Once the empire had acquired a vast territory, it was inevitable that there would be migration to these regions. However, this will inevitably cause a revolt from the indigenous people living in these areas. After all, immigrants are violating their interests. Especially in North America, many American mobs are armed, and once those cowboys start crazy, how can the kind Chinese be their opponents. Therefore, the empire could only deploy heavy troops in North America to protect the interests of the empire's people. In fact, even if two army groups are deployed in North America, it does not seem that the number of troops is enough. After all, the area of North America is too large, and hundreds of thousands of people will not be able to make any waves.

"Okay, Your Majesty. The Cabinet agreed with the plans of the Army! Lin Zihao nodded and chose to compromise. Although the cabinet wants to limit the size of the army, more resources can be freed up to develop the country's economy and improve the lives of the people. However, this must also be done in the interest of the empire as a whole. If there is no strong enough army to deter it, if the immigrants of the empire are attacked by those mobs, it will be the empire that will suffer. So, to maintain a strong army, it is a must.

"Hmmm! Chief of the General Staff, I see that the deployment of the ground forces in the rest of the region, except for North America, is reasonable. There is no strong enemy in North America at all, and it would be too wasteful to deploy two army groups, it would be good to reduce them directly to one army group. Another group army, deploy it in the country! Long Yufei said. In this case, there would be six army groups deployed in the empire itself, equivalent to one-third of the total strength of the army.

"Yes, Your Majesty! North America is too vast, though. I am afraid that a single army group will not be able to deter those Americans with bad intentions. Especially now. From time to time, the Americans launched attacks against Imperial* troops and immigrants. Admiral Liu Zhongming was a little worried that the situation in North America would deteriorate further.

"On the issue of North America, more can rely on the reserves. Previously, the 3rd Army of the Imperial Army did very well in North America. Tongguò formed a large number of reserve forces, allowing the empire to gain an advantage in the strength of North America. Beginning next year, the empire will conduct mass immigration to North America. It is still possible to recruit strong men from among the immigrants and form a reserve force to maintain law and order in the area. These armies do not need to be equipped with heavy weapons, as long as they can suppress the resistance of the Americans. Once the Empire has the upper hand in North America and is safe and secure, the Empire can gradually dismantle these reserves. Long Yufei said. Save as much as possible the strength of an army group. Preparing for the future into the battlefield will also benefit the future operational deployment of the Imperial Army.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" General Liu Zhongming nodded, forming a reserve force, which is very beneficial to the army, and it does not have to occupy the quota of the regular army, but can also undertake the tasks of the regular army. In this way, it can be regarded as an additional army group for the strength of the Imperial Army.

Prime Minister Lin Zihao naturally knows the consequences of this, but. He didn't intend to say it, lest he get into too much trouble with the Imperial * military for the sake of a group army. After all, there is no contradiction between the Cabinet and the military. More often than not, it's just a difference in philosophy.

"In terms of the navy, the future navy of the empire will continue to have the 1st and 5th fleets as the main fleets. Among them, the commander of the 1st Fleet was succeeded by General Xu Haihai. The chief of staff is General Liu Xu. The 1st Fleet was to defend the Pacific and Indian Oceans, and its mission was to secure the shipping routes between the Imperial mainland and North America. Ensure the safety of the routes from the mainland of the empire to the South Seas and Europe. In the event of a war, the 1st Fleet will become a powerful reinforcement on the maritime front. The commander of the 5th Fleet is still Admiral Lu Haipeng. The chief of staff is General Ye Feng. The 5th Fleet's defense zone is the Atlantic and Mediterranean. The combat mission of the 5th Fleet is to suppress the Kingdom of Prussia, and once the war breaks out, the mission of the 5th Fleet is to destroy the Navy of the Kingdom of Prussia as much as possible and defend the Empire's maritime supremacy! Admiral Liu Zhongming said.

Long Yufei nodded, and then said, "For the navy, I have only one request. That is, the two major fleets of the Imperial Navy, and no matter which fleet is taken, it needs to have the strength to defeat the navy of the Kingdom of Prussia alone. In other words, in order for the Imperial Navy to maintain the standard of two powers, the strength of any fleet needs to be stronger than that of the Navy of the Kingdom of Prussia! ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Admiral Liu Zhongming replied. In the same way, the generals of the first series of the Navy are even more excited, which means that the Imperial Navy will continue to get more new warships in the future. After all, in the case of the Kingdom of Prussia's vigorous development of the navy, the Imperial Navy must speed up its pace, and only in this way can the dominant position of the Imperial Navy be maintained.

Prime Minister Lin Zihao's face is a little unpleasant, the Imperial Navy is twice as large as the Prussian Navy, which means that the Imperial Navy needs to increase investment in the future! And the warships of the Navy are all piled up with money. Especially the further back you go, the more expensive the warships of the Navy become. In this case, the military expenditure required by the Imperial Navy will inevitably rise in a straight line!

"In addition to the warships, the Marine Corps of the Imperial Navy currently has only ten Marine Brigades, and the General Staff plans to expand the Marine Corps from ten brigades to twenty-five brigades in the next five years, and organize them into five Marine Corps, which will have the ability to fight alone!" Admiral Liu Zhongming continued. The Marines also played a great role in this operation, and the Marines have always been the sharp knives of the Empire during the landing operation. Of course, the casualties of the landing operation were also relatively large.

In addition, the current enemies of the empire were mainly the Kingdom of Prussia. If a war breaks out with the Kingdom of Prussia, it will naturally be a large-scale war. However, in the case of skirmishes with other countries, you can go directly to the Marine Corps. In this way, the movement of troops will be more flexible.

Long Yufei nodded and approved the expansion plan of the Marine Corps. However, the Imperial Prime Minister Lin Zihao was speechless. The Marine Corps has expanded from 10 brigades to 25 brigades, an increase of 100,000 men at once! In addition, the size of the navy's major fleets will continue to expand, and the navy's strength will definitely increase further at that time. In this case, it is equivalent to dividing the units that have been dismantled from the army to the navy!

"In terms of the Air Force, the Imperial Air Force will further expand its scale in the future, the size of the airship unit will remain unchanged, and the size of the new fighter force will be further increased." Admiral Liu Zhongming said.

He didn't say much about the Imperial Air Force. It's all because the Imperial Air Force is now too small, with a total of just over 10,000 people. Even if it's expanded, it's not much.

Overall, the total number of Empire* armies has declined. However, the military expenditure required by the Empire* army will not decrease at all, but will increase further. After all, all kinds of advanced equipment will be redressed in peacetime, which will make the empire increase its investment in the army.

The disarmament program was completed in just half a day. In the absence of explicit opposition from the cabinet, the plan was smoothly obtained.

In the afternoon, Emperor Long Yufei and Prime Minister Lin Zihao had a long talk.

"Prime Minister, you didn't object in the morning, so that the army's plan can be completed smoothly!" Long Yufei said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, the minister is doing this for the sake of the country. The territory of the empire has expanded so much, and without enough troops, it is impossible to protect the interests of the empire at all! Lin Zihao said.

Long Yufei nodded, the ministers of the empire, in the final analysis, are all working hard for the interests of the empire. Especially now that the empire has become the world hegemon, everyone's efforts have seen the rewards. However, everyone still hopes that in dealing with the challenge of the enemy, the empire can win again, so as to maintain the hegemony of the empire.

"Prime Minister, in the next few years, domestic infrastructure construction and industrial construction will need to be led by the cabinet. I have only two demands, that is, the construction of railways and roads to Eastern Europe must be accelerated, so that we can send troops to Eastern Europe as quickly as possible in the event of a war. In addition, the empire must pay attention to scientific and technological research, implement a patent system, enact patent laws, and raise the people's awareness of innovation. Only in this way will we be able to keep ahead of the curve. Long Yufei said.

"Yes, Your Majesty! Regarding the construction of transportation facilities, the Ministry of Communications already has a plan. We plan to extend the Central Asian Railway to the west, all the way to the city of Volga. At the same time, the road network will also be pushed westward. As for the enactment of the patent law, the Supreme Court is already working on it. We Chinese have never been dumber than Westerners, and if we are not bound by thought, we can also be ahead of them in science and technology! Lin Zihao said.

"So, Your Majesty, what kind of development methods do we take for the territories newly annexed to the Empire?" Lin Zihao asked.

Long Yufei hesitated for a moment, and then said, "For the territories newly incorporated into the empire, the development of agriculture is mainly carried out. Generally speaking, heavy industries were no longer built outside the empire itself, except for primitive extractive industries. In this way, it is conducive to ensuring the stability of the empire! ”

After all, many of the Chinese are cautious, and after immigrating overseas, the mountain emperor is far away, and it is inevitable that they will not have other ideas in their hearts. If industry is not developed overseas, and the construction of transportation facilities is increased, even if an accident occurs, the empire will be able to put down the rebellion as quickly as possible. This strategy of strengthening the strong and weakening the branches is conducive to ensuring the legitimacy of the empire itself! (To be continued......)

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