After the end of the Indochina War, Zhang Wei ordered Zhao Liangong, the governor of the Southern Xinjiang Special Administrative Region, to take a plane back to Beijing to report on his work. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

In the small conference room of the palace, Zhang Wei convened a meeting attended by Lu Weimin, Zheng Daoyou, Jiang Baoshan, director of the Imperial Political Affairs Office, and Governor Zhao Liangong.

At the meeting, Zhang Wei first announced: "Due to the special terrain of British Burma, which is separated from the east and west by mountains, and the transportation is inconvenient, the Governor of Burma has been established separately, which is directly under the management of the General Staff and cooperated with the Government Council; Sabah, Sarawak and Brunei in the north of Kalimantan Island were combined to establish North Kalimantan Province, which was under the direct administration of the Empire and militarily under the jurisdiction of the Kalimantan Military Region, due to the transfer of the 3rd Army, the Kalimantan Military Region was under the jurisdiction of the 1st and 5th Armies, the 1st Army Headquarters was still stationed in Pontianak, with jurisdiction over North Kalimantan Province and West Kalimantan Province, and the 5th Army Headquarters was stationed in Samarinda, with jurisdiction over South Kalimantan Province and East Kalimantan Province, and the governor of North Kalimantan Province was selected by the Government Council. “

"Yes, Your Majesty." Zheng Daoyou and Lu Weimin replied.

Zhang Wei went on to say: "In the newly occupied territories, including Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, the Malay Peninsula and Singapore, a separate administrative unit was established, and Governor Zhao Liangong was appointed as Chief of General Staff, still concurrently serving as Governor of the Southern Xinjiang Special Administrative Region, and Jiang Baoshan was appointed as the Premier of the Government Council. ”

The two of them were overjoyed, immediately stood up, saluted Zhang Wei, and said, "Yes, I will definitely live up to Your Majesty's trust!" ”

The last time Qin Fei, director of the Military Office, was transferred to Myanmar as governor-general, he felt that his opportunity should be coming soon, and sure enough, it was only less than one month, and he was about to take up the post of prime minister of the newly occupied area, which made him very excited.

"Alright, sit down." Zhang Wei waved his hand and motioned for the two of them to sit down and continued: "The entire administrative region has a population of more than 20 million and an area of more than 1 million square kilometers. Now let's see what's the name? ”

Lu Weimin said: "Your Majesty, or it will be directly called the Indochina Special Economic Zone, which is simple and clear. ”

Zheng Daoyou retorted: "What name will you soldiers give, there are not many people who know the name of Indochina Peninsula now, if it is called the China Peninsula or the Sino-Indian Peninsula, everyone is familiar with it; In my opinion, it is called the South China Special Economic Zone, which means that it is in the south of China. ”

Zhang Wei was not satisfied with these names, and looked at Jiang and Zhao.

Governor Zhao Liangong couldn't think of a good name, so he bowed his head and didn't speak.

Jiang Baoshan said: "Your Majesty, if you don't directly establish a kingdom, it will be called Nanyue Kingdom, which means the south of Baiyue, or directly called Yue Kingdom, or Your Majesty will also serve as the king, so that it is easier for the locals to accept." ”

Zhang Wei felt that this name was good, and it was okay to set up a separate kingdom and make it easy to manage, so he asked Zheng Daoyou and Lu Weimin: "How do you two feel about this name?" ”

Zheng Daoyou said: "Your Majesty, this name is very good, let's call it Yue Guo." ”

Lu Weimin objected: "Your Majesty, it doesn't matter what your name is, just remember it well, and it's convenient to say it; If a kingdom is to be formed, I would suggest that the part of Singapore and the Malay Peninsula that is parallel to the Strait of Malacca should be placed under the direct jurisdiction of the Empire, as the strategic location of this place is too important. ”

Zhang Wei looked at the map on the wall and carefully studied it for a while, and then said: "The proposal of the Chief of Staff of the Army is very good, and I have decided that Singapore and Forou will merge together to establish a municipality of Singapore; In Thailand's Satun and Songkhla provinces and the peninsula region south of the country, Malacca Province was established, with the provincial capital set up in Kuala Lumpur, and two provincial and ministerial-level cadres were selected by the Government Council to take up posts; The remaining places are set up as the Yue Kingdom; What do you think? ”

Lu Weimin asked: "Your Majesty, how to set it up militarily?" ”

"What's your opinion?" Zhang Wei asked.

"Your Majesty, the 7th Army is stationed in Singapore, and the strength is enough to manage the territory of Malacca Province, as long as one more division of the National Defense Force is sent to each place, which is reorganized into a police force to assist the army in managing the place, there is no problem in security, and the 7th Army can be managed by the Sumatra Military Region to facilitate the management of the Strait of Malacca." Lu Weimin replied.

Zhang Wei said: "Okay, just do as you say, and you can give an order after the meeting; Now for the next question, how to divide the territory? These are four countries or regions, soft together, but not to cause division, let's see how to set up provinces, how many provinces are more appropriate. “

Zheng Daoyou said: "Your Majesty, the total area of the Yue Kingdom is about 1.2 million square kilometers, and the north and south span is thousands of kilometers, so my opinion is that when setting up provinces, we should consider not only the span of the region, but also the size of each province, and the setting of borders. “

Zheng Daoyou paused here to see what everyone's opinions were.

Zhang Wei ordered: "Keep talking!" “

Zheng Daoyou walked to the map, pointed to the map and said: "Your Majesty, except for the province of Malacca, the rest of the Malay Peninsula still has a large north-south span, and I propose to set up a province here, including the area south of Prachuap Buri Province and the area south of Mergui in Myanmar. “

Zhang Wei said: "Okay, this is the first province, this is a good setting, you continue." “

Zheng Daoyou pointed to the part of Vietnam and said: "Your Majesty, the span of the whole of Vietnam from south to north is far more than 1,000 kilometers, and my opinion is to set it up into three provinces, from Vinh City and the entire Red River area to the north, as one province, and the provincial capital is located in Hanoi, which is more convenient and compact in terms of geography; From Ha Tinh and to the south, to Phu Yen and the north of the region can set up a province, where the west is the mountains and rivers, the east is the sea, the area is long and narrow, the area is not large, but the north-south span is more than 800 kilometers, and the provincial capital is located in Hue; From Khanh Hoa, where Nha Trang city is located, to the west, including the Svay Rieng region that protrudes south of Cambodia, it is set up as a province, and the provincial capital is located in Saigon; The remaining area is still 900,000 square kilometers, at least 8 more provinces, my opinion is based on the big cities, and can stimulate the local economy and facilitate the development of railways, I want to set up 8 provinces in Phnom Penh, Battambang, Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Pakse, Savannakhet, Vientiane, Mon Sau, and another province between Chiang Mai and Bangkok, so that there are 13 provinces in total, 3 provinces in Thailand, and the remaining area is divided into provinces with provincial capitals in Laos and Cambodia, which is also to facilitate ethnic integration. ”

Lu Weimin said: "Yes, in this case, the eastern and northeastern parts of Thailand will be divided, for example, if there is a province in Vientiane, then most of its territory comes from Thailand, and the province of Savannakhet and Battambang can also achieve this purpose; In Pakse province, it can span three regions: Laos, Thailand and Cambodia; This is convenient for future management, but the disadvantage is that each province is too small, and there will inevitably be more management personnel needed. ”

"I originally wanted to set up a province in the center of northeastern Thailand as a central city and a future transportation hub, but then I felt that the area was too small. ”

Zhang Wei thought about it for a while and said: "Very good, just divide it like this, then according to your idea, plan a province in the northeast of Thailand, it doesn't matter if there is one more province, it is convenient for management as the principle; In addition, taking advantage of this adjustment, the regions of each province are also adjusted, some corners are straightened, and there are too small provinces directly set up as counties, or merged, and large provinces are opened, for example, the north and south spans of Laixing Mansion are too large, and they can be separated from them and divided into two provinces, north and south, which is easy to manage; It doesn't matter how many administrators there are, it's better than them making trouble and splitting up; Specific to the territory of each province, Premier Zheng and Jiang Baoshan carefully discussed and decided after the meeting. Now let's decide on the names of the provinces. ”

Since Zheng Daoyou divided the provinces, Jiang Baoshan felt that this was his territory, and he didn't want Zheng Daoyou to steal the limelight alone, and now Zhang Wei asked, he hurriedly stood up and said: "Your Majesty, to name these provinces, we must consider not only local habits, but also regional and historical names, but also catchy and easy to remember, I think so, the province where Hanoi City is located is called Cochin Province, and the name Cochin has a history of nearly 2,000 years and is commemorative; Similarly, the province where Hue is located is called Ri Nam Province, which has a history of nearly 2,000 years; The province where Saigon is located is called Annam, and the province where Phnom Penh is located is called Anybei Province, which is to confuse the names of the lands belonging to different kingdoms and dilute the concept of the previous kingdom. The province where Chiang Mai is located is called Lanna Province, and the province where Bangkok is located is called Trung Sin Province, which is of historical significance; The province on the peninsula is called Zhengnan Province, and the province between Chiang Mai and Bangkok is called Zhengbei Province; The province where Meng Sao is located is called Cangbei Province, the province where Vientiane is located is called Lancang Province, and the province where Savannaji is located is called Cangdong Province; The central railway hub city is called Viet Central Province, the city where Battambang is located is called Vietnam Province, and the province where Pakse is located is called Viet Dong Province; The Mekong River will be called the Lancang River from now on. ”

Zhang Wei felt that the role of the name was not too great, so he said to them: "After the meeting, you two prime ministers will discuss carefully, and I won't talk about it now." I discussed with Qin Fei that there are 4 provinces in Myanmar for the time being, and they also need the support of the Government Council; Including Singapore, Malacca and North Kalimantan provinces, count how many people are needed, send out the right people as soon as possible, and ask me for people if there are no suitable people. ”

Zheng Daoyou hurriedly said: "Yes, Your Majesty! We've pretty much counted it, and as long as the province is decided, we will start sending people out. Also, Your Majesty, my suggestion is that since the Southern Xinjiang Special Administrative Region has lost its meaning, should we transfer back the administrative staff and the army, return the southern Xinjiang provinces to the Chinese Empire, and reduce the Empire's expenditures. ”

Zhang Wei felt very sorry for the points generated by the territory of the Southern Xinjiang Special Administrative Region every month, but he still said: "The military significance of the Southern Xinjiang Special Administrative Region is no longer great, and the security of Nepal and several other vassal states is no longer a problem, I believe that Britain will not dare to take the initiative to attack them; Now I am thinking about the resettlement work, and when the resettlement is completed, I can transfer the personnel and troops back and return the Southern Xinjiang Special Region to the Chinese Empire. In the afternoon, Jiang Baoshan and Zhao Liangong came to my office, and I still have something to explain. ”

(To be continued.) )

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