Chapter 147 The Federation of China
On March 15, 313 A.D., the streets of St. Ives were decorated with a festive atmosphere, and the inhabitants dressed up in festive costumes gathered in the square outside the palace gates.
At ten o'clock in the morning, the gate of the palace opened, and the mighty honor guards walked out of the gate in a neat queue, followed by a large group of officials and foreign envoys, and finally Ouyang Yu appeared in the eyes of the people in the majestic music.
Ouyang Yu was wearing a white gold-edged military dress specially made for her, with medals all over her chest, ribbons hanging on her shoulders, a black cloak on the outside and red on the inside, and her long black hair coiled behind her head, which completely set off her heroic spirit.
After the seventy-two cannons rang out, the bell rang, and Ouyang Yu's first prime minister, Count Trist, who followed her out of the Duchy of Luxon, was in charge of presiding over the ceremony, and he stood in front of the microphone and said loudly: " Subjects, today is a day destined to go down in history, now is an exciting moment, the Bourbon dynasty, which has ruled this land for hundreds of years, has entered the grave of history because of its own incompetence, and has also caused 23 million people in this land to become foreign slaves, but misfortune also contains luck, the ancestor did not give up on the people of this land, he sent us the savior Ouyang, it was she who led the invincible army to expel the evil empire and liberate the enslaved 23 million people, she overthrew the mountain that has been pressing on the people, or she will lead the people to a bright future, we will closely unite around Lord Ouyang to strive for victory after victory!"
For today's ceremony, broadcasts were set up throughout Gaul, and the words of the Count of Trist reached the ears of all Gauls at the same time, so that all Gauls could hear the following series of good news.
"Adhering to the strong will of the people, Lord Ouyang finally agreed to ascend the throne after several considerations, establish a new country on this land, and seek more benefits for the twenty-three million people in this land, I now declare that in order to comply with the mandate of heaven, Lord Ouyang ascended the throne as emperor and established the Chinese Empire, and His Majesty Ouyang is the first empress of the Chinese Empire!"
"Long live Your Majesty Ouyang!"
"Long live Her Majesty!"
The people at the scene shouted excitedly, Ouyang Yu's ascension to the throne means that their good life can continue, and the people at the bottom will support whoever sits on the throne no matter who sits on the throne, as long as someone can give them food, clothing, housing, and money to spend.
"The first emperor's decree of His Majesty Ouyang is read below, from now on, all the fiefs of the nobles will be nationalized, and after the Qing Dynasty, they will be handed over to all yeoman farmers according to the number of heads, and the grain produced will be handed over to the state treasury except for forty percent, and the rest will be allowed to be freely disposed of by yeoman farmers. โ
"Emperor Decree No. 2, with immediate effect, all serfs were dismissed from the status of yeoman peasants, with the right to marry, move and study freely, and were allowed to engage in trade, construction, catering, service and other industries, and those who were literate and learned could also enter government agencies as officials after passing the examination. โ
"Emperor No. 3 decrees that from now on all cities and towns will be built primary and secondary schools, to ensure that all people and future generations can learn culture and to be exempted from all school fees, to build at least one hospital for all cities in the country, to build at least one health center for all natural towns, and to train a doctor for all natural villages, so that all people can not only be fed and clothed, but also be able to read and write and cure diseases. โ
Three emperors in a row shocked everyone, there has never been a monarch in the other world since ancient times, and if Ouyang Yu attaches so much importance to the people, if he really implements the order, it is foreseeable that the living standards of the 23 million people in Gaul will be greatly improved.
After a brief silence, the earth-shattering shouts continued, from the city of St. Ives to the most remote villages, all of which were cheers from the people praising Ouyang Yu.
Ninety percent of the population of the original Gallic Kingdom are yeoman farmers and serfs, 20 million people not only bear heavy national taxes, but also endure the exploitation of the nobles, forty percent of the grain harvested every year is handed over to the kingdom, forty percent is handed over to the lord, and they can also leave two layers left, if it is a good year, once the grain is not harvested, they will face the danger of starvation, many yeoman farmers who rent the lord's land are because they can't pay enough grain, they can only borrow from nobles or merchants, and once they can't change the money, they will be forced to become serfs without freedom.
The serfs belonging to the nobility are even more miserable, although all the grain produced does not need to be handed over to the kingdom, but the grain produced by the serfs is regarded as the private means of production of the nobles, and it needs to be handed over to their lords, and they can only leave less than one layer of food, they can't eat enough but they can't starve to death, their nutrition is extremely poor, and their life expectancy is not high, and the average life expectancy of serfs is only thirty-five years old.
As soon as these three orders were issued, no one could shake Ouyang Yu's rule over Gaul, because the 20 million yeoman farmers and serfs who directly profited would tear apart anyone who wanted to overthrow Ouyang Yu.
If the three emperor orders are the first bombshell, then the next is the second bombshell, after completing the enthronement ceremony and announcing the order, King Fernando VII of the Kingdom of San Fernando, Grand Duke of Essex, Duchy of Exeter, Grand Duke Hopkins of Duchy of Horsens, Grand Duke of Kalia, Grand Duke of Kalia of the Duchy of Gallia, and the heads of state of the four countries walked together to Ouyang Yu's bow and saluted and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty Wencheng Wude, we and other countries voluntarily join the empire and become a part of the empire!"
The hearts of the monarchs of the four northern countries are bitter, they are 10,000 unwilling to merge into the Chinese Empire in the form of a member country, but if they don't join Ouyang Yu, they will wave their army north to kill their whole family in an instant, and under great pressure, the monarchs of the four countries must be willing even if they are unwilling, otherwise they will wait for the country to collapse and die
Ouyang Yu raised his right hand to let the monarchs of the four countries get up, "I am very glad that you have joined, the glory of the empire will shine on your children and grandchildren, and they will also be proud of the empire." โ
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
In this way, with the newly established Chinese Empire as the main body and the four northern countries, the Chinese Federation of the other world was established.
The four northern countries have a certain degree of autonomy as a member state, and the diplomatic and military affairs are all controlled by the Chinese Empire, the main body of the federation, and the position of the monarch of the four countries can be hereditary, but there are not many rights left, more symbolic meaning, in order to ensure that they will not rebel and show loyalty, the monarchs of the four countries also need to send their heirs to Ouyang Yu's side as a hostage for a few years, and receive education or brainwashing that is loyal to Ouyang Yu.
The second bombshell is also shocking, unlike the worried foreign envoys, the people of the former Gaul and the current Chinese Empire are happy to celebrate their emperor, and at the same time for themselves, the people who have just gotten rid of the status of untouchables are very happy that their country can open up its territory to the outside world, the stronger the country, the higher the identity of the people, whether it is in another world or the earth, a hundred years ago China was bullied by the foreign powers, the Chinese and the dog sign was openly put on the street, a hundred years later, the Chinese people buy and buy in the world, and the descendants of the great powers that have declined back then, with a complex gaze of envy, jealousy and hatred, said the words of sour grapes.
The new national flag and national emblem were displayed at the founding ceremony, the background color of the national flag was red, and a mighty golden five-clawed golden dragon was entrenched in the middle of the national flag.
After the founding ceremony, the next step was the parade, and Ouyang Yu sat in a gorgeous carriage and followed the planned route around the city to show her demeanor to the people.
Two teams of soldiers on white horses opened the way in front, and the enthusiastic cheers of the people were heard everywhere Ouyang Yu's carriage went, and the people of St. Ives City all wanted to see Ouyang Yu's face urgently.
"Long live Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty the Emperor is blessed!"
Ouyang Yu smiled and kept waving to the people on the left and right of the road, accepting their blessings to him, and Ouyang Yu's response ushered in more cheers.
After the procession, Ouyang Yu returned to the palace, and soon Ouyang Yu will move out of this palace, a palace twice as large as this palace has been started in the north of St. Ives City, the palace that has been named Zhu Forbidden City will be the place where Ouyang Yu lives and works in the future, and St. Ives City will also be renamed Chang'an City.
The banquet in the palace had already begun, and Lawrence presented a gift on behalf of the Federation, Ouyang Yu and his wine glass touched lightly and said: "My country has just been established and is in ruins, I wonder if the Federation is interested in investing in our country?"
Lawrence smiled and said, "Your Majesty Ouyang, I don't know what projects you can invest in?"
"This is more, mineral development is what we have said early on, in addition to light and heavy industry, food, medical care, transportation, etc., all aspects can be invested, as long as the businessmen who are willing to come to invest I can also provide preferential policies, such as the first and second years of tax exemption, the third year and a half tax, etc., in short, as long as the federation is willing to invest anything, it is easy to say. โ
Although Ouyang Yu has money now, it is really nothing to a country, and she wants to build schools and hospitals in every city and township, these are all costing money, and it is a large amount of money, where does the money come from? Of course, it is to collect taxes, but the former Gaul Kingdom is an agricultural country, how much can be received by relying on agricultural taxes alone, and it is necessary to vigorously develop industry and commerce, and learning from the republic's investment attraction is the solution, and when a piece of factory is established, she will have a steady stream of taxes to build.
Sending away the excited Lawrence, Azrael came to Ouyang Yu again, the investment of the Council is very slow, it will take several years to see the output of benefits, so the National Defense Council represented by Azrael can bring her the wealth of quick results.
"Director Azrael, I wonder if the Council would be willing to work with me to produce weapons, such as the fighter planes that the coalition forces are in desperate need. โ
Azrael's eyes lit up, and he forcibly concealed his happy expression and asked reservedly: "I don't know how Your Majesty wants to cooperate, and how to distribute the benefits?"
"I provide weapons and equipment, and you are responsible for improving them, and you should also know that although my weapons have strong combat effectiveness, they are not strong in defense against magic bullets, so they need your council's strong weapon research and development capabilities to enhance the defense of weapons and equipment against magic, as for the distribution of benefits...... How about half each?"
Azrael squinted his eyes and thought about it, feeling that the deal was not bad, but he was not alone in the Defense Council, "Your Majesty, I will relay what you said to the other directors, and I believe that the cooperation between us will be very pleasant." โ
"Cheers to our collaboration. โ
Ouyang Yu and Azrael's wine glasses touched lightly.
The establishment of the country Ouyang Yu currently has no plans for large-scale battles, the imperial army is constantly courting her that it will not attack her, the coalition forces are not currently bordering her, even if they want to be unfavorable to her, they can't fight, and there is still a central army group of the imperial army in the middle, so Ouyang Yu can rest assured that he will build his new country.
The sale of weapons is an established project, at present, the imperial army is too strong, the coalition forces are always at a disadvantage in terms of equipment, if the eastern countries are destroyed, Ouyang Yu's Chinese Federation will not exist for too long, on the one hand, for short-term economic interests, on the other hand, it is also to balance and enhance the combat effectiveness of the coalition forces, she must sell weapons to the coalition forces, and it is a large-scale sale, so the cooperation with the National Defense Council is imminent, otherwise no matter how good and advanced her weapons are, they will not be able to enter the coalition forces of all countries, only if the coalition forces of all countries resist the attack of the imperial army, she will have the time and energy to develop her countryใ
The day after Ouyang Yu ascended the throne, she signed the fourth emperor's decree again, the fourth emperor's decree required all men between the ages of 16 and 40 in the Chinese Federation to report and register with the local armed forces, and then they must receive two months of military training every year, join the reserve militia divisions formed in various places, as a reserve force that can be mobilized at any time, and can fight on the battlefield after mobilization, the militia division contains the training of armored forces and the air force, and the eliminated T-26 and T-35 tanks and I-153 fighters can just be used for the militia to trainMine warfare was also revised and distributed to the armed forces departments in various localities as tactical teaching materials.
This is a military matter, in terms of internal affairs, Ouyang Yu also signed the fifth emperor's decree, ordering the first Earl Trist to form a cabinet, the political system of the Chinese Federation is not a constitutional monarchy, the prime minister is only responsible for internal affairs is an authentic civil official, the prime minister of the army cannot be touched a little, Ouyang Yu is still the supreme commander of the army.
After making all the arrangements, Ouyang Yu turned on the war system and clicked on the general recruitment, the rows of generals on the light screen made Ouyang Yu's saliva flow, but after two copies, the system gold she obtained was pitiful, and even the cheapest generals could not be recruited, Ouyang Yu's army was getting bigger and bigger, and the battle command had already given her a deep headache, and she urgently needed generals to help her command the battle.
Fortunately, Ouyang Yu recently found that even if the gold is not enough, generals can be recruited, which can be regarded as a side quest in the system in addition to the quest task, so she plans to complete the recruitment task while she has time, so Ouyang Yu clicked on a gray icon on the recruitment system.
Expert Infantry Commander: Li Yunlong, Specialty: Positional Warfare, Guerrilla Warfare, Anti-Guerrilla Warfare, Recruitment Cost 100 Gold Coins.