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Xulin

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			Xulin also known as Xulin Dah Garai Ambonari or Garai Ambonari is the capital and the largest city of Ambonar Province with a population of 997,348 as of the 2025 Census. Xulin is home to the Ambonar Church of God's holiest sites, making the city a cultural capital and a popular pilgrimage destination for Revivalists around the world. Xulin is also a major industrial hub as well as a financial center. Xulin was founded in 700 on a small island in the coastal grasslands by a local Sri, expanding initially to other islands before land reclamation and dredging on the mainland.

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Xulin

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Civic volition

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	[[File:Civicvolition.jpg\|thumb\|right\|In 1935, six University of Loiraine women students were applauded in the newspaper "Republique" for their initiative in caring for invalid veterans, in an example of everyday civic volition.]]		[[File:Civicvolition.jpg\|thumb\|right\|In 1935, six University of Loiraine women students were applauded in the newspaper "Republique" for their initiative in caring for invalid veterans, in an example of everyday civic volition.]]
	'''Civic volition''' (Fr: ''volonté civique'') is a [[Gramontism\|Gramontist]] concept of spontaneous, self-directed communal efforts which result from political and social education among the public. In Gramontist thought, emancipatory policies which permit all of society to work to their fullest potential, coupled with political education to shape a unified political vision, lead communities or work groups to achieve spontaneous feats of communal self-betterment through civic volition.		'''Civic volition''' (Fr: ''volonté civique'') is a [[Gramontism\|Gramontist]] concept of spontaneous, self-directed communal efforts which result from political and social education among the public. In Gramontist thought, emancipatory policies which permit all of society to work to their fullest potential, coupled with political education to shape a unified political vision, lead communities or work groups to achieve spontaneous feats of communal self-betterment through civic volition. Civic volition was in frequent use in state and private discourse during the [[Republican Era]].

	The term "civic volition" was first used by [[René Gramont]] in a 1932 speech at an agricultural cooperative in Meilinis. It was adopted into state propaganda throughout the 1930s, with the state newspaper ''Republique'' frequently featuring stories on villages or factory work shifts producing spontaneous community projects, such as digging irrigation canals, erecting billboards, or engaging in spontaneous land redistribution. These acts of civic volition were valorized as demonstrating exemplary socialist civic spirit. In Gramontist thought, revolution itself is a form of civic volition, and thus civic volition is the practice of carrying out the revolution on a day-to-day basis.		The term "civic volition" was first used by [[René Gramont]] in a 1932 speech at an agricultural cooperative in Meilinis. It was adopted into state propaganda throughout the 1930s, with the state newspaper ''Republique'' frequently featuring stories on villages or factory work shifts producing spontaneous community projects, such as digging irrigation canals, erecting billboards, or engaging in spontaneous land redistribution. These acts of civic volition were valorized as demonstrating exemplary socialist civic spirit. In Gramontist thought, revolution itself is a form of civic volition, and thus civic volition is the practice of carrying out the revolution on a day-to-day basis.
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	In contrast with communist propaganda in other nations which typically valorized individual workers, Gramontist discourse, with its focus on collective effort, almost entirely valorized the collective efforts of small groups, work shifts, or entire towns or collectives. Decorations for exemplary achievements in civic volition included the Order of Heroic Labor, typically awarded to collectives or work groups, and the Hero of Civic Production medal.		In contrast with communist propaganda in other nations which typically valorized individual workers, Gramontist discourse, with its focus on collective effort, almost entirely valorized the collective efforts of small groups, work shifts, or entire towns or collectives. Decorations for exemplary achievements in civic volition included the Order of Heroic Labor, typically awarded to collectives or work groups, and the Hero of Civic Production medal.

	The cult of personality surrounding René Gramont and other leaders of the Laeralian Republic was often attributed in regime discourse to spontaneous acts of civic volition, rather than as state-directed activities. Some post-republican Gramontist thinkers have sought to reimagine civic volition as civic or public-spiritedness.		The cult of personality surrounding René Gramont and other leaders of the Laeralian Republic was often attributed in regime discourse to spontaneous acts of civic volition, rather than as state-directed activities.

			Some post-republican Gramontist thinkers have sought to reimagine civic volition as civic or public-spiritedness. The term "civic volition" remains in public discourse decades following the end of the Laeralian Republic; for instance, civic efforts to clean up pollution and plant trees as part of the Laeralian environmental movement of the 1980s and 90s were described as acts of civic volition.

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Land use in Laeral

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	In western Laeral, where vicious guerrilla fighting had driven out virtually all Arrivée settlers, Arrivée-held land had largely been already redistributed by the end of the war in 1921. This redistribution was legitimized by the Land Reform Act, which also benefitted traditional methods of collective land ownership prominent in Zhao Country by giving traditional collective land ownership legal weight without formal documentation. The picture in the rest of the country was comparatively much more challenging, as many Arrivée families had remained on their land rather then fleeing, necessitating a thornier process of forced expropriation. The MENNJ provinces presented particular challenges, as the scale of inequity in landholdings was the greatest: the largest decile of landholdings in the MENNJ provinces comprised 71% of agrarian land, compared to only 47% in the eastern Riverlands, 61% in Xianhai, and 39% in southeastern Laeral.		In western Laeral, where vicious guerrilla fighting had driven out virtually all Arrivée settlers, Arrivée-held land had largely been already redistributed by the end of the war in 1921. This redistribution was legitimized by the Land Reform Act, which also benefitted traditional methods of collective land ownership prominent in Zhao Country by giving traditional collective land ownership legal weight without formal documentation. The picture in the rest of the country was comparatively much more challenging, as many Arrivée families had remained on their land rather then fleeing, necessitating a thornier process of forced expropriation. The MENNJ provinces presented particular challenges, as the scale of inequity in landholdings was the greatest: the largest decile of landholdings in the MENNJ provinces comprised 71% of agrarian land, compared to only 47% in the eastern Riverlands, 61% in Xianhai, and 39% in southeastern Laeral.
	[[File:NRRAofficials.jpg\|thumb\|right\|~~Examiners~~ of the National Rural Reconstruction Administration during a fact-finding mission to Gaolan in 1938]]		[[File:NRRAofficials.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Officials of the National Rural Reconstruction Administration during a fact-finding mission to Gaolan in 1938]]
	As it was charged with under law, the National Rural Reconstruction Administration opened avenues for petitioners to request redress for land stolen within 60 years of the law's enactment: January 1, 1863. Examiners fanned out across the country to hear these claims, with broad authority to redistribute land at their will belonging to any property of over 100 hectares.{{efn\|At many times, the traditional mu (亩) measurement unit, equivalent to one-fifteenth of a hectare, was used: ie, 1500 mu.}} Initially, formal, legal-style hearings were used to determine the validity of a claim, but the immense number of claims to be adjudicated meant that examiners soon resorted to traditional methods of dispute reconciliation, in large part driven by local elders.		As it was charged with under law, the National Rural Reconstruction Administration opened avenues for petitioners to request redress for land stolen within 60 years of the law's enactment: January 1, 1863. Examiners fanned out across the country to hear these claims, with broad authority to redistribute land at their will belonging to any property of over 100 hectares.{{efn\|At many times, the traditional mu (亩) measurement unit, equivalent to one-fifteenth of a hectare, was used: ie, 1500 mu.}} Initially, formal, legal-style hearings were used to determine the validity of a claim, but the immense number of claims to be adjudicated meant that examiners soon resorted to traditional methods of dispute reconciliation, in large part driven by local elders.

Civic volition

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	'''Civic volition''' (Fr: ''volonté civique'') is a [[Gramontism\|Gramontist]] concept of spontaneous, self-directed communal efforts which result from political and social education among the public. In Gramontist thought, emancipatory policies which permit all of society to work to their fullest potential, coupled with political education to shape a unified political vision, lead communities or work groups to achieve spontaneous feats of communal self-betterment through civic volition.		'''Civic volition''' (Fr: ''volonté civique'') is a [[Gramontism\|Gramontist]] concept of spontaneous, self-directed communal efforts which result from political and social education among the public. In Gramontist thought, emancipatory policies which permit all of society to work to their fullest potential, coupled with political education to shape a unified political vision, lead communities or work groups to achieve spontaneous feats of communal self-betterment through civic volition.

	The term "civic volition" was first used by [[René Gramont]] in a 1932 speech at an agricultural cooperative in Meilinis. It was adopted into state propaganda throughout the 1930s, with the state newspaper ''Republique'' frequently featuring stories on villages or factory work shifts producing spontaneous community projects, such as digging irrigation canals, erecting billboards, or engaging in spontaneous land redistribution. These acts of civic volition were valorized as demonstrating exemplary socialist civic spirit.		The term "civic volition" was first used by [[René Gramont]] in a 1932 speech at an agricultural cooperative in Meilinis. It was adopted into state propaganda throughout the 1930s, with the state newspaper ''Republique'' frequently featuring stories on villages or factory work shifts producing spontaneous community projects, such as digging irrigation canals, erecting billboards, or engaging in spontaneous land redistribution. These acts of civic volition were valorized as demonstrating exemplary socialist civic spirit. In Gramontist thought, revolution itself is a form of civic volition, and thus civic volition is the practice of carrying out the revolution on a day-to-day basis.

	In contrast with communist propaganda in other nations which typically valorized individual workers, Gramontist discourse, with its focus on collective effort, almost entirely valorized the collective efforts of small groups, work shifts, or entire towns or collectives. Decorations for exemplary achievements in civic volition included the Order of Heroic Labor, typically awarded to collectives or work groups, and the Hero of Civic Production medal.		In contrast with communist propaganda in other nations which typically valorized individual workers, Gramontist discourse, with its focus on collective effort, almost entirely valorized the collective efforts of small groups, work shifts, or entire towns or collectives. Decorations for exemplary achievements in civic volition included the Order of Heroic Labor, typically awarded to collectives or work groups, and the Hero of Civic Production medal.

Land use in Laeral

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	In western Laeral, where vicious guerrilla fighting had driven out virtually all Arrivée settlers, Arrivée-held land had largely been already redistributed by the end of the war in 1921. This redistribution was legitimized by the Land Reform Act, which also benefitted traditional methods of collective land ownership prominent in Zhao Country by giving traditional collective land ownership legal weight without formal documentation. The picture in the rest of the country was comparatively much more challenging, as many Arrivée families had remained on their land rather then fleeing, necessitating a thornier process of forced expropriation. The MENNJ provinces presented particular challenges, as the scale of inequity in landholdings was the greatest: the largest decile of landholdings in the MENNJ provinces comprised 71% of agrarian land, compared to only 47% in the eastern Riverlands, 61% in Xianhai, and 39% in southeastern Laeral.		In western Laeral, where vicious guerrilla fighting had driven out virtually all Arrivée settlers, Arrivée-held land had largely been already redistributed by the end of the war in 1921. This redistribution was legitimized by the Land Reform Act, which also benefitted traditional methods of collective land ownership prominent in Zhao Country by giving traditional collective land ownership legal weight without formal documentation. The picture in the rest of the country was comparatively much more challenging, as many Arrivée families had remained on their land rather then fleeing, necessitating a thornier process of forced expropriation. The MENNJ provinces presented particular challenges, as the scale of inequity in landholdings was the greatest: the largest decile of landholdings in the MENNJ provinces comprised 71% of agrarian land, compared to only 47% in the eastern Riverlands, 61% in Xianhai, and 39% in southeastern Laeral.
			[[File:NRRAofficials.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Examiners of the National Rural Reconstruction Administration during a fact-finding mission to Gaolan in 1938]]
	As it was charged with under law, the National Rural Reconstruction Administration opened avenues for petitioners to request redress for land stolen within 60 years of the law's enactment: January 1, 1863. Examiners fanned out across the country to hear these claims, with broad authority to redistribute land at their will belonging to any property of over 100 hectares.{{efn\|At many times, the traditional mu (亩) measurement unit, equivalent to one-fifteenth of a hectare, was used: ie, 1500 mu.}} Initially, formal, legal-style hearings were used to determine the validity of a claim, but the immense number of claims to be adjudicated meant that examiners soon resorted to traditional methods of dispute reconciliation, in large part driven by local elders.		As it was charged with under law, the National Rural Reconstruction Administration opened avenues for petitioners to request redress for land stolen within 60 years of the law's enactment: January 1, 1863. Examiners fanned out across the country to hear these claims, with broad authority to redistribute land at their will belonging to any property of over 100 hectares.{{efn\|At many times, the traditional mu (亩) measurement unit, equivalent to one-fifteenth of a hectare, was used: ie, 1500 mu.}} Initially, formal, legal-style hearings were used to determine the validity of a claim, but the immense number of claims to be adjudicated meant that examiners soon resorted to traditional methods of dispute reconciliation, in large part driven by local elders.

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René Gramont

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Republic Party (Laeral)

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Gang of Five

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Laeralian deep state

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	===2022 René Gramont resurrection hoax===		===2022 René Gramont resurrection hoax===
	In 2022, internet and social media conspiracy theories emerged that advanced technology would be used to resurrect or clone former Laeralian president [[René Gramont]] in order to allow him to assume dictatorial control of a "Second Republic of Laeral", which would be founded 100 years after the founding of the original Republic of Laeral. This did not occur.<sup>[citation needed]</sup>		In 2022, internet and social media conspiracy theories emerged that advanced technology would be used to resurrect or clone former Laeralian president [[René Gramont]] in order to allow him to assume dictatorial control of a "Second Republic of Laeral", which would be founded 100 years after the founding of the original Republic of Laeral. This did not occur.<sup>[citation needed]</sup>
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Social Democratic Party (Laeral)

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Gramontism

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	*''Anti-Imperialism'', the reversal of the legacies of French colonial rule through the full legalization of interracial marriage, a crackdown on Arrivée-supremacist militias, and the establishment of racial quotas in the education system and the civil service. In foreign policy, this pillar resulted in [[Forward Operations Doctrine (Laeral)\|staunch support]] for liberation movements abroad. Following the [[Great War]], Gramontists grew to embrace multilateralism and opposition to a unipolar world order.		*''Anti-Imperialism'', the reversal of the legacies of French colonial rule through the full legalization of interracial marriage, a crackdown on Arrivée-supremacist militias, and the establishment of racial quotas in the education system and the civil service. In foreign policy, this pillar resulted in [[Forward Operations Doctrine (Laeral)\|staunch support]] for liberation movements abroad. Following the [[Great War]], Gramontists grew to embrace multilateralism and opposition to a unipolar world order.

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			[[File:Civicvolition.jpg\|thumb\|right\|In 1935, six University of Loiraine women students were applauded in the newspaper "Republique" for their initiative in caring for invalid veterans, in an example of everyday civic volition.]]
	'''Civic volition''' (Fr: ''volonté civique'') is a [[Gramontism\|Gramontist]] concept of spontaneous, self-directed communal efforts which result from political and social education among the public. In Gramontist thought, emancipatory policies which permit all of society to work to their fullest potential, coupled with political education to shape a unified political vision, lead communities or work groups to achieve spontaneous feats of communal self-betterment through civic volition.		'''Civic volition''' (Fr: ''volonté civique'') is a [[Gramontism\|Gramontist]] concept of spontaneous, self-directed communal efforts which result from political and social education among the public. In Gramontist thought, emancipatory policies which permit all of society to work to their fullest potential, coupled with political education to shape a unified political vision, lead communities or work groups to achieve spontaneous feats of communal self-betterment through civic volition.

	The term "civic volition" was first used by [[René Gramont]] in a 1932 speech at an agricultural cooperative in Meilinis. It was adopted into state propaganda throughout the 1930s, with the state newspaper ''Republique'' frequently featuring stories on villages or factory work shifts producing spontaneous community projects, such as digging irrigation canals, erecting billboards, or engaging in spontaneous land redistribution. These acts of civic volition were valorized as demonstrating exemplary socialist civic spirit. In contrast with communist propaganda in other nations which typically valorized individual workers, Gramontist discourse, with its focus on collective effort, almost entirely valorized the collective efforts of small groups, work shifts, or entire towns or collectives.		The term "civic volition" was first used by [[René Gramont]] in a 1932 speech at an agricultural cooperative in Meilinis. It was adopted into state propaganda throughout the 1930s, with the state newspaper ''Republique'' frequently featuring stories on villages or factory work shifts producing spontaneous community projects, such as digging irrigation canals, erecting billboards, or engaging in spontaneous land redistribution. These acts of civic volition were valorized as demonstrating exemplary socialist civic spirit.

	Decorations for exemplary achievements in civic volition included the Order of Heroic Labor, typically awarded to collectives or work groups, and the Hero of Civic Production medal.		In contrast with communist propaganda in other nations which typically valorized individual workers, Gramontist discourse, with its focus on collective effort, almost entirely valorized the collective efforts of small groups, work shifts, or entire towns or collectives. Decorations for exemplary achievements in civic volition included the Order of Heroic Labor, typically awarded to collectives or work groups, and the Hero of Civic Production medal.

	The cult of personality surrounding René Gramont and other leaders of the Laeralian Republic was often attributed in regime discourse to spontaneous acts of civic volition, rather than as state-directed activities.		The cult of personality surrounding René Gramont and other leaders of the Laeralian Republic was often attributed in regime discourse to spontaneous acts of civic volition, rather than as state-directed activities. Some post-republican Gramontist thinkers have sought to reimagine civic volition as civic or public-spiritedness.

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'''Civic volition''' (Fr: ''volonté civique'') is a [[Gramontism|Gramontist]] concept of spontaneous, self-directed communal efforts which result from political and social education among the public. In Gramontist thought, emancipatory policies which permit all of society to work to their fullest potential, coupled with political education to shape a unified political vision, lead communities or work groups to achieve spontaneous feats of communal self-betterment through civic volition.

The term "civic volition" was first used by [[René Gramont]] in a 1932 speech at an agricultural cooperative in Meilinis. It was adopted into state propaganda throughout the 1930s, with the state newspaper ''Republique'' frequently featuring stories on villages or factory work shifts producing spontaneous community projects, such as digging irrigation canals, erecting billboards, or engaging in spontaneous land redistribution. These acts of civic volition were valorized as demonstrating exemplary socialist civic spirit. In contrast with communist propaganda in other nations which typically valorized individual workers, Gramontist discourse, with its focus on collective effort, almost entirely valorized the collective efforts of small groups, work shifts, or entire towns or collectives.

Decorations for exemplary achievements in civic volition included the Order of Heroic Labor, typically awarded to collectives or work groups, and the Hero of Civic Production medal.

The cult of personality surrounding René Gramont and other leaders of the Laeralian Republic was often attributed in regime discourse to spontaneous acts of civic volition, rather than as state-directed activities.

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	'''Hong Kuo-shu''' was a politician and political theorist active during the [[Republican Era]] in [[Laeral]]. A member of the [[Gang of Five]], Hong held numerous government positions from 1923 to 1952, including serving as Prime Minister, Vice-President, and Party Secretary of the [[Social Democratic Party (Laeral)\|Social Democratic Party]]. A ~~[[Gramontism\|Gramontist]] theorist known for his theoretical work~~, Hong led the Rose Army in Western Laeral during the [[Laeralian Revolution]] and was appointed as Director of the National Rural Reconstruction Administration, responsible for land reform, following the ~~war~~. A leading light in the Republican government's rural programs and as Interior Minister, Hong was named as the leading Social Democratic Party candidate in the [[1932 Laeralian legislative election]]. Serving as prime minister for five years, Hong next became vice-president of Laeral during [[Jean-Philippe Salaun\|President J.P. Salaun's]] second term. ~~It was during this period that~~ Hong authored the ''Scientific Program for Virtue and Self-Strengthening'', his crowning contribution to the Gramontist literature.		'''Hong Kuo-shu''' was a politician and political theorist active during the [[Republican Era]] in [[Laeral]]. A member of the [[Republic of Laeral]]'s ruling clique known as the [[Gang of Five]], Hong held numerous government positions from 1923 to 1952, including serving as Prime Minister, Vice-President, and Party Secretary of the [[Social Democratic Party (Laeral)\|Social Democratic Party]]. A highly-effective guerrilla leader, Hong led the Rose Army in Western Laeral during the [[Laeralian Revolution]], and later drew on this experience to write ''On People's War'', a foundational manual on guerrilla warfare which became widely read by insurgents and revolutionaries worldwide.

			He was appointed as Director of the National Rural Reconstruction Administration, responsible for [[Land use in Laeral\|land reform]], following the Laeralian Revolution. A leading light in the Republican government's rural programs and as Interior Minister, Hong was named as the leading Social Democratic Party candidate in the [[1932 Laeralian legislative election]]. Serving as prime minister for five years, Hong next became vice-president of Laeral during [[Jean-Philippe Salaun\|President J.P. Salaun's]] second term. A [[Gramontism\|Gramontist]] theorist as well as a public official, Hong authored the ''Scientific Program for Virtue and Self-Strengthening'' during his tenure as Vice President, his crowning contribution to the Gramontist literature.

	As a skilled political actor who had gained influence within the party and respect for his service as Vice-President, Hong became the leader of a powerful "vermilion" or "countryside" faction within the SDP, which opposed the liberalization programs of President [[Zhou Wei-lin]]. After the party's liberal "scarlet" faction triumphed in the power struggles of 1951-2, Hong and his supporters in the military attempted a coup in summer 1952, known as the [[Bloody Summer]]. When rebel forces were defeated, Hong was brought to trial in 1953, where he was sentenced to death.		As a skilled political actor who had gained influence within the party and respect for his service as Vice-President, Hong became the leader of a powerful "vermilion" or "countryside" faction within the SDP, which opposed the liberalization programs of President [[Zhou Wei-lin]]. After the party's liberal "scarlet" faction triumphed in the power struggles of 1951-2, Hong and his supporters in the military attempted a coup in summer 1952, known as the [[Bloody Summer]]. When rebel forces were defeated, Hong was brought to trial in 1953, where he was sentenced to death.
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	==Laeralian Revolution==		==Laeralian Revolution==
	With the outbreak of street violence in 1918 at the start of the [[Laeralian Revolution]], Hong was immediately arrested only to be freed from prison in Jinyu during a riot. Assuming leadership of rioters in Jinyu due to his role at ''Current of Today'', Hong attended the Renfeng Convention, where he became a member of the Committee for Democracy and Progress, signed the Renfeng Platform as the delegate for [[Therese]], and met fellow members of the [[Gang of Five]], including [[René Gramont]].		With the outbreak of street violence in 1918 at the start of the [[Laeralian Revolution]], Hong was immediately arrested only to be freed from prison in Jinyu during a riot. Assuming leadership of rioters in Jinyu due to his role at ''Current of Today'', Hong attended the Renfeng Convention, where he became a member of the Committee for Democracy and Progress, signed the Renfeng Platform as the delegate for [[Therese]], and first met fellow members of the [[Gang of Five]], including [[René Gramont]].

	Hong's return to Jinyu was prevented due to the ~~destruction~~ of the uprising there. Returning home to Sendrasi in winter 1918, Hong assumed command of local forces using his status as a Renfeng Platform signatory. Alongside his brothers, Hong led the Rose Army's forces in the "Peichen Triangle" of Sendrasi, Meilun, and Fuxing provinces. Hong proved an exceptional guerrilla commander and overran government outposts in many cases without a fight, occasionally clashing with rival revolutionary groups such as Chang "the Cripple" Shuo-bin's Zhao nationalists. In the Peichen Triangle as in much of Western Laeral, fighting during the Revolution was chaotic with few fixed battle lines and frequent violence against civilians on all sides. Hong's forces were responsible for torching [[Arrivée]] villages and executing Arrivée captives and Loyalist collaborators. Most infamous was the Shougouang Massacre in Jianguo, where guerrillas under Hong's authority executed over 100 civilians in the village of Shougouang.		Hong's return to Jinyu was prevented due to the defeat of the uprising there. Returning home to Sendrasi in winter 1918, Hong assumed command of local forces using his status as a Renfeng Platform signatory. Alongside his brothers, Hong led the Rose Army's forces in the "Peichen Triangle" of Sendrasi, Meilun, and Fuxing provinces. Hong proved an exceptional guerrilla commander and overran government outposts in many cases without a fight, occasionally clashing with rival revolutionary groups such as Chang "the Cripple" Shuo-bin's Zhao nationalists. In the Peichen Triangle as in much of Western Laeral, fighting during the Revolution was chaotic with few fixed battle lines and frequent violence against civilians on all sides. Hong's forces were responsible for torching [[Arrivée]] villages and executing Arrivée captives and Loyalist collaborators. Most infamous was the Shougouang Massacre in Jianguo, where guerrillas under Hong's authority executed over 100 civilians in the village of Shougouang.
	[[File:Hong Kuo-shu Uniform.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|Hong Kuo-shu in uniform as a general in the Rose Army, circa 1921.]]		[[File:Hong Kuo-shu Uniform.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|Hong Kuo-shu in uniform as a general in the Rose Army, circa 1921.]]
	The effectiveness of Hong's military leadership is widely respected, as Hong built up Rose Army forces in the region and pushed Loyalist forces out of the Peichen Triangle entirely by late 1919. In September 1919, the Committee for Democracy and Progress named Hong as commander of the Western Front with the rank of Major General, on an equal footing with Yang Ching-tsan and J.P. Salaun and subordinate only to Gramont himself. Operating largely autonomously, Hong successfully subdued or subordinated all rival military forces in western Laeral over the course of 1919 and 1920. Under Hong's orders, soldiers in western Laeral carried out land reform, redistributing agricultural land from Arrivée settlers to Rén farmers. During his period as commander of the Western Front, Hong also wrote ''The Struggle in Western Laeral'', which was later expanded into the 1925 book ''On People's War'', a defining text on guerrilla warfare.		The effectiveness of Hong's military leadership is widely respected, as Hong built up Rose Army forces in the region and pushed Loyalist forces out of the Peichen Triangle entirely by late 1919. In September 1919, the Committee for Democracy and Progress named Hong as commander of the Western Front with the rank of Major General, on an equal footing with Yang Ching-tsan and J.P. Salaun and subordinate only to Gramont himself. Operating largely autonomously, Hong successfully subdued or subordinated all rival military forces in western Laeral over the course of 1919 and 1920. Under Hong's orders, soldiers in western Laeral carried out land reform, redistributing agricultural land from Arrivée settlers to Rén farmers. During his period as commander of the Western Front, Hong also wrote ''The Struggle in Western Laeral'', which was later expanded into the 1925 book ''On People's War'', a defining text on guerrilla warfare.

	==Republican Politics==		==Republican Politics==
	In 1923, Hong was appointed as Director of the National Rural Reconstruction Administration, responsible for rural development and [[Land use in Laeral\|land reform]]. Although perhaps the position was intended to marginalize him, particularly at the behest of his rival General Yang Ching-tsan, the land reform program was wildly popular and Hong ~~skillfully~~ made himself a household name nationwide. In 1927, Hong's reputation as an efficient administrator led him to be named Interior Minister, responsible for rural development, public lands, and internal security. From this position, Hong began to develop a network of followers within the military and state apparatus; for instance, his brother Hong Shou-hsun was appointed as governor of [[Jianguo]]. After suppressing an uprising in [[Cenefort]], Hong assumed military leadership in 1929 as Chief of the General Staff, the military's highest ranking officer, replacing his rival Yang Ching-tsan.		In 1923, Hong was appointed as Director of the National Rural Reconstruction Administration, responsible for rural development and [[Land use in Laeral\|land reform]]. Although perhaps the position was intended to marginalize him, particularly at the behest of his rival General Yang Ching-tsan, the land reform program was wildly popular and Hong made himself a household name nationwide through his skill at self-promotion. In 1927, Hong's reputation as an efficient administrator led him to be named Interior Minister, responsible for rural development, public lands, and internal security. From this position, Hong began to develop a network of followers within the military and state apparatus; for instance, his brother Hong Shou-hsun was appointed as governor of [[Jianguo]]. After suppressing an uprising in [[Cenefort]], Hong assumed military leadership in 1929 as Chief of the General Staff, the military's highest ranking officer, replacing his rival Yang Ching-tsan.

	In 1932, Hong was appointed as the Social Democratic Party's leading candidate in the 1932 legislative election and assumed the role of Prime Minister. In this role, he sought to expand the SDP into a mass party and pursue collectivization of economic enterprises, as well as carrying out President J.P. Salaun's anti-clerical measures. He disliked the prime ministership's distance from his rural base of support and felt marginalized by Salaun and Vice-President Sun Jia-wei, and by 1937 at the Fourth SDP Congress, he engineered his own selection as Vice-President. By 1937, Hong had become a full member of the informal clique of SDP leaders which became known as the [[Gang of Five]], which made collective decisions on the nation's course during the 1930s and 40s.		In 1932, Hong was appointed as the Social Democratic Party's leading candidate in the 1932 legislative election and assumed the role of Prime Minister. In this role, he sought to expand the SDP into a mass party and pursue collectivization of economic enterprises, as well as carrying out President J.P. Salaun's anti-clerical measures. He disliked the prime ministership's distance from his rural base of support and felt marginalized by Salaun and Vice-President Sun Jia-wei, and by 1937 at the Fourth SDP Congress, he engineered his own selection as Vice-President. By 1937, Hong had become a full member of the informal clique of SDP leaders which became known as the [[Gang of Five]], which made collective decisions on the nation's course during the 1930s and 40s.