1850 American Gold Tycoon

Chapter 627 Land Act

"What is the attitude of the French Consul Legoff?" Fremont eagerly wanted to know the attitude of the French Consul.

Fremont's views are consistent with Liang Yao's, and he also believes that at this most difficult moment, France is the key to the American Republic's defeat in Europe.

"Le Goff's attitude is ambiguous and he has not made a clear position. After the cabinet meeting, I will meet with the French consul alone." Liang Yao signaled his assistant Zeiss to send an invitation letter to Legoff.

"At least he's not as unreasonable as the British consul." Fremont said with a slight sigh of relief.

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

Liang Yao's diplomatic attitude towards the European countries was to strive for them as much as possible. If the European countries were unwilling to establish equal diplomatic relations with the west, he would never use his country's material resources to gain the favor of the European countries.

Europe is the center of the world in this era, but there is more to this world than Europe.

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

The key to the survival of the American republic lies not in the external world, but in the internal support and recognition of its own citizens.

The central hinterland of the North American continent, which is what the federal government calls the western frontier area, will definitely 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, the core states of the federation on the shores of Lake Erie, is almost saturated.

Although the population of the three West Coast states, the core region of the American Republic, is not saturated, at the current immigration rate and population growth rate, it will only take one generation at most for the population of the three West Coast states to reach saturation.

The American Republic, 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 economically and politically in the future, we must capture the border areas in the central and western regions to gain a broader living space for our people and improve their quality of life.

Later generations judged the success or failure of the Union and Confederacy in the Civil War due to factors such as political correctness. The effect of the Emancipation Proclamation was often magnified intentionally or unintentionally.

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

The promulgation of the "Homestead Act" enabled the Lincoln administration to gain users from a large number of people in the western frontier areas. Farmers and farmers in the western region reciprocated, providing more than half of the soldiers for 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 administration issues the "Homestead Act" to win the support of the people in the frontier areas. , to minimize the war potential and agricultural potential of the federal government.

"This is the "Land Bill of the American Republic" drafted by me. Please take a look at it, President." Chen Baoliang submitted the "Land Bill" drafted by the Ministry of Agriculture to Liang Yao for review.

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

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

In order to support the country's workers in reclaiming wasteland and living and working in peace and contentment, this bill was specially formulated.

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

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

Anyone who reclaims California's wasteland, after swearing that the land is acquired for the purpose of reclamation and paying a registration fee of US$2, can register to receive land with a total area of ​​no more than 250 acres (41 acres) as an allotment. The registrant will be on the homestead After living and farming for 6 years, you can obtain a formal land license and become the property owner of the homestead.

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

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

The total area of ​​allotments that can be registered in Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico is 800 acres (132 acres) without any registration fees.

The total area of ​​land that can be registered and received in Western Mexico is limited to 900 acres (148 acres) without any registration fees.

In states and territories such as Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma, the total area of ​​land that can be registered and received is 1,000 acres (165 acres) without any payment. Registration fee.

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

After the revision was completed, Liang Yao returned the text of the "American Republic Land Bill" to Chen Baoliang and said: "Submit this bill to the Congress and it must be passed before February 15."

"Yes, Your Excellency, President." Chen Baoliang respectfully took the "Land Act of the American Republic" and looked at the modifications. In addition to raising the total area of ​​land that can be registered and claimed, Liang Yao also emphasized that regardless of race or gender, Chen Baoliang couldn't help but admire, "His 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 needs to establish a special registration department and hire staff. The operation of the registration department, the food and clothing of the staff, and office supplies, etc., are all expensive expenses. At present, the Ministry of Agriculture does not have that much "Funds." Chen Baoliang hesitated for a moment and then said.

"The meager registration fees charged by California, Oregon, and Liangzhou will definitely make it impossible to carry out registration work."

"There is no need to worry about the funding required by the Ministry of Agriculture. You go back and write a plan for the registration work and submit it to the Ministry of Finance for review. After the Ministry of Finance reviews and approves it, it will immediately grant the funding required for the Ministry of Agriculture's registration." Liang Yao told Chen Baoliang. Said, "Any objections?"

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

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

Halfway through, Kony asked Liang Yao while pressing his twitching right eyelid: "According to you, which eyelid brings wealth and which brings disaster?"

"The left eyelid jumps to make money, and the right eyelid jumps to disaster." Liang Yao said.

"Oops, my right eyelid has been twitching terribly since I left your office. Is there a catastrophe about to happen?" Coney asked uneasily.

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

"Nonsense, I'm doing legitimate business, what's so unethical about it?" Coney spat.

Chapter 634 has been reviewed! Chapters were blocked and torn apart!