Chapter 608 Attack on Huguang
Neither Wu Shigong nor Wang Jueqing expected that their ordinary business dialogue would give birth to a huge change in the political system.
First of all, of course, we have taken a huge step forward in the journey from the rule of man to the rule of law. In the future, many of the actions of the Runing Army will no longer be determined by the decision-makers. Rather, it is a special agency that formulates laws and regulations, and then implements them in accordance with them.
The benefits of the legal system are preached by many legal scholars anyway, so I will not repeat them here. And the advantage of the rule of law is not that it makes decision-making more efficient, because no matter how efficient a political group is, it still can't compare to a dictatorship.
And the choice of the rule of law is only to make decisions no longer stupid. Because for a political group, no amount of unsatisfactory decision-making will not hurt the bones, and as long as there is a stupid decision, it will often make the political group doomed. I won't give specific examples, just look at the history books, the founding monarchs of all dynasties and the kings of the dead country!
The Chamber of Commerce in which Wang Jueqing participates will gradually change its nature in the future, and it will gradually evolve into a special legislative body. Maybe we've already thought of what that is? Right! It's the parliament.
The arbitration court mentioned by Wu Shigong will gradually evolve into an independent adjudication body, that is, the court. This change evolved into zuihou, which formed a de facto separation of powers. And the right to judge officials, which has continued to this day, will also be completely stripped away to zuihou.
In any case, such a political system makes the country more stable. And there is the unintended benefit of fostering an atmosphere of popular democracy.
In many forums today, democracy seems to have become a pejorative term, and of course, any social system has its shortcomings, but it cannot be denied. Democracy is also a fairer practice.
Democracy, on the other hand, is not innate, and this social atmosphere needs to be cultivated, that is, the whole society must form a social environment in which the minority obeys the majority.
For example, Britain and the United States, countries where democracy is relatively carried out, they have been cultivated from the era of Magna Carta to modern times, and it will take hundreds of years and more than ten generations to become more mature.
What about immaturity? Think of that island. A few years ago, there was still a fight in the parliament there. Think about that tourist resort, the loser of the election, actually organized an opposition party, and engaged in some kind of red shirt army and yellow shirt army to block the airport. So, re-haode system. It still has to be complied with to be effective, and everything is difficult at the beginning!
Of course. There is still a long way to go for the Runing Army to form such a separation of powers. And they also combined the situation of the Ming Dynasty at that time to form their own unique separation of powers, but no matter what, the Long March always took the first step.
And such a major change in the political system turned out to be only due to Wu Shigong's fear of trouble. If he knew what would happen in the future, he really didn't know whether to daxiao three times or cry a lot.
But Wu Shigong Weishenme will cry? More on this later.
July 21, the tenth year of Chongzhen. Xinyang.
"Have all the militia members arrived?" Xue Yong asked.
"Two regiments have already come, and two more from the battalion in five days. There is no large army of thieves nearby, and the Xinyang camp should be fine. Qian Qi replied.
"That's good! Let's go! ”
The three legions and one marine regiment, which had long been lined up, gradually changed into marching columns. They are constantly spreading. Until it became a black dot on the horizon. On both sides of the queue, the heralds were shuttling back and forth, and around the troops, there were also groups of scouts and horses acting separately.
"Captain Oka, are the craftsmen ready?" Xue Yong asked again.
"Report to Commander Xue! You're all set! We, the Marines, also guarded them. Please rest assured! Even on his horse, Gonzalez straightened his waist and gave a standard military salute. As a foreign officer, Gonzalez has always adhered to the military rules of the Runing Army, and they just want to fully integrate into the collective.
"Then let's go too!" Seeing that his troops were almost gone, Xue Yong finally set off on horseback.
The first destination of Jiaozhen Town this time was Huanggang County, where the ships of the Runing Army Navy Division were already waiting on the water. And the craftsmen who brought it with them will build docks and remodel ships there. They were to load the artillery onto the ships of the sailors.
Because they will enter the Huguang and Jiangnan areas to fight, Jiaozheng Town will mainly rely on shipping, so their equipment is relatively light, and the number of horses and heavy artillery is not much, in order to strengthen their Liliang, Wu Shigong specially allocated ten three-pounder guns to strengthen the town. This is also the origin of the name Jiaozhen Town.
The long march was boring, so the officers chatted.
"We didn't catch up with the eldest lady's marriage this time!" Xue Yong said with a smile.
"Xiao Xinzi is a good fate! He was still running after us with a runny nose! Qian Qi also said enviously.
"Don't be unconvinced, when I saw him revolving around the eldest lady, I knew that kid was born a lover!" Xue Yong's words immediately made the officers burst into laughter.
"It's also the old commander who taught him well, at that time, such a little kid practiced kung fu on the snow one by one, and there were few people in our Runing Army who had such solid kung fu." Qian Qi also said with a smile.
"That's right. The main thing is that Xiao Xinzi is angry. But you're not bad for a little money, your son is also a tiger, and you have to do your homework very tightly! Find a way to entrust the Yang family and set a baby kiss, anyway, there are many daughters of my uncle. I think the daughter of that lady is good, and she looks like the captain of the Gang Legion. Xue Yong's words caused another uproar.
Gonzalez heard Xue Yong brushing him, and said with a smile: "Baroness Carreli is the most beautiful rose we have here, and even the French girl can't compare to it." Captain Qian, hurry up! ”
But Qian Qi was thoughtful and moved. However, he soon came to his senses, and when he saw that those officers were pointing the finger at him, he also replied: "Commander Xue's son is not bad!" Don't you think about it? ”
"They can't do it anymore. is also old, and it is too late to learn to be in the army. "Because Xue Yong is older, his two sons are almost adults, so I feel a little sorry when I think of this.
"I heard that they are studying in Qianzhuang, and when they come out in the future, they can become local officials instead of being a shopkeeper. Not bad. Qian Qi comforted.
"No matter what you say, you want their Lao Tzu to win the battle first! Let the thieves take a look at our dragon strike! (To be continued......)