still needed to consider this issue.
"Mr. Teraine, your idea is very good. We have a few more chances of winning in this game." This is the first time that Nishizoji Kouka sincerely admires Masatoshi of Teraine. He didn't expect this guy with a muscle-filled head to come up with this idea.
"I actually didn't think of this, it was General Akashi Motojiro, who served as the governor of the Philippines. He once proposed to gain some of the benefits of the Russian Far East through peace talks and political operations. I thought it was a bit ridiculous at the time, but now it seems that it is still us who are ridiculous." Masato Desauchi said with a wry smile.
Chapter completed!