Chapter 385: The Chinese Empire

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At the banquet, Long Yufei did not give an answer on whether to be the emperor or not, but he told everyone that he would think about it. This made Liang Baochang, governor of Guangdong Province, and other senior officials very happy. They all knew that Long Yufei must have been tempted by this construction. After all, this is to be an emperor! Any man would be tempted by this. It's just that most people just think about it, and only a few people have the ability.

After returning to the dormitory, Long Yufei has been thinking about this problem, and Queen Luo Yuhua knows what he is thinking when she sees Long Yufei's appearance. The two of them have been old husbands and wives for so many years, and they have already formed a tacit understanding.

"Yufei, what's wrong? Are you still worried about the ministers' mentions? Luo Yuhua asked.

"Hmmm! Yuhua, do you think I should ascend the throne and become emperor now? Or wait until the Manchu Qing is completely overthrown before becoming emperor? Long Yufei asked. He always felt that the title of emperor before the Manchu Qing Dynasty was overthrown, and it was a bit unjustifiable. After all, the Manchu Qing Dynasty has been in the customs for two hundred years, and most of the people in the world have recognized the Manchu Dynasty. The Manchu Qing Dynasty's two-hundred-year policy of ignoring the people imprisoned the people's minds and cultivated a large number of obedient people for them.

"Your Majesty, with the current strength of our Xinhua Kingdom, does the Manchu Qing still have the ability to turn the tables?" Luo Yuhua asked with a smile.

"Of course not. Soon we will be completely destroyed by the Manchus, and this time will not be too long. Up to three years. When these provinces south of the Yangtze began to develop, we would be able to draw up our forces to attack the Manchus. Long Yufei said. The reform of the army and navy of the new country has already been rolled out, especially the army. The formation of new infantry brigades and the reorganization of infantry brigades into corps have begun. In a year or two at most, the units will be able to form combat effectiveness, and when the time comes, it will be enough to launch a devastating attack on the Manchus. Of course, the current Manchu Qing Dynasty is also desperately expanding its armaments, so it has to raise taxes many times, making it difficult for the common people to make a living.

"If that's the case, then why care about the Manchus? Just follow your viscount's ideas. No big deal. Luo Yuhua said with a smile. In her eyes, Long Yufei is the most powerful. At the beginning, she still led the pirates of Flying Fish Island to make a living at sea. Live a day without a day. But now, in just a few years, Long Yufei has established such a big country, this qiē can't even think of it.

"Haha. That's right. Why should I care? With the current strength of Xinhua Kingdom, even if it is the emperor, it is enough to convince the whole world! Long Yufei suddenly figured it out. Saying that he doesn't want to be an emperor is a lie, it's a man, who doesn't want to live a life when he wakes up and is in charge of the world, drunk and lying on the knees of beautiful women? Long Yufei is the same. It's just that I've been a little hesitant before. Now all the knots in my heart have been untied. After the last time the Xinhua Kingdom defeated the Manchus. The common people of the world should realize this. Who is the real co-master of the world?

Seeing that Long Yufei had figured it out, Luo Yuhua also had a smile on his face. Although she gave birth to a child, Luo Yuhua's appearance didn't seem to have changed at all, and this smile made Long Yufei even more stunned.

Long Yufei's heart was hot, he took a step forward, and in Luo Yuhua's exclamation, he hugged her in his arms, and then said: "Yuhua, I have worked hard for you all these years, I became the emperor, and you are the queen of the world!" ”

"Ahh Although Luo Yuhua knew that this queen belonged to her, she was still a little surprised. It is completely unimaginable that she is a pirate leader, and she will have a day in the world.

"In addition, Hua'er is also six years old, and I will directly make him the crown prince when the time comes." Long Yufei said. Over the years, although Long Yufei has been working hard, no heirs have been born, which makes him very puzzled. Could it be that this is the aftermath of the traverser? However, he was also very satisfied with having a son. He is full of expectations for this son, hoping that this son can take over his class and lead China to more prosperity and strength in the future.

"Hmm!" When he had a son, most of Luo Yuhua's thoughts were on his son. Now Long Yufei personally promised to establish Longhua as the crown prince, which reassured her. After all, Long Yufei is only in his thirties now, and he is in the prime of life, although he has no heirs in the past few years, who knows if there will be one in the future? Although Longhua is the eldest son, if the table is not good, his status will also be threatened. Only after being made the crown prince will the position be secured. Of course, Luo Yuhua also believed that the Viscount's son would definitely become an amazing person like his father.

The next day, Long Yufei summoned Prime Minister Li Decheng, Foreign Minister Lin Zihao, Chief of General Staff General Niu Meng, and Deputy Chief of General Staff and Chief of Logistics and Equipment General Zhao Yi to seek their opinions on whether or not to ascend the throne and claim the throne.

"Give it to me, I thought about it carefully yesterday, although the current Xinhua State has not completely overthrown the Manchu Qing, but the Manchu Qing is no longer our opponent. Defeat them, it's only a matter of time! Therefore, I have decided to ascend the throne and become emperor in the near future! Long Yufei said.

"Your Majesty, the minister fully agrees with His Majesty's enthronement as emperor! We defeated the Manchus in a light way, they are not our opponents at all, and His Majesty should have been proclaimed emperor a long time ago! General Niu Meng, Chief of the General Staff, was the first to express his approval.

"Your Majesty, the whole cabinet agrees with Your Majesty as the emperor!" Prime Minister Li Decheng's words were succinct, but his attitude was clear. Foreign Minister Lin Zihao also nodded again and again. Although, there is no difference between the king and the emperor, only the name is different. But among the vast number of Chinese people, they still think that the emperor is one level higher. Why is Long Yufei the king, but the little kid in Beijing is the emperor?

"Since there is no objection from everyone, then it is decided. The Cabinet chooses an appropriate time to hold the enthronement ceremony. Long Yufei said.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Prime Minister Li Decheng nodded.

"In addition, at the enthronement ceremony, I will canonize Yuhua as the queen and Hua'er as the crown prince!" Long Yufei continued.

Everyone nodded in approval. The royal family is too thin, which is not a good thing. Long Yufei only has such a son as Long Hua, and the prince must be him. Fortunately, although Long Hua is not very old, he has shown extraordinary talent at a young age, which makes the ministers feel at ease after all. Their older generation has worked hard to lay down the country, so naturally they don't want to be handed over to a loser.

"Your Majesty, the enthronement ceremony is scheduled for four months later, what do you think? His Majesty's enthronement ceremony is sure that all countries will send envoys to participate. This time and again, the time of the four is already in a hurry. Prime Minister Li Decheng said.

"Well, it's set in 4 months!" Long Yufei said. At present, communication between the East and the West is still very difficult. Although the British have already begun to lay cables from Britain to India, it will take a year or two to succeed. At that time, the communication between the East and the West will be much easier. At the same time, all parts of Xinhua have already begun to lay cables, and all towns in Nanyang must be able to carry out telegraph communications, which will help to convey government decrees.

"Your Majesty, after ascending the throne and becoming emperor, what is the name of the country?" Li Decheng asked. At the beginning, it was a bit hasty to determine 'Xinhua' as the national name. This time Long Yufei ascended the throne and became the emperor, but it can be changed.

Long Yufei pondered for a few seconds, and then said: "After I ascend the throne, change the name of the country to 'China', just call it the Chinese Empire, and I will continue to call it this way in the future." Although the Manchu Qing Dynasty still occupied a vast area north of the Yangtze River, the current Xinhua State is enough to represent the entire Chinese nation.

"'Chinese Empire' is a good name, full of domineering!" The Chief of the General Staff, General Niu Meng, laughed and laughed.

Prime Minister Li Decheng and Foreign Minister Lin Zihao have no objection to this. It doesn't matter what the name of the country is, what matters is whether the country is strong or not. Besides, Xinhua originally relied on the Chinese and represented the interests of the Chinese people all over the world, so it is just right to set the name of the country as 'China'.

After the date of enthronement and the name of the country were determined, the cabinet was once again busy and began to actively plan for the enthronement ceremony. As a world power, Long Yufei wants to ascend the throne and become emperor, and other countries will naturally send people to participate. The same goes for those of the Western powers. After Xinhua defeated the British, many Western powers recognized the strength of Xinhua and sent envoys to Manila to establish diplomatic relations with Xinhua. After the government departments of the new China were relocated to Guangzhou, the embassies of the envoys of various countries also moved to Guangzhou. As for the Manchu government in the north, except for the British legation in Beijing, the rest of the countries did not pay any attention to the Manchus. Everyone knows that the future Xinhua State is the legitimate government of this ancient country, and there is no need to offend the Xinhua State for the sake of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Under the leadership of the cabinet, the major newspapers in Xinhua also began to build momentum for Long Yufei's accession to the throne.

The people of Xinhua are naturally optimistic about Long Yufei's ascension to the throne and the title of emperor. Many people originally had some doubts about Long Yufei being called king instead of emperor. Although they knew that calling them kings or emperors had no real impact, it made them feel strange in their hearts. Now, Long Yufei is about to ascend the throne and become the emperor, which makes everyone feel justified.

Although the establishment of the Xinhua Kingdom is not long, it has won the recognition of the general public in the south of the Yangtze River, and in their hearts, Long Yufei has replaced the emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and become the son of heaven in their hearts. (To be continued......)