Long Island is geologically a peninsula.

Because between Long Island and Manhattan Island, and between Manhattan Island and the mainland of North Yinzhou, there is a part of it separated by the Hudson River.

None of the surroundings are completely surrounded by seawater.

However, even if it is separated by a river, there are natural geographical boundaries, so the cession of Long Island itself is simple.

But the problem is that Long Island borders New York, the largest city in the United States, and itself has begun to merge with New York.

Many people own assets in Manhattan, New York, and Brooklyn, Long Island.

The point is that it is possible to own a home at the same time.

Will they be allowed to run on both sides in the future?

A large number of regulations and records quickly flashed through Liu Rui's heart, especially those related to vassal states.

Liu Luozhi especially recalled the holy words left by Emperor Shizu, and then quickly made a decision.

looked at the New York elites who were full of expectations, and gave a rather cold response:

"His Majesty the Emperor Shizu expressly forbade any state or organization to pay tribute and allegiance to the Ming Emperor and other monarchs at the same time.

"Otherwise, it will be punished as a bully, and the highest punishment can be Ling Chi.

"Dali Temple, inspectors, criminal department, household department, tax department and other departments have made special interpretations of this ancestral holy word, and then made more detailed regulations, some of which are applicable to the current situation:

"Anyone who is not a citizen of the Ming Dynasty and the Ming vassal state, and wants to obtain the national status of the Ming or the Ming vassal state, must first publicly swear to renounce allegiance to the original monarch and country, and then swear eternal allegiance to His Majesty the Ming Emperor.

"For the original residents in Dongyi Kingdom, the Changshi Mansion will arrange a collective oath ceremony in the future.

"Once you officially swear allegiance to the Ming Dynasty, you will always be directly governed by the laws of the Ming Dynasty, and you will need to pay taxes to the Ming Dynasty for life, regardless of whether you are in the territory of the Ming Dynasty."

"Prior to this moment, all non-Mo humans who had resided in the Long Island for a long time were subject to the above terms.

"The Changshi Mansion will gradually complete the household registration of the residents of the whole island, and at the same time calculate the amount of property of special residents, and the part exceeding 10,000 Ming silver banknotes will be handed over to the state treasury......

"If you refuse to accept it, you can leave within three months, but you can only carry no more than 1,000 silver bills."

Liu Ruizhi's announcement was spoken, and the New York magnates at the scene left to discuss.

But it was just a discussion, and no one singled out loud questions and accusations.

And soon a New York State legislator proposed to his companions:

"We can enact a new law that would allow Ming Dongyi nationals to enjoy the same rights in New York as New York citizens."

Someone immediately gave a new suggestion:

"It is not appropriate to give the same treatment to all Dongyi citizens, and there should be a system of honorary citizens who can enjoy all the rights of a New York citizen, and can even run for Congress and governor."

In addition, someone else put forward another idea:

"No, the laws of New York do not need to be changed, and the laws of New York do not stipulate that people who become other nationalities lose their identity and rights as citizens of New York.

Related issues spread rapidly among the crowd, and the essential purpose was actually only one, that is, to retain the power, status and wealth in the New York area while obtaining the national status of the Ming Dongyi Kingdom. It is better to have a completely unaffected life.

But there are also a few people with ugly expressions, mainly those who have a large amount of real estate in Brooklyn and Long Island, and those who have built large factories on Long Island, that is, those who have a lot of investment.

Their assets were far more than 10,000 silver bills.

Long Island is bordered by the largest city in the United States, and there are many people with assets of more than 10,000 silver bills.

A few on the scene are just their representatives.

And then there's Adams, the acting prime minister of the United States.

New York is the current capital of the United States, and in the future, the capital will be close to the Dongyi Kingdom of the Ming Dynasty.

If the Ming Dynasty had placed its capital in Brooklyn, there would have been a river between the two capitals.

That's why the Vatican Papal States and Rome, the capital of Italy, are so close.

Just like his son said, if the two sides set up artillery in their own capitals, they can directly bombard each other's capitals.

Although Adams had to make the decision to abandon Long Island, he was certainly not happy in the face of this situation.

Now Adams is instinctively considering moving the capital, but he has not yet found a very suitable place.

New York, Richmond, and Philadelphia, three places suitable for building capitals, are now too close to Daming.

Philadelphia is more than thirty kilometers upstream of Wilmington, and it's all in a river.

It is now unknown whether Richmond was completely taken by Napoleon, and the Chesapeake Bay, where it is located, was blocked by the Ming Dynasty.

Boston, Massachusetts, where its main industry is located, is close to the Canadian border.

If the United States were to be completely united with Canada, Massachusetts would become the capital of the united country.

Adams muttered to himself with a blank face that he was not the person in charge of the reception.

Each state of the American Kingdom was established independently, so the independence is very high.

A newly formed kingdom is not actually even a federation, it is closer to a confederation or union.

The governor of New York is the most powerful in New York itself, not the nominal acting prime minister of the kingdom.

So the Governor of New York is the one who is really responsible for the reception operation.

New York Governor Lewis was also a little apprehensive, and his expression was also a little embarrassed.

The guys in the back are talking too explicitly, and now is the time to talk about that directly?

Lewis had to take the initiative to change the subject, so he took the initiative to find a topic and said:

"This ...... Lord Changshi, since there is a three-month deadline, let's not be busy with this matter and decide it right away.

"Ladies and gentlemen, it's better to go to the hotel to rest first, and then we'll discuss the handover tomorrow......"

Liu Luozhi didn't fully hear what was being discussed later, but looking at the momentum of their discussion, he felt that something was wrong.

Liu Ruzhi listened to Lewis's suggestion, frowned and waved his hand and said:

"You don't have to go to the hotel, let's go directly to the city hall later, start receiving it now, don't wait for tomorrow."

Lewis was originally skipping the topic for the time being, and there was no idea of delaying the handover. ....Liu Ruizhi wants to hand over directly, and he has no opinion at all:

"Okay, then hand over immediately, Liu Changshi has worked so hard, of course we will fully cooperate."

Liu Luozhi said that he would hand over immediately, and he did not leave immediately.

Instead, he waited for enough soldiers to get off the ship, and then went down to the town hall with a few officers under the escort of the soldiers.

The handover process on Long Island is the same as that of the Dongyi Peninsula, but the actual process is much simpler.

There are clear geographical boundaries, and there is no state that has been abolished as a whole like Delaware, and there is no land involving multiple states.

The whole process is directly connected with the New York State government, and the New York State government is also very cooperative.

The two sides signed a formal statement, and then Liu announced an order similar to that of Nguyen Yuan.

The Dongyi Kingdom Left Changshi Mansion was established within the limits of Long Island, and the three county-level institutions on Long Island were temporarily retained.

However, the Daming Society sent officials to supervise and gradually began to evaluate officials.

And the king county was renamed Lin County, the queen county was renamed Kun County, and the area outside the two counties was directly called Changdao County.

As for whether the existing residents want to stay, they can think about it slowly on their own, and it will not affect the decision-making of the Dongyi Kingdom's Zuo Changshi Mansion.

After completing the handover of materials with the New York State government, Liu Luozhi also issued an announcement to recruit translators.

At the same time, in the process of Liu Luozhi and Ruan Yuan taking over the land of Dongyi Kingdom, relevant news was also spread through the media.

New York, in particular, is the largest city in the American region and even the largest city east of the Rocky Mountains.

It has the largest middle class and the highest number of literate people in Yinzhou, east of Rocky Mountain.

If there is demand, there is a market, and where there is a market, there are suppliers, so there are many newspapers and magazines.

Newspaper editors and reporters know what New Yorkers read first and what they care about most.

The Ming Dynasty took over Long Island and established the Dongyi Kingdom dominated by the Taixi people, which is the absolute hot news at present.

Therefore, all newspaper reporters are tracking all the movements of the Dongyi Guozuo Changshi Mansion through various channels.

Convey and disseminate all the news according to your own understanding and in the way that the citizens of New York are most happy to accept.

For the Changshi Mansion of Dongyi Kingdom, on Long Island and Dongyi Peninsula, the matter of openly recruiting translators through the assessment.

The New York Evening News made a special report under the title of "Da Ming Holds Imperial Examinations in New York".

It is called the first real Ming-style "imperial examination" in North Yinzhou, east of the Rocky Mountains.

and, most importantly, the first "authentic" Ming-style imperial examination for the Taixi people.

Emperor Shizu of the Ming Dynasty reformed the imperial examination system, retaining the name of the examination itself, but modifying the content and mode of the examination.

The Eight Strands and the Four Books and Five Classics were no longer used, and were replaced by modern civil service examinations and natural and social sciences.

This new style of examination, which is easier to imitate than the old style of imperial examinations, has now been used as a reference by the whole world.

The main thing is to give up some government jobs and official positions to give the emerging middle class and elites a channel to rise.

But all the Taixi "imperial examinations" were considered "authentic" enough by the elite and the people

The main reason is that the number of places is small, and there are many restrictions, which are far less free than the Ming Dynasty that is theoretically open to all Ming people.

Now the Ming Dynasty organized the "imperial examination" for the Taixi people, which gave the local elite and middle class a place to release their emotions, so it suddenly became the biggest hot news.

The New York Evening News and other newspapers saw the response to the news, and immediately increased the depth of their investigation and the scope of their interviews to try to dig up more information.

They first went directly to Brooklyn, which is now the City Hall of Linn County, and asked the people at the town hall directly.

Ask what is the main direction of the exam, whether it is political or cultural?

Are there restrictions on the gender, age, and place of origin of candidates, and can other Tessies and New Yorkers from outside Long Island come to take the test?

Do those who pass the examination have any special status in the future, and can they become "talents" and "students"?

The former Brooklyn civil servants who stayed at City Hall were ignorant of these questions.

Because the Ming people of the Changshi Mansion did not give corresponding explanations.

So they went to inquire about the Ming officials who stayed in the county office, and the officials of the Ming Dynasty had never done such a thing before.

It's not that there have been no exams in other vassal states, but there have been no exams for the Tessies.

So these problems were reported to Zuo Changshi Liu Ruizhi's eyes again.

Then it was sent by Liu Ruizhi and the recent regular report to the relevant departments of the Ming Dynasty and the Great Food Country.

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