Imperial Court Considering Creating Eastern Capital in Odawara
Voting in the Imperial House of the People has begun on the issue of where to construct the proposed Forbidden Palace, which would serve as a second capital and center of bureaucracy, and Odawara is one of the top contenders. The proposed palace complex, which would cost a massive amount of time and effort, would effectively reduce government corruption in the cities around it and serve as a great honor to its host city, which would be elevated to the status of Secondary Capital. Though some choices in the far north and south of the Empire have been proposed, the recent war with Rome has led many to believe that it should be founded in the center of the continent, so that it could serve as a capital of the soon-to-be-Japanatican Roman territories. As a result, the chief contenders for the palace are Rome, Antium, and Odawara. Mayor Epimethius has campaigned enthuastically for the palace to be built in our fair city, pointing out that it will not be effected by the war the way Rome and Antium will be once they have been liberated from Caesar, and can start construction almost immediately. Rome and Antium, however, will have deminished populations and resistance, and a wrecked countriside and a need to build basic inprovements first. Odawara's high production and central location make it an ideal location for such a palace, and the mayor has already started clearing a large portion of land to house the massive site. He has also invited all the Represenatives to the House to a tea party Odawara Castle, to convince them to vote for Odawara rather than the yet-to-be-conquered barbarian capital of Rome.