After the passage of the Encouraging Immigration Act, a large number of immigrants flocked to Dadongzhou. The Dadong and the newly put into use Renzhou and Lizhou took turns traveling between Dagu Port and Zhongyuan Port, giving Dadongzhou an average of
More than 1,500 immigrants were brought in. With the addition of this new force, the colonial development of Dadongzhou accelerated, and the area controlled by the immigrant army became wider and wider.
In the fourteenth year of Huali, the immigrant army began to march north along the Dadong River, setting up many castles along the river, and gradually controlled large areas such as Xinzhou, Zhizhou, Zhizhou, and Dingzhou in the Dadong River Basin, and also expelled a large number of local indigenous people.
, captured a large number of slaves.
With the increase in immigrants and the expansion of the territory under control, the conditions for the establishment of the Daxia Federation were basically met. Wan Lei began to work on the establishment of the country. All colonial war matters were entrusted to generals at all levels. Wan Lei's plan was to establish a federal power.
, with a high degree of centralization
Different from the Republic of China, the states under the Federation of Daxia have a high degree of autonomy. As long as they do not violate the federal constitution and do not secede from the state, the states can have their own laws and militias.
It has its own elected parliament and governor.
As for the superiority of federalism or centralization, Wan Lei did not dare to say that he adopted federalism in Dadongzhou. First, he took into account reality. After all, at the beginning of the development of Dadongzhou, the connections between the states were not close.
If centralization was implemented, it would limit the vitality of local states and be detrimental to colonial development.
Second, considering the long-term development of the nation, the so-called eggs cannot be put in the same basket. The Republic of China practices centralization of power. To be on the safe side, Dadongzhou should no longer use centralization of power, so as to avoid both prosperity and loss in the future.
.The two sides adopt different political systems. Even if there is a problem with either political system, it will not damage the foundation of the nation.
In addition, the Daxia Federation and the Republic of China to be established are both collaborators and competitors. Wan Lei also wants to see which of these two countries with different political systems will develop better in the future, and this competitive relationship can also make
The leaders of the two countries feel a certain amount of pressure, forcing the leaders of each party to continue to make progress and improve their respective political systems.
In the fifteenth year of the Chinese calendar, the preliminary preparations for the establishment of the Daxia Federation have been completed. The eight states controlled by the immigration army, Renzhou, Lizhou, Zhizhou, Xinzhou, Zhizhou, Dingzhou, and Jingzhou, have established state-level governments and elected
Federal legislators gathered in the Grand East City to hold a constitutional convention and prepare to elect a federal president.
In addition to the eight states controlled by the Immigration Army, Yizhou, which is not part of the Immigration Army system and led by the former Ryukyu King Wu Ning, also sent representatives to participate in this meeting and was interested in joining the Daxia Federation and becoming a member of the federation.
Wu Ning did this out of helplessness. The Uiju he ruled had many mountains and little arable land, and its development had been slow in recent years. He only controlled some gold mining areas along the coast, but could not control the entire Uiju at all. And the Uiju under his rule
There are few new immigrants in the area, and there are only a few hundred people on hand, and there is not even a ship. Even if there is gold in hand, he can only rely on Wan Lei to provide him with a way to trade. If he does not join the Daxia Federation,
His little Yizhou will be marginalized sooner or later.
After more than two months of parliamentary discussions, the Daxia Federal Constitution was reviewed and approved. This constitution is not much different from the Constitution of the Republic of China. It only adds clauses that determine the scope of power between the central government and the states. At the same time,
It also stipulates that the governors of each state are elected by the citizens of the state and are not appointed by the federal government.
Once the federal constitution was adopted, the parliament began to elect the federal president. In fact, there was no need to elect, because the members were all Wan Lei's generals, and Wan Lei was directly elected as the president with a unanimous vote. His election this time also created an unprecedented situation.
There is no precedent for anyone to do so - one person became the founding president of two major countries.
However, under the federal system, the power of the federal president is much smaller than that of the president of the Republic of China under the centralized system. He is only the nominal head of state, chief executive and commander-in-chief of the navy and army. In fact, the federal government has limited power over the states.
As the head of the federal government, it is easy to imagine how much power the federal president has.
Of course, the federal president's power is limited only in peacetime. If a state secedes or there is an emergency of invasion by a foreign enemy, the federal president can exercise supreme power in accordance with the wartime act and mobilize all human, financial and material resources of the federation.
In terms of foreign affairs, the power of the federal government is very complete. States cannot establish diplomatic relations with other countries beyond the federal government. Import and export trade is also managed by the customs established by the federal government. Tariff revenue is also one of the main fiscal revenue of the federal government.
In addition, the navy is a military force fully controlled by the federal government. Although states retain militias, they can never own a navy. The federal government also retains a Marine Corps. In principle, whether it is the navy or the Marine Corps, it can only be stationed in specified areas.
Within the military reservation area, unless there is an emergency situation such as state secession or militia rebellion, troops may not be sent to each state.
When Wan Lei took office as the federal president and was actively building the federal government, the president of the Republic of China, Zhou Tianshou, was actively preparing for his retirement. Although he himself has the right to run for the next president, he has publicly announced that he will no longer participate in the second presidential election.
Four presidential elections.
Zhou Tianshou's actions made outsiders confused. There were various speculations. Some said that President Zhou was afraid of losing the election, and some said that President Zhou was tired of political affairs and no longer wanted to be president. However, Wan Lei knew that Zhou Tianshou was
He was retreating bravely, because Wan Lei once analyzed to him that the economy of the Republic of China was likely to be in crisis within a few years, and he himself was self-aware and did not want to get into trouble.
In addition to retreating bravely, Zhou Tianshou also wanted to do like Wan Lei, get a fiefdom overseas before he is old, and work hard to leave a stronger foundation for future generations. Therefore, starting from the thirteenth year of Huali
, he started building ships and training troops, waiting to go overseas after leaving office.
Without Zhou Tianshou as a strong competitor, Tie Xuan, as chief of staff, relied on the contacts accumulated from many years of administrative work. Without any surprise, he was elected as the fourth president and was sworn in on January 15, the sixteenth year of the Chinese calendar.
Taking office. It is said that he is both civil and military and can work without fatigue. In accordance with the usual practice, he also appointed Zhao Quanjie, a veteran of the Peking Army, as his chief of staff.
The so-called give and take is also based on the usual practice. The Senate voted to confer Zhou Tianshou as Duke Bao of Jin Dynasty, and also designated Xiaodongzhou as his fiefdom. Xiaodongzhou is located to the south of Dadongzhou, although its resources are not as rich as Dadongzhou.
, but the area is almost the same, enough for Zhou Tianshou to work on for a long time.
In the sixteenth year of the Chinese calendar, Wan Lei finally agreed to the marriage of Wan Yuan and Zhu Ziwei, and the wedding was held in Dadong City. Naturally, when the president of the Daxia Federation married his wife, he had to do it in a dignified manner. Not only did the Republic of China send a delegation
To congratulate you, Nanzhou also sent a special envoy to congratulate you.
After several years of cleansing, although Zhu Yunwen still felt resentful towards Wan Lei, he could not resist the begging of his wife and daughter, and finally agreed to come to Dadong City to attend his daughter's wedding. For the sake of family harmony, Wan Lei deliberately put down his identity and made a special trip from Dadong City.
Zhongyuan Harbor welcomes his future in-laws. When Zhu Yunwen meets his daughter whom he has not seen for several years, and his "enemy" who has had a grudge for twenty years, he suddenly feels a sense of alienation.
When Wan Lei took the initiative to reach out to him, Zhu Yunwen subconsciously took a few steps back. Seeing his wife and daughter's faces showing embarrassment and slight disappointment, he had to grit his teeth secretly and also stretched out his hand, pretending that the two hands were touching each other.
The moment he touched it, his mind could not help but become blank, and all the resentment was like a passing cloud, visible but no longer evoked.