The emperor decreed that the election of the first assistant was very simple, tell the truth and do practical things, and if you want to be elected, you must first report the work goals.

This seems to be an opportunity, but none of the officials in the DPRK and China are tempted at all, who doesn't know, it makes no sense to run for election now, Lord Yue is the minister of Tuogu, even if someone else becomes the first assistant, the power of the court is all what Lord Yue says, and he is just an ornament. Moreover, since the Queen Mother has sent away the original furnishings, it shows that she has great trust in Yue Su, and this first assistant must be sat by Lord Yue. Why do you want to run, it is very likely to be an official article, it's okay not to participate, once you sign up, isn't it clear that you are competing for a position with Lord Yue.

Although many people covet this position, everyone is not stupid, who doesn't know, now is not the time to seize power, this first assistant, let you do it now, you can't do it. Let's be honest.

As a result, this election of the first assistant has really become a passing scene, and no official has come to compete with Lord Yue, even if it is the Junzuo Party headed by Qi Shijiao, it is also An'an. There is only one person who has signed up, Yue Su, and the one who submits the work goal is naturally Yue Su.

Yue Su's work goal is a five-year plan, the first is to pacify Liaodong within five years, and the specific battle plan cannot be disclosed, after all, it is to be announced to the whole country. The second is to open three more ports within five years, one in the first year, and then two in the third and fourth years. The third is to ensure growth, and ensure that the annual port income and bank income will increase by 20 million yuan for the imperial court. The fourth is to raise the salaries of officials, regardless of grade, and increase the monthly salary by five stones. Fifth, it is necessary to ensure that the county election system is universally promoted throughout the country. Sixth, it is necessary to vigorously promote the work atmosphere of telling the truth and doing practical things, and require officials at all levels to go up to the top of the book and supervise the people. When you go down to the magistrate and the magistrate, you must submit your work goals. During his tenure. What to do, how to do it, and when you are appraised, you will be assessed according to the work objectives you submit.

There are six in total. Although it is not said how to devote itself to people's livelihood, the following things are specific. It doesn't belong to the category of Lord Yue, it must be committed by one person, and what do you officials below do. When you commit to the goals of your work. You have to tell me the details of how to work for people's livelihood. I'll just be assessed according to this when the time comes.

As soon as Lord Yue's six-point work plan was announced, it was announced to the whole country, and officials at all levels, gentry and ordinary people all reacted. Everyone knows that Master Yue will practice what he says, and he will definitely do what he says. And it's basically all about it.

The merchants were particularly interested in the addition of a port. A port, obviously not enough, are running to Rizhao, it's too frustrating, but now there is no way, just such a port, if you don't go, you have to go, if you open two, the big guy can be much easier.

The salary increase for officials immediately won the hearts of those low-level officials, the salaries of the Ming Dynasty were not high, especially for low-level officials, in addition to a month's eating, drinking, and Lazar, it was not enough to support a few people, and those with gray income were fine, and those who did not had it were to make do with life. The monthly salary rises by five stones, regardless of grade, which may not be a big deal for high-ranking officials, but for low-level officials, it is simply a relief in the snow.

Some people say that Lord Yue's salary increase is not proportional, and it should be a one-size-fits-all approach, but in fact, this has Lord Yue's own thoughts. If it is said that the increase is proportional, all the big guys will increase by 10 percent, or 20 percent, for low-level officials, in fact, there is no difference, and increasing those two incomes is still a drop in the bucket. For a real high-ranking official, even if you double his salary, he may not feel too much. Therefore, Yue Su simply cut it all and let the income of low-level officials be raised, and the work also has a spiritual head. You must know that the salary of a seven-grade county order is only seven and a half stones per month, and it has risen by five stones all at once, which has really solved a lot of problems. Especially now, Yuesu implements the county order election system, requiring the county order to really do practical things for the people, and the salary is too low, which is not enough to support a few sedan chair men, which is really not a thing.

Along with the salary increase, officials at all levels have to submit work goals for evaluation. This matter has never been done before, Lord Yue's request is very simple, just write it like me, the work I want to do is this, what you should do, you should understand. If you don't set goals for yourself, you will have to change your position. It's not enough to just say that you can't do it, you have to give it to me.

It's normal to do your job in your position, and do your job well. I didn't let you announce it before, but now it's different, you have to write it clearly, and you have to be assessed and announced to the world. In this way, some officials who were messing around panicked, but in order to keep their official positions, they could only do so. The work goals of the officials are also more clear, and you focus on the work goals of all the officials, and if anyone can't do it, you will participate in whomever it is.

The Ming Dynasty's officials have always been bold, and anyone dared to participate, and for a while, they thought that their responsibilities were more sacred. Should I say it or not, the Ming Dynasty's official system, that is, the so-called supervisory body, has reached its peak, no matter how big an official you are, if you are a little careless, he will dare to participate in you, and you can't do anything to him. The grade of the official is low, the salary was also low in the past, and many people were poor alone, but now that the salary has been raised, the motivation is naturally more sufficient.

Because there is no competitor, Lord Yue is naturally promoted to the position of the first assistant, and the position of the second assistant is filled by Qi Shijiao, because Lu Weiqi has entered the cabinet, so the number of cabinet ministers is still just right, and there is no need to add more people.

Another purpose is to run for governor of Shaanxi. After the war in Shaanxi, it is in the stage of reconstruction, there will be no shortage of oil and water, and there are naturally many people who want to go. Even if it is not for oil and water, when he becomes the previous governor, his career is very ambitious. Who wouldn't want to step on such a springboard.

But the will is clearly written, tell the truth, do practical things, you become the governor, what you have to do, you must write clearly, what kind of achievements you have to achieve in the first and second years, you can't miss it at all, and then the court will send someone to assess. Although it is said that the governors in other places have now begun to set work goals, they are still in office after all, but this election is obviously very difficult.

But no matter how difficult it is, there will be no shortage of people who want to try. It is too difficult to compete with you Lord Yue for the position of Shoufu, and no one dares to go. But a governor will not touch your Lord Yue's brows. Of course, there are more competitors.

Letters of self-recommendation were sent to the Cabinet. By the deadline, almost all the officials who were qualified to sign up had all taken the paperwork.

The first hurdle is to select ten out of so many candidates. It is a work that is jointly carried out by the emperor and the cabinet. How could Zhu Ciyan see so much, and Zhang Yan was not in the mood. only told Yue Su that this was selected by the cabinet and ten people were determined. Just report the results.

Cabinet officials are serious and responsible. Carefully reviewed one by one, Yue Su had something to say first, but those who were full of mouths and couldn't write the essence of the things were thrown out. There are not a few such people, and a third of them will soon be swept out. The rest is clearly written. What to do when you take office. However, the content is vague, and it must be eliminated, and the selection is the most realistic, and finally, ten people were selected and presented to Zhang Yan for inspection.

Zhang Yan also thought it was good, and then announced the list and their work goals to the public, and let the officials above the seventh grade in Beijing vote. At this time, the importance of party affiliation became apparent all of a sudden, and officials of the same party naturally had to vote for their own people, while officials without party affiliation had to vote for anyone.

In the end, as soon as the voting results came out, it really made Yue Su a little helpless, the three people who were selected, two were the Junyi Party, and one was the Junzuo Party, who called these two parties the most powerful and the most officials, just the votes in their hands were enough to hold one person.

Seeing this result, Yue Su felt that his decision-making seemed to be a little wrong, if this dry method, basically this election, and the internal decision, there is no difference, whose party is strong, isn't it up to whoever says.

This time it's just that, Yue Su reported the results to Zhang Yan, in the imperial study, Zhang Yan looked at these three candidates, and said: "Yue Qing, the person has been selected, among these three people, which one do you value?" ”

"The people that the minister values are not chosen." Yue Su said truthfully.

"Oh? I don't know who the Qing family values? After listening to Yue Su's words, Zhang Yan really wondered, Yue Su was in power, how could the person he valued not be elected.

"The minister has a fancy for Yin Tai, the current prefect of Chang'an, but unfortunately this person is not in any party, so he was not elected." Yue Su said truthfully.

"So that's ......" Zhang Yan nodded and said, "Now that the matter has come to this, what does Yue Qing mean?" ”

"Since it has been elected, that is, it has been elected, the court must not break its word and gain weight, so this time it can only be so. Three candidates, please also ask the Holy Judge. As for the next time, Wechen intends to reform it. Yue Su bowed and said.

"Then choose Wen Anzhi, he is from the Junyi Party and your protégé, and he will uphold your style when he wants to do things. Moreover, his political goals are also very clear, let's do it first, and then we will be assessed. Zhang Yan said.

"Wechen obeys."

"Yue Qing, you said that you will change it when you elect officials next time, how are you going to change it?" Zhang Yan asked.

"What the minister means is that the voting power will be centralized, and it cannot be like this time, where a certain party dominates, so that capable officials can get equal opportunities." Yue Su said.

"What the Qing family said makes a lot of sense, but I don't know how to do it." Zhang Yan said.

"Form a council." Yue Su said bluntly.

"What is the council and what does it do?" Zhang Yan asked puzzled.

"The minister thinks that the parliament can be a separate body from the cabinet, but all officials of the third rank and above in the central government, as well as the governors of various places, must be elected by the parliament. The rules of the election campaign are the same as this time, the cabinet and the emperor first elect 10 candidates, and in the process of entering 30, there are no more officials in Beijing who are more than 7 ranks, but are handed over to the parliament to elect. In the opinion of the minister, in addition to the officials of the three parties, there must also be officials of no party affiliation, as well as representatives of the honorable and shilin in Beijing, and representatives of the three circles of agriculture, industry, and commerce, and the total number of seats can be set at more than 100, but all officials who are elected must have at least 50 votes before they can be considered approved. Yue Su said.

Zhang Yan nodded and said: "Aiqing's proposal is very good, so let's draft it for the cabinet to draw up a specific outline and hand it over to Your Majesty." ”

"Obey."

Back in the cabinet, Yue Su summoned the ministers and expressed his opinion. After hearing this, the ministers had different ideas. The officials of the Monarch Wing Party thought that what Lord Yue had come up with was not a significant weakening of his authority. And the other two parties. I'm wondering, of course. This proposal. It is still very advantageous for the weakest Ilo party, otherwise, they want to be on the table. In the short term, it is not at all likely. The Junzuo Party thinks. In this way, not only will the power of the Monarchy be weakened, but the rights of its own party will also be weakened. I really don't understand. What kind of medicine is sold in Yue Su's gourd?

Yue Su's only confidant may be Qi Shijiao. He understands that life in the world is only a few decades. Yue Su is also good. He didn't teach poetry, when he was in power. The scenery can be infinite, but once you return to your hometown, it will be a tree falling and scattered. Just imagine, Xu Jie, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, when he was in power, the scenery was wireless, and the party henchmen were all over the government and the opposition, but when he got off the stage, it was needless to say how desolate he was.

Yue Daren implemented this system, and although he released some authority, he kept his party safe. The party system has been clearly written in the world, and it is well said above that no matter which person in the party makes a mistake, it is only aimed at the individual, and the party will never be destroyed. Moreover, whoever comes to power in the future, there must be at least one official from other parties in the cabinet.

This can ensure that no party will be wiped out, and no matter what time it comes, it will have a certain strength.

Besides, if we are doing this parliament now, we must first determine the seats in the parliament, and no matter how it is arranged, the three parties will definitely have to occupy the seats, so that in the future, their own parties will always be able to retain their right to speak.

Thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi, who knows what their party will be like after they step down. Leaving a way back now is a good choice for the people in power. Moreover, there are only these three parties in the DPRK and China, and the officials who have joined the party are also going forward and succeeding each other, and the risk of being uprooted is certainly extremely low.

Everyone closes the door and has a meeting, and if you can climb to this position, you are not stupid, and with a little dialing, everyone will understand. The current scenery does not mean the future scenery, if you want to have long-term peace and stability, the establishment of this parliament may be beneficial to everyone. Immediately after, the big guys began to care about the distribution of seats in this council. Don't look at the variety of parliamentary members, it doesn't matter, whoever has the most seats will have the right to speak, it's really not good, the three parties will unite and say the same.

Yue Su's proposal for parliamentary seats was as follows: a total of 124 seats, with officials of the three parties occupying 62 seats and the other 62 seats, dispersed. First of all, the sixty-two cards of the three parties should naturally be divided according to the proportion of existing personnel, no matter what, the monarch wing party must be the most, twenty-nine, the Junzuo party twenty-three, and the Yiluo party ten. This distribution method is barely acceptable to everyone, the Monarchy Party is not particularly strong, and the Ilo Party is not particularly weak.

In addition, there were 62 seats, 16 for non-party officials, 10 for nobles, 10 for scholars, 8 for military generals, 7 for peasants, 6 for workers, and 5 for merchants.

One hundred and twenty-four seats, in addition to the three parties, involve all walks of life, which can be regarded as a breakthrough in the official system of the Ming Dynasty.

Cabinet officials agreed with the resolution, but Qi Shijiao put forward a point of view, "Lord Yue, it is indeed very useful for balancing the situation of the court and selecting talents. However, Xia Guan had an idea and felt that he should talk about it. ”

"My lord, if you have anything to say, just say it." Yue Su said politely.

"The formation of this system is acceptable to us, and we can also act according to this rule. However, with the passage of time, it is impossible to determine whether this system can be preserved. So, shouldn't the imperial court establish another rule to protect the current system? Qi Shijiao said.

Why did Qi Shijiao think of this, it has to be said that there are many storms and waves experienced, and it is not wrong for people to be old and treacherous and horses to be slippery. The emperor and the scholars ruled the world together, and the Ming Dynasty to this day, the rights of the scholars and the imperial power have been fighting, and the scholars of course hope that their rights can surpass the imperial power, and the two sides have won and lost each other after several battles. This time, in the eyes of Qi Shijiao, in this game of power struggle, the scholar power may be able to completely gain the upper hand and have the power to govern the country.

You must know that this time the parliament was established, although there were members from all walks of life, the main body was still the scholar class. The Monarchy Party, the Junzuo Party, and the Ilo Party occupy a total of 62 seats, with non-party officials occupying 15 and Shilin occupying 10, adding up to 87. There are only a few seats in total, most of which are of the scholarly class, and the parliament has the right to promote officials above the third rank. There are three to be chosen, but one is important. It is to count more than fifty votes. Among the candidates over 50, if there are not enough three, then one is counted as one. Although the emperor has the final decision, there is only one person. Or both, both of which we have chosen. You can only choose from here.

As long as we and the scholars and doctors work together, it can be said that we will decide the officials above the third rank in the DPRK and the Central Committee. Your emperor has no real decision-making power. But. How long this can last, no one is sure, after all, the emperor still has a killer feature - Zhongzhi. Don't look at the purpose of not being affirmed by the people in Shilin, but it still works. Therefore, Qi Shijiao believes that there must be a rule. to protect the current system.

"Lord Qi is right......" Yue Su nodded, muttering for a long time. said: "I have a way to ensure the current system. ”

"What system?" All the ministers looked at Yue Su together.

"Legislate!" Yue Su said bluntly.

"Legislation? Does this work? The law was established by the emperor, and it was also changed by the emperor, and now it has been established, if it is changed in the future, what can be done? Qi Shijiao said.

"After the enactment of this law, an article can be added, if you want to change it in the future, you must get the consent of the parliament, and it must be more than seventy percent of the votes before it can be passed, no." Yue Su said.

"This method is good, if you want to pass seventy percent, then if you want to change it, it is not so easy." The ministers nodded and said.

Seventy percent of the votes are only in the hands of the scholar class, which means that no matter what the law is in the future, it will be up to the scholar class.

A charter was drawn up, and Yue Su went to the palace to meet the emperor and the empress dowager, and told the empress dowager about the seating arrangements in the parliament and the proposal to legislate to protect this system.

After Zhang Yan saw it, she couldn't help but think about it in her heart, the current seating arrangement can be regarded as fair and reasonable, no matter which party it is, it is not particularly strong, and it will be contained in the parliament. However, if it is protected by legislation, then the power of this parliament will be too great in the future. The promotion and promotion of officials are all decided by the parliament, and the emperor is the last to make a board, and there is not much difference from a decoration.

In response to that sentence, there are advantages and disadvantages, and with a parliament, it can play a role in checks and balances, and the selection of officials is more fair. But if it is thoroughly implemented, the imperial power seems to have weakened, and the parliament basically has the right to control the promotion of officials above the third rank. However, Zhang Yan turned her head and thought about it, there seems to be nothing wrong with it, the promotion of officials is also a matter of the Ministry of Officials and the Cabinet, the smaller officials, the Ministry of Officials is basically done, and the larger officials have to be voted by the cabinet, and finally handed over to the emperor, and the parliament to elect, it seems to be similar.

Well, since that's the case, then it's decided. Zhang Yan issued an order to let the cabinet, the Criminal Department, Dali Temple, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate legislate.

This time, Yue Su can do a very detailed legislation, the first of which is called, the imperial power is granted by heaven, and it is sacred and inviolable. The second article is called that the army is owned by the emperor, and the military department is divided with the governor's office of the five armies. Article 3 is called that officials of the third rank and above, including the three ranks, shall be appointed and promoted by the Parliament. Article 4 is called safeguarding the rights of political parties, and members of all political parties who violate the law and do not involve any party or faction, no matter whether they become the chief or auxiliary of the cabinet, there must be officials of other parties in the cabinet to supervise them. Article 5 states that the post of chief assistant to the cabinet must be held by officials of the three parties of the Monarch Wing Party, the Junzuo Party, and the Iro Party, and no other official shall be involved......

There are more than 300 laws in total, and it can be said that it was with great difficulty that the poor cabinet, the criminal department, the Dali Temple, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate came up with great difficulty. Not only has the content of the previous Da Ming Law been saved, but a lot has been added again, and this work alone has been busy for three months. The last article is that after the establishment of this law, no one can modify it without authorization, and additions and subtractions must be voted on by the parliament, and more than 70% of the votes can be amended.

With regard to the enactment of the law this time, it can be said that it has been widely supported by this class, especially the scholar class, because after all, with the protection of this law, their rights are even greater. Although the law also infringes on the interests of some non-party officials, after all, it is a small number of people, and it is the three parties that are in power now, and even if other officials have a little opinion, it is useless, who said that the vast majority of officials have already begun to join the party. wW