− | A local merchant on Taiwan, he infiltrated the Japanese navy as it arrived, and as [[Qing Dynasty|Qing]] forces withdrew, offering to help aid the Japanese in taking [[Taipei]]. Though [[Mizuno Jun]], [[Chief of Home Affairs (Taiwan)|Chief of Home Affairs]], was initially skeptical towards Gu and suspected him of being a Chinese spy, in the end, Mizuno accepted Gu's aid. The two would work together a number of times from then on, and Gu played a key role in getting a bronze statue of Mizuno erected in Taipei's Maruyama Park. | + | A local merchant on Taiwan, he infiltrated the Japanese navy as it arrived, and as [[Qing Dynasty|Qing]] forces withdrew, offering to help aid the Japanese in taking [[Taipei]]. Though [[Mizuno Jun]], [[Chief of Home Affairs (Taiwan)|Chief of Home Affairs]], was initially skeptical towards Gu and suspected him of being a Chinese spy, in the end, Mizuno accepted Gu's aid. |
| + | Gu continued to work closely with Mizuno afterward, accompanying him back to Tokyo in December that same year; this was Gu's first trip to mainland Japan. He was presented a formal award for his role in the suppression of resistance on Taiwan, and attended inspection tours of factories and the like, as well as the opening ceremony of the [[National Diet]]. |