It was extremely rare for Governor Chuxon to convene a province-wide military and political meeting.
The military system before the empire, except for the Royal Guards near the imperial capital, was mostly autonomous militias with few professional soldiers. However, the areas directly under the jurisdiction of the five provinces south of the Yangtze River were also buffer zones to guard against the four provinces in the north. Therefore, we adopted
Basically, each city has a standing guard regiment, and the highest officer is the governor of each province.
There is also a border garrison division stationed near the provincial capital, and its division commander is customarily the military adviser to the governor.
However, although the governor is the highest military and political officer of a province, changes in the military system, even the expansion of a small guard regiment, must be approved by the Imperial Military Department.
Moreover, the original military strength of the five Jiangnan provinces was completely different from that of the Northern Territory.
A province usually consists of one division and a dozen garrison regiments stationed in various cities. In terms of military strength, it may not be as powerful as the powerful brigade commanders in the four northern provinces.
But now the situation is completely different.
The main content of this military and political meeting has been leaked. I don’t know if someone deliberately leaked it.
However, it was Governor Chuckson who reported to the Imperial Military Headquarters and upgraded the Black Mountain Brigade to the Imperial Infantry Division.
For military units from various places who are still willing to ask for instructions from the military headquarters, the imperial military headquarters has almost always responded to their requests.
Jiangning Province has been given the designation of an additional infantry division, the 325th Division of the Imperial Border Guard Corps.
In the Grifonian language, the pronunciation of three hundred and twenty-five is somewhat similar to that of griffon. The 325th Division can be regarded as inheriting the designation of the griffon legion from the abandoned dynasty era.
Governor Chakson is planning to transfer the security regiments from two nearby cities in Montenegro to the Montenegro Brigade to form the 325th Division.
At the same time, administratively, the two cities were also placed under the management of the Montenegro Administrative Office.
Montenegro is originally a vast territory. In this case, the area managed by the Heishan Administrative Office occupies a quarter of Jiangning Province.
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There are only five people in the conference room, except for the secretarial staff.
Governor-General Chuckson, and the three chief ministers, namely Chief Secretary Wang Qiande, Financial Secretary Wu Dingjin and Deputy Secretary for Justice To Fansheng.
After news of the war in the south came, Secretary for Justice Wilson abandoned his official position and returned to his hometown.
He is a true abandoner of officialdom, he ran away without even saying hello.
He is from Sophia, and now he has returned to the Kingdom of Sophia, which supports the second prince as its king.
Deputy Director Du Fansheng is temporarily in charge of the work of the Department of Justice.
In addition to the governor and the chiefs of the third division, the fifth person to participate in this secret meeting was Lu Ming.
It seems that Lu Ming is already one of the most powerful people in Jiangning.
In fact, Lu Ming was originally going to Chengjiaji and went there in person as the so-called Lu Shuai.
But now that the matter that had been planned for a long time was coming to fruition, I could only suppress the anger in my heart and first came to the provincial capital of Jiangning.
Governor Chuxon still seemed unresponsive.
Chief Secretary Tan Yaji briefed several officials on what will be announced at tomorrow's military and political meeting.
As reported by the outside world, the Black Mountain Brigade was upgraded to the 325th Division, and at the same time the security regiments in the two nearby cities were incorporated into the 325th Division.
Military control was abolished in Montenegro and the two related cities, and a special camp for the governor was set up. Lu Ming was appointed as acting commissioner of the camp and commander of the 325th Division.
Listening to Tan Yaji's announcement, Hu Dingjin's face was particularly ugly.
In fact, most of the upper-class people in Jiangning have recently felt that Governor Chuxon's Alzheimer's disease may be just a symptom.
Especially after the civil strife in the imperial capital, the old governor seemed to know better than anyone else that he might have already joined the same camp as Lu Ming, who he now favors.
After sending his eldest grandson and granddaughter-in-law to Lu Mingjun for training, we can get even more clues.
Hu Dingjin was better informed than anyone else, but at this moment, he still couldn't hold back his anger.
Tan Yaji just said a paragraph, and he snorted coldly, "I don't think it's appropriate!"
Governor Chuxon stared in one direction blankly, as if he didn't hear what he said at all.
He continued: "Lu Qianxing, oh, he is also called Lu Ming, right? He is too young. Your Majesty the Governor, the infantry division designation we finally won is also the guarantee for our peace and stability in Jiangning. I think it must be established by a mature and stable person."
Commander-in-Chief, if we don’t have such talents in Jiangning, we can hire them from outside. Otherwise, if the soldiers in the whole province are unconvinced and their morale is unstable, we in Jiangning may not be divided!"
Du Fansheng immediately agreed, "I think what Director Hu said is very reasonable. Of course, General Lu is an outstanding talent. He should practice in his deputy position and then he can be promoted to the top in the future!"
There have been rumors recently that To Fan-sheng may be promoted to the post of Secretary for Justice, which has been vacant for several months. He is the most popular candidate.
He and Hu Dingjin are very close now.
Listening to the words of the two people, Chief Secretary Wang Qiande had no expression on his face and just lowered his head to drink tea.
"Qian Xing is good to me..." Governor Chuxon muttered blankly, "Whoever rebels, let Qian Xing go and destroy it..."
Lu Ming was startled. Governor Chuckson's current reaction and words might be that he was seriously ill. He was telling the truth in his heart?
His own feeling is that his Alzheimer's disease is sometimes sober and sometimes confused. Therefore, he knows very well how those senior officials who can report things face to face to him behave. And when he first met him, Hu Dingshan was present, and how did Hu Dingjin treat him?
, he saw everything he was doing at that time.
I didn't feel a trace of indifference or rudeness just because he became dementia.
It should have been the first time I met him that I left a good impression on him.
As for the current communication between Christine and Lady Windsor and him, it is another matter.
Hu Dingjin was stunned when he heard Governor Chuxon's words, and gritted his teeth and said: "Your Excellency, Governor, you should not mix your personal feelings with official business!"
Governor Chuxon's eyes became clear at this time, he looked at Hu Dingjin, frowned and said: "If I didn't mix my personal feelings, would you still be sitting here now?"
Hu Dingjin hesitated immediately, a little embarrassed, and wanted to say something, but finally shook his head, leaned back, and stopped talking.
Lu Ming smiled and said: "Your Majesty the Governor, the Secretary for Justice of this province has been vacant for a long time. The candidate I recommended to you last time is Sharif, the chief judge of Montenegro Court?"
Governor Chuxon's eyes had become hollow, he turned his head and looked away, and gave Lu Ming a cold shoulder.
When Du Fansheng was gloating about his misfortune, Tan Yaji, the chief secretary standing next to Governor Chuxon, smiled at Lu Ming: "General Lu, the Governor and Judge Sharif have already met, and they think Judge Sharif is worthy of the job.
This appointment will be officially announced at tomorrow's meeting."
What? Du Fansheng couldn't believe his ears, and his face immediately changed color.
He turned to look at Hu Dingjin. Hu Dingjin was thinking about something and had no reaction at all.
"I also know Judge Sharif. He is a highly respected legal expert." Wang Qiande said with a smile.
Obviously the situation has become completely clear. He originally recommended candidates, but now he can only acquiesce in the result of failure.
After tomorrow's military and political meeting, Jiangning Province will naturally form a new power structure. It is no longer the era when the Hu family only covered the sky with one hand.
Tan Yaji looked at the few people present, especially Lu Ming, who was already one of the most powerful people in the province at such a young age.
It represents the local power faction and the most powerful military branch in the province.
Director Wang is in charge of the provincial government affairs; Director Hu is the god of wealth in the province.
These three will probably fight openly and secretly in the future.
