From the All Saints' Palace to the east, the entire long street is private property of the royal family. At the same time, this long street is also the location of Japan's prime minister, cabinet, parliament, high court and other administrative and judicial institutions. The All Saints' Palace is majestic and exquisite in Japanese style, and the rest of the buildings are a fusion of Eastern and Western styles. However, the buildings are not very high, with the highest being four stories high, which is much lower than the All Saints' Palace castle tower which is located at the higher point.
The All Saints' Palace was originally built on the highest point of Kyoto. In the era of cold weapons, it would also be a solid inner city castle tower that was easy to defend and difficult to attack.
This long street is called Tenshu Street.
No. 15 Tenshugai is a large cylindrical office building with only four floors, but its appearance resembles the Roman Colosseum and is very majestic.
Today, this building has become the Regent's office, and the newly established Japanese Ministry of Defense is also located here.
Shigeyoshi Kawamoto was appointed Minister of Defense and Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.
In the conference room, Lu Ming sat in the main seat and Kawamoto Shigeyoshi sat slightly to the left.
On both sides of the long table sat the two service chiefs, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, several military chiefs, and fifteen division commanders.
Among them are three division commanders of the Central Defense Army. Originally there were two division commanders of the Central Army, but Kawamoto Shigeyoshi has announced that the Okukoshi Division will be downgraded to the Okukoshi Security Brigade, and the Central Army has added one division. Therefore, there are still fifteen division commanders, but there is one more division commander of the Central Army.
Of course, the Third Division of the Central Army is just a framework and has not yet been truly formed.
On Lu Ming's right sat Jinguji Heiji, who was wearing a dark green senior officer uniform skirt, the rank of two-star general in the Japanese Army, and a wide-brimmed hat. She looked beautiful and heroic.
The Ministry of National Defense will be deeply integrated with the Security Council, and the military intelligence department will be incorporated into the Security Council. Heihime Jinguji will continue to serve as the director of the new Security Council and concurrently as the second deputy minister of the Ministry of National Defense.
Defense Minister Shigeyoshi Kawamoto holds the rank of four-star general in the Japanese Army.
The head of the Air Force Department, Lu Yiman, sat in the first seat on the left, with the rank of three-star general of the Japanese Air Force.
The Chief of the Navy, Kawamoto Renheng, sat in the first seat on the right, with the rank of three-star admiral of the Japanese Navy.
Kawamoto Lianheng was a general who was promoted by Lu Ming. During the period when the Ou Yue Division was stranded in the northern region and had to form the Ou Yue Brigade to help Prince Montenegro fight the rebels, Kawamoto Lianheng was just a platoon leader of the Ou Yue Brigade. Later, the Ou Yue Brigade was reorganized into two grassland escort regiments, and Kawamoto Lianheng served as company commander, battalion commander, and deputy regiment commander, and the regiment commander was a Montenegro officer.
He lived a carefree life in the Northern Territory and even married a beautiful prairie girl. He had no intention of returning to Japan.
However, he was named by Governor Zhang and had to return east with the Oyue Division, and later worked under Representative Lu.
By the middle of last year, the Southern government officially established the Ministry of the Navy, and he was appointed as the first minister.
Needless to say, his thinking had changed long ago, and he even considered himself a Montenegrin psychologically. He had originally obtained Montenegrin citizenship and had a citizen number in the Principality of Montenegro, but it has now been cancelled.
The Minister of the Air Force, Lu Yoshimitsu, or Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, had a completely different way of thinking from his father, the former Prime Minister Ashikaga.
"Lord Toyota? I heard that you have a proposal?" Lu Ming looked at the Lord Toyota and the division commander Toyota Daiyoshi.
An old man in his fifties, he was also the only division commander who was absent from the wedding of the Queen and the Regent the day before yesterday.
Toyota Daishi smiled and said, "Yes, this is a joint proposal signed by me, Higashino, Kishida and several other old friends. Everyone can take a look."
Several old men agreed with a smile. They were all old and the most traditional. The lord was also the commander of the legion. They co-signed the letter of initiative with Toyota Dayi.
The proposal was passed on to everyone. In fact, it was similar to Kawamoto Shigeyoshi's proposal. They had already decided that the elite troops of the division could be drawn from the Central Army for reorganization, and the remaining personnel would be compressed into a security brigade with a staff of about 5,000 people.
Looking at the proposal, the other division commanders had different expressions.
The old guys have lost their ambitions, they yearn for peace, and they no longer have the ambition to achieve success, but the young people don’t think so.
Toyota Daiyoshi smiled and said, "In fact, if we abolish the divisions, the local finances will not be as stretched as before, and the people in the territory will benefit the most. Moreover, the central government directly governs the three territories in the capital. It can be said that our kingdom has never been so stable. I think that reducing the local divisions is the way to eradicate the ills of Japan for thousands of years. It is all thanks to the regent that he has such courage. If we look at it from the perspective of future history, what the regent is doing now is probably unmatched by any great man in Japan. The regent will become the greatest man in the history of Japan."
Some people couldn't help but curse in their hearts that this old fox was still so shameless.
Some people also thought carefully about Toyota Daishi's words and felt that there was some truth in them.
The central government directly governed the three provinces in the capital, which indeed formed a strong central government situation that was rare in the past thousand years.
Originally, two of the three feudal lord families in the three regions of Gyeonggi supported Yamamoto Osamu, while the other one was ambivalent and later turned against him.
With the support of the Montenegrin Air Force, the southern government recovered Kyoto and the three surrounding territories, and also deposed the families of the three territorial masters. The three territories were directly governed by the central government.
The three territories are the richest regions in Japan, with a population of more than 30 million, accounting for one-third of the total population of Japan.
Of all the territories governed by the current southern government, these three territories account for half of the population.
"Division Commander Yasuda Shiro!" Lu Ming looked at a thin general in his forties, who was the division commander of Yasuda Territory, Yasuda Shiro.
Yasuda Cheng sat up straight, "Yes!"
Lu Ming sighed: "Lord Yasuda is still exchanging secret letters with Yamamoto Xiong, you know that, right?"
Yasuda Cheng's eyelids twitched, but he said nothing.
Lu Ming shook his head: "The Security Committee should be taking Lord Yasuda away now. The Jinguji Second Bureau has been investigating for a long time. You have nothing to do with this matter, and you have been persuading Lord Yasuda. However, you still need to explain it to the Second Bureau."
Behind Yasuda Cheng, two plainclothes agents from the Security Committee were already standing.
Yasuda Cheng nodded slightly, took out his pistol and placed it on the table, then stood up and left the venue.
Lu Ming looked at everyone and said seriously: "Everyone, the reorganization of the Central National Defense Army and the local security forces is imperative. I have talked about a lot of principles. Whether you listen to it or not, the Ministry of National Defense will issue Order No. 1 today, which is to establish five main divisions of the Central Army and reduce each division to a security brigade. Some people may take the opportunity to cause trouble. In addition, Yamamoto Yu thinks he has found an opportunity. The worst result is nothing more than the start of a civil war. If it is destroyed, it will take a few years to rebuild it. For the future of Japan, I think this sacrifice is worth it. Any Japanese citizen will thank their ancestors for this change in the future!"
Some people were horrified, while others looked expressionless, as if what happened here had nothing to do with them.
Kawamoto Shigeyoshi glanced at Lu Ming. What the Montenegrin people are doing now will really eradicate the political ills of Japan for thousands of years.
It can only be said that the Montenegrins no longer regard Japan as a threat, but are preparing to develop a relationship with it into a vassal state or ally.
Indeed, under the leadership of the Principality of Montenegro, the people of Central Asia are getting on the right track. It has always been the sovereign country that has influenced Japanese culture. Now that it is seeing a trend of revival, it will no longer take the small island country of Japan seriously.
Perhaps, this is a good thing, Kawamoto Shigeyoshi sighed softly in his heart. For the East to prosper and coexist and prosper together, it is necessary to keep up with the vision, big picture and great courage of Prince Black Mountain Castle.