Australian Storm 1876

  Chapter 651 New Deal Set Sail

  April 16, 1891

  The king issued successive orders;

  Remove the wartime system and cancel the wartime mobilization policy. The wartime emergency committee will be disbanded from now on, and the peacetime policy will be restored in various places.

  From now on, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania have implemented military control systems to maintain social stability and rebuild social order.

  Ocean Kingdom implements government institutional reforms, imitating the British government, the separation of powers of parliament, and courts. King Li Fushou appointed Xin Changjun as prime minister and was responsible for the formation of the first government cabinet.

  The parliament is divided into the House of Nobility (the upper house) and the House of Commons (the lower house), and elective elections.

  The courts are divided into a three-tier system of the Kingdom’s Supreme Court, State Courts, and Municipal Courts. The independent prosecutor system is implemented, and independent prosecutors are elected.

  At the same time, the edict of the king;

  Repeal all the inequality laws that discriminate against Chinese in the southern states, implement the Queensland policy throughout the country, encourage business and business, and legally operate, encourage the development of farming, animal husbandry and fishery in accordance with local conditions, and expressly decrees that private property rights are sacred and inviolable.

  Promote the civil service system. Every year, civil servants are evaluated and selected. Those who participate in the selection of civil servants are given priority to military experience. They are required to be proficient in both Chinese and English, meet the assessment standards, be loyal to the king, be loyal to the country, have no bad habits and criminal records, and have a good character assessment.

  After a long period of brewing

The commemoration ceremony was held in the Dragon Head Hall of the beautiful dream castle. King Li Fushou, Queen Gu Liuyan, Lady Concubine Xiang, Nicole, Fiona, Mrs. Sweet, Mrs. Qin and many other princes and princesses Attend.

In a sacred and grand atmosphere, in accordance with the rigorous noble ritual, King Li Fushou personally awarded the ten earl noble titles, the thirty-six viscount noble titles, and the 108 baron noble titles. Hereditary is irreplaceable and rests with the country.

  Counted by the top ten counts and nobles;

  Earl of Kaiyuan Xin Changjun

  Earl of Fuyuan Wu Mozhou

Zhu Wei, Earl of Mingyuan

  Earl of Guangyuan Wu Xuewen

  Fan Asheng, Earl of Zhongyuan

  General Conrad Adenauer, Earl of Weiyuan

  Earl of Zhenyuan, Admiral He Fang

  Earl Deyuan, Admiral Geng precious

  Earl Fenyuan, General Wei Chi Shouzhuo

  Earl Zhaoyuan, General Mo Rufeng, Army General

  There are five civil servants and five military ministers among the 10 great earls and nobles. The military and the government are equally divided. Each upper earl and noble is a great minister with extraordinary talents and abilities. It can be described as the pillar of the kingdom and deserves this honor.

Needless to say, Count Xin Changjun, Prime Minister, Count Wu Mozhou, who is also the chief executive of the political affairs council and the head of the African camp, has carried on the colonial affairs of Africa alone. The civil and military strategies are very good. Mozambique and Somalia are prosperous under his governance.

Earl Zhu Wei, the Political Counsellor and Director of Immigration Affairs, and the President of Normandy Import and Export Company, has been rooted in China Mainland for more than ten years. A steady stream of passionate young people who are knowledgeable, capable, and educated will consolidate the foundation of the kingdom step by step, and have made great contributions to the country and the people.

at the same time

Normandy Import and Export Corporation has developed into a giant that communicates the foreign economic and trade channels of the three continents of Europe, Asia and the United States in more than ten years. It is a world-class large-scale foreign economic and trade company. Occupy an indispensable and important position, with great influence.

  Earl Zhu Wei was awarded a high position, worthy of the name.

  Earl Wu Xuewen of Guangyuan came to the fore because of his brilliant achievements in developing Shangri-La Island, punching and kicking a new world, so he became one of the top aristocrats and was the lucky one who came first.

Fan Asheng, Earl of Zhongyuan, is another example. He is the loyal dog of King Li Fushou. He has been with his Majesty for the longest time. Although his ability is not the best, he is better than his loyalty. There will be a difference, so don't worry about it wherever it is.

Earl Fan Asheng has served as the director of the Red River Valley Management Committee, the mayor of Brisbane, and the prime minister of Lan Fangguo. He has old qualifications and rich resume. More importantly, he has won the trust of King Li Fushou. Such a loyal dog has thrown a bone. Of course, that is not the envy of others.

As for the five important military ministers, I will not repeat them. They are the military pillars of the Ocean Kingdom. They are also the only five generals in the kingdom. They are honored with the prestige of the Great Victory in the Civil War. Controversial.

  Among the 36 viscounts and nobles awarded by King Li Fushou, military ministers accounted for more than half. Basically, all senior officers at the rank of major general and above were awarded the title of viscount.

The 108 baronial nobles are also mostly soldiers. The most worth mentioning is that... Duan Qirui finally caught up with this wave of founding aristocratic awards, ranking 101st among the 108 baronial nobles awarded, which is regarded as the last train. .

  April 27, 1891

  The list of the cabinet members of the first government of the Ocean Kingdom has been released. The current cabinet will serve a five-year term. After five years, a national election will be held to elect a new cabinet.

  Prime Minister Xin Changjun, Earl

  The Secretary of War, the Earl of Conrad Ardenne

  Earl He Fang, Minister of the Admiralty

  Minister of Finance, Viscount Kestner

  Minister of the Interior, Viscount Dai Yingcai

  Viscount Tang Shaoyi, Minister of Foreign Affairs

  Viscount Hu Chaoshan, Minister of Economic Affairs

  Earl Zhu Wei, Minister of the Colony Department

  Minister of Justice, Viscount Tianshan

Viscount He Shoutian, Minister in charge of the Seal of the Ministry of Rites

Viscount Pan Shoudao, Minister of Culture, Education and Health

Viscount Hou Guangde, Minister of Industry

Viscount Zhang Li, Minister of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry

  Viscount Jia Donghe, Minister of Communications

  Viscount Fan Zhongzhai served as the secretary-general of the royal family, Baron Li Sixian served as the deputy secretary-general, and Major General Li Jie (viscountry rank) served as the director of the military attache’s waiting room.

The first half of 1891 was busy and chaotic. After the victory of the Northern and Southern Unification War, the establishment of the kingdom’s ruling system, a new round of institutional reorganization and integration, and many other profound and profound reforms, the Ocean Empire was initially established. In the feudal kingdom under the constitutional monarchy system, the kingdom promoted capitalist policies, vigorously assisted the development of workers, peasants, and commerce. After social stability, it became vigorous and economic development continued to advance on the fast lane.

  Into July

  After the initial chaos, the government agencies of the Kingdom quickly entered an orderly and smooth track. The cabinet took on all the kingdom’s government affairs, and the army entered the post-war adjustment phase, restoring more than 200,000 soldiers in batches.

  Except for a small number of returning to their places of origin, most of the demobilized soldiers chose to stay in the more favorable southern states, mainly New South Wales and Victoria.

  After a brief climax, the Ocean Empire army is beginning to lay off its staff.

  The number of members of the Ministry of War has gone from the highest peak of over 630,000 (350,000 recruited in only the third mobilization) to more than 320,000 now. It has experienced a great cycle from climbing to the peak to slipping.

  The existing military posts have been deducted from the number of casualties in the war, and the disabled and retired soldiers in the previous period have been basically maintained at a relatively reasonable level.

  The next three years

  The army will take the measures of only retreating but not recruiting, and continue to reduce the existing army’s number by half, between 130,000 and 180,000. The specific number that can be left in the end depends on the final ruling of the King and the hard work of the military.

  As the military, of course, I hope that the stronger the power in hand, the better.

  A strong army is not only conducive to maintaining the territorial security of Australia and overseas provinces, but also has the ability to expand further and satisfy the generals’ ambitions.

  However, for the cabinet government, the excessive number of troops is undoubtedly a huge burden. There is a voice in the cabinet that the size of the army will be further reduced on this basis, and it is most appropriate to maintain 70 to 80,000 people.

  The large amount of military expenditures saved will be used for the national economy and people’s livelihood, and it’s not beautiful to improve infrastructure construction!

  This opinion thinks;

  The location advantage of Australia is similar to that of the United States. Because of the vast Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea, there are basically no comparable opponents in this region. It is not beneficial to maintain an excessively large army, but will consume limited financial funds.

  The military was enthusiastically angry at this argument, and was emotionally sued before His Majesty the King, demanding to stop this irresponsible argument that hurt the feelings of the soldiers.

  The Hall of Supreme Harmony

  Li Fushou wears a crown on his head and is above the throne. In front of him are the ministers of civil and military affairs who are seated on the left and the right. They are fighting over disarmament matters.

"Your Majesty, this is simply too deceitful." Admiral Conrad Ardenne, Secretary of the War Department, was full of anger, and said to the civil servants with resentful expressions; "Hundreds of thousands of soldiers sacrificed their lives. Forgetting the death of the battle, bloodshed and sacrifice in exchange for the comprehensive peace of Australia today. Now that the heroic spirits are still dying, these chaotic thieves have begun to think of disarmament. This is disarmament. It is simply a cut of the throat, many of them have brilliance. The troops of the war history will disappear from now on, and it will really make the loved ones hurt the enemies quickly!"

  Conrad Adenauer speaks Chinese fluently, and the quotations are all-in-one. It can be seen that he has done a lot of work on weekdays and his level of Chinese is quite high.

  The courts of the Oceanic Kingdom use Chinese in their court proceedings. If any minister is not proficient in Chinese, he will not even be able to figure out what others say, let alone defend one's own interests?

"Lord Conrad's remarks are wrong. Disarmament is not simply an attack on the army. The cabinet must take into account the overall interests of social development, not just the narrow interests of a certain military department." Brisbane Mayor Wu Xuewen Viscount Wu Xuewen But displeased, he retorted;

  "Before the North-South War, the size of the army had hovered between 50,000 and 60,000 for many years.

Thanks to the good military mobilization system established by the German division, we have the ability to increase the number of troops to more than 650,000 within three months, and to increase the size of the army to more than one million within half a year, and look around the South Pacific region. Who am I?

  Australia is now united in North and South, with no internal strife and no external troubles. Out of the need for the development of international people’s livelihood, the cabinet intends to further adjust the size of the army and free up limited funds for use on the blade. What's wrong with this?

Nowadays, there are many major livelihood projects that need to be launched. The war-torn cities in the southern states are waiting to be rejuvenated. Soldiers who have experienced **** battles also hope to disarm and return to the fields as soon as possible, and enjoy the peaceful and stable life in the pastoral pastures. It is not necessary to maintain a large-scale active army. It's a waste of money.

  Take the British Empire as an example. Its colonies are spread all over the world. This year, the total number of British Army posts is only over 276,000, and we have maintained an army size of 320,000, which is simply outrageous. "

"Hey... Sir Wu, what you said is wrong. Our military did not strongly demand that the army size of 320,000 be maintained, but the small-scale security war in the south is still going on. The thorough elimination of white bandits is not a matter of overnight. In addition to the implementation of military control, it is necessary to maintain the size of the troops above a certain number. This is only a stopgap measure."

   "Yes, what we are discussing now is how much we will keep in the army. Lord Conrad, please don't take it out of context."

"What has the military taken out of context? In fact, we have been forced to go nowhere. The size of the army that ultimately retains 180,000 to 200,000 people is derived through rigorous sand table deduction. In addition, many merits with glorious history must be taken into consideration. The army, the inheritance of honor tempered in the flames of war cannot be broken. This is the soul of an army. If you don't want the army's combat power to drop off a cliff, retaining 200,000 troops is almost the lowest limit."

   "This is impossible. 200,000 troops are too much. How much military expenditure will it cost to include 5 cavalry divisions and 3 artillery divisions in a year? Who is such a huge army to deal with?"

  "What does it mean to deal with someone? We will deal with whoever is ordered by His Majesty the King. Let us capture New Zealand and take New Zealand. There is no problem with the Dutch Batavia. We dare to fight against the French..."

"Cough cough... okay, okay, don't fight." Seeing Conrad Adenauer, this old man, said more and more disrespectful, Li Fushou coughed dryly, attracting everyone's attention to himself. Speaking to interrupt the dispute between the ministers of civil and military affairs, and then said in a muddy manner; "This matter was originally not anxious, um, let's go back and consider whether there is a compromise plan, and it will not be too late to talk about it."

  The cabinet shared all the affairs of people's livelihood, big and small, Li Fushou suddenly became idle, and he was still a little uncomfortable, and he needed to slowly adjust to the new rhythm.

  As a superior, arguing about subordinates is happy to see results.

  Ocean Kingdom is a nascent feudal kingdom. It has no old bureaucratic habits. The government agencies are full of vigor and vitality from top to bottom. The big guys want to make a career with all their minds to live up to this life.

  In this environment, it is normal to have arguments due to the differences in the angles of their respective positions. There is no need to mark the right and wrong, just follow the trend.

  Since His Majesty the King has spoken, the debates were cross-eyed and looked at each other indignantly, then turned back to his seat and sat down.

  Admiral Conrad Adenauer's luck sitting in his seat "whooping" seems to be really outraged.

  Now the issue of disarmament is the sensitive point of the Army. Whoever mentions it, the three generals of the Army spread their teeth and claws like cats with their tails trampled on, holding on to the 180,000 bottom line and will never waver.

"Your Majesty, the old minister still has something to tell..." Admiral Conrad Ardenne glared at several ministers in the cabinet, and said with resentment; "The cabinet not only halted the equipment plan for the wolf light tank division. , And stopped the production line of light tanks, and drastically reduced the research and development funds for the Panther medium tank. This is our army’s trump project. Such self-destruction of the Great Wall is chilling. You must know that this is an army research and development project that your Majesty has personally dealt with. It's just outrageous."

  (End of this chapter)