Chapter 634: Land Act

Chapter 627 Land Act

"What is the attitude of French Consul Le Goff?" Fremont was eager to know the attitude of the French Consul.

Fremont's point of view was consistent with Liang Yao, and he also believed that at this most difficult time, France was the key to the American Republic's breakthrough in the European continent.

"Le Goff's attitude was ambiguous and he did not make a clear statement. After the cabinet meeting, I will meet with the French Consul alone." Liang Yao signaled his assistant Zeiss to send an invitation letter to Le Goff.

"At least he is not as unreasonable as the British Consul." Fremont breathed a sigh of relief and said.

"Compared to diplomacy, domestic affairs are the focus of our next work." Liang Yao turned to look at Minister of Agriculture Chen Baoliang and asked, "Minister Chen, how is the draft of the Land Act of the American Republic?"

Liang Yao's diplomatic attitude towards European countries is to strive for as much as possible. If European countries are unwilling to establish equal diplomatic relations with the West, he will never measure his own resources to win the favor of European countries.

Europe is the center of the world in this era, but this world is not just Europe.

Furthermore, it is foolish to pin the hope of national survival on the interference and assistance of other countries.

The key to the survival of the Republic of America lies not in the outside, but in the support and recognition of its own citizens.

The central hinterland of the North American continent, that is, the western frontier region in the mouth of the federal government, will inevitably be the focus of competition between the East and the West in the future.

The population of the old industrial states in the northeast, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and even Ohio on the shore of Lake Erie, these federal core states, is almost saturated.

Although the population of the three states on the west coast of the core area of ​​the Republic of America is not saturated, with the current immigration rate and population growth rate, it will take at most one generation for the population of the three states on the west coast to approach saturation.

The Republic of America, the United States of America, and even the Confederate States of America in the South.

If we do not want to fall into a cruel stock game in the economy and politics in the future, we must take over the frontier areas of the Midwest, strive for a wider living space for our people, and improve the quality of life of our people.

Due to political correctness and other factors, later generations often intentionally or unintentionally magnified the role of the Emancipation Proclamation when judging the success or failure of the Union and the Confederacy in the Civil War.

In fact, the Union was able to win the Civil War, and the actual role played by the Homestead Act was much greater than that of the Emancipation Proclamation.

The promulgation of the Homestead Act enabled the Lincoln government to gain users from the vast western frontier areas. Farmers and farmers in the western region reciprocated by supplying more than half of the soldiers to the federal army and providing sufficient food security for the federation.

Time waits for no one. If the government of the American Republic wants to firmly control the western and central frontier areas, it must issue and implement its own Land Act before the Lincoln government issues the Homestead Act, in order to win the support of the people in the frontier areas and minimize the war and agricultural potential of the federal government.

"This is the Land Act of the American Republic that I drafted. Please take a look, Mr. President." Chen Baoliang submitted the Land Act that had already been drafted by the Ministry of Agriculture to Liang Yao for review.

Liang Yao sat at his desk, carefully reviewing the "Land Act of the American Republic" and making revisions as appropriate.

The final text of the revised "Land Act of the American Republic" is as follows:

This Act is enacted to support the workers of the country to reclaim wasteland and live and work in peace and contentment.

Citizens who are over 18 years old, have never participated in treasonous activities, and support the government of the American Republic, regardless of race, gender, are eligible to apply for government land.

The size of the land granted to patriotic citizens of the country depends on the actual situation in each place.

Anyone who reclaims wasteland in California can register for a total area of ​​no more than 250 mu (41 acres) as a share of land after swearing that the land is obtained for the purpose of reclamation and paying a registration fee of $2. After that, each person can register for a total area of ​​no more than 250 mu (41 acres) of land as a share of land. After living and cultivating the homestead for 6 years, the registrant can obtain a formal land license and become the owner of the homestead.

The total area of ​​share land that can be registered in Oregon is limited to 400 mu (66 acres), and a registration fee of $1 is required.

The maximum total area of ​​land that can be registered in Liangzhou is 600 mu (99 acres), and a registration fee of $1 is required.

The maximum total area of ​​land that can be registered in Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico is 800 mu (132 acres), and no registration fee is required.

The maximum total area of ​​land that can be registered in Western Mexico is 900 mu (148 acres), and no registration fee is required.

The maximum total area of ​​land that can be registered in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and other states and territories is 1,000 mu (165 acres), and no registration fee is required.

The legal property rights of all the land in the above-mentioned areas are protected by the government of the American Republic. No individual or organization can illegally deprive citizens of their land property rights. Violators will be punished according to the laws of their country.

After the revision, Liang Yao returned the text of the Land Act of the American Republic to Chen Baoliang and instructed him: "Submit this bill to the Congress and make sure it is passed before February 15."

"Yes, Mr. President." Chen Baoliang respectfully took the "Land Act of the American Republic" and checked the changes. In addition to increasing the total area of ​​land that can be registered and received, Liang Yao also emphasized that regardless of race, regardless of gender, Chen Baoliang couldn't help but admire, "Your Excellency the President is still smart."

"Stop flattering and do it immediately." Liang Yao said.

"If this bill is to be implemented, the Ministry of Agriculture must set up a special registration department and hire staff. The operation of the registration department, the food, clothing, and office supplies of the staff are all expensive expenses. The Ministry of Agriculture does not have that much funding at present." Chen Baoliang hesitated for a moment, but still spoke.

"The meager registration fees collected by California, Oregon, and Liangzhou are definitely not enough to carry out the registration work."

"Don't worry about the funds needed by the Ministry of Agriculture. Go back and write a registration plan and submit it to the Ministry of Finance for review. After the Ministry of Finance reviews it, it will immediately approve the funds needed for the registration of the Ministry of Agriculture." Liang Yao said to Chen Baoliang, "Do you have any objections?"

"No, I'll do it right away." Chen Baoliang replied.

After the cabinet meeting, Liang Yao and Connie took a carriage together and dragged their tired bodies back to Weixiuju.

Halfway, Connie pressed his right eyelid, which was twitching all the time, and asked Liang Yao: "According to you, which eyelid twitches for wealth and which eyelid twitches for disaster?"

"The left eyelid twitches for wealth, and the right eyelid twitches for disaster." Liang Yao said.

"Oh no, since I left your office, my right eyelid has been twitching very badly. Is a disaster coming?" Connie said anxiously.

"Have you done too many bad things? Someone wants to do something bad to you?" Liang Yao teased.

"Nonsense, I'm doing legitimate business, how can I be unethical?" Connie spat.

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