The first benefit of Chen Weizheng giving Luzon Island to the Republic of China was to help Chen Huachao solve the issue of Prime Minister, and that was Wu Guowei. When Chen Huachao gave the letter of appointment to Wu Guowei, Wu Guowei was waiting at home with incense burning. When he saw Chen Huachao, Wu Guowei's hanging heart finally dropped to his stomach as he smiled and said, "Yesterday, I received a call from King Weizheng, asking me to fully cooperate with King Hua Chao's work. In the future, I will have to ask King Hua Chao to take care of me!"
Yan Jun became the Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China, and the Commander of the Western Army was handed over to Zhu Weiguang. Wang Yisheng became the Minister of Public Security of the Republic of China. When he received a congratulatory call from the retired Commander Dong, Wang Yisheng cried bitterly. The people of Xin Ming who had moved from Taiwan to Luzon had become citizens of the Republic of China overnight. They were filled with emotions. It was really a sea changing into mulberry fields.
The Republic of China did not continue to treat Taipei as its capital, but moved to Luzon's Manila. Manila was renamed Minquan City, a new modern capital city.
Taiwan became a province of the Republic of China, and the provincial capital, Taipei, was renamed Mingchi City. The Governor was Jiang Shizhen, who had voluntarily withdrawn during the election. During the election, Chen Huachao discovered that this descendant of the Jiang Dynasty had a set of mature development ideas. Since his ideas were limited to Taiwan, Chen Huachao handed over Taiwan to him for him to implement.
Luzon became the Luzon Province, and the Governor was Wu Guowei's deputy, Horn from Longgu City. He was a robust man in his forties, and he had helped Wu Guowei greatly in Luzon. The economic development could be said to have been single-handedly brought about by him. Wu Guowei told Chen Huachao that he was the top candidate for the Minister of Commerce, and the problem was that someone had to take over his position. Chen Huachao said that finding someone to take over the position was the Prime Minister's matter, and it had nothing to do with him. Upon hearing this, Wu Guowei knew that this Chen Huachao was even worse than Chen Weizheng.
As soon as the relocation of the capital was completed, the Siji Luo came looking for Chen Huachao and requested that MLL Island and a few other small islands become a province of the Republic of China. It would be a provincial-level administrative region similar to Taiwan Province, named Sulu Province. The provincial capital would be in Dawao, and it would be renamed Minsheng City. All the Sulu people joined the Chinese nation, changed their surnames, and served the king of the Republic of China.
Chen Huachao was very surprised. He asked Siji Luo why he did this. Siji Luo told Chen Huachao that he had not had a good night's sleep in the past few years. Ever since he fell out with Shin Myung Province, the Philippines' status in the international community had been dropping again and again. Even in Nanyang, no one was willing to be associated with the Filipinos. They did not cooperate with them economically and kept a distance from them politically. Some countries, such as Malaysia and Indonesia, saw the Filipinos as a scourge and did not dare to have any contact with them. In the past, they could still move around with America. Now that America had closed their country, even their last support was gone. At this point, Siji Luo's eyes were filled with tears. Chen Huachao also felt a little sympathy. Siji Luo continued, "Before the fall out with Shin Myung Province, the Philippines had a population of 100 million. After Luzon was returned to Shin Myung Province, the 100 million people were all concentrated in MLL Island and a few scattered islands. The density was even worse than Bangladesh. In order to survive, some people started to migrate. Until now, almost 10 million Malays had returned to Malaysia, and another 10 million had gone to Indonesia's New Guinea and Maluku Islands to seek a way to survive. Just like this, the people in the mainland had no place to live, and the death toll was still rising. The population growth in the past was above 2%, but now it was negative. The economy had collapsed, and so had the country.
Chen Huachao said that the Republic of China could not accept such a huge population, and it could not bear the pressure of the economy. Siji Luo told Chen Huachao that the people of Sulu had no problem supporting themselves. The main problem was that the political environment was too harsh, and the diplomatic environment was too bad. Due to the bad relationship with Shin Myung Province, they could not exchange goods with other countries, and they could not turn their surplus goods into what they needed. They had also thought of begging Shin Myung Province for mercy, but Shin Myung Province's policy was that an enemy would always be an enemy, and there was no change. So, there was no way to beg for mercy. Now that the Republic of China and Shin Myung Province were brothers and did not have a hostile relationship with the Philippines, they had the idea of seeking refuge with the Republic of China. They hoped that the King of the Republic of China would let the people of Sulu live a normal life for the sake of the innocent people. As for themselves, they could do whatever they wanted with them.
Chen Huachao thought about it and agreed to Siji Luo's request. He said to Siji Luo, "I became a monk halfway through my life, and I am not familiar with the position of King. I also do not understand the responsibilities and obligations of the royal family. I hope that Siji Luo can stay by my side and remind me at any time." He appointed Siji Luo to be the Deputy Premier of the Government Council of the Republic of China. Siji Luo looked at Chen Huachao in shock and could not believe his ears. After receiving another affirmative reply, he told Chen Huachao that the Chinese man Hong Keding, who was previously the Assistant to the President of the Philippines, was a suitable candidate. Chen Huachao immediately asked Siji Luo to inform Hong Keding to meet tomorrow.
That night, Siji Luo slept peacefully for the first time in a few years. In the past few years, he had watched the Philippines' economy deteriorate, while Luzon's economy developed like a volcanic eruption. He was so close to them, but the distance between them was as far as the horizon. From today onwards, he would be included in Shin Myung Province's sphere of influence, and he would no longer have to worry about anything. He even changed his name: Luo Ji.
If it was Chen Weizheng, he would definitely not accept Sulu. That was because the land area was not big, and the population was not small, so the pressure would not be small. In the past few years, due to the large population in Sulu, large-scale migration to the south. In Papua New Guinea, the original residents had basically become a minority, and the Filipinos had become the majority. Luo Ji told Chen Huachao that if there was a need, he could encourage the Filipinos who had migrated to Papua New Guinea and Maluku Islands to revolt. It would not be difficult to take over Papua New Guinea.
Chen Huachao told Luo Ji that he would have to go to those places sooner or later, even if it was just for the copper on that piece of land. But first, he had to deal with the current three provinces before heading south.
In November 2025, another strong earthquake occurred in Japan. A magnitude 9.7 earthquake occurred in the Seto Inland Sea. In China's East China, the earthquake was very strong. Although 13 people died in this earthquake, all of Japan's infrastructure was basically destroyed. This time, the fishing port also began to move out. Shin Myung Province took in some of them, built a fishing base in Dragon King City, and engaged in fishing in the Gulf of Siam. The Republic of China also took in some of them, and built a modern fishing base in Panay Bay. For this, Emperor Naruhito made a special trip to Minquan City to thank Chen Huachao.
Due to the fact that there were too many people in Sulu, the land could no longer support them. Chen Huachao contacted Liu Yu and Zheng Jian 'er to see if they could arrange some of them. Both of them expressed that it was difficult. First of all, the people of Sulu lived in the tropics and were not used to life there. The bigger problem was that New Tang and New Korea had reached the upper limit of the population and limited resources.
At this time, Chen Weizheng spoke. He wanted Chen Huachao to move five million people from Sulu to Fu Nan Province to engage in agricultural production in the Tonlé Sap Lake area. There was still some unused land that was suitable for people to live there. Then, he arranged for five million people to be sent to Xi Liu Province. The special agriculture there was developing very well, and a large number of skilled farmers were needed. These people would be Shin Myung Province's citizens as soon as they moved there, and they must abide by all the laws and regulations of Shin Myung Province. When the people of Sulu heard this news, they scrambled to get in through the back door and worked hard to become Shin Myung Province's citizens. At this time, the most powerful people in the world were Shin Myung Province's citizens. They had already forgotten that the people who made them what they were today were the people of Shin Myung Province. After going through Hong Keding's strict control, those who could go to Shin Myung Province were all solid farmers. All those who were opportunistic were rejected. Chen Weizheng was very satisfied with this.
Through Chen Weizheng's connections, Bangladesh had also accepted more than eight million Sulu peasant families. They had tasted the sweetness of professional farming, and they still had some land in the Ganges basin, so they could expand their production. In the past few years, because of the implementation of the poll tax, the total population of Bangladeshis had been controlled accordingly. The phenomenon of the train roof being full of people was gone forever.
The skilled farmers climbed up the social ladder. The city's citizens did not know how to farm, and the factories and service industries could not handle too many people. At this time, New Tang came to Sulu to recruit miners. Although the conditions were not good, they did not have to worry about food and clothing. Three million strong Sulu men helplessly embarked on the journey to the north.
At this point, the pressure on Sulu's population was reduced. Hong Keding told Chen Huachao that there were still some people who would leave voluntarily. Those were families with too many people. They would leave because they could not pay the poll tax. Their main target was Australia. Although they were not the immigrants that the Australian government wanted, the Australians did not have many ways to stop the large-scale influx of people. Other than accepting, they could only accept.
Chen Huachao shook his head and said, "You can't even pay the tax, and you're still working hard to give birth. You're really tired!"
Wu Guowei was very straightforward. He asked Chen Huachao, "China's population rose from 450 million in 1949 to 750 million in the second census in 1964. In 15 years, it rose by 300 million. This was the fastest increase in China's population to date."
Chen Huachao laughed and said, "This is all due to the influence of the rat theory of the Republic of China's founder, Sun Dapao." Now, something similar will never happen again.
Hong Keding asked what the rat theory was. Chen Huachao told him, "Sun Dapao believed that the reason why rats have always existed is because of their large numbers and dense reproduction. How can the backward Chinese people not be wiped out? They can only learn from rats. They live so that you can't kill them all. Only by killing them can you preserve the existence of the bloodline."
Hong Keding laughed and said, "Fortunately, our family came out in the Qing Dynasty. Otherwise, we would have become one of the rats."
Wu Guowei said, "This isn't Sun Dapao's problem. It's the problem of Confucianism and Buddhism. Vietnam doesn't have Sun Dapao, but they still have more rats than rats. The Philippines doesn't have Sun Dapao, but the ratio of rats is three times that of rats."
Wang Yisheng said, "There's nothing wrong with being born. The mistake is that we don't know what we're used for. If we're used for war, the world would have been conquered by the Chinese a long time ago!"
Jiang Shizhen concluded, "You're all a bunch of sh * tty people. Looking at the past with your current eyes, can't you feel a bit more immersed?" Now, people often say how useless Jiang Jieshi is. If you were in that era, you would definitely not be as good as Jiang Jieshi. "
Everyone nodded and said that they stood at the height of history. If they were not as good as the ancients, they should just find a piece of tofu and kill themselves.
Yan Jun said, "You can't say that. There are a lot of people who are not as good as the ancients. For example, when it comes to poetry, who can be better than Li Bai?"
Everyone raised their middle fingers and said, "Tsk, you won't understand if I don't talk to you about culture."
Yan Jun said, "Am I the one who doesn't understand, or are you the ones who don't understand? I'm a boor, and you are cultured people. In front of me, all the famous ancient generals are trash because I have the Longshan assault rifle. Do you dare to say that all the ancient literati are trash? Even if you have ten thousand guts, you wouldn't dare to say it. "
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