Expedition to Europe

What happened in the Republic of China sounded a wake-up call for Qin Zhiyuan.

In the current Lan Fang, students have only one task, that is, to study. In school, all ideological dissemination and theoretical propaganda are prohibited.

Qin Zhiyuan believes that students should be like the army, without any political inclination.

Of course, patriotic education does not belong to ideology or political inclination. Education should be strengthened at all times and there should be no relaxation.

In fact, the student group is very special. They have not established a complete value system and outlook on life, and are very easy to be exploited.

And those who exploit them, whether they are some people who are intentional or those who "do the wrong thing unintentionally", are shameful.

Specifically for Qin Zhiyuan, Qin Zhiyuan's control over Lan Fang is still good.

First of all, the army. Although the Foreign Legion has now joined Lan Fang as a whole and is nominally an army under the jurisdiction of Lan Fang, in fact, the Lan Fang government has no jurisdiction over the army.

So far, although Lan Fang's army has exceeded 300,000 people, all military expenses are borne by Qin Zhiyuan alone. The Lan Fang government is simply unable to provide, which also leads to the fact that the Lan Fang government has no influence on the military.

Think about it, since the establishment of the Foreign Legion, Qin Zhiyuan has always been the absolute core of this army. Not only are all the soldiers loyal to Qin Zhiyuan, but those generals are also devoted to Qin Zhiyuan.

Qin Zhiyuan has not treated these soldiers who have followed him all the way unfairly. The status of soldiers in Lan Fang is countless times higher than that in the Republic of China, and the income is more real. It is at the first level in the whole society, and there are various welfare benefits. Therefore, the profession of soldiers is respected and enviable in Lan Fang.

And all this is because of Qin Zhiyuan, and it is also because of Qin Zhiyuan that all this has been fixed in the form of law.

Therefore, military power is the part that Qin Zhiyuan values ​​most, and absolutely no accidents are allowed to happen.

There were no surprises, including those generals who were already in high positions. They knew where their power came from, so they would definitely defend this system and ensure that it would not be destroyed in any way.

The government, headed by Huang Bohan, also confirmed this fact. They believed that the current Lan Fang government could not afford the military expenses, so they simply did not think about those illusory facts.

In fact, Huang Bohan and his people were very satisfied with the current Lan Fang, because compared with the period of the Dutch colonial government, the current Lan Fang was a paradise.

The second thing Qin Zhiyuan needed to control was the economy.

Regarding the economy, Qin Zhiyuan's control was actually similar to that of the army.

When Lan Fang was founded, the domestic industrial base was poor and blank, and it could hardly produce even a towel. All export commodities were industrial raw materials. Not to mention deep processing to increase added value, even primary processing could not be done, and it could only produce raw materials.

After Germany's defeat, the delegation to Germany was nominally under the banner of Lan Fang, but in fact it had little to do with the Lan Fang government, because both the personnel composition and the funds used for the acquisition were all arranged by Qin Zhiyuan, and the Lan Fang government hardly contributed a penny.

In this way, the machines purchased from Europe actually belonged to Qin Zhiyuan, that is, the Lan Fang royal family, and had little to do with the Lan Fang government.

The role of industry in a country is undeniable, especially heavy industry, which is the lifeblood of a country.

If you want to count carefully, the Daqing oil field is one of the heavy industries in Lan Fang, but it is only limited to the mining department. The current Daqing refinery and its affiliated chemical plant were actually established by Qin Zhiyuan, and they also had little to do with the Lan Fang government.

As for the steel plant under construction, the role played by the Lan Fang government is even more negligible.

You know, the steel plant is even controlled by Qin Zhiyuan in the production of raw materials, and the influence of the Lan Fang government is even weaker.

It seems that Lan Fang's current heavy industry, including the arsenal, is actually all run by Qin Zhiyuan.

No wonder the Lan Fang government insisted that Julie return to Lan Fang to give birth. If Qin Zhiyuan stayed in France and did not return to Lan Fang, I am afraid that Huang Bohan and others would be restless. Once Qin Zhiyuan gave up Lan Fang, it would be like the Republic of China gave up the Foreign Legion, which would be a disaster for Lan Fang.

In order to make Qin Zhiyuan fall in love with Lan Fang and to tie Lan Fang and the royal family together, the Lan Fang government recently decided to designate Penglai Island, that is, the entire island of "Bali", as the inherent assets of the royal family. In other words, the Lan Fang government will not set up grassroots government agencies on Penglai Island in the future. Everything on Penglai Island belongs to the royal family - that is, Qin Zhiyuan decided.

Of course, all the output on Penglai Island also belongs to the royal family and is used to support the daily expenses of the royal family.

This is a big deal. Although Penglai Island has not produced much at present, the beautiful island has a well-known bright future. As long as it is properly developed, it is not an exaggeration to say that it will make a fortune every day.

At present, Penglai Island is indeed undergoing large-scale construction. Qin Zhiyuan plans to move all the research institutes on Corsica to Penglai Island, or at least have a branch. At the same time, a large residential area is also being built on Penglai Island, which is prepared for those foreign engineers and executives who travel across the ocean.

On Penglai Island, a castle exactly like the Black Swan Castle in Paris has been completed, and its ancillary facilities are currently under construction.

The original intention of the Lan Fang government was to build a large-scale royal palace with the castle as the center, but Qin Zhiyuan firmly opposed it.

Qin Zhiyuan hated all formalism, even the royal palace, which was a symbol of imperial power.

As expected, Qin Zhiyuan's "pragmatism" was also opposed by everyone, including the military.

Imperial power, to a certain extent, is necessary for a constitutional monarchy. And the royal palace, as a symbol of imperial power, must exist.

Qin Zhiyuan was accustomed to the false proposition of "equality for all", so he hated the term "class" from the bottom of his heart.

But disgust is disgust, existence is reasonable, even in the 21st century, "equality for all" is still a false and empty phrase, and even those who keep this sentence on their lips all day long do not believe it.

Since "class" definitely exists, Qin Zhiyuan can only accept the advice of the Lan Fang government.

Qin Zhiyuan can advocate "equality for all", but those generals in the army and senior officials in the government may not like it. Although Qin Zhiyuan is the king of Lan Fang, he cannot do whatever he wants on many issues.

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Considering Qin Zhiyuan's attitude, the 50 square kilometers around the Black Swan Castle on Penglai Island were sealed as royal gardens. In this area, Qin Zhiyuan can build at will without anyone raising any objections.

This is a good deal for Gaspard, who is called "Grand Chamberlain" by everyone and is almost crazy with joy. Gaspard organized more than a dozen designers who are famous all over the world to build an unparalleled palace for Qin Zhiyuan.

Before Qin Zhiyuan approved this news, the Lan Fang government readily promised to cover all the expenses.

Well, it seems that Qin Zhiyuan has nothing to do with it.

In general, in the current Lan Fang, Qin Zhiyuan is responsible for military construction and heavy industry construction, while the people's livelihood projects and light industrial production are the responsibility of the Lan Fang government. The two are not in conflict and complement each other.

As the king, Qin Zhiyuan does not directly interfere with the work of Prime Minister Huang Bohan, but has the right to ask Huang Bohan to explain.

If Qin Zhiyuan feels that Huang Bohan's handling of a certain matter is inappropriate, he can ask Huang Bohan to explain. If Huang Bohan's explanation can be recognized by Qin Zhiyuan, then there is no problem. But if Qin Zhiyuan does not approve of Huang Bohan's explanation, Qin Zhiyuan can replace the prime minister.

Simply put, Lan Fang's political system is a bit like the cabinet system of the Ming Dynasty, except that the position of "prime minister" is renamed "prime minister". The prime minister is appointed by the king, and the king does not interfere with the prime minister's governance.

Of course, Lan Fang's specific policies are very different from those of the Ming Dynasty. For example, commercial taxes and maritime trade, Lan Fang will definitely not be as pedantic as the Ming Dynasty, allowing merchants to make a lot of money while the country is weak.

At the same time, in Lan Fang, the military's position is much stronger than that of the Ming Dynasty, which also forms a powerful check and balance on the civil official political group. The garrison troops throughout the country are Qin Zhiyuan's eyes and ears. As long as there is a little movement in Lan Fang, it will not escape Qin Zhiyuan's ears and eyes.

And within the civil official group, there will definitely be different interest groups. For example, the current Lan Fang has begun to show signs of differentiation. For example, the local faction represented by Huang Bohan and the legion faction represented by Huang Fugui have different interests, and this will also form a check and balance, and will not allow one faction to dominate.

The term of office of the Lan Fang Prime Minister is not fixed. If Qin Zhiyuan thinks that the Prime Minister is doing a good job, then the Prime Minister can continue to work, but if the Prime Minister's governance has continuous mistakes, or the cabinet passes a no-confidence motion against the Prime Minister, Qin Zhiyuan will replace the Prime Minister and choose a candidate that most people agree with as Prime Minister.

It must be pointed out that the Prime Minister of Lan Fang is not elected by the people, which will minimize internal friction and have a strong continuity of governance.

In this way, the prime minister will not succumb to short-term interests because of the interests of voters, but will pay more attention to long-term interests.

At the same time, Qin Zhiyuan also established a completely independent judicial system and supervisory system. These two systems are not controlled by the government, but are directly governed by the king. In this way, the role of the supervisory agency can be maximized, judicial supervision can be strengthened, and officials can be reduced to protect each other and collude.

Although such a political structure is not perfect, it is at least relatively perfect, because the rights of all parties are checked and balanced, and there is no monopoly.

Of course, if one must be found, then the royal family is the supreme existence of Lan Fang, and there is no objection to this.

Even though it seems quite perfect, Qin Zhiyuan is still prepared to make fine adjustments at any time.

The economic base determines the superstructure. No one kind of political body will always adapt to the development and progress of social productivity. Only by constantly adjusting and optimizing to adapt to the progress of productivity can it be a mature strategy.