"My father would rather build a capital ship!"

There is no other answer, it is a fact, in the two-way choice between the people's livelihood and the military, it is well known that the country, to be precise, the emperor himself is more inclined to choose the military.

"China is a weak country and a country that allows others to be bullied, and the most important and urgent issue for China now is how to protect itself, and the urgent question facing each of us is how to build a powerful modern military force to defend the dignity and power of the country!"

Just like Japan, after the founding of the empire, how to defend the country became the most pressing issue facing the Chinese politicians, in the process, with the support of the emperor, China did everything possible to build an army sufficient to defend the country, unlike Japan, which was small but strong, China built the second largest army in the world, and a navy whose technology far exceeded the level of other countries at that time, and in the end, it was the army that won China the respect of other countries.

In the last 12 years, although in the early years of the empire, the problem of rural land was solved through the confiscation of official fields, flag fields, and confiscated "traitor fields", and by raising the wages of workers to ensure that the best personnel entered the factories, in the years that followed, all "business of benefiting the people" was stopped.

In the beginning, the state needed the army, so it had to concentrate financial resources to build the army, and later, the country needed industry, so it had to concentrate financial resources to build factories, and all this meant sacrifice, for up to ten years, the wages of the workers did not increase, and the price of grain was stabilized at the level of ten years ago through the unified purchase of "cooperatives", and it was through this plan of regulation and control of the national economy, especially at the expense of the interests of the people. A complete industrial system has been established.

But what's behind all this?

Although he was not yet 12 years old, his mother chose a tutor for him. Chen Yixuan has access to teachers of all faiths. Some teachers told him explicitly that China's industrial economy was built on the poverty of the people, and that the strikes and even the peasants refused to sell their grain. None of them is a sign that the imperial economic model has fallen into some kind of predicament.

Fortunately, Guan Mingtang adjusted the country's economic policy after becoming premier. And this war changed everything, after the outbreak of this war, first the restrictions on private factories were relaxed, and foreign exchange controls were relaxed. And stimulated by the special needs of war. Private factories hired workers from state-owned enterprises at high wages, and workers' wages were nearly tripled in this labor competition, followed by the liberalization of grain prices.

Now the war is repairing the damage caused to China by a decade of special economic model, but Chen Yixuan knows what his father prefers in his bones, and he is now more and more superstitious about military power. Just like the nationwide military-national education at this time.

Looking at Chen Yixuan, who was silent, Nasha asked tentatively.

"That'...... What will you choose in the future? ”

"I ......"

Slightly stunned. Chen Yixuan made an invitation with a smile on his face, and the two walked on the dance floor again.

After dancing a few more dances, Nasha and Chen Yixuan took their arms and left the dance floor, but walked to the terrace outside the dance hall where the stars and moon shined.

The large garden across the stage is covered with a grove of coniferous pines, and in the silence of the faint sound of music, small red lanterns shine through the branches where the branches and leaves intersect. In the cold air, the terrace was filled with a bleak, Purple Mountain-specific coolness, and the snow in the garden had long been reflected in the red lanterns. …,

And in the ballroom behind them, there were still those laces and flowers, swaying endlessly under the crepe drapery emblazoned with the royal insignia. And the high-pitched orchestral music, like a whirlwind, echoed in the hall as usual.

Of course, the terrace is also very lively, and the night sky is filled with laughter and laughter, especially when the night sky on the taiga is set off with brilliant fireworks, and almost everyone makes an uproar at the same time. Nassa stood there looking at the dazzling fireworks, which were so beautiful that they were undoubtedly more colorful than the dance party she had touched.

After a while, standing there watching the fireworks, she noticed that Chen Yixuan still asked her to hold her arm, silently looking at the starry night sky, feeling that he seemed to be feeling a special emotion.

Nasha looked up and quietly looked at the look on his face that was in no match for her age:

"Do you remember something?"

She asked, half-coquettishly.

Still with those smiling eyes, he quietly turned to Nasha, and finally shook his head vigorously like a teenager, instead of saying "no".

"But what do you seem to be thinking?"

"Guess what, what do I think?"

At this time, the crowd gathered on the terrace set off a wave of restlessness like the wind. Nassa and Chen Yixuan tacitly stopped talking, and looked at the night sky pressed against the taiga in the garden. Red and blue fireworks shoot out in all directions in the dark night, and disappear in an instant. For some reason, Nasha thought the fireworks were so beautiful that there were no words to describe the beauty.

"I'm thinking about ......"

After a pause, Chen Yixuan looked back at Nasha and said in a joking tone.

"Perhaps, tomorrow, many people will ask, who are you?"

Who is she?

Almost as soon as the crown prince took the initiative to invite the girl to dance, everyone was asking the same question, and soon the news came that it was the daughter of Grand Duke Mikhail of the Russian Empire.

"Nasha? Mikhailevna? Romanova ......"

Reading the name silently on his lips, Guan Mingtang, who was dressed in a dress, frowned, originally he didn't have too many thoughts about the crown prince presiding over this year's New Year's ball, after all, he had already learned His Majesty's thoughts, the crown prince would hold a crown ceremony this year, for some people to push their daughters and granddaughters over early, he just laughed and climbed the dragon and the phoenix. It will not disappear at any time in China.

But what he didn't expect was the sudden appearance of Princess Nasha, although he knew that Lady Lisa was extremely close to the royal family. But at this time Lady Lisa came with her daughter. He had never had any other thoughts, but now, facing the crown prince and Princess Nasha standing together, his heart was in turmoil.

As Prime Minister. He naturally knew that over the years. Although Ji Li has long been the queen of China, the people always have some other ideas about her as a queen. She is not Chinese.

"If you are not of my race, your heart will be different!"

If it weren't for the fact that His Majesty was the founding king. If it weren't for the fact that Ji Li was an extremely competent queen, maybe ...... There are some things he doesn't think about, but now that he sees the crown prince standing with the Russian princess, he can't help but think about something he shouldn't think about in the first place.

"Look, look ......"

At this time, Yang Du, the vice president of the House of Commons, walked to Guan Mingtang's side. He pointed to the "man and woman" on the terrace with the wine glass in his hand.

"It seems that our crown prince has a good impression of Princess Nasha!"

At the same time as the words fell, Yang Du turned his head to look at the queen again. At this time, the queen seemed to be chatting with a group of ladies, all of whom did not care about it, and among those ladies was the Grand Duchess of Russia. …,

"It seems that the queen is happy to see it happen!"

"Huizi, how can you and I be allowed to discuss royal matters?"

After spitting out a sentence very plainly, Guan Mingtang glanced at Yang Du, and that look seemed to remind him to pay attention to his words.

"This royal matter can be in the newspaper, so what's the matter with you and me discussing it, let alone ......"

Before the words came out, Yang Du noticed that the prime minister's eyes were staring at him slightly at this time, and that look only made his heart tremble, maybe this Guan Xiang had no temper and showed the so-called "politician's demeanor" everywhere, but he knew that if this person was powerful, the means would not necessarily be worse than Yuan Shikai.

"Guan Xiang, I'm worried that there will be criticism in the newspaper when I turn around!"

Hurriedly turned the conversation around, and Yang Du immediately showed that he was worried about the "royal family".

"When the time comes, I'm afraid that it will damage the royal reputation!"

"Oh, there's a laborer, but I think it's not our turn to worry about this royal matter!"

As soon as the words fell, Guan Mingtang walked towards the ambassadors with a smile on his face, and chatted with the ministers of Britain, France and the United States in extremely fluent English and French, leaving Yang Du to stand there alone.

“…… Now China is ready to commit at least 100 divisions to reinforce the European theater......"

When Guan Mingtang stretched out a finger to indicate the quantity, he added another sentence in the face of the surprise around him.

"However, I hope that all countries can take into account the Chinese folk customs!"

"Folklore?"

"Twenty-three days are left before the Chinese New Year, which is the Chinese New Year, and Chinese attach great importance to Chinese New Year's Eve, Chinese New Year's Eve is the most important day for Chinese, and it is also a day of reunion, so if troops are sent to Europe before that, it is likely that the opposition will take advantage of the opportunity to attack...... As you know, they have always been against this war, so the most important thing now is to ensure that the sending of troops is carried out smoothly, so ......"

In the end, Guan Mingtang was just expressing one meaning -- to suspend the dispatch of troops, at least in the next two months, it is impossible for China to send troops to Europe.

"I hope that all countries can fully understand China's difficulties!"

"Your Excellency, it seems that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of your country has a close relationship with Princess Nasha of Russia!"

The French ambassador's meaningful words were in Guan Mingtang's ears, and he knew that the other party was testing him, so he said with a smile on his face.

"I think you should know the relationship between the Grand Duchess and the royal family, and I think the relationship between the two children is not worthy of my too much attention! What do you think? Mr. Ambassador! ”

Although he had a smile on his face and a joke in his words, when he saw the "two little friends", a shadow flashed in his heart.