"Then we'll wait and see!" Zhou Fushan was not afraid of Li Zhiqun's threat at all. He knew that even if the Japanese supported Li Zhiqun and even spoke up for him to get the position of Minister of Police, they would not be able to directly interfere with the allocation of the puppet government's finances. It would be too ugly to do so. Even Wang Tianhai would not be able to afford to lose face like that. At worst, he would just be reprimanded.
However, the puppet government's finances were already tight, that was a fact. They were strapped for cash everywhere. He could easily get away with it by making up one or two excuses. This kind of official tactic was child's play, and Zhou Fushan was naturally very good at it. So he secretly resolved to teach Li Zhiqun a lesson!
Seeing Zhou Fushan slam the door and leave, Li Zhiqun was so angry that his face turned red. It seems that being the Minister of Police is not an easy job. Li Zhiqun has a strong personality and never compromises. In addition, he lacks experience in officialdom and has difficulty integrating with Wang's faction. This makes him seem out of place in the puppet government system.
Now that I've come to Nanjing, away from my base in Shanghai, and without the confidence I once had as a powerful figure, I feel even more surrounded by enemies and find it difficult to move forward, especially with the intentional or unintentional exclusion from others.
Especially now that his own forces are unable to enter Nanjing, and seeing Wen Hao rising in power and growing stronger in Nanjing, showing a trend of replacing him, Li Zhiqun is extremely anxious and feels that his position is unstable.
Today, Zhou Fushan's blatant threat to him was a signal. He knew very well that if Zhou Fushan really found an excuse to make things difficult for him, he would be caught off guard and would be left speechless and unable to express his suffering.
In his frustration, Li Zhiqun couldn't help but feel a little regretful. He had thought too simply before, and leaving Shanghai for Nanjing might not have been a good thing!
It's the end of the month, March 30th. Today is the day the puppet government officially established its capital in Nanjing.
Early in the morning, under the supervision of the police, the entire city of Nanjing was covered with the flags of the Republic of China (Taiwan) with a white sun and red flag. However, unlike the flag of the Chongqing government, the Nanjing government's flag had a triangular yellow ribbon with the six characters "Peace, **, Nation Building" written on it, which looked quite comical!
All the military and political officials of the Nanjing government who were qualified to attend were dressed in suits and ties, and arrived early at the new National Government Auditorium to participate in the so-called return ceremony.
Ning Zhiheng was in no mood to watch this farce. He had been busy these past few days, visiting influential figures in the Central China military. However, since these generals would be attending the ceremony to mark the return of the capital, Ning Zhiheng decided to take a day off.
However, he didn't stay idle at home. He took the opportunity to visit the Fujiwara Company, which he hadn't been to since his inspection a few days ago.
So the group went out and headed to the Fujiwara Company in the east of the city. Along the way, they saw the Blue Sky with a White Sun flag with triangular ribbons planted everywhere on both sides of the street. They couldn't help but snort and say, "What a mess. How did they come up with this?"
Upon hearing this, Yi Hua'an was quite disdainful and said, "This is a mandatory requirement of the Nanjing government. Every household, including all businesses, must display it, or they will be arrested immediately."
Ning Zhiheng didn't think much of it, but then he suddenly noticed a crowd gathering on the street, with some people holding banners and signs. So he ordered, "Slow down and see what's going on?"
Upon hearing this, the driver immediately slowed down, and the vehicle slowly passed by the crowd. Ning Zhiheng could see clearly through the car window that the banners and signs were all congratulating the establishment of the Nationalist government and some slogans for the peace movement, which surprised him.
Yi Hua'an quickly explained, "It is said to be some kind of 'Great People's Association' organization established by the original reformed government. They are all citizens hired to hold parades and celebrations. It's all just a show, to make it look better on the surface."
Ning Zhiheng was displeased and snorted coldly, "Utterly ignorant and ridiculous!"
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