This sentence made several people present nod frequently, especially Xu Jing and Mo Dapeng, who were deeply touched - when they were the first prominent family in Qiongzhou Mansion and the richest man in the local area, they had to deal with the short-haired army who came with a cannon and broke through the city wall to take the state capital within a day, and their hearts were still a little drumming - the "thief" is too strong, and it is inevitable that they will be bullied by him, but if they are too weak and are beaten back by the imperial court, then they will have to bear the charge of banditry, and the same family will be ruined. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

But at that time, there was no choice, so I had to bite the bullet and go all the way. Fortunately, it was a smooth journey after that, and the ability of this group of short-haired people to make money and generate money really opened the eyes of Xu Mo and the two of them, who claimed to be a merchant family.

In the past few years, he has been desperately following the short-haired gangster, not to mention that his family property has increased several times, and he has also made great progress in "politics", and he was elected as the chairman and deputy speaker of the newly released Qiongzhou Mansion Assembly not long ago, which can be regarded as a person in the "officialdom", which is a beautiful thing that they never dared to think of before.

- Sure enough, Zhao Lide changed his tone and turned the topic to the matter of the parliament.

"Including the establishment of a local council, we have also invited a few of you to participate in it first. Speaking of which, it has been almost a year since the parliament was officially put into operation, and it is difficult to say to what extent a few people as members of the Qiongzhou Mansion are involved, but at least this 'right to know' should be guaranteed, right? ”

Xu Mo and others immediately said that the so-called parliament was a "meeting of common discussions", and according to Shorthair's statement, it was to gather local virtuous and upright people to discuss and decide local affairs. As for how to determine this "virtuous and square", it is recommended by the locality, and it must also be confirmed by the short hairs - but basically it is still composed of local large households, rich merchants, celebrities, and some such as Li Zhai heads, workers, peasants, and representatives of foreign merchants...... According to shorthair, its "representativeness" is still relatively strong.

At first, no one took the council seriously, thinking that it was nothing more than a new trick made by Shorthair. Even those who have been elected to the legislature have the idea of being dispensable. Especially when they first participated in the parliament, they saw that Shorthair took out a thick stack of "Rules of Parliament", including the scope of the proceedings, voting and voting methods, the number of speeches, the time, the order of priority, and the attendance requirements of the members...... There are very strict regulations.

The first time the council listened to this for most of the day, and everyone was dizzy to hear it. Several legislators with older qualifications and a relatively large temper immediately flicked their sleeves: The old man is gone! Anyway, your rules allow resignation, and the old man should resign from this Rausch member now, so it's okay if it's not right!

Shorthair grinned: "Of course, you just need to write a resignation letter - too much trouble?" Then we have a ready-made format here, and someone else can copy it for you, just sign it.

…… Then, in less than half a month, all of them regretted it and ran to demand that they retract their resignations and reinstate their status as parliamentarians. But Shorthair took out the "Rules" and pointed at it: "I'm sorry, according to the rules, we have added new members, if you want to be re-elected, wait a few years before participating in the election."

Those people inevitably made a fuss, but Shorthair ignored them this time. made a fuss, and also according to the "Rules", called the security personnel to drag people away, but this time it was not polite at all.

In private, it is said that it was this Zhao Lide Zhao Da Ye with a sneering evaluation, which soon spread throughout the officialdom of Qiongzhou Mansion:

"What do they think the parliament is? Is there a public toilet on the street, you can go in and out as you want? It's part of the government's power! Missed somewhere so easy to get back. ”

That's why those unlucky people regret it - they never expected that Shorthair's "joint discussion of local affairs" was not a false reference, but a real participation. If the opinions and opinions put forward by the parliamentarians in the parliament cannot be complied with, the relevant departments should at least give an official reply explaining the reasons and reasons for the inability to implement them. There are a few opinions, and even Cheng Yegao, the prefect of Qiongzhou, and Zhao Lide, the short-haired leader, have personally come to the parliament to explain, which is of great significance!

"This is simply the Imperial Observatory!"

"No, no, it's even more powerful than Goshi! The excerpts on the imperial history platform still need the emperor's approval, and the parliamentarians don't need it. ”

-- After only a few meetings in the affairs of the parliament, except for those who really knew nothing about politics, such as the Li Zhai headmen and the representatives of the workers and peasants who were short-haired to support the façade, the rest of the people who knew a little about the affairs of the court saw the power of this parliament: this organization could express its opinion on any local public affairs -- the so-called "supervision" power; It also has a fairly strong credibility - the so-called "public opinion" power; What's more, if a bill proposed by a councillor can be passed by a vote, it will become a local law! All local authorities are subject to the right to implement, the so-called "proposal".

――Even if the current emperor has a heavenly constitution in his mouth, he may not be able to do this, right? Even if they are all in one place, they may not have the same power as this small Qiongzhou Mansion Council, of course, only within the scope of Qiongzhou Prefecture, at least at the current stage.

It is said that Cheng Yegaocheng Dafutai, who had long been trained by short-haired and honest, went to the parliament once and gave a "briefing" to the councillors, and when he returned to the mansion, he cried profusely, drank until he was drunk, and said a lot of drunken things to his close people. Then, somehow, the word got out - only on a small scale, of course.

However, Xu Jing and Mo Dapeng, as the chairman and vice chairman, knew exactly what they said, and when they first heard those words, they were also scared into a cold sweat, feeling that Master Cheng was going to be finished.

Because Cheng Yegao said this at the time: I thought that Shorthair was a good person, but I didn't expect that they were still a group of thieves after all, and they were never a big thief in the past! As soon as this parliamentary system came out, not only would the Qiongzhou government never return to the rule of the Ming Dynasty, but other places would inevitably be affected by it. Even, even if this group of short-haired people is exterminated by the imperial court in the future, their poison will still remain for a long time until the Ming Dynasty is completely engulfed!

Although the drunken words are reversed and wrong, the general meaning is expressed very clearly, so the people who heard the rumors were all stupid, thinking that Lao Cheng was going crazy - even if this kind of words spread to the Ming Dynasty, it would not be good for him, not to mention that the current Qiongzhou Mansion is the territory of the short hair, and openly saying such things on their territory is waiting for the three tribes of Yi!

Shorthair did react, and it was also this Zhao Lide Zhao who came to the door in person and talked to Cheng Futai on behalf of the "organization". No one knows what was talked about this time -- after Cheng Futai came to his senses, he heard that his words had been leaked, and while he was terrified, he did not forget to make amends and severely cleaned up the servants in the house, so no one dared to spread small words anymore.

But after the talk, Master Cheng, who was originally waiting for his family to die, returned to normal, what should he do. The officials also did the same, and the banquet also went to the banquet, as if they were not affected by this drunken talk at all...... Well, there is still a little bit of an impact: the short-haired finance department withheld his allowance for several months, and the reason is very interesting, neither rebellion nor rebellion, but two words that may sound like nothing to do with each other - "leak".

This anecdote has not been widely circulated, and most people who have heard it have just dismissed it as a joke. But that is not the case in the minds of those parliamentarians. After experiencing first-hand the authority represented by the parliament and the convenience of being a councillor, they can fully empathize with Cheng Futai's resentment and frustration - but from the opposite perspective.

Parliament has not been in existence for a long time, and the vast majority of parliamentarians are not yet well aware of this new thing, which means that they are not very likely to use it as a tool for their own benefit or for the group they represent. There weren't many motions and motions that were proposed.

However, the experience of this period has at least made it clear to them that even if they do nothing else, just perform a "supervision" duty, as a councillor, they can also know the operation of local government affairs in the name of the law, or in other words: everything that the local government does, as long as it is not confidential, needs to be reported to them!

――What does this mean? It means that they can dictate local affairs at any time, and it means that they are already part of the government themselves! Indeed, as Master Zhao said, Shorthair is a part of the authority of the government to them, and it is also the most important and core part!

As the chairman and vice chairman, Xu Jing and Mo Dapeng were particularly touched by this. Originally, although they were one of the largest families in the local area, and they were big families that had been passed down for generations, but people like them were rich and wealthy people who sat on the land, and they abounded in the Ming Dynasty.

Don't talk about the dignified Sipin Mansion Platform, it is like a heavenly person to them, it is a master book, a county lieutenant, and they can walk sideways in front of them. Even, it doesn't need to be a serious court official, as long as anyone in the city is wearing official skin, he can come to the door to extort money. If you don't want your family to be ruined, then you can only honestly break the fortune and eliminate the disaster. Otherwise, once the matter is big and those in power find an opportunity, a small trouble will immediately turn into a big disaster...... For many years, I have heard and witnessed this kind of thing.

The so-called "Destroying the Mansion Yin, Breaking the County Order", aren't they all big families like them! Who can look down on the general small family?