Chapter 47: Everything Still Depends On His Majesty’s Opinion And Thoughts
Japanese Homeland, Prime Minister Reijiro Wakatsuki’s Mansion.
In 1931, serving as Prime Minister（ of the Second Cabinet） and President of the Minseito Party, Reijiro Wakatsuki, this was his second time serving as Prime Minister.
He had seen many Japanese High-Level Officials, all speaking well of Iwane Matsui and Masao Okamura, hoping he could propose to His Majesty the Emperor to summon one of the two, giving them a chance to report directly to His Majesty about the gains after occupying Northeast, the huge benefits obtained, and advantages such as natural resources.
The ultimate purpose of doing this was to hope to convince His Majesty the Emperor to approve Iwane Matsui, Masao Okamura, and other Army Troops to launch the First Battle of Shanghai, to divert all foreigners’ line of sight, no longer paying attention to their occupation of Northeast.
There were even ambitious hopes to occupy Shanghai as well and claim it for themselves.
“Iwane Matsui and Masao Okamura, these two guys who have just been promoted from Colonel to Major General, have great ambition!”
“However, their proposal is also correct. Now all foreigners’ line of sight is focused on our seizure of Northeast, and monitoring our actions in Northeast!”
“This is not a good thing. We really need to divert all these foreigners’ line of sight to other places to be safe!”
“It seems the Shanghai War must be carried out!”
“Whether His Majesty wants to see these two war maniacs is not something I can promise!”
“Everything still depends on His Majesty’s opinion and thoughts!”
“I can only submit these two guys’ proposal to His Majesty and see his response!”
After reading a large batch of letters from Japanese High-Level Officials lobbying for Iwane Matsui and Masao Okamura,
Prime Minister Reijiro Wakatsuki in his mansion’s office, while drinking coffee, furrowed his brows, sighed, and then muttered to himself.
After having a plan, he immediately had his mansion’s guard member prepare the car for him and set off to the Imperial Palace to submit to His Majesty the Emperor the proposal report from Iwane Matsui and Masao Okamura wanting to be summoned.
Chief of Naval Operations Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu’s Mansion,
When Prime Minister Reijiro Wakatsuki headed to the Imperial Palace, preparing to speak for Iwane Matsui and Masao Okamura, so His Majesty the Emperor would summon them,
Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu was also the first to receive this news,
“This old guy Reijiro Wakatsuki is finally willing to take action!”
“It seems our Navy also needs to prepare for the Shanghai Operation, especially the mobilization of aircraft carriers and the configuration of seaplanes, as well as the personnel dispatch of the Marine Corps!”
“I just don’t know what His Majesty’s opinion and thoughts will be?”
“And if approving the creation of the Battle of Shanghai, then when will we attack?”
After learning that Prime Minister Reijiro Wakatsuki was heading to the Imperial Palace, preparing to submit a meeting application on behalf of Iwane Matsui and Masao Okamura to His Majesty,
As one of the high-level officials managing Naval Forces, he also had many issues to think about,
So after pondering for a while, he muttered to himself.
Then, he walked to the desk in his study office, picked up the telephone, called some high-level generals in the Navy Department, and began issuing pre-war preparation orders one by one.
Thus, at this moment, whether the Marine Corps or the various senior officers and generals of the Naval Fleet, all successively received Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu’s phone call and the order to prepare for war.
At the same time, the Japanese Army Minister, Navy Minister, Finance Minister, and other high-level officials also received news of Prime Minister Reijiro Wakatsuki heading to the Imperial Palace at separate times, and took corresponding actions.
And at this time,
Shanghai’s night had also reached its most bustling moment,
Many rich people and those who enjoy nightlife were all going out at this moment to eat, drink, and have fun.
While Zhou Wenhua was in his own room, flipping through the account books of all his business operations and income for nearly the past two months.
Thus, he was quite surprised that the sales volume of his new Dumpling Factory had truly exploded, no longer just a surge,
Besides his dumplings earning a large sum of money, with sales channels laid to major domestic cities, even Tianjin, and the Foreign Concession in Shanghai, sales channels were also opened, becoming a bestseller.
In addition,
Hong Kong Island, Macau, and Taiwan Island also opened sales markets,
Even sales volumes in Singapore, Japanese Homeland, United States, Britain, Germany, France, and other overseas countries were gradually opened up by the sales team he recruited,
Although the overseas market sales volume was not very large yet, it had broken the ice.
Thus, Zhou Wenhua’s first pot of gold came from dumpling sales.
Besides the dumpling market,
The chili sauce, bean paste sauce, ketchup, raw soy sauce, oyster sauce, cooking oil, five-spice powder, and other condiments he had just launched also sold out completely on the first day of opening, with explosive sales.
At this, Zhou Wenhua truly grinned from ear to ear.
This was money he earned by relying on the products he launched, not by sitting idle on his current father Zhou Jiawei’s old capital, or maintaining the old business operations to make money.
「Ding! Congratulations to the host for successively earning money from his own entrepreneurship, ahead of schedule completing the side quest to take over and operate all of father Zhou Jiawei’s businesses, saving the fate of bankruptcy in three months!」
「Specially rewarding the host with 1500 Mauser 98K rifles, 30 tons of ammunition, 12 75mm field guns, 30 tons of cannonballs, and additionally a German-equipped Infantry Company of clone soldiers!」
「Ten minutes later, the host can obtain all the rewarded weaponry, equipment, and ammunition in his mental storage space. As for the German-equipped Infantry Company clone soldiers reward, it will also appear ten minutes later at the host’s vacated Security Team location, waiting for the host to receive them!」
「Ding! Congratulations to the host for activating the second side quest: survive in the First Battle of Shanghai, because at that time there will be Japanese Troops and a series of Japanese Agents targeting the host for assassination and attacks!」
「Completing the task will grant a mysterious big gift package reward!」
「Please host keep up the good work and strive to complete the task!」
「A bright future is not far ahead for the host!」
「Of course, if unable to complete the second side quest and killed in action, then everything will be in vain!」
Just as Zhou Wenhua saw that in nearly the past two months,
The income from these money-making products launched by his new Dumpling Factory and Sauce Factory was very impressive,
Before he could grin for long, the long-absent system in his mind rang with a series of prompt sounds.
“.”
Zhou Wenhua.
He had never dreamed that it would be so bizarre and easy to complete the first side quest given by the system.
And he could receive the system’s reward so quickly,
So his mood was even better,
Even upon receiving the second side quest, he didn’t mind.
Anyway, in the nearly two months since he traversed to this time and space, he had almost forgotten about the system.
Just as Zhou Wenhua was happy for completing the task ahead of schedule and obtaining the reward,
Shanghai traitor Zhang Yiliang, Japanese contact Tsubaki Motoshiro, and others were also happily eating, drinking, and playing,
And in the club where they were staying,
The elite Security Team dispatched by Zhou Wenhua had also, under the leadership of Naval Officer Ren Lianjie, all disguised and entered, preparing to take action to eliminate traitor Zhang Yiliang, Japanese Agent Chief Major Ryūkichi Tanaka, and others.
