Cao Chuan's procedural revision of the canonization of nobles was definitely not for himself, and this is clear to everyone. The rights of the founding emperor were the greatest, and someone did not need anyone's approval to canonize a nobleman.

But the rules themselves are established to restrain the strong. Even if Cao Chuan can do whatever he wants, his descendants will not be so strong, so the revised rules he proposed today are actually for future generations.

Although the king has the right to canonize the nobility under the constitutional monarchy, in fact, the candidate nobles are nominated by the prime minister or the parliament, and the king still only has the right to perform ceremonies.

And with the gradual development of capitalist society, the so-called titles will lose their symbolic significance as a symbol of the feudal landlord class.

It will not take many years for the title of nobility to deteriorate quickly: any indigenous social elite who has made meritorious contributions to the country or outstanding contributions to literature, art, science, etc., can be canonized.

In this situation, Cao Chuan wants to open an opening for future generations: if he has a few private places in his hand, he can canonize a few rich and unkind bastards if he has nothing to do, and it can be regarded as finding a meal for his descendants.

However, his heart, liver and lungs were immediately seen through by the treacherous and cunning courtiers. On this issue, members of the two parties instantly and tacitly agreed that it was politically correct to limit imperial power.

As a result, the "two sides" launched a round of "cordial and friendly" "exchange of views" on this issue. Eventually, after all the knighthood matters were included in the package negotiations, a simplified version of the sixth-rank imperial knighthood system was reached.

Considering that this country established by the masses will transition to a fast-paced industrial society in the next few years, so they don't plan to divide it up here - the aristocracy of the industrial society has no rights under the feudal system, and in the end they are a bunch of down-and-out goods with no real power and no money, maybe they have to rely on marrying their daughters to the emerging capitalists, what is there to seal?

Therefore, the participants unanimously decided: except for the heirs of the royal family, who can be crowned "dukes" and "princes", the rest of the royal people will not be knighted.

As for the more than 200 time-travelers, they will be given the title of "Baron", the lowest level of nobility; In this way, the Crossing Congregation met the requirements for the formation of a noble council.

And the third class of "Hou, Uncle, and Son" in the middle of the fifth-class title will be temporarily blank. In the future, these positions will be awarded to those who have made great contributions to the country, as well as to a small number of retired high-ranking government officials...... Actually, it's the Prime Minister.

The above fifth-class titles are all scarce "hereditary titles". And for those social elites from all walks of life, there is also a lowest, non-hereditary title of "national warrior" waiting for them.

This title of "knight" is between the aristocracy and the commoner, and it is actually a simplified version of the British "knight" title.

The knighthood that evolved from the ancient knightly system was actually quite complex, with as many as nine ranks. Naturally, there is no need for so many ranks here - the public doesn't care what rank Run Run Shaw and Ferguson's Jazz are.

The canonization rules proposed by Emperor Cao at the beginning are also reflected in the rank of "national scholar". Eventually, the two parties reached a compromise with Cao Chuan: the emperor could canonize two elites at the level of "national scholars" every year without the consent of parliament and the prime minister.

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After the negotiation of the knighthood system was completed, it was already quiet, and the moon was in the sky. After a short break, the participants enthusiastically plunged into the last major item of bargaining: the imperial treatment.

As mentioned earlier, Cao is also a third-rate university graduate, so he is not so easy to fool. So when it comes to the treatment of the future emperor, it is quite tough.

The so-called treatment, annuity salary, those are secondary, and the territory is the key. Unlike the rest of the traversals, the emperor can have a tax-free territory, just like the emperor in the old world - the tax of the territory still has to be collected, but it does not go into the treasury, but into the emperor's pocket.

After some bickering, an agreement was finally reached: the future royal family could choose a territory on each of the eastern and western continents, with a total area of no more than 100 square kilometers.

The next moment, Cao Chuan rubbed his face, and after taking a deep breath, he stretched out his finger and first drew a circle on the map spread out in front of him: "It's here, remote, sandy land, and there are no people." ”

Then he nodded at an island on the east side of the map: "Well, it looks quite desolate here, and the wolf doesn't, so I'll reluctantly make it difficult for you, and I can help you deal with bad assets." ”

The position of his first circle was called Lujiazui in later generations. The location of the second circle was later called Manhattan Island. The two pieces of land add up to almost 100 square kilometers.

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Rao is a cadre of ministers has experienced a hundred battles, and at this moment he was also shocked by the emperor's cheekiness.

The so-called tax-free territories are nothing more than some compensation for the royal family, which has a huge expense. In this regard, everyone is tacit: don't make a statement, just let the people talk less.

However, someone has to play dumb: Manhattan's GDP in 2016 was $550 billion, and Sledgehammer has been on standby for a lifetime, and its total assets are only $300 million......

Are these two bridgeheads between the Eastern and Western Continents something that private individuals can casually own? Can you get $180 billion a year just from taxes? Emperor? Are you afraid that it is Shi Lezhi, don't you know that there is a kind of equipment called a guillotine?

"Ahem......" Xia Xianze's face sank rarely at this time: "Mr. Cao, what about us, just don't hear it, you can choose two places again." ”

"Why should I re-elect the place I picked based on my ability?!" Cao Chuan was furious when he heard this.

"Ahem...... This, Your Majesty, you are calling competing with the people for profit, it is indeed too terrifying! Bai Hongda also stood up to help at this time.

"I've invested in the Empire, I've been seasick for the Empire, I'm ...... I have made up your mind, so do what you say. ”

"This is a chaotic order, and the minister does not dare to obey the edict."

It is at this moment that the painstaking negotiations begin in earnest. Then the courtiers took turns to go into battle, giving full play to the advantages of the large number of people, knowing the interests and disadvantages, and bitter words, during which with some teacups flying, it was not easy to appease the swelling Emperor Cao.

Eventually, an agreement was reached. The previous fiefdom has become three, as for the location...... It's impossible for Lujiazui to think about it, but it's okay next door to Lujiazui. As a result, the Taicang area in the north was zoned out for the emperor to spoil.

Manhattan did the same: don't think about it when you go to the island, and set aside a piece of land in New Jersey, a place full of low-end people...... It's also next to Manhattan, so it's all neighbors, right?

The additional piece of land is in Hawaii, and it will be enough for the emperor to be a charter prince in the future.

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After all the topics were discussed, before I knew it, it was already early in the morning, and the dawn was about to break in the east. And these people who have "worked hard for the country" for a day and a night, standing in front of the gate of the Jianyuan Hall at this moment, breathing the cool air of the early morning, looking at the shining lights of the Taijiang River, and then looking down at the hard-won drafts in their hands, everyone grew a breath of air.

In the short 24 hours that have passed, the immature imperial masters have stumbled to complete the incubation of the most core system of the empire, and this four-like regime that has grown up in the face of the fierce collision of Eastern and Western ideas still has a long way to go in the future.

After deciding the future of the empire, the next moment the people scattered as birds and beasts...... Now I need to go back and catch up on sleep.

And Xia Xianze and Cao Chuan were not so lucky. Lao Xia had to hurry up and arrange for his subordinates to transcribe and record the draft, and there was still a lot of follow-up copywriting work.

Cao Chuan is going to return to the afterlife. The commemorative coin companies that have been contacted before, the companies that customize the national flag, and the garment factories can all be started now. Thanks to the developed light industry in later generations, as long as the money is in place, gold and silver dollars, flags and dresses and other necessary things for enthronement can be made quickly.

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As the big day approaches, the atmosphere on the small island of Dayuan is becoming more and more tense. Not only have additional guards been set up in front of all the merchant houses, but the diplomatic envoys of various countries have also been clearly notified: in the past half a month, all the staff of the merchant halls are not allowed to trespass except for the coastal style road, which can be used for walking.

Alternatively, you can temporarily relocate to the North Line Ojima on the opposite side and come back in a few days.

However, unexpectedly, all the envoys of the merchant embassy, in addition to expressing their respect for the notice, made it clear that they would not move their nests: foreigners, who anticipated that something big would happen, would never let go of this good opportunity to observe.

In the following days, a large number of cruising ships also returned to Taijiang one after another. With the arrival of these ships, all the traversers scattered in Daming and some "progressives" also came to Dayuan one after another.

The personnel of the Empire's intelligence stations stationed in Jiangnan and Fujian were all withdrawn this time. In addition, Mr. Zhou Tong, an old friend who crossed the crowd, Mr. Zhou Tong, the leader of the Hangzhou Beggar Gang, also arrived with the ship this time.

On the day of the arrival, Zhou Tong went to the kiln area industrial park with great interest to see enough. Although Zhou Tong, as one of the natives who knew the most about the Crossing Crowd, had tried his best to overestimate the abilities of these "Upper Realm Immortals", he was still shocked when he saw those cold, emotionless assembly lines and the industrial products rolling out of them.

What shocked Zhou Tong the most was not the industrial park, what did the people in the traditional agricultural country care about the most? Grain! Even if you are a bandit, your nerves are extremely sensitive when it comes to agriculture.

Therefore, when Zhou Tong saw the green carpet-like seedlings on the plains, and the gas tractor that was emitting black smoke and dragging a long steel plough and slowly ploughing the land on the plain, he really let go of his worries about the future of the empire at this moment, and sighed with some good luck for the brothers in the screen village.

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