Chapter 230 229 [South Dai Bei Zhou]

At the same time as "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword" came out, it was a coincidence that "On Japan" was published in the south, and the time difference between the two books was less than half a month.

Dai Jitao's "On Japan" has always been regarded as an important work for the study of Japan, and Japanese scholars believe that it is written more profoundly than "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword".

After all, it is the Chinese who really understand Japan.

However, after "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword" was greatly revised by Zhou Hexuan, the content has changed beyond recognition, only the original author's general ideas have been retained, and even the content framework has been changed.

Shanghai.

There is a small western-style building on Guofumen Road, which Jiang Baili recently bought. He sold his former residence in Peiping for 7,500 yuan, took out a mortgage from Industrial Bank, and finally scraped together enough money to buy his own house in Shanghai.

When the Northern Expedition just started, Chang Kaishen, Sun Chuanfang, and Wu Peifu issued invitations at the same time, hoping that Jiang Baili could be their chief of staff.

Jiang Baili first agreed to Wu Peifu, but he was not an official, but wanted to persuade Wu Peifu to cooperate with the Guangzhou Revolutionary Army. Of course Wu Peifu would not follow the advice, so Jiang Baili resigned and left.

Due to the traditional thought of righteousness, Jiang Baili didn't want to have two masters in the short term, so he immediately rejected the invitation of Chang Kaishen and Sun Chuanfang. But he eventually went to Sun Chuanfang's side, not as the chief of staff of the five-provincial coalition, but as a post similar to a local garrison commander.

Jiang Baili has been reluctant to get involved in military and political affairs these years, and he seems to abandon military affairs and follow literature. The "History of the European Renaissance" written by him is still an important reading book for Chinese art students in the 21st century. In the future Chinese history textbook, the part about the significance of the Renaissance basically inherits Jiang Baili's point of view.

Not only that, Jiang Baili also participated in the establishment of the Literature Research Association, joined the Crescent Club, and had a deep friendship with Xu Zhimo.

Two years later, Jiang Baili was imprisoned. Excited, Xu Zhimo went directly to accompany Jiang Baili in prison with his bedroll—he really slept all night on the floor bunk in the prison.

Since Sun Chuanfang was defeated and lost power, Jiang Baili has been in a state of unemployment, and his main homework every day is reading books and newspapers.

Recently, Jiang Baili discovered two interesting books, one called "Chrysanthemum and the Sword" and the other called "On Japan".

Jiang Baili finished reading "On Japan" first, because this book has fewer words.

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The first chapter of "On Japan" made it clear that it is necessary for the Chinese to study Japanese issues.

The book mainly discusses Japan's theocratic power, imperial power, culture, Bushido thought, and the national system, social class, militarism, Meiji Restoration, south and north (Southeast Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North Korea, Manchuria) strategy, etc. .

Generally speaking, Dai Jitao's "On Japan" has an objective and pertinent point of view, and the writing is peaceful and reasonable. It not only criticizes and satirizes Japan, but also has a little beautification in some places. The biggest advantage is that it has a deeper analysis of Japan's national structure and expansion strategy.

Jiang Baili still admires "On Japan". The only thing he doesn't like is that Dai Jitao vaguely reveals a kind of admiration for Japan between the lines.

After putting down "On Japan", Jiang Baili started to read "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword" again. After reading the opening paragraph, he felt a shock of spirit.

Compared with Dai Jitao's Zhongzheng Pinghe, Zhou Hexuan's writing style is more sharp and straightforward. Both books regard Japan as a future enemy, but Dai Jitao is much more subtle, while Zhou Hexuan does not conceal it at all, clearly pointing out that Japan will invade China.

When discussing Japanese national character, Dai Jitao only used the word "hypocrisy", but Zhou Hexuan used "contradiction".

In Dai Jitao's book, he discussed Japan's strategy of "advance south and advance north". He did not directly say that Japan invaded China, nor did he say that Japan would start another war with other foreign powers. Zhou Hexuan directly pointed out that going north means occupying North Korea and Northeast China, and going south means occupying Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and the South Pacific. Sooner or later, China and Japan will have an all-out war that will even involve European and American countries.

However, the two still share some views. For example, Japan's wise choice is to unite with Germany to resist Europe, America and the Soviet Union.

But China's choice is completely different. Dai Jitao believes that China should also unite with Germany, while Zhou Hexuan believes that the United States should be supported.

Jiang Baili read the middle chapter of "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword", which is an illusion of the future war between China and Japan. The more he watched, the more excited he became, and he couldn't help wanting to make a big splash. Zhou Hexuan clearly pointed out that the national strength of the Japanese is not suitable for a protracted war, and the depth of China's strategy will drag the Japanese down.

If a war really breaks out between China and Japan, China can completely carry out the war of resistance according to the ideas of "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword". This is beneficial to China, and at the same time, I am not afraid of what Japan will do after reading this book, because since Japan wants to fight, it will simply ignore these details.

Yes, ignore.

Japan's sophisticated politicians don't want a national war with China at all, because they know their own disadvantages.

It is the soldiers who have no brains who really start the war.

What, the prime minister doesn't want to fight?

That being the case, for the future of the Great Japanese Empire, Prime Minister, please die!

This is the Japanese tradition of xiakeshang.

Jiang Baili has a deep understanding of the Japanese. In history, after the outbreak of war between China and Japan, Jiang Baili was extremely optimistic about China's war of resistance. In the book "The Japanese" he wrote, the opening chapter actually pitied the Japanese, thinking that Japan was seeking its own doom, and predicted Japan's inevitable defeat from various aspects such as politics, economy, and diplomacy.

Jiang Baili looked at the two books in his hand from side to side. After re-reading them again, he couldn't help writing a review article: "The recent incidents in Jinan and Huanggutun once again set off a wave of hatred against Japan in China. We hate a country, First of all, we must understand it. Enmity is not the goal, but how to deal with it is the fundamental. The so-called knowing yourself and knowing the enemy, you can win a hundred battles. Mr. Dai's "On Japan" and Mr. Zhou's "Chrysanthemum and the Sword" are the most authoritative research on Japan in China today. The works, which are unrivaled in Japanese academic studies, can be called 'Southern Dai Beizhou'..."

As Jiang Baili said, the Jinan incident and the Huanggutun incident erupted one after another, leading to a rise in hatred of Japan among the Chinese people.

Immediately after the publication of "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword" and "On Japan", they were sought after by progressive people from all walks of life, and their sales volume skyrocketed. The review and recommendation columns of major newspapers and magazines also strongly recommend these two books.

Inexplicably, Zhou Hexuan, together with Dai Jitao, was called "South Dai Bei Zhou", and was known as an expert on Japanese issues.

Japan is very concerned about China. Large newspapers like "Asahi Shimbun" have news about China every day. The two books "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword" and "On Japan" quickly spread to Japan, and they are still the original Chinese editions, which have been recognized and praised by Japanese scholars.

That's right, praise.

As for Zhou Hexuan's prediction of future wars in "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword", it was directly ignored by Japanese scholars.