Chapter 234: Local Reform (I)

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Since the local government is governed by the own people of each county, this will result in a lack of central authority, and the counties have no fear of London.

Therefore, the decrees issued by the central government to the local governments are basically implemented by the various local committees that are beneficial to them or harmless.

And if those decrees hurt their interests, or if they were not good for the counties, they would choose not to enforce them, or they would do superficial work.

At this time, the central authorities will send people to do the work and persuade them that if they really refuse to carry out the work, the central authorities will generally not take any punitive measures, at most they will remove the chairmen of the committees and replace them with others.

However, as a community of interests, it is not something that can be done by removing oneself, and it is still the same with a person.

A concrete example is the bourgeois revolution in England.

There were local supporters of both the king and the parliament, and England was divided into two factions, with the local counties divided into the parliamentary party and the king's party.

Moreover, it has also formed a culture of loving one's hometown.

That's right, like the Chinese, they love their hometown, praise their hometown, and despise people from other regions.

The development of such a trend is not conducive to the unification of the country and causes social division.

So, apart from the common law, all parts of England have their own laws, and they are different, for example, public smoking is legal here, but not elsewhere.

It also affected the United States, where state autonomy is now modeled on that of the United Kingdom.

Edward, on the other hand, was a man who loved power and longed to take full control of it.

He is very uncomfortable with the situation in which the localities are neither separated from the central government nor are they no longer under the control of the central government.

Moreover, he was speechless about the situation in which Britain wanted to divide itself in the future, and the British people did not have such a concept of great unification in China at all.

For this reason, Edward felt that something should be done, otherwise even if he occupied the colony in the future, he would not be able to fully integrate into the British, and he would inevitably not be able to get rid of the situation of loss in the end.

When I think about it, I finally occupied the Americas, immigrated, opened up wasteland, opened mines, and forged a rich region with my own hands, but I broke away from my own arms and became another country, and even demolished my own lift.

This kind of grievance of the British! Don't mention it.

Thinking in this way, on this day, he no longer saw other people, but stayed in his study wholeheartedly, and began to build a local system suitable for England.

Throughout the night, the candles in the study were replaced by Lucy one after another, and the drafts written by Edward accumulated layer after layer.

Edward didn't feel very tired, but his head was a little groggy, as if he had overused it.

"Don't let anyone disturb me while I'm sleeping!" Edward buried his face in the pillow, his voice a little hoarse.

"By the way, I would like to know the Privy Council Speaker Farris. Alexander, just say I'm going to convene an extraordinary meeting of the Privy Council at three o'clock in the afternoon, so that they can sit down and get ready! โ€

Squinting, Edward looked at Lucy's convex figure, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and whispered.

Then he closed his eyes and began to rest.

Soon, His Excellency the Privy Councillor, who had been pondering how to handle the entrance examination, received such a notice.

"What the hell is His Majesty going to do, this is really a thing that makes people wonder what they are going to do!" Farris looked out the window, and he felt that His Majesty the King was thinking like a whimsical, a little kinder than Henry VIII, but even more difficult to serve.

Soon, in keeping with the king's wishes, Faris summoned several other important Privy Council Ministers.

Former Keeper of the Seals of the Great Tall Borman. Randall, former Justice Earl with a silvery-white wavy wig. Robert, former Secretary of State Dorne. Francis, and Kyle, who has been valued by the Kings these months. Lance, plus Privy Council President Farris. Alexander, these men formed the core of the Privy Council.

After the reform of the Privy Council, the Keeper of the Seals was merged into the Privy Council, which dealt with matters relating to the royal family in addition to the duties of the Keeper of the Seals.

Specifically, the Department of Officials Duties Management is responsible.

The Secretary of State was also incorporated into the Privy Council, but his role was to supervise the Privy Council in place of the King, and to keep a record of the actions and conversations of the ministers.

Specifically, he is responsible for supervising the management department and communicating with the circuit court.

And former Justice Earl. Robert was responsible for matters relating to law and the courts, and was the bridge between the court and the Privy Council.

Specifically, he is responsible for the Ministry of Religion and the Ministry of Social Security.

And Kyle. Reims is in charge of the Department of Agriculture and Commercial Management.

And as President of the Privy Council, Farris. Alexander was in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Finance, as well as the Ministry of Construction and Engineering, three central ministries.

There are nine central departments, each in charge of a share, the President of the Privy Council in charge of the most important foreign affairs and finances, plus the less important Ministry of Construction and Works, and the leadership is very strong.

This is also the general appearance of the Privy Council in Edward's mind, five people are enough, and the current run-in is not bad.

As for the other Privy Councillors, what should they do! It's not bad to be an idler, let's make up the numbers!

"Your Majestyโ€”" When the five men saw the king enter, they quickly got up and bowed respectfully.

"Get up!" Edward's eyes looked at the five men and bowed slightly.

"I have gathered everyone here this time to talk about my performance in the past few months!"

As soon as they heard this, the five of them hurriedly sat up, their faces serious and serious, and they looked at Edward's young face without blinking.

"I also see the performance of everyone in the past few months, and they are doing well!"

Edward's words relieved the tense hearts of several of them.

"However, some departments of the central government are still leisurely wandering around every day, and I am not a pensioner here!"

As soon as Edward's words came out, the bodies of the five people shook in unison, and their heads were slightly lowered.

Just as they were about to say something, Edward showed a slight smile, but continued: "It's not your fault, after all, most departments in the central government have nothing to do, so why don't you hang around?" โ€

Only then did everyone slowly let out a sigh of relief.

Looking at the five of them with a look of approval, Edward nodded, his face becoming serious.

"Your Majesty, it's not that we don't want to do things. It's just that some people in the localities are not strict with the orders of our central government, and even as if they didn't hear them, they still go their own way, and they don't put London in their eyes at all! โ€

As the Speaker of the Privy Council, Farris's eyes rolled, and sure enough, he was worthy of being a bureaucrat for many years, and seemed to understand something, and immediately began to cooperate, speaking first.

"This is not only a contempt for London, but also a contempt for Your Majesty!"