Chapter 42 Congressional Charter
The Dingguo will be changed to the National Assembly.
Every five years. It coincides with the term of office of the first assistant. Every time a new chief assistant takes office. The resignation or re-election of an old chief minister must be done in Congress.
At the same time, a series of major issues during the term of office of the Chief Assistant will be discussed and voted on.
If the congressman does not agree with the choice of the chief minister, he can also propose impeachment, and the chief minister needs to be questioned in Congress.
However, the power to appoint the chief minister still rests with the emperor. There is no doubt about this. Of course, if the emperor trusts the Congress, he can also change his chief minister. This is the power of the emperor.
Just a power play. Never above the charter.
He Xi knew this very well.
While Congress is in session, members have access to nearly all national records. Enjoy the treatment of a seventh-grade official. And even if he is guilty, he must leave the meeting and be removed from his status as a member. To go to jail. etc.
Participants at the meeting were already very clear about this. After all, many things at the Dingguo meeting have already been revealed.
The most important thing is how to select members?
That's what everyone cares about.
The final proposal was, first, the title of knighthood. All Spyker. Those who are above the earl naturally have the status of parliamentarians.
After all, He Xi has reformed the title system, and there are probably thousands of people with titles. Without restrictions, this Congress would not be open.
Second, officials of the second rank or above who become officials automatically have the status of councillors.
This is also inevitable.
Here in Hexi, the essence of Congress is united front. The most prestigious and influential people in the Ming Dynasty will become dynamic groups and forces outside the Ming Dynasty court system. Win over the hand.
Honorable men and nobles are the main body of the army, and no one can ignore the voice of the army. At the same time, the voices of civil servants cannot be ignored.
More importantly, it is to give Zhishi a position as the first assistant bachelor.
However, there is one situation that needs attention. That is, these people may not actually be able to participate in the meeting.
Without him, the civil servants would be in their seventies and eighty years old when they really retire. Where do I have the energy to hold meetings?
Third, there are local MPs.
Each government recommends one. More than three hundred people in total, of course. This number will continue to increase. Each overseas vassal country has one, and in principle, it is designated by the king of each country.
The regulations in this regard are more detailed.
The county magistrate must first organize a local meeting to elect representatives of the county. If the county magistrate is strong, then the county magistrate will designate it, if the county magistrate is not able to do so. Then let the local figures weigh the pros and cons.
Then it goes beyond the prefectural level and goes directly to the provincial level.
Parliaments were established at the provincial level. Representatives from each county met in the province, and representatives from each prefecture were elected to attend the meeting in Beijing.
In principle, such a meeting takes place one year before the National Assembly convenes. Of course, representatives of the provincial council also enjoy certain benefits when meeting in the province. At the same time, they can also provide opinions to the province, speak on behalf of the local government, etc.
In He Xi's prediction, three-level parliaments will be formed in the future: county, province, national, and national.
The reason why the government is ignored is that there are too many levels. In addition, on the one hand, I also want to achieve the first level of Xufu Mansion. Strengthening powers at the provincial level.
Local councilors only serve one term and will be re-elected before each meeting.
The fourth is the royal charter.
That is, the members of parliament specially designated by the emperor. This is the power of the emperor himself.
This time the country was decided because of the Civil War. There are obviously not enough civil servants and military nobles. Without him, the civil service system in Beijing is actually very young, and the biggest boss is He Xi. The civil service system in Nanjing has been almost cleaned up by Ding Xian. Even if they stayed, these people would not dare to act as bosses.
Therefore, it is mainly local powerful people.
But this will obviously not be the case in the future.
As a result, the number of people in Congress increased significantly.
This is also a little secret that He Xi discovered. That is, the more people there are, the easier it seems to be
Control. The greater the number of people, the individual opinions of each individual become insignificant.
As the organizer of the meeting, it is easier for He Xi to use various charters and means to ensure that the results of the topics are what he wants.
This may be the secret of democracy.
Therefore, He Xi decided to expand the number of people attending the meeting.
Of course, a resolution was also passed to build a conference venue in Nanjing. It must be able to accommodate more than a thousand people for meetings. This is actually a difficult subject. After all, it is not easy to think about how to reach everyone's ears in a conference venue with more than a thousand people without amplification facilities.
This project is also a major challenge for construction projects.
At the same time, He Xi decided to establish a permanent establishment. That is, the Congressional Office.
Directly responsible for determining the identity of members. Replaces, leads the following parliament, and is responsible for the organization of the five-yearly Congress.
Naturally, the King of Shu was responsible for this matter.
I won’t go into details about other details.
It can only be said that after the announcement of these regulations, it will be a period of joy and sorrow for several companies.
The entire Congress is divided into two parts, namely those who are replaced and those who are not. Although the meeting was held in the same venue, the longitude and latitude were actually distinct. The emergence of civil servant elders takes time. So far, the impact is not significant.
For the nobles, it is a great benefit. The ones who benefit the most are not the princes, but the earls and marquis below.
Nothing else. As for the princes, they already have the right to participate in and discuss government affairs and make suggestions to the court. As long as he is not a young man who has just inherited the title, when the court makes major military decisions, it will usually send someone to ask. Or give them an order to express their opinion on something.
Being a member of Congress is just the icing on the cake for them. But for a series of idle nobles, it is a great good thing.
Although many earls have titles, if their military connections are broken, not many people will take them seriously. After all, people have left and the tea has cooled down. Power is not a matter of whoever has a high official position has greater power, and whoever has a high title has greater power. That depends on the specific situation.
But things are different now. As long as you are an earl, you are a member of Congress, and at least one of your powers is guaranteed. That is the right to complain.
If you are in a hurry, file a complaint against a certain official in Congress. It is estimated that this official will have to go to Congress to explain to everyone, and his skin will peel off even if he is dead.
Moreover, the status of parliamentarians of civil servants cannot be inherited. However, your status as a member of parliament can be inherited. In this way, Xungui immediately became a special existence in Ming Dynasty.
It is also of great benefit to stabilizing military morale.
In this way, this country-defining meeting finally came to an end.
People from all over the country also began to leave Beijing one after another.
When King Yan left Nanjing, He Xi also went to see him off. But I didn’t know it at the time, but this was the last time King Yan and He Xi met. It was also the last time King Yan came to Nanjing.
From then on, the relationship between King Yan and the Central Committee was determined. Although there were no dirty things happening between them, they were suppressed to a certain extent. And King Yan also determined the strategy of advancing westward and then westward again.
There is no fundamental conflict of interest between the parties. Therefore, conflicts can be suppressed.
King Yan had no problems throughout his life. It's just that after King Yan, it's not easy to say.
Lu Zhongheng did not leave Nanjing.
Although Lu Zhongheng achieved his goal and determined the overseas fiefdoms of heroes with different surnames. And Lu Zhongheng also gave him an overseas fiefdom based on his merits in his old age. Just north of the Malacca Peninsula.
It is not far from Xinzhou. In other words, the Lu family seems to have given up on Xinzhou, but they are still the slaves of Xinzhou.
This decision was made by Zhu Xiongying. Received He Xi's approval.
The reason why He Xi recognized it was not because of what Lu Zhongheng did, but because of Lu Zhongheng's body.
Talent is the first factor in family prosperity.
Lu Zhongheng is here, his Lu family is just a concept, Lu Zhongheng is dead. His Lu family is another concept, as Lu Xian is the consort
Horse, ability and skills are actually pretty good.
It is not necessarily impossible to come to the cabinet and become a bachelor.
Zhu Yuanzhang's vision in choosing his son-in-law may not be very good. But it's not that bad.
But no matter what? Lu Xian can never be compared with his father.
Lu Zhongheng's health was not good to begin with, and he came all the way to Nanjing for the meeting. The various intrigues and intrigues were very draining. The meeting is not over yet. Lu Zhongheng’s body couldn’t hold it any longer.
Fortunately, Nanjing’s medical resources are the richest in the world. In this regard, even Beijing cannot compare.
The imperial doctors from Nanjing Imperial Hospital consulted Lu Zhongheng and concluded that Lu Zhongheng needed to rest. If he recovers well and is treated in Nanjing, he can live a few more years. But when we return to Nanyang, just wait to collect the body.
Not to mention, Lu Zhongheng himself is more adapted to the climate of the Central Plains. Just talking about medical conditions won’t do.
Nanjing's medical resources began to accumulate little by little more than ten years ago, although Dai Shenyi has now passed away. But Dai Shenyi's disciples and grandsons are still there, and some of them are no less capable than Dai Shenyi. They can be regarded as having the true inheritance of Dai Shenyi. As for whether the master is better than the master, it still needs time.
After all, doctors are very experienced. Perhaps when the disciples and grandsons of Dai Shenyi reach the age of Dai Shenyi, there will be a few people who are better than others. But now, there is none.
It is impossible for these doctors to follow Lu Zhongheng to Nanyang. After all, the dignitaries in Nanjing also need them. Besides, this is not just a problem for doctors. In recent years, Taiyuan Hospital has also put a lot of effort into building medical equipment and extracting new drugs.
There are many new gadgets that are impossible to bring to Nanyang.
So Lu Zhongheng can only stay in Nanjing from now on. People from Tai Hospital even hinted that Lu Zhongheng would stay in Nanjing for treatment. But it’s also a matter of delaying time. As for how much it can be dragged, it depends on God's will. Lu Zhongheng already knew it, and he had already started looking for a cemetery near Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum.
In this case, it is natural to let the Lu family go. The peak period of the Lu family has passed.
