There is a two-story wooden building in the backyard of the forest farm's administrative building. It is located very high and you can even see the Naishan military airport under construction from its window with a telescope.
In the future, the combat radius of fighter jets taking off from Naishan Airport will be able to cover the entire Kansai region.
The three territories of Kyoto are even less of a problem.
After looking for a while, Lu Ming slowly put down the telescope in his hand.
There were footsteps and chattering sounds. It was Erika and Papada who came in. They had come to the living room to watch TV based on their laughter and chatter, but when they saw Lu Ming, they immediately quieted down. Erika walked up happily, "Uncle, you're here!"
They always seem to wear the same clothes. Today they both wore bright blue college-style uniform dresses, white socks and red leather shoes. It is always a gorgeous picture with a strong sense of color layering. Erika is extremely cute and sweet, while Papada is a cool bad student.
With the fusion of soul and body, Erika has gradually accepted the fact that her husband can appear in different appearances, but her favorite is still the form of "Governor Zhang". Even though his original form is already handsome to a certain extent, if Lu Ming holds her in his arms and coaxes her to sleep at night, she usually still turns into Governor Zhang.
“Uncle…” Papada was cautious and terrified every time she saw Lu Ming.
I heard from a friend that Representative Lu was actually Governor Zhang, who was just pretending to be dead. But how can someone make up to look like someone else? Even the voice is different? I can only say that some of the most advanced technologies in the Principality of Montenegro are really unimaginable.
Every time she saw this handsome version of "Uncle Zhang", Papada would recall the scene of her picking up a knife and stabbing him after drinking too much that night. Although she had lost memory and didn't remember it very clearly, she still felt very uneasy.
After all, no matter what the reason is, who would like to feel good about someone who is about to stab them with a knife
"Oh, you guys have fun! I'm going to meet the special envoy from Kyoto later." Lu Ming smiled. If he was around, it would be inconvenient for the two girls to talk in private.
When he reached the door, Lu Ming turned around and asked, "Erika, today is your first day at work. Are you used to it?"
Erika immediately nodded happily: "Yeah!"
Recently, in Okuetsu, the "Japanese Women's Group Federation" was officially established, and Erika's mother Ashikaga Yoko was elected as the president.
The purpose of the Federation is not to enlighten feminist ideas, but to promote the idea that women should contribute to the country, raise funds and materials, and support the just actions of the volunteers who want to overthrow Yamamoto's tyranny. At the same time, it promotes that the Principality of Montenegro and Japan should get along in a friendly manner, and describes the Principality of Montenegro as an ally supporting Japan's just cause.
Of course, the Federation also provided relief to refugees, opened girls' schools, etc.
Erika is currently the vice president of the Yoshida branch of the Federation, but her main responsibility is for Nayama affairs.
Although Naishan is small, due to the existence of the prisoner-of-war camp, all affairs are extremely complicated.
The female prisoners in the camp were all military families, and some of those who performed better had been granted amnesty and left the camp.
In Naishan, the Federation established Yoshida's first women's medical school. Basically, the teachers were prisoners of war from Yoshida Military Hospital, including female doctors and nurses, many of whom were actually well-educated wives of officers.
The Federation also ran an orphanage and a relief home in Naishan, and most of its employees were from the families of officers in the POW camps.
Erika said that she is the vice president and the person in charge of Nashan affairs, but she herself naturally doesn't care about anything. Papada is now her assistant who helps her with management work, and she likes to go to the relief home to help poor women and children the most.
In fact, the students of Naishan Medical School are not only from Yoshida Territory, but also from neighboring territories. It’s just that the school has just been established, and the northwest territories are still in a hostile state. Naturally, there are very few students from outside. However, because food, accommodation and tuition are all free, there are also brave girls who are eager to change their destiny and come from other territories. Although there are only three or four people, it is still very exciting.
Naishan's orphanage and relief home also have the strongest economic foundation in Yoshida, which comes from the contributions of the confiscated property of prisoners of war.
What's more, Representative Lu is in Naishan, and there are many wealthy Japanese businessmen who donate money to Naishan. Even the local financial allocations in Yoshida tend to favor the Naishan branch.
Therefore, although Naishan is a small city, the number of people admitted to its orphanage and relief home is the largest in Yoshida's territory, and many refugees and orphans accepted by other branches are also sent to Naishan.
Among the people of Yoshida, the Women's Federation has a very good reputation. Because the people of Nakasu are kinder and more reasonable and law-abiding, the Nakasu people that the people of Yoshida can meet are usually of high quality. Therefore, for ordinary civilians, some people's impression of the Nakasu people is gradually changing.
However, most people hated Austrian Vietnam and the rulers appointed by Austrian Vietnam.
Of course, the righteous men with a sense of family and country regarded both the Oyue people and the hypocritical Zhongzhou people as enemies and invaders who needed to be driven out of their homes.
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After expressing his concern for Erika and Papada, Lu Ming returned to the administrative building in the front yard.
In the reception room, Yamamoto's special envoy had arrived. He was the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Yamamoto's cabinet, named Ishii Taro, a handsome and elegant middle-aged man in his forties who spoke fluent Nakasu.
Taro Ishii had been in Okuetsu for nearly half a month negotiating with Jia Kui, the peace coordination envoy sent by the Principality of Montenegro and also the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Principality. Now, before returning to Kyoto, he made a detour to visit Representative Lu.
The conversation with Jia Kui was pointless. Jia Kui kept repeating official jargon, saying that the Principality of Montenegro did not want a civil war to break out in Japan and hoped that the two cabinets of Japan could resolve their differences peacefully, etc.
Representative Lu is said to be the younger brother of the Prince of Black Mountain Castle. Perhaps we can hear some real information beyond the diplomatic rhetoric.
However, Prime Minister Yu Yamamoto did not seem to have much hope for the negotiations.
According to information from his own confidential channels, the Kansai Army seems to be actively preparing for war.
Thinking of this, Taro Ishii sighed inwardly, war is such a cruel thing, and the ones who suffer the most are always civilians.
"Mr. Ishii, I think that Minister Jia has explained to you the position of my principality. My words do not represent the official position of the principality. From a personal perspective, you should also understand that I hate your military government that once wanted to invade my northern region!"
After Taro Ishii nagged for a while, Lu Ming waved his hand and said these words.
Taro Ishii smiled bitterly in his heart. Indeed, the words of Representative Lu were not official, but they did expose a bloody fact. As long as the Kansai Army still controlled the country's political power, it would be difficult to have permanent peace in the relationship between the Principality of Montenegro and his country.
"Our cabinet manages everything in the country, it's not a military regime..." Taro Ishii defended weakly.
Lu Ming smiled: "You said you wanted to have a detailed and in-depth chat with me, but now, who is lying?"
Ishii Taro was silent.
Lu Ming continued, "I heard that the Guanxi Army is preparing to launch a war against the Guannan region. We will not turn a blind eye to this. We will definitely participate in the war! We will stand together with the free regime of Japan!"
Taro Ishii smiled bitterly. This was not diplomatic rhetoric either. Moreover, he had always heard that within the Principality of Montenegro, the Yamamoto Cabinet to which he belonged was called the Kansai Military Government, and the exiled cabinet of former Prime Minister Ashikaga was called the Toyo Free Regime. Now it seemed that this was indeed the case.
After a moment of silence, Ishii Taro said, "There are too many misunderstandings between us. I have always hoped that Prime Minister Yamamoto can have a personal talk with His Royal Highness the Prince of Montenegro. Perhaps, a frank talk will prevent the situation from getting worse."
Lu Ming nodded. "That's fine. Let's make a phone call. We can agree on a time to talk. During the call, we can apply for a completely confidential dedicated line from the East China Telegraph and Telephone Company."
There is an undersea cable from Honshu Port in Japan to the East China Sea, but the cable only has thirty-six circuits, which means that the number of people who can make phone calls from Japan to the Imperial Continent at the same time is limited to thirty-six.
The cable is now operated by the Tokai Telegraph and Telephone Company.
"Ah, is it really possible?" Taro Ishii's eyes lit up. If he could facilitate a special line call between Prime Minister Yamamoto and Prince of Montenegro, it would be worth the trip.
"As long as Prime Minister Yamamoto agrees, I will make it happen." Lu Ming smiled.
"Okay, okay!" There was already anticipation in Taro Ishii's eyes, and his mind was probably filled with the bright prospects that might be brought about by the frank private conversation between the two leaders.
Looking at him, Lu Ming shook his head in his heart.
However, I am looking forward to what Yamamoto Yu will say to me.
Especially since there were still more than ten days left before it secretly took over the fighter jets from Soya Aviation Company.
Judging from the recent deployment of the Kansai Army, the day of receiving the fighter planes will be the day when the Kansai Army launches a full-scale attack on the four southern territories.
Their troops might even take the opportunity to seize the Honshu territory in one fell swoop, because the Honshu territory is not only the fourth largest territory after the three territories in Gyeonggi Province, but it has also always been a place where liberal ideas are active and was once a staunch supporter of the former Prime Minister Ashikaga.
Although the lord of Honshu, Ishii Yasuo, has not made any moves to get closer to the Ashikaga regime, Yamamoto Yu is probably still worried and wants to take this opportunity to completely invade Honshu with the Kansai forces and put Honshu under the complete control of the Kansai people.
This Deputy Foreign Minister Ishii is actually from the Ishii family of Honshu and is a very moderate person.
Has he never really gained Yamamoto Yu's trust? Now he is using his gentle personality to paralyze his own side.
In fact, it was not only the Honshu domain that was about to face a crisis. The head of the Odawara family, the Kyoto domain that was secretly in cahoots with the Ashikaga regime, had just experienced an assassination attempt. If a war broke out, Yamamoto Yu would probably take the opportunity to eliminate him.
The first mission of Yamamoto Yu's air force is probably to raid the Principality's airports in Xianquan and Pearl Island while flying back to Japan. He thinks that his air force can destroy most of its own air force by surprise.
The location of their own fighter jets is no secret. Because of the bombing of the Japanese region some time ago, most of the Principality's fighter jets are now at Xianquan and Pearl Island airports, ready to support any conflict that may break out in Japan.
I don't know what Yamamoto Yu, who thinks he can turn the situation around and win in a dozen days, will say to me