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"No, the power of the feudal system is dispersed and it is easy to breed disasters. Zhang Haifu, what are your intentions in making such a suggestion?"
Zhao Ning frowned deeply after hearing this and quickly retorted.
The disadvantages of the enfeoffment system have been tested by history. The huge Shang Dynasty collapsed because of it, and the same was true in the Western Zhou Dynasty. In the last Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, a hundred schools of thought contended, which seemed to be a transformation of civilization, but for a dynasty, it was not a transformation. A fundamental attack and destruction.
If the Immortal City is taken as an individual, and the city lord has all the rights, then if someone has evil intentions, the consequences will be terrible, just think about it.
"..."
Shu Hong frowned slightly when he heard it, feeling that this was a bit inappropriate. To propose the enfeoffment system at this time is not looking for trouble.
"No, I'm not talking about the traditional feudal system. It's still unified and centralized. It's just that some rights are more delegated to the major fairy cities, such as people's livelihood, taxation, administration, education, and law. Prison, etc. The fairy city has always been the lord's fairy city and is part of the entire developed territory. The two most important parts of a dynasty are money and power, among which military power is the most important."
"As long as the military power is separated from the political power, and the military power is personally controlled by the lord, plus money, and control of money, you can control the foundation of people's livelihood, the foundation of everything. In addition, the true spirits bred by the Feng Shui Holy City will all recognize the lord as their Lord. The fairy city is the body of the true spirit. Every fairy city, even the city lord, is under the true spirit of the fairy city. The true spirit respects the lord, and naturally, all people respect it."
"Furthermore, the position of city lord can be rotated. Every certain number of years, assessments and rotations will be conducted. Naturally, there will be no situation where the leader cannot be replaced, and various hidden dangers will be eliminated."
Zhang Haifu said quickly.
His intention was not to restore feudalism per se.
The enfeoffment system has long been discarded into the long river of history through historical verification, and its disadvantages are obvious. However, you can't deny that there are also benefits. One is that the enfeoffed territory no longer requires energy to be managed, which will make government affairs easier.
The reason why the enfeoffment system has such great disadvantages is that after the enfeoffment, the princes will not leave the fiefdom. As time goes by, their prestige will naturally increase and become deeply rooted. The people in the fiefdom only know the names of the princes and do not know the name of the suzerain. name. This is the biggest drawback.
"Wealth power, military power, wealth is the fist, military power is the power. If the fist is powerful, the world will be in good luck."
Zhong Yan's mind kept running, deducing various possibilities.
As Zhang Haifu said, this is not a truly complete enfeoffment system, but only absorbs some of its beneficial essence and then changes it. Powers can be appropriately delegated, but it is necessary to seize financial power, seize military power, separate military and political affairs, and then master the rotation system to ensure that every city lord can be rotated and will not stay in a fairy city for too long, resulting in a big tail that cannot be lost. A state within a state.
Then establish an assessment mechanism to supervise all fairy cities, and have the true spirits in the Feng Shui Holy City to guard them. The major fairy cities are still under the jurisdiction of the territory, not the flying leader, but they are given greater power. In this way, enough time can be released to prevent oneself from being unable to escape from endless complicated government affairs, making it difficult to devote oneself to practice, and delaying one's own practice.
Judging from the situation in the territory, the possibility of an accident is unlikely.
"In this case, it is not bad. As long as it does not split and become a country within a country, this system may not be bad. However, the people in the major fairy cities must not restrict their circulation or migration. They should be able to choose to settle in any fairy city. It cannot be regionalized or qualitative. Within Fairy City, a small six departments are set up to manage various matters in Fairy City."
If the military power and financial power were separated and directly responsible to Zhong Yan, the city master system would immediately show its brilliance, and Liu Qingyun quickly made targeted suggestions.
"The city lords can be graded so that they all have room for advancement and promotion. The city lords should be restricted. Those who are not allowed to be granted the title of marquis for non-military merit, and those who are granted the title of marquis are not allowed to serve as city lords or take charge of the government."
Li Henian said the same.
Even though he is now a city lord himself, he does not hesitate to make restrictions.
A system can be promoted most easily only from the very beginning.
Before implementation, it must be perfected, perfected, and perfected as much as possible. At this time, any suggestions can be made. It is much better to find problems now than in the future. They can be corrected directly to avoid a difficult situation later and cause more terrible consequences.
"The institutions under the Lord of Immortal City should set up those, and you can talk freely about them."
Zhong Yan nodded and said.
"First of all, there must be a department in charge of household registration and population statistics. This department must be connected with the Ministry of Household Registration."
After Shu Hongcai saw that Zhong Yan did not interrupt Zhang Haifu and became angry, he immediately spoke eloquently.
"The Ministry of War can be eliminated. The Immortal City does not control soldiers and is not involved in the military. The Ministry of Rites is in charge of national rites and sacrifices. Generally, the establishment of an Immortal City can be eliminated. The Ministry of Punishment is responsible for prisons. I think a government office can be established specifically for prisons. Specially responsible for investigating and apprehending various cases, and even sentencing and imprisonment.”
Zhang Haifu continued.
If the Ministry of War separated the military and government affairs, to a certain extent, the Ministry of War would no longer exist, or it would not exist in the major fairy cities. It is not within the authority of the city lord. Generally speaking, the Ministry of Punishment deals with almost all matters in a city, and this cannot be abandoned.
"There is only one prison office. I think the powers are too heavy and should be divided. For example, the investigation of cases and the arrest of criminals can be done together, and the power of conviction can be separated. The prison can be separated. Avoid having too many powers and affecting the prestige of the city lord. .”
Liu Qingyun said after pondering for a while.
If the investigation, apprehension, conviction, and prison were integrated, the authority could be said to be enough to affect the security of a city.
"Investigation and arrest can be integrated into one. Conviction involves law. The two can be integrated into one, and the prison sentence can be separated separately. There can be three major official positions." Zhong Yan nodded, and it was necessary to separate these. Under the premise that the fairy city does not control the army, the personnel responsible for investigation and arrest are the most important force part of the city. We cannot hand over all the responsibilities of force and law-making to one person, as that would be very risky.
Any organization must have a corresponding supervisory agency, otherwise it will only allow it to have no scruples and easily breed crime.
The consequences are not what Zhong Yan wants to see, and he agrees with the separation of powers.
"Then there are the functions of the Ministry of Industry. The Ministry of Industry is responsible for construction, building equipment, building rivers, building palaces, etc. I think that we can do all of these with the power of the fairy city. It does not require much, and there is no need to set up corresponding powers. On the contrary, , if a new system is opened, the market will open up, and there will be an endless stream of people doing business. Only merchants can bring vitality to a territory and promote the circulation of money. Wei Chen suggested that a special organization should be set up to manage merchants. Businessmen must pay taxes.”
Li Henian spoke again.
The existence of merchants will undoubtedly bring vitality to a territory, just like blood vessels that can continuously deliver blood. But merchants are extremely wild beings, and money is a fertile ground for ambition to breed. How many merchants are willing to risk their lives for money. As long as the interests are large enough, rebellion and rebellion are common. Tax evasion is the norm.
They earn the most money but are unwilling to pay relatively meager taxes. This is the evil that breeds under money.
Li Henian, who has a century of experience, is very clear about the advantages and disadvantages of merchants.
"The business tax paid by merchants cannot be less. In the territory, everyone has the task of paying taxes. Not only merchants, but others as well. Institutions dedicated to taxation must also be built." Zhong Yan agreed without hesitation.
Taxation is the foundation for ensuring the operation of a country and even its power. Making progress while making progress is the way to development.
Regarding taxes and merchants, he only has one requirement: unless he dies, he must pay taxes.
Taxation is the foundation for ensuring the functioning of the country.
Not negotiable at all.
Afterwards, everyone expressed their opinions. In fact, when it comes to major fairy cities, the most important thing is the division of powers between the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Punishment. After being simplified, they can support the daily operation of a fairy city and control the overall situation.
Eventually, several functions were identified.
Department of Civil Affairs: Responsible for household registration, marriage registration, and issuance of identity certificates.
Patrol Division: Responsible for investigating cases and apprehending criminals.
Department of Law: Responsible for the law, sentencing and making judgments on cases.
Department of Penal and Prison: Responsible for the execution of penal laws, including the custody of prisoners, distribution and distribution.
Taxation Department: In charge of taxation, collecting commercial taxes and agricultural taxes.
Department of Industry and Commerce: In charge of craftsmen and merchants. Craftsmen are people with talents in various arts. Those who are talented can be registered. Merchants must apply for a business license to do business.
Resettlement Department: Responsible for real estate transactions, private property purchase, real estate and other functions.
Secretary of Academic Affairs: Responsible for the functions of opening schools in the city, educating the people, enlightening people, and presiding over the imperial examinations.
Inspection Department: Responsible for supervising the officials in the city, recording the deeds of the officials in the city, and supervising violations of laws and disciplines. It has no law enforcement power, but can directly bypass the city lord and send memorials directly to the central office.
These are the several departments that were finally established under the city lord, temporarily called the Nine Divisions.
Just these nine divisions have covered all aspects of the city, whether it is taxation or education, law, investigation cases, household registration statistics, real estate transactions, merchant registration, and ultimately inspectors. have. Even if there are other shortcomings, they are almost the same. If there is demand, new offices can still be added in the future.
"Nine divisions stand side by side, with the city lord at the helm."
Zhong Yan nodded. The city lord controlled the general direction, and the nine divisions carried out corresponding orders. However, the city lord did not have absolute control over the nine divisions. The appointment and dismissal of the nine divisions were decided by the central committee.
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