On January 18, 1889, at the annual grand meeting of the Han Kingdom in South America, Li Mingyuan first announced the preparations for the establishment of a constitution and the establishment of the order of succession for the crown prince. Later, he made decisions one by one on several major events related to local development.
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“The living standards of local people are improving year by year, and the conflicts between newly naturalized immigrants and local people are getting deeper and deeper every year.
More than 95% of the new immigrants come from poor families before arriving in the mainland. They have no money and they still have foreign debts owed by the government, boat gangs and smugglers. After being reviewed by the coast and ports and allowed to enter the mainland, in order to pay off
Due to the accumulated debts and in order to live a life with land and food, new immigrants generally enter low-threshold, low-tech fields such as dock coolies, tricycle drivers, and rural peddlers.
It is not easy for old and new people to make money to make a living. It is not surprising that people who have settled down earlier are worried that new immigrants will take away their jobs and are dissatisfied.
However, through some of the conflicts between old and new immigrants, you should also see the essential facts that go straight to the core of the problem.
Why are new immigrants more competitive than some old immigrants in low-tech fields? The number of newborn babies in the country every year exceeds 400,000, and the number of immigrants entering the country in various ways reaches 600,000. Just relying on the new population, the total population of the country
When we can achieve rapid growth in terms of quantity, why bother to introduce immigrants from the Far East across a distance of half the world?"
Li Mingyuan asked two questions at once, looked at the inconspicuous He Ziyuan in the corner, and said seriously: "Linshu, what do you think?"
After getting the opportunity to listen to the government before the court, He Ziyuan guessed that Li Mingyuan might test himself in front of the court. Therefore, after hearing Li Mingyuan's question, after a brief excitement, he quickly adjusted his mind and answered in an orderly manner:
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I believe that citizens are the foundation of the country. If the number of citizens is insufficient, the development of the country will be restricted.
Throughout the fields of industry, military, and agriculture, a large amount of young labor force is needed to supplement the input.
Although most of the new immigrants are illiterate and unable to engage in skilled work, in the fields of agriculture and low-end light industry alone, more than 600,000 new immigrants every year can bring huge benefits to the overall development of the country."
"Good answer."
Li Mingyuan affirmed He Ziyuan's views and added: "Whether it is considered from the perspective of national justice or actual needs, the policy of continuing to obtain immigration from the Far East will not change in the next twenty years.
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"Your Majesty is wise. The empire's territory spans thousands of miles from north to south, and there are countless fertile fields. Adhering to the immigration import policy will be of great benefit to the mainland. It is true that the immigration transportation operation cannot be suspended because of the opposition of some people."
"The number of local citizens is only over 17 million, which is far less than that of Western powers. It is a disservice to the country to discuss the suspension of immigration transportation plan now. I sincerely request your Majesty to severely punish those who proposed this resolution!"
The emperor clearly stated his support for continuing the immigration transportation policy, and the officials below agreed.
"The essential reason for the dispute between old and new immigrants is that the education level of the people is low. Some people who immigrated to the mainland earlier have either missed the educational age or have low ability to accept new things, resulting in their inability to keep up with the development of the country.
The only way to fight the new immigrants is to sell their physical strength to obtain low labor remuneration. This phenomenon will continue to exist while the immigration transportation operation continues.
The first generation of new immigrants has a low degree of moldability. Even if they receive simple literacy education, most of them cannot meet the standards for entering the core industrial sectors. Therefore, from the initial implementation of the immigration transportation operation, the central court (
The word "government" (the word "government" is easy to harmonize and is replaced by "court") positions the first-generation immigrants as those engaged in agriculture and primary industry, rather than as backbone builders of heavy industry."
Li Mingyuan paused for a while, observed the reactions of everyone in the palace, and continued to explain: "In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the local area will be in the transition stage from agricultural society to industrial society for a long time. In this process, agriculture, animal husbandry, and agricultural products will
The processing industry is the main driving force for national development. Without the immigrants who migrate every year to invest in agricultural and animal husbandry production, without the number of people who account for about 90% of the total population, and the first-generation immigrants who work hard in low-tech fields, it is impossible for the natives to develop.
Within twenty-one years, the initial capital required for industrial development was obtained.
Industry and agriculture are the foundation of the country. New immigrants who have no special skills and only work as a labor force and foreign students who receive Western education are also citizens of the Han Empire. Regardless of their contributions in the economic field, they have no legal or social aspects.
On the surface, their status is equal. This is the meaning of implementing the constitutional monarchy system. It is also the effort that as a member of the ancient Chinese ethnic group, we should make some efforts for our compatriots in the Far East who are in a difficult situation.
Therefore, it is completely unnecessary to expand the conflicts between old and new immigrants. As court officials, your responsibility is to thoroughly implement the policy of encouraging childbirth, solve the worries of the first generation immigrants, and enable them to actively reproduce for the country.
Give birth to and raise offspring, and then, on the basis of the new generation of babies, educate their children from primary school. Starting from the second generation of localized newborns, complete the task of popularizing education, and then improve the education level of the new generation of citizens to meet the requirements.
The degree of industrialization development requirements."
"Your Majesty is wise, and I will bear in mind your Majesty's teachings."......
The imperial meeting lasted for a whole morning. At around two o'clock in the afternoon, the civil servants who participated in the imperial meeting left the palace one after another, while the main generals of the army and navy were left in the hall of the political affairs hall.
"Everyone has seen the timetable for the implementation of the constitutional system. From 1889 to 1894, preparations for the establishment of the constitution were carried out. During the preparations for the establishment of the constitution, the government agencies of the imperial court and the army and navy agencies had to undergo large-scale restructuring.
The Department of War and the Department of the Navy, as the agencies responsible for the daily management of the army and navy, will be integrated into the national government system, and the Minister of War and the Secretary of the Navy will become members of the cabinet and accept the jurisdiction of the chief minister of the cabinet."
"Your Majesty, I dare to ask, whether the daily training of the army and navy and the replacement of troops and fleet weapons must also be reported to the chief minister of the cabinet?"
"Yes, issues such as the daily management of the army and military expenditures must be reported to the chief minister of the cabinet, but the power of review and approval is not all in the hands of the chief minister of the cabinet.
In addition to the cabinet, a new Military Affairs Management Committee will be established. I will serve as the head of the committee concurrently. Its main members will be composed of the Minister of Army and Navy, the Chief of General Staff of the Army and Navy, the Chief Assistant to the Cabinet, and the heads of various cabinet ministries. All matters related to the daily management of the military will be established.
, Matters concerning the troops’ foreign operations are first reported to the Cabinet, then reviewed and decided by the Military Affairs Committee, and finally handed over to the Army and Navy Staff Department for unified execution.”
The power to manage the daily affairs of the army and formulate combat plans is divided into two different departments. However, because the army and navy lack prestigious generals, the positions of Secretary of the Army, Secretary of the Navy, Chief of the Army General Staff, and Chief of the Navy Chief of Staff have always been
Emperor Li Mingyuan concurrently served as
He holds many positions, and all matters big and small are based on the top. Even though Li Mingyuan's energy is different from ordinary people, he gradually feels that it is too much. Therefore, taking advantage of the opportunity of constitutional monarchy reform, Li Mingyuan plans to relinquish some of his positions and transfer the four core positions of the army and navy.
Positions are delegated to military generals.
"The Imperial Army has gone through hundreds of major and minor wars. All generals are the mainstay of the country, with rich military experience and outstanding command capabilities. Therefore, I want to select suitable candidates from among you to take over the four important positions of Minister of Army and Navy and Chief of Staff of Army and Navy.
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Li Mingyuan said something unhurriedly, but it caused huge waves among nearly a hundred generals. The Minister of Army, Navy and Chief of Staff are the highest positions in the army. Being able to hold one of these positions can be said to be the highest among all imperial officers and soldiers.
dream, and as senior generals of the army, they undoubtedly have more opportunities than ordinary officers and soldiers to touch the core positions of the Imperial Defense Force.
Nearly a hundred generals all focused their attention on Li Mingyuan. Looking at the fiery eyes of everyone, Li Mingyuan chuckled and said: "I have initially made a decision in my mind about the candidates for the four commanders of the army and navy. The post of Minister of Army has been decided by the Commander of the First Division.
Luo Linshan served as the Chief of Army General Staff, Zhao Yongzeng served as the Chief of Army General Staff, and the Chief of Staff of the Navy and the Minister of the Navy were succeeded by Chen Sen and Li Han respectively. As for the vacancies left after the promotion of the four generals to the positions of the four officers, as well as the 1890 General Assembly
The military expansion plan and the additional positions at all levels will be judged based on the results of joint army and navy military exercises."
A small fight in three to five years, a big fight in ten years. The increasingly changing situation around South America and the United States' continued penetration into the economic fields of South American countries forced Li Mingyuan to advance his military expansion plan again.
"As for the Army, the number of cavalry divisions and artillery divisions remains at about 10,000 people. The heavy artillery regiment received locally produced 155mm heavy artillery and expanded into an independent artillery brigade with a strength of 5,200 people.
The number of main infantry divisions increased to twelve, four new infantry divisions were expanded, and the number of troops increased from 12,000 to 15,000 and 18,000 respectively.
18,000 people are organized into a first-class infantry division, equipped with an additional 105 mm artillery regiment and a heavy machine gun battalion, and four first-class infantry divisions are prepared to be trained. 15,000 people are formed into a second-class infantry division, equipped with standardized weapons, and eight are prepared to be trained.
Second Class Infantry Division.
Both the Class A Infantry Division and the Class B Infantry Division have four large-scale infantry regiments directly under their jurisdiction. Each infantry regiment has been expanded from 2,200 to 3,000 men.
Large-scale infantry regiments implement a small platoon and large company system. An infantry platoon has 32 people.
A company has four infantry platoons, one Zichong squad, and one company headquarters, with a total of 183 people.
One battalion has three companies with a total of 657 people.
Each regiment adds a heavy machine gun company, and each heavy machine gun company is equipped with six heavy machine guns.
The establishment of the first, second and third mixed brigades is restored. Each brigade has two large regiments of 3,000 people, combined with artillery battalions, guard battalions, engineer battalions and other units, with a total strength of 9,000 people.
After the great expansion of the army,
The total strength of the Army has been expanded to 230,000. In terms of the Navy, there are 4,500 surface ship troops, 4,000 Marines, 7,000 island and base garrison and attached troops, and the total strength of the sea and land forces is about 250,000."
Li Mingyuan told everyone the main contents of the military expansion plan, and then reminded: "The King of Paraguay, Lopez Jr., is seriously ill. In order to cope with the changes in Paraguay, the military expansion work must be completed within one and a half years!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"Joint military exercises between the army and the navy are also a top priority. All departments of the army and navy must make coordinated preparations and avoid major mistakes!"......