Chapter 536: The Imperial Court System
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In the eyes of officials, the most formidable power of the parliament is the power of supervision, and the parliament has a supervision department, which can supervise and investigate the dereliction of duty and bribery and corruption of officials, and once it is found to be true, it can file a lawsuit in the court. This made the military attachés shudder at the Parliament.
The central assembly is called the National Assembly, and the number of members is determined according to the proportion of the population of each county. The parliament has a speaker, who is responsible for presiding over the work of the parliament and convening meetings, and the speaker is elected by the members of the parliament, and the emperor cannot interfere.
When discussing the establishment of the imperial court before, when Yuming proposed the establishment of a parliament, many people expressed their incomprehension. But Yuming insisted on setting it up. Because he knows how much a country has a parliament, and that it is composed of parliamentarians elected by the people, it can help the country's democratic process.
Now that Da Zhou is a new government, and the officials are mostly young people, it is easier to accept new things. If the rules are laid down now, it will be much easier to spread them to the occupied areas in the future.
If we do not seize the opportunity to set up a parliament now, it will be even more difficult to set up a parliament after the unification of the whole country in the future, under the interference of conservative forces such as the Guanlongmen and the Jiangnan Shi clan.
Of course, Yuming also knows that although parliamentary democracy curbs the dictatorship of the monarchy and avoids major mistakes in national decision-making, it also makes decision-making inefficient, especially in times of war, which often leads to the loss of warplanes. Therefore, he also stipulated that in the first five years, the parliament should only be in a position to reflect the feelings of the people, and even the formulation of laws and the government's internal affairs should only be discussed, and the decision power remained in the hands of the cabinet. It will only be five or ten years later, when the time is right, that the legislative and supervisory powers will be fully returned to Parliament.
In accordance with the principle of the establishment of parliament and courts, no one who holds the position of member of parliament and the court can no longer serve as a government official. Government officials are also not allowed to serve in parliament and courts, and each institution must remain relatively strong.
After the announcement of the institutional setup of the imperial court, the military attachés were most concerned about the nine ministers of the cabinet, the president of the court, and the speaker of the National Assembly. And these personnel arrangements were announced by Yuming on the day he ascended the throne.
The cabinet is headed by Du Ruhui, who is also the Minister of the Interior. Du Ruhui can be regarded as the most proficient official in domestic affairs. Over the years, he has been conscientious and hardworking. The industry, commerce and agriculture in the Great Zhou Dynasty have made great progress;
The Minister of National Defense is Hu Sizheng, who was originally the squire of the military department of the Great Sui, coordinating the transfer and appointment of government troops across the country, and is also good at recruiting new soldiers, logistics supply, and selecting officers. It is expected that he will be the minister as a familiar hand.
The minister of the military department is Li Jing, who is also the desired candidate. In terms of military tactics and command operations, he can be said to be the strongest person in the Zhou army. And he was able to teach an apprentice like Yuming, which shows that he also has a lot of experience in training soldiers.
Under the military headquarters, it was divided into the Cavalry Division, the Infantry Division, and the Naval Division, with Luo Cheng, Wei Chi Jingde, and Zhou Tao as the directors, who were responsible for organizing and training the soldiers and formulating operational plans against the enemy.
The Minister of Finance is Yuming's wife, the eldest grandson Wuji, who is proficient in finance. Although she is a woman, she is very proficient in finances, whether it is the budget plan or the tax rate, it is very reasonable. Her previous work was recognized by everyone. As a result, almost no one has questioned her ability to become finance minister;
The Minister of the Ministry of Chemical Education is Fang Xuanling. He had also worked in the Ministry of Rites before and had taken the imperial examinations, so he was very familiar with this aspect of things. There is enough experience and connections to provoke the pillars of this ministry.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs is held by Changsun Wuji, which is also the most uncontroversial position. The eldest grandson Wuji is the son of Sun Sheng, the secretary of Honglu Temple in the Sui Dynasty, who worked in this department very early, and he also served as the official position of Shaoqing of Honglu Temple for several years, so he is familiar with foreign affairs.
The Ministry of Science and Technology is mainly responsible for military and scientific and technological development, especially in the field of firearms and shipbuilding, which is now the focus of development. Therefore, the minister is Zhou Qiang, which is also expected. Under the Ministry of Science and Technology, there are the Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau, the Shipbuilding Factory, and the Agricultural Research Institute. The progress of science and technology is self-evident for the importance of the future Great Zhou.
Everyone knew in their hearts that without the Damascus black steel knife, the Lianzhu crossbow and crude oil, it would be impossible for the Zhou army to achieve so many victories in such a short period of time. Therefore, the establishment of a separate department in the field of science and technology is also unanimously approved by all officials.
The Minister of Intelligence is the much-anticipated Red Sleeves. She had been the head of the Jinyi Guard for several years and had obtained a lot of important information for the Zhou army. And the intelligence department is complicated, and I am afraid that it will not be able to command a large intelligence agency like Jinyiwei if someone is the person in charge. So, this is one of the least controversial ministers.
The minister of the criminal department is Xu Shiji, who previously served as the supervisor of the imperial history in the Sui Dynasty, and is familiar with the investigation and cracking of criminal cases, and he has always been unable to rub sand in his eyes about injustices, so he will rebel with the Wagang army back then. It is recognized by the ministers and is a very suitable candidate for this position.
The president of the Supreme Court is Wei Zheng. He is proficient in the law, the iron door is selfless, even Yuming dares to contradict it, and has rich experience in judging cases and guiding cases. It can be described as a well-known candidate, and it is a candidate that officials and surnames agree on.
The speaker of the National Assembly is Yang Luoqi, who is responsible for formulating the plan for the election of members of the new National Assembly and presiding over the new National Assembly. She is the princess of the Great Sui, with high prestige, and has previously served as the head of the Ministry of Supervision, and knows how to supervise the illegal acts of officials.
It is not surprising that the list of officials announced is full of people who are loyal to Yuming and have outstanding abilities, and the only thing that everyone has some controversy about is the position of Red Sleeve, Minister of Intelligence, and Sun Wujian, Minister of Finance.
Originally, they were originally the heads of these two departments, and now they have been announced as ministers, and in the past few years, their abilities have been recognized by everyone, and women's status is no longer a problem or an obstacle at all.
But the most important thing is that they are not only women, but also Yuming's wife, and Yuming is now the emperor of the Great Zhou. Although they are not queens, the queens have already decided to express their dreams. But at least they are also imperial concubines.
Let the imperial concubine be the minister of the nine departments of the imperial court? This would have been inconceivable in any dynasty. How did this make other court officials deal with them, whether they addressed the imperial concubine or the minister?
Yu Ming actually realized this, and he also planned to find a more suitable candidate in a few years, so he let Red Sleeves and the eldest grandson Wujian retire. Otherwise, they would have to bring a large number of internal guards to work, and the palace maids would also be with a large group, which is really a bit ostentatious.
It's just that now that the Great Zhou has only been established, many things in the various ministries of the imperial court have not been straightened out, and the Ministry of Intelligence and the Ministry of Finance are two important parts.
So in desperation, Yuming could only make such a decision and let the two beloved wives grit their teeth and stick to it.
After the enthronement ceremony, the next ceremony was a wedding. Because the first queen of the Great Zhou Dynasty was a dream, but this world-famous medical immortal has not yet held an official wedding with Yuming, and it was only an engagement at the Luoyang Conference...... She became the queen like this, which is inevitably a little unjustifiable, and she is afraid of attracting some clear streams to gossip.
Moreover, Xiao Yuexian, who already has a relationship with Yuming; Thousands of miles from the Turks to the Central Plains, just to protect the Turkic princess Ashina Dongli who guarded Ming's brother in her heart, did not officially marry Yuming. But they had already belonged to the young emperor and lived in the palace. If you don't marry Yuming as soon as possible, it will indeed make the palace maid difficult to call.
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On January 1 of the first year of Yongchang, Luoyang City ushered in the wedding day of the Great Zhou Emperor.
Dozens of miles of long streets from the east city gate to the imperial palace were swept clean. It was full of people of all ethnic groups who came to see the excitement. The soldiers of the Zhou army who maintained order on the side were even more like a great enemy, blocking all the surnames who were watching the excitement from the safety line, and did not dare to slack off in the slightest.
At this time, Yu Ming and Shu Meng, Dong Li, and Xiao Yuexian, riding tall horses side by side, holding hands, under the escort of two rows of cavalry holding guards of honor such as golden gourds, axes, and sky kicks, they slowly marched to the palace from the east city gate.
At this moment, Xiang Du Ruhui and a military minister have been waiting for a long time. Seeing Yu Ming, Shu Meng, Dong Li, Xiao Yuexian and other women walking in, the soldiers of the Zhou army once again burst into earth-shattering cheers. And the old man kneeling in the distance couldn't help but secretly look at the holy faces of the queen and the two imperial concubines.
Facing the fanatical cheers of the soldiers and the surprised eyes of the surnames in Luoyang City, Yuming and the imperial concubine smiled and waved to everyone, and then entered the square in front of the palace.
And the women who entered hand in hand with him, such as Shumeng, Dongli, Xiao Yuexian, etc., were also pretty, exuding a noble and holy temperament, and their smiles were so bright and moving. The soldiers of the Zhou army couldn't help but sigh to themselves, feeling that this woman was indeed a good match for their emperor.
Thinking that he finally had a lover with Shumeng, Dongli, and Xiao Yuexian and finally became married, Yuming was happy, but he also felt a little funny. Because when he ascended the throne, Shu Meng had already appeared at the enthronement ceremony as the queen, but the wedding was held now, which really felt like a remedy.
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