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The advantage is rapid expansion, gathering all the forces that can be united internally, and basically no external enemy can shake it except for internal disintegration.

As for the shortcomings, this is like a greedy snake, Chen Jian first created the oldest group of Chinese people, and then found that there were too few people, so he focused on cultivating this group of fugitive slaves to join the ranks of the bread, and then used several times the population of the common people to support the entire special class.

Eventually, the snake will devour itself because it has nothing to eat, but one thing is guaranteed, it will be extremely large before the snake devours itself.

There are four paths to go before this snake devours itself.

The first is to block the way up from the bottom, creating two special classes, and using the stability of the pyramid structure to form a dualistic structure similar to that of the aristocracy and commoners, or degenerate into the most disgusting caste system.

This is the simplest, and the most willing thing for the ruling class. However, with the development of the education system, this simplest method is less feasible, and there is still a traitor such as Chen Jian at the very top of the ruling class.

Second, without bloodshed reform, the government will use progressive taxation to legally rob the rich and help the poor and redistribute.

This is the most gentle and the least fresh, but it is the most difficult and impossible to do, and it can be regarded as a fantasy.

Third, the division of public property and turning it into private property, on the grounds that private ownership is reasonable, each has its own destiny and depends on its ability, and the legal theory is the same as the current politics of the people, but in essence it has become a system of combining financial and power, but the resistance at the bottom can be lighter, and if it is not good, it is only to blame that its ability is not as good as others.

Fourth, this snake self-destructs itself to a great rebellion at the bottom, destroying the entire system, but the physical body is still there, the accumulated wealth is still there, from the snake to the bear or the eagle or the dragon, then it is up to people to choose.

The latter two situations are uncontrollable, and it is not up to Jian Chen to decide what to do at that time, and at that time he will not be able to shake a huge class with common interests, either go along with the same stream or get out of the house himself, and there is no other way.

Thankfully, Chen Jian divided the products and money, not the means of production.

Most of the loot after the control of public property, so this system can be maintained while Chen Jian is alive, and he will talk about it before he dies.

At least for now, it seems that this method can take care of the vast majority of the internal class in Xia City, including those workshop workers, who offend only the interests of a few people, and take advantage of the chaos Chen Jian can borrow his strength to ignore those few opposing voices.

The Chinese people would not have thought of what would happen decades later, and they did not object to this proposal put forward by Chen Jian, after all, they did not harm their own interests.

The workshop workers hesitated for a moment, this was a very sincere condition, they could see that Jian Chen had no intention of bargaining, and this condition was also acceptable.

"Ji Xia, we can accept this condition. But how do you make sure that this rule doesn't change? How can you guarantee that we will lay down our arms and that you will not slaughter us at once? We once believed in you, but you yourselves have cut our trust with a spear. ”

"Please don't say things like oaths, we don't trust them very much right now."

This is a very acute and real problem, and the people next to it are a little ashamed, this result is indeed caused by the people of the council who violate the rules, and this distrust will take some time to smooth out, at least not now.

Jian Chen looked at it and said with a smile: "You are very right, so I said that it is not so simple to give you the identity of the people, and the entire Xia City system will change." ”

"The easiest way, since everyone trusts me and gives me the right to make decisions, then I can write those words just now on a clay tablet as the law of Xia Cheng."

"In the future, there are two rules in Yucheng, Xiacheng, the method engraved on the clay tablet, and the rule written on the wooden tablet. You are already familiar with it, that is, the law on the clay tablet is greater than the rules on the wooden tablet, and if there is a conflict between the two, the clay tablet shall prevail. ”

"From now on, the princes have broken the law and are guilty of the same crimes as the people. Knighthood is not guilty, and official positions are not guilty. The right of my leader is not given by God, and the legal principle of the source is that I want to represent the majority of the people of Xiacheng. ”

"From now on, the council will also be completely reformed, and it will no longer be based on clans, merits, and so on. There were forty members of the whole Supreme Council, thirteen of whom the chief could appoint or be officials, thirteen of whom had no official position above the public and who had knighthood, and fourteen of the common people. ”

"The rules on clay tablets require more than two-thirds of the people to oppose them before they can be changed. There are fourteen of you in the council, which is exactly more than one-third, so as long as you don't want to change it, I can't change it. ”

"The powers of the Council are the same as those of the National Assembly, and unless there are very special circumstances, such a new Council is the National Assembly."

"There is the right to amend the clay tablet law, the right to go to war and peace, and the right to veto proposals of the chiefs that arouse the opposition of all the people, but more than two-thirds, that is, twenty-seven."

"There are too many people at the National People's Congress, and there will be more and more in the future, and it will be difficult to get results after discussing for a long time, which will make Xia Cheng go very slowly."

"And this new council, every class of Xia Cheng has it, and it can be said that it represents the voice of the entire Xia City. I think that's okay with that. So keep your eyes open when you elect someone from your side, and don't pick someone who doesn't stand with you. ”

"After talking about the council and the law engraved on the clay tablet, let's talk about the rules."

"Except for the law on clay tablets, the arbitrary leader has the final veto power over any wooden regulations."

"There are many wooden tablets, including meritorious evaluation, cultivation methods, methods of smelting and weaving, punishment for committing adulterers, etc., all of which need to be specially sorted out, sorted out and sent to each workshop department, and then reviewed by the Planning and Statistics Division."

"If you are elected to the council, but you are a smelter, you can't understand how to cultivate the wood, so don't get involved. Obviously, people who farm land say that they will sprinkle fifteen catties of seeds on one acre of land, but you have to say thirty catties of iron smelting, which is not good. ”

Everyone laughed, and several leaders of the workshop workers discussed it, thinking that this method would be good if it was really possible, at least they really had the right to discuss politics.

What Jian Chen needs now is to unite all the forces that can be united, and the conditions given have not made waves again.

The council appeared to have great power, but in fact it did not have the power to elect officials, which was completely different from the previous clan era, and unlike the election system or aristocratic council system of other cities.

Chen Jian will never let go of the bureaucratic system, he hates this kind of election of a bunch of ignorant officials through reputation or election, so the future Xia Cheng system must strictly adopt the examination system and internship system, and the integration of officials.

It is better to be a technocrat than a king.

In fact, such a thing as the National Assembly is dispensable nowadays, if you only look at it for a few years or even decades.

Chen Jian can appoint thirteen people, thirteen people above the knights, these twenty-six people are basically in his control, and the workshop workers seem to have veto power, but in fact it is easy to divide. As early as the clan era, Chen Jian did things like bribery and election manipulation.

However, Chen Jian wants to treat the council as a school, and he wants to train all the people of the country as successors, so this seemingly useless and basically powerless council is a high-level school.

This school should teach the people of the country political struggle at all levels, teach them to defend their rights, and not let the political struggle become a secret hidden within the upper echelons of the family, so as to open up the wisdom of the people.

At the same time, it is also a symbol: without this council it is difficult to bridge the various classes, and with it there is at least a big difference in the symbolic sense.

The people sitting around also accepted this condition, which looked good, but soon asked a crucial question: "How will the officials be managed in the future?" ”

Jian Chen clapped his hands and said, "Your question is just right, I was about to talk about this question." In this way, the bonfire will be raised a little more, the black-clothed guards will be in the outer realm, and the countrymen will come with weapons. Those on the other side of the river can also throw away their weapons if they want to listen. ”

"This is not just about how to select officials, but also now that we are a family, since we are all part of Xia Cheng Yucheng, then we must always listen to how our city will go in the future."

Ji Bai quickly took the black-clothed guards to stand guard outside, and Chen Jian stood on the bank of the inland river, which once symbolized civil strife and division, and many of the workshop workers on the other side threw away their weapons and approached the inland river.

"Before this, whether it was Xia City Yucheng or the rest of the cities, they all made a big mistake."

"What's wrong? Giving power and money as a reward to those who have made meritorious deeds. ”

"Is that right? That's right. ”

"But the mistake is turning the process into a goal. It's like killing a sheep to eat, not just to slaughter. ”

"If the title is not high, the people will not respect him; If he is not generous, the people will not trust him; If he does not have much power, the people will not be afraid of him. Giving these three things to those who have done meritorious deeds is not just to reward them, but to get things done better. ”

"So doing it well is the goal, and the right lord and so on are just for this purpose and have to do it, if the right lord and so on as their own purpose, then this is already wrong."

"According to the authorization of official positions, rewards are determined according to merit. Measure the merits of each person and give them a place. This is the path Xia Cheng should take. Officials are impermanent, and the people are not cheap. If you are capable, you will lift it, and if you are incompetent, you will be lowered. ”

"This is a summer city that can go further and do better. Are you right? ”

Both sides shouted yes in unison, and Jian Chen continued: "If you have the ability, you will lift, and if you are incompetent, you will go down." So how? How? ”

"Is it based on fame as before? If you want me to say that's not good. You are not from a farming background, you have not studied agriculture in the school, how can you manage farming well? You have a good reputation, can you make the land produce more food? ”

"So in the future, all officials will have to pass the selection assessment. Many of you may not be able to be officials, but your children can. Maybe one day, it will be your younger children, or even your sons, who will be in charge of you. ”

"I hope that day you will not be ashamed or afraid, he is just an official who is there to do the business of the city, and he is not anything higher than you, but at least they know how to do a good job better than you."

"Those officials, like you, are just a kind of labor. Their rights derive from the needs of the city, from their own abilities, but they still distribute the public property according to their ranks, and they still receive monthly money, in other words, they are also laborers. Do not be afraid of them, for you are obeying only the rights which the city has given them, and who is the city? Isn't it all the people of the country? So in other words, you are respecting yourself by complying with their demands. ”

"Then if you have the ability, you will finish speaking, and if you are incompetent, you will have to talk about it. As I said earlier, they are also laborers, and you should respect their rights, but please don't be afraid of them as a person. The right belongs to the city, the person is himself, and he does not represent the right. ”

"In that case, if you don't do well, get out. So who regulates it? I must be in charge, but I can't manage so much, there are always vacancies, there are always places that cannot be seen, so in the workshops and in the villages, we must also follow the method of the people's council and elect some people to supervise them. If they do not do well, you need to report it to me. ”

In other words, you don't have the right to elect them as officials. They are promoted by examination and selection. ”

"But you have the right to monitor them, you have the right to veto them, but I still have the final veto."

"Respect but not fear, respect but not fear. It's hard to do, maybe you're going to make mistakes, you can be messy, but like a calf that hasn't been plowed, you never do it. ”

"It's still the same year as before, within five years, before I will exercise your supervision in your place, and after five years I will return this right to you, I hope you cherish it, and I hope you can understand what I mean."