Xin Qiji was a little excited and obviously couldn't understand what Su Yonglin did.
Su Yonglin was quite calm about this and waved his hand to tell Xin Qiji not to be so excited.
"You'an, don't get excited. I've thought about what you said. Of course I understand how dangerous this matter is. Of course there is luck involved in being able to calm it down smoothly. But You'an, you also have to consider that thief Zhang Ming. He succeeded after killing more than a dozen opposing cadres.
In fact, judging from my experience in Shandong this time, local cadres are very cautious about the use of force. Their understanding of the meaning of calling in militia to launch actions is not as good as yours, and they also know very well what they mean by doing so. What are you wearing?
Therefore, except for Zhang Ming who deliberately tried to harm me, other cadres in Yizhou still responded in the correct way. However, in the state of spreading rumors, the emotions of ordinary people could not be well appeased, and the cadres also He didn't expect the actions of thieves like Zhang Ming, so he succeeded in his conspiracy.
I think that after this lesson, the central government does not need to take too many actions. The local governments will reflect on themselves and make stricter regulations on the use of force. The central government only needs to review some preparations made by the local governments. That's it. "
Xin Qiji shook his head, indicating that he could not accept it.
"Chairman, your heart is too big. I cannot accept your idea. It is too dangerous. Do you know how important you are to Ming Dynasty? Without you, the possibility of Ming Dynasty falling apart is very high. In more than ten years, Ming Dynasty will fall apart." The time is not enough for Ming Dynasty to completely integrate such a huge territory, Ming Dynasty needs you!"
Xin Qiji spoke sincerely and firmly.
"Of course I know, but You'an, I'm not everything in Ming Dynasty."
Su Yonglin shook his head and said: "I will die, sooner or later, I will die. I am very important to Ming Dynasty, but Ming Dynasty is more important than me. When you are considering policies, you should not consider it for me, but for me. For the entire Ming Dynasty!"
When Xin Qiji heard this, he was stunned for a moment and said nothing.
The other seven people were also stunned for a moment and did not speak.
Su Yonglin looked at them and sighed deeply.
"I know you are worried about me, and you also know my importance to the Ming Dynasty's new policy, but it is wrong for you to do this. You cannot consider policies for my personal sake. Your starting point should be the Ming Dynasty, not me, do you understand?"
"Even so, I don't think this arrangement is too much."
Xin Qiji's voice became lower, but his will remained firm: "Everything has two consequences. If we can't learn lessons and proactively adjust our policies, it will not be too late to cause chaos next time. This is not only for you, but also for the Ming Dynasty." country."
Su Yonglin thought for a while and found that he still couldn't compromise on this issue. He didn't want to cut off the local government's ability to independently oppose the wrong decisions of the Central Government for his own sake.
Even if this decision would bring some danger to him, he could not raise his hand to support it.
So he shook his head firmly.
"You'an, if you insist, I will veto it."
After hearing this, Xin Qiji looked at Su Yonglin for a long time, pursed his lips and hesitated for a while, then finally spoke.
"You can veto, but I will not give up on my proposal. I will propose this proposal at the People's Congress and ask it to be adopted by the People's Congress. The principles you set yourself and the proposal passed by the People's Congress will be considered You can’t veto it yourself.”
Su Yonglin did not expect that Xin Qiji would be so firm on this issue. This was the first time that he and he were on completely opposite sides in a policy confrontation.
Su Yonglin felt relieved at the same time as he had a headache.
"I agree with your spirit and method of doing things. You have the qualifications to propose a proposal at the People's Congress. Of course, I can't veto the resolution of the People's Congress. But You'an, I do this to help those who come after you to turn the tide. possibility.
You have to know that Qiao Feng, Lu Dian, Liang Yuankai, Zhang Ming and others will continue to appear within us. It's okay for them to be in the local area, but what if they are in Zhongdu? Right under our noses? The power of the Zhongdu court was too concentrated, which was not a good thing. "
"I don't object to some of your ideas. Excessive centralization of power is indeed not a good thing. This is the lesson of the former Song Dynasty. Therefore, the Ming Dynasty has regulations on local powers and responsibilities."
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Xin Qiji shook his head and said: "But military power is an exception. Military power must not be dispersed, whether it is a regular army or a militia."
"There is no decentralization now. Local militia systems only have the right to act independently under certain conditions. Large-scale mobilization still requires permission from the Ministry of Military Affairs."
Su Yonglin smiled bitterly and said: "I just think that loosening restrictions to a certain extent will do more good than harm to the local area, but this level may need to be fine-tuned at any time, rather than taken away in one fell swoop."
"You can't convince me, and I can't convince you."
Xin Qiji smiled and said: "Such an argument is meaningless. Then, let the People's Congress decide which opinion is more in line with the people's views."
Su Yonglin was helpless, sighed and nodded.
He did not continue to insist that Xin Qiji change his mind, because Xin Qiji would not change.
This issue will be discussed later. Next, they have more things to do.
That is to say, make every effort to prepare and convene the first Central Congress of Representatives and the first People's Congress as soon as possible.
The Ming Dynasty needed to use the results of these two meetings to officially declare that the Ming Dynasty would end the imperial system, end the rule of imperial power, and return to the ideal democratic country of the Renaissance.
As for this brand new national system, Su Yonglin discussed with everyone and prepared to use a brand new name to call this country.
Although the country's name will not change, the country's system has actually changed. Ming is no longer the empire in people's traditional impression. If there is no new country name, it is easy for people to continue to assume that Ming is an empire. This not good.
"In the past, many people used the title "Empire" to replace the official name of the Ming Dynasty. I am not very satisfied with this point. The Ming Dynasty no longer has an emperor, and the Ming Dynasty cannot be referred to by the title "Empire". I strongly recommend choosing a new one. to determine the democratic attributes of the Ming Dynasty."
The nine-member decision-making group then began a collective brainstorming session.
Finally, the choice that everyone prefers is [Democratic Country]. Since democracy is important, let’s just let the concept of democracy directly enter the country’s name. The Ming Dynasty can be called the Ming Dynasty Democracy. This is more direct than anything else.
Su Yonglin preferred the term "Republic", so on the grounds that the first year of the Republic was the beginning of Chinese history, he thought that the word "Republic" could be added to the name of the country, and the name "Ming Dynasty Democratic Republic" or "Republic" could be used instead of "Ming Dynasty".
Then Su Yonglin further proposed that after there is no emperor, the imperial era name will no longer exist. It is not good to continue to use Hongwu to chronologically. Ming Dynasty needs a new era method.
And because the Chinese Era project has not yet made a breakthrough, it is not yet certain when the Chinese Era will begin. Therefore, we simply adopt the Republic era name that can be used as a historical record and has no special attributes as an alternative era name.
Based on the national attributes of the Ming Dynasty, the republic and democracy are juxtaposed, giving the republic a new meaning, so that the republic can represent the new era and the long history of Chinese civilization, which has never been interrupted from ancient times to the present.
In this way, it can not only be used to record the year, but also completely destroy the theory that some Confucian scholars have proposed the extinction and inheritance of Chinese civilization.
