After the September 18 Incident, the three northeastern provinces fell, and after the Japanese army invaded, they created a puppet regime, supported the Qing Emperor Fu Yi as emperor, and used his name to carry out military, economic and cultural occupation in the local area, in an attempt to brainwash from the inside out and change the three northeastern provinces into Japanese colonies.
The first task is to choose a city as the "capital of one country".
The puppet Manchu regime was established, and the discussion of the capital sparked controversy
In February 1932, a decision-making meeting on the establishment of the puppet Manchu regime was held in Shenyang, at which the issues of the puppet Manchu regime's state structure, national name, national flag, and capital were discussed. The first few items went very smoothly, but at the capital city, the Qing government and the Japanese army had a disagreement, and the Japanese army rejected the resolution of the capital Shenyang.
Such a decision makes many people wonder, why not choose the more developed and prosperous Shenyang as the capital? According to most of the officials left behind by the Qing government at that time, Shenyang as the capital city is the best choice, especially Shenyang is the land of Longxing, and the Qing government that pursues the color head feels that it must have the meaning of restoring the Qing Dynasty here, which is a good omen.
At the same time, Shenyang is a major economic and political center in the northeast, at that time Shenyang has been internationalized, living a large number of Japanese immigrants, as well as the Japanese army is also stationed here, if this place is designated as the capital, it will certainly be able to get the three major support of the military, economy and society.
The Japanese army resolutely denied the fixed capital of Shenyang, and there was a mind behind it
If you want to restore the Qing Dynasty, then Shenyang is the best choice both in terms of meaning and local people's livelihood. However, this decision was strongly rejected by the Japanese, and the reason why they were so resolutely opposed to the capital of Shenyang was because they had their own small calculations.
First of all, in the eyes of the Japanese, what they supported and established was a completely new country.
There is no desire for traces of the Qing Dynasty
。 Shenyang, as the land of Longxing in the Qing Dynasty, will inevitably have something to do with it. Therefore, once the capital is fixed here, in the international community, everyone will think that Japan supports the restoration of the Qing Dynasty, and the public opinion impact caused by it is very large for Japan.
In addition, the Japanese want to borrow Puyi's influence on the local people to promote Japan's economic, cultural and political, if it is considered to support the establishment of the puppet Manchu regime, it is also hindered by their own promotion of new culture in the local area.
Secondly, at that time, Shenyang's military strength was occupied by warlords, and Zhang Zuolin's father and son, who were rich and invincible, took over large and small business here, and what seemed like an ordinary shop on the streets of Shenyang could be Zhang Zuolin's asset. If he built a capital in the local area, he would definitely be affected by Zhang Zuolin's forces. If the capital is built here, there is no way to establish its own political power.
In order to be able to smoothly expand their colonization in the local area, the Japanese army felt that it was too difficult to set the capital in Shenyang, so despite the repeated emphasis of the puppet Manchu government officials, they also insisted on not agreeing to the local capital.
Shenyang, Harbin, and Dalian were denied one after another, and the capital was decided to be Changchun under the trade-off
Shenyang, the most prosperous of the three northeastern provinces, has been denied, and Harbin, the largest city in the north, has become the most popular choice. Among the three provinces, Harbin has a developed economy and mature municipal resources. It is also the northernmost city, close to the Soviet Far East, which can help Japan achieve its northward strategy and is a good base.
However, some people felt that Harbin was too close to the Soviet Union, and that the area was once an area for anti-Japanese activities, and it was inevitable that there would be troubles in the ambush. Therefore, it is difficult to ensure safety.
Secondly, some people think that Dalian is also a good place to settle the capital, Dalian has a large number of Japanese people doing business here, has a very perfect infrastructure, can ensure that the puppet Manchu regime is not invaded by foreign problems. However, its location is too remote, and the distance from the cities is relatively far, if there is an important thing to pass on can not be known in time, the control of the country is backward, so it is not conducive to the puppet Manchu rule in the northeast region.
Later, it was proposed that Changchun, located in the middle of the northeast region, is the next door neighbor of Shenyang and Harbin, and the distance between the major cities is almost the same, which is very conducive to the control of the local cities and is a good central location. In addition, Changchun's sense of existence is not strong, there is no opposition to the anti-Japanese forces, and there is no source of the Qing government, such as a blank piece of paper, which is very suitable for the Japanese army to promote cultural and economic brainwashing.
In addition, the local climate is clear, suitable for grain growth, in addition, it is located on the connection point of many railways, plus it has the advantage of relying on the sea, which can facilitate exchanges with Japan, North Korea and other places. Changchun is rich in resources, but it has not had a high sense of existence before, so the land price is extremely low, which is very suitable for Japanese immigrants, and can use local agricultural resources to create a new Japanese colony.
Politically, Changchun is the city with the deepest Japanese colonial influence, there are Japanese merchants and consulates in the local area, a large number of Japanese gathered in the local area, and there is no local warlord threat. It was a city that was very suitable for the Japanese invaders to occupy.
The dispute lasted for a month, and eventually the Japanese top brass agreed to designate Changchun as the capital of Manchuria, naming it Shinkyo.
After that, Changchun continued as the capital of puppet Manchuria until the defeat of Japan and the collapse of the puppet Manchu regime, and this special title was completely lost in the long river of history. Since then, it has always existed as the capital of Jilin Province, and today's Changchun has not been affected by this history, and its beautiful scenery is known as the Spring City of the Northern Kingdom, and it has vigorously developed industry and become an important industrial city.