Chapter 107: The Plan to Elect the Emperor

In the eyes of the vast majority of Yankees and Europeans, it is impossible for Tom to engage in feudal imperialism, because in the eyes of ignorant people, the feudal system is congenitally in conflict with the capitalist system.

The feudal system of this era was based on the land as the core, and the land was inherited from generation to generation by primogeniture, and the feudal system was maintained in the form of titles.

At this time, the capitalist system is based on companies, shares, factories, or other means of production, and inherits them through the family inheritance system.

The capitalist inheritance system that led to this era did not guarantee that the family property would be passed on in a relatively centralized manner like the feudal system.

There are many reasons for the differences between the two systems of succession.

Even in the nineteenth century, the capitalist forces were just beginning to gain momentum and had not yet completely defeated the feudal ones.

The vast majority of people in Europe still believe that the value of land is much greater than the value of these means of production.

Therefore, compared with the inheritance of the primogeniture of the land, the Europeans today do not attach so much importance to the absolute centralized inheritance of the means of production.

In the hundreds of years before the nineteenth century, when capitalism was just germinating, the feudal forces crushed the capitalist forces.

The means of production, the core of capitalism, have always been passed down in the family way.

And when capitalism gradually developed, the previous inheritance system made the means of production in the family already become family commons

At this time, it is already difficult to change the inheritance system.

It is easy for the father to divide the power among the children, but it is difficult for the eldest brother to collect the power.

This is also an important reason why most European and American consortia are family consortia.

In the eyes of Europeans, once Tom opened the passage of marriage,

They can get involved in Tom's power, especially when Tom has children.

In the thinking of the Europeans, the throne of America can be passed to a fixed child, but what about the heroine company?

The heroine company is so complicated that it involves all walks of life, so it must be distributed to different children.

Although among the latest new capital tycoons, there are people who leave their wealth to one child alone.

For example, Vanderbilt, the king of ships, left more than 90% of his inheritance to a child, (this person is not dead at this time, just an example)

But even so, 10% of the means of production are lost to other children.

But in the feudal system of primogeniture, who has ever heard of 90 percent of the succession to the throne?

In any case, neither the Europeans nor the Yankees in this era thought that the heroine company could be completely passed on by Tom Smith to a child

And when His Majesty Emperor Tom Smith passes away, many children will stage a drama of nine sons in order to compete for equity and status.

According to the Europeans' understanding of their own feudal system, these children will definitely do everything they can to win over all parties as a weight for themselves to compete for family property and help themselves to compete for more assets.

Then the Europeans, who are old women, can take this opportunity to aggressively enter the power center of the American Empire.

At the same time, Tom Smith is only about twenty years old now, strong and strong, and there is a high probability that he will live until his children get married and his grandchildren are born.

If the children also married the European aristocracy, the Smith family's connection with the European aristocracy would become more complicated.

At the latest, as long as Tom dies, it will be the day when the power of the American Empire will be dispersed.

No matter how Tom develops now, he is working day jobs for the European aristocracy in the future.

As long as Tom marries, sooner or later these inheritances will be divided among the various European forces.

Tom certainly understands these things, too.

The 2,000-year-old prince of the Earth Dynasty seized the throne, and the power dispute staged was the pinnacle of human infighting

In particular, the history of the Great Sun and Moon of the Earth Dynasty describes in detail a magical history of hundreds of years of monarchs and ministers seizing power and princes seizing power.

Then, Tom, who has knowledge of the history of the Earth Dynasty and modern education, has to teach these people a good lesson.

A lesson on how to perfectly integrate the feudal system and the capitalist system.

Tom wants to tell the world that feudal capitalism is a brighter future.

Who says there can be no feudal aristocracy in a capitalist country?

Who said that the feudal aristocracy would necessarily hinder the emergence of capitalism?

The feudal aristocracy of Europe can obviously become a family with the capital nouveau riche of the United States, so why should they alienate each other.

After Tom became emperor, Tom went from a dangerous challenger to a feudal supporter and an admirer of the European system.

In addition to reassuring the Europeans, this move can defuse the crisis of the heroine company becoming the target of European public criticism

It can also inspire the people in the country.

Indeed, in the United States of America, which prides itself on liberal democracy, Tom's enthronement is sure to be a national celebration and excitement.

As for this restoration of the feudal system, how can it become a national celebration in a democratic country, that is where Tom needs to operate.

First of all, Tom wants to ascend the throne and become emperor, and he will not directly say to the world with great fanfare: I, Tom Smith, am going to be emperor.

Tom Smith is now an American, so how can he abandon the glorious tradition of American elections?

Tom has long said that he wants to be the elected emperor of the United States,

To be a good emperor who is loved by the American people, and to ascend to the throne with the support of the people.

An American emperor elected by the whole country with the whole country celebrating, do you think it is exciting good news for the people?

When the time comes, all the people of Texas and the Second Mexican Empire who cast their glorious votes will surely hold their ballots high in honor and say loudly to those around them:

"I was in the election of our Emperor of Texas and Mexico,"

"Rounding it up, does it mean that I am the master of these two places?"

"Even the emperor was elected by me, I'm really amazing."

"Such a country is so democratic and loving."

"It's a privilege to live in such a country!"

"I'm willing to cut my salary by half to support an even more extravagant enthronement ceremony for Emperor Tom."

"To show the world the economic power of Texas and Mexico."

"Support tax payment and enthronement ceremony!"

"Support and vigorously engage in various National Day activities!"

"The national self-confidence of the United States and Mexico begins with the enthronement ceremony!"

So, let Tom begin his journey as elected emperor.

Tom's first step to becoming the elected emperor was, of course, not to engage in political propaganda or anything, but to gather everyone in the Smith family.