Chapter 340 Pulling One Group and Beating Another

Hardy's speech in Japan not only caused a sensation in Japan, but also attracted attention elsewhere.

America.

After reading the report in the Global Times, President Johnson smiled and said to Mike beside him: "Hardy went to Japan. It seems that his 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 either. We can use it as a stepping stone, but we cannot allow it to take advantage of the situation to turn things around."

"Hadi said that he wanted to restrict Japan in terms of industry and use public opinion to constantly suppress Japan. He may have money but not power."

"The first thing he did when he arrived in Japan was to make the Japanese admit that the war was wrong and to mentally suppress Japan. Haha, I think he did a very good job. In fact, Hadi is very suitable to be a politician, but he is not very willing to do it."

Michael said:

"Hadi and I talked about Japan. He said that we should always be vigilant against that country because he had fought against the Japanese and witnessed their madness. The obedience shown by Japan now is a compromise made out of helplessness. Once they are given a chance to turn things around, the madness in their bones will reappear."

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

Johnson's face turned a little colder.

It was he who gave the order to drop the atomic bomb. I guess the Japanese must have hated him very much in private.

Johnson said in a deep voice:

"So the restrictions must continue, and we must be vigilant at all times. When I step down as president, I will write this in the 'President's Diary' and hand it over to the next president."

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Hongkong.

The Hong Kong Global Times reported in full on its front page that Hadi had arrived in Japan as a special economic envoy.

The Japanese Prime Minister, along with all his cabinet members and a large number of entrepreneurs, welcomed him at the airport. The team Hardy brought was also extremely magnificent, bringing together the seven largest American conglomerates.

The newspaper focused on the situation of the seven major conglomerates, listing dozens of large American companies, all of which were well-known. In the end, it concluded that the total assets controlled by the seven major conglomerates exceeded 200 billion US dollars.

200 billion US dollars,

This is such a huge number that many people feel it is unimaginable.

Photo in newspaper.

The Japanese Prime Minister bowed and extended his hand to Hadi with an appearance of great respect. In his speech, Hadi criticized Japan for launching an aggressive war due to imperialism and monarchism, which led to Japan's current miserable situation.

Japan should admit its mistakes, break with both ideologies and become an internationally accepted country before it can return to the international community.

On the spot, the Japanese Prime Minister bowed and admitted that it was wrong to start the war. On behalf of Japan, he expressed regret for the war. This was also the first time that a Japanese Prime Minister admitted his mistakes and repented in public.

Newspapers indicated that Hardy would be the new 'economic czar' of Japan after MacArthur, the 'governor-general' of Japan. It was unknown what kind of changes he would bring to Japan.

The Hardy Group has huge investments in Hong Kong. Nowadays, there is almost no one in Hong Kong who has not heard of the Hardy Group. When Victor goes out to interact with those entrepreneurs, he can clearly feel that Hong Kong people, especially entrepreneurs, have become more respectful to him.

He knew it was all the boss's fault.

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China.

People's Daily,

This news was specially published on the front page.

"Japanese Prime Minister Yoshida Shigeru bowed in apology, admitted that it was a mistake to start the war, and expressed remorse on behalf of Japan. This is the first time that a Japanese leader has publicly admitted a mistake."

In the report,

It also introduces Hadi, the US economic envoy to Japan.

Many Chinese people know the name "Hadi".

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

To be honest, the liveliness of this reception was far less than those held by the British royal family. There were only a bunch of men, including politicians and businessmen.

In the list,

Hardy saw some names that are familiar to later generations, such as Mitsubishi, Sumitomo, Mitsui, Toyota, Honda, etc.

After Prime Minister Yoshida Shigeru delivered his welcome speech, Hadi was invited to give a speech again. When Hadi came on stage, there was no smile on his face, but he looked very serious.

Everyone in the audience felt the pressure coming from Hardy.

Hardy had a smile on his face when he gave a speech at the airport before, but it was all for outsiders to see. He knew in his heart that he couldn't be too nice to the Japanese, especially the Japanese now. He had been kind to them, and now it was time to show his power.

"I brought three quotes from President Johnson, and I hope you will remember them."

The people in the audience felt a chill in their hearts.

The standing posture is more standard.

"First, Japan is not allowed to engage in military industry production and research and development in the future. This is a requirement of the Potsdam Convention and also a requirement of the United Nations."

"Second, Japan must enter a self-sufficient stage as soon as possible. Any aid has its limits. The United States has provided aid to Japan for four years, investing more than 2 billion U.S. dollars. It is impossible to continue indefinitely."

"Third, it is not impossible for Japan to return to the international community, but it must accept the transformation of the United States, including in politics, economy, finance, military, culture and other aspects. When Japan officially steps onto the track of the civilized world, that is, when it returns to the international community, then the United States is willing to support Japan's entry into the United Nations."

If other countries were to implement the three points Hadi mentioned, they would definitely feel that it was a loss of sovereignty and humiliation to the country, which would be extremely humiliating.

But the Japanese reaction was very exciting.

The first two items,

Since Japan surrendered at the end of World War II, the United States has been implementing strict control and reform policies on Japan, which are much more cruel than its policies toward Germany.

After all, I still have some ties to Germany.

But they are not so polite to Japan and are prepared to destroy it at its root.

It’s just that MacArthur did not give them hope, but Hardy’s third point gave them hope for the future.

As long as you are reformed, you can gain freedom.

When a person is in the dark and doesn't know the direction, he will be very scared in his heart, but when there is a little light ahead, even if it is only a very faint one, he will try his best to run towards the light.

In fact, this was a bait laid by Hardy so that they would have a reason to convince themselves of the future reforms of Japan.

To regain our freedom and become a sovereign nation again.

All sacrifices are bearable.

As Japan's special economic envoy, people also know his relationship with President Johnson, so Hadi's words can be said to be very credible.

So the Japanese were very excited.

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

"The United States now has the world's largest market and needs a lot of products. The development direction of Japanese companies should be aimed at the US market. In simple terms, Japan should manufacture what the United States needs."

"The U.S. military industry and heavy industry are both the world's number one, and no one can question this, so it is unwise for Japan to develop in these directions. Japan's development direction is first in daily necessities, and second in light industry."

"There are even more daily necessities, such as clothes, shoes and socks, glass, porcelain, furniture, home appliances, toys, fishing gear, cameras, film, musical instruments, medicines, cosmetics, etc. Everything related to daily life has a big market."

"Light industry includes auto parts, machine parts, electronic parts, precision instruments, construction machinery and equipment, various factory machines, home appliance industry, 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 Japan's current livelihood companies.

Because their current factories are almost in a state of complete shutdown, if these livelihood factories can operate normally, it will greatly alleviate the current difficulties.

"As you know, there are so many companies in Japan, it is impossible to support all of them. Our plan is to support some of them, and the rest can develop freely."

Many entrepreneurs felt nervous.

Support part of it.

The rest is 'free to develop'.

Free development sounds good, but in fact it is being abandoned.

Of course they all want to be supported and don't want to be abandoned. In today's situation, being abandoned means death.

The current situation is that everyone is gritting their teeth and holding on with only their last breath. However, if similar companies receive support, they will immediately slow down and grab the entire market, and the remaining companies will no longer have a chance to survive.

Hadi wants to make them feel a sense of crisis.

There is a sense of crisis.

It will be easy to grasp.

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

No matter whether you will become a big enterprise in the future.

Now you can be stillborn.

Let Japanese companies compete on their own and prevent them from forming a unified force so that they can be acquired by them.

Although some people saw through Hardy's conspiracy.

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

Either kneel down or die.

Hardy continued:

"tomorrow,

At the Imperial Hotel,

The seven major conglomerates have officially started negotiations with Japanese companies. Any company interested in cooperating with the seven major conglomerates can go there with their business reports. "

All the big entrepreneurs present were interested.

If you cooperate with American companies, you will have a chance to survive. If you don't cooperate, there will probably be only one outcome: the closure of the company and personal bankruptcy.

Perhaps it could also choose to sell it to a US consortium.

Otherwise, when similar enterprises emerge, your own enterprise will inevitably be eliminated, and by then you may not even be able to sell it.

Hardy stepped down from the podium.

The cocktail party officially begins.

In fact, this was not really a cocktail party at all. There wasn't even a girl there. What could a bunch of big bosses do? They just got together and talked about the economy and business matters.

People from the seven major conglomerates were surrounded by Japanese entrepreneurs, chatting about acquisitions and cooperation.

Hadi was accompanied by Prime Minister Yoshida Shigeru, who raised his glass of red wine to toast Hadi. The two took a sip of the wine, and Yoshida Shigeru said to Hadi respectfully:

"Special Envoy Hadi, the food supply to Japan can only be maintained at a minimum level. Many people are relying on potatoes, sweet potatoes, and bran vegetables to fill their stomachs. Mr. Special Envoy, can you talk to President Johnson and ask him to increase some food aid?"