The Kyoto Bubble Era: Starting from the Sale of Hundreds of Millions of Properties

Chapter 506 Special Interview
On November 1991, 11, it happened to be the fourth month after the Takeshita family collected necessities and food from the Agricultural Federation.

The Agricultural Federation controls core industries such as agriculture, forestry and fishery. Even though the three pillars of the old era have been gradually replaced, due to the scarcity of land in Japan and the extremely precious fruits and vegetables, these industries still have great value and profits.

The government's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is the immediate boss of the Federation of Farmers Association. The original minister was Ryutaro Hashimoto, and now he is succeeded by a middle-aged man named Ichiro Kuroda, an important backbone of the Liberal Democratic Party of the Hashimoto family.

Kuroda Ichiro is a member of Hashimoto Ryutaro, and naturally he is also a loyal supporter of the Kitahara Clan. He always pays attention to the price changes. Ever since the Agricultural Federation Association sold necessities, food and other goods to the Takeshita family privately, the prices in Japan have started to rise. quietly rose.

Kitahara Sosuke bought the remaining half of the supplies, and now only less than a quarter of the original supply is left. Once a supply crisis breaks out, it will definitely become a major disaster that spreads across the country.

Ichiro Kuroda did not want to be charged with such crimes during his term of office. He also contacted the six presidents who controlled the Agricultural Federation Association. The leader, President Maeda, always played Tai Chi with him. He had no intention of solving the problem at all. , Kuroda Ichiro also gave up the negotiation.

He was monitoring on his behalf, but he was completely unaware of the plans of Hashimoto Ryutarou and Kitahara Sosuke.

But now, four months have passed, and domestic prices in Japan have skyrocketed by 18%, which means that goods that originally cost 100 yen now cost 118 yen. From the figures, it seems that the fear of rising prices cannot be felt, but this is covered Taking into account the increase of all commodities, for those people who live an ordinary life of daily necessities, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea, this level of increase is very obvious.

"Things seem to have become a little more expensive."

"Before, the marble soda was only 58 yen, but now it costs [-] yen!"

Similar complaints can be heard endlessly, and people's dissatisfaction can be heard walking on the street, in ramen shops, and in parks.

In order to ensure the supply of necessities and materials in the six metropolises, the remote areas and suburban counties in the country have broken the chain of supplies!

When Ichiro Kuroda received similar information, fortunately, his staff rushed to deal with it quickly, and the situation did not escalate further. Otherwise, the prime minister’s cabinet, which was under economic pressure, would have another reason for impeachment, which was really difficult.

During the previous prime ministers’ cabinets, he had no way to enter the center of power, and he was always the most marginalized figure in the Liberal Democratic Party. This is something that can’t be helped. His background is average, he has no support from a wealthy family, and his wife is just an ordinary public official. Even if both of them graduated from the Faculty of Law of Dongdae University and have a certain social circle, they are still too young to compete with those generations of wealthy families.

If Hashimoto Ryutaro hadn't come to visit in person, he would never have thought that he would take over the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries from this boss!
Even if Hashimoto Ryutaro is the one who really holds power, he is very satisfied.

This is the beginning of further progress!

Therefore, Ichiro Kuroda likes the current Prime Minister's cabinet very much.

His Excellency Tomiichi Murayama is older and more stable, unlike Kiichi Miyazawa, Noboru Takeshita and others who are ambitious, he often retreats to the second line, and is always silent during cabinet meetings. Make people feel comfortable.

As long as he is still in office, his position as a minister will not be shaken.

Therefore, the current economic crisis and inflation must not be allowed to affect the prestige of the prime minister's cabinet.

Kuroda Ichiro walked in the corridor, and the public officials who came and went bowed to him and separated on both sides. This sense of respect fascinated him.

Half an hour ago, he suddenly received a secret telegram from Hashimoto Ryutaro, asking him to go to the office building of the General Affairs Office for a meeting.

It should be the material crisis that broke out in that suburban county that alarmed Minister Hashimoto.Kuroda Ichiro pondered for a while about his words during the interview, his expression solemn.

It would not be a good thing if the Murayama Tomiichi cabinet was forced to step down at this time.

When he came to the office door, Kuroda Ichiro heard a familiar but unfamiliar voice before he knocked on the door.

Sosuke Kitahara!

He's in it too!
It stands to reason that non-public officials cannot freely enter and leave important government agencies such as the General Affairs Office to avoid leaking secrets. However, Kitahara Sosuke is different. He is now an executive of the Tokyo Kyodo Bank, and Tokyo Kyodo belongs to the Financial Services Agency, which is also considered half of the government. Agency.

After knocking on the door, the conversation inside stopped abruptly, and Hashimoto Ryutaro's voice came.

"Please come in."

Kuroda Ichiro pushed the door and entered, and found not only Kitahara Sosuke and Hashimoto Ryutaro inside, but also a young man with a cropped haircut.

"You're here, Ichiro." Hashimoto Ryutaro stood up with a smile, welcomed him into the office, and closed the door smoothly.

Kitahara Sosuke, who was sitting on the sofa, also got up and bowed slightly. He remembered the middle-aged man's name—Kuroda Ichiro, which was similar to the name of a well-known manga artist.

At the beginning, Hashimoto Ryutaro was affected by Miyazawa Ki and was forced to leave the political arena. Later, he took the opportunity to come back to work in the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Returning to the top again, the vacant position was given to Ichiro Kuroda.

At that time, Hashimoto Ryutaro also provided several other candidates for Kitahara Sosuke's reference, and Kitahara Sosuke made repeated decisions and chose Kuroda Ichiro.

The reason is simple.

Kuroda Ichiro is the loyal backbone of the Hashimoto faction, and his own strength is weak, unlike other people who rely on various wealthy families.

Such a person has a wild fire in his heart and is easy to control at the same time.

"It's the first time we meet, please give me your advice, Minister Kuroda, I'm Sosuke Kitahara." He smiled and stretched out his hand.

This is indeed the first time the two met. Before that, it was only on the phone. Kuroda Ichiro also smiled and stretched out his hand: "Hello, President Kitahara, I can finally see your real face. You are even more handsome than the one in the photo." .”

"Minister Kuroda is also the youngest cabinet minister I have ever seen." Kitahara Sosuke exchanged business with him for a while, pulled him back to sit on the sofa, and introduced the young man standing beside him, "This It's Tatsuya Saito, a well-known reporter from our Kitahara TV station."

Saito Ryu, who was standing upright, was also extremely shocked.

It's unimaginable that he will be able to chat and laugh with the cabinet ministers one day!
Although he is only 27 years old this year, he is the same age as Sosuke Kitahara, but his mind is still that of a rookie in the workplace who has just stepped into the society. Among his college classmates at the same time, the bank manager is the best.
"Reporter Saito, hello." Kuroda Ichiro immediately searched the information in his mind, but unfortunately there seems to be no information about Saito Tatsuya.

"Hello, Minister Kuroda!" Saito Ryu did not dare to neglect, and bowed ninety degrees to show respect.

"Saito-san is the backbone elite of our Beiyuan TV station. I came here this time to interview Minister Kuroda for a special talk show." Kitahara Sosuke smiled and pointed to the camera beside him.

Seeing a camera shooting, Ichiro Kuroda immediately sat up, rearranged his clothes, and asked with a smile, "Oh? Do you want to do a special talk show for me?"

"That's right, after the recording is finished, we will invite the best editors to make a video and post it on the TV station." Kitahara Sosuke nodded with a smile.

"That's perfectly fine." Ichiro Kuroda replied, "As long as it doesn't involve government secrets, I know everything."

"Then please answer my first question, Minister Kuroda, I heard that there was an appalling shortage of supplies in Miyagi Prefecture. Is this true?"

Ryu Saito also pushed his glasses, and his words were astonishing.

(End of this chapter)