"So, this second way won't work at all -- unless we're willing to accept being trapped in one place, and slowly spend ten or twenty years educating young children, cultivating managers and grassroots cadres who really meet our requirements, and then sending troops to sweep the world -- but is this possible?"

"So you established the council. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Chi Zhengjie responded in a low voice, he had realized the purpose of Zhao Lide's words. Sure enough, the latter chuckled and nodded:

"Yes, so we established a parliament - a parliament made up mostly of the gentry, that's right. It is not wrong that these gentry will certainly do their best to defend the interests of their own class. But first, before the demands of the gentry can be satisfied, this parliament must satisfy our demands, which are first of all the instruments of our short-haired rule, and only then the turn of the gentry. ”

"Have you read the Statutes of Parliament? Article 1 of the opening sentence is that the local council of Qiongzhou Prefecture is a subordinate body of the Qiongzhou Navy Management Committee, and the original intention of establishing this council is to cooperate with the committee and effectively manage the local area. ”

“…… Before all members of the Council can stand for election, their qualifications must first be verified and approved by us. This includes the elected councillor who has the power to revoke his delegate if he behaves in a manner that does not meet the requirements of being a local councillor, such as speaking out against us; In addition, if a resolution made by the Council is contrary to the intentions of our Joan Naval Governing Council, the Council has the power to revoke it; If necessary, we can even dissolve parliament and re-elect it. ”

Although all this information had been submitted to the committee for review before, Zhao Lide repeated it here, and Chi Zhengjie really showed a surprised expression of "first time I heard about it", like most soy sauce parties who had not paid attention to it before.

"Can they agree to such conditions?"

Chi Zhengjie was surprised, but Zhao Lide sneered:

"Why don't you say yes? Do you think they are some spoiled Hong Kongers of our time? They also had no choice - the so-called 'preferential gentry' of the Ming Dynasty was only the top group of people, and it was limited to scholars. Except for a very small number of jinshi or juren who squeezed onto the single-plank bridge of the imperial examination. The gentry class itself was nothing more than a bunch of fat pigs to be slaughtered in the eyes of the royal and bureaucratic members of the Ming Empire. ”

"Whether it is a wealthy businessman who has a successful business or a large landlord with a lot of fertile land, as long as there is no official behind him, his family may be ruined at any time. We offer them protection from all kinds of exploitation and are willing to share political rights with them - even if only in part, even with all the restrictions, which is a great step forward for this era! ”

"So at least at this stage, we don't have to worry about this council being used as a tool against ourselves. What is it to plant a flag upside down, to make trouble when taking an oath, or to do something against the government in the name of a parliamentarian...... Who would dare to play this kind of trick, let him get out of the way in minutes, and there are a lot of people waiting for the alternate behind. ”

Zhao Lide's words made Chi Zhengjie groan for a long time before he said:

"You should say these things in the plenary meeting, or at least in the committee."

But Zhao Lide immediately chuckled:

"It is not necessary for us to present to the plenary or the committee in order to convince people to support our idea. But there is no need to convince anyone in this matter - the facts will prove that this is the only feasible route at present. Even those who disagree, as long as he comes and does it himself, he will immediately know that there is no other way to go. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Lide smiled again:

"Ye Mengyan, that kid, hasn't he been much more low-key since he became a member of the management committee? -- It's not hard to see people carrying burdens, and they are resting step by step! If anyone really thinks they have a better solution, I would definitely recommend him to go to Luzon or Taiwan as a landlord, where we are almost politically blank except to maintain a military presence. Now it has to be left to Shi Kefa and the Zheng family to manage...... As long as someone is willing to go, even if he engages in slavery, I will firmly support it! ”

…………

The two talked as they walked, and before they knew it, they had returned to the door of the dormitory. The shorthairs never treat themselves badly in terms of living facilities, and it is said that it is a public dormitory, but the actual layout is a small villa, which is equivalent to an official residence. And, according to their short-haired habit - everything is made by quantity. In this community, more than a dozen of the same villas were built in one go.

The management of the entire Qiongzhou Mansion, except for Cheng Yegao, who still lives in the backyard of the prefect's yamen according to the Ming tradition, and other people, as long as their status is up to and there is no real estate in the local area, they can get a set of official residences here. Of course, it is only a temporary loan, and it will be returned after transfer or resignation, but it can fully meet the needs of those officials who drag their families and families.

-- Speaking of which, this is also one of the reasons why Zhao Lide's local work is easy to open up the situation: the Ming court only provides housing for the local chief's family, while the short hair supports the entire administrative team. Not only does it provide an official residence for the officials, but there are also collective dormitories for the small staff below, although the expenses are a little larger, but they do win people's hearts!

With Chi Zhengjie's "real hair" identity, although he is only a newcomer and only a temporary stay, he has also been assigned to a separate official residence - Zhao Lide has really worked hard to attract him to stay. But I can't live tonight - the house has been empty for a long time and has to be cleaned and renovated, so I can only go to Zhao Lide's side for the time being.

Walking on the beautiful garden path, Zhao Lide triumphantly pointed out to Chi Zhengjie the new house arranged for him, and several workers were still doing the final cleaning work. However, Chi Zhengjie's eyes turned to the next door, another house that was also being renovated.

-- Chi Zhengjie, a "real man", enjoys nothing more than repainting and cleaning up. And that house is completely being renovated, and many places are deliberately doing it according to the habits of this era, such as the palace lamp for lighting, and the entrance has been changed to a hanging flower door, which is simply better than the house where Zhao Lide lives himself.

"...... that room?"

Noticing Chi Zhengjie's gaze, Zhao Lide spread his hands:

"I said hello to Beijing over there, and said that after a while, there are a group of new science and technology scholars who are going to come for training, and a few of them are quite famous and worth working, and I plan to stay one or two to work locally at that time to see if I can recruit them. Do you do a good job in the dormitory first, and build a nest to attract phoenixes. ”

"Oh? What kind of talent is worth your effort? ”

Chi Zhengjie couldn't help but be curious, Zhao Lide smiled:

"The two who are as famous as Qian Qianyi - the two left in Jiang Zuo's three families."

"Wu Meicun and Gong Dingyu? Are both of these coming? ”

Chi Zhengjie's historical knowledge is good, and he casually reported those two relatively obscure names, which surprised Zhao Lide.

"Well, the former was recommended by Zhou Yanru, and the latter belonged to Mao Sui's self-recommendation. Originally, there was a Zhang Pu, but that one was very arrogant, and he didn't seem to look down on our small temple, so that's it. ”

"These two are very accomplished in literature, but if you want to talk about political ability, they may not be able to be strong, right, is it worth your hard work?"

"I don't know what their political abilities were, but they were indeed famous—not only in history, but also among the scholars of this era. That's enough. In the next few years, those famous figures in the late Ming Dynasty will gradually appear in Shilin officialdom, such as Huang Zongxi, Gu Yanwu, Chen Zilong...... and Hou Fangyu, Fang Yizhi, Mao Xiang, Chen Zhenhui...... The best young people of this era will soon set foot on the stage of history. ”

"You want to buy horse bones?"

Chi Zhengjie understood what the other party meant, and Zhao Lide smiled:

"They're not horse bones...... But that's right, I hope to establish the impression in the minds of those people that our Qiong Navy is eager to find talents. If they want to find someone to run to in the future, it's best to prioritize our side. ”

Chi Zhengjie pouted:

"I don't know how much of it is blown out, the history of the Southern Ming Dynasty itself is a bad book, the Donglin Party touts each other internally, and the foreign party fights the same, and the four sons of the late Ming Dynasty are purely famous for their women...... And among those people, there were many who later surrendered to the Manchus. ”

"Indeed, there must be a lot of people who have lost their reputation, but I think that in the late Ming Dynasty, the situation changed so drastically, the country was ruined, and the big waves washed the sand, those who could still leave their names in history were stronger than ordinary people after all."

"Besides, when we recruit talents, can't we only judge them based on the evaluation in the history books before we have personal contact with them? What else can you believe if you don't believe in history books? Do you really believe in the eunuchs according to what those Internet spoofs say? ”

Chi Zhengjie was right to think about it, so he didn't say anything anymore. After that, the two walked into the small courtyard of the "secretary of the municipal party committee" together--Zhao Lide's villa has a separate courtyard, which is mainly for security reasons--Zhao Lide also holds a military position, and there is a guard squad around him, and he is usually stationed here.

However, when the two entered the door, they saw a young man squatting in front of the porch, as if he had been waiting for a long time. Seeing Zhao Lide appear, he hurriedly ran over in three steps and two steps:

"Director, this urgent document needs your signature."

-- Although Zhao Lide's nickname is "Secretary Zhao" and he does have the same status and power here as the secretary of the municipal party committee in later generations, he has only two official positions in the Qiong Navy: one is the chief of staff of the First Regiment of the Qiong Navy, which belongs to the military rank. The second is the head of the Security Service, which the Commission has finally approved. Zhao Lide also got his wish and was able to be called "Zhao Ju".

Although most of his main energy is usually focused on civil affairs, he still pays close attention to the Security Bureau, after all, this is also his "counterpart specialty", and with the level of espionage in this era, Zhao Lide can cope with it with a little spare time and energy.