When the first joint meeting of the new dynasty was held, the crowd on the dock square did not disperse. The people gathered here, in addition to waiting to see the fireworks at night, but also waiting to know what national policies the new dynasty would adopt for the first time.

As early as a few days ago, the newspapers and those commentators in the market said that in order to ensure the smooth implementation of government decrees, the new dynasty will set up a public notice board in front of each yamen, and all government affairs, big and small, will be posted on the public notice board. When Yu Guozhen personally wrote an article in the newspaper, he said that the so-called public affairs are open and honest, that is, everything must be said to others, and public affairs and public people must be like this.

As the place of enthronement, Jinling City has set aside a total of 18 locations as publicity places, and set up more than 100 public signs.

Perhaps because of a disappointing nouveau riche from Xinxiang, Zuo Xing and Teng Yu squeezed in front of the same billboard. They didn't have to wait long before they saw a person dressed in a similar but slightly different official uniform similar to the Ming Dynasty, escorted by several Huaxia Army soldiers, hurriedly approaching, and then pasted a piece of paper on the billboard.

Zuo Xing was illiterate, but Teng Yu recognized it, and he leaned up and read: "The first order of the emperor of Huaxia Kingdom, the whole country of Huaxia is respected and humbled, and it is only divided by ability and contribution to the country, not by whether there is an official position...... My mother, this is to say, this is to say that a small businessman like me will not have to bow down when he sees an official and a master in the future? ”

"I said Brother Teng. Don't be mistaken, when did the people see the official master and don't need to kneel, it means that people don't have to kneel and worship, right? ”

"No, it's all the people, it's very clear from above, whether it is soldiers, farmers, businessmen, and officials, they can not kneel. If an official or a powerful person forces others to bow down, they will be punished for the crime of hurting others...... This, this ......"

"What's so strange about this, Brother Teng, aren't you from Yanjing, Yanjing has been under the rule of my family commander for four or five years, when you were in Yanjing, how many times did you see officials who wanted to worship the Military Commission?"

The two of them were talking. There was another voice behind him, looking back. It's the new Xiangren of Fangcai. The two looked at each other. I couldn't help but smile wryly.

It seems that they can't get rid of these new people.

In the restaurant not far from them, a large group of scholars chartered the restaurant, and they believed that they would not crowd in the crowd below, so naturally someone copied the proclamation and came to read it. The first one turned out to be a bowing ceremony, and everyone looked at each other.

"It's a good waste, the man has gold under his knees. Fame is only earned by books and swords. Xia Wanchun was the youngest among the crowd, so he spoke first: "This kneeling ceremony." Not only is it cumbersome, but it is also insincere. What if you knock your head down like garlic? ”

After he finished speaking, he turned to one of the people in the seat: "Mr. Gu, did you say?" ”

Mr. Gu is Gu Yanwu, and he nodded with his beard: "Not only that, but the first order of Duke Yu, as before, is all to ...... The most stubborn and impersonal forces have declared war. ”

Everyone didn't react at first, but after Gu Yanwu's reminder, they immediately understood: Indeed, this is a kind of separation from the old tradition and system, indicating that the new dynasty established by Yu Guozhen will be completely different from the previous ones. Especially for ordinary people in the countryside, they may not be able to understand the major national affairs or anything, but knowing that they can no longer kneel to officials, they will realize that today's court is completely different from the past!

One such command is worth a lot of words!

In the large conference room, Qian Qianyi also figured this out at this time, and couldn't help but mutter. He previously thought that Yu Guozhen's separation from the old literati was a temporary move, but from this order, he saw Yu Guozhen's resoluteness, and he couldn't help but be pessimistic about the outcome of himself and others.

"I have personally drawn up a framework for the future form of government, and I have also issued your opinions and suggestions before, and now I have revised it according to your ideas, and now we will announce it to you. Here, I would like to explain one thing in advance, that is, the strategies that have a bearing on the long-term plans of the country, such as changes in the form of political power, cannot be decided by one person or another, but should be put into public deliberation and then referendum, as is the case in this case. ”

Yu Guozhen proposed a public opinion, and everyone was not surprised, but he put forward the idea of a "referendum", which surprised everyone. I have never heard of the dictatorship of the cadres, and there is rarely a "referendum", as an emperor, he is willing to listen to both can be regarded as a Ming Jun, not to mention handing over his monopoly power to others to share?

And those old officials and old literati are even more heart-wrenching at this moment, Yu Guozhen has already solicited the opinions of so many people, but he has not leaked the slightest rumor, Yu Guozhen's secrecy of this matter has done too well!

"How to referendum, we can try it out today." Yu Guozhen signaled, and a soldier of the Huaxia Army walked up with a large box, and there was a small opening on the box that could be stuffed into a letter, and then someone began to distribute printed paper and pens, and the more than 300 people who formally attended the meeting had a copy in front of them, and the observers who were present had nothing.

"There are three items on the paper: agree, oppose, and abstain, and after a while I read out the organs and organizational forms of the Chinese state that I proposed, and when you agree, you will write the word 'may' after agreeing, and if you object, you will write the word 'may' after opposition, and the same is true for abstention...... The so-called absolute majority means that two-thirds or more of those present have the right to referendum. ”

When Yu Guozhen said this, some people among the old officials were a little disdainful: this is a redundant move, and now there are a total of 371 people who have been singled out by Yu Guozhen to have the right to referendum, and they are all Yu Guozhen's cronies, who will oppose Yu Guozhen's proposal?

However, there are also those who have a long-term vision and a move in their hearts: with Yu Guozhen's personal prestige, there will naturally be no or very few voices of opposition, but if this system is formed, in the future, Yu Guozhen's descendants will no longer have his prestige, and it seems that officials can restrain the imperial power through this form, so as not to appear a faint monarch who can bring disaster to the country and the people.

"General matters of the State. It only needs to be approved by more than one-half of those present for a referendum, and we will decide what is a major matter and what is a general matter. If the number of sides is equal, i.e., the number of people in favor and the opposition is half, then, I. Or the future emperor will have the final say. ”

This is the proper meaning, and everyone is still reminiscing about the system of state referendums proposed by Yu Guozhen, and the more they think about it, the more they feel that this matter has a profound meaning, although they can brainstorm ideas, but it is also easy to cause party disputes. For example, Chongzhen, who was sitting on the side and listening, felt that Yu Guozhen was burying a hidden danger for future generations: he could now guarantee that those who participated in the public discussion would only be the first to follow. But in the future, if someone goes up and down. Hooked up with everyone involved in the referendum. Wouldn't it be possible to overthrow the emperor?

However, Chongzhen understands that it is Yu Guozhen who is now managing state affairs, and Yu Guozhen invited him to audit, in fact, out of politeness and moderation. He secretly wrote down the matter, thinking that he would discuss it with Yu Guozhen later. Then Yu Guozhen began to announce the composition and structure of the new imperial court.

The emperor is naturally unique, and the emperor will serve for life unless he chooses to abdicate. However, in principle, when you reach the age of 70, you should abdicate and retire. The head of the minister is the first assistant, and the first assistant is one. The emperor appoints and dismisses them, and implements a term system, that is, the term of office of the first and auxiliary is four years, and they can be re-elected once after four years, but they cannot be re-elected again. But here Yu Guozhen proposed an absurd move similar to that of Emperor Zhengde when he was a general, and he actually appointed himself as the first assistant!

But then everyone understood what Yu Guozhen meant: under the first assistant, there can be six secondary assistants to assist the first assistant in charge of various affairs, and the second assistant candidate is not proposed by the emperor!

Chongzhen frowned, he knew that Yu Guozhen's move was only afraid that he had learned the lesson of Daming. Several emperors in the late Ming Dynasty had the habit of changing the first assistant and cabinet scholars like a marquee, and it was not unique for the Chongzhen Dynasty to change forty or fifty first assistants. The four-year term of office and the fact that he can only be re-elected once can maintain the relative coherence of the decree on the one hand, and on the other hand, he can effectively control the power of the first assistant and prevent the formation of a power minister like Zhang Juzheng.

As for Yu Guozhen's appointment as the first first assistant, others think it is ridiculous, but Chongzhen thinks it is normal: this is an expedient move launched by Yu Guozhen in order to be able to completely implement his intentions, and his tenure system is also to show everyone that the short is four years, and the long is eight years, and then the real first assistant will be appointed, so during this time, everyone, especially the few people who were appointed by him as the second assistant, will have to redouble their efforts.

The first assistant proposed the second assistant candidate, which was in the Ming Dynasty, but it was not a convention, and more often the emperor used the second assistant to contain the first assistant. Yu Guozhen's institutionalization this time is probably to prevent infighting among the cabinet and the auxiliary group.

"The central government cabinet is divided into 19 departments, which are the Ministry of Officials, which is in charge of personnel evaluation, promotion, dismissal, and retirement; Household Department, in charge of central financial rights and taxation matters; the Ministry of War, which is in charge of national defense and armaments; The Ministry of Construction is in charge of various engineering, water conservancy and road traffic construction matters; Ministry of Rites, in charge of religious, recreational, press, and propaganda matters; the Ministry of Railways, which is in charge of national railway construction; the Ministry of Agriculture, which is in charge of agriculture, rural and peasant affairs; Ministry of Industry, in charge of industrial and mining matters; Commercial Department, which is in charge of all kinds of business activities and business sectors; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which is responsible for foreign dealings; the Ministry of Maritime Affairs, which is responsible for water transport and fisheries; the Department of Immigration, which is responsible for overseas immigration; The Pivot Bank, which is responsible for all banking and banking, equity and debt and currency issuance; the Ministry of Education, which is in charge of school education and examinations at all levels; The Ministry of Health and Health, which is in charge of hospitals and doctors at all levels, and the promotion of various sports; Research Institute, in charge of various practical and technical research matters; the General Post Office, which is in charge of postal matters; the Department of Naturalization, which is responsible for interracial assimilation; The Ministry of Public Security is in charge of patrolling security matters in the interior and is also in charge of militia matters. ”

Yu Guozhen's thoughts were very short, but in the relevant materials sent by everyone, there were specific terms of reference of each ministry, including the officials of the old dynasty, and there were also people who came to distribute the information at this time. When everyone saw these eighteen departments, they all felt that they were more detailed and specific than the six departments in the old dynasty. However, among these eighteen ministries, there was no criminal department in charge of the law before, and there was no Dali Temple that tried cases, and everyone was a little surprised.

At this moment, Yu Guozhen said again: "The original functions and powers of the Criminal Department and Dali Temple of the previous dynasty were merged into one, and another agency was set up as the central legal headquarters, with the Secretary of Justice as the chief officer, and the Cao Yuan, the Supervision Yuan, and the Anti-Corruption Yuan. The Court is in charge of prosecution and trial matters, civil cases, final trials of the second instance, and criminal cases, and final trials of the third instance, which are accepted by the Court of Law and its local courts; All judgment results shall be supervised by the Supervision Yuan, whether the process and results are fair and lawful, and whether there is any perversion of the law for personal gain; The Anti-Corruption Yuan is in charge of officials at all levels and the supervision of various government affairs. ”

This central legal headquarters not only holds the functions and powers of the Criminal Department and the Dali Temple, but also controls some of the functions and powers of the former imperial factory guards, and is independent of the administrative cabinet, which can limit and supervise the powers of the administrative cabinet, but does not interfere excessively in the administration of the administrative cabinet. In addition, the Secretary of Law of the Justice Headquarters is directly appointed by the Emperor for a term of 10 years and cannot be re-elected, which means that the Secretary of Justice and the Cabinet Chief Auxiliary are not subordinate to each other, and the relationship between the two sides is relatively independent.

Everyone also saw Yu Guozhen's mind at this time, although he took the initiative to limit part of the imperial power, but at the same time divided the cabinet power, in a sense, he was still pursuing balance. But unlike what the Ming Emperor pursued in the past, it was only the balance between people, but what he pursued was the balance between power and power, and the balance between systems and systems.

It's just that the idea is very good, and whether it can be realized depends on the specific operation. Everyone knows that Yu Guozhen has not finished speaking, and among the materials distributed, Yu Guozhen still has many ideas about the central and local governments of the new dynasty. (To be continued)