Nanman Railway Management Organization

Since 1906, Japan has established a set of management institutions in the northeast of China, mainly including the Kanto Hall, the Kwantung Army Command, the Japanese Consulate and the South Manchuria Railway Corporation (hereinafter referred to as "Manchuria Railway"), and began to fully infiltrate and control China from the political, military, diplomatic and economic aspects. The Kanto Hall was originally the Kanto Governor's Office. 190510 June 18, the Japanese government appointed General Yoshimasa Shima as the Governor of Kanto. On June 365438+1October 3 1 day, the Kanto Governor's Office was located in Liaoyang, and moved to Lushun in May of the following year, becoming the highest authority of the Japanese invaders in Northeast China, under the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

On June 7th, 1906, 1906, the Japanese emperor issued Royal DecreeNo.. 142, announcing the establishment of "South Manchuria Railway Co., Ltd." (hereinafter referred to as Manchuria Railway), article 22. On July 13, the preparatory committee for the establishment of Manchuria Railway with Kodama Gentaro as the chairman was established. As Kodama Gentaro was the fourth Taiwanese governor, he strongly recommended Shinhei Goto, then the civil affairs director of Taiwan Province Governor's Office, as the president of Manchuria Railway. Goto Xinping is a doctor, but he is ruthless. In the short period of five years since 1902 served as the civil administrator of Taiwan Province provincial governor's office, he issued decrees and executed more than 33,000 people in Taiwan Province province, exceeding 1% of the total population of Taiwan Province province at that time. On the evening of July 22nd, Kodama Gentaro made an appointment with Goto Xinping. Goto suggested to Eryu: "Japan must focus on railway management in Manchuria, followed by developing coal mines, emigrating from the mainland and developing agriculture and animal husbandry. Only in this way can we have the strength to fight a decisive battle with Russia again or prepare for the full occupation of China. " Zi Yu was impressed by this policy. On the afternoon of 23rd, Goto Xinping left Kodama Gentaro's mansion, and Kodama Gentaro died suddenly that night. Goto Xinping turned to Kodama Gentaro's successor, Terauchi Masatake, and promised to become the first president of Manchuria Railway.

1906165438+1On October 26th, South Manchuria Railway Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Manchuria Railway) was formally established in Tokyo with a capital of 200 million yen, of which the Japanese government will bear half of the physical investment, and the private investment will guarantee 6% annual dividend. Shareholders are mainly Japanese royal family, nobles and bureaucrats. For example, Hiroshi Hiragoro of Mitsubishi Bank, Takashi Garda of Masayoshi Bank, Jijiro Yasuda of An Tian Bank, Yoshida of Mitsui & Co., Ltd., Shibusawa Eiichi of First Bank, Shouyitian of Industrial Bank, Ito of Gao Qiao of Japanese Bank, Liangping Kondo of Japanese mail ship, etc. On March 5, 1907, according to the imperial decree. Emperor 182, Manchuria moved its headquarters from Tokyo to the former office building of the Civil Affairs Department of Kanto Prefecture in Eryu Town, Dalian (now Tuanjie Street), and Tokyo was changed into a branch. On April 1907 and 1 day, the "Manchuria Railway" was officially opened, with investigation departments, general affairs departments, transportation departments, mining departments and local departments. At this point, "Manchuria Railway", an important institution that influenced the modern history of northeast China and even China, officially entered the historical stage.