Wang Yongjiang and Zhang Tinglan talked about the two most important issues. At present, except for the plateau areas, the country has basically been calmed down, and the economy of each region is continuing to develop. The bandit armed forces have been basically cleaned up, and social order has been stabilized.
The original functions and powers of officials at all levels and the division of administrative areas must be implemented and the responsibilities and powers must be clarified before the next step can be taken.
Wang Yongjiang has already had a clue about this: "In my opinion, administrative regions can be divided into provinces, cities, counties, townships, and villages, a total of five levels. Each province is under the direct jurisdiction of the central government, such as patrol envoy, commander-in-chief, chairman, and director.
All positions in the same category should be abolished to strengthen the central government’s control.”
Zhang Tinglan nodded: "This is what it should be, but if we want to sort out the administrative agencies at all levels, I'm afraid we will have to recruit a large number of officials, otherwise there will not be enough manpower."
Wang Yongjiang said with a smile: "China has never been short of officials. What's more, in the past five years, the national literacy rate has exceeded 40%, illiteracy has been greatly reduced, and there are more people reading, so officials have only a few choices.
That’s a big deal. However, someone suggested to me that direct elections should be held across the country. Even if the president and provincial governors cannot be directly elected, officials at the county and city levels should be elected and public opinion should be respected. If the electoral system is implemented, some officials will not need to be directly appointed.
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Before Wang Yongjiang could finish speaking, Zhang Tinglan waved his hand decisively: "Mr. Minyuan, I don't want to think about the election issue for some time in the future. The city and county level may seem inconspicuous, but it is also Bailihou
, involves the well-being of hundreds of thousands or millions of people, and cannot be taken lightly."
Wang Yongjiang also smiled bitterly and said: "My humble opinion is that I know it, but there are voices from all over the country advocating for the election to learn from the West and gradually expand the scope of elections. There are also many voices within the New Democratic Party for this."
"Mr. Minyuan, Confucius once said: If the world is righteous, the conquest of rituals and music comes from the emperor; if the world is not righteous, the conquest of rites and music comes from the princes. If big things like appointing and removing officials rely on elections, then the conquest of rituals and music comes from the bottom.
And, that will bring chaos to the country! This is something our ancestors understood clearly more than two thousand years ago."
"This seems to be a bit too much. In Western countries, even the Yuan Dynasty is elected. It does not necessarily mean that the country will be in chaos."
"Mr. Minyuan, there are two prerequisites for the West to be able to play elections. The first is that they have a developed economy, and the second is that they have a relatively independent and stable social structure. With money, there is room for maneuver. No matter who is elected
, everyone can live a similar life, so there is no need to worry. With a stable social structure, even if the government has less power, the society can still function normally, and it can also prevent the infiltration of foreign forces. But even with these two points, Westerners
We also don’t dare to engage in universal suffrage. With our little financial resources, if we try to play elections, we simply won’t be able to sustain internal friction.”
"I'd like to say that I have thought about what you said. Therefore, I am opposed to the direct election of the head of state, even at the provincial level. However, at the county and city level, it seems that we can relax. Please give me some thoughts."
Zhang Tinglan waved his hand decisively: "Mr. Minyuan, I think that to clarify the issue of elections, we should start with the selection of officials."
In fact, sitting in Zhang Tinglan's current position, Zhang Tinglan has been constantly thinking about whether elections should be held. After repeated observations and thinking, Zhang Tinglan feels that rushing to hold elections will only harm the country and harm the people.
Everyone knows that if a person is sick, he must go to a doctor. Instead of asking hundreds of people to come and vote and see what to do.
The same goes for governing a country. You must find professional talents. China is a large and complex country. If you can be qualified to be the governor of a province, you can basically become a head of state abroad. If you can be qualified to be the governor of a city or county, you can also be the prime minister of a small country.
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Because of this complexity, Chinese officials, especially the leaders of one party, must undergo systematic training. First of all, they must have a background in science and engineering, or a legal major. These people have careful thinking and can look at this situation from a systematic perspective.
Society, find the root of the problem.
This alone keeps most people out, and with elections, the people elected may have a good image, may be good at talking, and may be very approachable, but the most terrible thing is that these people generally have poor working abilities.
Problem. Officials are meant to be used, not to be admired as youth idols. Selecting a bunch of performance artists will only do bad things.
"Mr. Minyuan, when it comes to national construction, it is best not to respect public opinion too much. I can guarantee that if the people are asked to vote in a referendum, they will definitely choose to reduce taxes and increase welfare at the same time."
When Wang Yongjiang heard this, he was immediately stunned. Yes, public opinion is often so contradictory. For ordinary people, they will definitely look forward to shorter working hours, higher wages, and giving money without having to work.
"Speaking of which, ordinary people are indeed short-sighted. It is human nature to be indolent and indolent."
"Selecting a bunch of vases that are both attractive and useless is just a small problem. There are bigger troubles behind it." Zhang Tinglan couldn't help but say.
"Idiot, what else is wrong?"
"National unity." Zhang Tinglan uttered four words softly: "Election means that the chief executives at all levels must be responsible to the local people instead of their superiors. In order to cater to the voters, they will ask more from their superiors and less from outside.
Take things. Unfortunately, China is a country with very large regional differences, and it must provide support to some backward areas. Once leaders are elected, rich places complain that the central government takes too much, and poor places also complain that the central government gives too little. For some wealthy areas
If they directly go out to separate areas, it may be more economically beneficial. If things continue like this, won’t the country be torn apart, and won’t there be lots of conflicts between localities?”
After hearing Zhang Tinglan's analysis, Wang Yongjiang was completely impressed. He couldn't help but stood up and saluted Zhang Tinglan, and said with a wry smile: "I'm sorry, I was confused for a moment and didn't understand the problem behind this, and I almost ruined the country.
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"Mr. Minyuan, there is a huge difference between China and the West. That is, in Western society, there are aristocrats, the concept of hierarchy is deeply rooted, and the social structure has not changed for hundreds of years, so they have a stable upper class society.
, can control the country. But China is different. We have been reincarnated for three hundred years, and we also have an imperial examination system. In the morning, you will be a farmer, and in the evening, you will ascend to the emperor's hall. Chinese society is fluid, so there must be a strong government as the link of society.
Otherwise the country will fall apart."
"My words are very insightful. You have taught me another lesson! In fact, these people who advocate elections may not see it so clearly. They just want to seize power from the government under this banner."
"Mr. Minyuan, democracy is a good thing and can solve many problems, such as corruption, social welfare, and environmental protection. But there are some more important things that cannot be solved, such as national independence, industrialization, and the fight for world resources. For example,
Control vested interest groups. These matters related to the life and death of the country are often contrary to public opinion. However, China needs to swim against the current and sprint forward. It really cannot waste energy on internal fighting. In the final analysis, politicians must lead public opinion.
Instead of being led by public opinion."
"My humble opinion is that in this case, this election proposal should be shelved completely."
"No need." Zhang Tinglan said: "I am opposed to the direct election of main officials at all levels, but parliaments at all levels still need to be elected, but the power of these members must be adjusted. Their main task is to supervise and prevent corruption of officials at all levels.
We must decisively uncover officials who violate laws and disciplines. Lower-level councils are not allowed to interfere with the tasks implemented by superiors. Peer-level councils only have the power to file and review some government policies. If there are obvious flaws, they can reject them."
"This is a major surgery." Wang Yongjiang couldn't help but said: "Restricting the power of the parliament will cause a lot of dissent within the New Democratic Party. In my humble opinion, I don't think it should be done too hastily."
Zhang Tinglan frowned slightly: "Mr. Minyuan, it's not you who suggested that I deal with the administrative system, why are you objecting to it now?"
"Who knew you could move so big!" Wang Yongjiang said with a smile: "To be honest, I heard that Li Yuanhong fainted several times in a row recently and is in very bad health. He probably won't last long. I'll be honest.
, you have also been the vice president for five years, I think it is time to take a step forward, everything has fallen into place."
"Mr. Minyuan, to be honest, I want to serve as vice president for one more term, and then serve as president for two more terms. Then I will step down and achieve a smooth transition of power."
"I would like to give you two words: innocence!" Wang Yongjiang said with a smile: "I would like to say that in the past, you were also the founding monarch. Which founding monarch have you seen who could hand over power early?"
"It's not about handing over power. In fact, whether it's an honorary president or a general marshal, the rules must be set. The head of state must have a term of office."
"In my humble opinion, I think you should stop procrastinating. After all the calculations, there is no one suitable to be president. The one who can do it should work harder."
Having said this, Zhang Tinglan also nodded: "Give me some time to weigh it. Anyway, let's take a look at Li Yuanhong's situation."
Zhang Tinglan and Wang Yongjiang finalized the issue of administrative system adjustment. After the options were eliminated, they determined a plan to expand the recruitment of civil servants, focusing on recruiting a group of young people with high academic qualifications and willingness to work.
"I have to say that during the entire First Five-Year Plan period, all construction projects were relatively good. There is only one problem that is not satisfactory." Wang Yongjiang frowned and said: "Most of our investment in economic construction comes from the government, and social investment is not
positive."
"Don't you have any money?"
"No." Wang Yongjiang shook his head: "Although China is poor, there are still rich people in such a big country, but these people have invested their capital in the financial market, especially in Shanghai and other places, where speculation is rampant.
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"Looking for death!" Zhang Tinglan said unceremoniously: "These people simply don't know how to live or die. Can't they see clearly that everything is too much and the danger is right in front of us?"
"Oh, how do you say this?"
"In my opinion, the problem also occurs internationally. Due to the consumption of war, Europe, the United States and other countries have brought about a period of prosperity. It has been ten years. As the saying goes, when the water is full, it overflows, and when the moon rises, it loses. The prosperity of the West cannot be sustained.
How long will it take? When the bubble bursts and global financial turmoil occurs, the stock market will inevitably plummet. I am afraid it will be even more terrifying than the rubber stock market crash of that year, and I don’t know how many people jumped into the Huangpu River.”
"Is it that serious?" Wang Yongjiang asked slightly hesitantly.
"It's even more serious than this. I just got news from Fred. He said with certainty that financial capital has begun to operate behind the scenes, and an unprecedented crisis is coming."
Wang Yongjiang immediately cheered up: "I would like to say that this is not a trivial matter. If there is such a risk in the West, we must prepare in advance. China does not have much capital. If there is another turmoil, it will be in trouble."
Zhang Tinglan nodded: "There are bubbles all over the world. What we have to do is to burst them early to prevent injuries. We must also seize this opportunity to gain some benefits on a global scale and speed up national construction."
In fact, there is only more than a year left before the economic crisis in 2029, and it is time to start planning. Therefore, after Zhang Tinglan and Wang Yongjiang talked, they decided to go south immediately.
Speaking of Shanghai, I'm afraid everyone knows that the prosperity of Shili Foreign Market, the arrogance of gangsters, the stories of talented people and famous ladies, and the ups and downs of political figures are all gathered in this dreamlike city. Like a devil, it has incomparable charm.
Glossy, but also ugly and sinful.
But the most charming place in the East, Zhang Tinglan has inspected many places since he became the vice president, but he has never been to Shanghai. Moreover, there is a large-scale industrial construction in the country, and there is no movement in Shanghai. Only a large number of goods pass through the port.
Only after it was transported to the country did people realize that this country is indeed changing rapidly.
"Vice President, this is the list of people you want to meet. Please review it and see if there are any omissions." The new secretary Lu Yingluo sent a list to Zhang Tinglan.
The newly appointed presidential secretary had just graduated and was chosen to be by Zhang Tinglan’s side. Naturally, she was top-notch in every aspect. She was a pretty and dignified beauty, wearing black work clothes, tight and straight, and full of temptation. But Lu Yingluo was depressed.
What's more, the powerful Vice President doesn't seem to pay much attention to her. He just keeps frowning at the list in front of him.
"Vice President, doesn't it suit you?"
"No, sometimes the eyes can be deceiving, and the ears can also be deceiving. I want to walk around Shanghai first to see what the greatness of Shili Foreign Market is."
Lu Yingluo's heart suddenly couldn't help but beat a little. Listening to the vice president's words, she was afraid that Shanghai would be bloody this time, but these were beyond the control of her secretary.
After the special train arrived in Shanghai, Zhang Tinglan refused all meetings because of his poor health. He secretly became an ordinary businessman and went straight to the mansion road surrounded by bodyguards and secretaries.
The so-called Gongguan Road is one of the main roads in the French Concession. After walking in, there are opium dens on both sides, which are full of smoke. There are also many girls in fancy clothes standing outside the alley. Zhang Tinglan took a look and nodded.