The armed forces are the cornerstone of national security. At the same time, a country's international status and influence also directly depend on the combat effectiveness and military radiation of the armed forces. Looking closer, the United States is now the world's largest economic power, but isn't it still blocked on the North American continent by various countries? Looking ahead, isn't the reason why China has been able to dominate East Asia for thousands of years is because the army can fight? The surrounding barbarians want to bully China, and they only have a chance in the event of civil strife in China. As soon as China is unified, the footsteps of the imperial army will advance outward, and at this time, which barbarian tribe will not be beaten and lose their armor. Of these vassal states surrounding China, which country has not stationed Chinese troops in history. It's a pity that limited to the distance, China's military radiation is only so large. Looking further back, isn't it precisely because of the military capabilities of the United States that the United States will dominate the world in later generations?

"Therefore, it is necessary to maintain a strong army at all times, and this army must be tested by war, and its combat effectiveness can be seen. It is also a guarantee of national security and statehood. At the post-war military deployment meeting, Li Ming once again emphasized the importance of the army, and also pointed out a problem that many generals ignored in the Sino-Russian war.

In this Sino-Russian war, China sent its most elite troops, led by experienced generals on the battlefield, using the most advanced weapons in the world today and strategic and tactical thinking that was ahead of its time. Russia, on the other hand, had only a handful of elite troops in the Far East, and all of them had surrendered under the threat of scurvy, and the Russian troops who were fighting with the Chinese army were only local garrisons, most of whom were urgently conscripted peasants. The generals who led these armies understood officialdom more than the battlefield, and the Russian military system, which was rife with corruption, could not even satisfy the soldiers with a single shot, and their strategic thinking remained in the early eighteenth century. Such an army has a numerical advantage, but it is a world of difference in quality. Moreover, China is a vigorous country, since the First Opium War in 1840, the oppressed Chinese finally saw the dawn of getting rid of the bullying of foreigners, and naturally took the lead under the deliberate propaganda of the imperial court. Russia, on the other hand, was a country in its twilight years, with rampant bureaucracy and the ubiquity of revolutionary parties, all of which seriously weakened Russia's foreign war forces. Coupled with the improper use of personnel, the wrong strategic guiding ideology and the arbitrariness of Nicholas II, Russia's defeat was actually doomed from the beginning.

"However, it was with such an army that Russia still held Omsk for half a month under the attack of our airships, heavy artillery and armored vehicles, during which it also launched many counterattacks. Therefore, generals must not be complacent when they have a clear understanding of the situation, and the adjustment and training of the army after the war need to be strengthened again, and the use of new weapons and equipment must also be popularized and incorporated into daily training. The senior and senior generals of the various units must also return to Beijing in turn for retraining. Now, I would like to ask General Director Wang to elaborate on the specific military arrangements after the war. ”

After the emperor finished speaking, he sat down, Wang Shizhen stood up and saluted, took the baton from the emperor's hand, pointed to the map and said: "Since ancient times, China's greatest external danger has come from the north. In order to completely solve the threat in the north and go all out to the south to compete with the foreign powers, we have been planning a war against Russia for ten years. Today has finally been completed, and I would like to give you a summary report on this battle. In this battle, China mobilized a total of more than 370,000 front-line combat troops, more than 200,000 second-line logistical support forces, and 1.3 million reserve soldiers. A total of 150,000 troops were mobilized to the east and south, and more than 570,000 troops were to be deployed to the northwest. The army is a purely expendable unit, and it is no longer possible to maintain such a large number of troops in non-war periods, so disarmament is imperative. ”

"Under the terms of the Portsmouth Peace Treaty, China and Russia were not allowed to deploy more than 50,000 troops along the border. Therefore, the 11th to 15th divisions were deployed in five places, including Atyrau, Aktobinsk, Kustanay, Kurgan, and Tyumen. However, considering that the stability of the northwest is the basis for whether or not our army can go all out to the south. Therefore, in Omsk, there are 50,000 troops with armored vehicles and the 1st Division as the main force, and in Astanab there are 30,000 troops with the 2nd Division as the main force. ”

"The Sixteenth to Eighteenth Divisions will be stationed in Broken Leaf City, and the main force of the Seventh Division will be stationed in Tashkent, but one regiment will be stationed in Dushanbe, and another will be stationed in Kashgar. Other areas are garrisoned by the vassal ****, due to the complex composition of the vassal army, after the war, our army will reorganize and train the vassal ****. It is expected that 300,000 to 400,000 regular troops and corresponding police units will be trained by the **** of various vassals to make up for the lack of military strength of our army in the west. The above departments formed the Western Regions Army, and Liu Shengxiu, who had long negotiated with the vassal states, became the commander of the Western Regions Military Region. Considering General Liu's advanced age, his term of office was only three years, and after three years, someone else would be appointed to take over. At the same time, the officers of all colonels and military schools with outstanding performance in this battle will be temporarily transferred to participate in the reorganization and training of the **** of each vassal subordinate, and also make advance preparations for future strategies. ”

"Because of the division of military regions, the subject state of the Kazakh Khanate is between the two military regions at the same time, so the Kazakh army will also be under the command of the two military regions as a station. Xinjiang has long been outside the direct control of the local government, and this time the imperial court should take advantage of this great victory to implement direct governance of Xinjiang and Qinghai. Because there were still a large number of anti-imperial forces in this place, considering that Nie Shicheng had repeatedly swept and familiarized himself with the situation here for two years before the war, the Sixth Division was stationed in Urumqi, and all reserve units and the newly formed army division cooperated with the Sixth Division to carry out the clearance, so as to achieve the effect of actual combat training. ”

"Siberia, due north, was almost cleared during the war. However, for reasons of land reclamation and construction, the reserve recruited this time will not be disbanded for the time being. They are expected to serve here for three years before being withdrawn to the Central Plains for disbandment. In order to cooperate with the imperial court's policy of immigrating to Siberia, the army also introduced that if they originally intended to stay in Siberia, they could end their service early and take their families to their stations, and they are currently ruling the sergeants who voluntarily stayed. ”

"It is also because this battle is basically carried out along the Trans-Siberian Railway, and our army is hardly involved in the area further north. However, from the information captured and captured by the Russian army, it is found that there are still a large number of villages in the cold land of the extreme north. Moreover, the geographical location of Kamchatka is also the first line of defense against the security of Siberia, and its strategic position is important. Therefore, the army will continue to advance north and east, and in addition to propagating our sovereignty over these places, to carry out military occupation until the army advances to the Bering Strait. The entire duration was estimated to take five years to complete, so the area east of the Lena River and north of the Outer Khingan Territory was divided into the Northeast Military Region, with Yuan Shoushan as the commander-in-chief. The Northeast Military Region is a real bitter cold place, and it is temporarily impossible to garrison the headquarters. Therefore, until the construction of the Northeast Military District Command in Kamchatka is completed, the Northeast Military District Command is temporarily stationed in Vladivostok. ”

"In the southwest, Liu Yongfu, the commander of the 1st Mountain Division, is old, and he will be completely retired after the year. The General Staff Headquarters decided to merge the garrisons in Guangxi and other places into the three provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan to form the Southwest Military Region, with Zhao Erfeng as commander and Meng Enyuan as deputy commander, and the total strength of the military region will be expanded to 80,000. Its strategic purpose remains the same, but its tactical direction is directed towards Tibet. Specific details will be reported separately. ”

"The other regions and Central Siberia are all classified as large local military districts without commanders. It is directly commanded by the emperor and implemented by the Ministry of War. ”

"On the naval side, its main forces are divided into four fleets. The First Fleet consisted of four Baiqi-class battleships and four Chaohai-class battleships, considering that the Dinghai-class light cruisers were too old, because three to four new light cruisers would be built in the next three years. With Li Liang as the commander of the fleet, Jiaozhou as the home port, and Naha and Keelung as the main ports of call, it is China's main battle fleet, which guards the mainland. The Second Fleet is composed of a visiting fleet returning home, with its home port of Guangzhou, with Manila and Pontianak as its main anchorages, and its main task is to inspect and monitor the South Seas, with Lin Yongsheng as its commander. The Third Fleet, with two super-sea-class heavy cruisers and two Dinghai-class light cruisers as the main force, was temporarily stationed in Busan before the construction of its home port of Vladivostok was completed, cruising Japan and the waters of the northeast, with the main task of suppressing Japan. The fourth ship is the local reserve fleet, composed of two Dinghai-class light cruisers and various old-fashioned ships, and the home port of Weihaiwei is the training fleet of the Naval Academy. In addition, there are three other sub-fleets, the first of which is based on Dinghai as the flagship and two or three destroyers, stationed in Banda Zia, whose main mission is to combat piracy in the Indian Ocean. The Second Fleet, with the Zhenhai as the flagship and four destroyers, was stationed in Guam to patrol the Pacific Ocean. The Third Squadron was equipped with only a small number of destroyers and was based in Jakarta to patrol the islands of the South Seas. In addition, our army will build a small shipyard in Atyrau and Aktau, build small destroyers and frigates, and form a Caspian flotilla, which will be mainly used for smuggling inspections. ”

"The role of the Air Force in the war is self-evident, so the size of the Air Force needs to be expanded. In the future, the Air Force will be mainly equipped with aircraft, and airships will gradually withdraw from the Air Force equipment sequence. However, due to the limitations of equipment, it is still mainly based on various trainings. ”

"In the next five years, the size of the army will not increase. After the current disarmament, the total strength of the army will be maintained at about 800,000. Nearly half of these 800,000 active-duty non-commissioned officers have become professional soldiers, and their military literacy is required to reach the level of squad and platoon leaders. In this way, in the event of a war, they can lead the troops into battle as non-commissioned officers. In the interior of the country, the National Guard Force was set up to stabilize local law and order in peacetime, and to serve as the first batch of supplementary troops to the army in wartime. At the same time, the reserve system will be strengthened, and active-duty soldiers will be continuously retired to the reserve, and at the same time, reserve soldiers will be transferred to active-duty training and necessary actual combat, so as to strengthen the overall military quality of the people. In this way, without expanding the size of the army, it has the ability to rapidly expand the army, and while reducing the resources consumed by the army, it also ensures the combat effectiveness of the army after the expansion. This is equivalent to the actual combat strength of our army can reach 4 million within a month, of course, this will take a certain amount of time to achieve, and the planned time is expected to be eight years. ”

"In terms of the navy, as the sea area under our control increases, the navy will be appropriately strengthened, but after the war, the first priority is economic construction, so the navy can only be replaced by a small number of new main warships, mainly building small destroyers and frigates, so as to strengthen the ability to control various sea areas. At the same time, the National Guard will expand the Coast Guard to serve as a training naval reserve. ”

"The above is the arrangement of the General Staff Headquarters for the strategic posture of national defense." After speaking, Wang Shizhen put the baton on the rostrum, saluted and retreated.

Li Hongzhang stood up. Although Yan Fu has completely taken over the functions and powers of the prime minister, he still needs to wait until after the New Year next year, so at the high-level cabinet meeting, it is Li Hongzhang who speaks on behalf of the cabinet civil officials. Li Hongzhang bowed to everyone, then picked up the baton and said slowly: "Needless to say, the Handi in Guannai still does not make changes according to the current regulations, the only change is that in consideration of the needs of the navy, it will be ******** into a province. Heilongjiang and Jilin provinces in the northeast were restored to the former Qing Dynasty, and Xinjiang was also restored to the former Qing Dynasty. ”

Siberia was also divided into ten provinces, and officials were appointed and dismissed by the imperial court and exercised direct administration. Officials from the early stages have already been stationed in various places, and when the spring begins, other officials will go with the migrants. ”

"Since ancient times, our country has suffered the greatest trauma, and the enemies are all from the north, and the starting place is the Mongolian plateau. Although this battle was decided in the Northern Regions, in order to prevent a recurrence in the future, the Northern Regions were administratively divided. Inner Mongolia is divided into three provinces, from east to west, which are Chahar Province, Suiyuan Province and Ningxia Province. Mongolia is divided into four provinces, southeast, west, and central. In this two-place autonomous region method, the local chief executive is elected by each locality, reported to the imperial court for confirmation, and the princely rule is implemented. In this way, the cholera land of Mongolia is equivalent to being surrounded by our country, and it is forcibly divided, as long as there is no civil strife in the country, it is believed that this place is no longer able to fight against the Central Plains. ”

"The northwestern part of Omsk was under the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court, with three provinces. However, this place has been under Russian rule for a long time, and many Russians are reluctant to leave their homeland. In order to show the image of benevolence and righteousness of the Chinese Dynasty, these Russians were willing to join the Chinese nationality on the premise of guaranteeing their private property, but there was still the possibility of a great war here, so the law of governance could not be equated with that of the Han land. Therefore, the policy of restraint was still practiced, and the three provinces set up the Beiting Governor's Office in Omsk. ”

"Due west, our country's strength in the Western Regions is weak, and most of the recovery of this place is borrowed from the power of vassal states. Therefore, it was impossible for the imperial court to rule the region directly after the war. However, the lands of the Western Regions must have been conquered by our army, so there can be no doubt that these places will be incorporated into our territory, and the vassal states have also expressed their approval. In the name of the imperial court, each vassal state was divided by the emperor, and the land they were fiefdom was still their hometown, but all etiquette was carried out according to Han etiquette. After the separation, its administrative relationship was similar to the relationship between the Spring and Autumn Kingdoms and the Zhou royal family. The policy of restraint was also practiced here, and the Anxi Governorate was established in Tashkent. ”

"The Nanyang Islands have a deep relationship with our country, not to mention that they are all of the same clan as our Han people, and their strategic position is also an important place to shield the security of our southern mainland. Although Lan Fangguo intended to be incorporated into the mainland, we still refused. The first is that the republican politics practiced by the Nanyang Islands is different from that of the native monarchy, and if it is incorporated into the country, a change in the system may cause unrest. The second is also for the world to see, first, the Zhang Xian Empire has no intention of invading other countries, even if they are willing to merge into China; The second is to tell the small countries of the world that China's heart is as broad as the sea and can accommodate any political system. This is also a preparation for the expansion of our influence in the world in the future, which is recognized by the South American countries for the time being, at least for now. As soon as Li Hongzhang's words paused, all the participants let out a knowing chuckle.

"The Ryukyu line in the east of the Ryukyu clan is an example. Although Korea has independent administrative power, its geographical location is within the scope of China's military strength, and in addition, Korea is a Chinese subject country for thousands of years, so it is also a vassal of China. ”

"As for the Northeast Pole, there is not a single soldier of our army at present, let alone the officers stationed there. Therefore, the establishment of the Andong Governor's Office can only be temporarily stationed in Vladivostok, and the imperial court will need to wait until the army is stationed to govern the Northeast Pole. ”

"The northern part of our country has been incorporated into the mainland, and there are two major governorates to guard it in the west, and there are high mountains and mountains in the southwest, and there are also vassal states such as Gurkha as a barrier. Although the Indochina Peninsula and other places are currently under the control of Britain and France, the people of Burma, Vietnam, Nanzhang and other countries still have their hearts set on our dynasty, and Siam is the only one who obeys the orders of our country. In the South Sea, there is Lanfang as the outer screen, the relevant islands and Guangxu Islands in the east sea are on alert, and there is also Anui as the screen in the northeast. It can be said that our Han land is protected on all sides. Only Japan in the east is the only loophole in all of our external defense circles, and once it is exploited by the enemy, the eastern coast of our Han land will be directly exposed to the direct threat of the enemy's naval artillery. Therefore, in the future, we need to be cautious in all our political, economic, and military policies toward Japan, and everything is aimed at controlling Japan. ”

"There will still be various struggles in the international situation in the future, and China has confirmed our country's leading position in Asia after this war. However, although the war plundered countless land, the war consumed all kinds of materials that had been stored in the past ten years. Therefore, after the war, economic construction will be the mainstay, and the construction that was stopped because of the war in the early stage will be restarted, and the development of the national economy and the restocking of all kinds of materials should be the first priority. ”

With Li Hongzhang's resignation, the general direction of the country's military and political affairs has been confirmed. This was the first time since the Great War that New China confirmed the future administrative direction of the imperial court. When the main direction was determined, the ministries also submitted their own draft plans.

Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi could not come back in Europe, so Vice Minister Liang Dunyan made a speech on the report of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Foreign Ministry spoke briefly, and as a rising country, it is natural to be honest and good little brother when it is unable to challenge the current hegemony. Disarmament is done to outsiders, and it shows that China has no ambition to dominate the world. The attitude towards the vassal states is also to show that what China needs most now is to develop its domestic economy and has no intention of expansion. In terms of foreign relations, strengthening relations with Germany, stabilizing relations with Britain and France, maintaining contacts with Austria and Austria, and resuming exchanges with Russia are the basic policies of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs toward Europe. Actively engaged in economic activities to expand the influence of Chinese in Australia, South America and Canada. As for the United States, it will do everything possible to limit its eastward expansion economically and militarily, and the visiting fleet will become the most important link, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has made preparations for this.

"Look for foreign investment and expand the market. Stimulate the economy internally and guide investment and consumption. Implement a prudent monetary policy and steadily release currency according to market demand. Through the adjustment of fiscal policy, the national economy will be guided in an orderly manner. Lowering tax rates and developing the economy will be the main tasks of the Ministry of Household Affairs in the next five years. Lin Qizhao, the secretary of the household department, summed up the general policy of the household department in one sentence. But then he proposed a key fiscal policy for the past five years, the cumulative tax rate: "According to recent changes in the factories of various businesses across the country, the average survival time of small enterprises is significantly shorter than that of large enterprises. The larger the enterprise, the stronger the ability to resist external risks. Therefore, it is necessary to consolidate the various small businesses in the country. If a forcible merger is carried out only through administrative means, there is a high possibility that the company will split in the future. Therefore, the Ministry of Household Affairs decided to introduce a cumulative tax rate policy, which means that the more tax an enterprise pays, the more tax reduction and exemption it can get. As a result, a large number of small businesses will incorporate themselves in a way that best suits the needs of the market in order to take advantage of such benefits. In this way, administrative intervention in the market is avoided to the greatest extent. Of course, the cumulative tax rate policy is only a temporary policy and will also be capped. Otherwise, there may be a situation where only one enterprise produces a certain product in the country, which will lead to the loss of competition and the purpose of orderly development of the market. Therefore, the implementation period of the cumulative tax rate is scheduled to be three years, with a maximum of five years. ”

Sun Jianai, the secretary of the ministry, also said very little. In order to achieve universal education throughout the country, a detailed census of the population was carried out throughout the country at the beginning of the year. The collection and analysis of the general situation of the population has been completed, and the main task in the follow-up is to migrate to the north and to re-register the population of the newly occupied areas in the west and north. However, as times change, the requirements for officials need to change accordingly. Therefore, the reformulation of the evaluation standards for officials is the most important task in the next five years. As for propaganda, Sun Jianai said with a smile: "There is nothing more inspiring than the fact of the great victory in the northwest." ”

With the smooth development of the nationwide education popularization work, most of the work of the Ministry of Rites has been completed. In the next five years, we will continue to strengthen and improve the three-level education system, popularize primary education, strengthen vocational education, and improve elite education. At the same time, with the rapid development of the economy, there has been a continuous emergence of people who do anything for money. Therefore, strengthening the guidance of etiquette and making national behavior more orderly is also an important part of the work of the Ministry of Etiquette. There is also the matter of next year's imperial examination.

At present, the military department is no longer the department that controlled the extreme actions of the whole army in the pre-Qing era, and now the military department has actually become a national military logistics unit and a military justice trial unit. Although he is not in charge of the army, his power and responsibility are heavier. The manufacture, distribution and storage of military materiel and the distribution and management of gendarmerie units must be organized. In particular, the establishment of the three major governorates, the selection and assignment of officials, the military department must be careful to deal with.

The Ministry of Industry is very busy, whether it is road construction, scientific and technological research and development, military manufacturing, civilian production, all industries related to industrial manufacturing are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry. China's industrial development is extremely uneven, with a large number of factories concentrated along the coast and along the river. Although it can also meet the production needs of the Ministry of Industry, it is not possible to transfer the materials needed by the troops in the northwest from the south of the Yangtze River every time, because not only the freight is high, but also the distance is long and may change over time. Therefore, local production and manufacturing must be on the agenda. With Novosibirsk and Omsk as the core, the establishment of the Northwest Heavy Industry System is extremely important, and this will also be one of the important tasks of the Ministry of Industry in the next five years. The countries of the Western Regions supported the basic industries of mining, smelting, and rough processing, and as for the finishing and complete sets of assembly, they naturally could not be exposed, which was also one of the means for the imperial court to control the countries of the Western Regions. At the same time, the southwest industry needs to be further improved, the heavy industry in the northeast and southeast needs to be reintegrated and optimized, the safety of the hinterland of the empire is naturally guaranteed, and the formation of all the Central Plains Heavy Industry Group is also under the consideration of the Ministry of Industry. At the same time, the conflict between the extension of the road to the imperial frontier and the domestic construction also needed to be reorganized...... Zhang Zhidong said that these strategies were understated, and the unfamiliarity of the times became the biggest shortcoming of these old ministers, so it was also the general trend for them to retreat. It was precisely because he officially retired after the year, so after he finished speaking, he patted Sheng Huaixuan, the next secretary of the Ministry of Industry, who was sitting next to him, and signaled him to take a good look. Sheng Huaixuan raised his head and smiled bitterly, he found for the first time that being an official, especially being a big official, may not be all good things.

The Criminal Department, which is the national judicial drafting and enforcement department, is in the process of drafting various legal provisions. Only by perfecting the provisions of the law can we effectively guide the people in all kinds of economic and political activities. The Constitution, the most central of all laws, has been amended twice and has not yet been finalized. Wu Tingfang, the incoming secretary of the Criminal Department, was very distressed.

"When old problems are solved, new problems will arise. It's not scary to have a problem, just solve it. As the emperor, he always has to make the final closing speech: "Dali Temple, as the highest military trial body in the country, I think it's better to let him go out independently." The separation of powers among the military, the government, and the law should be the three most solid pillars of a country. The empire was too big for even the wisest emperor to hold the full power of the country on his own. The advantage of centralization is that it is prosperous and prosperous, but the biggest drawback is also the rapid death. In the past ten years, the empire has fallen and needs to be rectified with heavy fists, and the emperor's monopoly of power is conducive to concentrating forces. But today, after completing the victory in the war against Russia, China has passed the stage of prosperity and prosperity. I am not a wise lord, I am self-aware of this. Governing the country and marching and fighting are all the credit of the ministers, but in fact, the only credit I have for finding you is only to find you. ”

"I look at the history books closely, whether it is the Qin Emperor Han Wu or the Tang Dynasty and Song Zu, they all made immortal feats when they were young, and they thought that the autumn and spring of the world would operate with their own will, but they didn't know that the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth was transferred from the will of no human being. So when they are old age, they are constantly in a stupor, an empire that has reached its peak in their hands, but also begins to weaken in their hands. What is certain is that the system that once maintained China's great unification for thousands of years is no longer suitable for today's society. The change of dynasty is the reincarnation of the suffering of the Chinese nation, and I don't know if I can end the curse of this reincarnation. But what is certain is that the country cannot be divided, and such a large territory needs a strong centralized system to ensure the stability of the country. It's just that this centralized power can no longer be concentrated in the hands of the emperor alone. ”

"There are only three kinds of statecraft today, dictatorship, republicanism and constitutionalism. The harm caused by imperial dictatorship has been interpreted countless times by history. China is not a country of immigrants like the United States, and it is destined to fail to realize the American republican system. So, let's make a constitution. At present, China's external crisis still exists, so we must first establish a constitution for the monarch, but in terms of law, we must be prepared for the constitution of a hypothetical monarch. ”

"The emperor is the supreme leader of the country, the army that holds the cornerstone of the country's stability. In fact, thousands of years of Chinese history have illustrated one thing: as long as the army is not chaotic, the country will not be chaotic. The best I could think of was to have the emperor in charge of internal and external security, the prime minister to govern the country, and an independent judiciary to oversee the country. Nowadays, European countries implement the system of separation of powers between military and political affairs, and the same is true of the earliest Han Dynasty three-public system in China. Since China and the rest of the world believe that this is a good administrative system, it is not too late for us to implement it. A palace wall separated the emperor from the people, and the emperor in the deep palace did not understand the real needs of the people. But the prime minister from the private sector knows. Therefore, the term of office of the prime minister is set at four years for each of the two realms, and I hope that after eight years, China's first democracy can begin, and the people can elect the prime minister they think is the most suitable, which may be the best choice for China. ”

"Your Majesty ......" The ministers all fell to their knees. In Chinese history, all kings have strengthened imperial power and weakened the power of their subjects. For thousands of years, this was the first emperor to voluntarily delegate power. For a moment, the ministers opened their mouths, but they did not know what to say.

"You want to say I'm wise? Or am I great? In fact, I am not as good as Li Yan and Zhongqing in governing the country, and I am not as good as Wang Duan, Feng Wu and other generals in war, in fact, I want to thank you, it is your conscientious work that has created the great cause of today's China. Today's China has a land area far larger than any other dynasty in history, which is one of the grand events. With the confidence to look at the world to compete for hegemony, the dynasty has been pushed to a prosperous era in just over ten years. Xing is also vigorous, looking at the Qin and Sui dynasties, it is all like this. But I don't want to die like Qin Sui. For many nights, I always heard the sigh of Emperor Sui Wen of Qin. Death is fast, and I am afraid. But there will be death in one life, and no one knows in the next life after a hundred years, so I thought, can I do some foreshadowing for the future? ”

"I don't know if I'll be able to do it, and I don't know what the future holds. Cut into the dark. ”

"The emperor's mind will be able to shine through the ages." Li Hongzhang's words are categorical.

"I don't care if it's shining or not. With the vastness of the land today, my name will be remembered by history. I only hope that the heavens will see my respectful heart, so that this prosperous world can continue for a few more years. "Hehe-Li Ming suddenly laughed: "Get up, originally today is a meeting for your monarchs and ministers to discuss the future strategic direction of the country, but I suddenly sighed inexplicably. I was very happy, but I was so messed up. Okay, let's not talk about that. On the whole, there is no problem with the strategy of the secretaries, and the arrangement of putting the economy first and then the military is not only a national need, but also a reality at hand. If there is a problem, solve it, and if it doesn't work, sit down and discuss. I don't think there are any problems in China that you and I can't solve. ”

The emperor is always like this, when the Manchu Dynasty is sad, the emperor shows great confidence, just like when the whole army was defeated in the first year of the First Wu Dynasty, the emperor was full of confidence in victory and personally led the troops north. Now that the war has stopped, the empire is extremely glorious, but the emperor is worried about the death of the second.

In danger but not chaotic, and not blinded by flowers, this is the style of a generation of Ming monarchs, among the Chinese millennium kings, my emperor should be the first. Afterwards, Li Hongzhang commented on the emperor like this. However, at today's meeting, the general policy of the military and political ministries of the state was confirmed, and this is also the content of the work in the next five years. The main body of the meeting is over, but many chores need to be discussed. For example, some people ask, now that the empire has three major governorates, east, west and north, when will the Annam Governorate be established in Pontianak or Jakarta?

"The Governorate of Annam will be set up, and it will never be set up in Pontianak or Jakarta in the first place. The purpose of the Governor's Mansion since ancient times is to control the land of Fanbang, and Lanfang can be regarded as the overseas land of my Chinese, how can it be equated with Fanbang? It's not that the Annan Governor's Mansion has not been set up, but it hasn't come yet, because the land under the jurisdiction of the Annan Governor's Mansion has not yet been defeated. "For the emperor's solution, everyone will smile.

PS: As a political novice and a military layman, it is really difficult to write such content. BUGS ARE BOUND TO HAPPEN, SO PLEASE IGNORE THEM CARELESSLY. Thank! (To be continued.) )