Military Society (FOTS)
| Military Society (FOTS) | |
|---|---|
| File:Military Society FOTS.png | |
| Chain | Propaganda Type |
| Requires | Buildings: |
| Enables | - |
| Spawned Defence Forces | - |
| Basic Building Statistics | |
| Clan Effects | No spread of non-clan allegiance across all provinces |
| See main article; FotS Buildings | |
Description
The loyalty of the loyal refreshes the people.
A military society is a "secret" organisation that encourages nationalist views in the population, and makes them happier in these times of change by giving them a sense of security. Usually membership is limited to officers, but wealthy civilians may contribute their support as well. The society's membership is an open secret: everyone knows it exists, but no one actually talks about it, or ever claims to be a member.
Eventually military societies were to plague Japanese politics, and cause no end of misfortune to Japan and other countries. After the Great War, Japan entered a period when ultra-nationalist factions within the Imperial Japanese Army and the Navy professed enormous loyalty to the Emperor. Often these groups were middle and low-ranking officers, and they were quite prepared to assassinate both politicians and senior officers in their own services that they considered to be insufficiently loyal to the Imperial Throne. Any sign of compromise, social liberalism or free thinking was seen as base treachery to be punished with death at their hands. As might be expected, in such a febrile atmosphere, moderate politicians kept quiet. The military societies acted in zeal, but seemed unable to understand that others could be equally loyal and still hold different views as to what was best for Japan. Officers in military societies were also quite prepared to kill themselves to advance their views about what was right for the country.
Other Information
Although expensive and seemingly unnecessary, the Military Society provides the ultimate defense against enemy Ishin-Shishi/Shinsengumi agents as they can no longer convert or incite unrest in pro-Independent provinces. They also defend against propaganda buildings that spread pro-Imperial and pro-Shogunate influence. As a result, pro-Imperial and pro-Shogunate factions must rely on military conquest and lengthy occupation to bring the provinces back under their control.
