Inari wants to live in peace

Episode 45 Letters to Foreign Countries (1) Army College

The Army College was built in 1896.

Briefly, first of all, the militia is my direct organization.

And samurai class members will be tested at garrisons around the world once they have completed compulsory education, and if they pass, they will join the army in a clear manner.

Higher education is not necessary, but it is advantageous.However, during the Edo period, there was no particular problem even if the brain muscle remained.

However, the situation will change dramatically with the opening of the country.

Japan in the Meiji era entered the framework of the international community.

With this, the future mandate of the militia will become harsh, and more flexible and ad hoc responses may be required.

Of course, it is best not to do so, but as far as the confusing world situation is concerned, I must say that hope is dim.

In addition, the brackets of identity have disappeared and even samurai can join the army.

In the future, various people will be assigned to the militia, so the chain of command will not function well on one side of the brain.

After considering these various circumstances, it was officially decided to build an army college that also served as a display card to foreign countries.

These are promising cadets for the future.

Rich, high-ranking sons, beautiful daughters, or principally knowledgeable.

It is a fashion army chosen for flower blossoms, but it is finally intended to be shown to foreign countries.

I taught you wrong in the past, sir!I can't say no to Sergeant Hartman's bootcamp.

There is some training in using the body, but it is quite gentle compared to the garrison.

It's just a facility to train the cadres who will be the militia's brains.

Moreover, in order to deceive the eyes of other countries, it was best not to be a muscular macho man, but simply to be gorgeous and attract attention.

And in the spring of Meiji 16, I decided to attend the opening ceremony as usual.

A commemorative first-year student, a boy and girl, is sitting in a pipe chair arranged regularly in a gymnasium in a brand new uniform, all of whom grow up without saying a word.

In the meantime, I went up to the stage, used a microphone that matched their height, and called them.

"Congratulations on your admission.

You will learn all kinds of knowledge and skills at Army College. "

I am not the usual witch dress today.They were wearing army uniforms through their sleeves.

I congratulated the freshman with an unobstructed greeting.

It should be noted that Japan's supreme ruler would not have come on purpose.

But I'm light in footwork anyway.

Inari, please! That said, even if it's not too much, if you say that it also serves the purpose of appealing to other countries in the vicinity, I understand.

Since the contents were small citizens, basically I could not refuse if asked, and above all, Inari God (false) could not defy the public opinion.

Anyway, the complicated greeting that I had memorized in advance was successfully completed without biting.

But I was relieved, so I hit Mike's head the last time I bowed, but even though I blushed to shame, I stepped off the stage with a grand walk and returned to my seat.

This is no big deal compared to the impending crisis in Japan and the failure to steer.

I quickly recovered from the effects that I was accustomed to in the continuum of my life.

Incidentally, not only visitors from Japan but also foreign countries, as well as a large number of interviewers, are actually filmed by television cameras.

Since the entrance ceremony was a big one and was not openly washed away, I was still better off even though I was still badly noticed.

After that, the ceremony proceeded without anything in particular, and the interviewer was not a student, a guest or a teacher, but a keen photographer of me.

Even in college, the fox daughter is only one.It is natural to stand out.

By the way, when I finished my greeting, I basically just sat down, so I had time to spare.

And I want to get out of the television camera siege net, but I don't need to excrete, so I don't use escape routes such as picking flowers.

Even under such circumstances, I can't move very badly.

So I somehow watched the people around me and listened to various stories with clear fox ears.

Then I find a student talking about something interesting, so I listen carefully.

"... it's me. I really wanted to be in the Navy."

"I know how it feels. Battleships are a man's romance after all."

I can't see it from the stage or the guest seat, and it seems to be talking quite far away, but the hearing in the fox ear is not the day, and I can hear it regardless.

And in their conversation, I nodded slightly that there was a reason.

Explaining the reason, the militia is now known to belong to the land, sea and air.

Among them, there are many opportunities for the navy to drive away foreign suspicious vessels and help rescue marine casualties.

In addition, the activities of the Maritime Self-Defense Forces were broadly televised during the Tsushima occupation.

There were restrictions on confidential information, and although it is less popular than before, many young people still admire the sea and join the army.

Incidentally, the Army is active in disaster support, but it is basically plain.By the way, Japan has an overwhelmingly larger ocean area than land.

Well, if we march to the mainland and march to other countries, we'll have a chance.

But if that happens, there is no doubt that Japan is in a critical situation.

In that sense, it would be better not to have a good army appearance.

The last Air Force, but the whole thing is classified as military.

Therefore, it is not disclosed to the public.

Although there are only two armies on land and sea, the assignment may be empty by looking at the suitability after joining the army.

However, only some of the poles knew about it.

While I was thinking, the conversation between the boys continued uninterrupted.

"If I had Naval College, I'd have wanted to go there."

"I don't know how many years from now, but they have a plan to build the ocean."

"Seriously!? Ah! I wish I'd been born much later!"

Ultimately, it will be built with land, sea and air, but not once.

Therefore, we are entering the consideration stage as the next university.

According to government officials, the school is scheduled to open in Meiji 21.

And in five years, I'm sure all first-year students will graduate.

Or would they transfer to the Navy if they stayed in college for some reason?

Above all, students around me have heard a glitter of agreement, which makes them understand that the army's unpopularity is a deep-rooted problem.

(The flow will change if the tank is released to the public.A bit of a military balance in the world)

Even at Army College, it was the last product of exploring critical lines in view of the current global situation.

And as for tanks, I decided it was still early, even in the old style.

Foreign countries fear the high military power of Japan, feel threatened, and the tension in the international community increases. If they succeed, it will become a spark of war.

You're worried about it, the Navy and the Air Force are together, and I disagree with the Army proposal!I didn't have the ear to ask.

There are a lot of witnesses about Battleship Yamato, but I am blurring it to the public without announcing it.

Only the Russian Empire, exposed to shelling, was convinced, and the international community did not have such a big problem.

It seems that England has worked hard, but I don't know the details.

Anyway, tacit understanding is completely different from publishing it to the public and the world.

Even now that the world is in a state of confusion, we should refrain from inciting a sense of crisis.

For the time being, therefore, tanks were allowed to operate only in some garrisons.

And I thought about the latest army equipment.

(Probably about shooting an automatic machine gun in an old car.

It's better than a horse, but that might not beat the popularity of giant ship gunfighting)

Own by the Maritime Self-Defense Forces. I don't know, but the most amazing warships are Yamato and Musashi.

At least the general public was aware of it, and even if they were informed of their achievements in sinking Russian Empire ships from a long distance or driving them away from Tsushima, the publicity effect was far too good.

In contrast, the Land Self-Defense Forces rides on cars, shoots automatic machine guns, digs more holes, and fights muddy.

I like the way infantry fights in war movies because I'm a light geek, but I lost a lot to the Navy when it comes to popularity in general.

And for me, it is desirable that the land, sea and air are balanced.

Because movies and animations often have military coups.

In this case, if the equivalent forces are monitored by each other, they will not run wild so easily, and in the unlikely event that they do not reverse, the other two armies will not be able to be stopped easily even in bundles.

I wish I could, but I don't want to fight between the Japanese, so I've never moved on to avoid such a case.

Having considered all these circumstances, I took a seat immediately after the opening ceremony.

I remembered that on the auspicious day, I called the principal of the Army College and other officials to hold consultations to increase the popularity of the Army with the idea of just going as usual.