After many back-and-forth communications with intelligence officers, it was finally agreed that the Xia Empire sent Qi Jincheng, Minister of Civil Affairs of the State Council, and Mao Guomin, a staff officer of Major General of the General Staff, to Ecuador on January 31 to meet with President E. Alfaro and members of his cabinet. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The meeting place was located in Bread Hill, south of Ciudad Quito.

Quito, the capital of Ecuador, is located in the north of the border, with an altitude of 2,852 meters, although it is close to the equator, but because of the high terrain, the climate is pleasant, and the four seasons are like spring, which is very suitable for human habitation.

The airship landed on time at 8 a.m. on January 31 in the square in front of the stone statue of the goddess Quito at the top of the Bread Hill; The meeting place was set up in the Inca temple on the mountainside.

Because it was a secret meeting, there was no grand welcome ceremony, and after mutual introductions and greetings, they walked to the conference room together.

After entering the venue and taking his seat, President E. Alfaro spoke first: "Minister Qi, please introduce the plan of the Xia Empire first, and I hope you can show sincerity and make it acceptable to all personnel." ”

Qi Jinyun said with a smile: "Okay, I will first put forward the plan of the empire, first, the treatment of personnel, His Excellency the President himself was personally awarded the title of first-class viscount by His Majesty the Emperor, the cabinet members are third-class viscounts, the provincial and ministerial-level members are first-class barons, and the city and county-level personnel will not be canonized for the time being; According to the current military strength, there can be 2 divisions and 4 brigades, the division commander is the rank of major general of the empire, and the brigade commander is the rank of brigadier general of the empire, and the empire will provide all the equipment, food, basic salary, etc. of the mercenary, and military merit must be obtained in order to obtain meritorious service; The personal and family property of the above persons is protected by the Empire;

Second, the treatment of family members, the family members of cabinet members and members of cadres at the provincial, ministry, city and county levels can directly obtain imperial citizenship, and the family members of officers at and above the regimental level can directly obtain imperial citizenship; Platoon commanders and their family members of officers above are granted temporary citizenship, and as long as the Chinese language meets the requirements of the Empire, they can immediately obtain Imperial citizenship and enjoy the same treatment; Others can only become civilians in the empire, and only those who have obtained certain military merits or made certain contributions to the empire can be converted from civilians to citizens;

Third, the treatment of civilians, each person receives 3 acres of tax-free ration fields, and the families of soldiers receive 5 acres of tax-free ration fields each; All people enjoy free and compulsory education, and civilians have the right to join the army, but not the right to participate in politics.

What do you think? “

The port of Guayaquil is the largest seaport in Ecuador, it is located in the south of Ecuador, facing the Pacific Ocean, backed by Santa Anna Mountain, near the island of Puna as a natural barrier, which can make the port less affected by storms, there is a wharf in the south, up to more than 900 meters, the port railway leads to the city of Quito, and the port of Quito and Guayaquil are set as the provincial capital, which is the decision made by Prime Minister Song Shijie and everyone after comprehensive consideration.

The president asked: "Now that the positions of the military personnel have been arranged, how will the government personnel be arranged?" “

Qi Jinyun said: "The imperial plan is to set Ecuador into two provinces, of which the northern region with Quito as the provincial capital is the Equateur Province and the southern region with the port of Guayaquil as the province is the Maritime Province. The empire was separated from the military and the government, the judiciary was independent, and the government and courts at all levels needed a lot of staff. ”

"Where's the treatment?"

"Unify the standards with the Empire, but if the performance appraisal does not meet the standards, it will be demoted. If you have any other questions, you can raise them and discuss them together. Qi Jinyun said.

Someone asked, "Is it too little to have 2 provinces?" There are also fewer people in this arrangement. “

Qi Jinyun retorted unceremoniously: "The population here is small, the development is slow, the economy is backward, and setting up too many provinces will only cause serious bureaucracy and the phenomenon of people being overworked, and the administrative planning of the empire is already taking care of this side, otherwise the entire Ecuador is only enough to set up one province." Venezuela's nearly one million square kilometers of land, with only six provinces formed, is similar here. “

The Secretary of War asked, "What is the treatment on the part of the army?" “

Mao Guomin, a staff officer of the army major, replied: "The empire will adopt the same standards for all mercenaries, resolutely eliminate unqualified soldiers, and strengthen the training of soldiers and officers; Expenses for food, clothing, housing and other aspects are provided by the government, 1 yuan per month for soldiers, 2 yuan for squad leaders, 4 yuan for platoon commanders, 8 yuan for company commanders, and so on; In addition, each person has 200 catties of grain and 2 catties of salt per month. “

"Isn't it too little?"

Major General Mao said: "There are nearly one million mercenaries in the empire, and they are all of a unified standard. The mercenary's income is obtained by the military industry, not by the salary, this treatment is only to allow his family to live, reduce their worries, if you want to make your family's life better, you must get more military exploits, and the empire will reward you. “

"How is the court arranging this?"

Qi Jinyun said: "The empire established the South American Theater, and set up the Government Affairs Yuan, the General Staff and the Supreme Court in the South American Theater, the Supreme Court is presided over by the Chief Justice, the provinces have special courts, which are presided over by special judges, the city has a high court, and the county has an intermediate court; The work of the court is not subject to local military and political interference, and is only under the command of a higher court. “

"The empire does not allow the people to be in politics, is it discrimination against our people?"

Qi Jinyun explained: "Politicians must have a certain level of education and ideological and moral literacy, otherwise it will cause great harm to the society, can not be engaged in politics can be engaged in other industries, such as the military, medicine, education, industry, academics, scientific research, etc., as long as he makes certain achievements and has a certain contribution to the country, then he can obtain imperial citizenship, and he also has the qualification to engage in politics, so whether he can engage in politics is not immutable, but only one aspect of controlling the quality level of political personnel." “

"Does the Empire treat this place the same as the rest of the world?"

"Of course, this will be the territory of the empire in the future, and all the people will be the subjects of the empire, and the empire will build more schools, hospitals, banks, factories, mines, etc., and will also provide funds to build roads, build docks and other infrastructure, promote the development of the local economy, so that all hard-working people can live a happy life."

"What to do with religion?"

"Refer to the Imperial Law on the Administration of Religion."

"What is the opinion on the political parties?"

Qi Jinyun replied: "I don't support it, I don't oppose it, as long as it doesn't affect the peace and stability of the empire and doesn't endanger the normal production and life of society, the empire won't deal with it." There are corresponding laws for freedom of speech, press control, etc., and there will be rules to follow when the time comes. ”

"How will the empire solve the problem of language barriers?"

"The empire will implement compulsory education, accelerate the promotion of Chinese language teaching and training, with a 10-year transition period, after which Mandarin will become the official language, and Spanish will be gradually phased out."

In the morning, Qi Jinyun and Mao Guomin kept answering each other's questions, and the two sides communicated on some key issues, reached an agreement, and signed a peace treaty that afternoon.

These members of the Liberal Party became the most direct profiteers in the beginning, and the country was betrayed by them to the Xia Empire.