The expansion of the Republic of China has indeed reached its limit. In addition to Europa, Wusi Zang, the Arabian Peninsula and some scattered islands and peninsulas, it has almost included Central Continent within its territory. Although the territory area has not been actually measured, it controls

Its territory is estimated to be more than 35 million square kilometers. Excluding deserts and snowfields, the habitable area is also more than 15 million square kilometers.

At the beginning of the founding of the Republic of China, there were only over 60 million people and about 15 million women of childbearing age. Under the national policy to encourage childbirth, about 8 million newborns were born every year. Excluding the deaths, about 6 million babies were born every year.

The population increased by 10,000, and by the 12th year of the Chinese calendar, the Republic of China had approximately 130 million citizens.

The population of 130 million, even including quasi-citizens (residents) and slave workers, does not exceed 200 million, but it occupies a territory of more than 30 million square kilometers. It can be said that the land is vast and sparsely populated. If it expands further,

On the contrary, the gain outweighs the loss. After all, maintaining a business is as important as starting a business. If it is not developed, it is useless to occupy it.

There are many people but few people, so how to manage this vast territory is also a headache. Although there are no countries or external forces nearby that can threaten the Republic of China, separatist forces may still appear internally, so we have to be prepared for danger in times of peace.

In order to strengthen its control over the country, the Republic of China must strengthen centralization of power, and transfer all military, financial, and human rights to the central government. Of course, centralization of power does not mean centralization of power by the president. In the process of centralization, the powers of the Military Commission, Senate and

In the Executive Yuan and other departments, the president's power has been weakened, which is why Zhou Tianshou was hampered everywhere.

Limitation of presidential power is also one of the essentials of constitutionalism. In peacetime, the power of the president should indeed be locked in a cage. As the post-war president, Zhou Tianshou was also the first president to have his powers limited. Although he felt a little

It’s frustrating, but it’s hard to complain. In fact, even Wan Lei, who has the ability to control the wind and rain, consciously put shackles on the power of the president when he was in power.

As the saying goes, with great power comes great responsibility. The limited presidential power is not without benefits for Zhou Tianshou. At the very least, he has fewer things to worry about and lighter responsibilities. Usually he only needs to submit bills in the Senate and House of Representatives.

Just sign it.

If he hadn't wanted to do practical things that benefited the country and the people and left a good name in history, he really wouldn't have wanted to deal with the troublesome matter of moving the capital. After all, he had reached the pinnacle of power and would step down as president in the future.

You can also retire with the title of Duke like Wan Lei, or even get a large fiefdom overseas like Wan Lei. It is certain to gain both fame and fortune.

Liu Zhizhong returned to Peiping from Dadongzhou to report on the results of his trip. After he read Wan Lei's personal letter to him, Zhou Tianshou also felt that Wan Lei's method was good. On the surface, the Duodu system seemed to be harmonious and reconciled the various factions.

The contradiction between them is actually far-reaching.

On the surface, the polycapital system seems to decentralize state power. In fact, instead of being decentralized, central power has become more concentrated. Upgrading the two major cities of Xi'an and Jinling to military capitals and economic capitals can use radiation effects to strengthen relevant

Secondly, regional control can use the energy-gathering effect to stimulate the development of local economy and culture and create more urban circles.

What's more important is that both Xi'an and Jinling are extensions of Peiping. If Beiping is compared to a head, then Xi'an and Jinling are like two punches. One fist suppresses the army, and the other suppresses money.

Bag, both fists must obey the boss of Peiping.

Of course, there are risks in establishing a multi-capital system. If you are not careful, it will lead to separatist forces. Therefore, Wan Lei also clearly pointed out in his letter that the control of the two new capitals must be strengthened. The Military Commission can be stationed in Xi'an, but the staff headquarters must

Stay in Peking because the Military Commission is the heart of the Peking Army and the General Staff Headquarters is the brain of the Peking Army.

As for Jinling City, national administrative departments such as the Ministry of Finance, Industry and Commerce, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, National Bank, etc. can be moved there, but the National Audit Office responsible for financial audits must remain in Peiping. The headquarters of the Executive Yuan, the House of Representatives, the Senate, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Court

We must stay in Peiping to ensure Peiping's status as the first capital.

In fact, the poly-capital system was not created by Wan Lei. Many dynasties in history also implemented the poly-capital system. For example, in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, Luoyang, the eastern capital, and Chang'an, the western capital, coexisted; the same was true in the Yuan Dynasty, where most capitals and shangdu coexisted.

No dynasty has had any problems due to the two-capital system, which shows that the multiple-capital system is feasible.

No, when Zhou Tianshou proposed to the Senate to upgrade Xi'an to the military capital and Jinling to the economic capital, most of the senators were only briefly surprised, and then started to discuss it. After several days of communication and discussion,

After the exchange, the Senate held a collective vote on the proposal to build a new capital, and finally passed it with more than 70% of the votes in favor.

After being passed by the Senate, the bill met no resistance when it was submitted to the House of Representatives for consideration. On January 22, the 13th year of the Chinese calendar, Zhou Tianshou officially issued a presidential decree establishing the implementation of the one-country-three-cities system and instructing the executive

The institute allocated special funds to support the urban construction of Xi'an and Jinling.

As soon as the presidential decree came out, the people in the Guanzhong and Jiangnan areas were all jubilant, and Zhou Tianshou also used this matter to gain higher public support. In the following time, he submitted several bills one after another, all of which were approved.

One of the bills passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate is the "Draft to Encourage Immigration." According to this draft, citizens and residents of the Republic of China can apply to immigrate to Dadongzhou, and the government of the Republic of China retains the citizenship of immigrants.

Citizens can freely travel between Dadongzhou and Central Continent.

Zhou Tianshou introduced this bill to encourage immigration, not just to repay Wan Lei's kindness, but also to provide him with a backup plan, because he himself will step down as president sooner or later. In the future, he will need to immigrate to establish a fiefdom overseas.

, Only fools would not do things that benefit others and themselves.

The Immigration Encouragement Bill was also released at the end of January, which aroused warm welcome from many residents living at the bottom, because it clearly stipulates in this bill that once residents apply to immigrate to Dadongzhou, they can obtain citizenship and will no longer be inferior to others.

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In addition to those residents living at the bottom who are enthusiastic about immigrating, some citizens who are unhappy in life are also interested in going to Dadongzhou to change their current situation. Therefore, from the beginning of February, Wan Yuan, who was sent by his father to handle immigration matters,

Tens of thousands of applications were received.

In line with the principle of preferring lack to excess, Wan Yuan did not just accept people when he saw them, but carefully screened them first. He did not want the second-rate people who were lazy and lazy, and he did not want the spoiled little emperor. He only wanted those who were hard-working and skilled. After all, Dadongzhou was still in a state of

At the beginning of development, living conditions were difficult and not everyone could become an immigrant.

In addition, after these people were brought to Zhongyuan City, they had to participate in special military training. They not only had to learn survival skills, but also learned to obey leadership, because what Dadongzhou needed was an immigrant army, not just simple immigrants.
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