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Zeng Disheng knew that even ordinary people were familiar with the enemy Tsarist Russia.
Because the Renaissance Army has been at war with Tsarist Russia since its establishment.
In recent years, there have been numerous reports on the north and northwest.
His old acquaintance Zuo Jigao is even more prepared to be sent to the northwest to take charge. The main purpose is to fight against Tsarist Russia.
Therefore, there is no need for Zeng Disheng to talk about this enemy. This is definitely not what Dong Shuheng asked.
"President, I won't talk about the enemy Tsarist Russia. Besides, I think that the Great Empire will be the main enemy of our Renaissance Army for at least the next ten years."
"Although I don't leave home, I also know about the Great Empire. Although it is an island country, it controls more land than our Renaissance Army. It is a true 'empire on which the sun never sets'."
"I can also tell something about what the president has done in the past few years. You want to restore the prosperity of the Han and Tang Dynasties. But during the Han and Tang Dynasties, China was not the only powerful country in the world. During the Han Dynasty, there were those in the west
The Great Qin Empire, and the Great Food Empire in the Tang Dynasty. They are all countries that can compete with China."
"Now that President, you are planning to dominate the outside world, you must have a showdown with the previous overlord."
"Now this Great Empire is undoubtedly the well-deserved overlord. It dominates the world with its powerful navy. But I think the president has not put all his resources on the navy. I don't know what the president's plan is."
"Mr. Zeng, you are right. The Great Empire is now our main external enemy."
"If it had been in the first two years, we would have been able to keep a low profile and develop in a low-key manner."
"But now the British have set their sights on us. No matter how low-key we are at this time, we will only be treated as soft persimmons."
"The goal of the Great Ying Empire is to dominate the world and make the whole world their market. Although their homeland is only a few islands, which together are not as big as Shonan. But they produce more cloth and steel every year than our entire country.
need more."
"It can be said that the entire Da Ying Empire is a super-large factory. The territories they occupy around the world provide them with raw materials, and then they sell the produced goods all over the world. Let the wealth from all over the world continue to flow into the Da Ying Empire.
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"It's unbelievable that a small country can operate like this and become so powerful." Zeng Disheng was a little stunned when he heard Dong Shuheng's analysis in a different way.
"Zeng Gong, this is the industrial age. Whoever has more people is not more powerful. Of course, the role of people is still very important, but they are no longer the decisive one."
"And what you just said about why I don't vigorously develop the navy. Because China has always been a land hegemon, while the Great Empire is a pure maritime hegemon."
"We have a vast territory, and this geographical environment determines that we have to be a land and road overlord."
"There is a big difference between land overlords and sea overlords. There may be several land overlords, but there can only be one sea overlord."
"Land can be occupied, and defensive positions can be set up on it. It can also use the dangers of mountains and rivers to become an unconquerable line of defense. In this way, stalemate wars can easily occur on land, with the two sides fighting back and forth near a line of defense.
When it reaches a certain level, no one can consume it anymore, so we simply use this line of defense to delimit it."
"Due to the existence of dangerous mountains and rivers, the land will naturally be divided into many pieces. The cost of conquering each other is almost unbearable. The result is an order of many heroes. Even if any country becomes the land hegemon, it is just that
It is more powerful than other countries, but it is not hegemonic. A land hegemon can only form a regional hegemonic order. During the Han and Tang Dynasties, we could only be the hegemon in East Asia. This is why."
"Just like we are basically the de facto overlord in East Asia and Central Asia now. But we can only affect so much land on land."
"If there are any more, the distance will be too far and we won't be able to control it at all. Unless the railways are repaired, we can expand our land territory slightly."
"European France and Tsarist Russia have both been land hegemons. Tsarist Russia is still the land hegemon in Eastern Europe, and France is the land hegemon in Western Europe. The armies of these two countries are very strong."
"The British do not need to maintain a large army because they are a typical maritime overlord."
"We just talked about the situation on the road, and everyone can draw a clear line. But the ocean is different. The high seas cannot be occupied, and there cannot be dangerous mountains and rivers on it. It is also impossible to set up defensive positions on the sea, so it does not exist.
A stalemate."
"Once a war breaks out on the high seas, it will definitely be a war of annihilation. The losing side's ocean-going force will be crippled and reduced to an offshore fleet, losing its hegemony. Therefore, the high seas are a dominating structure. No matter how strong the sea is, it will only
It may be a transitional stage rather than the norm, but this transitional stage may indicate some kind of hegemonic shift process.”
"The hegemony of the ocean is also reflected in the fact that the ocean is connected as a whole, and the power of the hegemon must cover all high seas and will not be limited to specific sea areas, so there is no possibility of maritime demarcation and governance; maritime connectivity
The hegemon of the world and oceans is therefore also the natural hegemon of the world."
"Do you think the UK is like this now? I have told you before that the British have industrial strength. If we compete with them in building warships, we will definitely not be able to match them. Our shipyards have only been established for a few years.
Years ago, the scale was not as large as others, and there were not as many skilled workers as others. So now to compete with them in the navy is to exploit weaknesses and avoid strengths, and use your own shortcomings to compete with others' strengths."
"But our Renaissance Army also has its own trump card. Although we can't go to the high seas to confront the Great Empire. But if they want to hit our doorstep, we still have the ability to make them unable to come back."
Dong Shuheng did not introduce his trump card in detail. Zeng Disheng also did not ask.
Suddenly, Zeng Disheng's cloudy eyes seemed to light up, as if he had caught something?
"So President, do you want to drag them to land to fight, such as what is happening in India now?" Zeng Disheng tried to ask.
"Exactly. The Great Empire may not have reacted yet. They are still investing a lot of troops there."
"Maybe they are aware of our intentions, but the Indian colony is too important to them."
"This is the problem of maritime powers. Their control over overseas colonies is too weak."
"It's okay for those isolated islands overseas. For colonies on the mainland like the Indian colonies, they will have many problems in controlling them."
"They dare not allow the local people to develop a strong military force to prevent them from seeking independence, and they do not have the ability to station a strong enough army locally for a long time. This gives external forces an opportunity to take advantage."
"And the edge of the Indian region happens to be our sphere of influence."
"The Great Empire has been wary of us in the past two years, maybe because of the Indian region. If they start a full-scale war with us, then we will send all-out troops to the Indian region. We have such capabilities now."
"President, you used this trick well. If you attack, you must defend." Zeng Disheng said.
"But, Mr. Zeng, what if the British figure it out and ignore what is happening on the road to India and focus on dealing with us at sea?" Dong Shuheng asked.
"President, you just said that the British are in the offshore area, and you have ways to deal with them."
"Then what the British can do is to block us off the coast. The biggest impact will be on foreign trade and overseas territories in the Americas and Southeast Asia."
"Yes, Mr. Zeng really hit the nail on the head."
"However, none of these seem to be able to hurt our roots." Zeng Disheng said.
"Yes, but this may bring us face to face with our own worst enemy."
"The biggest enemy?" Zeng Disheng asked.
"Yes. Our biggest enemy is not the Great Empire or Tsarist Russia, but ourselves."
"What the president means is that there are problems within the Renaissance Army? Such problems may have been triggered by the British blockade." Zeng Disheng probably guessed what Dong Shuheng meant.
"Exactly, Mr. Zeng, the Renaissance Army has gone so smoothly since it launched its troops. Neither the army nor the bureaucracy has suffered any setbacks."
"This is a problem. Currently, the people who support our Renaissance Army are mainly farmers and business people, because the immigration policy of the Renaissance Army and the policy of reducing rents and interest rates can benefit farmers."
"In addition, vigorously developing overseas trade has also allowed businessmen to make a lot of money."
"But in fact, the Renaissance Army is still a military government. Our current basis for controlling this country is still the military."
"It's okay that things are going smoothly for us now, but if trade is blocked and the economy suddenly declines rapidly, social conflicts will break out. And I think the current military government for rejuvenation is not mature enough."
"You should know that our current official composition is relatively young. Many young officials have even begun to stand alone. Now their execution ability is acceptable, but I think their ability to handle crises is not enough."
"President, I think you have said one less thing. Are you uneasy about the system you created without an emperor?" Zeng Disheng did not play tricks on Dong Shuheng this time, but said his thoughts directly.
Already.
"For thousands of miles in China, the emperor has always led this land, and the emperor's family is hereditary."
"And you took a different approach and abolished the hereditary and irreplaceable imperial and aristocratic system in your own country. And you yourself do not have enough confidence in this system."
"Mr. Zeng is right. In fact, I do not have confidence in this system. I just think this is the trend of historical development, and we should not go against the trend."
"Frankly speaking, it's too early for this kind of system to come out, so you see I still have all the power. Our people are not ready to accept this kind of system yet. They may still treat me as an emperor.
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"But when the children who are studying now grow up, they should already be able to understand this system and actively participate. At that time, I will slowly delegate power."
"After all, I'm still young and can afford to wait. Maybe one day, I can find an academy like you and study knowledge."
"President, I admire your broadmindedness."
"I know you are worried that under the current unstable system, someone will take advantage of this loophole to do extraordinary things." Zeng Disheng said.
"I wonder what Mr. Zeng can teach me?"
Dong Shuheng's previous chat with Zeng Disheng was just foreshadowing. In fact, this was the question he really wanted to ask.
"Haha, President, you are testing my imperial skills." Zeng Disheng said with a smile.
"Mr. Zeng, don't be ridiculous, I don't want to be the emperor." Dong Shuheng also smiled.
"President, this imperial art does not have to be used by the emperor. It is a way for the superior to control his subordinates."
"It is impossible for you to do everything well by yourself. You must leave things to different people, and they are responsible for you. How to manage these people well is the art of the emperor."
"Since the president does not want to be emperor, he must abdicate. And the president should know that the ancient system of abdication is not so harmonious."
"I know you are prepared to enact laws to protect this system like some countries do."
"The Fuxing Army has formulated many laws in recent years, and I have dabbled in many of them. Our Yuelu Academy also offers law classes specifically for students."
"But the law is dead and people are alive. If we really want everyone to establish the concept of respecting the law, then we really have to wait for a generation as you said."
"So what should we do while we wait?"
"Supervision is very necessary for the officials below. On the one hand, the Renaissance Army has a Supervisory Yuan, which has done a good job. Another important point is to keep the officials below busy. A necessary balance is also needed.
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"President, you are now concentrating power like an emperor, but the power of the officials below does not need to be so concentrated."
"In the past, local gentry divided the power of local officials. Now, if you don't want to use local gentry, then you have to establish another group to decentralize power to local officials. Only in this way can you ensure the stability of the system you established.
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Zeng Disheng was provoked by Dong Shuheng today, and the two chatted a lot. They chatted from morning to noon. Dong Shuheng asked Wei Yuxiang to bring some food, and the two chatted while eating.
After the meal, the two continued to exchange views on some issues of governing the country.
Tsang Disheng's understanding of the bureaucracy is indeed very thorough.
The bureaucracy of the Renaissance Army has not actually changed fundamentally. The current efficient state is just a sign of what it should be at the beginning of the dynasty.
Over time, a closed system will be formed, and hidden rules will gradually appear within it.
The room for advancement will not be so smooth, people will be overwhelmed with tasks, and the number of negative things will increase.
ps: I was very upset today. The naughty kid at home was criticized for doing some work, and he got a beating when he got home. He lost all his ideas for coding. Give me some monthly votes to calm me down.