The following days

His Majesty the Emperor attended a number of public events, laid wreaths at the Chicago Martyrs' Memorial, and led the crowd to the Great Lakes Martyrs' Shrine in the western suburbs of Chicago to pay respects to the martyrs.

In a public speech at the Chicago City Council, he praised "this is a heroic city that highlights the heroic style of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and a glorious monument to the rise of the empire, which will forever be recorded in the annals ......of history."

His Majesty the Emperor's high recognition confirmed the historical contribution of the Northern Army, which often made the retired officers and soldiers sitting below cry with excitement and shouted in unison, "Your Majesty, long live, long live, long live!" ”

Chicago Pavilion

"It's all a child's heart!" What he has seen and heard in the past few days made Emperor Richard sigh and give a very high evaluation.

After winning the election, Baron Tang Dezhao, who hurried by train from the imperial capital Chang'an to meet His Majesty, looked humble and replied after giving a deep salute;

"Weichen thinks that the thunder, rain and dew are all Jun's grace, Your Majesty Shengming, the people of the empire, can only be repaid by powder, and the Chicago people are no different."

"Tang Aiqing, sit down and talk."

"Thank you."

Tang Dezhao has not yet assumed the post of prime minister, and the dragon is humble and a little restrained.

Although he has been up and down for more than 20 years and has held many important positions in the empire, Baron Tang Dezhao has only a handful of opportunities to meet His Majesty, and most of them are in the days of the grand court meeting or the routine audience of the cabinet.

Because he is a low-ranking minister, it is generally not the turn of a junior with shallow qualifications like him, and he spends most of his time standing with him.

Now that I have the honor to play face to face with His Majesty the Holy Emperor, I don't want to mention the excitement in my heart.

Emperor Richard was also looking at Baron Tang Dezhao, his sharp gaze seemed to penetrate people's hearts, and his expression was thoughtful.

Baron Tang Dezhao felt that under the gaze of this kind of gaze, it seemed that no secret in his heart could be hidden, which brought heavy pressure, and he couldn't help but have a layer of white sweat on his back.

"Tang Aiqing doesn't have to be restrained, after I know that you are a loyal martyr, you are decisive and courageous, and you are a rare capable official.

Tang Aiqing's prelude to this move is right, is I want to understand what is the direction of Tang Aiqing's governance after forming a cabinet? What's the point? What do you want to achieve during the Prime Minister's tenure?

After a brief discussion, Tang Aiqing can say whatever he wants. ”

This is His Majesty's consideration of Baron Tang Dezhao before taking office, and it can be said to be very important.

As a prime minister who is about to take the supreme authority of the imperial government, Baron Tang Dezhao has no experience in the imperial secretariat, and His Majesty the Emperor's understanding of him is only superficial.

One did not respond well, or the answer was difficult to satisfy His Majesty the Emperor.

Baron Tang Dezhao, the new prime minister of the new government, may be nothing more than a puppet that has been set up in the air, and it is difficult for him to fully display his ambitions.

The Tang Empire will always be a magnificent empire created by His Majesty the Emperor, a constitutional monarchy under the monarchical dictatorship, with strong control from top to bottom, similar to the German Empire.

If His Majesty the Emperor doesn't like it, then the Prime Minister is a rubber stamp.

Fortunately, Baron Tang Dezhao had been prepared for this day for a long time, and his heart changed and changed the manuscript, and he tempered it hundreds of times, so he quickly raised his head and explained with confidence;

"Your Majesty;

Wechen has a clear strategic goal appeal after taking power, which is divided into three parts: domestic, American and international outside the Americas.

in domestic politics

We will continue to pursue an immigration-oriented population policy, adhere to the foundation of deepening industrial development and foreign trade, and further promote the second wave of industrial revolution represented by chemical industry and electrification.

Specifically, it encourages scientific and technological innovation, continues to deepen the creation of a strong atmosphere of humanities and scientific research and development, and introduces policies to encourage business and scientific and technological development, so as to inject a steady stream of vitality into the imperial economy.

Adhere to the immigration-oriented population policy, deeply optimize the population and social structure of the new colonial area, and catch up with the evolution process of the empire itself.

During the five-year term of the current Cabinet

Complete the policy of "freeing cages for birds" in overseas colonial areas such as New Columbia, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Yunzhong, Luzon, Cebu, and Mindanao, and achieve the ultimate goal of establishing overseas provinces (Note, it refers to the transfer of jurisdiction over overseas colonial areas from the colonial department to the direct command of the empire, and complete the digestion process).

Adhere to the national propaganda orientation of the Tang Empire's loyalty and patriotism, deeply promote Han and Tang culture, achieve 100% coverage of Chinese education, and achieve the goal of 80% literacy rate for the whole people. Introduce feasible policies to expand and create a more prosperous cultural market and expand cultural influence throughout North America.

During the term of the current Cabinet

Wechen will attach great importance to the promotion of oriental culture and sports, especially to strengthen the influence in North American countries, from professional baseball, football, calligraphy, opera, film music, automobile life and other aspects, organize a variety of international exchanges, and promote the strong appeal of oriental culture.

In the political field, the imperial government will further deepen bilateral relations with the Republic of Florida and the Republic of Mississippi, and strongly squeeze the living space and influence of the Carolina Republic.

By cultivating opponents, the Carolina Republic will continue to be encircled and suppressed, which will be a long-term process, and it will be difficult to achieve results in a short period of time.

In China, we should strengthen the role of the Independent Commission Against Corruption and the National Audit Office, clean up the administration of officials, implement a good supervision mechanism, gradually complete the loopholes in the policy, and promote the efficient operation of the government.

follow the will of God;

The imperial government will be in the limelight at the Los Angeles International Exposition of innovative products, innovative inventions in the selection of 16 ~ 18 projects, the implementation of policy focus tilt, focus on cultivation, has been identified projects including bicycles, motorcycles, wireless telegraphy, new cameras, 5000 horsepower marine steam turbine units, enhanced power locomotive units, industrial machine tools, 3000 tons of forging machine tools, won the gold medal of the Moon Valley wine, a series of petrochemical new products, telephones, hydropower station equipment and so on.

It is expected that these innovative products, with the help of key policy funds, will soon form a certain industrial scale and contribute to the economic development of the empire.

In the military sphere

The Imperial Government will continue to implement His Majesty the Emperor's edict of "streamlining the administration of the army", give priority to the development of ocean-going naval construction, and support the Royal Navy to further expand the main battle fleet and expand the military presence throughout the Americas, so as to maintain the traditional status of the Tang Empire as the hegemon of the Americas.

It's just that......

Wechen also has the ambition of expanding the territory, hoping that in the last two years of the current cabinet, he will have the opportunity to cut a piece of fat into the Dutch East Indies and cut a piece of fat down......"

Speaking of which

Baron Tang Dezhao raised his head, revealing a look of expectation and hope on his face, hoping that His Majesty the Holy Emperor would be extra gracious and meet this small request.

As the saying goes, what man plays with what bird.

Under the 39-year rule of Emperor Richard, the Tang Empire has flourished in national strength and rapidly risen to become a world-class power.

Under the guidance of this strong foreign invasion and colonial policy, not only the military attachés were belligerent and warlike, but the civilian officials also had a keen desire to make meritorious contributions, which was really unbearable.

If something is good, it will be effective.

Among the successive prime ministers of the empire so far, only the 8th prime minister, Marquis Chen Cailiang, did not enter an inch of land, which is also a point that he was widely criticized in the prime minister's election and was rejected by all his subjects.

It has been said a long time ago that the appetite of the subjects of the Tang Empire has been raised.

It has been seven years since the victory in the 1878 Tang War, and the imperial army has not moved its swords, and many active expansionist colonialists are very anxious.

The Tang Empire has not expanded vigorously in the past seven years, and the world powers such as Britain and France have not been idle, in Africa, in the Near East, and in the Indochina Peninsula, colonial wars have been fought one after another.

In recent years, France has invaded Tunisia in North Africa, Lebanon in the Near East and invaded Syria, eliminated the Kingdom of Cambodia and Laos in the Indochina Peninsula, and eliminated the Kingdom of Vietnam, and expanded its power to the north to Lang Son, the Friendship Pass, almost in front of the southern gate of the Qing Dynasty.

And that's not all

The French Foreign Legion also expanded aggressively in West and Central Africa, expanding the colonies of French West Africa and French Central Africa to a vast area of 3.2 million square kilometers, occupying almost three-fifths of the area south of the equator in Africa.

Compared with the Tang Empire, the pot is not loud and the stove is not moving, do you say that people are in a hurry or not?

Baron Tang Dezhao has carefully studied the world situation, and now the world's powers have set off a frenzy to carve up Africa, so Africa is also within the scope of the current cabinet government's expedition to expand colonization, mainly Madagascar Island and Portuguese East Africa.

He got a new insight from the Tang Empire's invasion of the Spanish colonies~ Persimmon to find a soft pinch,

The old colonists of the Netherlands, the Portuguese colonies, came into the field of view of the current cabinet government, and considering that the empire had a relatively strong foundation in Paradise Island and Luzon, the expansion of the trend gave priority to the Dutch East Indies and Australia.

Of the two, apparently the former is a soft persimmon.

Although Australia is a better target for a vast and sparsely populated country, the suzerainty is too hard-hitting, and if it is not good, it will not eat meat but will prick a mouthful of blood, so why bother?

Considering the long distance of Africa, after repeated trade-offs, the final goal of expansion and colonization was set in the Dutch East Indies.

At the very least, the Borneo Islands and Sulawesi Islands will be eaten, extending the empire's territory 6,500 kilometers in the direction of the South China Sea, close to the main route of the Strait of Malacca.

As for the Java Islands, which have a large population even after a long history, and the Sumatra Islands in the northern part of the Strait of Malacca, that can wait for the next step.

It can be said that a prime minister who does not want colonial expansion in the Tang Empire is not a good prime minister.

While Baron Tang Dezhao was waiting expectantly, Emperor Richard couldn't see any expression on his face, but responded lightly;

"Tang Aiqing, first sort out the international and domestic affairs, the empire's economic development and foreign trade have made obvious progress, and then say, you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, everything must come step by step."

"Wechen obeys the holy commandment."

Although His Majesty the Emperor neither agreed nor disagreed, Baron Tang Dezhao was still ecstatic in his heart, knowing that this matter was generally done.

His Majesty the Holy Emperor will not say; Okay, you go ahead and prepare for the invasion.

How unleveled does that seem?

Generally, the courtiers had to understand the holy will and prepare well in advance, and once the vicious incident of the Dutch colonists seriously infringing on the interests of Chinese immigrants broke out, the empire would have a justifiable excuse to crusade.

Until then

Listen to the saint, the expeditionary army under the anger of Long Yan arrived, and the prestige of the country was raised beyond the waves!

(End of chapter)