Chapter 1125: Ideal Country Ask for a monthly pass
On February 25, 1862, for the Chinese people in California, they had just celebrated a Spring Festival that they would never forget in their lives. A fighting Spring Festival, a revolutionary Spring Festival -- the war that had just broken out, in the history of the Kingdom of California, was called the "New Year's Revolution", which began on December 1o, 1861, and ended on February 2o, 1862, after two months and 12 days of bloody battles. With the "support" of the 38ooo Mexican Centro-Centro Regiment (Chinese Expeditionary Force), hundreds of thousands of Chinese and Mormons in California (in fact, Mormons are only neutral) oppressed and discriminated by US imperialism launched an armed uprising and seized major cities in California, including San Diego, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Saramento. With the exception of the less than 1ooooo U.S. troops who were surrounded in the San Diego Fortified District, the entire state of California fell into Chinese and Mormon hands......
The day of February 25 was the day of the Constitutional Convention of the Kingdom of California, which was a very important day for the people of Utah, who were preparing to join the Kingdom of California, and who had just finished the trial for Uncle Black. After so many years of deliberate efforts and arrangements, isn't the most important goal to split the western part of the United States and form a kingdom of California? This newly-born country was also pinned on the infinite hopes of its "parents", Zhu Jishi and Mathilde, who wanted to establish the best and most ideal government in this country that seemed to be a blank sheet of paper. Of course, this is also the common desire of the Chinese people in California who have just gained a country.
So when Yung Hong, the leader of the Chinese in California, took the local celebrities and wealthy people of California to the San Francisco pier to welcome the arrival of the empress. There is infinite emotion in my heart. On more than one occasion, he has envisioned for the country the best system and the best future - sometimes a new one. There are not many countries in the past. It is easier to have a better future than an ancient country with a long civilization and heritage. Because ancient countries often have all kinds of intertwined interests and bad habits that have existed for hundreds or thousands of years, it is impossible to get rid of them overnight. And the new country, you can start from scratch. There is no need to think about all kinds of historical legacies...... If the new country was built on a rich, vast, sparsely populated land, it would be easier to sort out. And the Kingdom of California is such a country!
It was indeed a land of hope, with the hardest working people, the richest land, and the support of the two great powers, the Ming Empire and the Mexican Empire. We deserve a bright future!
As the Mexican Empress's yacht slowly approached the San Francisco docks. The people who were waiting to greet the Empress on the dock also began to talk excitedly.
"It's really like a dream, this kingdom of California is really our country? What kind of Mexican empress can't speak, doesn't it? ”
"What do you mean by not talking? California was not fought down by her, it was fought down by us Chinese ourselves! When I played the San Francisco Fortress, I also participated! Now let's have the son of the Great Tomorrow and the Empress of Mexico to be the king of the constitutional monarchy......"
"Then why hang under the Mexican Empire? Is it bad to be a vassal state of the Ming Empire? Those armies that fought in California were not from the Mexican Empire, they were the armies of our Ming Dynasty? ”
"You don't understand this, after all, this is the Americas, the territory of the Europeans, without the banner of the Mexican Empire, we squeezed in and grabbed such a large piece of territory at once. Those foreign devils are not red to death? ”
"It's all nonsense, it's useless to hang a sign of the Mexican Empire. This country is not a great power. ”
"It's better not to be a strong country, it won't restrain us, let's live our own good life, so much territory, so many gold and silver mountains are ours!"
"But how many of us are there? How can you take it? ”
"What's so difficult about that, write back to your hometown and call everything you can! Let's just say that California is full of gold and silver, and you can also get fertile land......"
"Can you get a share of land? I haven't heard of it. ”
"Why can't you? Didn't you say that we Chinese are the masters of California when you hit the San Francisco Fortress? I've heard that at this Constituent Assembly, there will also be a "Homestead Law" and land will be granted to immigrants free of charge! ”
The Chinese people talked so loudly that it even reached Rong Hong's ears, and he just smiled slightly. The Kingdom of California was not hung under the banner of the Ming Empire, which was actually a very ingenious arrangement. This is to prepare the Kingdom of California for the future completely**...... If the Kingdom of California is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, it will bring unnecessary trouble to the Ming Empire if it wants to ** in the future. And such a territory may be as high as 15o square miles, and such a country is so far away from the Ming Dynasty, I am afraid that sooner or later it will have the heart of the best.
Moreover, maintaining a certain distance from the Ming Empire on the surface can also allow the Kingdom of California to maintain a relatively flexible position in the possible future Ming-British conflict - if the Chinese in California can build this country into a real power, then they might as well stand with the Ming Dynasty, otherwise they will choose to be neutral with the Mexican Empire. This kind of arrangement is all planned by the Great Tomorrow Son for the Kingdom of California, the chosen country of the Chinese.
In addition, after all, the Kingdom of California still has the "shares" of the Bonaparte family, and for the immigrants from France and Italy, this country is also to welcome with open arms - anyway, there are not many people in these two countries, and it is already a miracle that 3ooo can immigrate, while China can at least 3oooo or even 5ooo million immigrants to the Kingdom of California...... Therefore, attracting immigrants is simply the national policy of the Kingdom of California, and of course providing land to immigrants from China free of charge! Only with a large enough population can the country grow rapidly! The population pressure in the Ming Dynasty can also be greatly alleviated by transferring guò to the Kingdom of California.
With a population and, of course, a good system, a constitutional monarchy is a must. The future king is still a child, and it is impossible to govern the country, so simply leave the country to the parliament and the cabinet to manage! After the Constituent Assembly, the parliament should also be elected as soon as possible, and the members should of course be elected by referendum...... There is no point in restricting property or tax payments in the Kingdom of California, because every adult can get a share of the land, and naturally there is no way to avoid paying taxes, and all young and middle-aged people must join the militia like Americans, and in this era when the North American war is still in full swing, the Kingdom of California must maintain a strong national defense force.
In addition, education is the foundation of the country, and there is no doubt that free and compulsory education is unquestionable. The Kingdom of California has the world's largest gold production and silver reserves no less than Mexico's. Will you not be able to pay for compulsory education? 4 years is not enough, at least 6 years! Secondary schools, universities, vocational schools, and vocational education must not be saved, and all of them must be properly managed......
Finally, the construction of the country should also be carried out seriously and scientifically, and water conservancy projects in the bottom of California's Central Valley are necessary. Railroads connecting California to Utah, Oregon (later renamed Taiping), Washington (later Washington), and Mexico were to be built. It is also necessary to conduct a comprehensive survey of the land and resources of the Kingdom of California in order to plan for the industrial exhibition in a targeted manner. Oh, and by the way, the Kingdom of California must also have its own central bank, and the coinage must be in your hands! Otherwise, it will not be easy for this California kingdom to develop quickly.
At this time, the Empress of Mexico had led the Duke of Bonapart, the future king of the Kingdom of California, and slowly walked down from the cruise ship Bonapart. Rong Hong also hurriedly strode up with the leading figures here in California and bowed to his future monarch. The cheers of "Long live the King, Long live the Empress" suddenly rang out like a tsunami - this was all arranged a long time ago, no matter what she thought in her heart, the face of Her Majesty the Empress always had to be taken into account. (To be continued!)
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