Great unification is not just territorial unification, but also includes many aspects. To put it bluntly, a great unifier has the same wind and nine states. [Officialdom] Starting from the Qin Dynasty, Qin Shihuang established the emperor system, implemented centralization of power, and abolished the feudal system. The system of prefectures and counties was replaced with the same writing system, the same writing system, the same rails as the carriages, and unified weights and measures, officially opening the era of unification.
Although the Republic of China abolished the imperial system and replaced it with a presidential system, it was still centralized, and Wan Lei still hoped to establish a unified country. He actively promoted the reform of the household registration system and established a bank to issue a unified currency. Defining Taoism as the unified ideology of the state religion is an effort to promote the unification of the country.
However, the road to great unification is very difficult, especially the great unification that destroys the old and establishes the new. Take Qin Shihuang, known as the one emperor through the ages, for example. Although he created the era of great unification, the Qin Dynasty was divided into two generations. Although this was related to Qin Shihuang's excessive governance, the stubborn resistance of those die-hard conservatives was also one of the main reasons.
The current situation of the Republic of China is similar to that of the Qin Dynasty. Although it has basically achieved territorial unification, people's hearts are still divided. Some die-hards who want to restore the imperial system are still ready to move. Those people often want to restore the Chinese orthodoxy and legal system. flag, secretly planning various conspiracies.
Of course, Wan Lei knew that there were various cancers within the country, so he made a big fuss about establishing Taoism as the state religion, in order to use this matter as a lead to draw out the diehards hiding in the dark so that they could conduct a centralized Clean it up and use it to scare the monkeys.
As Wan Lei expected, after he firmly stated that the establishment of Taoism as the state religion could not be changed, Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism and some restorationists from various places began to secretly communicate with each other about the Republic of China's apostasy and attempt to subvert Chinese orthodoxy. Public opinion began to spread everywhere.
There were disturbances everywhere, and Wan Lei naturally knew that someone was up to something, but he pretended not to notice, and just let the loyal guards lurking in various places investigate, and once he was fully prepared, he would root out these stubborn problems.
Under this surging undercurrent, autumn turns to winter, and in early November, good news comes from Dagu Port: the expedition across the Pacific is finally back. This expedition set out from Zhoushan Military Port in March , which lasted eight months, finally resumed sailing from the distant Dadongzhou.
As the expedition leader, Liu Wan not only brought the expedition team back safely, but also brought back many mineral and plant specimens, and even brought back many rare animals. For a time, the expedition team members became the most popular people, and their Various adventures have become the most talked about topics in the streets.
The return voyage of the expedition also allowed Wan Lei to obtain the seeds of corn, sweet potato, tomato, rubber pepper and other plants as he wished. Together with other new species, they were handed over to the Biological Research Institute of Chongdaotang for breeding and selection, so as to promote planting as soon as possible.
Liu Wan and other expedition members were also cordially received by Wan Lei, and were awarded various medals according to their contribution to commend their adventurous spirit. At the same time, Wan Lei also issued a special presidential decree stipulating that half of the gold and silver brought back by the expedition members would be collected. It is owned by the state and half of it is privately owned by the expedition members to encourage adventure.
The country has to take half of the money because the expedition ship is sponsored by the country and the navy also sends people to escort it. This half of the income is used as funds for the navy to develop and strengthen maritime power and make the expedition team's navigation on the sea safer. Wan Lei After declaring this point, the members of the expedition team also expressed their understanding and honestly handed over half of the gold and silver they had brought privately.
It has to be said that Xiaodongzhou is a treasure chest. The expedition team obtained hundreds of thousands of taels of silver from the local indigenous people through trade and robbery, and obtained no less than 100,000 taels of silver from a country called Inca in the south of Xiaodongzhou. One hundred thousand taels of gold, this large amount of money was several times the initial investment, and the profit exceeded 300%.
From the various reports of the expedition team, Wan Lei also gained a better understanding of the situation of the Dongzhou and Dongzhous. Since this sailing expedition only went to the west of the Dongzhou and Dongzhous, and this area is a mountainous area, there are only some small plains along the coast. Especially the northwest of Dadongzhou is rarely inhabited.
In the southwest of Dadongzhou, there is a tribal alliance called Azteca, which mainly grows corn, soybeans, cotton and other crops. The seeds obtained by the expedition were obtained from this place. This place is rich in silver. However, the metallurgical industry is still very backward and cannot even produce steel. The expedition team can only use some cheap steel products in exchange for a large amount of silver from the local indigenous people.
Similar to the Azteca Tribal Federation, there is a tribal federation called the Inca among the mountains in the western part of Xiaodongzhou. This country is rich in gold and copper, but its metallurgical industry is still very backward and cannot produce steel. Being in the Bronze Civilization Age, it was no match for the Republic of China, which was dominated by the steel industry.
Wan Lei naturally does not take them to heart for such backward indigenous civilizations, but he has no plans to colonize the East and West continents for the time being. After all, the current population of the Republic of China is still very small, and it will take a few years to rest and recuperate until the population is large enough. Well, let’s talk about it when the country’s armaments are strong enough.
Besides, if foreign colonization is to be successful, there must be a prerequisite, which is the unification of ideas. As the future blessed land of the Chinese nation, Wan Lei does not want people to make trouble just because the sky is high and the emperor is far away. .
Therefore, Wan Lei focused his main energy on unifying his thoughts. He wanted to continuously strengthen the people's sense of national belonging, strengthen their sense of citizenship, and let them remember that they are citizens of the Republic of China no matter where they go. , and be proud of this identity, so that even if there are ambitious people who want to split, the people will not blindly follow them.
On November 15th, the Huayuan was filled with guests. Wan Lei hosted a banquet in honor of the heroes of the expedition who had returned victoriously. At sunset, Zhang Yan, commander of the Jingzhong Guard and chief of staff to the President, hurriedly walked into the hall. And handed a piece of information to Wan Lei.
Wan Lei glanced at this information, and his face immediately turned livid. He frowned and looked at Zhang Yan, who was wearing a mask, and asked in a deep voice: "Is this serious?"
Zhang Yan nodded heavily and wrote on the board she carried with her: "Abnormal situations have been discovered in various parts of Beipingxing Province. The elite guards in various places knew that the situation was urgent, so they used the newly established telegraph system for communication. Biological research Researchers from the institute held a collective discussion and unanimously agreed that there will be a catastrophic disaster in the Beiping area within a few days."
"Catastrophe" Wan Lei looked at this piece of information carefully and saw that it recorded various strange phenomena in which wells in various places suddenly became muddy, chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep were running around and screaming; snakes and rats were scurrying around, and fish were jumping out of the water. , and he himself understood that this was a sign of the coming earthquake.
"Sir, what should we do?" Zhang Yan asked in a low voice when she saw Wan Lei frowning.
"Issuing an earthquake early warning, the three provinces of Beiping, Shandong and Shanxi have entered a state of emergency. Alarm bells have been sounded in various places and all the people have been moved to open areas." Wan Lei finished speaking in a deep voice. Seeing Zhang Yan's frightened face, he shouted in a low voice: "Another one immediately.
"Immediately send someone to notify the important officials of the party, government, military, academics and businessmen in Peiping, and take them and their families to a safe zone outside the city."