Dominate the Country

Chen Ming's opening remarks shocked the British, French and Ottoman envoys who were listening, and shocked the reporters from newspapers of various countries who were in the hall.

My God, a free trade zone and a unified currency, these are both great things.

The latter can be seen from the later "Euro". In the original time and space, the euro was hailed as the most significant result of the European monetary reform since the Roman Empire. The euro not only improves the European single market, but also makes free trade between eurozone countries more convenient, and is also an important part of the EU integration process.

The same is true for Chen Han's current unified currency. As long as this policy can be implemented in a solid manner, it will inevitably make the entire Huaxia Alliance closer and stronger.

Imagine the power of such an "economy". The currency of dozens of countries, big and small, is unified. If this news spreads to Europe, it will shock Europeans to death. At the same time, this will also be a bright guiding light, guiding the direction and goal of the future European hegemon.

The former-the large free trade zone is more meaningful. This is completely an action to turn Chen Han's sphere of influence into his own territory. Outsiders can understand how huge the benefits of Chen Han will be after the establishment of this large free trade zone.

This can be described as half the world!

With this huge market as a foundation, Chen Han's hegemony is simply solid and unshakable.

The rabbit in the previous life was also engaged in a free trade zone, but the rabbit at that time was fundamentally different from the current Chen Han. The rabbit in the original time and space entered the game as a participant of the game. The rabbit was not a participant in the rules of the game, he was just a participant. But the current Chen Han is the maker of the entire game rules and the only master of this game.

Chen Han's only idea of ​​establishing a large free trade zone is to circle his base. From now on, all the participating countries in today's conference are Chen Han's base. This is not a sphere of influence!

The current Chen Han is a bit similar to the original Zhou emperor. Japan, Siam, the Seven Khanates, etc. are the princes he has enfeoffed.

When the Zhou emperor was in power, the princes of the world were submissive.

Chen Ming didn't think about the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, or the debt-ridden Zhou Emperor. When he fell, even the most glorious hegemony became a thing of the past. There was no need to think about this now.

The faces of the kings of various countries present were all happy, but in fact, they were not without sourness and bitterness. But there was nothing they could do. The situation was stronger than people. If they didn't agree to Chen Han's conditions, who would dare to guarantee that the guns of the National Defense Army wouldn't fall on their heads? Besides, he was quite considerate. Many aid projects had been signed for various countries. If they were implemented one by one in the future, their small country would definitely have a lot of development.

Thinking about it this way, it was a good opportunity. It was just a deal. It wasn't just that I paid without getting any return. It was just that the return was a little late, and it was also a little cheap.

But Chen Han also protected their national security and recognized the integrity of the judicial sovereignty of various countries. In other words, in name only, Chinese and Chinese people would have to respect the laws and regulations of any country they went to in the future. That is, today, July 1st, after the formal signing of the covenant, Chen Han's joint courts in various countries were officially closed.

The envoys of Britain, France and the Ottoman Empire did not know the truth, but they could also know that China must have paid a considerable price to win over these countries.

The faces of Chen Han's relatives and princes were even more excited. They were Chen Han's absolute direct descendants, and the more powerful the boss was, the better. Chen Ming's two tricks, holding the gun in one hand and the money bag in the other, were the foundation of the country.

Take the navy as an example. In the Pacific Rim, Chen Han's navy is undoubtedly the overlord. Japan, Siam, Phnom Penh and the American countries, the tonnage ratio of Chen Han's main battleships is all less than 10%.

Well, Japan is 10%, Siam and Phnom Penh are both 0.5.

In addition to the navy, there is also the army.

The Huaxia Alliance has such a large territory and such a vast land, and it has to confront the entire white world. How many armies does Chen Han need to maintain? How many armies do Japan and other countries need to keep?

The final quota is 1.3 million for Chen Han, 100,000 for Japan, 50,000 for Gurkha and Siam, 200,000 for the seven khanates in Central Asia, and 10,000 to 20,000 for the vassal states in North America...

All the real efforts have been made outside the city. Don't look at Chen Ming's words now, and he speaks so easily, as if he really has the final say and decides everything. But what is the reality? Outside the court, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has paid too much.

However, this is also based on Chen Han's extremely powerful national strength.

In addition, Japan, Siam and other countries in this era are not the devils of later generations. It is quite shameful to control the number of their troops, but not every country is single-mindedly expanding its own armed forces.

This is a very costly thing to raise troops. Take Japan as an example. The cost of a soldier, including military pay and food and clothing in a year, is not much, 1,000 yuan. This does not count the cost of cavalry and artillery. Just say that the most determined infantry, 100,000 infantry is 100 million yuan. But how could an army be composed entirely of infantry? It is even more impossible for it to be composed entirely of soldiers. There are also cavalry, artillery, rocket troops, engineers and logistics troops, as well as officers with strict specifications at each level. Japan also has a powerful navy. The construction of the entire Japanese army requires an annual military expenditure of 200 million.

So, this specification is not low. Although Japan felt a little insulted in terms of dignity, it was like "aid construction". After the Japanese learned that they would receive two third-level battleships from Chen Han, they immediately threw away the "insult" feeling.

Chen Han's total navy and army will reach 1.5 million. In this era, such a force is already a super hegemon. Anyway, the alliance only stipulates active troops, not reserve troops.

Relatively speaking, countries such as Luang Prabang, Vientiane and Phnom Penh, which are relatively weak, are still very happy about Chen Ming's requirements. They are even willing to disarm their own countries. Anyway, there are no hostile countries around them. After holding on to China's thighs, Siam will not invade them again, so why do they still maintain a standing army?

It would be better to add more armed police.

It's a pity that such a request was not agreed by Chen Ming at all.

In the future, Chen Han will need to fully mobilize the troops of his vassal states in his fight with Western countries. Just like the Russo-French war that is probably going on now, if Napoleon had not fully mobilized his vassal forces, how could he have raised an army of 600,000?

China's military expenses do not need to be shared by these countries, but China cannot completely protect the other side. Although many countries are in China's "heart", such as Phnom Penh and Vientiane mentioned just now.

In the East-West War, if the Europeans really reach Phnom Penh and Vientiane, it means that Chen Han has failed. The Nanyang region is Chen Han's absolute sphere of influence, just like Hawaii in the United States, no mistakes are allowed.

At that time, Chen Ming will not let China alone resist.

All allies must have armies, but the focus is different. For a country like Japan, Chen Ming shaped it into a military "small strong", and the vassal states in the Americas reduced a lot of their troops accordingly.

Moreover, inland countries must share the military expenditure burden of some coastal and frontline countries accordingly.

Because they are safe and completely protected by their allies. The former need to face the enemy directly. They are obliged to maintain a limited number of elite armies and take the route of elite soldiers. Once a war breaks out in the frontline countries, their armies must be reinforced immediately! But while the countries in the rear enjoy this security protection, they must also share part of the military expenditures of the frontline countries according to their respective economic development. This is called paying protection fees!

James Cornwall got off the carriage, and the direct sunlight on his head made him feel white in front of his eyes and dizzy. Fortunately, the attendants around him held him tightly.

As the eighth ambassador of the British Empire to China, James Cornwall thought he had already regarded Chen Ming very highly. The other party rebelled at a young age, overthrew the prosperous Qing Empire, and then turned the huge China into the largest empire in the world today in just thirty years.

Just talking about the territory of Chen Han, the greedy and fierce Mongols could not compare to him.

But James Kowal thought Chen Ming had reached his peak, but now Chen Ming suddenly threw out the large free trade zone and unified monetary policy, as well as related military cooperation policies, which made him realize that he had underestimated Chen Ming.

He thought Chen Ming was already a demigod, but the facts proved that Chen Ming had ignited the divine fire and held high the throne.

These policies of Chen Ming are all policies with extremely strong pioneering significance, which simply pointed out the way forward for the Western world - how to unite to fight the Chinese.

The Western world can completely copy the Chinese rules, and after defeating Napoleon, establish a new European order under the leadership of Britain, and compete with the Chinese in all aspects.

James Kowal thought so, and Edward Philip, the French ambassador to China, thought so even more. Because France has more advantages than the British to establish a Napoleonic Empire centered on Paris.

After all, in the whole of Europe, except for Britain and the Iberian Peninsula, and Russia that has not been tamed, all other countries have surrendered to the great Napoleon.

As for Hassan Rouhani, the Ottoman Empire's ambassador to China, he was also thinking about Istanbul. As the leader of the Arab world, Istanbul has the responsibility and obligation to lead the entire Arab world towards a brighter future...

Chen Ming's actions simply pointed out the direction and path for the whole world.