This reception banquet was hosted by Su Yonglin personally.
At the reception banquet, Su Yonglin toasted with them, ate at the same table, and delivered a speech, saying that their arrival marked the beginning of a new era in the Ming Dynasty.
"Your arrival is the prelude to the new era of the Ming Dynasty. Your arrival will leave a strong mark in the future history books of the Ming Dynasty. Your arrival is a symbol of the democratic political reform of the Ming Dynasty. It is something I look forward to extremely. Your arrival Arrival means that it is not far from the time when I will step down as emperor."
The public representatives of Sichuan and Shu were obviously very concerned about this matter, so some bold representatives directly raised their hands and asked Su Yonglin why he did not continue to be emperor.
"Didn't the revival members of Sichuan and Sichuan tell you my reasons?"
"I've said it, but I still want to hear the chairman personally explain it."
"Can."
Su Yonglin smiled and explained his reasons himself.
Perhaps what they need is this sense of settled ceremony. Some words spoken from other people's mouths are completely different to the people than those spoken from Su Yonglin's mouth.
They believed in Su Yonglin. The golden signboard that Su Yonglin spent fifteen years building was an important part of the credibility of the Ming Dynasty.
At least at this moment, if what Su Yonglin said was different from what the court said, then the people would definitely choose to believe Su Yonglin without hesitation.
Even if Su Yonglin changes his propaganda and starts promoting other leaders, as long as Su Yonglin is still alive, this situation will basically not change.
As long as Su Yonglin doesn't destroy the golden sign, it is almost impossible for others to replace it under normal circumstances.
So Su Yonglin strolled among them in a very relaxed tone, telling them the reasons why he would abdicate and not become emperor as if chatting with them. In the eyes of the people, that was the final outcome.
The people believed in Su Yonglin and everything he said. Even though this matter sounded incredible, they gave up their doubts and chose to believe it.
After the reception banquet, Su Yonglin arranged for the public representatives to stay in Zhongdu.
There will be a lot of public representatives coming to Zhongdu this time. Although there are hotels where they can stay, considering that the time for the representatives to stay will be relatively long, which may delay the accommodation of foreigners who normally come to Zhongdu for business, there is no choice. Book a hotel plan.
Zhongdu turned to clean up the residences that had been specially provided for the imperial examination candidates from all over the country to take the Zhongdu examination for all the representatives, and made them available for the representatives to live.
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
In order to meet the accommodation problem of candidates from all over the country during the imperial examination, in the fourth year of Hongwu, the then Examination Department of the Ministry of Rites requested special funds from the Ministry of Finance to build a large residential area on an open space east of the Zhongdu imperial examination compound.
These residences were provided to accommodate the imperial examination candidates during the imperial examination period, not the year of the imperial examination. Candidates who stayed in Zhongdu to prepare for the imperial examination examination could also rent at cheap prices.
At the same time, some non-local students studying in Zhongdu who have no place to live can also rent here at cheap prices.
In a sense, this large area of residence can also be regarded as a student apartment in Zhongdu.
The imperial examination in the eleventh year of Hongwu has ended, and a large number of candidates who failed the examination have returned to their hometowns. At this time, a large number of houses in student apartments are vacant.
Therefore, it is appropriate to arrange collective accommodation for the public representatives and provide collective meals, which also facilitates centralized management and protection of their safety.
The representatives from Sichuan and Sichuan were the first to move into the student apartments. After the check-in was completed, the staff from the Fuxing Association headquarters took them on a tour of Zhongdu.
Take them to visit the streets and alleys of Zhongdu, walk along the bustling commercial streets, see the solemn imperial palace, and then take a look at the renovation project of the Wanmin Hall, which will be used as the venue for the People's Congress.
They were allowed to visit the major administrative agencies in Zhongdu, as well as some key departments in Zhongdu that were not normally open to the public.
They will have a preliminary understanding of the working methods and responsibilities of these departments under the guidance of Fuxing members, and gain a basic understanding of the overall operating model of Zhongdu Administration.
Beginning in late November, representatives of the people from all major provinces arrived in Zhongdu one after another.
From Guangdong Province and Guangxi Province, from Zhejiang Province, from Fujian Province, from Guanzhong Province, from Liaodong Province, and so on, thousands of people poured into Zhongdu, crowding the Zhongdu student apartments. It was so full that it also set off a small travel craze in Zhongdu.
The staff of the Renaissance Association headquarters took these public representatives from all over the country to parade, go to the commercial streets to experience the Zhongdu Night Market, and experience the food gathered in Zhongdu.
During that time, the business atmosphere in Zhongdu was very prosperous, and business was booming from morning to night.
Su Yonglin personally attended the reception banquets for the public representatives of every province and centrally-administered region, and delivered a speech each time, explaining in public the reasons and goals for which he wanted to promote this series of political reforms.
He very seriously told the public representatives the importance of the power they hold, telling them that they must exercise this power carefully and follow their own hearts, and let this power serve the overall interests of the country.
Their identity and power will be a vital part and foundation of the future Ming Democratic Republic, and their power is related to the life and death of the entire republic.
In order to further let them understand the significance of what they were about to do, Su Yonglin even personally took the time to lead some people's representatives to visit the operation of important government departments, telling them what these people were doing and the significance of what they were doing.
Representatives of the people must understand what their votes against and in favor, including abstentions, mean. Every vote they cast is related to the livelihood of the 180 million people of the entire Ming Dynasty.
Finally, Su Yonglin would personally take the people's representatives from each province to the venue of the people's representative meeting, take out the samples of yes, no, and abstentions made for them, hold them up, and speak to them.
"Not only is it a people's congress at the central level, but when the time comes, this conference system will also be decentralized to the provincial and state capital levels for further decentralization. You must not only reveal your votes at the central level, but also at the local level. Cast a vote like this in your hometown.
These votes may look like just a piece of paper, but what they represent inside is the will of millions of people who believe that you can seek benefits for them. Your vote is not just your own. The vote is also the vote of countless relatives, friends and hometown people behind you.
In Zhongdu, at the People's Congress, you are not only representing yourselves, but also representing your parents and relatives, your colleagues and friends, your fellow countrymen, and the millions of people in the same situation as you. people.
You are representatives of the people and you exercise this vital power on behalf of the people. You must keep this in mind and exercise this power with extreme caution and care. This is everyone's expectation and my expectation. "
After saying that, Su Yonglin put down the ticket in his hand.
"This is half of what I want to say to you, and the other half. Although some comrades told me not to say it to you, I feel that I must be honest with you. I have no reservations about you. I must tell you the truth. Tell you.
These powers originally belonged to the imperial power, originally belonged to me, and belonged to Su Yonglin. The reason why I can give them to you, and the reason why I will give them to you, is because I believe that you can control and protect them forever on my behalf and cherish this power. that power.
Before I went to Shandong, many people gathered around me and asked me what they should do if I stopped being emperor and the high officials in Zhongdu bullied them. I told them that I would die and I could not protect you by being the emperor forever. They, they have to learn to protect themselves.
How do people protect themselves? They need power. People need power to protect themselves. I will die one day, but I leave the power to you, so you don’t need to worry about when I will die. Protect this power and protect you. After I die, you will be me. "
