Resettlement scheme of Changchun water source area immigrants

Changchun, located in the northeast of Jilin, is actually a very young city. It has only a history of more than 200 years since its establishment. However, after the September 18th Incident, Changchun, which fell into the hands of Japanese imperialism with the three northeastern provinces, turned out to be a puppet regime of Manchukuo concocted by Japan? Guodu? , and rename it? New scene? . Among the three northeastern provinces, Changchun, with a population of 6.5438+0.3 million at that time, was almost blank, and its cultural, political and economic values were not only inferior to those of Harbin and other cities, but even its historical status and significance were far less than that of Shenyang, the land of Longxing in the Qing Dynasty. Although it is only a puppet regime, what is the nominal puppet Manchukuo? Fuehrer? After all, it was the emperor Puyi of the Qing Dynasty.

Then, why did the puppet Manchukuo set the center of colonial rule in Changchun, rather than Shenyang, the land of Longxing in the Qing Dynasty?

Puppet Palace Museum

As we all know, Shenyang, known as Fengtian, has been the largest city in Northeast China for hundreds of years. It is also the political, military and economic center of the three northeastern provinces. There were 400,000 people at that time. Before the establishment of the puppet regime, more than 20,000 Japanese settled in Fengtian. Especially after the September 18th Incident, the Japanese invaders immediately moved the headquarters of Kwantung Army to Fengtian, and then Japanese political, military and traitors gathered here.

For this reason, as early as June 24th, 193 1, 10, Commander-in-Chief Kwantung Army put forward the proposal of setting the capital of the puppet Manchukuo as Fengtian. However, this plan was eventually rejected, because in the eyes of the Japanese, Fengtian was deeply influenced by warlords, which would lead to inconvenience in management; Fengtian was once the ancient capital of the Qing Dynasty. Setting the capital of the new regime here is somewhat suspected of restoring the Qing Dynasty. For these two reasons, it is difficult for Fengtian to become the capital of the puppet regime.

Old buildings in Manchukuo

As for why Changchun was chosen as the capital, the Japanese Kwantung Army mainly considered the following aspects. First of all, among the three northeastern provinces, Changchun, located in the south-central part, is located on the threshold of Liaohe Plain and Songhua River Plain, and the climate with four distinct seasons is suitable for grain growth. It is also located at the junction of Nanman Railway and Middle East Railway, and its extensive railway network makes it have a very important strategic position. Changchun also has the advantage of shipping, and can easily reach Japan and North Korea.

Map of Changchun

Secondly, Changchun is rich in resources and cheap in land price, which attracted the attention of the Japanese Kwantung Army and enabled them to conduct more direct immigration activities. Changchun is vast and sparsely populated, and has vast and fertile black land, which is beneficial to Japanese immigrants. Because of the short history of Changchun, the land in Changchun is relatively cheap in all northeastern cities, which makes Japanese colonists frantically buy and plunder land resources. To sum up, Changchun has a small scale, a small population and no burden of old city reconstruction, which is conducive to the further urban planning and construction of the Japanese Kwantung Army. They can even build Changchun into a new city full of Japanese culture according to their own wishes.

Changchun in the Puppet Manchuria Period

Finally, due to political factors and the policy of moving northward, the puppet regime chose Changchun. From 1907, Changchun became one of the strongest strongholds of Japanese colonists in northeast China, where they opened commercial ports and consulates. During the September 18th Incident, this small town was inhabited by as many as 1 10,000 Japanese. More importantly, Changchun is less influenced by military forces, and it is difficult to pose a threat to the puppet regime, which makes Changchun an ideal city for Japanese invaders to supervise.

Moreover, the purpose of Japan's establishment of the puppet Manchukuo regime is not only to rule the Northeast, but also to consider military strategy. The Japanese army wants to invade the Guanzhong area of China and the Far East of the Soviet Union with the northeast as the center, and Changchun, with a thin political color, has become the most suitable city for the capital of the Puppet Manchukuo.