The dispute over the country's name lasted for nearly a month, and neither faction could convince the other. Finally, Li Min couldn't bear it anymore. In his opinion, it didn't matter what the country's name was, the key was whether it could establish a political system that would benefit the people.

Let everyone sincerely support his rule, so in the end he was too lazy to use his brain and directly designated the country's name as "Qi"...

After the name of the country was decided, the founding ceremony was held next. However, Li Zhen and Li Yun did not found the country at the same time as Li Min. Instead, they arranged the founding date later. This was mainly because they had to attend in person.

Li Min's founding ceremony.

On February 14, the 23rd year of Zhenguan, Li Min ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor in Taiwan. The country was named Daqi, Xiao Wenxin was made queen, his eldest son Li Mian was made prince, and the remaining four people, Wu Meiniang, Wang Xijun, Cui Mengxue and Jin Shengman, were

For a noble concubine.

In addition to the harem, Li Min also awarded many civil and military officials a lot of rewards. However, it triggered a new round of controversy over issues such as Qi's administrative and military structure.

For example, in terms of administration, many people suggest copying the three provinces and six ministries of the Tang Dynasty. They believe that the reason why the Tang Dynasty was strong and prosperous was mainly because of this relatively mature administrative structure, and even officials rarely experienced corruption or bribery.

However, this proposal was fiercely opposed by Wang An, who also pointedly pointed out that although the three provinces and six ministries system of the Tang Dynasty was good, this system was only suitable for agricultural countries. Now with the development of industry and commerce in the Tang Dynasty, the administrative system of the Tang Dynasty has become

The system has become the source of hindering economic development. This is why Datang has more people and land, but it is not as good as Taiwan and other places in terms of industry and commerce.

After hearing Wang An's opinion, Li Min also supported it very much. The Central Plains Dynasty has always been based on agriculture, and the administrative agencies naturally serve agriculture. For example, the six parts are officials, households, rituals, soldiers, punishments, and workers, but only

There is one missing Ministry of Agriculture. This is actually because the existence of these six ministries mainly serves agriculture.

However, from the beginning, Li Min did not build a country based on agriculture, but was closer to later generations on building a country based on industry and commerce. Although agriculture was important, its contribution to economic development was far less than that of industry and commerce. It is precisely because of this that the Tang Dynasty

The three provinces and six ministries system is indeed not suitable for moving to Qi State. At most, it can be used as a reference in some aspects.

After thinking about this, Li Min finally decided to support Wang An. At the same time, a group of far-sighted officials were persuaded by Wang An, which caused a surge in the opposition to copying the same faction. Finally, the civil and military officials of Qi finally reached an agreement and temporarily maintained the original policy.

The administrative methods remain unchanged, but the titles of officials have undergone tremendous changes.

First of all, Wang An used to be the royal Fu of the Prince of Qi, but he actually did the work of the prime minister. Therefore, after the establishment of Qi State, Li Min was the first to appoint Wang An as the prime minister of Qi State, commanding all officials, and Lu Hong was the deputy prime minister.

As Wang An's assistant. However, in order to prevent the prime minister from monopolizing power, Li Min referred to the system of later generations and limited the term of the prime minister. Each term of prime minister is four years and can be re-elected for a maximum of two terms. As for the appointment and dismissal power of the prime minister, it is temporarily determined by

His Majesty the Emperor of Da Qi, that is, Li Min, nominated the nomination, and then it was voted by hundreds of officials. If more than half of the votes were cast, it would be considered valid.

After the prime minister was determined, the rest was much simpler. This was followed by the upgrading of various administrative agencies, such as the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of National Defense, etc. Although these names were copied by Li Min from later generations.

However, they were actually established based on the actual situation of Qi State, and the responsibilities of each department were quite different from those of later generations.

Among them, the Minister of Industry and Commerce is held by Wang Zihao, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs is very important. Li Min transferred Tang Yizhi from Australia to serve as the Minister. The Minister of Education is served by Li Chunfeng's disciple Xie Chun. The Ministry of National Defense is related to the military, although it is only responsible for

The administration and logistics of the army do not have command authority over the army, but they also need to understand military affairs. Therefore, Li Min appointed Liu Rengui to serve. In addition, the ministers of other departments were also served by confidants, and the ministers of each department and the prime minister

Formed the cabinet system of Daqi.

However, it is worth mentioning that although the appointment and dismissal of these officials were discussed in advance between Li Min and Wang An, it was Wang An who later presented the list of officials to Li Min in the name of the Prime Minister, and there were also deliberately included names on the list.

The positions of several people were different from those originally agreed upon, and were later changed by Li Min and announced at the court meeting.

Although this approach may seem hypocritical, it actually respects the laws of Daqi. At the same time, it also sets an example for subsequent prime ministers and kings, and stipulates the struggle that both parties appreciate when forming a cabinet. Even Li Min

He is also preparing to have someone write a real constitution to clearly define the powers of himself and the prime minister, in order to achieve the purpose of limiting the power of the monarch and the prime minister.

Li Min has always been a lazy man, and he was deeply influenced by later generations, so in terms of administration, except for retaining the power to appoint and remove an official, he tried his best to delegate other administrative powers to the prime minister and cabinet.

Of course, he still retains an absolute veto power over political affairs. For example, when the cabinet is handling a certain political matter, if Li Min is dissatisfied, he can directly intervene, veto the cabinet's decision, and let the cabinet handle it again.

, if Li Min is still not satisfied after three times, then Li Min will handle the political matter personally.

However, this absolute veto power is only a special product of the transition period. After the constitution is completed in the future, Li Min will abolish it. After all, if this power is not used properly, it is likely to cause excessive monarch power, which will lead to dissatisfaction among the ministers.

However, given Li Min's lazy surname, I am afraid that this absolute veto power will not be used a few times. After all, he usually wants to have fewer things to do, so how can he find trouble by himself?

Although Li Min relaxed administrative power, he held military power very strictly. Minister of National Defense Liu Rengui was promoted by Li Min, and he was also an old man from the Prince of Qi's palace. In addition, Navy General Lu Qing and Army General Su Dingfang

Everyone has been following him since they arrived in the state, so there is no problem with their loyalty.

In addition to these senior military officials, there are also brothers like Li Jingye and Cheng Huailiang who grew up with Li Min. They are now in the middle level of the military. With them, Li Min doesn't have to worry about problems in the army. What's more,

Taiwan's military academies graduate batch after batch of sea and land cadets every year. The school cadets who have been educated in the idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor and patriotism will enter the army and become grassroots officers. This is also the biggest guarantee for Li Min to gain the loyalty of the army.

After the central administrative agencies were established, local administrative agencies also changed accordingly. Because Li Min's territory was no longer limited to one place, Li Min divided the country into twelve states, among which the earliest

The three Hanzhous, Wozhou, and Taiwan, and Linyi and Luzon are also read as Lichengzhou. It is worth mentioning that Luzonzhou not only includes Luzon Island, but also a series of islands in the southeast.

, an area similar to that of the Philippines in later generations.

In addition to the five states above, Nanyang is divided into four states. Among them, the Malay state on the north coast of Malacca has Lion City as its capital, and Jinzhou on the south coast is also classified as a state. There are also Java and Borneo. Among them

Borneo is the largest state, including not only the large island of Borneo, but also the island of Sulawesi to the east.

In addition, there is Ceylon Island next to Tianzhu, which is also classified as Ceylon State. Australia, which is already under development, although has a vast area, has a low degree of development and a relatively small population, so it is classified as a whole.

Australia. It is worth mentioning that there is a large island in the north of Australia, which was later called New Guinea. However, because the island was shaped like a turtle, it was named Turtle Island. This huge turtle island was also called

Classified as Australia.

In addition to the eleven states above, the last one is Hawaii, which is also the farthest state from Taiwan. With the promotion of steamships, it is no longer necessary to go around to Japan to reach America from Taiwan, but can directly go from

Departing from Taiwan, and then passing through several ports, it reaches Hawaii. After finally replenishing coal and fresh water, you can directly reach America, so the geographical location is very important.

It is also the important geographical location of Hawaii, so Li Min listed it as a separate state. As for the Americas, because there are only a few seaside ports and strongholds, and the distance is too far, there are no states in the Americas for the time being.

Mansion.

The state is a second-level administrative unit of Qi State. The highest official is the governor. The administrative agencies in the state are similar to those of the central government. However, they are all subordinate agencies of the central agency. Moreover, the power of the governor has been greatly weakened. At the same time, the garrison and administrative affairs of the states are

Separate and strictly prohibit the two from interfering with each other.

Below the state are counties. However, the counties in Qi are different from the counties in Datang. The counties in Datang are the lowest administrative unit. In addition to the county magistrate, county magistrate and chief minister, there are no officials in the county. The rest

They are all petty officials recruited by the county government.

But the counties in Daqi are completely different. The institutions in the counties are also modeled after the central government. In addition to the county magistrates, the others are branches of various ministries. Although they are nominally managed by the county magistrates, they also have considerable autonomy, and the officials

The boundary between officials and officials has become very blurred. County magistrates are also promoted from petty officials. It can even be said that anyone who is in the county government can be called an official.

Moreover, the county was not the lowest administrative institution in Daqi. Under the county, Li Min also established the township level and established several or even a dozen villages as one township to strengthen his rule.

The above are all administrative agencies. In addition to the administrative agencies, Li Min also established a set of judicial agencies. These agencies include the Police Court, the Inspectorate and the Court. The top officials of these three agencies are at the same level as the ministers of each ministry.

, and is not under the management of any administrative officials. Even the Prime Minister has no right to intervene in the execution of justice. He is even subject to the supervision of the Inspectorate. If the Prime Minister is found to have committed malfeasance, corruption and other crimes, he will still be brought to the court by the Inspectorate.
Chapter completed!