บท 1270: Chapter 1270: The Lion's Big Mouth
Xia Yu had been paying close attention to the negotiations between Takeuchi Noboru and Nakasone Yasuhiro.
Or rather, Takeuchi Noboru had very carefully considered Xia Yu's opinions, which of course had been conveyed to Takeuchi Noboru through Junpei Hinata, and Takeuchi Noboru himself had no idea that the person behind the scenes was Xia Yu.
Takeshi Takeue did not want to know who the people behind Junpei Hinata were, and he tried to find out and investigate, but he was unable to get the real situation.
However, overall, the two sides have always cooperated very happily, and Xia Yu has spared no effort in supporting him, so Takeshi Takeue has let go of his worries.
After the general election, Junpei immediately congratulated Noboru.
After the congratulations, he advised Noboru to consider taking a cabinet position, which Noboru naturally agreed to without hesitation.
For Noboru and his SDP, it is important to obtain some cabinet positions no matter which party they join in a coalition government. The SDP also has the strength to share the cake.
Currently, there are 19 cabinet minister positions in the island's cabinet. Although the powers of these positions differ, for the Innovation Party, the 18 positions other than that of the Prime Minister do not differ greatly, and each has real power.
Since his allies had specific needs, Takeue was naturally happy to listen and meet their expectations.
In order to maximise profits, on the evening of the 20th of December, Takeue was at home.
Facing Yasuhiro Nakasone, who had come bearing gifts, Takeuchi, who had always been friendly, made his first big request, asking Nakasone for the six ministerial posts of the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, and the Ministry of Education.
He also added a request for the position of deputy prime minister.
When he heard the conditions that Takenaka Noboru had set out, Nakasone Yasuhiro's face instantly turned black. Holding back his anger, he said, 'Takenaka-kun, this doesn't at all seem like an attitude of wanting to cooperate. Not to mention that I won't agree to it, your conditions will never be agreed to within the Liberal Democratic Party.'
'Your party, the Sōkaikai, has 33 seats in the House of Representatives. If we cooperate, according to the ratio of parliamentary seats, you won't even get three ministerial positions.'
'But we have been old friends for a long time, and we have had a very pleasant year of cooperation. So as a sign of good faith, I can go and persuade the others in our party to give you three positions.'
Takeshita continued to smile, shaking his head slowly and saying, 'Nakasone-kun, let me ask you a question first. As the Minister of Finance, how do I, as the entire cabinet, and you, think I have done?'
For Nakasone Yasuhiro, there was only one answer to this question, and it had to be a positive one, otherwise there would be no way to continue the conversation.
He knew that answering this question would put him at a disadvantage, but Nakasone Yasuhiro had no choice but to praise Takekami: 'As we all know, Takekami-san has led the Ministry of Finance and made an indelible contribution to the development of the country. He has also been very supportive of me. Thank you for your past contributions.'
'Thank you!'
'Nakasone-san, in your opinion, is there anyone in the country who is currently more suitable to be the Minister of Finance than me?'
Takeshita accepted Nakasone's flattery with a smile, before asking another question.
Nakasone was unable to hold back his feelings, but still shook his head firmly and said, 'I haven't found anyone more suitable than you for the time being.'
'Thank you.'
'So in fact, no matter which party is in power in the next cabinet, aside from my other identity, I think I am a strong contender for the position of finance minister,'
Takeshita said confidently.
Nakasone nodded.
'Nakasone-kun, the situation is chaotic but also clear. Neither I nor the other members of the founding group have any ambitions for the prime minister's position, but others do.'
'The Socialist Party and the People's Democratic Party are both eyeing the prime minister's position. They have already contacted me. With the strength of our founding group, if we join the opposition party, we can get at least three ministerial positions.'
'And once the opposition parties really succeed in uniting to form a government, the state of internal balance will be more favourable for our founding political party.'
'But if the opposition parties really succeed in seizing power, then for the Liberal Democratic Party, there will be more and more trouble in the future.'
'In that case, do you think that with the same three positions, why should we stand on your side?'
Takeshita asked back, staring at Yasuhiro Nakasone with burning eyes.
The latter was silent for a long time, and then retorted, 'Takeshita-kun, with the conditions you have offered, I believe that as long as I am willing to give it, other parties will agree to cooperate with us.'
Takeshita smiled and said, 'Nakasone-kun, I also believe that other parties will be tempted, but regardless of political stance or future threats, we are the most suitable party to cooperate with.'
'Isn't that right?'
'If you cooperate with us, I believe we will have a very happy future together. But if you cooperate with other parties, you will have to be on your guard for the next few years...'
Both men were smart, and Yasuhiro Nakasone and the Liberal Democratic Party behind him had considered these factors, which is why they had listed the Sōsei no Kai as the most suitable party for coalition rule.
The Liberal Democratic Party would definitely have to compromise, but Yasuhiro Nakasone would never agree to the conditions thrown out by Noboru Takeshita.
The price had to be lowered!
'Takekami-kun, as a sign of good faith, I can promise that you will continue to serve as Minister of Finance and that you will serve as Deputy Prime Minister. In addition, I can give you up to three other positions, but I cannot accept any designation.'
'In that case, I will also take a step back. In addition to giving me the positions of Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister, I will also give you the positions of Minister of Defence, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Minister of Transport, and Minister of Posts and Telecommunications.'
'No way, the Ministry of Defence is absolutely out of the question!'
The Ministry of Defence is involved with the military, and the interests and military influence involved in the military industry are too great. The Mitsubishi and Fuji military industry consortia behind the Liberal Democratic Party will never let go. Yasuhiro Nakasone knew that even if he agreed to this position, it would be useless, and the Liberal Democratic Party would never agree to it.
'...'
Over the next hour, the two sides engaged in a heated conversation. In the end, of course, they did not reach an agreement, but they did come up with a rough outline.
After Yasuhiro Nakasone left, he immediately gathered the top echelons of the Liberal Democratic Party and informed them of the situation.
In the following days, various forces kept meeting.
The heads of the Socialist Party, the Minzhu Party, the Democratic Party, the Komeito Party, and other parties all sought out Noboru Takeshita for secret negotiations.
To describe the political scene in the island country at this time in one word is chaos!
Two flowers blooming together, each expressing a different view.
Compared to the chaos in the island country's political scene, the situation in the island country's convenience store industry is gradually becoming clearer.
In the past month, excluding second- and third-tier convenience stores and scattered convenience stores, all the convenience store brands at the forefront, with the exception of Ito-Yokado, have made gains.
In the past month or so, the number of Ito-Yokado convenience stores has not increased at all, and it is still 985 stores.
However, in the past month, Ito-Yokado's net loss was as high as 6.2 billion yen, and the loss of talent was as high as 1,618 people, and the entire company underwent a major bloodbath.
The average daily turnover of a single store has finally stabilised at 208,000 yen, and the supply system for fresh and cooked food has also barely settled down after some trial and error.
Although the situation is still very bad for Suzuki Toshifumi, the daily losses are still as high as more than 100 million yen.
Lawson convenience stores have opened 42 new stores, FamilyMart 35, Daily 21, New Day 18...
have all expanded their business.
However, the most eye-catching one is 7-Eleven.
From 100 stores, it has expanded frantically by 220 stores, bringing the total number of stores to 320.
The number of stores has jumped to fourth place in the industry, behind Ito-Yokado, FamilyMart and Lawson.
Most importantly, after successively breaking through Ito-Yokado's containment measures, even after opening a large number of new stores, 7-Eleven's average daily revenue per store has remained at around 584,000 yen.
In addition, the 7-Eleven convenience store's fresh food factory was also completed on December 6th after working around the clock, and was integrated and put into production on December 21st.
With everything ready, Xia Yu gave the order, and the long-planned trap dealt a fatal blow to the Ito-Yokado convenience store.
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