As a light rain fell, a convoy of more than ten vehicles sped along the two-way two-lane road in the woods, and Iwasaki Masayan, dressed in a kimono, sat in the back seat of the car, looking out the window, but if someone looked at him at this time, he would see that his gaze was hollow - Iwasaki Masayan was not looking at the scenery outside the window.

The convoy turned a corner and slowed down, as if sensing the change in speed, Iwasaki Masayan turned his head, and the middle-aged man sitting opposite him immediately bowed his head and said, "Family master, we are about to go to the resort of the Yasuda family." ”

"Hmm." Iwasaki Masayan bowed slightly.

After a few minutes, the road branched off, and after about ten minutes of driving along the fork, a large iron gate appeared in front of it, and on either side of the large iron gate, eight sturdy men stood respectfully on either side. The iron gate slowly opened, and the convoy continued on its way. On one side of the two-way two-lane road is a gentle hill full of hundred-year-old trees, and on the other side is a 15 or 6 meter wide river channel with splashing water.

This is the Ise-Shima National Park in Mie Prefecture, Japan, where the famous Ise Jingu Shrine is located, and the Yasuda family owns a piece of land that covers an area of more than five square kilometers. After driving along the road for a few more minutes, I turned a corner and a complex of more than two dozen ancient Japanese buildings appeared in front of the convoy.

Iwasaki Masako's car slowly stopped in front of the steps, the driver opened the door, Iwasaki Masagen stepped down, glanced at Yasuda Nakanomiya standing on the steps, and the two began to walk almost at the same time, meeting in the middle of the steps.

"Welcome to Iwasaki-kun, I'm here to shine in the grass house." Yasuda Nakanomiya laughed.

"Thank you, Yasuda-kun is polite. This is really a beautiful place, and your family has occupied a good place. Iwasaki said. Although he had known for a long time that the Yasuda family had a piece of private land here, it was the first time he had come.

"This is not the place to talk, let's go in and talk." Yasuda Nakanomiya greeted.

"Yasuda-kun is really enjoying it." Iwasaki Masayan sat cross-legged on the couch, his eyes looked out of the window, in the distance, a white refining hung in the mountains, a gust of wind passed, and the fresh water vapor swept into the room with the smell of plants and trees in the mountains and forests, which made people feel refreshed.

"Iwasaki-kun, I don't believe that your family doesn't have anything like it." Yasuda Nakanomiya smiled casually. The Mitsubishi Foundation's power in Japan was especially above the Yasuda Foundation, the predecessor of the Hibiscus Foundation, before the war, and after the end of World War II, the Mitsubishi Foundation was reorganized before the Hibiscus Foundation, which naturally took advantage of the Hibiscus Foundation. Moreover, although the Hibiscus Foundation was established on the basis of the original Yasuda Foundation, the Yasuda family's control over the consortium is not as good as that of the Iwasaki family.

"There's no place where you can be a neighbor with Ise Jingu." Iwasaki Masayan sighed, if you are not Japanese, you will not understand the great influence of Ise Jingu in Japanese society. It is the most sacred and ancient Shinto place in Shinto, the highest point in the Japanese shrine system, dedicated to the ancestor of the imperial family, Amaterasu, and even the guards are in charge of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces.

Yasuda Nakanomiya smiled, filled the teacup in front of him for Iwasaki Masayan, and said, "Iwasaki-kun, I invited you here this time to discuss with you, Yukio Hatoyama's successor." ”

Iwasaki glanced at Yasuda Nakanomiya quietly and said, "It seems too early to discuss this now, right?" ”

"If we don't prepare in advance, how can we ensure the interests of our two families?" Yasuda Nakanomiya said leisurely, "Yukio Hatoyama is now stubborn about the restart of the nuclear power plant, which has caused many people to be dissatisfied. At the congressional question on April 1, he was very dissatisfied with the congressmen who attended, and even the Democratic Party was full of complaints about the matter. Yukio Hatoyama may no longer be able to sit firmly in the position of prime minister. ”

Iwasaki Masayan played with the teacup in his hand, he understood what Yasuda Nakanomiya meant, as Japan's summer electricity peak is getting closer and closer, the Tokyo metropolitan area and the eight surrounding prefectures that are seriously short of electricity will also become more and more dissatisfied with Yukio Hatoyama. As the core of Japan's economy and population, it is self-evident that the votes in Tokyo and its surrounding areas are important for Japan's elections. As long as they are behind the scenes, there will be more and more Japanese entrepreneurs and people who are strongly dissatisfied with Yukio Hatoyama, and after a certain extent, even if Yukio Hatoyama is unwilling to step down, the Democratic Party of Japan will take the initiative to push him down in order to ensure the prime minister's position.

"Which member of the Democratic Party does Yasuda-kun admire?" Iwasaki asked with a smile, "Traditionally, if Yukio Hatoyama steps down, Naoki Ozawa should take over, right?" ”

"Naoki Ozawa? Hehe......" Yasuda Nakanomiya pouted with some disdain. For Naoki Ozawa, he doesn't look down on it at all. Moreover, Naoki Ozawa is already above one person in the Democratic Party, and as long as Yukio Hatoyama steps down, he will take over if nothing happens. In that case, how much benefit can the Hibiscus consortium get from it?

"Iwasaki-kun, what do you think of Furagaki Zhenichi?" Yasuda Nakanomiya leaned forward slightly. Yoshiichi Furagaki is the fourth in the DPJ after Yukio Hatoyama, Naoki Ozawa, and Naoto Kan, and is currently the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry.

"Furugaki Zhenichi?" Iwasaki Masayan pondered for a moment before he said, "His qualifications are okay, but do you think we can convince others?" "Removing Yukio Hatoyama from power is much easier than putting their favorite candidate on the prime minister's throne. If you want to choose a new prime minister, among the six major consortia, just two of them will not work.

"You're saying that Furugaki Zhenichi won't necessarily be recognized by other consortia?" Yasuda Nakanomiya smiled and said, "Then who is Iwasaki-kun more optimistic about?" ”

"What do you think of Yoshihiko Hada?" Iwasaki said lightly.

Yasuda Nakanomiya glanced at Iwasaki Masahiko quietly, and he was not surprised that Iwasaki Masahiko proposed Yoshihiko Hada, who supported Japan's nuclear power construction and export, which was beneficial to Japan's three nuclear giants -- Hitachi, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and Toshiba Corporation. And these three companies belong to the three consortiums of Mitsubishi, Furong and Mitsui.

Iwasaki Masahiro turned his gaze to the waterfall outside the window, Ye Tian Yoshihiko belongs to the hardliners in the Democratic Party, and the hardliners generally support Japan's military buildup, and this is undoubtedly beneficial to the Mitsubishi consortium. However, this does not mean that other consortia do not benefit from it. Because of the constraints of the pacifist constitution, Japan has always practiced a military production system that "combines the military with the people," that is, the government will no longer set up arsenals specializing in the production of weapons and equipment, and most of the research and development tasks and all the production tasks of weapons and equipment will be entrusted by the Ministry of Defense to civilian enterprises in the form of contracts. The six major consortia are all involved in this area to a greater or lesser extent.

At present, there are more than 20 large enterprises involved in military production, and while manufacturing civilian products such as automobiles, ships, engines, household appliances, and electronic equipment, these large enterprises are constantly applying the cutting-edge civilian technology stored in the development of civilian products to the military field. There are more than 2,000 small and medium-sized enterprises that produce supporting parts and components for these large enterprises, and in the event of war, these enterprises can fully switch to military production.

Since Japan is an ally of the United States and has always been the world's second largest economic power, it has abundant financial resources and unimpeded channels to develop and introduce advanced technology from European and American countries. The three major areas of military vehicle and warship manufacturing will account for more than two-fifths of the market share.

On the one hand, Japan's entry into the global arms trade market can bring Japan rich foreign exchange earnings, more jobs, and lower domestic production costs. On the other hand, it can also promote these enterprises to have more funds and enthusiasm to develop more sophisticated weapons and equipment.

In Iwasaki's view, the countdown to Yukio Hatoyama's resignation has begun, but in order to put a new candidate to power, it is necessary to obtain the approval of other consortiums, especially the Mitsui and Sumitomo consortiums, as much as possible, so that the transfer of prime minister's powers can be completed as soon as possible.

Moreover, Yoshihiko Yeda has a low ranking in the Democratic Party, and if he wants to be in power, he naturally has to rely on the strength of these conglomerates, and even after he takes office, it is impossible to be strong internally. More importantly, Yoshihiko Hada had been a member of several parties before becoming a member of the Democratic Party of Japan, and if the LDP can show enough advantages, it cannot be ruled out that he will switch sides and join the LDP.

"Yoshihiko Hada......" Yasuda Nakanomiya squinted, looking thoughtful.

"Next year's equipment procurement, our Mitsubishi consortium can give 10%!" Iwasaki said.

"Thirty percent!" Yasuda Nakanomiya said without hesitation, "It's only a year, and I have to convince other consortia, everyone is too little, what can I use to convince others." ”

"If Yoshihiko Yeda comes to power, I don't need to list them all here, right?" Iwasaki Masayan said in a deep voice, "How long can Yoshihiko Hada sit on stage?" Thirty percent is too much, fifteen percent at most! "Military procurement has always been an important source of profit for the Mitsubishi consortium, and the 15 percent conceded is also quite a large amount. Moreover, now that we are in the midst of an economic crisis, the importance of military procurement has naturally been even higher.