Mingguo

Mingguo, officially the Jeimei of Mingguo, was a nation located in Sulawesi, an island in the Indonesian archipelago. It existed throughout the latter half of VMJ World, being established after Zhongguo released its colony over the island as one of the Jiěmèi. Mingguo had two members, AbolishSuburbs (Mich) and agnius06. Initially, agnius06 was Premier (the head of state) of Mingguo; however, AbolishSuburbs would later assume the position when agnius06 left the nation to serve his term as Prime Minister of Zhongguo. There are two main places of interest in Mingguo: Mizhou, the largest city and de facto capital of the nation built by AbolishSuburbs, and the Indonesian Tower, a large which was originally built by SoAss when the country of Indonesia ruled the island.

Government
The Jeimei of Mingguo is a client state subordinate to the Emperor of Zhongguo Sikorskiii. However, Mingguo enjoyed a substantial amount of autonomy from Zhongguo, with it being led by an unelected governor who is allowed to carry out most functions characteristic of an independent nation. The latest government of Mingguo by the end of the world was Mich.

Settlements
In Mingguo, there existed many settlements, some of which built before the founding of the nation. The most significant of these include:


 * Mizhou – De facto capital and largest city of the nation;
 * The Indonesian Tower – A large tower structure built by SoAss; and
 * AbolishSuburbs' first settlement in Sulawesi (official name undecided).

Before Mingguo
The island of Sulawesi was originally settled by Indonesia. On November 6th, 2020, leader of Indonesia SoAss claimed the western portion of the island. After settling down in their newfound home, Indonesians began forming diplomatic relations with others on the server. On November 14th, Gods, a nation ruled by Shamski was incorporated into Indonesia in a union between the two nations.

Members of Indonesia were soon infamous for their toxicity and arrogance, claiming themselves to be the strongest nation in the world. They were very imperialist and irrendentist, as they frequently declared war on other nations merely to assert their dominance. On November 14th, Indonesia would declare victory in a war against the United Territories of Northern Europe. The decisive outcome of the war instilled fear in many players, as they feared their nation might be the next to be destroyed.

In order to counter Indonesia's antics, Holland declared war on Indonesia, with volunteers from ten other countries accompanying their side. Indonesia declared war upon every volunteering nation in order to retaliate; however, the increased offensive force would fail their strategy. Indonesia's largest structure, a large tower built by leader SoAss, was destroyed, with little trace of the interior being left behind. Additionally, []. The next day, the belligerents involved signed the Treaty of Amsterdam, which mandated that Indonesia must be disbanded, that the territories held by the former nation must be given to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and that members of Indonesia were barred from creating another country in North America, Central America, Europe, and Asia.

Until the new year, the island of Sulawesi kept relatively calm, with it still remaining in Dutch possession. However, on January 10th, the Netherlands joined the Roman Republic as a founding member, leaving the status of the island in the air. Later, it was decided that the Roman province of Belgica would presume control over Sulawesi. Roman rule over Sulawesi would not last as long as Dutch rule; due to longstanding inactivity and domestic instability, the Roman Empire collapsed on February 11th, 2021. Confusion once again in regards to the status of the island. Disputes over Sulawesi subsided when Dajiang was awarded it by Goosw, leader of the Angevin Empire.

Independence
After the collapse of Rome concluded, AbolishSuburbs, who moved to Naraka after the collapse of Rome, and agnius06, who had fled and had been in exile in Suirenzhen, implored Emperor of Dajiang Sikorskiii] to form a nation in Sulawesi. As the island then served little purpose to him, [[Sikorskiii released the colony their colony of Sulawesi as the first of the nation's Jiěmèi, or vassals. AbolishSuburbs and agnius06, under suggestion from Sikorskiii, decided to name the nation Mingren, which is an old Chinese term referring to the people on the island of Sulawesi.

AbolishSuburbs and agnius06 began repairing SoAss's old tower on the island. They worked on filling the holes in the war before reconstructing the interior.

In late February, AbolishSuburbs started the construction of a town on the small eastern peninsula of the island. Later dubbed Mizhou, it was declared the de facto capital city of the nation due to its prominence.

The country plays a minor role in the large scale geopolitics of the server, although recently AbolishSuburbs and agnius06 alike have been volunteering in a few wars.

Late era
On March 29th, AbolishSuburbs and agnius06 agreed to change the name of the nation from Mingren to Mingguo. The reason for him doing this was that the term Mingren in Chinese technically referred to the people on Sulawesi, not the island itself which would be properly called Mingguo.

Despite technically being a foreigner, agnius06 ran for representative in the First Zhongguo National Assembly Election. By April 1st, agnius06 was appointed as Prime Minister of Zhongguo, leaving AbolishSuburbs as the sole member of the country.

On April 11th, representative in the Zhongguo National Assembly MintyMichael introduced Proposition 14 to the National Assembly. The bill said verbatim, "The nation formerly known as Mingguo will be annexed by Zhongguo." The motivation behind this proposal was primarily derived from the fact that AbolishSuburbs had recently jokingly changed its name to "Zuiderland," and MintyMichael did nort ealize it was a joke. This, combined with the Farmer-Labor Party's isolationist stance on foreign affairs, prompted MintyMichael to propose this annexation. After finding out about Proposition 14, AbolishSuburbs was not pleased. However, Proposition 14 was voted down 4-1.

On April 16th, Mingguo declared war on California with support from several volunteers. California eventually capitulated and in the peace treaty. Premier AbolishSuburbs imposed the disbandment of the former nation and that all former territory owned by them must be annexed by the latter. Although AbolishSuburbs had planned to grief the newly gained territory to deter any new nations from forming there in the future, he never fulfilled his promise.

On April 23rd, agnius06 left the nation of Zhongguo to rejoin Mingguo; however, he was never regiven his previous leadership status within the nation.

By the end of the world, the city of Mizhou had been nearly completed. Notable landmarks there include the communal storage and workshop building, the pagoda built to symbolize Mingguoren relations with Zhongguo, the seaside townhouses, and the market stalls. In addition, a train station had been constructed near the city to provide minecart transport from there to all across Mingguo—from north to south, from east to west.