When the Tang Congress was finally elected after many rounds of elections, in February 1790, more than 1,000 members of the Tang Congress held a solemn election in the Capitol, the presidential election. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Of course, it may seem to the outside world that the election itself does not have much significance, because the outcome is clear. The National Revolution only nominated one presidential candidate, and the Office of the Presidential Election Commission did not nominate any other candidates, so the actual election could only decide whether to elect Bai Nam as the second president of the Tang Republic.

Before the adoption of the 1780 Constitution, the Tang Dynasty already had two presidential terms, but the first interim term was incomplete. After the constitution was enacted, Zhao Daling served as the president of the third and fourth sessions, so Bai Nan took over as the fifth president of the Tang Dynasty.

Since the election process is actually very simple, after the members of Congress have voted, the Capitol will conduct a live vote and a live roll call to declare the election directly. As the only candidate, Baeknam sits in a corner of the Great Council Chamber, and no one seems to pay attention to him, but everyone knows about his existence and cannot ignore his presence.

"I would like to announce that in this election, candidate Paiknam received 99.66% of the vote. Comrade Bai Nan was officially elected as the fifth president of the Tang Republic! Speaker of the National Assembly Liu Tian announced, and then all the members of the audience stood up and responded with warm applause.

And Bai Nan, who was still sitting in the corner just now, got up from his seat, and then began to walk forward from the last row of the conference hall, followed by the secretary Pan Pu and the assistant Qi Yuan. At this time, the councilors in the big chamber seemed to shoot their eyes on Bai Nan, and Bai Nan didn't have too many expressions and movements. There was no hand raised to thank you. Just in a non-hurried pace. Slowly walked to the front of the Grand Council Chamber.

Liu Tian nodded at Bai Nan and stood aside, Bai Nan walked up to the podium, and the applause continued, until Bai Nan bowed his head and signaled to all the parliamentarians, everyone stopped applauding and sat back in their seats.

Bai Nam then delivered his victory speech: "Thank you to all the parliamentarians and all the people of Datang for their trust and support. I feel extremely honored and excited to be in this position today. In the 16 years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, I have been the fifth president, and in the previous four terms, my predecessor, mentor and most respected elder, Zhao Daling, has done his best for the country, and at the same time set an example for me. Here, I would like to first thank Comrade Zhao Daling for his outstanding contributions to this country. ”

He started by clapping. The rest of the legislators also gave themselves a standing ovation. Zhao Daling sat on the left side of the rostrum, and he also had some emotion at this time. Stood up and bowed deeply to all the councillors. Zhao Daling, who has been president for 16 years, has gray hair at this time. In fact, he usually dyes his hair to make himself look younger, but on this occasion today, Zhao Daling did not dye his hair, but let his hair gray to show people. I have to say that this actually has the intention of showing his advanced age. He was nearly seventy years old, and although it was not impossible to continue working, he did not have the need for it at all.

After the applause subsided, Bai Nan continued to speak: "From a barren flat land to today, spanning several continents and with a population of tens of millions, it took only ten years for the Tang Republic to become the world's largest power. There is no need for us to be modest, because every Datang citizen has completed this business together with their own diligence and sweat, and it is their achievements that have finally converged into the achievements of our country. Today, I am able to become the fifth president of my country, and I will always keep in mind all the founding ideas of Datang, redouble my efforts, and strive unremittingly for the well-being and well-being of the people of Datang! ”

After a brief victory speech, Bai Nan, under the witness of Lin Guangqian, the Supreme Justice of the Tang Dynasty, Liu Tian, the speaker of the National Assembly, and all the members of the National Assembly, placed his palm on a constitution, raised his other hand, and solemnly swore an oath: "I, Bai Nan, swear: to be loyal to the Constitution of the Tang Republic, to uphold the authority of the Constitution, to perform statutory duties, to be loyal to the motherland, to be loyal to the people, to fulfill their duties, to be honest and honest, to accept the supervision of the people, and to strive for the construction of a prosperous, strong, democratic, civilized, and harmonious great country." ”

After the oath was taken, Bai Nam officially became the president of the Tang Republic, and according to the Tang Constitution, the positions of vice president and secretary general of the State Council will be directly appointed by the president and will not be elected. After retiring from the post of defense minister, Xue Yue was appointed vice president by Bai Nam.

The position of the secretary general of the Datang State Council is more like the prime minister, but because the heads of the various ministries and commissions of the Tang Dynasty have relatively large powers, and the president has the sole power, the actual power of the secretary general is slightly worse than that of the prime minister. Liu Tian also served as secretary general before becoming speaker, and he was elected speaker of the National Assembly in the new government, and the vacant post of secretary general was filled by Su Liangxing, the 59-year-old former foreign minister. Another deliberative body of Datang, the Senate, is chaired by Ye Baozao, the former Minister of Finance.

It can also be seen from this configuration that in addition to Bai Nan being the youngest president at the age of forty-three, Liu Tian is fifty-one years old, and Su Liangxing is fifty-nine years old, and he can shine for a few years, but it is more than enough to do one term, but it may be a bit difficult to do two terms. The rest are older, Vice President Xue Yue and Senate Speaker Ye Baozheng are also older, one is 67 years old, the other is 66 years old, in fact, if it is not a high-level national executive, it has passed the normal retirement age of Datang.

In fact, Vice President Tang does not have too many clear responsibilities, and some people have always joked that Vice President Tang is more like a presidential envoy, responsible for performing some affairs on behalf of the president. This role is not heavy, and Xue Yue's role is more like a rubber stamp. At the same time, the role of the Senate in the political system of the Tang Dynasty is much worse than that of the Congress, and there is basically no real power, and the Senate is almost a place to retire. These two positions are filled by the older Xue Yue and Ye Baozao, and there is actually no problem.

The ministers in the cabinet have also made relatively big adjustments this time, and most of the ministers have served two terms and ten years, and many have reached retirement age. The most important ministries are the Minister of Defense Liu Fangwu, who is also a little older, the Minister of Foreign Affairs is Chu Bai, who has returned from Europe, and the Minister of Finance is Lin Youde, who was transferred from the Ministry of Commerce.

So except for Bai Nam, who is a little surprisingly young in this government, most of the other high-level people are still in their fifties and sixties. (To be continued.) )