allonlinenovel Chapter 763 Captain's Opinion
Chapter 763 Captain's Opinion
Mitsuda Sho looked up after reading it carefully. "The records show that your son not only assaulted someone, but also refused to apologize and insulted the military police on duty. According to regulations, assaulting others requires detention and bail."
Yamamoto Yusuke's eyes widened. "Lieutenant Mitsuda, are you serious? You want to punish my son for a lowly Chinese?"
"Everyone is equal before the rules." Mitsuda Sho Masao said calmly, "This is the basis for maintaining order. The bail is two..."
Mitsuda Shoma glanced at the furious Yamamoto Yusuke across from him and said, "Five thousand yen. I'll release your son after you pay it."
"Five...five thousand yen! This is pure robbery!" Yamamoto Yusuke stood up suddenly: "I'm going to complain to the Military Police Headquarters! You've completely forgotten your identity!"
Mitsuda Shoma also stood up, his eyes stern: "Mr. Yamamoto, my duty is to maintain order and the rule of law in Tianjin. If you want to complain, please do so, but until then, your son will continue to be detained.
Also, I'm going to the Military Police Headquarters soon, and if you'd like, I can take you with me to meet General Takazaki."
Meet General Takazaki!?
Just me? A businessman?
Do you have the qualifications? Even the president of the Tianjin Japanese Chamber of Commerce doesn't normally have the qualifications to go directly to see General Takazaki!
What's more, I am the president of a branch...
After staring at each other for a moment, Yamamoto Yusuke finally gave in and angrily took out his checkbook: "Okay, I'll pay! But this matter won't end like this!"
After paying the money, Yamamoto Yusuke left angrily.
Soon, his son Koji was released.
Officer Nakajima Ichiro said worriedly, "Captain, Mr. Yamamoto is very influential in the Japanese community in Tianjin. If we offend him like this..."
"The rules must be followed according to General Takazaki's orders." Mitsuda Shojin interrupted him. "If even the Japanese can't abide by them, how can we expect others to do so? Don't worry, nothing will happen. They won't dare to cause any trouble, not to mention that General Takazaki is above us.
You, you must learn to share the general's worries as soon as possible, understand! "Mitsuda Shoma stepped forward and patted Nakajima Ichiro on the shoulder: "Our general has two hobbies: one is to follow the rules, and the other is to fine others, of course. If you can learn these two things, you will have a bright future in the future. Study hard."
Nakajima Ichiro was a little confused, but he immediately bowed and said, "Thank you for your guidance, senior."
Mitsuda Sho nodded in satisfaction, then walked to the window, watched the Yamamoto father and son leave in the car, and continued: "I am going to the headquarters to report on my work, you should come with me, and I will take you to meet the heads of the various departments of the headquarters.
Also, if you are lucky enough to see Chief of Staff Shunsuke Nakamura giving a lecture, you can go and listen, you will benefit a lot."
"Hi! Thank you so much!" Ichiro Nakajima quickly bowed again to express his gratitude. After he came to China, he was directly assigned to the Tianjin Gendarmerie. He had not been to the headquarters yet, let alone met the legendary General Takazaki.
As soon as they walked out of the office, Mitsuda Shoma and Nakajima Ichiro saw a Japanese man roaring in the hall.
"I want to see your Captain Mitsuda!!"
Seeing Mitsuda Shouma gesture towards him, Nakajima Ichiro quickly stepped forward and asked sharply, "What's the matter?"
The Japanese who was shouting just now turned around, his face full of anger: "Who are you?!"
"I'm Ichiro Nakajima, the deputy captain of the military police. What are you doing making such a fuss here? You'd better have a legitimate reason, otherwise we, the military police, have the right to arrest you."
The Japanese man shrank his head, bowed quickly, and then said: "I am a businessman, Your Excellency the Deputy Captain, your people have just arrested five of my Chinese workers!
Just because they were late for a while! My factory is short of staff now. Who will be responsible if the production schedule is affected? "
A military police officer whispered to Nakajima Ichiro, "The labor squad was inspecting the factory according to new regulations and discovered that several workers were late. According to regulations, each worker must pay a five yen bail or ten days of hard labor."
Nakajima Ichiro looked at the businessman and said, "The rules are clear. Your workers violated the working hours regulations and should be punished."
"But they are working for me! It is my production that is being delayed!" The businessman argued, "We have never had this problem before!
If you were a little late, you could have just whipped me a few times, but now you have to arrest me and demand I pay you to let me go! How can this be justified? "
Nakajima Ichiro looked at the businessman coldly: "You mean, my regulations affect your profits?"
The businessman seemed to realize that he had said something wrong, and his tone softened: "No, that's not what I meant... I just think that such a small matter doesn't need to be so strict..."
"In Tianjin, our military police's rules are the rules," Nakajima Ichiro said, raising his voice so that everyone in the hall could hear. "No one can be exempted. If you are worried that workers will be arrested and production will be affected, then make sure they follow the rules and come to work on time."
He paused for a moment and added, “Or, you can post their bail and have them go back to work right away. The choice is yours.
Also, I heard you talk about whipping workers, you'd better not get caught by our military police, otherwise the charge of corporal punishment of workers will lead to your bankruptcy."
The businessman's expression changed, and he finally asked reluctantly, "Then...how much do I have to pay?"
"Twenty-five yen for five people."
The Japanese factory owner finally compromised, and his hands were shaking as he paid, not sure whether out of anger or heartache.
After paying the money, he almost ran away from the gendarmerie.
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On the streets of Tianjin, Mitsuda Shoma sat in a military car, observing the city.
Western-style buildings and Chinese-style shops coexist on both sides of the street, but Japanese signs and slogans can be seen everywhere.
Among the pedestrians, most Chinese people walked quickly with their heads down, while Japanese expatriates walked with their heads held high and looked arrogant.
Suddenly, there was a commotion up ahead: two military police were arguing with an old farmer selling vegetables.
"Stop the car." Mitsuda Shoma Ao ordered.
As I approached the scene, I heard military police shouting, "Operating without a license, the goods will be confiscated! Take the person away!"
The old farmer knelt down and begged, "Madam, please be kind. This is all I have, and my family is still waiting for rice to be cooked..."
Mitsuda Shoma asked the two military police in Japanese, "What's going on?"
When the military police saw Mitsuda Shoma, they immediately stood at attention and saluted: "Captain! This Chinese is setting up a stall in a prohibited area without a permit!"
When the old farmer saw the Japanese officer, he was so frightened that he trembled all over and kowtowed repeatedly: "Madam, please spare my life, Madam, please spare my life..."
Mitsuda Shojin waved his hand, not looking at the old farmer, and said in Chinese: "Handle it according to the regulations."
The military police took out a pamphlet and flipped through it, reporting: "Operating without a license. The penalty is confiscation of goods and a ten-yen bail."
The old farmer cried in despair: "Ten yen? I can't even earn that much in a month, Taijun..."
Mitsuda Shoma was silent for a moment, then said, "Since he's unable to pay, according to the new regulations, he can be compensated with labor. Take him to the logistics department and arrange for cleaning work to pay off the debt."
After saying that, Mitsuda Shoma walked away.
The old farmer behind him cried, "Taijun, please don't do that. I have family to support at home!"
Mitsuda Sho was thinking and ignored it.
The military policeman beside the old farmer bowed and saw Mitsuda Shoma off. He then continued to flip through the booklet and said in a stern and fierce tone, "You will be released after 30 days of labor and the salary will be 5 yen. From now on, you must apply for a permit according to the regulations to set up a stall. Do you understand?"
The old farmer was stunned for a moment, as if he couldn't believe his ears: "Taijun! And... there's a salary, 5 yen?!!!"
"Why, do you think it's not enough? You're working to pay off your debt, how much more do you want?" Seeing the old farmer's dazed look, the military police went up and grabbed the old farmer's collar and pulled him up.
The citizens around who saw this scene all moved away for fear of getting into trouble.
Is the military police's bad reputation exaggerated? How many people have been arrested and never released during this period...
In the car.
"Nakajima, I've noticed some problems." Mitsuda Shoma shook his head and said, "Many new military police officers are not familiar with the specific terms of the new regulations.
Starting tomorrow, we will conduct comprehensive training, and everyone must memorize the bail amount and hard labor period corresponding to each violation."
He paused for a moment and emphasized: "Remember, our goal is to establish order, not to create fear. But in order to establish order, everyone must respect the rules."
"Captain, please forgive me for being frank," Nakajima said cautiously, "Many of the soldiers who came to China with me have privately expressed their confusion to me.
We maintain control through deterrence and punishment, and they worry about undermining the dignity of the Imperial Army."
Mitsuda Shoma looked at the man who was about to succeed him and asked, "Nakajima, what do you think is the long-term path to rule? Fear or order?"
"I think..." Nakajima hesitated, "It's loyalty and obedience."
"Then order is the foundation of loyalty and obedience." Mitsuda Shojin smiled: "Random violence will only create chaos and rebellion.
And clear rules, even if harsh, let people know how to avoid punishment.”
Turning to face Nakajima, he said, "We don't want slaves destroyed by fear, but subjects who clearly understand their boundaries and dare not cross them. This is the way to long-term rule."
Nakajima pondered for a moment, then nodded slowly, "Captain, I think that's great."
Mitsuda Shoma turned around, laughing inwardly, while secretly glancing at Nakajima Ichiro: "Change still needs to be gradual. We can't let this newcomer who just came from China suffer too much mental shock. We have plenty of time, so we can just teach him slowly. Hehehe."
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In the office of the commander of the Japanese Military Police Headquarters in Tianjin, Zhou Zhengqing's fingers tapped unconsciously on the table.
Mitsuda Shoma was holding the documents and reporting to Zhou Zhengqing. Nakajima Ichiro lowered his head and only dared to glance at Zhou Zhengqing occasionally.
"This month, our Tianjin Military Police arrested a total of 1,243 people, including 367 Japanese expatriates, 65 foreign expatriates, and the rest were Chinese.
Among them, 520 "people on our side" who had defected to our intelligence agencies, public security organizations, etc. were arrested for exceeding their authority in law enforcement.
A total of 25,800 yen was collected in bail, and 317 people were serving forced labor due to their inability to pay.