As the founder of the country, Li Zhen has supreme power. To put it bluntly, if Li Zhen does not abide by the system of separation of powers, the entire system will collapse. Even if Li Zhen starts to abide by it and makes the system work, even the rest of the system will A set of systems have been established, but Li Zhen's authority will not decline. He can still mobilize the army and destroy the established system.
This is the right possessed by the founder of a country.
There is no doubt that Li Zhen has this ability.
What Smith is worried about is that Li Zhen will not let go of his power, and then all his efforts will be in vain.
Li Zhen smiled and said without hesitation: "Don't worry, I can abide by this set of rules. I don't claim to be emperor, but look for other countries' methods of founding countries, just to keep our country running for a long time. As a What leaders have is not the rights that leaders have, but responsibilities, which are the responsibilities that are shouldered on their shoulders.”
After a pause, Li Zhen continued: "I can say without exaggeration that I am now the person standing at the top of the country, with the greatest power, and I can get everything I want. However, I am facing the heaviest... There are tens of millions of people in the country, and many of them don't even have enough food to eat, and they don't even have enough clothes to wear warm clothes. What I have to do is to feed those people who are facing hunger, so that the people will no longer be threatened by hunger; Those who cannot wear warm clothes have clothes to wear."
Smith was in awe and said: "My lord, you are a great man."
Li Zhen laughed at himself and said: "This does not apply to me. I am an ordinary person like you, a living person of flesh and blood. However, our perspectives are different. You are a general in the army. Consider What we are doing is fighting, and I am the coach, and I have to consider various issues. As the saying goes, if you are not in your position, you will not be able to do what you want. To reach this point, I have my own responsibilities."
After a pause, Li Zhen shouted: "Come here, invite all Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang and others."
"yes."
The soldiers outside were ordered to make arrangements immediately.
Li Zhen and Smith discussed some of the rules. After all, they wanted to formulate rules that fit their own national conditions.
Soon, Huang Shihai, Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang, Zhao Liewen, Huang Qiang, Liu Jintang, Lu Shaochuan and others all gathered in the hall. In addition, Shi Dakai, Chen Yucheng, Li Xiucheng and others also gathered in the hall.
Everyone saluted Li Zhen and then sat down.
Li Zhen glanced at the people present and made sure that everyone was here before he said, "In the past two days, how many people have learned about other countries' systems."
Everyone was silent, with different expressions.
Li Zhenxiao said: "Since I won't tell you, I will point out the troops and generals. Lu Shaochuan, you can tell me."
Lu Shaochuan stood up, smiled, scratched his head and said: "Your Majesty, I am just a rough guy. I don't understand anything and I don't know many words. To study the systems of other countries, the first thing I need to do is study. With my ability, Let alone reading, literacy is difficult, especially since I feel sleepy while holding a book. You'd better not embarrass me, it's even harder than killing me."
Li Zhen laughed, a smile appeared on his face.
This guy really didn't think about it.
Li Zhen turned his eyes, and then asked: "Huang Shihai, what about you?"
Huang Shihai said: "Your Majesty, I asked someone about the situation in the UK. The UK has a monarch and a parliament. I think you can adopt the British method, with you as the monarch of China, and then set up a parliament. It will also run the country. It is difficult to have a situation where the power is overwhelming.”
Li Zhen shook his head slightly, disapproving of such an approach.
Li Zhen did not want to give them such preferential treatment for his descendants.
If you have the ability, go for it yourself.
After Huang Shihai finished speaking, Li Zhen asked Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang, Zhao Liewen, Shi Dakai and others. Among these people, almost no one has studied the political system of the United States. In fact, the United States is not strong yet, it is just a newly established country. It has not attracted the attention of these people. Most people pay attention to the United Kingdom, France, Italy and other countries.
As it happens, these countries all have monarchs.
Li Zhen continued: "What you are considering is not perfect. If you do it, you must do it thoroughly. There must be no residue, otherwise it may reappear one day. I will ask Smith to tell you about the political system in the United States. I think this is most suitable."
Li Zhen had experience in his previous life and knew that the United States was a superpower.
A key reason for whether a country can survive is whether the country's political system is stable. If a country is constantly in civil strife and often has power disorders, it will definitely have no chance of rising. If the United States can become a superpower, its political system must have certain advantages.
Therefore, Li Zhen chose this method.
Smith stood up and bowed slightly to everyone present.
Then, Smith elaborated on the American political model.
He started with the responsibilities of the President of the United States, then talked about the rights of Congress, and then talked about the rights of the Supreme Court. After explaining these three, Smith said: "The advantage of such separation of powers is mutual checks and balances, which can greatly In order to curb the overflow of power of either party, and the presidential term is limited and only lasts eight years, I think this is the best option."
Zeng Guofan frowned, shook his head and said: "I think the term of office is too short to show ambition. I think the time can be adjusted slightly. Eight years as a stage, no more than two terms at most. Sixteen years, not It is neither too long nor too short. It is more appropriate to assume that a person is in power at the age of forty and will be nearly sixty in sixteen years."
Smith retorted without hesitation: "Sixteen years is too long. It is not good for the development of the country for one person to stay in the same position for a long time."
Li Zhen interrupted and said: "I agree with Smith. Eight years is too long. In my opinion, a five-year system should be adopted, with one term lasting five years and two terms lasting ten years. Even if he takes office at the age of fifty, two terms will last. He will only be sixty years old after that."
This kind of life limit is based on Li Zhen's reference to the system of his motherland in his previous life.
The five-year system makes sense.
Smith nodded and said: "I agree with the prince's statement, and we can do what the prince said."
Lu Shaochuan asked: "Smith, when you were talking about the United States just now, you mentioned the president of the United States named Washington. He was once allowed to serve as president for life, but he only served two terms before resigning. Our prince is still young. I I think the prince can live for life, what do you think?"
Smith choked immediately, but he recovered immediately and said: "Theoretically it is possible."
The sentence is theoretically feasible. On the surface, it agrees with Lu Shaochuan's proposal, but in fact, it still does not support the tenure system, because the tenure system has too many flaws and is not conducive to the operation of the country.
