Dominate the Country

Chen Ming in Nanjing had a headache.

He received a report that the Sino-Russian friction in the northwest had escalated from the previous conflict of two or three hundred people to a "big war" at the regiment level, and the Russians were not afraid at all and first set their sights on the Chenhan military station...

Chen Ming did not expect that Russia would be so bold. But the fact is already like this, and there is only one question on the memorial handed over by Wei Baocheng: Should we officially start the war?

Chen Ming must seriously consider this issue, although he actually has nothing to consider - Chen Ming has already made up his mind.

The Sino-Russian War of 1812 was him picking up the spoils of the French, not going to fight Russia head-on.

In this war, he wanted to hug Napoleon's thigh, not to extend his thigh for Napoleon to hug.

Chen Ming did not want to see Napoleon fall, but he was even more unwilling to see Napoleon conquer Russia. After unifying the European continent, he came to compete with China.

So, China chose to remain silent.

This decision was very embarrassing from Chen Ming's current position. He was the ruler of the East and the hegemon of the world, but he actually gave in to the Russians who were in great danger. Isn't this a loss of face?

But Chen Ming accepted this "shame". Who said that doing so would benefit China?

In the face of real interests, Chen Ming felt that it was no big deal to lose some face. It is true that he cares about face. He has been the emperor of China for decades. If Chen Ming still doesn't care about face, he would be sick. But in the face of face and real interests, he decisively chose the latter.

When Wei Baocheng received Chen Ming's reply, it was already June.

The scale of the "military friction" between Chen Han and Russia has exceeded the regiment level [1,000 people], and is moving towards 2,000 people or even more.

Chen Ming's opinion made Wei Baocheng's counterattack fail. News control was implemented in Chen Han, and few news about the "military friction" in the northwest was published in large and small newspapers.

Now, large, medium and small newspapers throughout China are more focused on the first Huaxia Alliance Conference being held in Yanjing.

This was a huge meeting, bringing together dozens of countries, large and small. Although many of them were vassal states of Chen Han, the princes and nobles who were about to be enfeoffed in South America also attended the meeting. In addition, Japan, Siam, Gorkha, Sikh, Phnom Penh, Vientiane, Luang Prabang, Bhutan, Ladakh and the seven khanates in Central Asia also attended the meeting.

The entire meeting was put on the agenda last year. It can be said that this was the first major political event that Wang Qi had planned after ascending the throne of the Prime Minister of the Cabinet.

This is indeed very meaningful.

Although Chen Han's power has been expanding over the years, Chen Ming has never formally convened everyone. That is, the Khans of the four khanates of Mongolia have met with Chen Ming, and many other masters have only seen Chen Ming's portrait.

The meeting place was placed in Yanjing and the Old Summer Palace by Chen Ming.

Chen Ming moved into Jiuzhou Qingyan Palace instead of Pengdao Yaotai, which he liked very much before.

Is the name of Jiuzhou Qingyan Hall auspicious? Its name implies that the land of Jiuzhou is peaceful and the world is prosperous. At the beginning, someone proposed to change the names of all the 40 scenes of Yuanmingyuan, but Chen Ming did not agree. Changing it again cannot cover up the fact that this magnificent Huangyuan Garden was built by the Qing Dynasty. Chen Ming would not do such a move that is a bit like covering one's ears and stealing a bell.

It was a hot summer day, and it was a very good enjoyment to hold the meeting in Yuanmingyuan at this time.

The whole Yuanmingyuan was full of people, including the heads of state and their entourages, the Chen and Han nobles and their entourages, and there were thousands of people in total.

Chen Ming did not like to be mysterious. At the beginning, he let his subordinates play around in the garden at will, and even went to other royal gardens to have fun. On the first day of July, he officially summoned everyone to start the first great alliance meeting.

After saluting, everyone in the hall stood as still as pine trees, and there was no sound.

Chen Ming looked around, not at everyone's respectful attitude, but at the air column above their heads. The effect made him very satisfied. "Everyone, please sit down."

After a series of table and chair collisions, the hall became quiet again. Everyone held their breath and waited quietly for the great emperor Chen Ming to speak. Although everyone present today was "playing" before, they could not avoid "encountering" one or two during the "playing". While drinking and chatting, they also exchanged a lot of opinions with each other.

But they didn't know what Chen Han's real intention was. Wang Qi kept his mouth shut, and no one dared to ask him openly.

Chen Ming did not whet everyone's appetite, and said straight to the point: "I summoned you today, first, I want you to meet, so that everyone can have a platform for communication. You can exchange ideas with each other. Maybe you can't make a deal now, but you have to look forward to everything. If it doesn't work now, what about twenty or thirty years later? I can't see that day, but my prince can see it, and many of you who are doing it can wait for that day. So, the alliance meeting will be held every five years in the future. If there are no unstoppable factors, things will be settled like this." This part is also settled, the establishment of the "Huaxia Alliance", a large alliance dominated by Chen Han.

"And the second thing is that I want to discuss a few things with you." Chen Ming's voice was very flat, but everyone below subconsciously straightened their backs. These people knew that this "second" was Chen Han's central goal.

These people knew before they came to China and Beijing that they could not escape being alliance with China, and many small countries were happy with this alliance. For example, Phnom Penh, Vientiane and Luang Prabang are sandwiched between Siam and the three provinces of Bei Qi, Nan Qi and Annan.

These three small countries have been afraid of being annexed by Siam and Annam since their early years. Naturally, they are also afraid of being annexed by China. Chen Han had killed two of the three hegemons in South Asia - Myanmar and Annan. The three small countries of Phnom Penh were naturally frightened. So their monarch didn't know how happy he was when he received the invitation letter from this alliance conference.

"The first is the obligations and rights of China's allies in national defense and military matters."

"A country cannot stand without defense. Soldiers are the key to a country's survival. In the past two or three hundred years, the Westerners have repeatedly oppressed our Eastern countries. What did they rely on? They relied on strong ships and cannons. They relied on them. Soldiers. Then, if we, the Eastern countries, want to dominate the world, we must have the most powerful army and navy in the world."

Everyone present at the meeting nodded in agreement. To put it bluntly, the throne of the vassal state was based on Chen Han's military force. If Chen Han's war with Spain failed, where would they get their territory?

And Gorkha, Sikh, Siam and other countries also know this very well. In the Indian region, first the French, then the British, and later the Chinese, didn't they all rely on unparalleled force? Although the Kingdom of Siam was not invaded by foreigners, they were very close to the Malay Peninsula and Malacca. Of course they understood how big a 'career' the Westerners had done there. And all this depends on force.

Chen Ming continued: "The second thing I want to talk about is the economic market among our countries. Economic matters are related to finance. The wealth is uneven among our countries, and the demand and use of funds are also different. Some countries The economy is prosperous and the capital is abundant, such as Chen Han and Siam. Some countries are in the early stage of establishment and need a large amount of capital investment, such as the North American countries, and some countries clearly have it. There are a lot of natural resources, but due to backward production methods, all industries are in decline, and they are in urgent need of investment to promote the further development of productivity. Therefore, I believe that a unified large economy must be established. market, eliminate tariffs between countries, and establish an absolute free trade area to facilitate trade between countries, exchange what they need, and develop the economy and people's livelihood."

“Similarly, in order to allow better communication between countries and achieve better development in industry and commerce, I believe that it is more appropriate to implement the same currency settlement in the Greater Free Trade Area, which can further strengthen trade exchanges between different countries. "

This is Chen Ming's second plan. In Chen Han's territory, a vast free trade zone was established, and Chen Han's Huayuan was used to replace the original currencies of various countries. For example, Japan's yen, Siam's gold baht, Gurkha's rupee, etc.

"Let wealth flow freely and destroy the castles built with ugly tariff barriers!"

"Chen Han will do his best to help all allies carry out industrial reforms, vigorously promote everyone's productivity, promote the economic prosperity of all countries..., and help all countries achieve common prosperity as soon as possible and stay away from poverty and hunger."

After Chen Ming finished speaking, there was fierce applause. Even the envoys from Britain, the Ottomans, and France (diplomatic relations between China and France were officially restored when Napoleon attacked Spain) and other countries also applauded in agreement. , but these people were looking at Chen Ming with intense and real eyes, as if they wanted to carve the word "shameless" on his face.

A grand free trade area that eliminates tariffs and a unified currency for the Chinese Alliance! ?

China's silk, cotton, tea, steel, machinery, cement, salt, sugar, pharmaceuticals, and cigarettes have deeply impacted the related industries of various countries in distant Europe. This is despite the fact that Western countries maintain high tariffs. In some countries, This was achieved against the backdrop of a firm ban on Chinese goods. And in the East, in the Chinese territory, if free trade is really realized, the treasury of all the countries present today will be emptied by you, China, right?

As for common prosperity, I’m afraid it’s also the prosperity China will achieve after it rules the entire world…

The British, French and Ottoman envoys looked at each other. No matter whether their countries were hostile or not, at this moment they all felt that Chen Han was really shameless. For the first time, they achieved a high degree of unity on a certain issue.

But while they admired the Chinese emperor for being able to shamelessly bring this matter to light, they were also deeply shocked by China's terrifying ambitions. This is really invincible!