Text Chapter 39: Laughing or crying

(Sorry, I have to work 24 hours a day today so I can only update once. There will be three updates from the 23rd to the 29th.)

After Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu visited the Self-Defense Forces, he announced that he wanted to sit at the negotiating table with the Soviet Union for peace talks. All of a sudden, domestic newspapers in Japan published photos of the Prime Minister giving a speech on a destroyer, with the caption Toshiki Kaifu The speech about reorganizing the navy caused an uproar in domestic public opinion.

Moreover, Toshiki Kaifu uses the domestic media to build political momentum for himself and exaggerate the image of Japan's top leader who is tough on the outside world. One of the reasons is to increase his votes. Soon he will face a new round of prime minister election. , even if he does not take back the four northern islands in the end and just maintains the deadlock in vain, he can still get the support of the people's votes.

Yanayev, who was far away in Moscow, also saw this news that was published in domestic newspapers in the Soviet Union. At this time, Yanayev had a rare opportunity to be liberated from his busy work and enjoy the warmth of the afternoon on the balcony of the presidential vacation villa in the suburbs. In the sunshine, he read the speech of the Japanese Prime Minister word by word, while shaking his head with a disdainful expression, and said to himself, "A country is the saddest. The biggest problem is that his overall strength is not worthy of his increasingly soaring political ambitions. Since experiencing explosive economic development, Japan’s economic bubble must have begun to gradually collapse. The “Plaza Accord” in the United States has ignited the fuse. This year. Japan’s real estate economy will collapse like an avalanche, but I’m a little curious, when will their economy collapse?”

Standing behind him, Pavlov was grinding coffee in the kitchen, while Foreign Minister Boris Dmitrievich was sitting on the large sofa on the balcony. Yanayev did not have the slightest air of a leader in private. Therefore, Boris will not feel at a loss when facing his two immediate bosses.

"Who knows? Let the Japanese solve their economic problems. What we have to solve is the inevitable island dispute." Foreign Minister Boris crossed his hands and asked, "Obviously our small country in the south The leaders wanted to take advantage of the most difficult economic period of the Soviet Union and take a chance on us. When Gorbachev visited Japan this year, the Japanese Prime Minister proposed the condition of "islands in exchange for economic aid", but in the end nothing happened. "

"Are you saying that the Japanese, who heard that we are preparing to disarmament, are going to take the risk and try it again?" Yanayev was a little surprised. He did not expect that the outside world would view the Soviet disarmament issue this way. If the Soviet economy was really that difficult, It wasn't just a small-scale attempt at the beginning, it was a completely desperate attempt to sell the entire army.

"It seems to be a foregone conclusion that the Japanese want to risk taking back the four northern islands through negotiation and political pressure. Of course, these defeated generals of the Far East Army are not qualified to negotiate with us." Pavlov came in with coffee and said disdainfully.

"But I think things are not that simple." Yanayev thought about Japan's next move. He stood up and walked to the railing. White birches were planted around the villa. Yanayev's favorite thing to do was to look at These birches are in a daze. His thoughts gradually became clear in this peaceful atmosphere. He turned his head and said to Pavlov, "When we were discussing the issue of the four northern islands and the Japanese government's attitude just now, we forgot a very important thing. "

"What's going on?" Boris and Pavlov asked in unison.

"Wait a minute." Yanayev turned around and walked into the living room, then took out a book about Japan's political system from the bookshelf, turned to the page he wanted to read, and finally fixed his eyes on the third line, and then Yanayev exhaled as if waking up from a dream.

Pavlov also came forward curiously and asked, "What's wrong? Comrade Yanayev."

“One thing we have been neglecting before is the general election of the Japanese Prime Minister.” The enlightened Yanayev explained to Pavlov and Boris, “Next month is the general election of the Japanese government. If I If I’m not mistaken, the reason why Toshiki Kaifu is showing a tough attitude at this moment is simply to win more public support.”

Boris scratched his head and asked in confusion, "It is true that the island dispute issue will stimulate the centripetal force of the nation, but it is a bit exaggerated to say that it can gain public support. They are just sitting at the negotiating table with us to discuss some issues." It was destined to be fruitless, not that we gave up four islands to the Japanese.”

Yanayev shook his head and said, "You are wrong, Comrade Boris. In fact, Toshiki Kaifu will have achieved his goal as long as he can get us to the negotiating table. Think about it before, Toshiki Kaifu was on the Kongo-class destroyer His speech and the new warships he displayed all point to him trying to create some illusion that the Japanese navy is powerful. , to satisfy the domestic people's national self-confidence that has also been inflated by the rapid economic development. If we choose to negotiate, it will be considered that Japan's naval power has made the Soviet Union surrender and is willing to go to the negotiating table. In this way, regardless of Toshiki Kaifu's success. Or not, his political votes will skyrocket like a functional equation.”

Speaking of this, Yanayev was a bit dumbfounded, "I didn't expect Toshiki Kaifu to be so scheming. Doing this will not affect the mood of our Soviet Union, but also take care of the self-confidence of the domestic people. What a fool." "Old Fox."

"Of course we won't let Prime Minister Kaifu Toshiki's plan go as he wishes." Yanayev tapped his fingers on the table, thinking about how to make Japan look bad on this issue. Of course, the Soviet Union could not drive tanks and bombers directly into the territory of the member states like the Baltic Crisis. Japan is a sovereign state, and such a provocation is tantamount to starting a war.

Another Pacific Fleet military exercise? Yanayev shook his head. Now is the time when the Soviet Union's fiscal policy is tightening. He would never support such a costly and laborious behavior as military exercises.

Suddenly, Yanayev got up from the table, startling Boris and Pavlov. He said to Boris, "Comrade Pavlov, I would like to invite you to Tokyo to meet with Kaifu Toshiki. And Comrade Boris, when Pavlov arrives in Tokyo, you will immediately draft a statement and issue it, claiming that the four northern islands are the indivisible and inherent territory of the Soviet Union."

"What's the point of doing this?" Boris asked puzzled.

"Of course it makes sense." Yanayev narrowed his eyes, looked at the greenery outside the window, and said with a smile, "Since Kaifu Junshu wants to use the issue of the Northern Four Islands to stage a political show to win votes, we can also use the issue of the Northern Four Islands to stage a political show to change the image in the minds of the people."