The next morning, the Prime Minister's residence.

At the oval-shaped conference table is the newly promoted Prime Minister Toda Nagamasa, and on either side are 19 cabinet ministers in order. Today, when imperial power has long been a mascot, they are the twenty people who stand at the top of the country.

It was also the first meeting of the Toda Cabinet.

There was only one agenda item for the meeting, and that was to decide on the decisions of the deputy ministers and political officials of various agencies, as well as the Senate and House of Representatives, such as the Budget Committee, the Economic Reconstruction Committee, and the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Committee...... and other departmental positions.

These positions are not for just one person.

Only members of the two houses of the National Assembly have this qualification, and even more than 70 or 80 percent of the posts such as deputy ministers and political officials need to be filled by members of the House of Representatives, and only a small number of seats can be obtained in the Senate.

After some competition.

The selection of the deputy secretary for the main event has basically been decided, and what remains is the equally high-profile post of political officer.

After all, in various institutions.

Administrative officers are in the third order, and most of them have only 2-3 people, and a few entire departments have only one minister, one deputy minister, and one administrative officer, so it is self-evident how much power the administrative officer has.

"Your Excellency the Prime Minister."

The Chief Cabinet Secretary said: "The affairs of the Minister's Secretariat are heavy, and I and the three Deputy Ministers alone cannot do it, so this Minister's Secretariat, I plan to select three Ministers' Secretaries to assist in handling the work of the Minister's Secretariat, and the following is a recommended list. ”

said.

On the screen, several candidates for the Minister's Secretariat's Cabinet were projected, and the number was only nine, which means that one out of three people could be elected as the Administrator.

Due to the importance of the Minister's Secretariat.

So none of the nine people on the list are simple characters.

Originally, the goal of the second palace law was the administrative officer of the minister's office, but unfortunately, the competition for these three administrative officer seats was too fierce.

He didn't even make it to the recommendation list.

Directly stuck outside of the nine.

Contrary to him.

Hayakawa Jungen appeared on the recommended list.

"I propose that Hayakawa-sender."

The new Minister of Justice has a close relationship with the previous Minister of Justice, so he did not hesitate to side with Hayakawa Jungen: "The work of Congressman Hayakawa in the Ministry of Justice is obvious to all, and the Minister's Secretariat needs such a talented and qualified person. ”

The Minister of Justice has something to say.

He directly stated that two of the three administrative positions in the minister's cabinet can be gilded by the children of top famous families, but there must be someone who really does things, and this person Hayakawa Shungen is the most suitable.

"Against!"

The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries immediately said, "Parliamentarian Hayakawa is more than capable of keeping things done, but not enterprising, and the Minister's Secretariat, as the hematopoietic body of the entire Cabinet, has too many challenges to do, and I don't think Dietor Hayakawa is not enough to take on this great task if it goes wrong." ”

"I'm against it too, and the others are clearly more suitable."

“……”

In the midst of opposition, Hayakawa Jungen was ultimately excluded from the post of political secretary of the minister's cabinet.

And that's not all.

Maybe it's because the head of the Hayakawa family has retired from the position of vice minister for too long, and the Toda cabinet doesn't sell the face of the Hayakawa family very much, so the influence of the Hayakawa family this year is even worse than last year.

Hayakawa Jungen was then unelected as a political secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and the Ministry of Finance.

"Gentlemen, please stop in moderation!"

The Minister of Justice suppressed his anger: "Before discussing the position of political officer in the next department, we should first determine the position of Councilor Hayakawa, so as not to chill the hearts of those who work hard." ”

"That's true."

Prime Minister Toda muttered, "Education is the foundation of the country, so the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, which is in charge of national education, is a top priority, and it is not an insult to put Congressman Hayakawa in the post of political secretary of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology." ”

"Seconded." "Seconded." "Seconded."

In addition to the Minister of Justice, everyone seconded the motion.

Now that the Toda Cabinet has just been formed, and everyone's interests have just been exchanged, Prime Minister Toda Nagamasa has the absolute right to speak in the cabinet, and even those who do not agree with this matter dare not oppose it openly.

And everyone can feel it keenly.

Toda, the new prime minister, did not have a good impression of the Hayakawa family.

Otherwise, Hayakawa Jungen would not have been able to keep his position as an administrative officer of the Ministry of Justice, and he would have been assigned to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology as a political officer.

It's not that the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology is bad.

As the department in charge of education, publishing, academia, etc., the power is still incredibly large.

Just relative to the Ministry of Justice.

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology is more than a star and a half behind.

Like Hayakawa Jungen, Ritsu Ninomiya's situation is not optimistic, and although he was nominated for the list of recommended political officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and the Ministry of Finance, he was also unsuccessful, and none of the contenders for those positions were mediocre.

Not to mention the older generation.

There is discrimination against young people, as well as women.

Therefore, even if there are four joint efforts of Kamiyo, Horikawa, Hayakawa, and Uehara, they will not be able to turn things around.

Now.

Among all the highest-ranked and most powerful government officials, only the last one of the ministers of justice has yet to be decided, and if this trend continues, there is no doubt that Ritsu Ninomiya will not be elected.

But most of you know it in your hearts.

The top-ranked political officials, they may be able to stop the Ninomiya Ritsu, but the low-ranking political officials must let the Ninomiya Ritsu take a place, otherwise it is equivalent to pressing the face of the four families such as Kamiyo and Horikawa to the ground.

It doesn't matter which famous chaebol.

I don't dare to say that I can withstand the pressure of the four families such as Kamiyo and Horikawa.

"Now, let's start discussing the selection of administrative officials for the Ministry of Justice."

As soon as the new Prime Minister Toda Nagamasa opened his mouth, the secretary had just projected the list of recommendations onto the screen, and Prime Minister Toda Nagamasa caught everyone off guard: "The Ministry of Justice has always implemented a system of one minister, one deputy minister, and one administrative officer, and the Ministry of Special Justice also has a special agency under the jurisdiction of the Public Prosecutor's Office, which is related to the authority of the judiciary and is more responsible to the entire people."

"Therefore.

"The selection of the Ministry of Justice's administrative officer is a top priority.

"I glanced at the list of recommendations.

"As the youngest member of the Diet, Ninomiya is still young, but the fact that he was elected to the Diet at this age is enough to prove that he is deeply loved by the people, and his talent is beyond doubt.

"Other than that.

"I read his resume, and he happened to be a student at the Faculty of Law of Tokyo University, so he was able to work at the Ministry of Justice to make the most of his professional knowledge.

"What do you think?"

“……”

Toda Nagamasa's words directly stunned everyone present.

And the most confused among them belong to the four families of Kamiyo, Horikawa, Hayakawa and Uehara.

No!

What's going on with this Ninomiya-kun?

You've asked the new Prime Minister Toda Nagamasa to be a reinforcement, so what are you looking for us for!?

That's too much to say, isn't it? (End of chapter)