This reform plan was formulated based on years of parliamentary experience in the Republic of Lanfang and the Republic of South China (Java). In this reform plan for Japan's current political system, Japan's political system has been deeply adjusted. Including-

Reform the Emperor's system and abolish the Emperor's power to take over all the rule of the country. At the same time, the Privy Council, the Noble Council and the military pillars of the Emperor who assisted the Emperor were abolished.

Reform the parliamentary system. As Zai Tian said at the Guangzhou debate, Japan's current parliament is divided into the House of Representatives and the House of Representatives. The House of Representatives has greater power than the House of Representatives. The parliament is not responsible to voters, but to the emperor. The Qing government plans to abolish the House of Representatives and the Senate. Both houses are directly elected by male and female citizens over 20 years old.

Secondly, the Emperor's right to use imperial decrees and decrees to legislate is abolished, and the Emperor's control and interference in the parliament is excluded.

Reform the cabinet system. The current Prime Minister of Japan's cabinet is appointed by the Emperor, and the Prime Minister is organized by the Emperor's order. Later, a parliamentary cabinet needs to be established. The Prime Minister is determined by the Congress and is elected by the party that holds the majority of seats in the House of Representatives. The executive power belongs to the cabinet and bears joint and several liability to the Congress.

In addition, the Prime Minister and other Ministers of State are all civil servants, and soldiers are not allowed to hold government positions. The cabinet is responsible for the Prime Minister's state affairs, handling diplomacy, concluding treaties, preparing budgets, formulating government orders, deciding general amnesty, and mastering personnel and other administrative affairs.

Reform the judicial system. The emperor is no longer the supreme ruler of the law. All judicial power belongs to the Supreme Court and courts at all levels. The independence of the judicial system is expanded. The Supreme Court becomes an independent institution that is in line with the Congress and the cabinet.

Finally, the Qing government also planned to expand democratic rights, especially women with very low political status in the past, who have enjoyed the right to vote and be elected like men.

In fact, anyone with a political mind can see that this new political system, which was jointly drafted by Zai Tian, ​​was planned to be implemented in Japan, which may be just two places in Hokkaido in the early stage, was actually a preview of the constitutional reform of the Qing Dynasty.

While the country continued to discuss constitutionalism and legislation, the highest authority of the Qing Dynasty had already begun to prepare for constitutionalism!

This is the first time in human history that the political reform action to limit their own rights was actively carried out by those in power. This action will surely have an extremely far-reaching impact on this great country.

After January 9, 1904, the revolutionary struggle of Russian workers began to emerge with a more acute political nature. Workers began to switch from economic and supportive strikes to political strikes. In some places, such as Petersburg, Moscow, Warsaw, Riga and Baku, the strikes were carried out particularly tenacious and organized in large cities where a large number of workers were concentrated. Armed resistance to the Tsarist army had emerged. At the same time, with the injection of large sums of funds from China and the support of weapons and equipment, the influence of the Social Democratic Party grew rapidly.

Strikes and demonstrations have intensified, causing conflicts between the masses and the military and police in many places.

On May 1, 1904, workers in Warsaw took to the streets to hold a demonstration. The demonstrators were shot and hundreds of people were killed and injured. Warsaw workers responded to the call of the Polish Social Democratic Party and held a general strike to protest.

Afterwards, strikes and demonstrations did not stop for a day in May. More than 200,000 workers participated in the May strike across Russia. Workers in Baku, Loz, Ivanovo Woznezsensk were all involved in the general strike. Russian industrial production almost stagnated.

As more and more workers gained weapons, there were more and more incidents of conflict between strikers and demonstrators and clashes with the Tsarist army. In June, in the city of Lots, a large industrial center in Poland, workers built dozens of barricades on the streets of the city and fought with the Tsarist army for three days.

The workers' strike shocked the whole country, and rural areas also started with the cities.

Starting from spring, groups of serfs rose up to create the rebellion of the landlords. They destroyed the landlord's farms, sugar factories and wineries, and burned the landlord's buildings and houses. Serfs in many places seized the landlord's land, cut down the landlord's forests, and demanded that the landlord's land be handed over to the people. The uprisingers also seized the landlord's food and distributed it to the hungry people.

The landlords were in panic and had to flee to the city. The Tsarist government dispatched land soldiers and Cossacks to suppress the serf uprising, and the army shot the peasants, but the peasants did not stop fighting. On the contrary, in central Russia, the Volga River Basin and the Southern Caucasus - especially in Georgia, the peasant movement continued to expand.

Ulyanov keenly grasped this phenomenon, asking Social Democrats to go deep into the countryside, and at the same time, he issued a letter of suing farmers in the "Mars" - "Farmers, please listen to us". In Tver, Saratov, Poltava, Chernigov, Yegatlinoslav, Tifris and other provinces, Social Democrats held general meetings in the countryside, established peasant groups, and established peasant committees. In the summer of 1904, a strike of agricultural workers organized by Social Democrats occurred in many places.

Meanwhile, thousands of miles away.

One day in September 1904, two giant ships set sail from Dalian and Tianjin respectively. Then, they gathered in the Changshan Islands in the Bohai Bay and a fleet of four cruisers, twelve destroyers, frigates, several small torpedo boats and auxiliary ships, and sailed towards the Whale Sea.

"The main task of the fleet is to conduct tests of new warships. During this voyage, the use of the engine, maximum speed, artillery sighting system, gun firing and other data will be checked to determine the future development direction of the ship."

In the Palace of Yangxin, Hu Yifeng was reporting on the situation of this long voyage to Zai Tian.

Two new battleships secretly built by the Dalian Shipyard and the Tianjin Shipyard have been delivered. This time, the navy is to test the actual effectiveness of the new battleship. In order to keep it confidential, the test site this time selected the waters around Sakhalin Island. Here, the Russians' maritime power has been completely eliminated, and the Japanese do not have the ability to monitor the Qing Dynasty's fleet.

Zai Tian nodded, "I think these two types of warships should achieve the results we want. The key to the future of the Navy is to choose a ship type that suits us the most. In addition, don't be idle in the empty ship platform, and you can continue to build the ship."

Hu Yifeng was a little worried, "Master, the two major shipyards are already building the hull of the warships of the same level. However, the data of the new ship has not yet been released, so continue to be built. If the final data is not ideal, then the cost we pay is too high!"

The construction cost of the new battleship is more than 8 million Longyang each. Such a battleship is enough for the Navy to purchase two "old man star" from the UK. If the experimental data is really not ideal, more than 30 million Longyang will be wasted!

Zai Tian shook his head and said, "It's okay, I have confidence. In addition, tell Tianjin that their new construction goal is the third set of plans. We always have to test a few more models to know what the best one is. Don't worry, these warships will not be wasted. Each ship is useful, and at the least, we can make money by selling them!"

The so-called third plan is to arrange the main guns in an inverted sagittal layout on the hull. There are two in front and one in the rear, and two other main guns are placed on both sides of the middle and rear part of the hull. Like the "Xi Chu King" built by the Tianjin Shipyard, the entire warship also has five dual-mounted main guns.

Such a design can avoid the impact of the central main gun on the engine layout, and can also form a salvo effect of eight main guns on the side. However, this design requires widening the hull, and the final warship may be weaker in speed than the layout design of the stepped central axis main gun. However, the stability of the ship will be improved at the same time.

As the emperor said, every design plan is carefully considered and is the master of China's shipbuilding technology accumulated for twenty years. Every warship built will not be wasted, and it can be called the pinnacle of this era.

"Is there anything else?"

Xu Jingcheng stood up and said, "Master, the British have some opinions on our five-year shipbuilding plan. They believe that we do not need a fleet of such a large scale at all now, and hope we can restrain ourselves."

According to the fifth five-year plan discussed last year, the Chinese Navy will build 6 battleships, 10 first-class armored cruisers, 12 protective cruisers and more than 20 small and medium-sized ships in the next five years. It also includes a shipbuilding plan for auxiliary ships of up to 100,000 tons. By then, the Chinese Dragon Flag Fleet will have a large fleet of more than 500,000 tons.

To this end, the British government proposed that at a time when the Russian naval power has completely withdrawn from the Far East, it would be enough for China's naval power to remain within the framework of the 1894 Shanghai Agreement.

Zai Tian smiled, "Then how did you answer?"

Xu Jingcheng also smiled, "I said to Wallson that the Qing Dynasty did not want to invest its limited financial resources into the navy. We have no idea of ​​competing for maritime rights with any great powers. However, the US government on the other side of the ocean ignored our country's peace initiative and vigorously promoted the construction of the navy. We are in the protection of our own, and we have to respond. If the British government can convince the US government to reduce the navy's military spending, then our government will immediately reduce the size of the fleet. We have set an example in 2003."

Zai Tian nodded and said, "Yes, that's it. If you want to tie your hands and feet, then tie everyone's hands and feet. Since the British refused to sign a reinsurance treaty with us, then we have no obligation to follow their ideas. I have understood that these days, it's better to rely on yourself than anyone else!"

"By the way, since that's the case, don't move the pie originally planned to be thrown to the Americans first. In order to avoid the US industry really turning to the army in the short term, which is not conducive to our naval development. Our own military-industrial enterprises can still support foreign purchase orders, and it will not be too late to put them in another year."

Xu Jingcheng, Sheng Xuanhuai, Wu Tingfang and Liu Shaoqing agreed in unison.

Zai Tian then asked: "How is the centralized arrangement of scientific and technological personnel going?"

Sheng Xuanhuai came out and said: "In addition to the engineers who are temporarily inseparable from several civilian projects, other scientific and technological personnel - mainly externally hired personnel - have basically been concentrated. The Ministry of Works and the Ministry of War have jointly established four large-scale project institutions, mainly fuel engine projects, submarine pressure-resistant steel projects, Navy's large-caliber artillery and rapid-fire turret projects, and the Army's armored motor vehicle projects."

Zai Tian took out a newspaper and handed it to Sheng Xuanhuai and said, "Now we need to add another project, aviation machinery project!"

"Feng Ru, someone is looking for it!"

Feng Ru, who was working, looked up and turned around and asked, "Who?"

The coworker shrugged, "I don't know you, but you look like a rich man. Aren't you raising funds to build your own machinery factory? Maybe you are giving you money."

Feng Ru ignored the jokes of his colleagues. He took off his greasy gloves, pulled a rag and wiped his hands, and then walked out.

Outside the workshop gate, two young men were waiting for him. One of the taller ones saw Feng Ru coming out and whispered a few words to the slightly thin man in front of him. The thin young man immediately walked over quickly.

"Hello, Mr. Feng. I am Zheng Ronghe of the Ministry of Industrial Development of the Qing Empire."

Feng Ru hesitated to stretch out his right hand, "Where are you from the Ministry of Industrial Development of the Qing Empire? What are you looking for me?"

Zheng Ronghe smiled and said, "We obtained news from the Overseas Chinese Chamber of Commerce in New York that Mr. Feng wanted to set up a factory by himself to test and manufacture the aircraft. I wonder if it is true?"

Feng Ru nodded and said, "That's right."

Zheng Ronghe said: "That's right. I am inviting Mr. Feng to return to China and participate in our country's own flight machinery research project..."

Feng Ru interrupted Zheng Ronghe: "What? The court also plans to study the aircraft?"

Zheng Ronghe nodded and said, "Yes, last month, His Majesty the Emperor personally issued an order to establish the "Air Flight Machinery Research Committee" under the Ministry of Industry of the Empire. After our review, I hope to invite you to return to China to participate in the grand event and serve as the engineer of the committee. In China, you will receive the full support of the court and you can get everything you need!"

Feng Ru's eyes were filled with ecstasy. He took off his work clothes in a few seconds and threw them down the ground, "Needless to say, I will go back to China with you!"
Chapter completed!