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After the British Parliament approved the peace treaty between Xinhua and the United Kingdom, the British Navy conveyed the news to Foreign Secretary Henry Henry, who was waiting in Singapore, as quickly as possible. Viscount Temple. After learning that the draft treaty had been passed guò, Henry. Viscount Temple breathed a sigh of relief. He had always feared that this treaty, which was detrimental to the prestige of the British Empire, would not be accepted, and that the war between the British Empire and Xinhua would continue. The continuation of the war will certainly not do Xinhua any good, but Britain will certainly suffer even greater losses. After all, India is within the attack range of Xinhua and may be attacked by Xinhua at any time.

On April 21, 1844, British Foreign Secretary Henry Murphy was appointed to the letter. On behalf of the British Empire, Viscount Temple signed a peace treaty with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the New Zealand Empire, Lin Zihao, in Singapore. Under the terms of the treaty, Britain transferred the Straits Settlements and Australia to Xinhua and paid a total of £6,000,000 in prisoner ransom to Xinhua. From the date of the signing of the treaty, Britain and Xinhua ended the state of war, and the two countries returned to peace.

When Henry. After Viscount Temple and Lin Zihao exchanged contracts, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. Lord Ehrenborough, the Governor of India, who was far away in India, was finally able to sleep well, and he didn't have to worry about the Xinhua army coming.

"Your Excellency, please raise a glass and celebrate this hard-won peace, may it last forever!" Lin Zihao, the foreign minister of Xinhua, had a smile on his face, and an old face smiled like a chrysanthemum.

"Yes. Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, may peace between our two countries be maintained forever! "Hmph. Viscount Temple said, seeing the smile on Lin Zihao's face. He felt disgusted, and if he hadn't paid attention to the occasion, he would have slapped him hard a long time ago.

With the signing of the peace treaty between Xinhua and Britain, the war between Xinhua and Britain came to an end. However, everyone knows that this war is for Xinhua and Britain. It's just a temporary truce. Britain will not be willing to lose like this, and once Britain's military strength is restored, it will definitely retaliate against Xinhua. The same. Xinhua is also a country full of ambitions, India, a golden colony, is on the lips of Xinhua Guo, how can Xinhua give up? Predictable. It won't be long. There will be another large-scale war between Xinhua and Britain. That war will be bigger and more far-reaching than the current war.

After the treaty was signed, the 5th Fleet of the Xinhua Navy left the Bay of Bengal and returned to Singapore. According to the future development plan of the Xinhua Navy, Singapore will become the home port of the Fifth Fleet, and the future direction of the Fifth Fleet's operations is the waters west of the Strait of Malacca.

April 30, 1844. The foreign minister of the new country returned to Manila on a warship. Prime Minister Li Decheng and other important ministers of the new China Kingdom personally greeted them on the pier. Li Decheng returned with Brigadier General Lu Haipeng, commander of the 5th Fleet, as well as some army generals who had been in contact with him. After the war is over, the next step is to reward meritorious deeds. The Xinhua Army has made great contributions in this war, and Long Yufei, as the king, naturally can't be stingy. Whether it is a military rank or a material reward, it is indispensable.

"Your Majesty, the minister is fortunate to have signed a peace treaty with the British. Our war with Britain has come to an end for the time being. Foreign Minister Lin Zihao said to Long Yufei.

"Very well, I have read the treaty and I am very satisfied. Lord Lin, this time, I Xinhua National has made a great contribution! Long Yufei was also full of smiles. forced the British to admit defeat and also ceded land to Xinhua and paid compensation, which undoubtedly greatly enhanced the prestige of Xinhua State. After the Straits Settlements and Australia are in hand, the territory of Xinhua will be further increased. The war reparations of 6 million pounds, converted into Chinese dollars, are also 24 million, which is undoubtedly a relief for Xinhuaguo, which is short of money, and can just relieve the financial pressure. It can be said that both on the battlefield and at the negotiating table, Xinhua won a decisive victory.

"Your Majesty, this is what a minister should do. The most important thing is that the officers and men of the army and navy use their lives, if they had not defeated the British, the British would not have bowed to us so quickly. Lin Zihao said modestly.

"Of course. The army's meritorious deeds will be rewarded next. Now, what we want to talk about is the next step in the development of the empire. Long Yufei said. In this war, Xinhua once again conquered a large territory, and more importantly, southern China has been completely under the rule of Xinhua, although many areas are only nominally subject to Xinhua, and it will take a long time for Xinhua to truly rule these areas. Many stubborn feudal forces need to be eliminated, so that the rule of Xinhua can be completely stabilized, and only then can these territories and populations be digested, so that they can enhance the national strength of Xinhua State.

Hearing Long Yufei say this, the senior cabinet officials all became stern. Everyone knows that although Xinhua has expanded rapidly after the victory, there will also be many problems. The military is only responsible for defeating the enemy and then maintaining stability in these occupied areas. It is up to the Cabinet Government to govern these areas. The merger of so much land and population into the Xinhua Kingdom will be a huge test for the cabinet.

"As for the cabinet, has you come up with a specific plan?" Long Yufei asked. As a matter of fact, as early as October last year, when Xinhua and the Manchu government signed the Guangzhou contract, he asked the cabinet to make relevant preparations. Of course, it is not an easy task to straighten out such a large country. Long Yufei knew that during this period of time, the ministers of the cabinet were very busy. However, there is no way around it. Xinhua is now in ruins, and if it wants to catch up with the West, it will not work without redoubling its efforts.

"Your Majesty, the Cabinet has drawn up a plan, and after our research, we believe that it is feasible. If there is no objection to it, it can be implemented next. First, for Nanyang and the Straits Settlements and Australia, which will soon be included in our rule, the cabinet plans to emigrate from Chinese mainland, with a total of about 50 million immigrants, so as to enrich Nanyang and Australia, so that Nanyang and Australia can be developed. It is initially estimated that of the 50 million immigrants, 40 million will migrate to the islands of the South Seas, and 10 million will migrate to Australia. Second, the provinces of Chinese mainland will redistribute land after immigration. The government collected the land concentrated in the hands of the landlords and distributed it to the landless and landless people by means of compulsory redemption. In addition, the government will start large-scale industrial construction and infrastructure construction in China to change the status quo of China's backwardness. It is expected that this plan will be initially realized within five years. Prime Minister Li Decheng introduced.

Long Yufei nodded, and the main work of the government next is to develop Nanyang and Australia, as well as industrial construction and reform in Chinese mainland. This is directly related to whether Xinhua can quickly become strong.

"Do you foresee what kind of problems will arise in the process of implementing this plan?" Long Yufei asked. This time, the total population of Xinhua has swelled to almost 200 million, and 50 million immigrants will be immigrated, which is not a small number. Before the implementation of the plan, it is necessary to consider everything. So as not to be in a hurry.

"Your Majesty, it's mainly a matter of money. Whether it is immigration or industrialization, it requires a lot of money. Now the treasury simply does not have that much money. Li Decheng said. If you don't have money, you can't do anything.

Speaking of the problem of money, Long Yufei also had a headache, this big war was comfortable to fight, but at the same time, the consumption was also very large: "We got 24 million Chinese dollars from the British this time, and 30 million Chinese dollars from the Manchu Qing Dynasty." In addition, there are quite a few scrapes in the occupied areas. Together, these funds should be able to cope for a while. ”

"Your Majesty, the spoils of war we have obtained in the occupied areas have also been counted. In the Straits Settlements, we got 20 million Chinese dollars, all from the British officials in the Straits Settlements and from the British merchants. In Chinese mainland, 100 million Chinese yuan was obtained, which was mainly collected by Manchu officials, local government coffers, and those gentry and merchants who opposed the Xinhua State after their homes were raided. Lieutenant General Zhao Yi, deputy chief of general staff and minister of logistics and equipment of the Xinhua Army, said.

"Prime Minister, is this money enough? If it's not enough, we'll find a way. Long Yufei said.

"Your Majesty, the early stage should be enough. In the later stage, relying on the government's taxation and the promotion of industrial and commercial development, it should be possible to implement the whole plan smoothly. Of course, we have to prepare more funds to be prepared. Li Decheng said.

Long Yufei deeply believes that the country must be built, but at the same time, the army must also be built, whether it is to prepare for war or expand the army, it also requires a large amount of military spending. Now that the territory of Xinhua has expanded so much, there are more places that need to be guarded, and the scale of the army and navy of Xinhua must be further expanded. Among other things, dealing with the future retaliation of the British is the most important thing. Once Xinhua is defeated, all efforts will be in vain. This will be a huge challenge for Xinhuaguo. (To be continued......)