Chapter 1016: The System and the Emergence of a New Xiangbang (Part 2)
As soon as Zhao Dan's words came out, the hall suddenly fell into a short silence.
Yes, this is the real purpose of Zhao Dan's previous foreshadowing and selling bitterness.
He wants to change the position of Xiangbang to a tenure system!
This system, Zhao Dan thinks it is very beneficial for the monarch.
First of all, a prime minister can only serve for five years, which can largely prevent some ambitious ministers from holding the phase all the time, thus threatening or even establishing air power.
As the ancestor-level emperor of Zhao State, Zhao Dan is naturally not worried that any of the Xiangbang can pose a threat to him, but the question is whether the descendants of Zhao State will have such an experience? That's really hard to say.
If you want to meet Zhang Juzheng Huo Guang, it is actually so-so, but if you meet Wang Mang, it is really a personal life.
And a prime minister can only work for five years, so he can give hope to others.
Even if other ministers can't fight the current minister, he can wait quietly for five years and make a comeback after five years.
With hope, then what to do will not be too out of line.
Otherwise, if one person becomes the prime minister, others will have to do everything possible to pull him down, and over time, many things that exceed the lower limit will be brought out.
In fact, Zhao Dan not only planned to let Xiangbang have a term of office, but he also planned to fix the positions of all the important ministers of Longtai present, and then all of them were included in the term system, and finally the entire bureaucratic system of Zhao State was included in the term system.
In a healthy country, the upper echelons should be fluid, able to allow the best people to stand out and get positions that match their talents sufficiently. If the upper echelons have been monopolized by the family gate valves composed of some great nobles, then there will be a break in the upward channel.
Once this is the case, those who have been hindered from ascending will definitely have resentment towards Zhao Guo in their hearts, and the upper echelons of Zhao State will be controlled by a group of stupid Gui 2 and 3 generations and even Gui N ...... It's a terrible situation to think about.
For example, in later generations, the Soviet Union practiced a lifelong cadre system, which resulted in the entire bureaucratic system being lifeless, and the old guys dominated the positions of corpses and young people could not take up positions, which was also regarded as an extremely important internal factor in the collapse of the Soviet Union.
From a historical point of view, the tenure system is an effective means of preventing this phenomenon.
But as the saying goes, the steps are too big to pull the eggs, so Zhao Dan plans to come step by step.
The current position of the state is just an excellent breakthrough.
For the silence in the main hall at the moment, Zhao Dan had already expected it in his heart.
So he once again looked around at the ministers of the hall present, and then said slowly: "I don't know what you think?" ”
This suggestion must be approved by all the ministers present, so that the dissatisfaction of the middle and lower classes can be suppressed only when the upper echelons of Zhao State have a unified opinion.
It stands to reason that in fact, a certain minister should be asked to make this suggestion, and then Zhao Dan will take advantage of the situation to promote it, so that it is the real non-stick approach.
It's just that Zhao Dan felt that if the ministers put it forward, it was estimated that they would encounter strong opposition, so he simply went into battle himself.
After all, the current Zhao Dan is completely different from any Zhao monarch in history, both his prestige and power have reached the peak, and he is not at all able to be checked and balanced by his courtiers.
In such a situation, Zhao Dan is confident enough to go into battle shirtless to ensure the possibility of this proposal passing.
Just seeing the entanglement on the faces of the ministers in the main hall now, Zhao Dan knew very well how much psychological pressure this proposal had caused them.
After all, the originally good tenure system is now only able to work for five years, and no one is willing to change it.
So Zhao Dan coughed and continued: "Of course, the widow still feels that the position of the Xiangbang is an extremely important position for the country, so if the Xiangbang is appointed, then unless the Xiangbang has indeed committed a major mistake, the widow has no right to be easily replaced, and must get the unanimous support of the ministers of Longtai." I don't know what Zhu Qing thinks? ”
Monarchy and power have always been opposites, but Zhao Dan also knows very well that he must not oppress the power too much, or even deprive him of power.
The reason is simple, kings need to be in harmony.
As far as the Ming Dynasty, which abolished the prime minister, Zhu Yuanzhang had just died, and then Emperor Jianwen immediately engaged in a cabinet that changed its skin, and Zhu Di, who succeeded in the rebellion, did not cancel the cabinet system.
Why? Because the emperor is also a human being, only a super freak with extraordinary energy like Zhu Yuanzhang can handle a lot of heavy affairs alone all year round and enjoy it, and his children and grandchildren can't stand so many affairs at all, and there must be a prime minister to help the emperor share these things.
Since this is the case, then the power of the phase must be restricted, but it cannot be made useless.
The fact that the Xiangbang cannot be easily replaced is a guarantee of the power of the Xiangbang.
Only the emperor could not easily remove the Xiangbang, so that the Xiangbang could insist on his own views and put the national interests first in some major national affairs, instead of completely becoming the emperor's echo worm.
In general, this can be regarded as feeding a jujube with a stick.
Generally speaking, things like institutions are the easiest to establish when the country is founded, because at this time the authority of the founding monarch is the greatest, and it usually belongs to the kind of word.
In the middle and late stages, if you want to make any more institutional changes, you will encounter a lot of opposition from vested interests, and if the reformers make a little mistake, they will basically end up in failure.
That's why Zhao Dan wants to find opportunities to make these changes and development results, and he always has to think about future generations, right?
Zhao Dan's guarantee seemed to have played a role, and the faces of several important ministers of Zhao State who were hoping to compete for the position of Xiangbang suddenly improved a lot.
At this time, Li Mu suddenly spoke: "The minister completely agrees with the king's opinion. ”
For Li Mu, it is impossible for him to be this prime minister anyway, so five years is five years, and it doesn't matter.
Lu Buwei was excited, and hurriedly said: "The minister also agrees!" ”
Lu Buwei also remembered, if this is the case, won't his opportunity come after five years?
Zheng Zhu pondered for a moment, glanced at Yu Xin again, and said, "Minister, there is no opinion." ”
For Zheng Zhu, he also knows that he has little hope, and being able to become a prime minister is the best result, and it is not unacceptable to do it in five years. Besides, if you don't make it, it's too late to make a comeback in five years.
Then there was a flurry of approvals.
The last person to speak was Yu Xin: "The minister also has no opinion. ”
A smile appeared on Zhao Dan's face, and he said: "Since this is the case, then according to Pingyuan Jun's recommendation before his death, with Yu Qing as the new prime minister, it will take effect immediately!" ”