Chapter 207: The Founding of the Nation
In later generations, the executive, judicial, and parliamentary powers were separated and checked each other, and this was a limited democratic system created by the countries of the world based on the experience of several hundred years, and it certainly had its advantages.
The monarchical dictatorship is not impossible, and some countries in later generations are also adopting it, but the form has changed, but it must be a dictatorship on the basis of limited democracy.
To put it bluntly, the monarch must care about the people's livelihood and deal with the contradictions of various classes, so that they will not form a pool of stagnant water until it rots and stinks.
Classes are not backward, a country must have classes, only with classes can there be order, and only with classes can there be the motivation to work hard.
Where there is a class, there must be an aristocracy, and Yang Wenli's idea is to learn from the aristocratic parliamentary system in Europe, and set up this parliament, which is one of the three powers, as the aristocratic parliament.
The nobility must be meritorious people who have received the rank of Lord or higher by him, including military personnel, government officials, merchants, factory owners, mine owners, etc., and in the future, representatives of new groups such as scientists and educators.
Among them, military personnel are the mainstay, and this is the only place where military personnel participate in national politics, and military personnel cannot be deprived of their rights.
At this stage, there must be only a limited number of people in the military who can be awarded meritorious service, but he must set up a system to stimulate the enthusiasm of others for national merit, so as to obtain decorations.
Among them, businessmen, factory owners, and mine owners are the most difficult to make meritorious contributions, not simply having money, but people who have made real contributions to the country and the people, won the love of the people, and have a great social influence, can they obtain knighthoods.
In fact, these aristocrats are the elite of the country, the profit-making class, and the type of people who are most willing for the long-term stability of the country.
With the development of the country, there will be a large number of people who have received advanced cultural knowledge, are in a higher position in society, and have a stronger economic level than ordinary people, and this kind of people is the middle class.
Although they are not as good as the aristocratic class, but the base is much larger than the aristocratic class, and they will be the backbone of the country in the future, so the representatives among them must also be elected as members of parliament in the future.
Of course, that is a long time later, and it may take twenty or thirty years, because it takes a long time for basic education to bear fruit.
In addition to the executive, the judiciary, the parliament, the army, and other important institutions in a country, there are only tax agencies.
If the country wants to develop, then there is only taxation, but taxes cannot be collected indiscriminately, for example, the Ming Dynasty only collects the poor and does not collect taxes from the rich, which led to the disaster of the country.
Throughout history, China and foreign countries, the most powerful and efficient tax agency is none other than the US Federal Internal Revenue Service.
He has several major innovations, worth learning from, the first is that his tax rate is floating, linked to trust, that is, every citizen and business must take the initiative to file taxes honestly, if you hide taxes, then your credit score will be downgraded, resulting in an increase in tax rates.
The second major innovation is the tax exemption for low-income people, which is based on the per capita income of the year, which protects the interests of low-income people. But you can't be tax-free and high-spending at the same time, otherwise you will also lower your credit score, increase the tax rate, and be held accountable for tax evasion.
In the final analysis, it is also because his tax authorities are an independent agency with the power to enforce the law, and he collects taxes even from the president, which is the point, without this basic condition, then it is no different from the tax authorities of other countries.
Another important point is the credit score, which is to create a file for each citizen. Credit scores are not only reflected in the tax rate, but also affect jobs, employment, loans, children's education, government benefits, and other aspects.
Yang Wenli thought about it a lot, and the more he thought about it, the more excited he became, so much so that he couldn't sleep all night, but his divine sense was extremely powerful, and he had reached the verge of transformation, and by the next day, he was in good spirits again, as if he had no effect.
This day is the 24th day of July in the first year of Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, and in 1628 AD, the Far Eastern Empire, which later vibrated the world, held its first court meeting in Fushan Castle, a small island of Ezo.
Both Yang Wenli and Xiao Yan'er attached great importance to this crucial meeting, and both of them attended in full costume.
Due to no preparation, the two did not have a special royal suit, Yang Wenli was wearing a black armor army summer uniform, imitating the 03-style summer uniform of the People's Liberation Army in later generations, the same corset and straight, a black wide leather armed belt tied to the waist, a pair of long leather riding boots, plus his tall and strong figure, it looked very spiritual.
At the same time, it also indicates that the new Far Eastern Kingdom will definitely conquer endlessly in the future and establish a country by force.
Xiao Yan'er also chose her own favorite skirt, with red and white as the background color, decorated with large and large rich peony flowers, clothes lining, people shirts, her noble queen status, corresponding to the peony flowers representing wealth and glory, but also complement each other, the only drawback is that her head is full of jewels and jade, which looks vulgar, but she likes it herself, Yang Wenli can't interfere.
"The Grand Commander, Madame has arrived!" When Yang Wenli and Xiao Yan'er were about to walk to the back door of the review hall, the housekeeper Yang Liren sang loudly.
The civil and military officials who arrived at the meeting were lined up left and right, and got up to wait for the arrival of the two of them.
"Grand Commander, Madame." The civil and military officials bowed in unison, and the customs were the same as those of the Japanese, which shocked the Japanese people attending the meeting.
"Excuse me, please take a seat!"
After Yang Wenli and Xiao Yan'er sat down, Yang Wenli raised his hand and said.
"Commander Xie!" After everyone bowed and thanked again, they sat down one after another. Here, there is a slight difference, the Chinese sit cross-legged, while the Japanese sit on their knees.
"Ladies and gentlemen, today's meeting is related to the long-term plans of our Black Armor Army and all of you here, first of all, what kind of regime should we establish?
I thought about it all night last night, and after considering all the factors, I decided to create an independent kingdom in one step, which will be called the "Far Eastern Kingdom". ”
"Far Eastern Kingdoms?" Everyone pondered in their hearts the merits of a name. Among them, the Japanese officials all had happy faces, and the word Guy Far East was a local domain term, including Japan, which indicated that the kingdom would annex Japan in the future, and then they would no longer have to bear the charge of treason, and they would become high-ranking officials in the kingdom.
This is not delusional, with the strength of the Black Armor Army, it is very possible to do it, which is very different from the other rebel forces, the Black Armor Army itself is strong, so they will defect to the Black Armor Army and be loyal to Yang Wenli.
"Gong Xi Wang, the founding of the country, the grass people wish me the Far Eastern Kingdom, prosperity and strength, the people of Fufu are abundant, the people of Wanmin are salty, and Buwei Yunei."
Zhou Shiji is the most intelligent, and when he saw this opportunity, he hurriedly stood up and blessed loudly.
The others took a slow beat, but they were not willing to be left behind, and they blessed together, this time there were many people, and the momentum was naturally different.
"Hahahaha!" In the review hall, Yang Wenli's hearty laughter sounded.