Mr. Lee, who returned to Songjiang Mansion, became a hero, a hero among the workers.

Li Lide himself was not arrogant or discouraged in victory, nor was he happy with things, and he quickly threw himself into work.

He hoped that their trade unions would send more representatives to the National Assembly, and he liaised with the local trade unions in the hope of gaining a majority of seats in the National Assembly, which was only an interim Congress, or a Constituent Assembly, whose greatest purpose was to formulate a constitution as soon as possible and to establish all systems, including the parliamentary system, through the constitution.

But he was doomed to be disappointed, he originally thought that the Songjiang Prefecture trade union headed by him, together with other trade unions in Jiangsu Province, could obtain at least one-third of the seats in Jiangsu Province, but in the end, including him, only three people were elected, and he was the only worker representative in the entire Songjiang Prefecture.

The reason is simple, the gang forces are united with the power of the Chamber of Commerce, and they have adopted measures to bribe votes.

Everyone tried their best to mobilize the people to vote, and the workers in Songjiang Province were so large that they were already more than half of the population, and it stands to reason that their union would win the election.

But among the workers, as influential as their unions, there are also gang forces.

These gangs co-opted the workers, predating their unions, and were the earliest workers' organizations.

The three major gangs in Songjiang Prefecture are mainly the Heaven and Earth Society, the Green Gang and the Little Knife Society.

The forces of these three gangs are basically of the same origin and have a lot of contacts. The organizational form adopted is similar, all of them worship Guan Gong and pay attention to brotherly righteousness. Needless to say, the Heaven and Earth Society has always existed in the Qing Dynasty; The establishment of the Qing Gang originated from the Yongzheng period, recruiting people to set up waterway grain transportation, which is commonly known as the Cao Gang, and the ancestor is three people, all of whom have joined the Heaven and Earth Society, and some say that they have joined the Luo Zu Sect. In short, the situation of non-governmental associations is complicated, and there are various factors, which are nothing more than the far-fetched beliefs of the people at the bottom for the sake of peace of mind; The Little Knife Society was founded the latest, and it was also born out of the Heaven and Earth Society.

The three major gangs often fight, but there are few bloody fights, and most of them are family members who settle disputes through negotiations. The areas in which they operate are gradually becoming clearer. The Green Gang is mainly engaged in transportation, and most of the hard workers on the docks and stations in Shanghai are self-protecting. The Tiandihui is involved in a wide range of activities, such as traveling parties, street performers, brothels in green houses, and illegal gambling stalls. The Knife Society, on the other hand, operates mainly in the textile industry and its members are mostly women.

The trade unions are latecomers, but they have a tendency to prevail, because the organization of the trade unions is more idealistic, they do not force members to pay fees, they do not be exploiters of members, but sincerely help the workers, and their leaders are more idealistic, rather than gangsters and brave and ruthless people who have strong habits and aim to make a fortune.

Poverty is the union's greatest strength, but it is also their greatest weakness.

Another force to be reckoned with is the Chamber of Commerce. Don't think that the Chamber of Commerce is an organization of merchants, they must be opposed to the workers, in fact their influence among the workers is enormous. Migrant workers, in particular, are generally renewed to come to the chamber of commerce. Because the chamber of commerce takes the establishment of guild halls as a link and uses the relationship between fellow villagers to gather migrant workers in fellow associations such as Wuhu Guild Hall and Wuxi Guild Hall.

As a result, in the elections, the trade unions found that the vast majority of the migrant workers who had turned to them to pressure the capitalists on a daily basis sided with their fellow villagers and voted for their local prestige rather than for the unions. Among them, it is inevitable that the guild hall will make a wish to the villagers, and some wealthy businessmen will donate a lot, mainly to the villagers to administer medicine, build schools, and send seasonal gifts, a zongzi is enough for the villagers to help vote, not to mention that the rich businessmen opened a flowing water seat in the hall during the voting period; The gang forces went even further, sending people to take the gang members to vote, privately threatening, openly promised, and only promised to reduce some dues, and then got the votes of the timid and afraid members of the organization.

As a result, the union received only a few scattered votes, and the organized votes were divided among the chambers of commerce and the gangs.

"We can't go, it's not fair!"

When the election results were made public, the union leaders were dissatisfied.

Mr. Li's ideals have been dealt a heavy blow, he is extremely confused, he also thinks that this kind of threat, bribery is not appropriate, but he can't think of a better way, Europe is also full of this situation, that politician does not promise before coming to power, promise is not a bribe.

Their trade unions are also making promises, they promise to fight for shorter working hours, higher wages, and better working conditions for workers, but their promises are no match for a rice dumpling, a bowl of rice balls, and even less a table of running water tables.

An open election has dealt a blow to Mr. Lee, who is full of optimism and hope for the workers, who are the people he is determined to fight for their interests all his life.

"Go, still have to go! If you don't go, you won't have the right to speak. ”

The third brother spoke at this time.

The crowd questioned.

The third brother said: "Our purpose is to deal with the government, so that the government can't arrest people casually in the future, and arrest our brothers casually." Exile those who praise at will. If we don't go, wouldn't it be in line with the government's wishes? ”

Mr. Li woke up like a dream: "The third brother is right, we have to go." First set out the constitution, and first limit the imperial power and official power. As for the election, this is not a Zheng election, and there will inevitably be another election after the constitution is established. We need to learn the lessons of this time, and we will go from house to house to get more votes next time. ”

When the results of the elections in various places reached the palace, the crown prince wanted to laugh proudly.

A rabble.

Less than half of the votes were cast by the urban workers and townspeople, and sixty percent of the votes came from the countryside, elected by landlords and clan chiefs, the crown prince's serious gentry class. Among the forty percent of the deputies to the parliament, the chamber of commerce accounts for one-third, the gang accounts for more than one-third, and the trade union does not even have one-third. There are also scattered parliamentarians, or some big capitalists, who mobilize their workers to vote, and they even occupy a place. The trade union forces, which most made the crown prince angry, were defeated.

With such a parliament, which was mainly composed of the gentry class, the crown prince had nothing to worry about.

"You don't have to resign now, do you?"

He took the results and said to the prime minister he had promoted.

Prime Minister Zhou Guanhai still shook his head: "Resigning is an attitude. I have to resign! ”

The crown prince sighed: "Why are you so troubled! ”

Zhou Guanhai said: "Your Majesty is old and too tolerant. Now that the council is in session, it's not interesting for me as a prime minister to do it. It's not like the wilderness, it's more convenient to serve His Highness! ”

The crown prince snorted: "What do you say, you have resigned." You think it's easy for me to bring you up? Do you know how many people are against? ”

Zhou Guanhai said: "His Royal Highness's kindness is remembered by Weichen. Weichen went to the wilderness, but also to pave the way for His Highness. This is convenient for Weichen to contact the gentry and set things right. ”

The crown prince sighed: "I know what you mean, but when you leave, the court will be controlled by the Congress, and the demons will dance wildly, what kind of system!" ”

Zhou Guanhai said: "Your Highness, rest assured, I have contacted the gentry of various provinces and privately drafted a charter, no matter how they formulate the constitution, they will not be able to get out of our trap in the end." ”

Sure enough, as Zhou Guanhai said, at the Constituent Assembly, the various factions quarreled fiercely, and one by one laws and regulations were put forward for discussion, amendment, and voting, and everything that did not conform to the principle of scholars and doctors was basically vetoed. With more than half of the seats held by the gentry from the villages, they may not be able to pass a bill easily, but the number of votes to reject a bill is sufficient.

As a result, the first step of the constitution was promulgated, with a strong spirit of scholars.

There are more than 50 articles in the Constitution, which is much more than the Constitution of the United States.

It is mainly divided into three parts, restricting the imperial power, the emperor signs treaties with foreign countries, declares war, makes peace and other major powers, all of which need to be authorized by the parliament, and if the parliament does not ratify it, the treaty is invalid; The appointment of the prime minister by the emperor and the appointment and dismissal of officials from the six ministries must be recommended by the parliament, and if the parliament and the emperor disagree, the emperor's opinion shall prevail. In addition, the emperor no longer had legislative power, and the legislative power was fully exercised by the parliament. The emperor's power to appoint the crown prince is also written into the constitution, and the principle is to establish the elder not the young, and the heir not to the concubine, which is obviously formulated to ensure the power of the crown prince, and is also in line with the traditional Han dynasty succession tradition.

In the part that limits official power, parliaments at all levels have the power to impeach officials at all levels; The provincial council has the power to abolish the governor, and the county council has the power to remove the county ordinance. It also has the power to recommend magistrates to the imperial court, but there are restrictions on recommending candidates, stipulating that people with experience in serving as officials must be recommended, and people cannot be recommended indiscriminately. In fact, this still ensured the monopoly of the scholarly class on official positions, because most of the officials came from this grassroots level, and even if the trade union controlled the parliament, if they wanted to recommend the governor, they had to choose from among the current officials, and the chairman of the union could not be directly appointed as the governor.

The third most important part of the constitution is the examination and approval of the budget, and the government's annual budget expenditure must be approved by the parliament, and temporary expenditure must also be discussed by the parliament. However, it was inconvenient for the parliament to be convened, and the government was allowed to temporarily raise funds after the approval of the prime minister and the emperor, pending an audit by the parliament in the following year.

After the constitution was passed, the trade union forces were greatly dissatisfied, and their goal of placing the imperial and official power under the supervision of parliament was largely unsuccessful. In the event of a conflict between the Emperor and the Parliament, the Emperor's attitude prevails. Moreover, the budget can completely bypass the parliament, which only formally has the power to control the government budget, but people can bypass it casually.

The only way the unions won was a three-year period in which the constitution could be revisited and amended. As long as they can take control of Congress in three years' time, they still have a chance to amend the constitution. The problem is that as a novice to politics, it is difficult for them to control the parliament. So the trade unions decided to oppose this constitution, they want to mobilize all the workers and continue to work in a big way!