Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama stepped onto the podium on time.
His face was haggard, looking like a sculpture that was about to decay. His wrinkled hands were trembling. He held a piece of white paper and faced the camera with an ugly smile.
Bow at ninety degrees!
Standard apology etiquette and attitude.
The people sitting in front of the TV were eating melon seeds and watching the show. To them, the Prime Minister was a high-ranking figure who was completely out of their reach. It was difficult to understand his current sad mood and to empathize with him.
The only thing that supports them to continue waiting in front of the TV is their burning heart of gossip.
"On April 8, 1991, I was fortunate enough to be elected as the 81st Prime Minister and the sixth Prime Minister since the Heisei era. As soon as I took office, I was faced with various problems left by the previous Prime Minister Hata Tsubasa.
The shocking case worth 3 trillion yen is still vivid in my mind..."
Tomiichi Murayama was talking about the past when the Socialist Party was colluding with the Nichirin Sect. Such a large sum of money has yet to be found, and the principal culprits, the Nichirin Sect leaders Akira Asahara and Tsutomu Hata, are also squatting in prison. They no longer have
Opportunity to turn around.
Looking back on his career as Prime Minister, it seems that it has been accompanied by various failures from the beginning.
In the end, the 3 trillion yen was transferred to the Kitahara Shenlang Credit Bank, and Kitahara Sosuke came to deal with the aftermath. From then on, Kitahara Sosuke became one of the largest debtors in Japan.
Tomiichi Murayama rambled, not like a prime minister speaking, but more like a dying old man explaining the past and hopes for the future.
"I am seventy-two years old this year. Whether physically or mentally, I cannot bear the heavy responsibility of prime minister... Since the bubble economy burst, the domestic turmoil has never been able to subside. Some time ago, the national granary was in deficit, and now the financial industry has
Facing a life-and-death crisis, as the prime minister, it is inevitable that he should bear the blame."
Tomiichi Murayama continued talking, and just when most people started to yawn, he suddenly paused, attracting everyone's attention again, and then suddenly raised his voice,
“Recently, the Prime Minister’s Cabinet has had many communications with the National Assembly, and I have decided to resign as Prime Minister at the end of the year, that is, on December 31, 1991. During my more than eight months in office, I have failed to fulfill your high expectations and transform the people from
In dire straits..."
The Prime Minister is resigning again!
This time, Tomiichi Murayama made a very decisive decision.
The post of prime minister has become a hot potato since Takeshita, the king of the Showa era, ascended to the altar.
At the end of the Anshu Palace period, when Takeshita Noboshi stepped down, the Foreign Minister Uno Sosuke of the Nakasone faction came out to clean up the mess. Not long after, he stepped down quickly because of adultery with a geisha, and was later picked up by Toshiki Kaifu of the Kawamoto faction.
Toshiki Kaifu was so ambitious that he was elected for two terms before falling to the combined forces of Kiichi Miyazawa and Sosuke Kitahara.
At that time, Tomiichi Murayama and many people did not know the young people who are now all-powerful in all walks of life. They always felt that Toshiki Kaifu was lost in the game battlefield between the six major consortiums and the United States and was the final victim.
The biggest winner, Miyazawa Kiichi, came to power proudly, hoping to sacrifice Kitahara Sosuke to obtain greater benefits, but was then severely pushed to the ground and rubbed by him, and finally retired from politics sadly.
Immediately afterwards, Hosokawa Morihi and Hata Zu took turns to take charge, but neither of them left the shadow of Kitahara Sosuke, and were even forced to step down because they offended him.
When Hata Tsutomu was finished, everyone realized what a ferocious wolf the young man who had always been smiling in the business and financial world was.
The puppet-like Tomiichi Murayama knew his fate when he came to power.
He just finally got a chance to fight back, how could he be willing to miss it?
He was also a person who was active at the highest level. How could he be willing to be led by someone who is almost fifty years younger?
What a pity, what a pity, what a pity.
"Everything is my fault!"
Tomiichi Murayama ended up looking very embarrassed and sad.
Even in the end, he did not even write the declaration to step down, and none of these words were true to his true intentions.
Even if there are millions of dissatisfactions in my heart, what can I do?
From the moment he chose to help Noboru Takeshita to resist Kitahara Sosuke, he was destined to have a tragic ending after failure.
In the afternoon, Kitahara Sosuke personally came to the Prime Minister's residence to find him. He made a bunch of conditions with a calm face and did not allow him to refuse.
Either the whole family dies, and the script continues to follow his wishes.
Either take all the blame, follow the script according to his wishes, and finally save every trace of the Murayama family's blood.
Too much bullying!!!
Tomiichi Murayama's hand holding the manuscript had blue veins.
Bow again.
"After discussing with cabinet members, the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Finance, and many members of the Diet, we decided to formally approve an application previously submitted by Kitahara Shinro Credit Bank. The Bank of Japan, the Ministry of Finance, and the Financial Services Agency jointly issued a document for approval.
The Prime Minister and Cabinet jointly approved that from tomorrow, December 30, 1991, Kitahara Shenlang Credit Bank will officially change its name to Kitahara Bank, becoming the 28th large urban bank in Japan, with no restrictions on business scope and business content!"
Tomiichi Murayama read out his last decree as Prime Minister word for word.
The content was not drawn up by him.
This piece of news is a bit explosive.
Countless people who were drowsy in front of the TV suddenly woke up!
The sensitive upper class immediately realized that this was a quid pro quo.
Kitahara clan companies are no longer restricted by the financial system. On this condition, Kitahara Sosuke steps in to save the market!
I'm afraid only that man has the qualifications and ability to save the current old ruble crisis.
For the people, this is also a huge change.
If Kitabahara Shenlang was just a credit bank, its priority, business content and scope would not be comparable to those of large urban banks.
Even if it is run so perfectly and is very popular among the people, it is still very inconvenient to use.
But upgrading to a bank is different!
This means that from now on, the Kitahara Consortium will also be officially born.
A very large group with its own trading company and bank took root.
The six major financial groups can no longer stop him.
After all, this time, whoever dares to stop him will have to clean up the current mess.
Who can go?
Mitsubishi, Sumitomo, Sanwa, Fuji, Kanin and Mitsui?
They were already one of the biggest victims of the turmoil, and if they were asked to take advantage of the situation, they might end up being eaten by the other five families.
The only way to survive the crisis and do nothing yourself is to add another person to the table, share the food with him, and let him contribute.
"In the last five minutes, I invited Governor Kitahara to the stage to address the people. He will also take on the important task of rescuing the current crisis in Japan's financial industry."
Tomiichi Murayama sadly bowed out.
With a smile on his face and a tall posture, Kitahara Sosuke took the stage with his head held high.