The territory has expanded, and it has been earned in three states for nothing.

It is not denied that today's Guangxi and Annan Xuanfu envoys, after being harmed by Li Zicheng before, whether it is the economy or the population, have been hit into a trough, even if Zhang Xianzhong has been governed in the past two years, but there is no outstanding ruling talent in the Great West Kingdom, the reply of the two places is said to be an administrative reply, it is better to say that it is the most basic self-healing recovery.

The vast land and sparse population are a major disadvantage, and the biggest problem is that the aborigines of Annam who are in the Xuanfu Envoy Division of Annam are hostile to the Han Chinese.

Originally, this place did not belong to Huaxia, but the Ming Dynasty fought down. The people here have lived under the rule of the Ming Dynasty for a while, and have already accepted their new identity. However, Li Zicheng's slaughter and destruction made them regain their old hatred, coupled with the new hatred that has been added recently, they have already faintly self-contained. Trend.

Not to mention, those feudal towns said that they had issued allegiance orders to the republic, but Zhang Hongbin was very sure that once he wanted to take back their military power and reorganize them, they would jump out and resist as soon as possible. After all, if they are judged according to their age, military literacy, and other conditions, at least ninety percent of them are unqualified and cannot continue to be retained, and at most they will be transferred to local armed police or police.

No one wants their authority to be taken away from them, and the most important thing is that they can have the right to speak, and the most important thing is these soldiers in their hands. Therefore, as long as you are a smarter person, you will not give up your military power lightly and let others knead it.

At the congress of the republic, Zhang Hongwen counted in detail the disadvantages of the three districts of Xinzhan Station, although he did not say it explicitly, but the meaning was very clear - occupying these three places, under the current circumstances, would only outweigh the losses, so the republic would not be built to send troops to occupy them.

Many people have maintained a supportive, even fanatical, attitude towards territorial expansion, especially in China itself. Under the effect of this attitude, many people will become very irrational, always feel that governance or something, and take your time in the future, but land is land, since it has the ability to expand, why not? Besides, the emperors of the past dynasties, which one didn't first knock down the territory, and then consider building it slowly?

Many people raised their questions, and then everyone, including Zhang Hongbin, looked at Zhang Hongwen to see if he had anything to say.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the first point I want to make is that our administrative model, and our philosophy of governance, are completely different from those of the feudal era of the past. On this point, I don't know if you agree? Zhang Hongwen did not explain, but first raised a question.

Everyone discussed with each other, but they had to admit that the administrative model and governance concept of the Chinese People's Republic were indeed different from any feudal era in the past. According to Taizu Zhang Hongbin, this is a capitalist regime, a more advanced, more civilized, and more relatively just mode of government.

Well, in fact, a lot of people don't really understand the concept of capitalism yet.

However, it is possible to allow officials to form parliaments, participate in the formulation of government decrees, and supervise the implementation of government decrees. Even the people can sit on the sidelines to listen to the regime, and it also has a certain right to build and negate, but it is very special. At least, any feudal power, although it also needs to rely on the local gentry to govern, is a top-down concept of governance, and they only need a very small number of privileged classes to join in the construction of the country, and naturally there is nothing for the people to ask for.

"I'll leave it at that. I just want to tell you, if we send people to occupy these three places now, how many people do we need to send? If, in the course of the occupation, the local garrison does not agree with our concept of governing the country and rebels, how many soldiers will we have to mobilize to quell the rebellion again and again? Zhang Hongwen continued to ask.

This is really difficult to answer, after all, whether it is the Great Western Kingdom, or the Great Wei, Dashun or Great Wu Kingdom, they all adopt a feudal ruling system. The loss of privileges and status is also enormous for them to abandon the old system and devote themselves to a new system. Not all people have a high level of political awareness, and many people believe that the authority and status in their hands is their biggest bottom line. Even if he is a ruler, he can only increase, not allow the slightest decrease.

Otherwise, loyalty will be reduced, and at worst, rebellion will be immediate.

So, if it's a rebellion, what if it is quelled? There is nothing wrong with completely quelling it, but how much damage will be caused to the local area, not to mention that the Republic is now in a period of weakness, whether it is garrison or mobilization, it is very difficult. In fact, it is precisely because of this state that the current republic is in a situation where it is impossible to expand its territory externally.

Otherwise, how could a few barbarian countries continue to stir up trouble?

Thinking of this, the original enthusiasm for the expansion of the new territory suddenly cooled down completely as if a basin of cold water had been poured on it.

"You seem to have realized that, yes, we don't have more troops to occupy these places. Even the police and armed police who maintain the local area are not fully equipped. In addition, the administrative cost of occupying these three areas at this moment is also very huge, and the benefits require a long wait. Even in the process of our governance of these three places, Dawu and Dashun may launch attacks on us. When the time comes, our defense capability will be further weakened.

It is difficult for me to guarantee that in that case, the Great Wei State, which had already declared its submission to us, and the Great Ming Empire, which had compromised with us, would not send troops against us again. It is true that we are giants, and it is not false that these two forces are like ants, but when the giant is old and weak to the limit, the two ants will still bring harm to the giant. I don't want that to happen, so we need a safe way to deal with these three new additions. Zhang Hongwen was very strict and said it to everyone very seriously.

Many people are talking to each other, and after so long of enlightenment and enlightenment, everyone is somewhat cultured. Looking at the auditorium now, among the representatives of the people this year, there are fewer gentry and more real people, which is the best sign of civilization and progress.

After discussion, everyone has reached a consensus:

The three newly occupied areas, until the occupation, had maintained feudal rule, and the people were very ignorant. But at the same time, the privileges of the gentry were constantly increasing. Therefore, even if these three places are occupied, there is no way to get rid of the control of the gentry and warlords over the local people, and the control of public opinion is very troublesome. Even the promotion of new land schemes, new laws and new institutions will be hindered as never before.

If the three regions were to be transformed in a normal form, it was very likely that they would be unanimously resisted by the warlords and gentry of the three regions. After all, this is a big fat man who eats it in one bite, and the original forces in the new region are too strong. Unlike the original occupation model of the Republic, in the case of a little occupation, even if someone wants to resist, they will have to compromise because of the lack of response.

However, the rapid expansion of the territory of the republic is not without sequelae, and the defense capability of the territory will become weaker and weaker, mainly in terms of the lack of training of the new army. Second, the local stubborn forces compromised, and in the relatively advanced occupied areas, the gentry still had a high right to speak and do things, and the local people were still in a state of semi-ignorance, and did not know how to use the law and their own power to protect themselves.

As a result, if the gentry and the old forces in the newly occupied areas rebelled, it was very likely to activate the resistance of the local recalcitrant forces. When the time comes, when the resistance forces are raised to a certain level, it will bring great obstacles to the promotion of the new policy, and even regress. If it is conquered by force, all kinds of sequelae will expand indefinitely. First of all, the kind of people that brought to the people. The concept of governing the country will disappear, and many people will think that it is still a centralized country, and they are still the object of oppression, and it seems that there is freedom of speech, but in fact, for those in power, they are just clowns.

This will also lead to the fact that in order to gain true freedom of speech and a higher social status, people of insight among the common people will set off one revolutionary upsurge after another.

Well, this is still a bit far away, but the current republic has such a hidden danger, which cannot be ignored.

Moreover, as Zhang Hongwen said, if troops are sent to occupy these places and the local army is reorganized, no one knows what excesses and even impulsive and reckless things the reorganized soldiers will do. At that time, if Guizhou, Guangxi, and Annan Xuanfu Envoys plunge the Republic into the quagmire of war, and then attract other forces to besiege and attack it, it is difficult to guarantee that the defense of the Republic will not be truly broken and then driven straight by the enemy.

Therefore, it is not in the actual interests of the Republic to immediately occupy these three states, both in the immediate and in the long term.

"Do you want to give up?" Questions were raised.

"Yes, at least for the time being, but not in vain. We handed over these three territories to Luo Rucai to be in charge of the control, and at the same time carried out a large population migration. As for what problems will arise in the future, it will be up to Luo Rucai to have a headache. His current identity has determined that he will be assimilated by us step by step in the future, and finally completely absorbed by us. Therefore, it is permissible to give a little sweetness, or even some promises, in the short term. Zhang Hongwen nodded and proposed a Jianyì.

This was the conclusion reached by the executive branch after careful discussion, and after Zhang Hongwu put it forward, the National Assembly also began to enter into in-depth discussions.