Jiangning provincial capital.
It is extremely rare for Governor Chakson to convene a provincial military and political meeting.
In the empire's previous military system, except for the Royal Guard Corps near the imperial capital, most places were autonomous militias with few professional soldiers. However, in the areas directly under the jurisdiction of the five provinces in the south of the Yangtze River, which were also a buffer zone against the four provinces in the north, the system of recruiting soldiers in each province was adopted. Basically, each city had a standing guard regiment, and the highest officer was the governor of each province.
There is also a border defense division stationed near the provincial capital, whose commander is usually the governor's military adviser.
However, although the governor is the highest military and political leader of a province, any changes to the military system, even the expansion of a small guard regiment, must be approved by the imperial capital's military headquarters.
Moreover, the military strength of the five provinces in the south of the Yangtze River was not comparable to that of the northern region.
A province usually has one division and a dozen guard regiments stationed in various cities. In terms of military strength, it may not be as strong as the powerful brigade commanders in the four provinces of the Northern Territory.
But the situation is completely different now.
The main content of this military-political meeting has been leaked. I don’t know if someone leaked it on purpose.
However, it was Governor Chakson who reported to the Imperial Capital Military Headquarters and upgraded the Black Mountain Brigade to an Imperial Infantry Division.
The Imperial Capital Military Department almost always responds to requests from military units in various places that are willing to ask for instructions.
Jiangning Province has been given an additional infantry division number, the 325th Division of the Imperial Border Guard Corps.
In the Griffin language, the pronunciation of three hundred and twenty-five is somewhat similar to Griffin. The 325th Division can be said to have inherited the number of the Griffin Legion from the abandoned Dynasty Era.
Governor Chakson planned to transfer the guard regiments of the two cities near Montenegro to the Montenegro Brigade to form the 325th Division.
At the same time, administratively, the two cities are also under the management of the Montenegro Administrative Office.
Heishan is originally a vast territory. In this case, the area managed by the Heishan Administrative Office occupies a quarter of the territory of Jiangning Province.
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There were only five people in the conference room, apart from the secretarial staff.
Governor-General Charles Chester, and the three chief officials, namely Chief Secretary Wong Khim Tak, Financial Secretary Wu Dingjin and Deputy Attorney General To Fansheng.
After hearing the news of the war in the South, Attorney General Wilson resigned from his post and returned to his hometown.
He truly abandoned his official position and ran away without even saying goodbye.
He is from Sofia and now returns to the Kingdom of Sofia, which has crowned the second prince as king.
Deputy Secretary for Justice Du Fansheng will temporarily take charge of the work of the Department of Justice.
In addition to the governor and the three heads of the three departments, the fifth person to attend this secret meeting was Lu Ming.
It seems that Lu Ming has become one of the most powerful people in Jiangning.
In fact, Lu Ming was originally going to Chengjiaji, and he went there in person as the so-called Marshal Lu.
But now that things that had been planned for a long time were coming to fruition, he could only suppress his anger and come to the provincial capital of Jiangning first.
Governor Chuckson still seemed slow to react.
Chief Secretary Tan Yaji informed several officers about the content to be announced at tomorrow's military-political meeting.
Similar to what was rumored outside, the Montenegrin Brigade was upgraded to the 325th Division, and at the same time the security regiments near the two cities were incorporated into the 325th Division.
Martial control was abolished in Montenegro and the two related cities, and a special governor's camp was established, with Lu Ming serving as the governor's acting commissioner and commander of the 325th Division.
Hu Dingjin's face looked particularly ugly when he heard the news announced by Tan Yaji.
In fact, most of the upper class people in Jiangning have recently felt that Governor Chuckson's Alzheimer's disease may be just a superficial phenomenon.
Especially after the civil strife in the imperial capital, the old governor seemed to know everything better than anyone else, and he might have already taken sides, and was in the same camp as Lu Ming, whom he currently employed.
Sending his eldest grandson and his granddaughter-in-law to Lu Ming's army for training makes clues clearer.
Hu Dingjin was better informed than anyone else, but at the moment, he couldn't hold back his anger.
Tan Yaji had just finished a paragraph when he snorted, "I don't think it's appropriate!"
Governor Chuckson looked in one direction with lifeless eyes, as if he had not heard what he said at all.
He continued, "Lu Qianxing, oh, also called Lu Ming, right? He's too young. Your Excellency the Governor, we fought so hard to get the infantry division number, which is also the guarantee of peace and stability in Jiangning. I think it must be led by a mature and steady general. If we don't have such a talent in Jiangning, we can just hire him from outside. Otherwise, I'm afraid that all the soldiers in the province will not be convinced, and the morale of the army will be unstable. Jiangning may also be divided!"
Du Fansheng immediately agreed, "I think what Director Hu said makes sense. Of course, General Lu is an outstanding talent. He can be trained as a deputy and move up in the future!"
There have been rumors recently that Du Fansheng might be promoted to the position of Secretary for Justice, which has been vacant for several months, and he is the most popular candidate.
He and Hu Dingjin are very close now.
Listening to the two people's conversation, Chief Secretary Wang Qiande had a blank expression on his face and just lowered his head to drink tea.
"Qianxing is good to me..." Governor Chakson muttered blankly, "Whoever rebels, let Qianxing suppress it..."
Lu Ming was stunned. Governor Chuckson's current reaction and words might really be a sign of illness. Was he saying the truth in his heart
He felt that his Alzheimer's disease was sometimes clear and sometimes unclear, so he was very clear about how those senior officials who could report things to him face to face behaved. When he met him for the first time, Hu Dingshan was present, and he saw how Hu Dingjin treated him and how he behaved at that time.
I didn't show any indifference or rudeness to him just because he became demented.
I think I left a good impression on him during our first meeting.
As for Christine and Lady Windsor's current communication with him, that is another matter.
Hu Dingjin was stunned for a moment after hearing Governor Chakson's words. He gritted his teeth and said, "Governor, you shouldn't mix personal feelings with official business!"
Governor Chakson's eyes cleared at this time, and he looked at Hu Dingjin, frowned and said: "If I don't mix personal feelings, can you still sit here now?"
Hu Dingjin paused for a moment, feeling a little embarrassed. He wanted to say something, but finally shook his head, leaned back, and stopped talking.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Your Excellency the Governor, the position of the Attorney General of this province has been vacant for a long time. The candidate I recommended to you last time, Chief Judge Sharif of the Montenegrin Court?"
Governor Chuckson's eyes had become empty. He turned his head and looked away, rejecting Lu Ming.
When Du Fansheng was watching with gloating and laughing, the chief secretary Tan Yaji standing next to Governor Chakson smiled at Lu Ming and said, "General Lu, the Governor has met with Judge Sharif and believes that Judge Sharif is qualified for the job. The appointment will be officially announced at tomorrow's meeting."
What? Du Fansheng couldn't believe his ears, and his face turned pale.
He turned to look at Hu Dingjin, but Hu Dingjin was thinking about something and didn't react at all.
"I also know Judge Sharif. He is a highly respected legal expert." Wang Qiande said with a smile.
Obviously the situation has become completely clear. He had originally recommended candidates, but now he can only accept the result of failure.
After tomorrow's military and political meeting, Jiangning Province will naturally form a new power structure. It will no longer be the era when the Hu family can dominate everything.
Tan Yaji looked at the people present, especially Lu Ming, who, despite his young age, was already one of the most powerful people in the province.
It represents the local power group and the most powerful branch of the provincial military.
Director Wang is in charge of the province's government affairs; Director Hu is the province's God of Wealth.
There will probably be endless open and covert struggles among these three in the future.