During the post-war period, the South American Theater focused on economic development, and Zhang Wei gave great support, especially the one-time allocation of 100 8,000-ton diesel-engine cargo ships and 200 5,000-ton diesel-engine cargo ships to the South American Theater, which were loaded with machinery and equipment, food, munitions, and immigrants to arrive in the South American Theater one after another. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Prime Minister Soong Shijie used these ships to gradually establish regular air routes to Hawaii, San Francisco, Shangjing, as well as between the Chinese Empire, the Northern Theater and Japan, deepening the connection between the South American theater and the rest of the empire, hoping to attract more merchants and free immigrants to the South American theater.

In the war with the United States of Venezuela, the Japanese mercenaries were the main force used, and achieved good results, in order to encourage other mercenaries to fight bravely for the empire, Chen Yifeng consulted the emperor and the general staff, and decided to increase the reward for the Japanese mercenaries.

Especially for the brigade commanders of the 10 brigades and regiments that were put into battle, Chen Yifeng specially applied for knighthood awards for them.

After discussing with Lu Weimin of the General Staff, Zhang Wei decided to agree to increase the reward for the Japanese mercenaries, and then transfer them to the Northern Theater for recuperation, and in the future, they will be thrown into the war against the Russian Empire, and their families will emigrate to the South American Theater in the name of rewards, so as to strengthen the control of these mercenaries; At the same time, 15 newly formed Japanese mercenary brigades and regiments were transferred to the South American theater for training, and an army that did not go through the baptism of artillery fire would never become elite soldiers.

Zheng Daoyou, Lu Weimin and others suggested that the South American theater was now large enough, with a large population, sparse Chinese, and far away from the empire, and it was really powerless to be under the jurisdiction of the General Staff and the Government Council; Moreover, the South American Theater will undertake very heavy combat missions in the future, and in order to facilitate management, it is necessary to give the South American Theater greater degrees of freedom, and it is better to establish a country independently.

Zhang Wei agreed with their suggestion and asked, "Yes, this is convenient for them, so what is the name?" ”

Zheng Daoyou said: "In order to attract more Chinese to South America, and to establish the dominant position of Chinese among South Americans, I suggest calling it the Kingdom of China or the Kingdom of the Han Dynasty." ”

"Other kingdoms are all one-word country names, why did you choose two words in the South American theater?" Zhang Wei asked puzzled.

Zheng Daoyou said: "Other places should be low-key, the number of Chinese in the South American theater is too small, so it must be high-profile, so as to arouse the local aborigines to pay enough attention to the Chinese." “

Zhang Wei decided: "Okay, then call it the Great Han Kingdom." Having occupied such a large territory, it is more than enough as a kingdom. Zhang Wei felt that the words called the Huaxia Kingdom were a bit repetitive with the name of the empire.

Zhang Wei also ingeniously sent the president of the Bank of Asia, Earl James, to read the decree of the establishment of the kingdom, and was responsible for the canonization of the newly promoted officers, of course, he had his own unique ideas in his heart.

On March 25, Song Shijie and Chen Yifeng received telegrams from the Imperial Government Council and the General Staff respectively, stating that His Majesty the Emperor had approved the establishment of the Han Kingdom on the territory occupied by the South American Theater, and that the two were respectively the Prime Minister of the Government Council and the Chief of the General Staff of the General Staff.

Chen Yifeng was a little worried, and said with a sad face: "Premier Song, is this an advantage or a disadvantage?" I am afraid that after the establishment of the kingdom, the empire's support for South America will be reduced. “

Song Shijie is a government official, and he is psychologically stronger than Chen Yifeng, and said with a smile: "Haha, don't worry, this is the empire giving us greater freedom, after all, this is far away from the empire, and the number of Chinese is scarce, and all kinds of emergencies emerge in endlessly, if there is no certain autonomy, it is inevitable to shrink back from dealing with it, and the empire will not reduce its support for us because of the establishment of the kingdom." “

"What day is the founding of the country? Your Majesty is still waiting for our reply. “

Song Shijie said: "I have considered it, the empire and the kingdoms generally set the National Day on the first day of a certain month, let's set it on May 1, the time is a little looser, and the preparatory work is fuller, after all, the national anthem, the national flag, the national emblem and so on must be designed and produced, the streets must be renovated, and the palace must be decorated, and the details are very complicated." “

Chen Yifeng thought about it for a while and said: "It's okay, the newly dispatched Japanese mercenaries should be able to arrive at that time, I think that even the establishment of the kingdom and the reward canonization should be done together, after the reward is completed, the Japanese mercenaries should also go to the Northern Theater to station." “

"It's not good to put it on one day, but I think the reward and canonization conference will be held the day after the establishment of the kingdom."

Chen Yifeng nodded and agreed with Song Shijie's decision.

Due to the small number of Chinese immigrants in the South American Theater, it was decided after discussing with Premier Song Shijie that this time, in addition to the normal standard of monetary rewards and pensions for them, the corresponding immigration indicators were greatly increased, and all the sacrificed mercenaries and their families within three generations obtained the citizenship of the Xia Empire and immigrated to the South American Theater; Officers and soldiers who were seriously wounded and could not continue to participate in the war could immigrate to the South American theater of operations within three generations of their families and enjoy the treatment of imperial citizens; Officers with outstanding military achievements have also been granted the status of family immigration; In total, more than 12,000 families have been granted immigration status, of which 3,800 have been killed, 5,200 have been seriously injured and cannot return after recovery, more than 2,000 have been distinguished by war, and more than 1,000 are officers.

At the same time, the official positions and ranks of those who had distinguished themselves in war were raised, and their salaries were also greatly increased.

When the news reached the Japanese mercenary garrisons, it caused bursts of cheers among the officers and soldiers, and many mercenary officers and soldiers were excited to tears, and these rewards were the goal they were striving for, and now they have finally become a reality, and their families will finally get rid of the sea of suffering and live a good life.

All the awardees were taken to Bogotá by airship in the war zone to receive canonization and awards from the Empire; The commanders of other mercenaries (wing commanders) and officers of higher rank were invited to attend the award ceremony, which was taken to Bogotá at the end of April.

Bogotá is located in the valley of the Sumapaz plateau on the west side of the Cordillera Oriental, at an altitude of 2,640 meters. Due to its location in the heart of Colombia, it retains a rich historical and cultural heritage; Surrounded by mountains, lush forests and magnificent scenery, the city is a famous tourist attraction on the American continent, with many places of interest and historical heritage, and retains a rich historical and cultural heritage, so it is known as the "Athens of South America".

In order to correspond to the title of the Han Kingdom, the city of Bogotá was renamed Chang'an City; Plaza Bolívar was named Plaza de la Changle; The statue of Bolívar in the square has been changed to a statue of Zhang Wei, emperor of the Xia Empire; The palatial Palace of San Carlos was renamed Weiyang Palace as Zhang Wei's residence in the Han Kingdom; The Government Council was located on the site of the former National Assembly, and later it was directly called the Government Council, and the General Staff was located in the air base on the shores of Lake Santa Anna in the south of the city.

Due to the large number of people attending the conference, the ceremony for the establishment of the kingdom was held in the Weiyang Palace, and the reward and canonization ceremony was held in Changle Square.

Since mid-April, the area around Liberty Square has been decorated with smooth roads, flower pots, and planting flowers and trees, with colorful ribbons fluttering, flags flying, and red lanterns hanging along the streets.

At the end of April, the envoy of His Majesty the Emperor of the Xia Empire, Count James, arrived in Chang'an City.