March 2, 1636 was the day of the previous year's Diet Meeting.

This is a habit that began last year, and in fact similar meetings have been held before, but not so formally.

Unlike in the past, where meetings were held behind closed doors in the Congressional conference room, this meeting was held in the gymnasium. In other words, everything that the republic did in the previous year will be directly displayed in front of all the people, and there will be no concealment.

In fact, people with a bit of a brain know that since they dare to release it publicly, they will naturally not release any bad news. However, everyone could not stand the desire to know what kind of changes had taken place in the Republic last year, so they actively participated in this meeting. Even outside the venue, there were many people listening to the radio. For this reason, many shops and workshops have even taken a day off.

The venue has been prepared, and the security check has been reviewed for the third time.

As the head of the internal guard, Zhang Liu was not easy, and he finally took over in the hands of Liu Ruoqi, thinking that he could show his ambitions. Who knew that there were too many aspects involved in this work, and he was not as capable as Liu Ruoqi, so it was very difficult to do it.

Fortunately, the experience has slowly accumulated, and the prestige in the internal guard has also begun, so at least the work is not so difficult.

Seeing that Yiqiē was well organized, and that there were no assassins or traps around, Zhang Liu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

As the son of Zhang's family, and Zhang Liu, who has always been regarded as a brother by the three Zhang brothers, thinks that if he can't do this thing well, then he is really sorry for the expectations of several brothers. Of course, in his heart, he still regards the three brothers as masters, which is the result of his father Zhang Ben's constant teaching.

"How's the preparation?" Zhang Hongbin rarely came to the backstage.

"Young Master, why are you here?" Zhang Liu said a little unprepared.

"The guys in Congress have been busy summarizing these days, and as for political affairs, unless they are important matters, they are all put aside. On the contrary, I, the emperor, am the most leisurely one, just to see how the scene is arranged. The meeting will start in two hours, so don't make any mistakes! Zhang Hongbin said with a joking meaning.

"This young master can rest assured, and the small ones must also ensure a qiēshun lì!" Zhang Liu patted his chest and said.

Zhang Hongbin didn't continue to talk nonsense, just patted him on the shoulder, and then left with the three little kids. This time he didn't come alone, and the three little kids at this meeting will also attend and listen, Zhang Hongbin just wants these heirs to understand what a powerful country he lives in.

Two hours later, all the audience and all the participants arrived one after another and took their seats.

"It's a new year, and my Chinese People's Republic is a little stronger, but where it has become stronger, or how much stronger, I believe many people don't know. Only by listing the number jù can we more intuitively understand what we have done and what we have gained in the past year. Only in this way can we know where our strengths are and where our weaknesses are. Only then can we truly make use of our strengths and avoid weaknesses, and then let our country continue to prosper and become stronger.

Based on this consideration, an annual summary meeting is held at this time of year. In my capacity as Emperor of the Republic, I hereby solemnly announce that this year's annual summary meeting has officially begun! Zhang Hongbin, as the emperor, was naturally the first to speak.

With a round of applause, the meeting was also announced.

The first to speak was naturally Zhang Hongwen, the minister of the Ministry of Political Affairs and a member of the National Assembly, who came to the podium and bowed to everyone.

"Last year, the population of our republic increased from 37.05 million to 53 million, with an increase of 15.95 million. Of these, 6.02 million were newly borns; 5.43 million is the newly merged province of Myanmar, the population of which has just been counted; The last 4.1 million are the people who have migrated to our Republic from all over the world.

The first foothold of our republic was Shaanxi, which was plagued by natural disasters and wars, and its population plummeted to less than five million. The censuses of Sichuan and Yunnan show that the population of the two places is not large. The largest population is Shanxi, with more than 8.5 million people.

Under the protection of the republic, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, away from hunger, cold, natural disasters and military disasters.

In the last year, 76 villages have been established, 32 villages have been upgraded to the town level, and even five town-level cities have been upgraded to county seats.

As the data shows, our republic is rising step by step and becoming stronger step by step...... (50,000 words omitted below)" Zhang Hongwen followed the manuscript, but he also said the content with a little emotion, very sensational.

With a round of applause, Zhang Hongwen withdrew, and the next one was Li Dingguo, commander of the military department, who took the stage to give a speech.

Compared with Zhang Hongwen, Li Dingguo is a half-old child at all. But in the past, it was still the era of the Salvation Army, and Li Dingguo, the 'baby general', was a terrifying existence, and until today, he has become the commander of the Republic's National Defense Forces, and no one will have an opinion. Because all Li Dingguo's exploits were made by relying on his own hands.

"I'm Li Dingguo, the commander of the Republic's National Defense Forces, so I can say that I am similar to the rank of a general, right? But I have the privilege of standing here today to address you, and I have to thank our Emperor, Your Majesty. If he hadn't bought me from the hands of human traffickers back then, I'm afraid that I, Li Dingguo, wouldn't know where I would have starved to death at this moment......" Li Dingguo came to power for the first time, but did not report immediately, but turned around and bowed to Zhang Hongbin.

At that moment, many people were a little emotional, and Zhang Hongbin was more or less sensationalized and left tears.

It's not easy, the past is like a dream, and in the blink of an eye, a hairy little broken child has become a pillar of the country.

"Since I am already a commander, then I naturally have to fulfill my duty. Since last year, the size of the army has remained at 120,000 because there has been no new order for the expansion of the National Assembly. But after a year of war, the soldiers are more familiar with fighting in various environments, and their combat effectiveness has been raised to a new level. Moreover, since the second half of last year, China has begun to build a navy, and 50,000 people have been conscripted into the army and have begun to receive training in naval warfare...... (5,000 words omitted below) "Li Dingguo is a soldier after all, so he didn't have many polite words and flattering words, and read the manuscript very straightforwardly."

This was followed by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce and the Ministry of Culture...... One after another, he took the stage to give speeches.

Generally speaking, from last year to this spring, the People's Republic of China has laid more than 30 railways, of which 27 have been completed. The laying of the railway led to the upgrading of steel smelting technology and steel rolling technology, and then fed back to the railway department, so that the second generation of rails was officially put into use, and the research and development speed of the second generation of trains and the running power have also been improved a lot.

Seven first-class roads have been paved, mainly in Yunnan, Sichuan and Myanmar provinces. Only one has been completed, and the other two are still under construction.

Sixty-seven secondary roads were laid, and the local county was mainly responsible for paying for them. Through these secondary roads, it will be easier for people in towns and villages to enter the city and then get to other places in the city.

More than 500 new schools have been added, and they have basically been installed in every town. It has trained 3,620 teachers, which can be fully adapted to the needs of courses below high school.

Thirty-seven new technical colleges, evening schools and colleges have been added, and the illiteracy rate in the Republic has dropped from 27 per cent last year to 18 per cent. Most of the remaining illiterate people are from the provinces of Myanmar and migrants from outside.

The newly established Naval University, the campus and the construction have been completed, but there are no qualified teachers, and the first batch of teachers is in hot training. As for the academy, it will wait until the Navy selection is completed, and then send those with excellent grades to study in it, and after graduation, they will all be naval officers.

The presence of the bacteria has been confirmed medically, and specialized medical teams have gone out into the countryside to distribute parasitic and other medicines. Over the course of a year, 0% of people died from parasites, and more than 67.5% of the population received medical care that satisfied them. The most important thing is that they can afford to pay for the treatment.

Last year, the total income of the state was 85,320,000 taels of silver, not counting the two places of Yunnan and Burma. Zhang Hongbin in the two places allowed the people not to pay taxes for two years, so it will take two years to recover the capital. However, just these more than 80 million taels of silver are also completely destroyed by the former Ming Dynasty. How ironic it is that a vast and prosperous land is not as taxed in the end as the income of the republic, which is a poor and remote country.

The most exciting are the two messages from the Academy of Sciences of the Republic and the Firearms Bureau.

Guan Dao, an academician of the Academy of Sciences, successfully researched a method that could mass-produce primer and smokeless gunpowder, and at the same time cooperated with Zhu Cunyuan to develop yellow gunpowder. Since then, the Republic has been able to use ammunition freely. Of course, Lang fee is not a good thing either.

The old wood of the Firearms Bureau said that with the cooperation of Tachibana Muneshige, the shotgun and rifle were improved. The biggest advantage is that after a bullet is fired, there is no need to continue loading, the gun is naturally organized, and after firing, it is automatically loaded with anti-shock force, and at the same time, the used cartridge case is automatically withdrawn, and you only need to continue to pull the trigger to continue firing. In other words, shotguns and rifles are almost close to the standard of more advanced rifles in later generations.

Under the idea of Tachibana Soshige, he even developed a firearm with the main purpose of continuous firing using this mechanism. The light one can shoot thirty-five rounds in a row, and most importantly weighs a little less than a rifle. Zhang Hongbin named this firearm a submachine gun because it was very suitable for charging charges.

At the same time, he also developed a firearm with a range equivalent to a rifle, which is also based on continuous fire, which can shoot a hundred rounds in a row, and within a minute, Zhang Hongbin named it a light machine gun. This firearm is most suitable for suppression of fire on the move.

Of course, it is naturally impossible to take the actual firearm, and the principle will not be said, after all, this is a conference facing the world.

The meeting lasted five hours, with a 30-minute break.

Zhang Hongbin must admit that the meeting was relatively boring, but even so, all the audience listened with relish. After all, they heard that the country was stronger and more prosperous...... It's even more against the sky!

Five hours later, Zhang Hongbin came to the podium again and announced the end of the meeting.