Brothers and sisters of Chapter 2801, Lao Rui bows to express his thanks!)

When the news spread that the Senate and the National Assembly would jointly discuss the "Imperial Throne Succession Act", people in the palace knew that the person next to them would have to decide on the candidate for the crown prince.

As for the need to formulate a law to determine the choice of the crown prince, neither the three daughters of Shen Xue Lin nor Tan Chun and the other daughters of Xiangyun dismissed it.

I know the person next to me too well. This so-called law is just a cover-up, or a cover. Maybe the next prince and emperor may use this law to determine, but this time it is absolutely impossible. If so, then It should be the intention of the person next to me.

But all the women could not find a suitable reason to question it.

When the imperial court is discussing politics, where does it take the imperial palace to comment?

Not to mention that the Metropolitan Procuratorate is watching with eager eyes, even the person next to me will not allow it, and it may even be counterproductive and bring disaster to his own son.

Along with the "Imperial Succession Act", there is also the "Overseas Territories Act". According to "Today's Observation" mentioned, there should be a new continent thousands of miles east of the East China Sea, and thousands of miles south of the Nanyang. There are also new continents, named the Eastern Continent and the Southern Continent, which have already been set foot in by the Westerners. Now it is time to encourage the people of the empire to further integrate these lands into the empire.

As early as the twelfth year of Daguan, the Eastern Continent has been proven to be the so-called Eastern Continent along the Kuwu line to the north, passing through a series of ice-covered islands and land, and crossing a strait filled with floating ice.

Since the 15th year of Dakan, adventure teams funded by Shanshan Chamber of Commerce, Dongting Chamber of Commerce, Anfu Chamber of Commerce, Longyou Chamber of Commerce, Guangdong-Guangzhou Chamber of Commerce, Liaodong Chamber of Commerce and other business gangs have begun to move north along the line of Ezo and Kuwu. Explore along the coastline.

In the summer of the 22nd year of Daguan, an expedition team finally returned from the Eastern Continent, proving that it was possible to follow the coastline and cross the ice-floe strait, then continue southward along the coastline, bypassing a peninsula and several islands, and go all the way south. They arrived at an area with a mild climate, similar to Liaodong and Shandong. It may even be warmer further south. However, the expedition team was unable to go further south. Instead, they settled in a harbor and began their return journey.

At that time, Feng Ziying carefully reviewed the species brought back by the expedition and the maps they mapped, and initially judged that the expedition should have reached Vancouver, and further south should be the Coast Mountains all the way to San Francisco.

After confirming that the western side of the North American continent had not yet been controlled by European colonists, Feng Ziying issued the famous "Regulations on the Development of the New World", actively encouraging everyone to participate in the exploration of the New World, and the empire issued reward policies. In terms of funds, policies, Insurance and other aspects are encouraged.

In the autumn of the 28th year of Daguan, the joint expedition team from the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce and the Dongting Chamber of Commerce finally arrived in Mexico and the isthmus of Central America, beginning to border the sphere of influence of the Franco people, which meant that the exploration of the entire American continent entered a new stage.

Thinking that the fertile and vast American continent was finally unfolding before her eyes, Feng Ziying finally let go of a stone in her heart.

The battle for the throne will soon come to an end, and the research and development of steam engines has also entered the practical stage. Steam ships have appeared. Of course, they are still paddle wheels, but it is not complicated to improve them into propellers. Feng Ziying estimates that they will begin to be used on a large scale within three to five years.

on ocean voyages.

If the mature marine steam engine can really enter the stage of full practicality in the next three to five years, then crossing the Pacific will no longer be a troublesome problem.

Maybe this can be an opportunity for his many sons to expand their territory and build a new empire?

The British, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Dutch have all started to take action on the American continent. Of course, the empire cannot lag behind others. Now the vast areas in the central and western parts of the North American continent are still ignored. This is due to the increasing population.

An opportunity to come to an empire that is increasingly under pressure.

In later generations, this area of ​​northern Canada and Alaska is still uninhabited and not suitable for human habitation. However, further south, many places actually have much better conditions than the northwest and southwest regions of the empire. There is no reason why the empire should not control it.

this area.

Across the Pacific, Feng Ziying is not sure whether large-scale immigration is a good idea now. Even if the large-scale use of steamships can solve the problem of crossing the Pacific, the centrifugal tendency caused by long distances is inevitable. The British Thirteenth North America

The state became the United States as evidenced by this.

However, Feng Ziying does not care about this. In any case, it is a good thing for the Chinese of the same race to occupy a place on the North American continent. They can be equally divided with Westerners. The east belongs to them and the west belongs to the empire. This should be a situation that everyone can

Accept the result.

When Feng Ziying thought about fighting the Europeans in Nanyang and the New World in the next step, she felt that she was born to have trouble with the Europeans. This was probably her destiny after traveling through time.

However, the Southern Continent should not have been discovered by the Western colonists yet. This is the best opportunity for the empire. The Eastern Continent may only be equally divided, but there is no reason not to have exclusive access to the Southern Continent, which is the Australian continent.

In the past ten years or so, after the empire solved the Mongolian problem, it has further intensified its efforts to develop the north. However, the two special governor-general areas of Beihai (Eastern Siberia) and Beiting (Central Siberia) are too large, and the climate is harsh.

, which greatly restricted the empire’s expansion into the northern region.

The conditions in Northern Liaoning Province (the coastal border area north of Heilongjiang and the Kamchatka Peninsula) are already harsh enough, but Beihai and Beiting are even worse.

No matter how many policies the empire promulgates and how much support it provides, the population growth of these two special governor-general areas is extremely slow, far less than the population growth rate of the Western Regions and Nanyang.

As of the 27th year of Daguan, the immigrant population of the Beiting Special Governor-General Region was less than 200,000. Even if the local indigenous and mixed-born people are included, the population of the region is less than 500,000. The Beihai Special Governor-General Region has a population of less than 500,000.

The situation of people is similar, about 400,000.

The population of the newly established Xijiang Province has exceeded 400,000 in the ten years since its establishment in the 15th year of Daguan. In particular, the completion and opening of the Hexi Corridor Mara Railway section has greatly promoted the problem of population migration and material supply.

solve.

The situation in Nanyang is even better. In the nine years from the 18th to the 27th year of the Daguan Period, the number of immigrants from Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan and other provinces exceeded 900,000, and the average number of immigrants per year exceeded 100,000.

Thousands, the craziest thing is that in the 21st year of Daguan, there were 180,000 immigrants in one year, and on average there were more than five immigrant ships on the sea heading to Southeast Asia every day.

At present, the entire Nanyang, plus the population that has immigrated one after another in the 18th year of Daguan, has exceeded 1.6 million, but this is far from the end. Currently, Nanyang is still in urgent need of a large number of people. Every year, people from the mainland come to Nanyang to make a living and move to start a business.

The population remains at around 120,000. Compared with the two special governor-general regions of Beihai and Beiting, which each year have less than 10,000 people, and Western Xinjiang, which has less than 30,000 people, it is quite successful.

"Jun Yu, what's wrong, you don't want to do it anymore? I haven't even said that I'm giving up, so you don't want to do it?" Feng Ziying placed the first drafts of the two volumes of the "Imperial Throne Succession Law" and the "Overseas Territory Law" on the imperial case, and Feng Ziying was calm.

Xi leaned back in the chair and said with a smile: "We are monarchs and ministers. We have cooperated for more than 20 years and you want to give up your choice first. This is not kind."

"Your Majesty, I'm not young anymore, and my body can't stand it anymore." Lian Guoshi said solemnly: "I plan to let Yaocao take over as soon as possible. It's his turn. He is ten years younger than me. He can retire with peace of mind after serving two terms.

Come down, then it’s time for the other young people.”

Feng Ziying did the math and found that it was almost the same. Ma Shiying was indeed nearly ten years younger than Lian Guo Shi and was in good physical condition. It would not be a big problem if he worked for ten years. It was hard to say who would be next. Lian Guo Shi would probably not give any advice, but Lu Xiangsheng

, people like Chen Zilong should be among them.

"As for Your Majesty, the reason why you didn't choose the prince is because of yourself. Who keeps you uncertain about the prince? I have already found a successor, so I can go and rest with peace of mind."

There are only two monarchs and ministers, so they can practice state affairs very freely.

Especially as soon as the first draft of the "Imperial Throne Succession Law" came out, he felt at ease. In any case, he was finally on the right track. He had a plan for who would succeed him, so that there would be no chaos.

Feng Ziying knew the sarcasm in Lian Guoshi's words, and he didn't care. It was originally his own problem, but now he finally has an approximate result.

"Now that the "Law of Succession to the Throne" has come out, Jun Yu, please tell me the truth. What do you think?" Feng Ziying looked at this old friend and asked.

"As long as there are rules and regulations, no matter which prince succeeds to the throne, there will be no big problems. The key is to have open, fair and fair rules. No one can say anything about who comes up and who comes down. And you are still in charge, right?

?As long as you firmly support doing things according to the rules, there will be no problems." Lian Guoshi's tone was definitely relaxed.

"Your Majesty, you have to believe that after these rounds of court nominations and representative meeting votes, everyone has become accustomed to this rule. It is just copied to the succession of the prince. You only need to select a few suitable candidates and pass the responsibility.

Give us the cabinet. Isn’t the cabinet here to take the blame? The last two candidates are screened out and finally come to the Senate and the People’s Congress for a vote. No matter what the result is, the cabinet always resigns and everything is reshuffled. What a perfect scene.

,…”

According to the "Imperial Succession Law", the preliminary list of candidates is submitted by the emperor to the cabinet. The cabinet conducts a re-election and selects two candidates to submit to the Senate. The Senate and the House of People's Representatives vote jointly. If more than half of the candidates are elected, the candidate will be elected.

If more than half of the votes are obtained, a second round of voting will take place, and a simple majority will win the election.

In fact, under this election law, the most critical list of primary candidates is still controlled by the emperor, but the list of candidates must not be less than two, unless the emperor only has two heirs.

Feng Ziying even proposed whether women could be included in the candidate list, but met with collective opposition from the top and bottom, and had no choice but to give up.

It sounds easy to hear Lian state affairs being talked about, especially when the cabinet resigns as president to show that it will bear all the consequences. This action does have a very modern meaning.

On the surface, it allows the newly succeeded emperor to have free time to find suitable candidates for his first assistant. But having said that, as the new emperor, can you directly break away from the constraints of the Senate and the People's Representative Council and do whatever you want? Obviously impossible, unless you put

Everyone has been killed, but the Privy Councilor is also a member of the Senate. How can you support him?

There is a reason why Lian Guo Shi is so easy to talk about. Anyway, he is about to come down this term, so taking all the responsibilities means becoming an official and retiring. What's more, does the newly succeeded emperor think that the successor is not a member of Lian Guo Shi's cabinet?

Is it supported?

As for the next time the "Imperial Throne Succession Act" is used, that is another matter.

"Okay, let's put this matter aside. What about the Overseas Territory Law, um, and how to promote our plans in the Southern Continent and Eastern Continent? I feel that there is still a lack of some official systematic planning.

The push is too slow, I don’t think it can be done like this, and more powerful actions are needed to push it.”

Feng Ziying's serious attitude made Lian Guoshi realize that this was Feng Ziying's intention to find him today.

"Your Majesty, if you have anything to say, just say it. I might be able to hear something about it. I heard about the steamship. Three experimental ships were built in one go. One of them can already sail directly from Songjiang.

Traveling to Dongfan, there are also the Oriental Pearl Islands (Hawaiian Islands), which have become the empire's most important transit hub on the ocean. If a coal supply base is established on the Pearl Island, it can greatly solve the problem of steamships traveling to the Eastern Continent, Dongdu (

San Francisco) supply problems,..."

The Oriental Pearl Islands were discovered in the 19th year of Daguanyuan. In the 22nd year of Daguanyuan, Feng Ziying personally ordered the establishment of the Oriental Special Governor-General. This year, the Oriental Palace is expected to be officially established.

The population of the entire Oriental Pearl Islands has exceeded 10,000, and the population of Pearl Island (Oahu) alone has exceeded 8,000. The North Sea Navy has also established a naval base on Oahu.

He knew the elegant meaning after hearing the song. The two had known each other for decades. Basically, the other party would know what he was thinking if he revealed it a little bit. Feng Ziying nodded and waited for Lian Guo Shi to continue talking.

"Once the Dongfang Prefecture is established, if the so-called experiment of combining sailing ships and steamships is successful, then the route across the ocean from Songjiang or Guangzhou to Dongdu will not be a problem. I have asked people at the Imperial Gakushu Academy, and they initially estimate that if

If everything goes well, it will take about fifty days to cross, and except during typhoon season, one ship can basically make three round trips."

There was a hint of thought in Lian Guoshi's tone, "I know that the emperor feels that time has not waited for us. The Xiyi people are now making aggressive moves on the Eastern Continent, but according to the feedback, they can only move along the easternmost coast of the Eastern Continent.

The mainland area is still blank. Our advantage in the western coastal area has basically been established. The distance between us and them is at least six thousand miles. Well, even if the conditions in the eastern mainland are not as bad as Beiting and Beihai, the uninhabited interior

In the mainland area, we need to cross over to the area of ​​interest for handover. I am thinking that this may not be achieved in three to five years, or even ten or twenty years."

Feng Ziying knew that what Lian Guoshi said was right. The British lingered on the east coast until after the founding of the United States. It can be said that it was still very early. But for herself, knowing that such a large piece of land was placed there, it was like

It is really uncomfortable to have no one to pick the ripe fruits.

Moreover, he has so many sons, and there are so many people under his rule. Now that the imperial court has relatively abundant financial resources, why can't it take a step forward and help the sons who are willing to "start a business"?

The American homestead laws can give great stimulation to individuals. Now I can also follow the same example for my sons, each leading people to race and enclose the land. I and even the next emperor fully support it. As for these sons on the Eastern Continent in the future

Even what happens to their descendants is beyond their control.

If in a few decades, there are hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of land and a population of one million, what will happen to the establishment of a country?

It is not impossible to have more Qin, Zhao, Jin or Chu.
To be continued...