my wife is a consul

Chapter 697
The Consulate General of Japan in the Principality of Montenegro.

Lu Ming was having a private conversation with Prime Minister Ashikaga, and there were only the two of them in the reception room.

Prime Minister Ashikaga had a vague illusion that the Queen's fiancé, who was said to be called Lu Jun, was the younger brother of Prince Montenegro, and was clearly Prince Montenegro himself, and His Royal Highness did not even hide anything, no matter how he spoke.

However, it is clear that the Prince of Montenegro is touring Shengjing, the Montenegro region, and some capitals of the Montenegro Dominion these days, having fun with the people and celebrating the New Year together.

These things cannot be asked or mentioned, and everyone will perform their own roles through the window paper.

The day after tomorrow is the queen's wedding day.

The man in front of him, no matter who he is, will officially become the regent of Dongpu. Now, he is proposing the rights and obligations of the regent.

Prime Minister Ashikaga just listened. According to the future regent, his authority was more symbolic.

But whether it is becoming the commander-in-chief of Japan's armed forces, or having the final veto power over various cabinet matters, parliamentary proposals, etc., if he really exercises power, he is the real leader of Japan's southern government.

"As for me, the first goal is to promote the establishment of the North-South Coalition Government. Yamamoto still recognizes the Queen as the head of the Kingdom of Japan. I hope he can also accept the legitimacy of my regency."

Prime Minister Ashikaga breathed a sigh of relief, and asked Yamamoto to recognize the regent as the supreme commander of his army and have the final decision-making power in various state affairs, even in name, it would be very difficult.

Moreover, from the perspective of the radical organizations in the Kansai region, they believe that the queen's marriage to the younger brother of Prince Montenegro was coerced, and it was a great shame for all Dongying people. Recently, the Security Committee uncovered several attempts to sabotage the wedding and even assassinate the regent. Conspiracies, these are the spontaneous actions of radical organizations, not planned by Yu Yamamoto.

Yamamoto has been silent on this matter, and he does not know what big event he is planning.

"Old Prime Minister, at present, I think what the people of Japan need is peaceful development. I hope that we can all let go of our prejudices and look forward to the future." Lu Ming said with a smile.

Prime Minister Ashikaga nodded: "Yes, but I'm afraid that Yamamoto might not think so."

Lu Ming smiled: "You're right. He has been communicating frequently with the Sonia people recently, and he is probably planning to find an opportunity to stab us in the back. Therefore, we must also be prepared for war."

……

The tea room in Wansheng Palace is very quiet, with green pines and cypresses swaying outside, and water dripping in bamboo tubes, full of Zen.

Tomorrow is the wedding ceremony, Lu Ming is sipping tea, thinking about some things.

Now, from the perspective of the Sonia, they are speeding up the armoring of the army. If their high-level officials want to attack West Montenegro Fort, it must be after they have achieved the goal of equipping more armored troops.

The military police regiment he leads will also become one of the armored regiments in the Western Regions.

Judging from the process, it will take about half a year of training for these armored units to truly form a mature combat capability.

During this period, Yamamoto should not provoke, but once the Sonia and the Principality of Montenegro go to war, he will definitely take the opportunity to make trouble.

With the development of the situation, now, Japan's north-south balance strategy also needs to be changed.

To truly turn Japan into a slave country, and once a world-class war occurs, the slave army can also be drawn from here to assist one's own side in combat. This is the goal I hope to achieve within a few years.

Then, if Yamamoto does not submit, he will be completely defeated, and during this period, it is an urgent matter to develop and strengthen the pro-Montenegro forces in the political and military circles of Japan.

Of course, it would be best if Yamamoto agreed to form a coalition government and accept the reorganization of his army, but the hope is slim.

Thinking about it, Lu Ming looked at Yuezhao who was kneeling quietly opposite the teahouse. She was wearing a pink kimono, and the queen's solemnity and elegance were a little more delicate.

The ceremony will start early tomorrow morning, so Lu Ming will stay here tonight.

"I'm going to completely destroy the Yamamoto Group, what do you think?" Lu Ming asked suddenly.

Yuezhao nodded lightly: "Yuezhao doesn't understand important military and national affairs, but my husband makes up his mind."

Lu Ming smiled, "It's still far from dark, I'm going out for a walk, do you want to go?"

"Leaving the palace?" Yue Zhao was startled slightly, and said in a low voice, "Yue Zhao has never been out of the Wansheng Palace since she was a baby."

Lu Ming nodded: "There will be chances in the future, but today, um, you should rest. We will get married tomorrow, and we will appear in front of the public together today. It's not very good after all."

"Yes." Yue Zhao lightly agreed.

……

The future Prince Regent, who was about to get married tomorrow, suddenly appeared in teahouses, soup houses, etc. near the All Saints Palace, which immediately caused a sensation.

The regent is very approachable. Unlike the royal family, which is always mysterious and noble, the regent is very close to the people. He asks about the sufferings of the people and promises to help them solve their concerns.

When he was about to take the bus, the Prince Regent had already been surrounded by enthusiastic citizens for three floors.

In the end, for the safety of the regent, the guards of the regent had to stop the regent's plan to take a bus experience.

The regent left after delivering a speech to the people. The regent was proficient in Japanese, which aroused warm applause from the people.

The Regent promised in his speech that he will live like ordinary citizens in the future, often go to the vegetable market, often use public transport facilities to go to public places, so that he can know what kind of life our citizens need. During his regency, he will Efforts to improve the national economy and people's livelihood and so on.

The citizens present cheered excitedly.

The queen is of course a god, and it is good to be high above the ground, but the regent will undoubtedly satisfy the people's many emotional sustenances and become a link between gods and commoners. This future situation is exciting even when you think about it.

……

In the evening, at a restaurant near the All Saints Palace, the guards outside guarded three steps, one post and five steps.

Lu Ming hosted the banquet for the commanders-in-chief of the various armies of the southern government.

They are all here to attend tomorrow's Queen's wedding ceremony.

Although the future Prince Regent will officially become the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces after tomorrow's ceremony, the generals of Japan have already called the future Prince Regent "His Royal Highness Regent", or "His Royal Highness Commander-in-Chief", of course, "His Royal Highness Commander-in-Chief" This appellation was probably limited to tonight, and it meant that several generals expressed their support and admitted that His Royal Highness the Prince Regent is their supreme commander from now on.

After tomorrow's wedding, there is no need to use such strange names.

The younger brother of the Prince of Montenegro, the No. [-] figure in the Principality of Montenegro, this status, in terms of authority and controllable power, is actually higher than that of the regent.

There are 28 territories in Dongying, and the southern government currently occupies [-] territories, but the most important three territories of Gyeonggi, Jingzuo, and Jingyou are controlled by the South, so the total population of the southern government has reached more than [-] million, accounting for one-third of the population of Dongying of two.

The Yamamoto Group in the north occupies fourteen territories, but the twelve territories belong to the Kansai area, with barren land and a total population of about 3000 million.

The strength of the two sides is almost the same. The Yamamoto Group has fifteen divisions and a strength of almost 30.

Although the population of the southern government is twice that of the northern government, and it also occupies most of the wealthy areas, it still has 30 divisions and a military force of about [-].

If this development continues, the Kansai Group may soon be stretched financially, but the Kansai people are hard-working and probably accustomed to a militaristic life.

The queen got married, and the commanders of the fifteen divisions in the south were all invited. Fourteen of them came, and they are all sitting in this restaurant now.

On both sides of the long table, there were seven Japanese generals sitting on their knees.

The first person on the left is Lu Ming's old friend Shigeyoshi Kawamoto, who is now the head of the First Division, and he is also the lord of the Ogotsu Dominion.

The grievances and grievances between the Principality of Montenegro and the Aoyue people are mixed.

However, if the Austrian Yue Division had not received the help of the Principality of Montenegro, it would have completely disappeared in a foreign country.

However, what the Prince Regent said just now caused all the generals present to fall into silence.

"Right now, I'm not a commander-in-chief, but an old friend of yours. When I was the consul general here, I had contacts with you all, so let's chat without taboos. What I said definitely does not mean that I am the commander-in-chief. Suggestion, so, I'm not too brainy, I'm wrong, you guys are sorry." Lu Ming said with a smile.

Lu Ming was talking about the current ills of Japan. The autonomous dominions are doing their own thing, including the army. Therefore, the society has been in a state of division. Without a strong unified government, it has been going on forever. It is obviously not suitable for the social development of the new era.

"Local autonomy is the traditional political model of our empire, and it also promotes the development of freedom of thought and science and technology, but the military belongs to the local area, which has also caused the division of the empire today."

Looking at the expressions of the generals, Lu Ming said with a smile: "Of course, don't worry, I have always been a supporter of local autonomy. Based on the Japanese tradition, I have no interest in the unification of the military order and the complete abolition of local military forces. Completely reduce the military power in your hands."

His Highness the Regent's words were very straightforward, but it also made all the generals feel a little relieved.

"However, Prime Minister Ashikaga and I have also talked about it. To truly defeat Yamamoto, it is still necessary to organize the Central Defense Forces. Based on the current two main divisions, it will be expanded into five main divisions, with a strength of about [-]. Montenegro The Congress appointed a military advisory group to the Central Army."

Listening to Lu Ming's words, the generals had different expressions.

Kawamoto Shigeyoshi nodded: "His Royal Highness the Regent is indeed far-sighted. In fact, from our point of view, it seems that we are all commanders-in-chief and have our own private armed forces. Everyone is not safe, every conflict leads to a civil war, the cost will be very heavy, unlike before, in previous wars, we usually did not have the strength and determination to conquer the other side, but now it is different, so, we keep our arms , it’s all drinking poison to quench thirst, because the defeat in the war is not just a matter of negotiating and paying a price in the past, but it may lead to the tragedy of genocide.”

Kawamoto Shigeyoshi glanced at the crowd, "So, I firmly support the idea of ​​His Royal Highness the Regent to expand the Central Army. Our elite troops can be recruited by the prince to reorganize the Central Army. After that, our divisions will be reduced to about [-]. , In fact, we only need to keep a security force of a few thousand people, but everything will be done slowly and step by step."

Lu Ming smiled and said nothing, but looked at the generals present.

With Shigeyoshi Kawamoto in the lead, and His Royal Highness the Regent was obviously waiting to express his position, several other division heads spoke to express their support.

But the remaining seven or eight local division heads remained silent. Moreover, among these people, many division heads were not the lord, but the lord's cronies and relatives. They couldn't be the masters of such a major event.

Lu Ming smiled and said, "Okay, that's my idea, come on, drink, tomorrow is a big event in my life, let's not discuss such serious issues."

The atmosphere in the hall relaxed, so the blessings continued, and gradually the laughter became more and more lively.

　Next chapter, around midnight
　　
　
(End of this chapter)