Declaring Autarchy and Establishing the Northeastern Empire!
The five-colored flag was the national flag of the Northern Warlords government. The flag was made up of red, yellow, blue, white, and black stripes. The ratio was 5:8. The five colors of red, yellow, blue, white, and black represented the Han, Manchu, Meng, Hui, and Tibetan races respectively. The five colors were the traditional favorite colors of the five ethnic groups, symbolizing the unity of the five ethnic groups!
The northeast had been under the Beiyang government since Zhang Zuolin's era. Although Old Zhang had never been convinced by Duan Qirui, Feng Guozhang, and the others, he had always hung the five-colored flag!
Now that Zhang Xuemin was about to be incorporated into the Jin Ling city government, the news of him changing his allegiance to the Northeast was spreading like wildfire. There were even people from the Ministry of Finance who admitted that they had received 80 million yuan from the principal.
However, when Zhang Xuemin said that he wanted to remove the five-colored flag and change it to a tricolored flag, everyone was dumbfounded!
What the hell was a tricolor flag?
Wasn't the national government of Jinling City flying the Blue Sky and White Sun Flag?
"Commander-in-chief, aren't we going to accept the Jin Ling city government? Why would there be a…tricolored flag?”Zhang Zuoxiang scratched his head with his pipe and asked in confusion!
"Who said that our Northeast is going to follow his principal!”
"But…didn't you receive eighty million yuan from the principal?”
Xuemin glared at him and snorted."Do we have to listen to him after receiving money? Besides, isn't 80 million too little to buy over me, Zhang Xuemin, and the entire northeast?"
Zhang Zuoxiang and the others looked at each other and felt speechless. Zhang Xuemin was probably the only one who could say such things after receiving the money!
Zhang Xuemin coughed and said loudly,""Don't forget, it was the principal who joined forces with Feng Yuxiang, Yan Laoxi, and the others to lead the army to the Northern Expedition. That was why I had no choice but to withdraw from the pass, which gave the Dongyang Kingdom an opportunity…So, the principal's 80 million yuan will be used as my funeral expenses…The Northeast will never be able to accept the Jin Ling City's national government, and it will be completely independent and self-governing.”
The words 'Northeastern Empire', made Zhang Zuoxiang, Wang Shuhan, Guo Songlin and the others stunned!
It didn't matter what it was called. It was no big deal to change it to the Northeast Empire. After all, since Zhang Zuolin's era, he had basically been the local emperor of the Northeast. He had little to do with Shanhaiguan, and the color of the national flag was not worth mentioning. What was important was that Zhang Xuemin had officially announced the independence of the Northeast!
It would definitely cause the principal to punish him again, especially since he had cheated him of 80 million yuan!
The nationalists all over the country would also criticize Zhang Xuemin. At the same time, the relationship between the Northeast, Dongyang, Russia, and the United Kingdom and the United States would become very delicate!
No one could guarantee whether independence and autonomy were good or bad for the northeast!
"Commander-in-chief, shouldn't we reconsider the independence and autonomy issue? Or we can keep it low-key. We can pretend to be polite with the principal and deal with Jin Ling city and Dongyang country. If we declare independence and establish the Northeast Empire, it will be the same as pushing the Northeast to the forefront!”Wang Shuhan frowned and advised worriedly!
"Yes, Commander-in-chief. Why don't we discuss this matter again?”
"It's not impossible for the northeast to be independent and autonomous. We don't owe his principal anything!”
"That's true, but the unification of the country is the trend after all. If we declare independence and autonomy at this time, we will easily become the target of public criticism. In my opinion, we might as well follow the principal on the surface. After all, the sky is high and the emperor is far away. He can't control us inside the pass.”
"Wouldn't that make you a villain who acts one way in front of others and acts another way behind their backs?”
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The military officials in the northeast were all discussing this, but most of them were against the declaration of independence. Zhang Xuemin shook his head helplessly. He didn't want to declare independence in such a high-profile manner, especially when he wanted to establish the Northeast Empire.
However, if he did not announce the establishment of the Northeast Empire, the system's first main mission would not be completed!
He was still waiting for the huge reward after completing the main mission!
He definitely couldn't stay frozen here!
"System, after announcing the establishment of the Northeastern Empire, you won't want me to call myself 'I' or 'Zhen', right? That sounds too unpleasant!”Zhang Xuemin muttered in his mind. If the system asked him to sit on the throne, wear the imperial robe, and find eight or ten eunuchs to serve him, he would really go crazy!
No need! As long as the host announced the establishment of independence, the first main mission would be completed. The names of the army, officials, and so on would not be changed!
It seemed that the system was quite practical and did not give up!
After all, by declaring independence and establishing the Northeast Empire, Zhang Xuemin was basically restoring a dictatorial rule in the northeast. He was no different from an emperor!
"Bang bang bang!"
Xuemin knocked on the table, signaling for everyone to quiet down. He said helplessly,"Stop talking, I've made up my mind. I'll inform the whole country to declare the independence of the Northeast, the establishment of the Northeast Empire, and the change of the tricolor flag.”
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