261 United States
In the vast land of North America, there is a place called "New York", which is the Chinese translation, in fact, the city is named after a place name in England, the full name is New York City. This is the capital www.biquge.info of the United States, the largest port and the largest city in the United States! In this world, there is no such thing as a Washington uprising, the man who led the independence of the United States from Great Britain, named Clark? Johnson.
The illustrious first president of the United States drafted perfect federal laws for the United States, which fundamentally repudiated the "imperial system" that was considered the most advanced ruling system in the world at the time. He established a triangular structure of the presidential parliament and the separation of powers in Congress, making the United States a chosen country in this chosen land.
You must know that this requires courage, because when Johansen was elected as the first president of the United States, the Ming Empire and the United Kingdom, the two most powerful countries in the world at that time, both followed the emperor system, and only Ceylon, which had just broken away from the rule of the Ming Empire, used a parliamentary system such as the House of Elders.
When the United States adopted the system of separation of powers, the French prime minister system was born. The alternative is that Germany will continue to use the imperial system after reunification, and at the same time become another world power - most countries in the world still use the imperial system, including Japan, which calls itself an empire.
For example, the Ottoman Turkish Empire, which was rampant in the Middle East, the Austrian-Hungarian Empire founded in southern Germany, and the Amazon Empire in South America, more than half of the land on the map was in the hands of a large group of emperors.
However, this does not mean how authoritative and supreme the emperor of this world is, and most emperor countries still have their own unique style in the details of governance. Japan, for example, followed the example of the United Kingdom, in which both countries had a prime minister under the head of state, a cabinet that handled the day-to-day affairs of the country, and the emperor was mostly the nominal ruler - although there were differences between the two countries, with the emperor in Japan as a spiritual faith, while the king or queen of England did not have as much real power as the Japanese emperor.
In contrast, Germany, the Amazon Empire, and Muscovy followed the example of the Ming Empire and adopted an imperial centralized system. In these countries, the emperor has many constitutional privileges, and when the imperial power is strong, the important decisions of these countries are drawn up by the emperor or a few powerful rulers.
Saying all this, just to prove, Clark, the first president of the United States, who set the nation's capital in New York? Johansen, how difficult it is to resolutely develop a new form of government at a time when so many countries have chosen the imperial system. Facts have proved that his decision is very suitable for the national conditions of the United States, and it has also allowed the United States to develop for a hundred years and become a relatively powerful country in the world.
Note! It's just a relatively powerful country. Because when it was just born, it squeezed out about 100,000 local immigrants from the Ming Empire, so it once had a very bad relationship with the Ming Empire. At the same time, it fought a protracted war of independence with Britain, which isolated it from the European family......
If it weren't for the fact that the North American continent on which it is located is too far away from the world's mainstream Asian, African and European continents, it would not have been possible for this country to survive at all -- so everyone calls the United States the chosen country, because if it had not been for God's choice of the United States, it would not have had such good luck to be born on a continent that is indisputable.
Because there is no strong external competitive pressure, and there is no too huge border pressure, the United States can concentrate its financial resources to develop its own economy. The vast territory endows it with a lot of resources, which also gives it enough industrial heritage. So the Americans fought hard to catch up, and finally today they barely became a second-rate power in the world.
In the process of development, it improved diplomatic relations with the Ming Empire and other countries around the world, and eventually resumed normal trade with Britain. However, it was not until the last two decades that it truly reached an understanding with the Ming Empire, bridging the rift between the two countries caused by the North American immigration issue.
Inside the U.S. Capitol in New York, in a conference room with a huge conference table, several men in decent suits sat on chairs, discussing something over a question. It is clear that their views are not unanimous, and their differences are enormous.
"You can't condone the Ming Empire to develop like this any longer, they are preparing for a war, as long as they are not blind, they can see it." A man with a fat figure who could be described as fat said to the people around him with a shy belly.
The man sitting next to him, wearing a pair of glasses thicker than the bottom of the wine bottle, nodding his head with his hand on the leg of his glasses, just looking at the man who looked exactly like the university professor, said approvingly: "Yes, they are expanding their armament, and in a year they have produced at least 7,000 tanks...... This does not bode well. ”
"You can't look at it that way, although their arsenal business is very good, but we give a lot of production orders, right?" On the other hand, there are many people who hold different views, and the reasons why they disagree are very simple, either because the Ming Empire has given them benefits, or because they are bored by the high cost of the arms race.
Not everyone likes to invest gold in an endless arms race, because in peacetime, these investments amount to zero return on expenditure! As capitalists who have to look at their interests in everything, this kind of investment without return is the most desperate investment for them!
"The Ming Empire provided Germany with 500 No. 1 tanks, Britain with more than 200, France with almost 500, and we bought as many as 500 tanks...... Counting scattered orders from other countries, at least 2,500 tanks in the Ming Empire were produced abroad. A calculating participant spoke directly with the data, and it was supported by many people: "If you take into account the huge land area of the Ming Empire, the number of tanks left is not much." ”
Everyone here knows that as long as the United States has the capacity to do so, it is producing its own tanks with improved designs. The least number of countries produced more than 1,000 self-produced tanks or similar equipment - the Ming Dynasty only produced some more because of its larger size.
"But! The Ming Empire now has the ability to concentrate more than 2000 tanks in any strategic direction, which is a very dangerous thing. They have the ability to wage war, which we don't want to see. A congressman who supports the weakening of the hostile Ming Empire reminded his colleagues as he banged on the table.
But in the distance, another person was tapping on the table at the same time, and his mouth was referring to a different point of view: "Look! Look at your alarmist look! What did those Ming people use to threaten the United States? With a tank? If they do land on the west coast, then drive through the Gobi Desert...... Let's surrender! ”
"Haha! Ha ha! His words drew a burst of laughter from those around him. The United States is the chosen nation, and if someone could transport a large number of troops across the Pacific or Atlantic to attack the United States, the United States would have perished long ago. How many tanks the Ming Empire produced really has nothing to do with the United States, and it may be Muscovy that should be more nervous.
While these councillors were in a mess, an old man with a bow tie and a goatee in the corner turned his head sideways and ordered the middle-aged man beside him: "For the absolute safety of the United States, we will launch two new battleships and set aside the expenses of the other three...... Although the tanks of the Ming Empire can't hit the United States, their warships can hit it! ”
This old man is Ross, the head of the American Ross consortium? Colster is one of the top capital conglomerates in the United States -- there is no one. He controls half of the steel and more than a third of the railroad lines in the United States, and can be said to be the uncrowned king in the shadow of the United States of America.
Successive presidents of the United States are inevitably guests of this family. Marnes is, of course, also a political pawn of the current head of the Rothcols consortium, Kolster. A large part of the reason why Marnes was able to be elected president of the United States was due to the support and "assistance" of the Ross consortium. Yes, what do you use to campaign without money? Do you really stand on the street and recite a speech aloud to passers-by to solicit votes? Joke!
"Yes! Father! I understand......" The middle-aged man nodded, and after answering this sentence, he didn't say anything else. The old man pressed his hands on the crutches set up between his knees, and then he commanded, "Let the speaker speak, what has become of such a mess?" ”
"Yes! Father! The middle-aged man stood up and walked towards the chairmanship of the Speaker, accustomed not to waste his time in front of his father, for the super-tycoon, who controlled American industry or assets, did not like to be wasted by others.
Seeing the eldest young master of the Ross family walking towards him, the speaker's displeased face quickly changed into a smile, he got up from his seat with a smile, and nodded to the middle-aged man who walked over: "So, has Mr. Ross already decided?" Which side are we on this time? ”
"We are on the side of the winners!" The middle-aged man showed the domineering spirit that he didn't dare to show in front of his father just now, and said coldly to the speaker of this country. (To be continued.) )