At the emergency meeting of the empire, for the latest changes now, that is, Europe began to hack our empire and was ready to provoke our empire ideologically, Li Mengyang made a vigorous arrangement to support the cultural industry, in order to divide the victory and defeat with the European powers in the high-end field of culture......

Is that so?

"Your Majesty! Of course, I am very much in favor of various support policies for the cultural industry, which is absolutely wise! "It's okay, Joshua. Chamberlain's words are quite measured, but "this plan, although it is very good to occupy the commanding heights in the cultural field, is too long after all." ”

Hey, people are very accurate, this is indeed a rather time-consuming plan.

Li Mengyang also knows this shortcoming, but you can't help it, the struggle in the ideological field is really called an extremely dangerous one, maybe it looks calm on the surface, but there are countless killing opportunities lurking, and the most important thing is actually the advantage of knowledge!

How many years has it been since the Industrial Revolution in Europe? How long has it been developing?

The United States admires Europe and flattery, this is too normal, okay?

Therefore, the advantage of others is huge, and our side is originally low-level, so now we are catching up, and we can only do this, but how can it be as Chamberlain said.

Easy to deal with? Is this possible?

Moreover, there is a short-term move?

Fortunately, although Li Mengyang became the emperor, he was cultivated by later generations to have an open-minded and studious temperament, so he generally does not interrupt others easily. And in this way. The emperor didn't say anything. Then the others didn't squeak. So, Chamberlain continued.

"What I'm about to say is actually very simple, because what is said by such important people as Britain and France is not worth refuting at all."

"Huh?" Are you Chamberlain so good?

Everyone's eyes are basically this, which is somewhat related to Chamberlain's pressure, but not. He also let it go.

"Aren't they just talking about the problems of democracy in our American Empire? But it's ridiculous for them to say that, what a disgusting thing that democracy thing is! ”

Chamberlain's words......

Hey, wait, democracy = disgusting?!

Isn't this a bit too much? Because isn't democracy a good thing? Aren't we on the road to democracy now? And it's the same in Europe, where everyone is moving towards democracy.

The constitutional monarchy, which is obviously much more democratic than the previous monarchy, and since the beginning of the Enlightenment. The independence of the United States of America, the French Revolution. Isn't it all about democracy?

So how did it come to Chamberlain's mouth that this democracy had become a disgusting thing?

"This ......"

"I said Mr. Chamberlain, are you ...... today?"

Even His Majesty the Emperor didn't speak, but the other comrades couldn't help it, and they all kindly reminded him, did you Chamberlain drink too much?

And what about Li Mengyang?

"Oh~ Okay, Comrade Chamberlain, you go on!" The emperor turned out to be such a reaction!

This is not right, this is very wrong, you know, the current empire is a constitutional monarchy, then the emperor you are fighting for democracy all your life!

Could it be ...... At this time, the officials attending the meeting, they all had one thing in their hearts, that is, the majesty in front of him, is he going to be a real emperor, not the "Constitution"? Become a complete dictator?

If you want to talk about this...... Against or for it? His Majesty the Emperor's power is so strong, so powerful, so great, so ...... There's no reason to oppose it, is it?

In other words, the state of mind of these people is really strange enough, but even Mark Twain is sweating a little on his forehead, because he really doesn't want to watch an outstanding person like Li Mengyang finally become a dictator, and then ...... I have to write an article to scold him! Scold him to death!

Well, Li Mengyang really didn't know Mark Twain's heart, really, and Chamberlain didn't know even more, just listened to him talk eloquently.

"I'm sure Your Majesty understands what I'm going to say!" Chamberlain only began to speak after watching Li Mengyang for a long time, that is to say, he was not talking in vain, Li Mengyang probably really understood Chamberlain's thoughts.

Is that really the case?

"......" Li Mengyang nodded and motioned for Chamberlain to continue.

"Gentlemen! Because of some objective realities, people don't understand some of the problems of democracy, and I understand that. But though, let's talk about the reality we've already encountered, and in this case, the United States! ”

United states? What's going on with her?

Everyone in the conference room was in a state of listening attentively, and the eyes of the old man glared at the boss.

I only heard Chamberlain say: "Why can my empire achieve the current results so quickly? From the later information, we can see that it was the United States that made a serious and unforgivable mistake. For example, when guarding Washington, General Grant's defense itself was fine, and it would have been good to build layers of defense with 300,000 troops to form the most difficult fortress in the world today. But once our empire attacked, the other party collapsed in an instant, what is the key reason? As far as the information is concerned, the United States Army at that time, they did not even have enough cotton clothes, the sergeants did not even have shoes, frostbite, colds, and all kinds of epidemics, and the food supply was also seriously insufficient, and they lacked clothes and food, and it was good that they could stay in the trenches! But what is the reason for this? It was because of the over-issuance of the currency of the United States that inflation was caused. But the problem is, if the government of the United States can control the rationing of supplies through strong means, then at least the United States army will not be defeated so quickly, right?! ”

None of the adults in the "......" conference room spoke.

Because this is indeed the truth, to put it bluntly, it was the United States itself that lost to themselves, and they did not even do a good job of supplying the soldiers on the front. Of course, there are many specific reasons for this. Grant suddenly brought an army of 300,000 with him. Washington really can't entertain it. But if the regulations are tough, they can at least last a little longer.

"Why not? Because the Lincoln administration was democratically elected! With the support of a consortium behind them, how can they use their power to attack businessmen? How is it possible to come to strict rationing, focusing on supporting the army? Will the voters who cast their votes say yes? Will the consortium behind them say yes? "Oh yes, Chamberlain got to the point!

In fact, democratic governments have this problem, in fact, there are many interests behind them, and these interests naturally have contradictions, so there are many contradictions. Once there is chaos, it will not be easy to grasp the main contradiction.

Everyone knows that in Washington at that time, fighting the Imperial Army was the most important thing, but when it was put on everyone, it would be different, I couldn't let my business lose because of guarding Washington, right? A councillor, he can't let the people of his constituency go hungry, right? Then the army, I'm sorry, you guys are hungry for a while, it's nothing. My votes matter.

This kind of thing is very much, so. When a democratic government is facing the most critical situation, there are often more people in the government, who are rushing for their own interests, and they will not help, but are tearing down the stage, which is particularly normal.

"Besides, how can President Lincoln retreat to New York with the remnants of the eastern part of the United States, I believe, even if the San Francisco of my empire is extremely powerful, it is unlikely that New York will be captured so quickly."

Yes, this is also true, New York has a complete range of industries, developed transportation, and is an island, so it is completely okay to support it for a while.

"So, comrades, this thing of democracy is really very disgusting!" Chamberlain made his own concluding statement, and he also said: "I was also very eager for democracy, but after all this experience, I am now very sober, and democracy is still far away from us. Really, it was only then that I realized the profound meaning of the words of those sages. ”

Sages? Who's that?

"Rousseau, the great thinker, said that democracy never exists! And it will never exist! Voltaire, Montesquieu, although they both believed that human rights are inherent, they also said that democracy is simply a terrible form of politics! Even Aristotle once argued that democracy is the worst of the six forms of politics! Gentlemen! I used to think that these expositions were just that the sages were subject to the historical conditions of the time, and the historical situation at that time was that they made such judgments! But now, I'm awake! We are very, very far from democracy! So, comrades! No one will call me a democrat in the future! ”

Chamberlain's words, this ...... Is it true?

Did Rousseau really say that?

Really, of course it's true, and Li Mengyang also knows that not only Rousseau, but also among the Enlightenment thinkers, one is counted as one, and whoever says that he is a democrat will be like scolding him, and he may fight!

Isn't that right? This is too subversive, right?

Yes, as far as the people in this conference room are concerned, they are all shocked, to say, the fog wind is better, because in his eyes, the emperor is the biggest, and Lin Xiaoyi is about the same, but he knows that he is listening to Li Mengyang, the emperor, talk about democracy almost every day, so what is this......

"Comrade Chamberlain, you may be right, but there are some ...... to the constitution of our empire Anyway, isn't it a contradiction? Lin Xiaoyi also wanted to ask, but Mark Twain took the lead.

Mark Twain is a man of letters after all, he is not specialized in politics, so he can be sarcastic, but when it comes to the detailed work in politics, then he can't handle it, so he can't do it.

"Not a contradiction." Li Mengyang said with a smile, "Isn't our empire now de jure inherited the United States, but in fact, the constitution of the United States itself was born to prevent democracy!" ”

"Huh?!"

This sentence subverts the three views even more! (To be continued......)

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