On January 18, 1889, at the annual court meeting of the Han Kingdom in South America, Li Mingyuan first announced the preparation of the constitution and the establishment of the order of the heirs of the prince, and later made resolutions on several major matters related to the development of the country.

"The living standards of the local people are improving year by year, and the contradictions between the newly naturalized immigrants and the local people are accumulating deeper and deeper every year.

More than 95 percent of the new immigrants came from poor families before they arrived in the mainland, they had no money on them, and they were still holding the foreign debts of the government, the boat gangs, and the smugglers.

It is not easy for the old and new people to make a living, and it is not surprising that the people who settled down in the early stage are worried that the new immigrants will steal their jobs and become dissatisfied.

However, through some of the contradictions and conflicts between the old and new immigrants, you should also see the essential facts that go straight to the heart of the problem.

Why are new immigrants more competitive in low-tech fields than some old immigrants? With more than 400,000 babies born each year and 600,000 immigrants entering the country in various ways, why bother to bring in immigrants from the Far East just by relying on the rapid growth of the population? ”

Li Mingyuan threw out two questions at once, looked at He Ziyuan, who was inconspicuous in the corner, and said seriously: "Lin Shu, what do you think?" ”

Getting the opportunity to listen to the government in the court, He Ziyuan guessed that Li Mingyuan might test himself in public at the court, so after hearing Li Mingyuan's question, after a short period of excitement, he quickly adjusted his mood and replied in an orderly manner: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the people are the foundation of the country, the number of citizens is insufficient, and the development of the country is restricted.

Looking at the industrial, military, and agricultural fields, a large number of young labor force is needed to supplement the input.

Although the majority of new immigrants are illiterate and unable to work at a skilled level, more than 600,000 new immigrants per year in agriculture and low-end light industry alone can bring great benefits to the overall development of the country. ”

"That's a good answer."

Li Mingyuan affirmed Ho's opinion, adding: "Whether it is from the perspective of national interests or actual needs, the policy of continuing to obtain migrants from the Far East will not change in the next 20 years."

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"Your Majesty is wise, the empire's territory spans thousands of miles from north to south, and there are countless fertile fields, and adhering to the immigration import policy is of great benefit to the mainland, and it is true that the migration transportation operation cannot be suspended because of the opposition of some people."

"The number of native citizens is only more than 17 million, which is far less than that of the Western powers, and it is really a mistake to discuss the suspension of the migration transportation plan now, and I beg Your Majesty to severely punish those who proposed this resolution!"

The emperor made it clear that he supported the continued adherence to the immigration transportation policy, and the officials below agreed.

"The dispute between the old and the new immigrants is essentially due to the low level of national education, and some of the people who moved to the country earlier have missed the age of education or have a low degree of ability to accept new things, resulting in the inability to keep up with the pace of national development, and can only sell their physical strength to fight for low labor remuneration with the new immigrants.

The first generation of new immigrants has a low degree of moldability, and even if they receive a simple literacy education, the vast majority of them do not meet the standards for entering the core industrial sector, so from the very beginning of the implementation of the migration transport operation, the central court (the government is easy to harmonize and replaced by the imperial court) positioned the first generation of immigrants as agricultural and primary industry workers, rather than the backbone of heavy industry builders. ”

Li Mingyuan paused for a while, observed the reaction of everyone in the palace, and continued to explain: "In the early stage of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the local area will be in the transition stage from an agricultural society to an industrial society for a long time, in this process, agriculture, animal husbandry, and agricultural product processing industry are the main driving forces for the development of the country. Get the start-up capital you need to grow your industry.

Industry and agriculture are the foundation of the country, and the new immigrants and students who have received Western education are also citizens of the Han Empire, regardless of their contributions in the economic field, their status is equal in terms of law and society, which is the significance of the implementation of the constitutional monarchy, and it is also a member of the ancient Chinese ethnic group, which should be a little effort for the compatriots in the Far East who are in a difficult state.

Therefore, it is completely unnecessary to expand the conflict between the old and new immigrants, as court officials, your responsibility is to thoroughly implement the policy of encouraging childbirth, solve the worries of the first generation of immigrants, so that they can actively reproduce and raise offspring for the country, and then, on the basis of the new generation of infants, start to educate their children from primary school, and complete the task of education popularization from the second generation of localized newborns, and then raise the education level of the new generation of citizens to the level of meeting the requirements of industrial development. ”

"Your Majesty is wise, and your ministers should remember Your Majesty's teachings." …………

The court meeting lasted for a whole morning, and at about two o'clock in the afternoon, the civil officials participating in the court meeting left the palace one after another, while the main generals of the army and navy were left in the hall of the council hall.

"The timetable for the implementation of the constitutional system, everyone has seen, between 1889 and 1894 to prepare for the constitution, during the preparation of the constitution, the imperial government and the army and navy institutions have to carry out large-scale restructuring,

The War Department and the Navy Department, as the agencies responsible for the day-to-day management of the Army and Navy, will be incorporated into the national government affairs system, and the War Department and the Navy Department will become members of the Cabinet and will be under the jurisdiction of the Cabinet Chief. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister has the courage to ask, should the daily training of the army and navy and the replacement of weapons of the troops and fleets also be reported to the chief assistant of the cabinet?"

"Yes, issues such as the daily management of the army and military expenditure must be reported to the chief assistant of the cabinet, but the power of review and approval is not all in the hands of the chief assistant of the cabinet.

In addition to the Cabinet, a new Military Affairs Management Committee will be established, the head of which will be concurrently served by the Cabinet and composed of the Minister of the Army and Navy, the Chief of the General Staff of the Army and Navy, the Chief of the Cabinet Assistant, and the Chiefs of the Cabinet Ministries. ”

The power to manage the day-to-day affairs of the army and formulate operational plans was divided into two different departments, but because the army and navy lacked prestigious generals, the posts of Minister of the Army, Minister of the Admiralty, Chief of the General Staff of the Army, and Chief of the General Staff of the Navy were always held by Emperor Li Mingyuan.

Holding many hats, big and small affairs, even if Li Mingyuan's energy is different from ordinary people, he gradually feels a little unbearable, therefore, taking the opportunity of the constitutional monarchy reform, Li Mingyuan plans to step down part of his duties and delegate the four core positions of the army and navy to the army generals.

"The Imperial Army has gone through hundreds of major wars, large and small, and all the generals are the mainstays of the country, with rich military experience and outstanding command ability, so I would like to select a suitable candidate from among you to take over the four important posts of Minister of the Army and Navy and Chief of Staff of the Army and Navy."

Li Mingyuan's unhurried remarks caused huge waves among nearly 100 generals, and the Minister of Army and Navy and Chief of Staff are the highest posts in the army, and being able to ascend to one of them can be said to be the dream of all imperial officers and soldiers, and as high-ranking generals in the army, they undoubtedly have more opportunities to touch the core posts of the Imperial Wehrmacht than ordinary officers and soldiers.

Nearly 100 generals gathered their eyes on Li Mingyuan, looking at the fiery eyes of everyone, Li Mingyuan smiled and said: "The candidates for the four commanders of the army and navy, I have made a preliminary decision in my heart, the post of minister of war is planned to be held by Luo Linshan, commander of the first division, the post of chief of general staff of the army is to be held by Zhao Yongzeng, the chief of staff of the Navy Department and the minister of the Navy Department are taken over by Chen Sen and Li Han respectively, and as for the vacancies left by the promotion of the four generals to the post of the four commanders, as well as the positions at all levels added in the 1890 large-scale expansion plan, The results of the joint military exercises of the army and navy shall be used as the basis for judging. ”

The ever-changing situation around South America and the continuous penetration of the United States into the economic fields of South American countries have forced Li Mingyuan to advance his military expansion plan again.

"On the army side, the number of cavalry divisions and artillery divisions was maintained at about 10,000, and the heavy artillery regiment received 155 mm heavy artillery produced locally, which was expanded into an independent artillery brigade with an establishment of 5,200 people.

The number of main infantry divisions has been increased to 12, four new infantry divisions have been expanded, and the number of troops has increased from 12,000 to 15,000 and 18,000 respectively.

18,000 people are organized into first-class infantry divisions, with an additional 105-mm artillery regiment and a heavy machine-gun battalion, and four first-class infantry divisions are prepared for training, and 15,000 are second-class infantry divisions, equipped with standardized weapons, and eight second-class infantry divisions are ready for training.

Both the First and Second Class Infantry Divisions have four large infantry regiments under their direct jurisdiction, and each infantry regiment has been expanded from 2,200 to 3,000 men.

The large-scale infantry regiment implements the small platoon and large enterprise system, with 32 people in an infantry platoon.

A company has four infantry platoons, one Zizhong squad, and one company headquarters, with a total of 183 people.

One battalion has three companies under its command, with a total of 657 personnel.

Each regiment was equipped with one heavy machine gun company, and one heavy machine gun company was equipped with six heavy machine guns.

The establishment of the first, second, and third mixed brigades was restored, and each brigade had two large 3,000-man regiments under its jurisdiction, with artillery battalions, guard battalions, engineer battalions and other troops, with an establishment of 9,000 people.

After the great expansion of the army,

The total strength of the army has been expanded to 230,000, and the navy has 4,500 surface ships, 4,000 marines, and 7,000 garrison and subordinate units on islands and bases, with a total strength of about 250,000 on land and sea. ”

Li Mingyuan told everyone the main content of the expansion plan, and then reminded: "Paraguayan King López Jr. is seriously ill, and in order to cope with the changes in Paraguay, the expansion of the army must be completed within a year and a half!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"The joint military exercises of the army and navy are also the top priority, and all departments of the army and navy must do a good job of coordinating and making preparations and must not make major mistakes!" …………