Nanjing Forbidden City, Wuying Palace, and large greenhouse.
A "warming shed meeting" that will definitely go down in history is now underway!
Zhu Heji was still talking to the people below about how the "Warming Shed Meeting" was going to be held. He went on to say: "This council is a place where the counselors elected by the states and counties in the world can speak for the states and counties. How many counties are there? Our Ming Dynasty has a vast territory. In its heartland alone, there are two capitals and thirteen provinces, totaling 1,400 to 500 counties. If one county has one official, plus merchants and internal vassals who pay more taxes The number of councilors recommended by the local officials could not be defeated even if they numbered two thousand.
So many people gather together, and each person speaks once for half an hour. How long does it take to finish speaking? It has to be a month, right? I’m afraid this won’t work either!
So I will consult with everyone today. From now on, we will have a meeting every three years and all the consultants will be present. Gujia and all the bachelors have taken a month to listen to your suggestions every day.
Except for this month, you counselors will be stationed in Beijing in turns. A government appoints one person at a time, and one person stays in the capital for one year. After the expiration of one year, he will no longer serve as a councilor...while the councilors in the countryside have the power to speak secretly and can be given to the lone family at any time. Top discount!
As for the consultations in Beijing, in addition to being able to go to the secretariat, they also have the power to discuss state affairs three times a month.
And this council must have someone in charge. The Gu family wants the Grand Bachelor's Council to take charge of the council's affairs. From now on, every meeting of the Council will be chaired by at least one Grand Bachelor. The bachelor who presides over the meeting will also listen to the opinions of the advisory officers on behalf of the Gu Family and the Zhongshu Province.
Do you have any objections to the above? If not, this will be the case in the future. "
Of course, no one objected... Everyone thought that their advisory position was a one-time thing, but they didn't expect that Zhu Heji turned this position into a long-term official position, and he also had the right to speak secretly!
Such a good thing, whoever opposes it is stupid!
And it is clear who this councilor, who has the power to "secretly express matters", serves... They are actually the emperor's eyes, ears and advisors, and they are also the bridge between the emperor and the local area.
In addition, the academic conference founded by Zhu Heji was also a political conference in theory. However, the power is greater than that of the Council, and the number of people is also small. There are currently only eleven people.
The Council of Grand Bachelors is in charge of the Council, which greatly increases the value of the Councilors.
Seeing that no one raised any objections, Zhu Heji continued: "The Gu family will talk about the method of the consultation meeting. Consultants, consultation, major policies and laws proposed by the Gu family or Zhongshu Sheng can be consulted by the consultation committee. Referring to details one or two and asking for opinions, this is the consultation of the advisory council.
As for the discussants, of course, the advisory council would make suggestions to the court on major military and state affairs and local government affairs, and then the Gujia and Zhongshu Sheng would respond.
Whether it is a consultation or a discussion, it must be signed by all the counselors from the same province in Jingdong, or by more than twenty counselors from different provinces, before it can be submitted to Gujia or Zhongshu Province. Otherwise, we can only keep it secret... No one objects to these points, right? "
Still no one objected.
What Zhu Heji delegated to the delegation was "consultative power", not "decision-making power"... Now is not the time for the Qing Dynasty to prepare for the establishment of a constitution, but the time for Zhu Heji to say that I am a saint.
Sage Zhu’s authoritative works are great!
But even though I am a saint, it does not mean that I should not listen to opinions from many parties. It is still very beneficial to open up a wide range of opinions.
And this "way of speech" must have rules, and you can't talk irresponsibly. That's why Zhu Heji encouraged the counselors to go to the secret fold, but at the same time restricted them from making public suggestions - the secret fold has a benefit, right? The initiative to make it public rests with the monarch. That kind of suggestion that is very politically correct but has the potential to go to Meishan when implemented can be discussed publicly. Maybe everyone will agree with it. If it is kept secret, just file it away.
Zhu Heji smiled and nodded: "Since no one objects...then we will implement it this way!" He paused, "Today is the opening of the first session of the Ming Dynasty Council. Everyone is ready. Do you have any suggestions? You can start making them now!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Huang Zongxi and Wan Sida stood up: "His Royal Highness Jian Guo, His Highness Prince Ding, and the 204 counselors from South Zhili and Zhejiang have jointly signed a white letter!"
"Oh," Zhu Heji nodded, "I wonder what the counselors from Southern Zhili and Zhejiang would like to suggest?"
Huang Zongxi said solemnly: "Reporting to His Highness the Supervisor of the Kingdom, the advisors from Southern Zhili and Zhejiang unanimously believe that the country cannot live without a king for a day... Now that the Southern Capital has been recovered, the imperial court already has one capital and four provinces. , nearly half of the world's population was also under the rule of the Ming Dynasty. However, the Ming Dynasty now has a country without a king, which is really unbecoming and will inevitably dampen the hearts of the gentry and common people in the world who love the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, the two counties in South Zhili and Zhejiang One hundred and four counselors jointly recommended that His Royal Highness the Governor should assume his position as soon as possible so that he can be responsible for the rise and fall of the world."
"Please, Your Majesty the Imperial Highness, be obedient to the situation and assume your position as soon as possible!"
"Please ask His Royal Highness to ascend the throne and become the emperor..."
The counselors below followed suit one after another and began to persuade him to come in!
First, the counselors from South Zhili and Zhejiang persuaded each other, and then the counselors from Guangdong, Fujian, and Jiangxi figured out what happened? He quickly followed and persuaded.
Don’t lag behind others when it comes to persuading people to join!
Be an emperor!
Zhu Heji had just been a little sluggish due to the heating in the "big greenhouse". When he heard this, he immediately became energetic.
Although he was thinking about it in his heart, Zhu Hejie had a troubled look on his face. He raised his hand to stop the people below him from trying to persuade him to come in, and then said seriously: "Although the Gu family is the successor of the late Emperor Weizong, and he is also the grandson of the Ming Dynasty. But Gujia is dedicated to serving the country and the people, and is committed to serving the world as a common people. This emperor... now is not the time!
The Gu family once made an agreement with Wu Sangui with the heroes of the world, whoever enters Beijing first will be the king. Today, Qing Yao is still entrenched in Beijing, and the burial place of more than a dozen late emperors of the Ming Dynasty is still occupied by Qing Yao. How could a lonely family ascend the throne in Nanjing?
Now the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains should be the top priority! "
These words are reasonable and reasonable, very much like Mingjun’s words!
The people below know that persuading someone to join usually requires three attempts, which is called three bows and three concessions... Today is the first time, so it's normal to be unsuccessful.
"Do you have any other suggestions?" Zhu Heji asked again.
"Report to the Supervisory State," King Zheng Jing of Yanping also took out a joint white letter from Fujian's counselors at this time, "This is a joint petition from the five departments and sixty-two counties of Fujian Province, nine prefectures and two states. White paper on tax reform!
Nowadays, the imperial court only has one capital and four provinces. The southwest is occupied by Wu and Zhou Dynasty, and the north is still under the iron heel of the Qing Dynasty. It is urgent to send troops to the north to recover it. Moreover, Nanjing is dilapidated, and even the forbidden city is dilapidated. It is really unworthy of the dignity of the Celestial Empire, and it is in urgent need of repair... I and the five departments and sixty-two counties of Fujian respectfully request the Supervisor to change the tax system to increase revenue. ! "
What great advice!
Zhu Heji nodded repeatedly, but before he could give an answer that would satisfy the patriotic Fujianese who were light on wealth, Su Suyong, a brave Cantonese over there, also stood up with a white letter.
"In charge of supervising the country, the counselors of ten prefectures and one state in Guangdong also have Jianbai."
Zhu Heji smiled and asked, "What suggestions do you Cantonese people have?"
Su Yong said seriously: "Jian Guo, your harem is too deserted. There are only four concubines and dozens of palace servants... Even the wealthy private houses often have more than this number! So there are ten palaces in Guangdong. The counselors of one state jointly proposed to ask the governor to select women from the south of the Yangtze River to enrich the harem."
"Hahaha..." Zhu and Ji both laughed, and shyly said to Huang Zongxi, who was already a little stunned, "Mr. Lizhou, the advice given by the lonely Guangdong folks is not bad, right?"
Whatever is good!
Huang Zongxi was speechless. Zheng Yanping just proposed to collect more taxes to build a palace for Zhu Jianguo! This Su Yong also said that he would choose a beautiful woman for Zhu Jianguoguang!
Why do these two guys look so much like traitors?
"The people of Jiangxi also have suggestions for supervising the country!" This time it was Zhuge Sanhe, the governor of Jiangxi, who spoke.
Zhu Heji smiled and waved to Zhuge Sanhe, who was about to stand up, "Prime Minister, let's sit down and say... I'm not going to court today, so there's no need to give lavish gifts."
Zhuge Sanhe smiled and said: "The counselors in Jiangxi know that the supervisor is devoted to the country and the people, and never seeks for his own interests. As a result, his private pockets are somewhat scarce, so they proposed to increase the salary of the supervisor to five thousand taels of silver per month. . In addition, I will give five thousand taels per month to His Highness Prince Ding, and another five thousand taels per month to the Jianguo Mansion and Prince Ding’s Mansion to maintain daily expenses."
Repair a house, take a concubine, raise salary... Who can bear to refuse such suggestions?
