Dominate the Country

The fierce battle in Egypt did not affect the Japanese "recruitment", and the Toyo Security Company had already made its debut. This security company, led by the shogunate and with daimyo from all over the country investing in it, was the largest security company in Asia after the Black Ice Ocean Security Company.

Its subordinates' employees are known for their loyalty, perseverance, bravery, and the "loyalty" character of preferring to die if they do not complete their tasks.

Of course, at this time in China, including the Japanese media, not many people are focusing on the big news of the "Toyo Security Company". They are more concerned about the shock that has occurred within Chen Han!

The Suez Canal Project has been officially made public.

My God! This is a super, super, super big event!

The Suez Canal Construction Bonds issued by the bank were purchased by the Chen Han dignitaries and big merchants who had swarmed in and had received the news before, with a total of 230 million on the first day.

After that, the Suez Canal Project shocked the whole of China.

Everyone who has seen the world map knows the huge significance of the opening of the Suez Canal. It can shorten the freight routes between the East and the West by tens of thousands of miles, especially the turbulent Cape of Good Hope, which is a gate of hell, and the Suez Canal can completely bypass it.

The Japanese compared the construction of this canal with the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal more than a thousand years ago.

The latter completely connected the north and south of China, while the former shortened the distance between the East and the West by half.

The influence of this matter is certainly greater than that of the small Toyo Security Company.

What's more, the major events that have broken out in China in recent times are not just this one, there is also a bigger and more important thing.

It is said that this matter is related to the next successor of the Chen Han Empire!

The current Emperor Chen is almost fifty years old. Although he is in his prime and does not look tired at all, for an emperor, fifty years old is really the age to seriously face the issue of succession.

It's just that Chen Ming's "examination" method in the "rumor" is a bit wrong.

What is a dual monarchy? What is a parliamentary monarchy? Countless Chinese and Japanese said they didn't understand!

Yanjing, Xiaotangshan.

"Don't worry, my dear father-in-law. In today's world, the East is prosperous, and the Westerners are also prosperous. If we Chinese want to suppress the Westerners, or at least not fall behind them, we should learn from the Westerners' human nature and mechanical power." Chen Cong and Yue Wenhai are well aware of the shortcomings of Confucianism. They focus too much on theory, but less on practice and less on material. They even despise and suppress "material".

"The current emperor has a long-term vision. He looked at the world in his early years and knew the methods of Western party struggle politics. However, he did not read much and lacked literary talent, but it was precisely because of this that he was not burdened by the shackles of old customs and had a long-term vision that ordinary people could not. Over the years, he has been committed to introducing Western methods into China and integrating them with politics." So it is not surprising that Nanjing is reporting the current moth. What is strange is whether these moths were set by the emperor himself, or someone who is looking for death is tired of living?

Chen Cong is the second uncle of the current emperor. Since he stepped down, his "rank" has not changed, and he is still very high, and his life is very comfortable. He was not knocked down when he was full of confidence, nor was he depressed and unable to stretch his ambitions. The days of "retirement" were naturally not tasteful. He really has no distractions and no intention to cheer up. Retiring to his homeland like this, his life is comfortable.

Although he also wanted to show his prowess again when the Advisory Council was just launched, the resistance was too great and the emperor did not support him. Chen Cong immediately backed down, and finally he was better off enjoying his old age.

Chen Cong's two sons are now in extraordinary positions, and the empire's territory in the Americas is about to enter South America, and the West Indies will not be far away. Although the garrison drew the "line" to the south in Panama and the northern border of Colombia, the final area after the war will definitely not be like this.

At the negotiation table, Chen Han's Ministry of Foreign Affairs will definitely cut a big knife into the big duck. The biggest possibility is to cut a knife in Colombia, or use Spain to put pressure on the French in turn. Louisiana is like a rare treasure, always hanging Chen Ming's appetite.

The expansion of the empire in the Americas is very stable and solid, advancing step by step, and moving towards the final goal step by step. And now it seems that no one in America can resist the pace of the empire. Although after annexing Mexico and the Isthmus of Central America, the empire will face the ethnic problems of millions of Mexicans and millions of Indians, but the empire will not give up because of choking.

Therefore, not only did Chen Cong see the hope of sealing the country, he believed that the entire powerful class saw the hope of sealing the country.

This "promise" has become really incomparable and has become "in my lifetime". The emperor was not fooling them with the "overseas closure", that was a real promise, which would soon turn from falsehood into reality.

Chen Cong knew Western politics very well, so he felt that the good days of the French would soon come to an end. When the British won over Austria, Prussia, and Russia to besiege France together, that would be the end of the French Revolution.

And when the French mainland was hit hard, was Louisiana far from being in Chen Han's bowl?

At this time, Chen Cong certainly didn't know how "bt" Napoleon was in the original time and space, so he had no confidence in France. The entire Chen Han government and the opposition, anyone who knew something about Europe, was not optimistic about the future of France.

They have too many opponents and they are too strong.

——This matter is not mixed with the issue of the emperor's successor to the throne. What is mixed is the "difference" and "combination" between the political system of France and the political system of China, which led to the political system of all European powers.

More than a hundred years ago, the British chopped off the head of a king. More than a hundred years of history show that Britain has really become stronger in this process.

Now France has also chopped off the head of a king, and before that, France was a symbol of the power of the monarchy in Europe. But now this country has no king. This is simply jumping from one extreme to another.

So is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy better, or a pure parliamentary system? Or is a real monarchy better?

Look at how many heads the French chopped off after chopping off the king's head?

Such a question is still too "frightening" for China today, but it has indeed spread in Nanjing, China, and Japan.

This incident also made many high-level dignitaries feel uneasy, and the chaos of France made them tremble with fear. Before the French Revolution, there was the British Revolution, which also saw the loss of lives. Isn't this a "change of dynasty"?

For the Chinese, this is a change of dynasty. And once the dynasty changes, the royal family and dignitaries are no better than shit.

The inner treasury was burned to ashes, and the bones of the nobles were trampled on the streets. This is no joke.

From this point of view, being a "puppet" like the British royal family is not without any benefits. It's just that in China's cultural tradition, this benefit is too small compared to what the royal emperor has lost.

Chen Cong didn't know whether the emperor was behind all this, but he had a vague feeling that the current emperor was not a worry-free person.

Chen Ming didn't mention the "crown prince" much in recent years. Outsiders thought it was his taboo. Emperor Chen was still young and strong, so why did he need the crown prince to cause trouble for himself?

But in fact, Chen Hui knew that Chen Ming was secretly observing every son who charged towards the throne.

What surprised Chen Cong was that Chen Ming had arranged for his son to read many works of Western Enlightenment thinkers in recent years, including the masterpieces of Montesquieu, Voltaire and others.

From this point of view, the current emperor's mind is indeed a little abnormal.

This matter is almost an open secret among the top leaders of Chen Han.

There is also Adam Smith, who has been dead for nearly ten years. His "The Wealth of Nations" was not only arranged by Chen Ming for his sons to read, but also for his ministers, for the higher education population represented by college students, and Chen Ming himself. It is one of the most popular Western books in China in recent years.

Although Chen Han's "industrial development" and commercial development are not completely in accordance with the invisible hand mentioned in "The Wealth of Nations", many things are vigorously promoted by Chen Ming in the form of decrees. But as long as you are in politics and dominate a place, you have more or less experienced the power of the "invisible hand" in the issue of economic development.

These things can only be said to be Chen Ming expanding the vision of his sons and ministers before, but now it feels a bit awkward.

Chen Ming never publicly expressed that he wanted to establish a constitution. Yes, the exchanges between the East and the West in recent years have made the new word "constitution" very clear. Chen Ming never publicly said that he wanted to lead the Chen Han royal family to the path of "virtual monarch". Chen Cong couldn't guess what Chen Ming was thinking.

But Emperor Chen vigorously developed industry and commerce on the one hand, but was wary of industry and commerce on the other. Chen Cong could still see clearly on this point.

But outsiders couldn't see clearly, but Chen Ming himself didn't know clearly? It's just that his imperial career over the years made him understand that his original idea was a bit simple, too simple, too naive.

No one in this world is willing to give up the power in their hands. It is too unrealistic to want the Chinese, who have been supreme for two thousand years, to step into the bourgeois constitutional monarchy system. The dual constitutional monarchy is quite loving. The compromise between the imperial power and the bourgeoisie, although the royal family has been hollowed out to a certain extent, still has certain real power. This system is essentially still a political framework of capitalist democracy, right?

Can we regard "dualism" as a transition?

First "dualism", then parliamentary monarchy and constitutional monarchy? Is this okay?

Or is it okay to keep being "dual" like this?

There is a buffer period of several decades, and the accumulation of two or three generations. By then, China's political arena and public opinion will definitely be completely different from now.

Then no matter how dualism is, it is better than monarchy.

Chen Cong, who stayed at home, was really disconnected from politics now, especially after his comeback was blocked in the matter of the Council of State, Chen Cong really became a "hermit". But a "hermit" is a hermit. He doesn't know much about the specific political matters. Chen Cong is not completely without communication with the outside world.

Chen Cong has no contact with many of his younger brothers. The latter's status and knowledge are not enough to communicate with Chen Cong. Only Yue Wenhai, Shen Guozhen, Liu Dezhao, Zheng Wen, Xiao Lou, and Wang Huizu have roughly the same status as him. They are also important officials of the court, or have close relationships, so they can communicate with each other.

The "rumors" in Nanjing this time were really shocking, and the most "terrifying" thing was that shortly after these "rumors" broke out, the emperor issued an imperial edict to delegate power to the Advisory Council and let the cabinet discuss how to expand the powers of the Advisory Council without causing a major shock.

It can be said that a single stone stirs up a thousand waves.

At this time, power is still delegated to the Advisory Council. Does this mean that the Advisory Council will become the Congress?

Several things are piled up at the same time, which is a bit sensitive!