Datong, the news of the president's departure to Liaodong did not cause much shock, and the citizens paid more attention to the move of the prime minister's government Li Jianji - this guy took office three times and submitted bills to the House of Representatives in succession: extend the wartime subsidies for growing grain and raising horses for five years, and expand the scope to cattle, sheep, tea, mulberry, and cotton; 5 million immigrants from abroad to make up for the federal population shortfall; The central government collects the labor tax and municipal tax of the original local government in a unified manner, and the local financial resources are insufficient and then transferred and paid by the central government according to the facts.

The first item of the bill conformed to the will of the people and passed without any suspense, and the second item was a practical problem, because the federal territory is vast but has a population of only 30 million, and the contradiction between the serious shortage of labor and the rapid development of industry and commerce is becoming increasingly prominent, so the Senate and the House of Representatives have to pass it, but the third item has caused an uproar - the Civic Party accused the move of infringing on local autonomy, and the House of Representatives rejected the bill after debate. Li Jian was extremely unconvinced, and proposed a bill to raise taxes, which caused even more trouble, and there were successive rallies against the Liberal Party in Liberty Square, and small and medium-sized businessmen even shouted slogans to dissolve the oligarchy government and reorganize the Chamber of Commerce and the Liberal Party.

Li Jian was so anxious that he was on pins and needles, and discussed countermeasures with his colleagues all day long -- the federal government has a debt of more than 30 million, and it is impossible to escape the money that should be repaid, and it is impossible to reduce the amount of money that should be spent, and it is simply impossible to increase fiscal and tax revenues if he does not want to find a way. In fact, most of the main officials of the Prime Minister's Office are the leaders of the Chamber of Commerce and the Liberal Party, and it is true to say that they are oligarchs, but these people of the same kind have come together and have their own plans, and they have been arguing for many days to no avail.

At this time, Consul General Zhou was stunned to accompany Vice President Li Jin to Datong - Yun Rong, who had been an envoy to the Taixi States for almost two years, finally sent a letter, and Li Jin summoned the main officials of various prefectures and courts to the president's line and ordered Xue Zongzhou to read the letter in public.

Yun Rong left Wuchang in July of the first year of the Republic, and met with the Jesuit priests of Lys via Sichuan, and the two men led the mission through Tibet into India, and then sailed from the Madras stronghold of the East India Company of England, arriving in London, the capital of England, in August of the second year of the Republic. England had ended the civil war at this time, King Charles I fled to Scotland for refuge, Parliament won the victory and took control of the country, but the people's livelihood did not change at all, the people still bear heavy taxes, the soldiers still do not receive military salaries, and the people can no longer bear to form an egalitarian struggle against the elders who control the parliament. The English parliament was too busy with infighting to take care of the envoys from afar, and the powerful man Cromwell took the initiative to meet Yun Rong, the leader of the English revolution praised the Datong Federation for achieving an unprecedented revolutionary victory and being an example for England to learn, but repeatedly emphasized that the sea was the lifeline of England and did not allow any country to challenge, including the Netherlands and Datong, and suggested that the Datong Federation should concentrate on the development of the mainland, and that the maritime trade should rely on England as much as possible, and that the two countries complement each other to oppose the old forces, Yun Rong scoffed at this, Mocking England for having nothing but poverty and infighting, and even trying to monopolize the seas - the two sides broke up unhappily, and Yun Rong only stayed in England for a few days before rushing to France.

France gained the most from the Thirty Years' War, becoming the newly rising power of Europa, and was still at war with Spain, but its domestic situation was even worse, the poor were hungry and cold, the rich were extremely poor and luxurious, and the slinger aristocracy led by the Prince of Condé was tyrannical and domineering, doing whatever they wanted, forcing the prime minister Mazarin to accompany the young King Louis XIV to wander around, and the domestic political situation was basically out of control, and Yun Rong was left unpaid for a month in Paris, so he had to rush to the Netherlands.

The Netherlands, on the other hand, is a country of seven autonomous provinces of Holland and Zeeland, with a prosperous industry and a prosperous people, with banks, factories and barns in the cities, and ships coming and going along the coast, especially in the capital Amsterdam. Wilhelm II, the ruler of the Netherlands, warmly received Yun Rong and claimed to be the most loyal friend of the president of the Datong Federation, and had written to invite him to visit, and if the two had the opportunity to meet, it would be the most important moment in the history of the two countries. The young Prince William was very straightforward, and talked freely with Yun Rong for several days, and he frankly admitted that the Dutch were few and rich, and could be invaded by their neighboring strong neighbors at any time, especially England, which coveted the maritime interests of the Netherlands the most, and the Netherlands unreservedly supported Datong in order to be able to get Datong's assistance at a critical time. Prince William also expressed his dissatisfaction with the parliament, believing that the excessive power of the parliament will weaken the strength of the country, such as the Dutch parliament speaker Werther resisted the establishment of a standing army, resulting in the Netherlands' defense strength is extremely weak, if the war comes, it may face the danger of national destruction, please Yunrong reminded the president of the Datong Federation not to trust the parliament too much, but should hold the national power tightly in his hands, especially the military power.

After the Thirty Years' War, the influence of the Holy See was greatly reduced, and the countries of Europa became more and more out of control, and Pope Innocent X succeeded to the throne for more than two years, and was suffering from the inability to maintain the authority of the Holy See. Yun Rong presented the Pope with a rich gift and a letter of recommendation from Bishop Long Huamin of China, claiming to be the most devout Christian, and that there are millions of God's people like him in the Datong Federation, including the president's two wives and three children. Yun Rong also explained the origin and reality of the coexistence of the three major religions of the Datong Federation, claiming that although the president could not be baptized into the Church, he was also eager to hear the gospel of the Lord, and in order to open up the connection with the Holy See, he would send troops to attack the Rakshasa Kingdom, and all the Orthodox population and land obtained would be dedicated to the Holy See. Richards also added that the Datong Federation has a vast territory and a large population, and if it is favored by the pope, there will be tens of millions of Christians in ten years at most, which is a grand event that the Holy Church has not seen for thousands of years. Pope Innocent X was excited, and in view of the fact that Li Yu had been awarded the title of "Friend of the Holy Church", he once again crowned Li Yu as the protector of Eastern Christians and the Holy Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, and at the same time said that he would consider sending cardinal archbishops to Datong, and was more interested in accepting good things about land and population, and urged the Datong Federation to send troops as soon as possible, and Polish Christians loyal to the Holy See would provide all the help they could.

Yun Rong's letter was sprinkled with 10,000 words, and finally wrote: Looking at the countries of Europa, the heroes are vying for hegemony, the country is breaking the poverty of the people, and its tragic situation is unbearable, and it cannot be compared with our country, such as France and Spain, the people are not living but are reckless, and they will bring trouble on themselves, and the other country will be in chaos in the future. Only the richest in the Netherlands, because of its use of the sea as the road, the Quartet to do business, it can be seen that the benefits of the sea are huge, must not be taken, England, the poor country of the island, only to compete for the sea can rejuvenate the country, it will compete with the Netherlands, the Netherlands is a small country and widows, it is difficult to win for a long time, although our country is strong but the sea is weak, it may be profitable to aid the Netherlands. I have traveled in London, Paris, Amsterdam, Rome and other places, and there are many scholars and craftsmen, whose ideas and skills are unfathomable, and this is the great fortune of Europa. Soon to leave Rome and enjoy Warsaw, the capital of Poland-Lithuania, the road is difficult, three letters may have been lost, but I hope that this letter can be heard!

When the letter was finally read, someone immediately shouted, "The Pope is really generous, just give the president an emperor, let's talk about how many titles our president has", everyone laughed - there are indeed too many titles of president, the lama awarded him the protector of Lamaism, the protector of Mongolia and Tibet, the referee, Hutu Ketu Baturu, the imam awarded him the protector of Islam, the holy brave emir, the Qing State awarded him the Prince of Heshuo Jin, the Ming State awarded him the Duke of Jin, and now there is a protector of Eastern Christians. The title of Holy Eastern Roman Emperor, I'm afraid he can't even remember it himself.

"Priests Long Huamin, John Tang, and Deng Ruoshui have said good things for us over the years, very good, don't give the honorific title in vain, we will go to Europa to do business under the banner of the Pope in the future." Zhou Yile said.

Foreign Minister Itaker was a little worried: "But what if the Holy See sends cardinal archbishops?" Nor can we really be at the mercy of Rome. ”

"It's not a big deal, we still have Lamaism, Islam, and Protestantism to help, and we can make him obedient." Zhou was stunned and didn't care.

Shen Shoulian stood up excitedly: "Yunhezhou also said that the advantages of the sea are huge, it can be seen that our decision to build a navy is right, the Netherlands is weak and has a need for me, so it is just right to use its power to develop on the sea." ”

Xue Xianguang just returned from Xuzhou, shook his head slightly and said: "I have no opinion on aiding the Netherlands, but the president has gone to Shenyang since he was appointed as the admiral of the navy, and the naval power has fallen into the hands of the Dutch, I am worried that there will be changes in the future!" ”

The Presidential Palace's Governor of Military Affairs is old-fashioned and straight, and waved his hand disapprovingly: "Xiao Xue, don't believe the nonsense of 'if you are not of my race, your heart will be different', let others do what you can't do well, and no one can turn over the sky of my Datong Federation!" ”

"No, it's better to send someone to keep an eye on it, and letting that de Knight lead the naval affairs is tantamount to sending both the federal navy and the combined fleet to the Dutch, what if he drags the fleet to Europa to fight?" Xue Xianguang still shook his head.

"Then let's fight, that strong army is not fought, they pay us to fight and train our troops, I am not afraid of repaying the debt, Taiwan, Java, and Manraka have our people." Terige laughed happily, as if he had picked up a big bargain.

Datong and the Netherlands not only fully launched trade, but also learned from each other's finance, commerce, engineering and technical skills, Datong even deliberately poached each other's talents, the relationship between the two sides is like glue, and the Netherlands is absolutely painful to be beaten by Datong - all the officials agreed to stand with the Netherlands for a while, but there was still some hesitation to give up the command of their own army, Vice President Li Jin spoke: "Let the Metropolitan Governor's Office order to formally appoint de Knight as the admiral of the navy and the governor to lead naval affairs, and Du Hongguo and Fujiwara Toshi as the admiral and assistant to the navy affairs, The Admiralty of the Navy was moved to Tianjin, and the Rizhao Maritime Academy was also moved to Tianjin to rebuild the Navy Martial Arts School. ”

The Dutch didn't leave, and the Japanese came, and the president, father and son, both had the same temper, and refused to change what they saw - the officials were silent.

Li Jianji said a little angrily: "But where does the money come from to build the navy?" The "Navy Planning Regulations" requires an investment of 10 million in two years, and the Prime Minister's Office can't come up with this money at all, Shen Yongnian, didn't you say that the General Colonial Administration is willing to pay, then you will pay out of your pocket. ”

"I can only give two million, didn't the Dutch East India Company promise to borrow four million, and you can figure out the remaining four million yourself." Shen Shoulian immediately shook his head.

Li Jianji shouted: "I really don't have any money, I need money for the Western Expedition, money for the reconstruction of Liaodong, money for appeasement of Zhili, Shandong, Jiangbei, debt repayment of principal and interest, there are so many places to spend money, people who want to raise taxes still scold me every day, this prime minister can't be a government minister, who of you wants to do it!" ”

Zhou Yi frowned and asked, "What do the Englishmen say?" ”

"Kent approached me and wanted us to work together to drive the Dutch out of the United Asia Company, and said nothing else." Ittak replied.

"I think the English should be driven out of the United Asia Company," Zhou Yi sneered, turned his face to Li Jianji and said: "Local autonomy is the basic national policy of the Federation, and it must not be shaken, Er Zeng, if you reach out to grab the local money, the local government will also reach down to grab the money, and so on, in the end, the burden will be all on the people, and the transfer payment to the local area will not work, don't think that the Datong Federation will not produce corrupt officials, and there must be people who dare to take bribes and embezzle ink when the money passes through your Prime Minister's Office. Luckily, the House stopped you, otherwise it would have been a big mistake."

"I also understand this truth, but there is a real lack of money, local taxes can't be raised, and taxes can't be raised, how can this be good?" Li Jianji hung his head.

"Erzeng, you haven't worked in officialdom, you don't know the secret," Zhou Yi smiled slightly, stood up and said loudly to everyone, "I Datong implements local autonomy, and the power of affairs and taxation is delegated at the same time, and the financial resources of various places are self-supporting and self-supporting, and the center mainly enjoys the relevant banknote tax, industrial and commercial tax, and the local government mainly enjoys the land tax, labor tax, and municipal tax, and the central tax has always been less than the locality, and its original intention is to stimulate local vitality and improve people's livelihood as soon as possible. The local government can collect at least 30 million taxes, so the place is very fertile! Chen Decai, don't you say? ”

Chen Decai, who was formerly the prefect of Baoketu, was transferred to the center not long ago to take over as the minister of industry and construction, and was extremely familiar with the local situation, so he nodded and replied: "It's hard to say in other places, Baoketu has the most developed industry and commerce, and the tax revenue is also the most abundant. ”

Zhou Yi waved his hand and continued: "The disparity between the financial resources of the center and the local government is getting bigger and bigger, which is by no means a good thing. Everyone knows this, and it's just a matter of bargaining, so we can talk to the House. ”

Li Jianji nodded, and suddenly remembered something and asked, "Brother Nangui, how is the situation of the meeting at the Zhaojun Tomb?" ”

"It's still arguing, Brother Duxing is really in big trouble!" Zhou shook his head helplessly.

Ortai is actually very innocent, painstakingly wrote the "History of the Mongol Khanate" just published and caused a storm - Wan Yuan Ji in Wuchang enough trouble, and then to Datong to continue the struggle, read this book and immediately wrote an article to criticize, thinking that the Datong Federation for the Meng Yuan revision of the history is to deny the legitimacy of the Ming Dynasty, it just so happened that Feng Quan, Li Ruolin and others of the Northern Party also went to the future of the Great Complicity, the Ming Dynasty is a puppet dynasty is of course a good thing for them, do not hesitate to write an article to refute Wan Yuanji, the two sides quarreled.

At this time, Li Fugui and Namur returned to Datong with the southward mission, but there were more people in the team who should not have returned, not only Liu Zongzhou and Cai Maode, but also Huang Daozhou, Huang Zongxi, Gu Jiang and a group of southern scholars also followed, these people naturally wanted to join the debate, Feng Quan and Li Ruolin were also anxious, and they pulled helpers everywhere to help the war, and more and more people were involved. Ortai didn't expect that one of his books would cause a big incident, and he came forward many times to explain that the "History of the Mongolian Khanate" was written by him personally, and had nothing to do with the revision of the national history, but to no avail - the "north-south party struggle" that ran through the Ming Dynasty and even continued to the Qing court took a different trick and happened in Datong again, Ortai and Li Fugui were helpless and decided to convene a meeting on the tomb of Zhaojun.

The Zhaojun Tomb Conference has been held three times, each time is of far-reaching significance, these years were forced to be held again due to the war, and now it coincides with the Northern Dading, the Datong Federation will also cast a sword into a plowshare, this meeting is likely to affect the future national policy, the leaders of all parties have appeared on the stage, even the Netherlands, England, Japan and other friends have heard the news, the number of participants exceeded 500.

Huang Daozhou and Wan Yuan Ji scolded the Northern Party for betraying the Ming Dynasty and being willing to be a thief, and they were really incorruptible and shameful, Feng Quan and Li Ruolin also denounced the Southern Party for first messing up Beijing and then Nanjing, and they were not only hypocrites but also traitors to the country, and their respective parties also jumped out to scold each other, and the first three days of the meeting were basically their quarrels.

Li Fugui could not bear it anymore and ordered the most troublesome guys to be expelled from the venue, reiterating that the theme of this meeting was to discuss the policy of governing the country, and that it was necessary to convince people with reason, and not to open their mouths to insult and insult people. The venue was a little calmer, Huang Daozhou began to accuse Datong of "de-sinicization" and did what the Manchus wanted to do but did not dare to do, Feng Quan also wept bitterly about the tragic situation of the Zhili gentry being driven out of their homes, and the northern and southern parties mourned, and joined forces to denounce Datong for suppressing Confucianism with fallacies and heresies, and in the long run, there will be no more Sinology and Han people in the north.

Ortai couldn't help it, and scolded these bureaucrats in the north and south for reading poetry and books but bringing disaster to the country and the people, which can only prove that "Sinology" has become rotten, and Datong must continue to firmly "de-sinicize", there is no more Sinology in the north, and the Han people are very good, and the Datong Federation is to get rid of the hegemonic doctrine and advocate the contention of a hundred schools, that is, to let all the Han people integrate into the citizen race, and try to sell the parasite that the decadent doctrine is above others and get out of the way as soon as possible.

"It's not worth refuting the clichés, but you should listen to the 'crooked theory,'" Ortai scolded enough, then pulled up a yellow-haired and blue-eyed elder and introduced it to everyone, "This is Mr. Hobbes from England, and his doctrine is very unique. ”

Thomas Hobbes, a royalist of England, fled to Paris for refuge when the king and parliament were in a fierce dispute, and occasionally heard from friends that there was a big country in the East that believed in the doctrine of Francis Bacon, and had the idea of traveling to the East, so he took the East India Company's cargo ship to Datong, he used to be Bacon's secretary, had this layer of aura, and was soon hired as a professor by Datong University, this time as an academic celebrity to participate in the Zhaojun Tomb Conference.