The last is the "Grace Order".

Part of the "Decree of Grace" is a common routine for the new emperor to ascend the throne. For example: Amnesty to the world, Kaienke, etc.

And the other content is more shocking. In the "Grace Decree", it was proposed to permanently abolish the poll tax, abolish forced labor, and gradually abolish slavery. And the limited mobility of the population began to be promoted.

It is worth noting that there is no content in the "Grace Order" that "exempts the world from money and food for one year". However, because of the abolition of the poll tax and forced labor, the burden on the common people has actually been greatly reduced.

In particular, forced labor was a heavy burden for the people of ancient times. However, since the government also needs a lot of labor to carry out some "public affairs", if the labor is hired with silver grain, the financial pressure on the government will also become great, so this is also a major social contradiction in ancient times.

Although the Daping Dynasty abolished conscription, it also stipulated: each male will serve in the military for three years in his life, which is actually a kind of conscription in disguise. On the contrary, because all the people have to join the army, they can try to ensure that the status of soldiers will not decline. Moreover, the army of the Daping Dynasty will also adopt the method of combining professional officers and non-commissioned officers with compulsory soldiers for military service to ensure the army's combat effectiveness and mobilization capacity.

As for the abolition of slavery and the limited movement of people, it was nothing more than a move to reduce class contradictions and encourage industry and commerce. However, these things were not accomplished overnight, and Wu Shigong was also prepared to set a time limit and then gradually implement this decree.

In the "Grace Order", Wu Shigong first adopted the concept of "Chinese people". As long as it is all people who follow the "Chinese Zhengshuo", regardless of ethnicity, skin color, etc. They were all subjects of the Daping Dynasty and enjoyed equal rights and obligations in the Daping Dynasty. In other words: it is all those who believe in Chinese values and learn Chinese culture. All are "Chinese". This is also a move by Wu Shigong to blur his Mongolian roots.

Of course, the "barbarians" who do not believe in Chinese values will not be protected by the Daping Dynasty. If the "barbarians" are deprived of their property, or if they are taken into slavery, then ...... Anyway, you can imagine it yourself.

After reading and explaining the new decree, Wu Shigong began to announce the new policies of the Daping Dynasty and the establishment of the imperial court.

First of all, Wu Shigong clarified the positioning of the royal family. Afterwards. He read out a long list of members of the royal family who had been knighted. For example, Queen Xue Yufei, Prince Xue Chenglin, etc.

What's more funny is that in addition to posthumously sealing his biological mother, Wu Shigong also canonized two emperors and two queen mothers. They are his father Wu Weizhong and his father-in-law Xue Lian and his wife. And the new Mrs. Xinhou, whose father Wu Weizhong continued the string, was younger than Wu Shigong, but this time she was still canonized as the queen mother.

However, there is still a problem that has not been solved. That is the question of the surname of the crown prince Xue Chenglin. This time, he still did not change his surname to "Wu". And this problem, to put it mildly, may shake the country's foundation once it is not handled properly. But Wu Shigong still didn't mention it, and Zhong Wenwu was so vague that it seemed that he could only delay the solution.

But then Wu Shigong's decision on the throne shocked everyone present.

1. The Emperor's Retirement System. Wu Shigong stipulated: The emperor will abdicate when he reaches the age of 60 and will no longer deal with state affairs;

2. Order and qualifications of heirs. The heir to the throne will follow the rules of the eldest son. All members of the imperial family and officials, including the emperor, cannot be changed.

The new emperor who ascends the throne must also follow the following rules: be at least sixteen years old; Pass the assessment of civil affairs and martial arts, etc. Once the requirements are not met. He will become a "hypocrisy", and the cabinet will temporarily prime minister state affairs. The Inner Palace must not interfere in politics. If the heir to the throne has significant deficiencies in intelligence and character. Then it will be made up and so on.

3. The emperor's abdication system. Once the emperor neglects state affairs or manages the government indiscriminately, causing the people to be resentful, the cabinet can propose impeachment, and then the important ministers will pass it, and finally the referendum will pass it, forcing the emperor to abdicate the throne and hand it over to the heir to make up for it.

This system, in fact, forced the emperor to be diligent in government. Moreover, it is necessary to be concerned about the interests of the ruling class and the well-being of the people. There is no longer the strange wonder of not going to court or a carpenter emperor for thirty years like the former Ming Dynasty.

Fourth, the referendum system. Every five years, the people will hold a referendum on the emperor's rule. If the number of votes in the referendum is too low, the emperor will be punished: warnings and other punishments. Of course, the highest punishment is the abdication of the emperor. However, there is another point, if successive emperors abdicate because the number of votes is too low, a referendum to remove the throne will be initiated.

Once this referendum is passed, the emperor system will be abolished, and the imperial throne will no longer be established in the future, and the country will be converted to a republic. Therefore, what Wu Shigong created is also a "final dynasty".

It can be seen that such a major change in imperial power will put forward high requirements for the emperor and is also a major concession to the monarchy. However, Wu Shigong thought ahead, he was preparing for the continuation of the family in the future.

Wu Shigong believes that with the prestige and ability of his founding king, Wu Shigong himself and his descendants should not be threatened to the throne of these generations. But Wu Shigong can't guarantee that there will not be an unfilial son in the royal family in the future. Rather than make amends when the time comes, it is better to prevent the slightest problem.

Another point is that with such a system, at least it also gives the people of the world one more choice. In case they can't survive, they can also remove the emperor from the throne through a referendum, at least they won't take the risk of rebellion. This is also conducive to the stability of the country. To put it to the extreme, even if Wu Shigong's descendants lose the throne, they can still keep their family's wealth and live a valuable life, at least without worrying about their lives. You must know that the fate of those kings who died was very tragic.

Then, Wu Shigong interpreted the issue of the new dynasty's honors and official duties.

The title of the Great Ping Dynasty, in addition to the three titles of duke, marquis, and earl, there is another lord. There are two ways to obtain the title: one is for military exploits; The second is to enter the cabinet as a phase.

And the honors obtained for war exploits will be hereditary. The rank of prime minister who entered the cabinet, except for those who founded the country and made great meritorious contributions, is generally only honored by himself. However, all honors are only status symbols. The imperial court will not issue a salary, but only an honorary title. Anyway, the details will be determined later.

Regarding officials, the first thing to be determined is the important ministers. In the future, in the imperial court, the cabinet ministers, all officials above the rank of squire, the governors of the provinces, the governors of each domain, the ten grand ministers (justices), the fifteen governors of the prefecture, as well as some of the representatives of the nobles and the senior imperial historians of the imperial history, as well as the national elders (that is, the cabinet ministers of Zhishi) will be the important ministers of the imperial court. And these important ministers will govern the country together, and will not punish crimes by discussing politics.

The assessment and promotion of pro-people officials such as prefects and counties will be carried out according to the following standards:

The state of the economy and the taxation of money and food. For each region, the annual fiscal tax revenue will be compared to the ranking. Priority will be given to high-ranking officials who are close to the people. This will also put an end to the evil consequences of those pro-people officials in the former Ming Dynasty who did not collect taxes from the gentry to invite their names, which eventually led to the collapse of the imperial court's finances.

Livelihood. Schools and clinics will be set up in each region as much as possible, so that the people under their jurisdiction can receive education and be treated. Other aspects, such as raising people's incomes and building roads and water conservancy, will also be attributed to people's livelihood.

Stable. Every pro-people official is responsible for public order within his jurisdiction. Try not to cause mass incidents, especially to prevent rebellion and banditry. If the situation is critical, the pro-people officer can ask the local garrison to help. Of course, in the event of a disaster year, the pro-people officials can also ask the garrison to jointly relieve the disaster.

In fact, a series of requirements and regulations of the Daping Dynasty on officials were nothing more than to increase the financial revenue of the imperial court. In order to increase income, the output of fixed acres of land will certainly not increase much, so these pro-people officials are also required in disguise to support the development of industry and commerce. At the same time, the development of industry and commerce can also increase people's household income. In the end, it is necessary to achieve - the country is rich and the people are strong.

After the last day, Wu Shigong announced the new major yamen and the chief officials of various ministries in the imperial court.

Because there is a lot of content in this item, I will briefly introduce it here. For the setting of the six ministries and nine secretaries of the former Ming Dynasty, the Daping Dynasty will greatly expand the organization, so as to strengthen the centralization of the imperial court, and also make the setting of each yamen more reasonable.

Let's talk about the Ministry of Rites first: The Ministry of Rites will be separated into three secondary bureaus - the Academic Administration Bureau, the Education Bureau and the Medical Bureau. The Academic Administration Bureau is in charge of educational examinations. The Education and Education Bureau was the Propaganda Department of the original Runing Army. As for the medical bureau, its function can be seen from the name. However, in the medical bureau, there will be a department to protect the elderly, the weak, women and children. And the directors of these three major bureaus will all receive the title of waiter of the Ministry of Rites.

It is worth mentioning the director of the Pharmaceutical Bureau, she is the only woman among the important ministers of the Daping Dynasty, and she is Yang Goudan's wife, Yang.

The main function of the Ministry of Rites will also be transformed into a modern Ministry of Foreign Affairs. There was a new division in the Ministry of Rites, called the "Li Fan Division", whose main function was to guide the Daping Dynasty to expand its colonies abroad.

Household Department: The Household Department will also be separated into three secondary bureaus - the Tax Bureau, the Reserve Bureau and the Securities Bureau. The reason for this setting is that the finances of the Daping Dynasty will implement the policy of "separating revenue and expenditure". Therefore, it can be said that the rights of the original household will be greatly weakened.

And the Reserve Board will fulfill the duties of a modern central bank. Precious metals such as gold and silver are used as the principal to issue silver banknotes, silver dollars and various auxiliary coins. Of course, the Reserve Bureau will also issue Treasury bonds appropriately. In addition, the Reserve Bureau will also manage the reserves of strategic goods such as food, and be ready to supply strategic materials needed for war and disaster relief at any time.

As for taxation, the principle of paying taxes for all will be adopted. However, the Great Ping Dynasty will also set up several new taxes. For example, resource tax on mineral exploitation, wine tax, maritime trade tax, stamp duty on commodities, etc. In a word, the main body of taxation in the Daping Dynasty will gradually change from agricultural tax to industrial and commercial tax. (To be continued......)