Chapter 818 Emperor Chen’s Great Patriotism!

In Xi'an, the emperor is on his way.

On the wall in front of Chen Ming hangs a large map of North America, with a dozen or so blocks of different colors marked in colorful patterns.

Anyone who sees this map knows what it represents.

'Emperor's fiefdom' has become more and more of a problem that he, the emperor, has to face.

Because his brothers are all old, he can ignore his sons, but he must first divide his brothers into fiefdoms.

Since the second brother was divided, overseas fiefdoms have become a very prominent topic in China.

The emperor has six brothers, so it is impossible that only one brother has a fiefdom. If you want fiefdoms, you have them all.

And the emperor himself has so many sons. These sons are definitely closer to the emperor than those brothers. So, do the princes also have fiefdoms in North America? Then how should the territory be divided and how should the borders be drawn?

While Chen Ming was patiently waiting for the dramatic changes in Europe, he was also making the final decision on the map. Next year will be the sixteenth year of Chengtian, and it is time for the fiefdoms to be implemented.

Chen Ming did not feel sorry. Although such a large area was divided out, there would be more in the future. North America was still Chen Han's royal family, while South America was for Chen Han's distant relatives and ministers.

But Chen Ming did not regret it.

It was 1789, not 1889.

If it were a hundred years later, he would really try to swallow up America, but not now. The time was too far away, and the technology was too limited.

With the nature of Europeans, Spain, Britain, and Portugal had been operating in the north and south of America for one or two hundred years. Under the premise of a belief, they would all demand independence. If it were the nature of the Han people, even when Chen Ming was still alive, no one would dare to make a fuss. But after Chen Ming died, when the population, economy, and industry of the American territory developed, sooner or later someone would demand independence.

To be honest, Chen Ming's judgment on this point had no basis and no reason, but he thought so, and he was very firm.

The saying "Are kings, princes, generals, and ministers of different races?" is deeply rooted in the minds of the Chinese. There has never been a lack of ambitious people in China.

Moreover, referring to history, the Zhou Dynasty divided the world, and the local princes in the Western Han Dynasty can prove that the establishment of a country is the best way to digest the territory and consolidate the rule.

But Chen Ming is not just for his own family on this point, he is really for the whole of China. Even if his identity has changed now, he has not changed this point.

He is also for "digesting the territory and consolidating the rule", but the digested territory belongs to China, and the consolidated rule also belongs to China.

Sometimes he himself feels that he is a real patriot.

His sentiment is really great, too great.

You know, people can change easily.

How many people set up the grand ambition of governing the country and the people in their youth, to be clean-handed, honest and incorruptible, to benefit the people, and to leave their names in history; but after entering the official career, they become greedy and disregard the lives of the people.

This is the change of status, the change of people.

Just like Zhu Yuanzhang, when he just started, he certainly didn't think of killing Li Shanchang, Feng Sheng, Liao Yongzhong, Hu Mei, Ye Sheng, Zhou Dexing and other key generals, but when he sat on the throne of the emperor, when his country was firmly established, Zhu Yuanzhang's ambitions and strategies were not mentioned, but his heart must have changed.

Chen Ming has not changed now, so he can be proud of it. On the scales of the family and China, the weight of the latter is still heavier than the former. Although the weight of the former is getting heavier.

Of course, if the dozen or so countries on the North American map were really established, how big the family business and branch relatives of the Chen Han royal family would be. When they all stand firm, with so many countries intertwined and tied together, unless there is a social upheaval like that of 1918, which sets off a revolution and storm that sweeps across the entire Chinese vassal system and overturns the world, the lives and wealth of the royal family of the Chen Han Empire and the royal families of the vassal states will be extremely stable.

Some people may even be able to rely on this intricate relationship to maintain the feudal monarchy into the second half of the 20th century.

Because no one dares to overthrow the royal family and the imperial family at the risk of turning against more than a dozen countries, even if the royal family and the imperial family of that country no longer have actual power, even if the Chinese at that time no longer care about Chen Ming's goodness, the people in the country should consider the overall situation and respect him and hold him high, so that the royal family can land safely.

You may also say that if several countries attack at the same time, including the homeland, and they unite, then Chen Ming has no other choice.

Such a small probability can be encountered and happen, that is God's will to destroy the Chen family.

No matter how unconfident Chen Ming is about the future of the monarchy, he cannot start from this perspective. In that case, unless all countries maintain white high-pressure rule and dismantle the monarchy, there is no perfect plan. And such a decision is also learning from Dayu's father Gun's method - blocking the water, rather than dredging the water flow and making all rivers return to the sea. When the outbreak occurred, the fate of the Chen Han royal family and clan was the same as Dayu's father. Moreover, maintaining the strong monarchy is fundamentally opposed to Chen Ming's strategy. Although he does not agree with the multi-party system and the nonsense of capitalist society, he firmly recognizes the ultimate replacement of feudal society by capitalist society. In his view, the method of "blocking the water" is a way to death.

All Chen Ming can do is proceed from the "inevitable consequences of history" and try his best to put a layer of protection on future generations. That is a feudal vassal state, divided countries, and the establishment of a false monarch in the future and the establishment of a commercial capital consortium like a giant. Let whoever has the ability to come and plan to take action against the royal family in the future think carefully about it. Huge impact and disastrous consequences.

This is the best protection Chen Ming has designed for the descendants of his family. But maybe he was wrong. After all, this matter cannot be explained to outsiders. He is the only one who makes small calculations from the perspective of history. It's normal for one person to be short-sighted, and it's normal for there to be things you can't see.

Chen Ming now is really not the Chen Ming he used to be.

When he was young, his family, the Chen family, really didn't play a very important role in his heart. At that time, his biggest wish and goal was to revive China. But things are different now. After becoming famous, people have changed somewhat. Whether you say he goes with the flow or you say he is influenced by the general environment, anyway, the position of the Chen family is becoming more and more important in Chen Ming's heart, and he is making more and more plans for the future of the royal family. .

This does not affect the supremacy of 'Chinese interests' in his heart, but the weight of the word 'family' has grown from almost nothing at the beginning to its current weight, which is also very powerful.

It can be said to be the second most important position in his mind.

As a father, you have to arrange an inheritance for your son that can be passed down, right?

He wanted to see China like a phoenix reborn from the ashes, flying higher and higher. I also want to see the Chen family, like the increasingly glorious China, enjoying eternal wealth and resting with the country.

To be honest, he feels that life for the European royal family in the 21st century is pretty good.

Maybe they are not as rich and powerful as the chiefs of Tianfang World, but they undoubtedly live a more stable life.

Chen Ming really couldn't imagine what the future would be like for the countries in Tianfang World after the oil in Tianfang World was exhausted and the energy resources were exhausted. Some people may say that they are already waving money to expand on a large scale. As long as they have money, they may not be able to complete "innovation" in the next few decades.

However, those are countries, not just a royal family. What needs to be reformed is the entire national industry.

After the Lighthouse Country is awesome, the rabbits are rising, and the polar bears have survived the cruelest winter, the old industries are all in their hands. Can the emerging high-tech industries be picked up by Tianfang World? What's more, that place is also accompanied by so many wars.

Therefore, the distant Volga River Basin, North America across the Pacific Ocean, and the vast Nanming Prefecture have all become Chen Ming's illustrious achievements. With his current achievements, he can be called China's 'Eternal Emperor', but he is not truly satisfied yet.

He would not be reconciled until he saw the entire America dyed red by Chinese red.

But this country is not just for them to enjoy their happiness.

North America is a country blessed by God in the true sense. Regardless of climate and geography, it is excellent in developing industry, agriculture, animal husbandry, and fisheries. But there is also a lot of trouble here. Old America, the famous international policeman and beacon of freedom in later generations, two to three million Americans are a bigger trouble than the Indians on the North American continent.

But Canada in later generations is not worth mentioning.

During the Seven Years' War, Quebec, which had been run by the French for a hundred years, had a French population of only 60,000. They even shot a bird. The Gallic rooster is a hilarious comparison to the spaghetti from World War II.

So Quebec today is still not worth mentioning.

A small population means low war potential. This is the unbreakable truth in the caravan, and it is the truth that applies to all countries.

And heading south from North America is Mexico, which is Latin America. There are many Indians there, more mixed-race people, and pure-blooded European descendants, such as those in Argentina.

Tens of millions of people are waiting for them to deal with. Therefore, South America Chen Ming will allocate funds to his heroes, so as to boost their energy and make everyone work together, such as genetic tax and income tax, etc. It will make a good start. Everyone knows that the money they pay will be used for their future 'career'. As for why most of the money will not be used to expand the territory of the Americas, there is a metaphor. It is a metaphor that the two sides are doing business. Chen Ming's here is a listed company, and those heroes are stock investors.

The superior company relies on shares to collect funds from investors, and the purpose is to expand its own business and its own industry. The dividends fed back to shareholders must be a small part of the overall benefits.

Isn’t it appropriate to use this metaphor to describe Chen Han’s current situation?

Chen Ming started from the perspective of a father, which is to provide a good site, suitable for development, with less trouble, and the purpose is to let his son enjoy happiness. Although it is impossible to completely take over as the boss, it is still much better than South America, isn't it?

With tens of millions of people up and down, assimilation is difficult. There will be endless killings, and there will be many consequences, and it will also affect the country's reputation. So dealing with these things is all trouble.

"The feudal vassal country doesn't really let you enjoy the happiness without doing anything. You are the vassal queen, and everyone has a heavy responsibility."

Chen Ming talked a lot with the few brothers who came to Xi'an. Of course these people will not fail to listen. Everyone knows that their future is still in the hands of the imperial court. Thousands of miles away in North America, without the strong support of the imperial court, their territory will be gone in thirty or fifty years. It was still desolate.

Chen Ming Chengtian spent the end of his fifteenth year in Xi'an. His little brothers came to Xi'an despite the wind and snow, but only stayed here for two days before leaving in a hurry. Then the prince's affairs regarding the vassal and the feudal vassal state were like waves set off by the sea, getting bigger and bigger, and soon affected the whole country.

So much so that the war in the Northwest was forgotten by domestic public opinion and the people. Everyone was discussing whether the feudal vassal state was beneficial and feasible, and all kinds of gossip and talk filled the streets.

Why is the attention of the people and even the officialdom so huge? Of course it is because of interests.

A vassal state is also a state. If it is a 'country', it is an interest group, which is very different from the time of 'one country'. If all the territories were under the unified rule of the Chen-Han Empire, then many domestic interest groups and plutocrats could use 'ordinary' investment methods to enter new markets first and capture the interests of those new territories.

But if these new lands turn into brand-new countries, many domestic interest groups and plutocrats will naturally be able to extract a lot of wealth and profits at the beginning, but over time, they will inevitably be resisted by that country. They are vassal states, not colonies of foreigners. When the time comes, the country and the dynasty will not necessarily help them, taking into account the vassal-vassal relationship.

Unless they can transform from investors in the suzerain country into the bourgeoisie of the vassal country, this kind of resistance will come sooner or later. This is the same as the relationship between Japan, South Korea and the United States in the previous life. Politically and internationally, both countries are strictly dependent on the United States, but in terms of business interests and market economy, it is very different.

As for the officialdom, there is a big difference between going to the country's borders to provide support and going to the feudal state to serve as an official. Being an official in a feudal country means being in the feudal country forever. Many officials believe that their emperor can do such things. So it caused them a lot of worries that they didn't have before.

China's traditional concepts have always deeply influenced these officials. Emotionally speaking, many officials cannot pass this hurdle.

It feels so bad to go from being a citizen of the heavenly kingdom to being a citizen of a vassal state. Just like returning from a civilized city to a backward rural area, even if their status in the latter becomes higher, few people can ignore it.

This adds a lot of worries to them.

This news was constantly fed back to Chen Ming in the following days, which also made him very distressed. If the number of officials cannot be satisfied, how can we Chineseize the land as quickly as possible?

Or if these newly created vassal states are used as 'frontiers', then those officials will definitely change their faces immediately and rush to North America with smiles on their faces.

Although Chen Ming is the emperor with supreme power, he cannot instantly send out thousands of officials, big and small, and let them all happily go to North America.

This inevitably requires some compromises.

"Let them make their own plans first, and let them arrange the official positions of the vassal state. In the spring of next year, I want to see their plan for building a country."

Chen Ming let go very hard.

The Western Han Dynasty wanted to send ministers to the vassal states, but Chen Ming had no such plan. He only needs each vassal state to submit their national power strategy for the coming year, review it, and not deviate from the boundaries he selected for the vassal state.

In the winter of the fifteenth year of Chengtian, Chen Han really wanted to establish a vassal state and establish a country.