Chapter 17 Parliament

The emperor has decreed that the requirements for the election of the chief assistant are very simple. Tell the truth and do practical things. Those who want to be elected must first submit their work goals. Uploaded by netizens

This seems to be an opportunity, but none of the officials in the DPRK are tempted. Who doesn't know that there is no point in running for election now. Mr. Yue is the minister of Tuogu. Even if someone else becomes the chief minister, he will have no power in the government.

Lord Yue has the final say, and he is just a decoration. Moreover, since the Queen Mother has sent away the original decoration Han Xu, it shows that she has great trust in Yue Su. Lord Yue must be the first assistant. Why?

If you want to run for election, it is most likely just an official article. It would be okay if you don't participate. Once you sign up, isn't it obvious that you will compete with Mr. Yue for the position?

Although many people covet this position, everyone is not a fool. Who doesn't know that now is not the time to fight for power. If you are asked to do this first assistant job now, you can't do it. Honestly.

As a result, the election of the chief minister really became a formality. No official came to compete with Mr. Yue. Even the Junzuo Party headed by Qi Shijiao was doing well. The only person who signed up was Yue Su, who submitted his job

The target is naturally Yue Su.

Yue Su's work goal is a five-year plan. The first is to pacify Liaodong within five years. The specific combat plan cannot be disclosed. After all, it must be announced to the whole country. The second is to open three more ports within five years.

One will be opened in the first year, and then two will be opened in the third and fourth years. The third is to maintain growth. The annual port revenue and bank revenue will ensure an increase of 20 million yuan for the court. The fourth is to increase the wages of officials.

, regardless of rank, the monthly salary will be increased by five dan. The fifth is to ensure that the magistrate election system is widely spread across the country. The sixth is to vigorously promote the work culture of telling the truth and doing practical things, requiring officials at all levels, from ministers to governors to officials.

, county magistrates, all have to submit work objectives to the JO. During their term of office, what to do and how to do it will be assessed according to the work objectives you submitted to the JO.

There are six major items in total. Although it does not say how to contribute to people's livelihood, the following specific matters do not belong to the scope of Mr. Yue. They must be committed by one person. What do you, the officials below, do? When you commit to work goals, you must

Tell me the detailed rules on how to contribute to people's livelihood, and I will be assessed accordingly.

As soon as Mr. Yue's six-point work plan was announced, it was announced to the whole country. Officials at all levels, gentry and common people all responded. Everyone knows that Mr. Yue will practice what he says, and he will definitely do what he says, and basically he can do it.

Do it.

Businessmen are particularly interested in the matter of adding ports. One port is obviously not enough, so they all run to R. It is really troublesome, but there is no other way now. With such a port, if you don't want to leave, you have to leave. If two ports are opened,

, big guys can feel much more relaxed.

The issue of increasing the salary of officials immediately won over the hearts of those low-level officials. The salary in the Ming Dynasty was not high, especially for low-level officials. In addition to a month of food, drink and diarrhea, it was not enough to support several people. Those with gray income

Fortunately, those who don't have it can just make do with it. The monthly salary increases by five dan, regardless of grade. This may not be a big deal to senior officials, but for low-level officials, it is simply a timely help to help the poor.

Some people say that Mr. Yue’s salary increase is not proportional to the salary increase, but should be one-size-fits-all. In fact, this is Mr. Yue’s own idea. If the salary increase is based on proportion, everyone will increase by 10%, or 100%.

Twenty percent, for low-level officials, there is actually no difference. Increasing those two incomes is still a drop in the bucket. For a truly senior official, even if you double his salary, he may not feel it is much. Therefore,

Yue Su simply cut it across the board, allowing low-level officials to increase their incomes and work with a high level of authority. You know, the salary of a seventh-grade county magistrate is only seven and a half stones per month. The sudden increase of five stones has really solved a lot of problems.

.Especially now, Yue Su has implemented the county magistrate election system, requiring county magistrates to really do practical things for the people. The salary is too low, not enough to support several bearers, and it is really not a problem.

Along with the salary increase, officials at all levels have to set work goals for assessment. This has never happened before. Mr. Yue's request is very simple. Just write it like this. What I have to do is

This, you should understand what you should do. If you don't set a goal for yourself, you have to change your position. It doesn't work just to say that you can't do it, you have to leave it for me.

It is normal for you to seek your own job and do your job well. You were not asked to publish it before, but it is different now. You have to write it clearly, you have to be assessed, and it is published to the world. In this way

, which made some good officials panic, but in order to keep their official positions, they had no choice but to do as they were told. The work goals of Yanguan have also become more clear. You should pay attention to the work goals of all officials. If anyone can't do it, you will

Who to attend.

The Yanguan system of the Ming Dynasty was always bold, and anyone dared to take part in it. For a time, they considered their responsibilities to be even more sacred. Needless to say, the Yanguan system of the Ming Dynasty, the so-called supervisory agency, had reached its peak, no matter you

How old is an official? If he is not careful, he will dare to interfere with you. You can't do anything to him. The rank of the official is low, and the salary was also low in the past. Many people were living in poverty. But now it is better and the salary has been increased.

When you wake up, you will naturally become more energetic.

Since there were no competitors, Mr. Yue was naturally promoted to the position of first assistant, and the position of second assistant was filled by Qi Shijiao. Since Lu Weiqi had already joined the cabinet, the number of cabinet ministers was still just right, and there was no need to add more people.

Another decree is to run for governor of Shaanxi. After the war in Shaanxi, it is in the reconstruction stage. There will be no shortage of oil and water. Naturally, there are many people who want to go. Even if it is not for the oil and water, becoming the governor will not affect your career.

It’s so far-reaching. Who wouldn’t want to step on such a springboard?

But the decree is clearly written. Tell the truth and do practical things. When you become the governor, what you have to do must be written clearly. What kind of results must be achieved in the first and second years? No omissions can be made.

At that time, the imperial court will send someone to conduct an assessment. Although the governors in other places are now beginning to set work goals, they are still in office after all, but this election is obviously very difficult.

But no matter how difficult it is, there will naturally be many people who want to try. Competing with your Lord Yue for the position of chief assistant is too difficult, and no one dares to do it, but a governor will not touch your Lord Yue.

Of course, there are many competitors for brows.

An envelope was sent to the cabinet, and by the end of period r, almost all officials who were eligible to apply had signed up.

The first step is to select ten officials from so many candidates, which is a task jointly carried out by the emperor and the cabinet. How could Zhu Ciyan see so many things? Zhang Yan was not in the mood, so she only told Yue Su,

The cabinet will make this selection, and just select ten people and report the results.

The cabinet officials were serious and responsible, carefully reviewing each one. Yue Su had something to say first, and those who talked a lot and couldn't write the essential connotation were thrown out. There were not a few such people, and one third of them were quickly swept away.

, the rest were clearly written about what to do after taking office. However, the vague ones had to be eliminated, and the most practical ones were selected. Finally, ten people were selected and submitted to Zhang Yan for review.

Zhang Yan also thought it was good, and then announced the list and their work goals to the public, allowing officials above the seventh rank in Beijing to vote. At this time, the importance of the party was suddenly revealed. Officials of the same party must of course put their own

The votes in your hands are for your own people, party officials, and the voting is more dispersed, and people can vote for anyone.

In the end, when the voting results came out, Yue Su was really helpless. Of the three people selected, two were from the Junyi Party and one was from the Junzuo Party. Which of these two parties has the greatest strength and the most officials? They only have it in their hands.

The votes are enough to support one person.

Seeing this result, Yue Su felt that he seemed to have made some mistakes in his decision-making. If it were done this way, basically this election would be no different from the informal decision. Whoever has the stronger party has the final say.

Forget it this time, Yue Su reported the results to Zhang Yan. In the imperial study, Zhang Yan looked at the three candidates and said: "Yue Qing, the people have been selected. Among these three people, who do you value?"

Which one is it?"

"The person I value is not chosen." Yue Su said truthfully.

"Oh? I wonder who the Qing family values ​​​​?" After hearing Yue Su's words, Zhang Yan was really confused. Yue Su had great power, so how could he not choose the person he valued?

"I am interested in Yin Tai, the current governor of Chang'an. Unfortunately, this person is not in any party, so he was not selected." Yue Su said truthfully.

"So that's it..." Zhang Yan nodded and said, "Now that the matter has come to this, what does Yue Qing mean?"

"Now that it has been selected, it means that it has been selected. The imperial court cannot break its promise, so this time it can only be like this. The three candidates have to be invited to the Holy Judge. As for the next time, Wei Chen plans to reform it." Yue Su bowed and said.

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"Then choose Wen Anzhi. He is from the Junyi Party and is your student. He will adhere to your style of work whenever he wants. Moreover, his political goals are also very clear. He will work on it first and will be evaluated when the time comes.

"Zhang Yan said.

"The humble minister obeys the decree."

"Yue Qing, you said you would make changes during the next election of officials. How do you plan to change it?" Zhang Yan asked.

"What I mean is that the voting power should be centralized, and it should not be like this time where a certain party dominates, so that capable officials can all get equal opportunities." Yue Su said.

"What the Qing family said makes sense, but I don't know how to do it specifically," Zhang Yan said.

"Establish a parliament." Yue Su said bluntly.

"What is the parliament and what is its role?" Zhang Yan asked puzzledly.

"I think so. The parliament can be used as an institution separate from the cabinet. All officials of the third rank and above, as well as governors from various places, must be elected by the parliament. The election rules are the same as this time. The cabinet and the emperor will first select ten people.

In the process of selection, in this ten-to-three process, there will no longer be officials of the seventh rank or above in Beijing to choose, but to be chosen by the parliament. For the seats in the parliament, I believe that in addition to the officials of the three parties, there must also be party officials, and

It is composed of nobles in the capital, representatives of officials, and representatives of agriculture, industry, and business. The total number of people can be set at more than a hundred, but for any official who is running for election, the number of votes must reach at least fifty before it can be considered passed." Yue Su said.

Zhang Yan nodded and said: "Ai Qing's proposal is very good. In this way, the cabinet will draft a detailed outline and show it to Your Majesty."

"I obey the decree."

Returning to the cabinet, Yue Su convened the cabinet ministers and expressed his opinions. After listening to the cabinet ministers, they each had different ideas. Officials of the Junyi Party thought that Lord Yue had come up with this idea and that doing so would not significantly weaken the government.

Do they have their own authority? The other two parties are also wondering. Of course, this proposal is still very beneficial to the weakest Yiluo Party. Otherwise, if they want to get on the stage, they will not be able to get on the stage in a short time.

It’s unlikely. The Junzuo Party believes that in this way, not only the power of the Junyi Party will be weakened, but their own rights will also be weakened. They really don’t understand what Yue Su is selling in his gourd.

But in just a few decades, whether it was Yue Su or Qi Shijiao, they were able to achieve great success when they were in power, but once they retired and returned to their hometown, they would fall into disrepair. Just imagine, the Xu steps and high arches back then,

When Zhang Juzheng was in power, he had a good reputation, with his party members all over the government and the public. But when he stepped down, it goes without saying how miserable he was.

Mr. Yue implemented this system. Although he released some authority, he allowed his party to be preserved. The party system has been made clear to the world. It is well said above that no matter who in the party makes a mistake, it will only be targeted at individuals and will never destroy the party.

, Jun joked, this can definitely be determined. Moreover, whoever comes to power in the future, there must be at least one official from other parties in the cabinet.

This can ensure that no party will be destroyed, and no matter when it comes, it will have a certain strength. In this parliament, the seats must be determined first. No matter how it is arranged, the three parties will definitely occupy the seats.

, in this case, your own party can always retain the right to speak in the future.

Thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi. Who knows what his party will be like after he steps down. Now leaving a way out is a good choice for those in power. Moreover, the only thing in the DPRK is this

Among the three parties, officials who join the party also come one after another, and the risk of being uprooted is definitely extremely low.

Everyone is having a meeting behind closed doors. No one is a fool if they can climb to this position. With a little guidance, everyone will understand. The scenery now does not mean the scenery in the future. If you want long-term peace and stability, establishing this council may be a problem for everyone.

Benefits. Immediately afterwards, everyone began to care about the distribution of seats in this parliament. Regardless of the five or eight members of the parliament, it doesn't matter. Whoever has more seats has the right to speak. If it doesn't work, the three parties can unite and do the same.

What you say has the final say.

Yue Su's proposal for parliamentary seats is as follows. There are a total of 124 seats. Officials from the three parties occupy 62 seats, and the other 62 seats are scattered. Let's talk about the 62 seats of the three parties first.

According to the proportion of existing personnel, no matter what, the Junyi Party must have the most, with twenty-nine, the Junzuo Party has twenty-three, and the Yiluo Party has ten. This distribution method is barely acceptable to everyone. Jun

The Wing Party is not particularly strong, and the Yiluo Party is not particularly weak.

The other sixty-two seats include 16 for party officials, 10 for nobles, 10 for officials, 8 for generals, 7 for farmers, 6 for workers, and 5 for merchants.
To be continued...