Now it has been determined that the North American War will give birth to two dukes, one is Admiral He Fang, the Minister of the Admiralty, who sits in the rear and oversees the overall situation to formulate a war plan, and has made immortal contributions to the complete defeat of the US Navy.

The other is the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force, Li Xuanzhu, who is a marshal of the Jin Army, and is given the title of duke of the first class, which is hereditary.

The relevant ceremonies had to be rescheduled after the war, and although there was no publicity now, the rumors at the top of the empire had been rumored, and the carriages and horses that went to the two marshals' mansions to congratulate each other were one after another, which was simply very lively.

One of the two marshals hid in North America, and the other went to Manila, and they did not accept any congratulatory gifts sent to the door, but only received greeting stickers, and behaved very sensibly in the face of great glory.

With the scale of the North American War, a large number of military nobles will inevitably appear in the empire, and these military nobles will all be divided into feudal feuds in the Northern Federation, and hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers who have retired and changed jobs will also be arranged in the Northern Federation on the spot to become large and small farmers.

These landlord classes, mainly soldiers who fought in North America, would be the core force of the empire to rule North America.

Soldiers who are unwilling to stay in the Northern Federation can also return to their homeland, then the meritorious field will be converted into cash, as long as the head is not kicked by a donkey, no one will choose this way.

Considering the long-term stability of the empire, Li Fushou deliberately supported a large number of military aristocrats, mainly small and medium-sized plantation owners and farmers, as well as a small number of large nobles, forming a clear aristocratic group. This is complemented by hundreds of thousands of retired soldiers who have meritorious fields, thus forming a stable social structure.

Dynasties and dynasties

The biggest contradiction in the agrarian society is land and population, and the people at the bottom have no roof to shelter from the wind and rain, and there is no land to shelter them, and they rebel only when they can't live anymore.

As long as the general public can live and work in peace and contentment, and have homes, fields and houses, who will risk losing their heads and think about subverting the government all day long?

The "meritorious field system" of the Ocean Empire has been implemented for a long time, and it has proved to be very conducive to quickly stabilizing the occupied areas, resuming production, encouraging the people to love the army and practice martial arts, and creating a stable social class mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry, which is the basic plate of the conservative forces of the empire.

Li Fushou was ready to replicate this successful experience in the Northern Federation, and the meritorious fields awarded accounted for more than half of the number of arable fields, which involved the vital interests of hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers who fought in North America, and could be described as a generous reward.

It is not that meritorious fields do not pay taxes, but that the "19-lifetime preferential tax rate system" is implemented, that is, the officers and soldiers who receive meritorious fields always enjoy a preferential tax rate of 10 percent during their lifetimes.

After the death of the child, the children who inherit the land need to change the property of the land deed, restore the general tax of the original private land, and the government stipulates that all the payments must be paid, and transactions are allowed and can be transferred.

Basically, after a generation, the preferential meritorious land tax rate will disappear.

Some of the meritorious fields colonized in the early days of the empire have been successively converted into private fields, achieving a smooth transition.

After the population grew to 70 million, the Ocean Empire eliminated most of the preferential policies for immigrants to grant land free of charge, and new immigrants arrived more often as agricultural and urban industrial workers, service workers, construction or other industries to supplement their labor and start a new life.

Today, the only place where preferential land grants are maintained is on the African island of Madagascar.

Thanks to this policy, the island has been able to maintain the introduction of tens of thousands of Chinese immigrants every year, getting rid of the dilemma of a sharp decline in population year after year, basically maintaining the level of 400,000 to 450,000, and growing slightly.

Due to natural aging or disease, the local indigenous population has decreased significantly at a rate of 3~40,000 people per year, and the proportion of Chinese immigrants has increased rapidly, and has become the mainstream ethnic group on the island, realizing a complete change in the population structure.

In the study of the East Pavilion

A group of envoys who went to Guangzhou to participate in the negotiations had already left after seeing each other, and the quiet and peaceful atmosphere in the study was restored, Li Fushou walked to the window with his hands behind his back and walked to the window proudly, looking at the flowers blooming outside the window, not to mention how good his mood was.

The "Wool War" planned by him was first seen and achieved greater success than expected, and it can be said that the strategic layout was comprehensively improved, so that the Ocean Empire was in the best international strategic position before the First World War, and had obvious advantages.

This made Li Fushou let go of his biggest concern and put the next step of development focus on digesting the fruits of this military victory.

With more than 330 military bases located on six continents and four oceans, the empire basically constitutes a military presence all over the world, becoming the third global colonial power after Britain and France, and proudly entering the ranks of the world's top powers.

The strong military power escorts the economic development, and the products of the Ocean Empire can enter the markets of North and South America, Asia and Europe unimpeded, promoting the overall prosperity of economic development and facing the best development situation in history.

It's almost time to stop.

Li Fushou secretly reminded himself in his heart that with the great success of the military adventure, public opinion at home and abroad is quietly changing, and it is necessary for the imperial controller to have enough concentration in order not to get lost in the great success.

There were many fanatical colonial expansionists in both the military and political circles of the empire, who spoke out and advocated through the media and various channels, intending to fully occupy Argentina, Cuba, the east coast of North America, Alaska, and even the Great Lakes, the industrial powerhouse of the United States, all of which were incorporated into the empire's borders.

In a word, if you want everything as if you have lost your mind, you are not afraid of death.

This kind of fanatical speech should be treated differently, and folk speech should have an open and inclusive attitude, and the guidance of public opinion and media can be appropriately controlled, and there is no need to suppress it excessively, after all, freedom of speech.

With regard to similar tendencies of military generals, it is necessary to take severe measures to suppress them, and when necessary, punish a few of the most happy jumpers, and beat down this sign of high fever.

Externally, especially in Europe and the United States, the direction of public opinion is quietly changing, and the "Yellow Peril Theory" vigorously propagated by Kaiser Wilhelm II is aimed at the Asian countries headed by the Ocean Empire and the Fuso Kingdom, which is obviously recognized by some mainstream European public opinion.

There are more negative reports, more sensational fake news, more reports chasing after the wind, and the views of the European powers, led by Britain, on the ocean empire are also quietly changing, becoming vigilant and vigilant.

With the current strength of the Ocean Empire, of course, it is not afraid of confrontation, but there is no need to take the initiative to seek confrontation, and the policy is mainly based on "active integration" and maintains a certain degree of independence.

The focus of diplomacy is also quietly changing, from the original focus on Britain and the British Commonwealth to a two-legged approach, one leg to maintain the traditional friendly relationship with the United Kingdom, and the other leg is the Pacific Alliance.

In the future, the Pacific Alliance will continue to strengthen the leading role of the Ocean Empire, strengthen its control and discourse power over the Alliance, and operate it as a regional international organization and maintain its long-term existence.

Li Fushou carried his hands behind his back and walked in the direction of the harem.

Daming Palace is a garden-style palace built in the mountains and forests, the harem is one step at a time, and the corridor is nine curves, highlighting the unique characteristics of the southern garden, and it has the solemnity and solemnity of the northern royal garden, and the atmosphere is magnificent.

Li Fushou wandered in the meantime, not obsessed with the beauty of the landscape and flowers, and still thought of the great plan of stability and stability.

For the Pacific Alliance established during the "Wool War", he has a set of long-term plans in mind, which are being implemented step by step.

First of all, it is necessary to establish a complete set of permanent institutions.

On the shore of the beautiful Sydney Bay, a 22-story skyscraper is now rising from the ground, which will be the permanent residence of the Pacific Alliance in the future, where the permanent representatives of various countries will work, coordinate the positions of countries, deal with disputes between countries, voice the voice of the Pacific Alliance in the international community, and discuss international livelihood issues of concern among Pacific countries.

This was followed by the establishment of the Pacific Bank, the International Court of Justice of Sydney, the Secretariat of the Pacific Alliance, and various subordinate agencies, including cultural education, charity and medical care.

Li Fushou not only wants to develop the Pacific Alliance from a temporary military alliance into a long-term military alliance, but also greatly expands its meaning and makes it a powerful regional international organization that covers all aspects of politics, economy, culture, and education.

And the Ocean Empire will play the role of the leader of the alliance.

Using the post-war distribution of interests in North America as bait, more neighboring countries will be involved, so as to expand the influence of the ocean empire to North and South America, and have its own truly solid backyard.

A hero with three gangs, everyone gathers firewood and the flame is high!

To this end, the parliament has begun to discuss relevant bills to strengthen economic ties with the Pacific Alliance countries, give more economic and tax incentives, financial assistance, strengthen industrial support, and so on, and strive to integrate the Pacific Rim Alliance countries into the economic circle of the ocean empire and strengthen further penetration and influence.

The military also began to count the post-war materials, including a large number of captured munitions, decommissioned ships, etc., so that the allies could get some benefits.

The news of the establishment of the Pacific Alliance and military victories has also contributed to the substantial expansion of the domestic financial industry, and major banking institutions have set up branches in North America and South America to carry out cross-border banking business, which has spread to the Republic of California, the Northern Union, the Republic of Texas, the Republic of Virginia, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Cuba and other countries, and its depth and breadth are still being further advanced.

Everywhere I went, I was warmly welcomed.

Even if some countries are reluctant, they still have to make a gesture of warm welcome on the surface, no way, this is really unprovoked!