The Rise of the Writers of the Republic of China

"Dirty~~~~"

The "Maruyama" passenger ship sailing from Shanghai docked at the busy Tokyo pier.

Teng Jie, a fourth-term graduate of Whampoa, stepped off the pedal to feel the exotic atmosphere. There are 29 other Whampoa graduates behind him.

Chang Kaishen is still unable to fully control the Nationalist Party because there are too many factions and chaos. For example, the reorganization faction specifically sang against him, the veteran faction often put on old credentials, and the Xishan faction was occasionally disobedient...

In order to control politics, economy and military, Chang Kaishen worked hard in all aspects. He trusts the Whampoa students the most. Unfortunately, these students are too young, neither in ability nor qualifications, and they need gold plating and experience to entrust them with important responsibilities.

Ever since, many excellent students from Whampoa, including Teng Jie, have embarked on the road of studying abroad on public sponsorship.

In 1929 alone, there were three batches of more than 90 Whampoa students who traveled to Japan to study in Waseda, Ming University, and China University for further study.

These Whampoa students studying in Japan will create a powerful secret organization in the future - the Blue Shirts Society, which will become the leader of the three major factions of the Nationalist Party within a few years.

They firmly believe that only fascists can save China!

It's a pity that the Blue Shirts Club, which was originally formed by passionate patriotic youths, eventually became Chang Kaishen's personal tool, and then split into the Three Youth League and the Military Command.

After saying goodbye to other Whampoa students, Teng Jie came to Meiji University in Chiyoda, Tokyo with his friend Xiao Zanyu, and quickly devoted himself to hard and diligent studies.

Since it is a government-sponsored study abroad, there must be no worries about money.

Teng Jie can receive a monthly allowance of 120 yuan, but both he and Xiao Zanyu have self-control. Their monthly living expenses are only 40 yuan, and the rest of the money is used to buy books. The daily compulsory course is to read books in the Ueno library, and even lunch is settled in the basement of the library.

This is a group of pure patriotic young people who are eager to learn knowledge and dream of serving the country one day.

Who would have expected that Teng Jie, who is pure and passionate at this moment, would become the founder and first-generation leader of the feared Blue Shirts Society in the future?

In fact, Teng Jie's change of thought was mainly influenced by Japan.

In 1929, the economic crisis in the United States also affected Japan, leading to the flood of Japanese militarism and the call for occupation of Manchuria and Mongolia. The Whampoa students headed by Teng Jie, while hating Japan, also accepted Japanese militarism and became more radical and crazy.

However, Teng Jie, who has just arrived in Japan, is still studying hard for the time being.

It was another weekend morning, Teng Jie and Xiao Zanyu ran to the Ueno Library with rice balls (lunch) in their arms. Even though they came early, the seats in the library were still full, so they could only borrow books and squat in the corner to read.

Teng Jie used to study sociology, and studied infantry in Whampoa, and now he came to Japan to major in economics. He has no foundation in economics, and he was transferred in half a semester, so he can only make up for his shortcomings by self-study.

Just when Teng Jie lay down on the ground and took out his notebook to record his reading experience, someone suddenly asked in a low voice in Japanese: "Teng Sang, can I bother you?"

Teng Jie looked up and recognized Masao Matsushita, who was in the same class, and immediately smiled and said, "What's the matter?"

"Teng Sang, I want to buy a copy of "Guns, Bacteria and Steel" by Mr. Zhou Hexuan, a scholar from your country. Can you help me buy it?" Masao Matsushita bowed ninety degrees and said, "Please, it is very important to me."

Feeling baffled, Teng Jie replied, "Is this book famous?"

"Of course, look at this." Masao Matsushita took out a newspaper.

This is the new "Asahi Shimbun" published today. There is a news item in the cultural section titled "Oriental Thinkers Who Conquered Europe". The article said: Today's European academic circles are going crazy because of a Chinese. Several works of Mr. Zhou Hexuan have been listed as recommended books by various Western universities. Historians, sociologists and anthropologists in France and Germany launched an academic revolution movement with Mr. Zhou Hexuan as the standard bearer.

Teng Jie was surprised when he read the news, because although Zhou Hexuan is well-known in China and has many fans, there are also many opponents, and he is far from the level of an academic leader.

It was never expected that Zhou Hexuan would be so powerful in European academic circles, and would be wildly sought after by Westerners.

As a passionate and patriotic young man, Teng Jie was both proud and ashamed. Because he has only read "The Rise of Great Powers" by Zhou Hexuan, he is not familiar with other works.

Masao Matsushita took out some crumpled Japanese yen and said, "Teng Sang, these are the book purchase fees. If it is not enough, I will try my best to make up for it. I hope you can write to your friends in China as soon as possible to help send Mr. Zhou's great book. "

"Isn't it sold in Japan?" Teng Jie asked.

Masao Matsushita explained: "About Mr. Zhou's works, Japanese publishers only released "The Rise of Great Powers" and "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword". The Ueno Library has two sets of "Guns, Germs and Steel", but too many people borrow them. There are many, and you can only borrow it by luck."

Xiao Zanyu next to him spoke suddenly, because he had read "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword", and asked with a smile: "Mr. Zhou is very hostile to Japan, you actually read his book?"

Masao Matsushita said with a serious face: "Mr. Zhou is a great man with wise thinking. I have read his "Chrysanthemum and Sword". Although that book is full of hostility to our country, his analysis of Japanese national character is amazing. .No matter what my position is, I admire Mr. Zhou very much, and I wish I could follow him and be taught.”

Teng Jie and Xiao Zanyu looked at each other, and both felt that the Japanese thought was strange.

Teng Jie accepted the money and said to Masao Matsushita: "I will write a letter to China, but it may take some time."

"Please!" Masao Matsushita bowed again.

Until noon, Teng Jie and Xiao Zanyu came to the basement of the library, took out cold rice balls and cold water, and continued to read and study while eating lunch.

"belch!"

Xiao Zanyu choked for a moment, swallowed the rice ball abruptly, and said with emotion after drinking the water: "I didn't expect Mr. Zhou to be so respected in Europe."

Teng Jie said with a smile: "It is rumored that the Commander-in-Chief also likes to read Mr. Zhou's books, probably because of the heroes' sympathy."

"I have read "Guns, Germs, and Steel", especially the last chapter, which is really an ideological weapon for revitalizing the country," Xiao Zanyu said sincerely, "Mr. Dictatorship, intra-party democracy, and avoid unnecessary internal friction and disputes."

Teng Jie said: "I also agree. Nowadays, the internal factions of the National Party are too fierce. No matter what decisions the country makes, the nature of the internal struggle has changed. If things go on like this, how will the country develop and when will the nation rise?"

By the way, the real name of the militaristic ideology that is about to flood Japan is "Emperor Socialism."

Its general content is: the essence of socialism is state supremacy and class coordination. In this sense, only the emperor, who transcends class, can represent the whole people and implement impartial socialism. Only the eternal emperor can take into account the past and the future, integrate the mind and the material, and speak for the industrial age of the East.

After absorbing this idea, the Whampoa students, including Teng Jie, replaced the emperor with a wise leader. And the wise leader they thought was Chang Kaishen!

Teng Jie and Xiao Zanyu discussed Zhou Hexuan's theory of national socialism, and the former suddenly said: "Nowadays there are many Chinese students studying in Japan, and there are also many political factions. In order to prevent the enemy from infiltrating, why don't we form a 'Whampoa Tokyo Alumni Association'. Our classmate association is not just an ordinary student group, but also has its own distinct political views..."

"I think Mr. Zhou's political ideas in the book "Guns" are very good!" Xiao Zanyu interrupted.

The predecessor of the Blue Shirts Club, the Whampoa Tokyo Alumni Association, just emerged.

Zhou Hexuan never guessed that not only European scholars regarded his book as a banner of academic revolution, but even Japanese militarism and the Blue Shirts of the Nationalist Party also absorbed part of his ideas.

It's just that it's all taken out of context and distorted!

Bei Yihui, the founder of Japanese fascism theory, is currently reading Zhou Hexuan's book. He has absorbed the theory of national development in "Guns, Germs, and Steel", made minor revisions to his previous theories, and is planning big things.

Ideas bloom with brilliance, but they can also bring disaster.