Chapter 969: The Magnificent Power of Han (Ninety-Three)
As Gao Yuan expected, after more than ten days of noisy fights, these first batch of parliamentarians from various places who entered the chamber finally reached a compromise with each other in the quarrel, because according to the provisions of Han law, If they cannot agree on a proposal within a certain period of time, the king has the right to dissolve the council and re-elect members.
Taking the final bill sent from the council hall, Gao Yuan smiled and said to the ladies: "Look, this is progress. They have learned to compromise with each other and find a balance between their own interests and the interests of others."
"But in this case, brother, you only have the right to sign!" Ning Xin said.
"Sometimes, being able to be a stamp, or just a stamp, is not necessarily a blessing." Gao Yuan said with a smile, "At least I don't have to do everything myself. I'm as tired as a dog, and I may not be able to get it. .”
Hearing Gao Yuan comparing himself to a dog, all the women in the room laughed softly.
"Then there is a king who compares himself to a dog!" Ye Jing'er said lightly, "You are the only one."
Gao Yuan laughed. In his heart, he wanted to turn the Han Dynasty into an unprecedented empire. In his own generation, perhaps the king still retains supreme power and can veto any resolution with one word, but when he completes the entire unification of the country , after the internal troubles are eliminated, the king will become the spiritual leader and symbol of a country, and the power of the country will gradually be transferred to the chamber and parliament. In this way, his descendants will lose power, but no one will ever be usurped. There is no risk of losing your life.
As a human being, I have seen too many dynasties rise and fall. As the saying goes, I have seen him raise tall buildings and watched his buildings collapse. After being knocked down to dust, each of the former emperors and nobles finally disappeared into history and wanted to be a rich family. Weng but unavailable.
The taste of power is delicious, but it is also a poison that penetrates the intestines. A crown with unparalleled power will always attract countless people to yearn for it. However, when this crown loses its supreme authority, it is just a symbol. At that time, there were naturally fewer people interested in him. Let the chief executive of the council stand out and let him enjoy the power while also blocking all the artillery fire for the king.
Of course, the current Gao Yuan will not express this level of thoughts. Everything needs to be done slowly. The meeting is the first step. This first step is a good one. Over time, everyone will adapt to this kind of discussion. In the way of decision-making, the role of the king will gradually decrease. Next, he will establish councils at the county and state level, then to the county, and finally to the general level of this parliamentary system across the country, level by level, and now the Members are still elected by local officials. In the future, the scope of eligible members will be expanded. Gao Yuan hopes that in his lifetime, everyone in this country will have the right to cast their sacred vote, and the people will decide The candidates he wants, and these people who are elected by the people themselves, in order to maintain their status, must speak for these people and seek benefits for these people who voted for him. Otherwise, his term will only be three years. .
It is undeniable that this is very likely to bring about some hidden obstacles in governance, such as procrastination, elbowing each other, hindering each other, and causing trouble. However, compared with these hidden obstacles, Gao Yuan values his positive role more.
First of all, the status of the Wang family will be stabilized. Secondly, corruption will inevitably be greatly reduced, and officials will do their best to benefit the local area, because by that time, officials will no longer be appointed by the central government, but will be elected by local people. Of course, it is impossible to do this now, because Gao Yuan must ensure that officials from various places are consistent with him in terms of political thinking, so these officials must be selected by the imperial court.
The country only needs to control the military, diplomacy and violent institutions at all levels, which is enough.
He picked up the pen and signed his name on the document. He looked around and nodded with satisfaction. Now he spends less time dancing with the knife and more time holding the pen. He has such a talented woman like Ning Xin beside him. The one-stroke calligraphy has become quite good, at least it is no longer the dog crawling body it used to be.
Ye Weiyuan held up the big seal, dipped it in the ink pad, and placed it heavily on the document.
"Your Majesty, Yan Yizheng sent someone here just now, saying that all the officials assigned this time have gathered in the Ministry of Personnel and are waiting for the king to lecture them!" He Weiyuan said as he put the big seal back into the box.
"Are they the officials sent to the three counties of Liaodong this time?" Gao Yuan asked.
"Yes, all the officials selected this time are sent to the three counties of Liaolin, Jilin and Heilongjiang." He Weiyuan said. "The places are a bit far away, and these officials are not trained by ourselves, so Yan Yizheng hopes Your Majesty, encourage them to work harder!"
"Dongsan Province, black land, a great place!" Gao Yuan said in a low voice. He Zhiyuan on one side did not hear the first three words clearly, but those behind him did. It was indeed a black land, but it was definitely not a good place. The place is remote and the ethnic groups are complex. Although the banditry has been almost wiped out by Kumamoto Luo Weiran and others, there are not many local Han people. There are more prisoners who were escorted there and people plundered by the Han army, and the other ones are natives. The locals and barbarians of all ethnic groups can be said to be the most troublesome place in the entire Han Dynasty. Although Hetao County and Dayan County in the Hetao area are also remote, they have gradually stabilized after several years of development. The Huns and Han people have They are so inseparable that they are almost indistinguishable from each other.
Just as he was thinking to himself, Gao Yuan had already said hello to Ye Jing'er and the others, and walked out. Lin Weiyuan quickly followed, but he heard Gao Yuan humming a tune in front of him, and couldn't help but listen attentively.
My home is in the Northeast
On the Songhua River
There are soybeans and sorghum all over the mountains and fields
Beside the green mountains and green waters
Two big white poplar trees in front of the door
Neatly fenced yard
A small thatched house
…
The music is very nice, and the scenery described in the song is extremely beautiful, but He Weiyuan knows that the current place is definitely not that good.
There was silence in the back hall of the Ministry of Personnel. Gao Yuan was flipping through the files of this group of officials. Almost all of this group of officials were middle- and low-level officials from the original Yan Kingdom. The staff had a deep understanding of Dayan's officials. He took the lead in identifying a group of candidates and then recruiting them.
Of course, not everyone who is recruited will have the opportunity to be selected as an official. After these people are summoned, the Council first sends them a study class to systematically study the various policies and strategies of the Han Dynasty. You must know , the political strategy of the Han Dynasty was completely different from that of the former Yan State and all other countries on this continent.
In order to train this group of officials, the Assembly Hall put a lot of effort into it. The two political advisors Jiang Jiaquan and Yan Shenghao took turns to explain to them. Some county guards who were still in Beijing and had not left were also brought in as temporary teachers. In western Liaoning, Jishi County transferred several county magistrates who had excellent governance to speak out for them.
This group of officials are all prepared for the counties of Dongsanjun. Currently, Dongsanjun is still under the unified jurisdiction of Liaodong Protectorate. No county-level officials have been dispatched yet. Gao Yuan hopes to start from this first group. If a few outstanding officials emerge from a group of selected officials and work at the grassroots level for two years before being promoted, it will be extremely beneficial to future local governance.
"A total of 300 officials were recruited at the beginning, but after training at the council and a series of evaluations, there are now 54 people left. These people will all be recruited to Dongsan County, Hetao County, and Dayan County. go."
"Do these people agree with our strategy of governing the country?" Gao Yuan raised his head, "I know that many scholars are very stubborn."
"Mr. The nobles are in ruins, and they really want to change the status quo and make contributions, so they are highly receptive to our policies." Yan Shenghao explained on the side.
Gao Yuan nodded, picked up the file in his hand, clicked on a few people's names and said, "What does it mean that there are marks under some people's names here?"
Yan Shenghao smiled and said, "After investigation by the Oversight Council, these people had bribed officials or engaged in corruption when they were originally serving in the Yan Kingdom."
Gao Yuan laughed and said: "Since their conduct is bad, how could Mr. Jiang tolerate them going through layers of selection? Mr. Xun Xiu has not seen these specific files, but you should be aware of it."
"Your Majesty is aware that there are not many people who are willing to go to these places to serve as officials. There were nearly a hundred people who were initially selected. But as soon as they heard where they were going to serve as officials, they backed down. Moreover, Jiang Yizheng Do you think that under our strict system, these people want to be corrupt, but they don’t have the guts to pay bribes? I’m afraid they are seeking their own death. I think they will weigh the importance of this carefully. . Don’t you also say that if the water is clear, there will be no fish, and if the people are careful, there will be no disciples? We first select talents. As for the integrity of officials, I am afraid that what is needed is a better system, not personal character. "Yan Shenghao explained.
Gao Yuan nodded with satisfaction, "What you said is true. In fact, everyone is greedy. It is completely unreliable to rely solely on a person's personal quality. Only a system, a strict system, can prevent greed to the greatest extent. , let him have a thief heart but not a thief courage. What do these people think of the conference we want to implement in these places? "
"Although some don't understand, they still say they will strictly implement it," Yan Shenghao said. "Some even praised this as a return to ancient times and an excellent strategy for governing the country."
Gao Yuan smiled and said: "In the three eastern provinces, where the population is complex and there are many ethnic groups, and there is not as much stale atmosphere as in the Central Plains, these new things will be implemented faster and better, so we have to tell these officials that you understand and implement them." , you have to execute it even if you don’t understand it. If you can’t do it well, then I’ll find someone else to do it.”
"Understood." Yan Shenghao said.
"The personal files here should be handed over to them when they first take office. This can be a warning to them to be good officials and good people." Gao Yuan stood up, "Let's go, I'll go see them."
(Uh, I am really ashamed. There was a problem before. Zhu Wei clearly shot Chen Tao to death with one arrow, but I wrote Chen Tao back to life later. I covered my face! But this guy is just a bystander. You can forget about it after you have seen it. I am too busy these days. Xi Dada wants to develop football. People like us who are engaged in sports at the grassroots level are very busy. Our Yichang is about to hold a middle school football league. Our school is going to have a women's team. I have been training with the girls every day these days! In pain, you say that I am a guy who studied English and taught sports for so many years and played basketball for so many years, but I have to learn football from scratch at my age. The pain here is not something that outsiders can understand! Crying!) (To be continued)