Chapter 888: A Thriving Empire
Emperor Long Yufei chose the palace on the shore of the beautiful Dianshan Lake, surrounding half of Dianshan Lake. On the edge of the lake, there are pavilions and pavilions, and there are some small Western-style buildings in the meantime. The entire palace presents a combination of Chinese and Western styles. The Imperial Prime Minister's Office is located less than 10 kilometers from the Imperial Palace, and around the Prime Minister's Office, it is the office of the Cabinet Ministries.
The General Staff of the Army, a few kilometers south of the Royal Palace, was built against a small hill. The entire hillock has been hollowed out, and this will be the wartime command center of the Empire.
The government departments at all levels of the empire also began to move from Guangzhou to Huaxia City on a large scale. From now on, Huaxia City will become the capital of the empire and the political center of the empire. With the speed of development, it will soon become an economic and cultural center.
Many Cantonese people were reluctant to move the empire's capital from Guangzhou to Huaxia City. After all, when Guangzhou was the capital, they were still able to be superior everywhere. At that time, now, the halo on his head is gone. However, they also know that it will be sooner or later. Guangzhou was nothing more than a temporary capital before. Once the empire unified the world, the official capital would certainly not be Guangzhou, which was located in the southern corner.
Although, as the capital, Huaxia City is also very criticized. Huaxia City, located on the coast of the East China Sea, once the enemy comes from the sea, doesn't it directly expose the capital to the enemy's artillery? However, this was done deliberately by Long Yufei. He wants to make the people of the empire aware of the importance of the sea at all times. If the Empire's navy is unable to hold back the enemy's navy, the capital will be attacked. Therefore. The Empire's navy needs to be strong all the time. Only in this way will it be possible to guarantee the security of the capital of the empire.
February 22, 1849. Shortly after the Lunar New Year, the imperial emperor Long Yufei and the empress Luo Yuhua and the crown prince Long Hua, under the protection of the palace guards, took the royal special train from Guangzhou to Huaxia City. From now on. The city of Huaxia has already begun to fulfill the accusations of the imperial capital. Cabinet officials and military officials have already gone to Huaxia City first.
"Alas! I always thought that Guangzhou was not good, and the summer was too hot. But. Now it's a bit reluctant to leave suddenly! Long Yufei said. He is a nostalgic person, after all, he has lived in Guangzhou for several years. After the capital moved to Huaxia City, I am afraid that there will be few opportunities to come to Guangzhou in the future. Of course. He knew that he would come back sooner or later. It was a decision he had made before.
"Your Majesty, the whole world is yours, isn't it the same everywhere?" Empress Luo Yuhua persuaded.
"Haha! Yes, the whole world is mine, and everywhere is our home! Long Yufei laughed.
Luo Yuhua couldn't help laughing when he saw Long Yufei's appearance. At the beginning, she was still the female pirate leader who galloped the South China Sea, and her only wish was that the people of Flying Fish Island could not starve. Live a good life. I never thought that there would be such a day! It's only been a little over a decade. They have already built a huge empire. Long Yufei has become the emperor of the empire, one of the most powerful people in the world, and she is also the queen of the empire, the mother of the world.
The imperial crown prince Long Hua was a little sullen. As the imperial crown prince, of course, he will also leave Guangzhou for Huaxia City. However, he grew up in Guangzhou, where he has his friends. Leaving these childhood friends made him feel a little reluctant.
"Alright, Longhua. You're a manly man, or someone who already has a wife, so you can't cry. When you arrive in Huaxia, you will meet more friends! Long Yufei said.
"Father, I won't cry!" Long Hua hurriedly retorted. However, as soon as Long Yufei talked about his wife, Long Hua remembered Mary who was far away in Europe. Princess Charlotte is up. I wonder how she's doing? Europe was so far away from the Empire that even a boat ride would have taken nearly two months.
After the capital of the empire was moved from Guangzhou to Huaxia, the embassies of various countries in the Chinese Empire were also relocated to Huaxia City, which made the number of foreigners in Huaxia City increase all of a sudden. As the empire grew stronger, so did the economy. There are also more and more foreigners doing business in the empire, and these foreigners have completely lost their former appearance. Even if they still look down on the Chinese in their hearts, on the surface, they dare not show it. After all, the Empire's armies are not vegetarians. There are already many Western powers, all of which have been trampled under the feet of the empire.
On February 26, Emperor Long Yufei held a grand banquet in the new palace to celebrate the completion of the new capital of the empire. Cabinet ministers, as well as senior military generals, as well as celebrities and foreign envoys to China, were invited. In the new imperial palace of the empire, those foreign devils couldn't help but admire the emperor's wealth again, and the palace was built so beautifully.
The area of the new palace is as much as tens of thousands of acres, which is 20 times that of the Forbidden City in the north. And all the expenses required to build the palace were paid for by the royal family themselves, and they did not ask the treasury for a penny. There are also many properties under the name of the royal family. Most of them are run by those old people on Flying Fish Island, and the profits generated every year are astronomical. It can be said that among these consortia formed in the course of the development of the empire, the consortium controlled by the royal family is the largest. Many industries that are the lifeblood of the country, such as steel, chemicals, railways, communications, shipbuilding, and banking, are under the control of the royal family. The royal family of the empire did not have to pay taxes to feed the common people at all. On the contrary, the royal family will also spend a lot of money every year to make up for the lack of finances, or to help those living in poverty.
In March 1849, a series of personnel changes took place in the cabinet and the military of the empire. Prime Minister Li Decheng, the city resigned as prime minister, and he is over 70 years old, and he can finally enjoy his old age in peace. The post of Prime Minister was replaced by Foreign Minister Lim Chi Ho. He also became the second prime minister of the empire. The post of foreign minister was replaced by former vice foreign minister Wei Yuan. In addition, there are several cabinet ministers' positions, which have also changed. The old ministers, almost all of whom have grown up with the empire, have worked hard for the empire for more than ten years, and it is time to enjoy the joy of family.
General Niu Meng of the Imperial General Staff and General Zhao Yi, Deputy Chief of the Imperial General Staff and Minister of Logistics and Equipment, also resigned from their posts. Emperor Long Yufei appointed Niu Meng as deputy commander-in-chief and marshal of the empire's * army, and Zhao Yi as deputy commander-in-chief of the empire's * army and field marshal. Of course, this is just a false position, and these two old seniors also deter the fierce generals of the military. Lieutenant General Sun Hao, former chief of operations of the Imperial General Staff, served as the chief of the Imperial General Staff and was promoted to general. The post of chief of operations was held by Major General Liu Zhongming, former deputy director of the war minister, and his military rank was also promoted to lieutenant general.
In addition, those generals of the military have also been promoted according to their corresponding military exploits this time. The commanders and deputy commanders of several army groups, received the rank of lieutenant general. Wei Yong, commander of the Navy's 1st Fleet, was also promoted from lieutenant general to admiral. The 1st Fleet's area of operations, including the entire Pacific region, was primarily responsible for defending the Empire's homeland and protecting the Empire's logistical supply lines to North America after the start of the North American War. The commander of the 5th Fleet, Lu Haipeng, was also promoted to vice admiral this time. In addition, the Imperial Navy reorganized the 3rd Fleet, with Vice Admiral Liu Xu as commander. The 3rd Fleet, also known as the Pacific Fleet, has its home port at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii and its defense zone in the Eastern Pacific. The warships that make up the 3rd Fleet are the 'Xia-class' cruisers and the 'Shang-class' cruisers that have been eliminated from the 1st and 5th fleets. After the 1st and 5th fleets were successively reequipped with new 'Temperable-class' cruisers and 'Tiangang-class' destroyers, the 'Xia-class' cruisers and 'Shang-class' cruisers, which had been in service for many years, could no longer accompany the capital ships in combat. The assignment of these two warships to the 3rd Fleet is just right to safeguard the interests of the Imperial Navy in the Eastern Pacific. Anyway, in the Eastern Pacific, the Imperial Navy has no enemies. The cruisers of the 'Xia class' and the cruisers of the 'Shang class', it was enough.
Lieutenant General Luo Hongtao, director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, was also promoted to general this time. In the Empire's many foreign wars, the Military Intelligence Bureau has played a huge role. If it weren't for their intelligence support, the Empire* army would not have won so easily!
After the formation of the new cabinet, the development plans of the empire began to accelerate. Industrial construction and infrastructure construction, with a large amount of capital investment, began to develop rapidly. As the Empire's immigrants migrated around the world, the Empire's control over the new territories became more and more favorable. The development of the entire empire is also getting faster and faster.
The military's military expansion plan has also begun to proceed in an orderly manner. Beginning in 1849, the empire began to increase the scale of recruitment of new soldiers, and at the same time, the number of retired veterans also began to decrease. Experienced veterans were sent to the various newly formed units in order to be able to form a fighting force to the best of their ability. The construction of newly ordered warships for the Navy has also begun. As these warships are launched into service one after another, the strength of the Imperial Navy will become stronger and stronger.
Emperor Long Yufei was originally an idle person. After staying in the palace for a short time, he began to pay a private visit to the microserver. Seeing the rapid development of all parts of the empire, he was also very happy in his heart. (To be continued......)
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