As the saying goes, blessings are unparalleled, but misfortunes never come in singularity. (Piaotian Literature Network w]

The Japanese army led by well-known generals such as Nogi Hinomi and Kuroki Waizaki were blocked by heavy rain in South Borneo and the situation was difficult to make rapid progress. At the same time, with China and Indonesia as the representatives, there was another vigorous boycott of Japanese goods around the world.

The boycott of Japanese goods movement was organized and promoted effectively, with far-reaching influence, and gradually formed an anti-Japanese movement in the entire Chinese world.

Taking the United States as an example, the Liberation Party of the United States has completely incorporated Chinese associations such as the Hongmen Zhigongtang and some other foreign underworld organizations. Therefore, the Liberation Party of the United States has flourished, greatly enhanced its strength, and its influence in the Chinese society has become increasingly far-reaching.

With the strong assistance of these associations and underworld organizations, the Liberation Party has gradually taken powerful measures to crack down on the Japanese expatriates in the United States since 1908.

They first used thunder to destroy the Black Dragon Association's branch in the United States, and then used blacks and Poles to form gangs to oppress and exploit Japanese expatriates through various illegal means.

When the boycott of Japanese goods was fully launched, the various forces and gangs under the Liberation Party were undulating and cracking down on and exploiting Japanese expatriates, so that these Japanese expatriates could no longer send the money they earned from the United States back to Japan.

By the end of March, under the clever layout of the Propaganda Department and Intelligence Department of the Liberation Party, the anti-Japanese movement continued to rise, which not only hit Japan's export industry hard, but also hit Japan's import field, making the Japanese economy, which was already tense due to the war, worsens the injury.

Under such circumstances, major Japanese manufacturers and shops abroad closed down one after another. (Read to read) In Japan, many related factories and enterprises continue to go bankrupt.

Japan's small and medium-sized industrial and commercial workers, workers and the working class suffered heavy blows, and the resistance was already poor, and it was built on the rural economy and farmers' lives based on the backward economic structure.

Under the vicious cycle, many factory companies in Japan were also hit and survived. In order for the factory to continue, many factory owners have aggravated the oppression and exploitation of the working class.

The workers complained, which made the already existing class contradictions more acute. Some cities with higher openness continue to see workers strike against class oppression.

Faced with such a steep situation, on the morning of April 1, Emperor Meiji Muruhito summoned a meeting of ministers in the Empire State Building near the palace.

Although the significance of capturing Borneo was unquestionable, at the beginning of the meeting, many conservative and unreasonable ministers criticized the irrationality of the war because of their own interests.

They were very upright and put the truth into reasoning, and attributed all the crisis Japan faced this time to sending troops to the expedition to Borneo.

The Minister of Economic and Finance and the Finance Minister believe that if Japan continues to bear such huge military expenditures, Japan's economy will collapse and the war will not be maintained.

At the same time, the opposition also strongly accused the army of incompetence. The 6th main division occupied Pontianak, the largest city in Borneo and the nearby areas. It fought in South Borneo for several months, but could not conquer the entire South Borneo and lost troops. It is not mentioned yet. It is still impossible to achieve the minimum self-sufficiency.

Could it be that this is the invincible Japanese lion that defeated the Qing Dynasty and the Russian Empire?

A minister even suggested that if such a thing happened, generals such as Nogi Haji and Kuroki Naizaki who were in charge of commanding the war should be sent to the military court for trial.

These accusations are well-founded, which made the pro-war factions who were clamoring before the war weak and speechless.

On the contrary, some visionary centrists refuted that the most important reason why the war cannot win quickly and end was due to the continuous heavy rains in Borneo.

They believe that Japan is already in a difficult situation to fight this war. Now is the most critical moment. All Japanese citizens should unite closely around the Emperor and jointly respond to the crisis.

After the Imperial Conference, Meiji Emperor Mutsuhito was too lazy to say a word, and with a slight face, he returned to the palace directly.

After lunch, Mutsuhito summoned Prime Minister Kaitaro, Ito Hirofumi, Prince Satoi Fushimimiya and Aritomo Yama Prefecture and other important officials to hold a meeting of important officials at the palace.

Of course, these veteran ministers would not act voluntarily and blame randomly. They all knew that Japan had reached the critical moment of crisis at this time and needed to work together to overcome the crisis.

After the meeting began, Emperor Murohito was frosty and frowned and went straight to the point: "Everyone, it's not that I'm exaggerating. I feel that the situation facing the Great Japanese Empire is more serious than ever before. Do you also feel this way?"

"Yes, what His Majesty the Emperor said is very true"

"Yes, the expedition is the most difficult, it's amazing to get stuck."

"It's hard to deal with the Chinese who were like a scattered sand that had inexplicably united to resist the empire."

Headed by Hirofumi Ito, the ministers nodded and agreed.

Mu Ren continued: "To be honest, the Sino-Japanese War in 1894-1895 and the Russo-Japanese War a few years ago are much more important than the war.

Although our country did not occupy favorable conditions in those two wars, they fought with a gambling mentality. However, because our people were united and the intelligence was timely and reliable, they finally won the war.

This time, the empire's strength in all aspects has become much stronger. It should be easy to deal with the unknown weak enemy, but there is no reason to be unable to defeat. However, the result was beyond my expectations and the two sides were in a stalemate.

It can be seen from this that without obtaining the enemy's actual information, our army crossed the sea to fight for an expedition, which was too underestimated the enemy and hasty.

Therefore, in the future, we must learn from the experience and lessons and not act recklessly again, so that we will fall into the mud and cannot get rid of it."

After briefly summarizing the experience and lessons, Emperor Mutsuhito combined the origin of Indonesia's xenophobic army, the United States and other places to crack down on Japanese expatriates, and the vigorous boycott of Japanese goods. Ishipotian said in shock: "You guys, after careful analysis with You and Your Excellency Ito, I suspect that these steps and actions against the empire are not coincidental, but are designed by unknown conspirators who are hidden behind them in a purposeful and planned manner."

"What? Is this kind of thing?" Yama Prefecture's eyes showed murderous intent and said with a grim voice: "His Majesty the Emperor, what is the new? Who dares to conspire against the empire?"

"At present, this is just a speculation and there is no real evidence." Emperor Mutsuhito looked at Hirobuki Ito and said in a deep voice: "The Republic of Lanfang must not be able to escape."...

Longteng Nanyang Chapter 371 The situation is severe (text)
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