Chapter 1123: Chapter 1123
“This America is truly rich. It actually came up with sixty million francs at once.” Gao Yingfeng clicked his tongue in awe. “It was absolut
“This America is truly rich. It actually came up with sixty million francs at once.”
Gao Yingfeng clicked his tongue in awe.
“It was absolutely worth it for America to buy the Louisiana Territory for sixty million francs. It’s as if America’s land area has doubled,” a general said.
Zhu Sansi said, “The southern part of North America has always been relatively wealthy, but it is only wealthy. The current America is still very weak and has not established a sufficiently powerful army. The Eastern Military Region’s task now is to seize this opportunity to occupy more land and wait for an opportunity to annihilate it.”
Gao Yingfeng said loudly, “Commander, the soldiers are all eager to get into action. As long as you give the order, Canada will be the Empire’s.”
Zhu Sansi nodded. “From now on, we will prepare for war. We will attack Canada in fifteen days.”
“Yes, Commander!”
Yizhou.
Ye Qingyun hung up the telephone, a smile appearing on his face. The person who called him was none other than the Emperor of the Empire, Xiao Ming.
After he was transferred to the position of commander of the Southwest Army, he finally received his first mission: to lead the army south and occupy the French Indochina region.
At present, French Indochina was the only European colony left in the Southeast Asian region. All the other regions had been taken over by the Empire and had become its overseas colonies.
It was precisely for this reason that French Indochina looked very out of place on the Empire’s map. Now, this region, which was marked as a French colony, was about to change its name.
After his excitement subsided, Ye Qingyun immediately summoned his subordinate generals to discuss the matter of attacking French Indochina.
In the eleventh month of the seventh year of the Empire’s calendar, Ye Qingyun led forty thousand soldiers of the Southwest Army south. Almost at the same time, Zhu Sansi launched an attack on Canada, a French colony.
After the Battle of India, the French forces in Indochina were already very weak. The Southwest Army successively captured the regions of Annam, Laos, and Cambodia in the Indochina Peninsula, replacing France as the power in this region.
And Zhu Sansi’s attack was also unexpectedly smooth. After setting off from Alaska, Zhu Sansi’s army met with very weak resistance. Most of the French army had been transferred back to France due to the civil war.
This created a very favorable situation for Zhu Sansi.
The news of the victories arrived, and the Empire’s newspapers were in an uproar. The entire pages were filled with news about Canada and the Indochina Peninsula.
And some smart merchants immediately began to plan to get their goods into these regions.
Imperial Study.
Xiao Ming made a mark on the maps of the Indochina Peninsula and Canada. To him, the Indochina Peninsula and Canada were already in his grasp after the Battle of India.
He was only waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity that would allow the Empire to obtain these two huge colonies with minimal losses.
And the French civil war was precisely the opportunity that the Empire needed. Mi Zhu’s return further confirmed the dire situation in France. They simply could not afford to care about these two colonies.
“Your Majesty, this is another victory for the Empire. After occupying Canada, the Empire’s territory has become even larger.” Qian Dafu said with a smile.
Xiao Ming nodded lightly. However, he was thinking more than Qian Dafu was. He said, “The territory is indeed larger, but how to control these colonies is the most vexing problem at the moment. Many of the colonies are too far from the Empire. I’m afraid that in a few years, these colonies will fall into chaos.”
“Does Your Majesty mean that these colonies will also break away from the Empire like America?” Qian Dafu understood Xiao Ming’s thoughts the best.
“That’s right. After all, we have America as a living example.”
Xiao Ming’s eyes were deep. His experience in modern times told him that the colonies of the old empires all eventually became independent. With the progress of human civilization, a wave of national independence would surely rise across the globe. This was an inevitable trend of historical development.
He had accepted this fact psychologically, but emotionally, he did not want to accept it.
Qian Dafu sighed softly. He said, “Your Majesty’s words are absolutely correct. Now, the term ‘colonial nobility’ is already circulating in the Empire. The people of the Empire who have immigrated to the colonies have become the first beneficiaries of the colonies. Their descendants will also benefit from the colonies. If this continues, these immigrant citizens will only regard the colonies’ interests as their highest interests. Once there is a conflict between the colonies and the Empire’s homeland, they will surely side with the colonies, after all, they have no ties to the Empire’s homeland anymore.”
Xiao Ming laughed a few times. “You know a lot.”
“Your Majesty exaggerates. I am just talking nonsense.” Qian Dafu feigned ignorance again.
“You are not talking nonsense. From the beginning, when I decided to allow immigration, I knew that I would have to face this problem sooner or later. So, during this time, I have been thinking about how to prevent these colonies from becoming independent from the Empire and becoming enemies, just like America did with Britain.”
“In that case, does Your Majesty have a solution?” Qian Dafu asked.
“I have no solution,” Xiao Ming said with a hint of dejection. “But I can leave the royal family’s mark on these colonies to lay the foundation for them to work together against a common enemy in the future.”
After a moment of thought, he said, “I am prepared to hand over these colonies to my sons.”
Qian Dafu was surprised when he heard this. “Is Your Majesty planning to restart the enfeoffment system?”
Xiao Ming shook his head. “You could say so, and you could also say no. These colonies still need to have governors to manage them. In that case, I might as well have my sons be the first governors. As for whether they can become hereditary governors in the future, that will depend on their own abilities.”
Qian Dafu understood. Xiao Ming’s intention was that since the birth of a colonial nobility was inevitable, he might as well have the imperial princes become the biggest nobles in the colonies.
In this way, even if the colonies were to become independent in the future, the imperial princes would still be the ones who would rule these countries. At the very least, they would have a significant influence on these countries, which was better than the colonies becoming independent and becoming countries that were hostile to the Empire’s homeland.
And if the imperial princes were to live in the colonies, the colonies’ memory of the Empire would not disappear. After all, the cultural gene of honoring one’s ancestors had already been deeply ingrained in their hearts.
They and their descendants would always remember the former great Empire and might even work to restore the Empire’s territory.
“Your Majesty is truly working hard. I only hope that Your Majesty can live forever, so that the Empire can last for a thousand generations and forever be prosperous.” Qian Dafu said, his eyes a little red.
Xiao Ming patted Qian Dafu on the shoulder. He said, “This all depends on the will of heaven. Perhaps the Empire will fall apart in the future, but as long as I am still alive, we must work hard and plan for the Empire’s long-term development.”
Qian Dafu nodded. “If that is the case, I think it is feasible to have the imperial princes go to the important colonies.”
Published: 2025-08-11T03:39:40.000+00:00
Last Edited: 2026-02-16T17:51:02.000+00:00
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