278 Military power, state, constitution and great joy

Young Master Li smiled dumbly, he really came whatever he wanted, and he was still thinking about how to solve the remaining Japanese problems and sell this dish at a good price, but he didn't expect Ito Hirofumi to take the initiative to send it to the door. (Vertex Hand Hit)

As for the emperor's handwritten letter?

Can it be eaten as a meal?

Li Mo smiled slightly: "Have the representatives of Britain and the United States arrived?" ”

"It's already here." Tang Shaoyi was in charge of foreign affairs, so he immediately said: "Britain is very dissatisfied with our cooperation with Germany, and Ambassador to China Dou Meile wants us to give an explanation immediately, otherwise the possibility of sending the Far East Fleet to intervene in the blockade cannot be ruled out." ”

"Damn, I'm not happy to hear the Far East Fleet, I have the ability to drive over directly, what does it mean to use this as an excuse." Long Guozhang's style did not change, scolding and lighting a cigar, so that Yan Fu next to him hurriedly avoided half of the stool.

"You dare to fight when you drive over?" Chen Ping glared at this guy, now in terms of strength, the British Far East Fleet and the Pacific Fleet are between Zhong Bo, the latter is slightly stronger because he got four new battleships, but the problem is that he really wants to fight, Britain is afraid that he will not only send the Far East Fleet, the Mediterranean Fleet alone has as many as twelve Monarch and Majesty classes, plus the old battleships, the number has reached about twenty, which is enough to drown his side.

More importantly, Britain is now the world's boss, just like the US imperialists in later generations, and even if those little brothers have selfish intentions, as long as they can convince the United States, no one in the Pacific can resist it

Fortunately, Japan can no longer afford to pay Adou, no matter how strong Britain is, it will not throw money into this bottomless pit, and it is just trying to ensure the interests of the Far East Fleet

Because Japan's two biggest vested interests are the United States and Britain, they will not be willing to give up the fat in their hands, and it is understandable for others to threaten and threaten, of course, this is mainly because their fists are not big enough, and now the question is how to defuse this threat and use Japan to fight for their own maximum interests, instead of creating a new conflict.

"Hokkaido can't give up." Yan Fu opened the conversation: "The land is vast and sparsely populated, and there are Ezo people as an excuse, as long as the remaining Japanese are expelled and it takes three or five years to move two or three hundred thousand people over, it will be ours."

"Mr. Yan is right, the geographical location of Hokkaido is very important, and if we control Hokkaido, we can directly threaten the entire East Siberia from the sea, and even the Aleutian Islands and Alaska, and even Canada cannot escape, and this point must not be abandoned." Chen Ping's words represent the thoughts of the army, and it can be seen that under the slow training of Young Master Li, the General Staff has thoroughly studied the world map, and the army has even had the dream of planting the banner in every inch of the world.

"If we don't want to give up Hokkaido, then we have to give up the interests of the main Japanese island." Tang Shaoyi said again: "I have tested the tone of Britain and the United States in the past two days, and they regard the Japanese island very seriously. ”

"Of course, with a population of tens of millions, even if you lose, it will be a huge market, and the two countries will never be willing to give up such a large market to us." Staying in the United States for many years, Li Enfu knows that capital expansion and resource plunder are the fundamental reasons why countries are competing for colonies more and more fiercely, which is why Germany would rather give up the Marshall Islands, including the island group, and choose Kyushu Island

Li Mo pursed the corners of his mouth, listening to the discussion of a few people, and also fell into deep thought.

It is undoubtedly impossible to completely occupy Japan, so how to use Japan to fight for their own interests is the most important thing at present, since Ito Hirobumi is here, it means that Japan's top leaders are not capable of fighting, at this moment cruising with Japan's open seas, blockading the fleet of foreign contacts, is the largest capital in their hands when they have already occupied the initiative, it is time to consider how to make good use of this advantage in hand.

"Monetary Rights"

Li Mo's heart shrank suddenly, thinking of the thing he asked Thomas to do in the United States, but quickly rejected the idea, the great powers would never be willing to control the Japanese currency and manipulate the Japanese economy at will, so that their hard-earned money may face the possibility of becoming a blank slate, but everyone is not a fool, everyone knows the importance of this kind of thing.

However, if several companies join forces in the form of shares, it can be regarded as a temporary solution.

As long as you can grab the biggest share of this currency game, then once the contradictions between various countries intensify in a dozen years, after a big fight, the geographical advantage of a strip of water will help you fulfill your dream of controlling the entire Japanese economy

Thinking of this, Li Mo quickly put forward a suggestion, asking Tang Shaoyi to solicit the opinions of various countries first, and Li Enfu and others nodded again and again after hearing this, maintaining the stability of the Japanese currency is what all countries are willing to see, otherwise the messy Japanese economy may also scare many businessmen and waste such a big market in vain.

After Li Enfu glanced at Tang Shaoyi, he glanced at the other few people a few times, and suddenly rubbed his hands: "Young master, the negotiations on the Japanese issue will start in a few days, do you think we should also set a name for ourselves?"

Birthright

Li Mo slowly sat up straight, he had guessed that it would not be so simple for these people to come together today, especially the military and political families came together, it must be for the word "republic" that he deliberately put out

"It's time for a name." Li Mo smiled, picked up the teacup from the coffee table, glanced at Li Enfu, and asked, "Mr. Li, you have been in the United States for many years, you might as well talk about it first." ”

Seeing that the young master finally relented and heard the news, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and Li Enfu was also the first to say: "Young master, a republic is not advisable"

"Oh? Why? ”

Li Mo was a little surprised, it stands to reason that Li Enfu has been in the United States for many years, and after seeing the free and relaxed environment in the United States, he should support the republican system, why did he take the lead in opposing it?

Li Mo was curious, Li Enfu had already put down his teacup, lit his cigarette, and his face became serious: "Maybe my words will be a little ugly, but the republic is the foundation, the United States is a pure immigration country, most of the people come from European countries, their living habits and beliefs are different, and there is a lack of soil for the second system." ”

"And we are not"

"The Manchurians have been devastated for hundreds of years, and the white Ding is common in the country, and to say that it is ugly is to fool the people, and they don't even understand the meaning of republicanism, and rashly adopting the republican system will only cause frequent chaos and cheapen those powers who are eyeing each other."

"In the end, there can only be one end, separation"

"Who dares, Lao Tzu killed him" Hearing this, Long Guozhang took the lead in jumping up and said viciously.

"Hehe, don't be impatient, listen to me." Li Enfu said with a smile: "I believe that everyone here, even our generation, will not be divided, but the question is, what about our next generation?" ”

"It's hard to fight the country, but how easy is it to defend the country? If there is only land and no sea frontier, it may be possible to reduce the secession, but our control is too scattered and too wide, who can guarantee that there is no secession in remote places? ”

Li Enfu's words made everyone nod, Li Mo also frowned, from the bottom of his heart, he did not approve of the republic, the reason why the rumor of the republic was released was to test some people's ideas, and from the current point of view, the goal has been achieved.

Historically, there has been no republic in the country, after the failure of the constitutional restoration at the end of the Qing Dynasty, most people turned to the republic, but it also brought a long time of warlord division and chaos, and now the people in the country are generally illiterate, do not understand the meaning of the republic, even if you read the constitution to others, I am afraid it will extend countless meanings, plus there has been no second system in this land for thousands of years, just like Li Enfu said, the people only know that there is an emperor in the world, so the soil of the republic is not mature.

So is it appropriate not to choose a republic but to be constitutional?

Neither is it

Constitutionalism requires tradition and hundreds of years of precipitation, such as Britain and Japan, such as the imperial family has stretched for several generations, more than ten generations or even dozens of generations, the common people generally recognize the existence of the imperial family, the imperial family can be preserved after the constitution, become a national symbol.

But as an explosive emerging force, let alone Li Mo, even when the idea of constitutionalism is deeply rooted in the hearts of Europe, isn't France the same?

In the absence of recognition and foundation, it is obviously a joke to go to the constitution, once you have no power, as Li Enfu said, if there is a careerist who controls domestic public opinion, it is easy to overthrow a royal family that has no foundation, has not yet been recognized by the majority of the people, and is hollowed out

Li Mo is not an idiot like a great pioneer thinker, he comes from the afterlife where selfish desires are rampant, and his selfishness is even heavier than these people in front of him, he can not care if he can still have so many rights in the future, but he also does not want his descendants to be swept away after his death, or even decapitated.

So choose the imperial system? **？

Not even more

The tide of history will not be reversed, anything that stands in the way of this tide will be crushed, ** will bring decay and depravity at the same time, it will also make the country lose the momentum to move forward, he dares to guarantee that he will not be crooked, but what about future generations?

It's no joke that you've been rich for three generations

In the past dynasties, the founding monarch Chinese Zhiwu was much wiser than Young Master Li, but what about later? What's more, as a traveler of later generations, he grew up in the era of information explosion, and he knows better than anyone what the fate of the imperial system and ** is

The outcome of the overthrown monarchy is the same as that of a constitution without foundation

So how do you choose? How can you give full play to the advantage of mastering your future development?

Everyone was silent, waiting for his choice, from the bottom of their hearts, everyone here was more inclined to the constitution, but everyone was not stupid, they all knew what Li Mo was worried about, and how to ensure the continuation of the royal family was the biggest problem that bothered everyone

It can be said that today's territory and army were established by Li Mo alone, even if he wants to choose the imperial system, it is estimated that he will not encounter too much opposition, and these people have all seen Li Mo's ability to grasp the opportunity of the world, and as of now, no one can master this giant ship that will become bigger and bigger like him

In the corner, Zhao Long, who had not spoken, clenched his fists fiercely, and a drop of hot sweat dripped from his palm, as he had been following the young master, and even his family, he had already made up his mind, if the young master chose to be the emperor and was opposed, he would do whatever it takes

Li Mo leaned back on the recliner and didn't speak, from the bottom of his heart, he was also more inclined to constitutionalism, the imperial system is good, but his temperament is not suitable for those internal affairs and miscellaneous matters, and it is estimated that the election of the imperial system will be exhausting, and more importantly, even if he can maintain it for decades, the degeneration and corruption after the centralization of power will make future generations be spit on and drowned

But it is also impossible to completely learn the constitution of the British royal family as a pure national symbol, as he just said, the royal family, which has lost its power and has no roots in tradition, will only become a target for others to use.

In fact, in the final analysis, it is not a question of what kind of system to adopt, the system is just a manifestation of different ideologies, and the fundamental thing is whether the government's ability to govern can bring benefits to the majority of people and whether the people can enjoy the benefits of adopting such a system.

So he can't give up his rights, at least not now

Thinking of this, Li Mo slowly regained his body under the gaze of everyone, asked Yan Fu for the banknotes he was carrying, and slowly wrote down six words.

"Military Power, State, Constitutionalism"

The simple six words made everyone breathe a sigh of relief, and even Zhao Long slowly let go of his fist.

The words are very simple, but they represent a lot of meanings, first of all, the young master will not give up the military power, in fact, everyone also feels that the military power will remain in Li Mo's hands for the time being, only beneficial and not harmful, at least at this moment, no one can replace him in charge of such a large armed force, and there is no one like him who seems to be able to see through the future.

The state and constitution represent Li Mo's formal approval of the founding of the country, and the government affairs yuan, which was originally an auxiliary role, will be restructured and officially replace Li Mo as the helmsman of this emerging country, and Li Mo will only get the right to guide and advise.

This is tantamount to giving up the country to others, in this soil with a serious idea of monarchy, it is undoubtedly extremely courageous to do so, but in order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, he still continues to retain the most important military power

After Li Mo finished explaining, he said: "Mr. Li, I am going to set up a company that specializes in managing the assets under my name, you say hello to Liang Dunyan and ask him to send someone to supervise, you tell him that every time I use more than 10,000 pounds of funds in the future, I will file with him first." ”

"Young master, you ......, Enfu admires"

Li Enfu's words made everyone understand Li Mo's thoughts, and secretly admired Li Mo's mind, before Li Mo was equivalent to letting go of the country he had built, and now he has established such a company, and has taken the initiative to hand it over to Liang Dunyan for supervision, which means that he has completely made his privately controlled property public, and let them be under government supervision, so as to avoid the possibility of funds flowing into the army without permission to the greatest extent.

Everyone knows that after the establishment of the constitution, the government controls the finances and the royal family controls the army, and the two rely on each other and hinder each other, but the problem is that Li Mo's own earning power is too amazing, and the rich rival country is not to mention, although they all believe that the young master will not do anything to damage the country, but what about the future? What about Li Mo's descendants?

After the military power is controlled by the royal family, the government's voice will become very small and fragile, and once someone uses this huge amount of money to privately fund the army, it will undoubtedly be a flood beast for the whole country.

At this time, Li Mo proposed to keep his money under the supervision of the government, and report it to the government for the record every time he uses the money, so as to avoid the possibility of the army becoming a private army in the future to the greatest extent.

Of course, this is not perfect, there are still big loopholes, for example, if Li Mo does not cooperate in the future, this kind of supervision is just a formality, but everyone knows that this is already the best choice at present.

"Also"

Without waiting for everyone to be happy, Li Mo's eyes suddenly swept to the shadow in the distance, thought of a question, and scratched his head: "I still have the biggest question, well......, how many wives can I marry?" ”

"Of course, the more the merrier" Long Guozhang immediately shouted, but immediately found that the faces of several other people were wrong, and asked in surprise: "What's wrong with you?" How many wives does the young master have? ”

There is a problem, of course, there is a big problem

It seems to be a simple personal issue, but it involves the fairness of the law, the monogamy introduced from the West is the trend, and it will definitely be written into the constitution, since it is constitutional, then the royal family must also be subject to the constitution, so as the emperor, Li Mo can only marry one wife.

Of course, you can also have the ability to support a lover, but it is not protected by the law, so it would be okay if a few women around the young master were willing to be wronged, but Li Mo didn't want to do this, he had to give them a public name

That's the conflict

"Young master, you should get married."

Tang Shaoyi thought about it and suggested.

Soon, several other people also understood that only by getting married before the constitution could they block the mouth of Youyou, and use the pre-constitution as an excuse to avoid the embarrassment of conflict with the constitution after the constitution.

Li Mo nodded, it was not a perfect result, but it was also the best choice at present, becoming the emperor, three wives and four concubines satisfied the selfish desires in his heart, and also laid a good foundation for the real completion of the constitution after the royal family was recognized in the future.

"Zhao Long, you will inform Fu Bo and everyone later, and say that I am going to get married at the beginning of next month, and let him choose a date." After Li Mo finished speaking, he only felt that all his strength had been drained, and he lay down again, and was just about to wave his hand to signal everyone to leave, when a rush of footsteps suddenly came from outside the courtyard.

Everyone hurriedly looked, only to see that Fu Hai had rushed into the small courtyard with a red face, and before he could run to him, he hurriedly shouted and shouted.

"Young master, great joy, great joy"

"Daiki?"

Li Mo and his uncle were confused, didn't he get married and ascended the throne yet? Where did the joy come from?

"Young master, Aunt Qiao'er, ......, no, look at my mouth, it's Qiao'er's young grandmother who is happy"

"What"

Li Mo stood up suddenly, he had just prepared for a big wedding, and he had a child here, and he announced it in front of so many people, wouldn't the whole world know about the young master getting on the bus first and then making up the ticket?

Well, it's a real joy

So without waiting for everyone to congratulate him, Young Master Li flew out like an arrow, Li Enfu and the others looked at each other, and the corners of their mouths all showed smiles.

ps: I've been thinking about this chapter for a long time, and there must be people who are dissatisfied, hehe, to be honest, it's all selfishness. The human heart is the most dangerous thing in the world

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