"The first item is to adjust the Austrian-French Federation to a permanent lower-level organization of the Severington Parliament. Please vote!"
Although it was cumbersome, Badigal took the trouble to confirm his opinions with the 51 members one by one. The integration of the Austrian-French Federation into the Sevington Parliament had been determined during the previous negotiations on the terms of the new covenant.
There is no doubt that even Iolum, who was the former president of the Austrian Law Federation, voted in favor.
And as a transition, even if the Offa Federation is adjusted to a lower-level permanent body of the Severington Parliament, it will still fall under the leadership of Iolum.
After this adjustment, the deacons of the original Arcane Federation will become civil servants in Netheril, and members of Level 4 (inclusive) and above will receive the title of [Advisor of the Arcane Federation].
Ordinary members are still ordinary members, but their status has been improved compared to the "casual cultivators" in the past.
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"The second item is to establish the Department of Pioneer and Lord Affairs. Please vote!"
The so-called Pioneer and Lord Affairs Department is actually an office under the original Severington Parliament, responsible for the identification of pioneer qualifications, the promotion of lords, and the coordination of related resources.
In the past, the new citizens recruited by Xia Duo in Severton used this channel.
But in fact, this office does not even have the most basic fixed staff. They usually work part-time for the general affairs of the Seven Towers, but now it has been upgraded to a formal permanent organization. Both in terms of reputation and authority, it is much better than before.
As for the voting result, there is no doubt that it was unanimously passed.
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"The third item, the establishment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, please vote."
This is actually a permanent institution proposed by Shado. Netheril joined the Northland Alliance a few years ago. It is foreseeable that exchanges and cooperation with various countries will be more frequent in the future, so it is necessary to maintain such a permanent institution.
Perhaps in order to show his importance to Chateau's proposal, Badigal placed this proposal in the third place of the second issue for voting.
The result was of course no surprise, and it was passed unanimously.
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"The fourth item is to build a big library, please vote!"
This is also Xia Duo's proposal, and there is no need to add additional manpower. It can be split directly from the Austrian and French Federation, but it is regarded as the prototype of the future Ministry of Education.
The main function of this institution is to establish public libraries in various places, especially the large library in Severington, to collect as many types of books as possible for Netherese people to read.
Of course, the specific management needs to be further studied and discussed. The rules of the Austrian Law Federation Library will generally be continued, and the reading scope will be determined according to the membership level.
Passed unanimously.
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"The fifth item is the establishment of a parliamentary secretary's office. Please vote."
This organization was mentioned in Badigal's agenda, and its daily work is to conduct research and research on issues submitted to the meeting for reference by members.
At the same time, we must also investigate and study the current situation of Netheril, try to proactively discover problems, and submit them to the Parliament for discussion and decision-making.
In addition, this organization also accepts private suggestions. After all, not all spellcasters are lords. There are also knowledgeable people among ordinary people, and their wisdom and right to speak also need to be respected.
As an auxiliary agency for members of parliament, it can actually be understood as an intelligence department. The intelligence of the Northland countries and even the entire main plane is also within the scope of their investigation and research.
Of course, there is no need to mention this in public meetings.
Without a doubt, unanimous vote.
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"The sixth item is the establishment of a legal research association, please vote."
This is not a civil organization, but a formal organization under the Parliament. Its main responsibility is to study laws and formulate laws based on the specific national conditions of Netheril, and then submit them to the Parliament.
This is a crucial step towards the era of written laws in Netheril, and whether or not these laws serve the interests of everyone, it is better than nothing.
But it was also on this issue that for the first time, MPs had different opinions. Those in favor barely reached two-thirds. Fortunately, the opponents did not exceed one-fifth, that is, more than ten people opposed it.
This proposal was barely passed. If it had not been passed, because this was a plenary meeting, it would immediately enter the lords' voting process, and those lords did not want to be bound by a single law.
As long as more than one-fifth of the lords objected, this new institution would not be established. In fact, the legalization process based on statutory law was hit head-on.
Now, although the Legal Research Association can be established, there will still be quarrels over specific laws in the future! We have only taken the first few steps in a journey of thousands of miles, but no matter what, it is always good to make progress.
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"Item 7: Establish a resource planning committee, please vote."
This institution is the result of a compromise between Chateau and Seven Towers, and certainly between Seven Towers and Chateau. Sustainable development initiatives are discussed within this framework.
To this end, Seven Towers needs to set an example and return the intercepted peaks of the Strait Mountains, while Chateau needs to give up his title as a sustainable development advocate.
There is nothing else besides this. Of course, this new organization has been given more comprehensive responsibilities by the Seven Towers and is specifically used to plan and regulate the extraction and even flow of resources in Netheril.
Overly stringent laws and regulations will not be introduced for the time being, but in the future there may be a point where even if the lord wants to exploit the resources in his own territory, he will need permission first.
This is undoubtedly a manifestation of Seven Towers' ambitions, but it is not necessarily a doubt for Xia Duo. The situation where his own resources are not allowed to be exploited is unlikely to happen for a long time or even forever.
But if the resource extraction and utilization situation in various places in Nese can be coordinated, it will undoubtedly be beneficial to all parties at present.
Therefore, although this proposal was suspected of centralizing power, it was recognized by the majority of members and passed with a high vote. No one objected, and only a few people abstained.
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"Item 8: Establishing a [Law Enforcement Guard] team, please vote."
Although it appears to be a permanent organization, it is actually not permanent. There are only permanent offices. The "Law Enforcement Guards" themselves are temporarily recruited for specific incidents.
If a permanent team of law enforcement guards could be established, then this would be a step too far. Even Xia Duo would not agree to the establishment of such a team at this time.
But since we are moving towards the era of statutory law, law enforcement personnel are indeed indispensable. However, although these lower-level agencies and organizations are still subordinate to the parliament, the actual command power is largely in the hands of the Seven Towers.
And the law enforcement team can easily be transformed into a full-time combat team. This gap is not so easy to open, at least not now.
In the end, this proposal was passed without any surprise, but the real battle still lies in the specific authority settings. The Seven Towers' idea of maintaining a truly permanent team of law enforcement guards may be difficult to realize.
(End of chapter)
