Chapter 94: Welcome to the Far East
His Majesty in later generations also admitted that in the first few years of the empire, Ye Zhiqiu was the busiest person in the entire empire. But at this moment, Chief of General Staff Ye is at the time of his heroic appearance and spring breeze.
The "1937 Maritime Joint" operation was frequently reported success, and the armies of all walks of life were progressing smoothly. Hans's garrison, the First Army, had taken control of all the islands between the mainland and Borneo, and now the First Army had moved to Sulawesi, and most of the important cities on both sides of Boni Bay were also in the hands of the Han army; Ho Chu Kuo's garrison of the Second Army advanced strongly and unstoppably over Borneo, with the most recent major battle being the Battle of Balikpapan, where the right flank of the Second Army encountered stubborn resistance from the Dutch colonial forces. He Zhuguo personally led the guard regiment to support the Right Route Army, and fought fiercely for three days, but did not make great progress. But after calling for naval reinforcements, the weakness of the defenders' positions near the coastline was infinitely magnified, and the "losers" of the Northern Fleet (to quote from His Majesty) poured hundreds of tons of steel on the coastal positions of Balikpapan, reducing the elevation of that position by an average of five meters. The soldiers of the 2nd Garrison Corps then quickly rushed through the position in retching and captured the important oil city. The Jewish Brigade also occupied the entire island of Java, although there was a later outbreak of indigenous riots in Jakarta and deaths...... There were quite a few people, but under the strong suppression of the army, calm had been restored in Jakarta, and the 2nd Marine Brigade and the Jewish Brigade, which had been reinforced after the riots, were stationed in the north and south and controlled the situation. But the trouble is not over, and British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, who has arrived in the Lion City of Singapore, has postponed his visit to Chang'an after learning of the Jakarta massacre.
But His Majesty didn't care, "A Jakarta tragedy, our old friend can't stand it?" Since then...... What the hell was he doing during the Northeast Massacre before that...... Why didn't he say anything? Could it be that we are better bullies than little devils? ”
This is a bit unreasonable, China has nothing to do with Britain, what is the Sino-Japanese war, what does Chamberlain worry about? However, Ye Zhiqiu also knew that when His Majesty was unreasonable, don't reason with him, and at this time, only Leng Mei can make His Majesty stop. You see, as long as Director Qin's eyes are wide open and he frowns slightly, His Majesty will stop talking nonsense.
lowered his head and "hehe" laughed secretly, even though such a drama has been staged countless times in the Jinhua Palace, every time he sees it, Ye Zhiqiu still feels funny.
But no matter how His Majesty complains, how can this international public opinion not be ignored, no matter how strong the Han is, it is impossible to be the enemy of all Western countries, right? What about the post-Cold War police of the United States, the boss of the world, who dared to fight the east and the west only after pulling in a few junior brothers and fooling out a few allies?
The military meeting specially invited Foreign Secretary Wilson and Colonial Secretary Hebar, and after the first phase of the immigration work, Hebar was transferred from Immigration Minister to Colonial Minister. The Minister of Immigration was only in charge of immigration, and in the first year of the Han Dynasty, Hebar had been living in China, almost like an ambassador to China. However, after the "1937 Maritime Alliance" operation began, the new colonial ministers in the cabinet were different, and the colonial ministers in the cabinet of the major colonial powers in the West were all princes or dukes. For example, in the United Kingdom, the power of successive colonial ministers even caught up with the deputy prime minister and the chancellor of the exchequer.
Unlike those constitutional monarchies where the power is controlled by the prime minister, the Han Dynasty is also known as the constitutional monarchy, but the emperor Zhong Yi has the final decision-making power, and the prime minister is only the head of the executive. After the disgust of His Majesty for the blind behavior of some members of the current cabinet, Sandra's Prime Minister has been crumbling, and Luke's Chancellor of the Exchequer has basically been hollowed out, and without the signature of Director Qin of the Chamberlain, the important financial problems of the empire cannot function at all.
This is not that Zhong Yi crossed the river and demolished the bridge, saying that the emperor and queen treated these earliest ministers from the dragon badly, it is really because the thoughts in these people's minds have been stuck in the Commonwealth period, and the prime minister and cabinet can control the state power, and the king or queen is just an ornament. How do they know that China has been pursuing the Putian for thousands of years, and it is not the king's land; The shore of the land is not the concept of the king, Zhong Yi did not plan to be a mascot from the moment the founding of the country.
The reason why the cabinet was not re-elected was because His Majesty was concerned that the training system of imperial officials was not perfect enough, and the sense of belonging to the empire was not strong enough among the various talents among the immigrants. But the idea of reforming the form of government has been in His Majesty's mind for a long time, not to make it more authoritarian, but to decentralize it. The strength of the individual is limited after all, and the various advantages of the traverser cannot offset the limitations of ability. Talents, loyal and capable talents, not only soldiers, but talents from all walks of life, such talents are in large demand in all departments and economic fronts of the empire.
"I advise the Heavenly Princes to be vigorous and not stick to one pattern to reduce talents", Gong Zizhen once expressed such feelings in the corrupt and weak Qing Dynasty, and now in the increasingly powerful Han Empire, Han Emperor Zhongyi also issued such a cry. "The prosperity of the Han Dynasty is the responsibility of the husband", "South China Daily" published a commentator's article with the title of it, and quoted the words of the Han Emperor: If you really prosper the Han Dynasty, I will allow you to be prosperous and rich. A declaration was issued to the whole world that the empire would vigorously cultivate, introduce, and respect talents.
However, this is only a long-term plan of the empire, and far from quenching the thirst of the near-term, military operations in the Indonesian archipelago continue, and the coast guard and marines are stepping up to eliminate the remnants of Dutch colonists and indigenous local forces. In order to avoid misunderstanding and to avoid overstimulating other countries, Sumatra Island was designated as a military buffer zone, and the Han army and other armies of other countries were not allowed to land in Sumatra, in fact, this was a disguised recognition of the absolute control of the British army over the Strait of Malacca. But Britain was not satisfied, and the Kingdom of the Netherlands was also constantly clamoring for an expeditionary force to crusade against the barbaric Han Empire, in this regard, the attitude of the Han Emperor was: the British can continue to negotiate, and the excessive demands can also be temporarily met, as a congratulatory gift to an old friend to take over as prime minister; And the expedition of the Dutch? Wilson, tell Queen Wilhelmina, the door of my house is always open, the charm in the flow is full of vitality, the Far East welcomes you, everyone with dreams is great, and there will be miracles with courage!