Chapter 342 The great changes of an era often start with a trivial matter
In the end, it was passed by almost full votes in the sixth vote, for which some people wanted others to pay a small price - the "Supplementary Articles to the Reform Plan of the Reichstag"
In the supplementary provisions, the parliamentary leadership group in Pilagos added a number of new rules and regulations, such as more powers for the speaker. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć infoIn the past, the three speakers only had the power to increase the number of votes and did not have the ability to directly interfere in voting, but now they have. When four of the five speakers have the same opinion, it can be passed as long as the number of votes in favor exceeds 30 percent. This move greatly strengthens the speaker's ability to control the parliament, and also means that the "minority" has the possibility of counterattacking.
At the same time, as long as four speakers oppose a bill or policy, the voting item will be suspended and postponed, and the vote can only be held again after amendment.
The Speaker's power in Parliament has been greatly enhanced, giving the Speaker greater authority.
As part of the deal, Pilagos received the benefits and gave back a portion of the benefits to the Empress of Pars.
Parliamentarians will no longer be tenured but will be elected for life. The whole election is divided into two parts, one is that the election of permanent members will be elected by vote in the National Assembly, and the permanent members will be permanently located in the imperial capital, and they will be replaced every three years. The other part is elected by the local aristocracy and political parties, and the local and political parties elect suitable candidates to serve as councillors. These councillors do not stay in the imperial capital all day, they can choose to participate or not to participate in parliament.
In the event of non-participation, the vote is automatically abstained and does not account for the total number of votes, and such members are replaced every five years.
At the same time, the Speaker will have the power to initiate the impeachment of a member, and after three rounds of voting, the number of votes in favor exceeds 70%, or if three Speakers agree and the vote in favor exceeds 50, the impeachment passes, and the impeached member loses his or her status as a member.
In fact, the rotation system and the impeachment system are ultimately rules designed to consolidate the power of the Speaker. Every rotation of parliamentarians is actually a feast of dividing interests, and if you want to participate in this three-year distribution of interests, you must hug the thighs of the speakers.
There are also relatively unimportant regulations that do not affect the big picture.
In short, both parties were satisfied with the result and both got what they wanted.
Wren also got what he wanted.
In a less important provision, one hundred and fifty of the five hundred voting seats will be fixed for non-aristocratic parties. The nobility held 350 seats, including councillors elected by the local nobility. The nobles were also satisfied with twice as many seats as the commoners, after all, compared to one hundred and eight, there were now nearly two hundred and fifty seats, enough to qualify many people to join the ranks of the councillors.
Even if some were a little unhappy that the common class would take away 150 seats, they soon took the initiative to move closer to this side in the new round of elections.
This is a huge victory, and it will also be an inflection point in history!
No one has yet discovered that the reform of the Imperial Diet has directly turned a corner in history, rolling in a direction that has never been predicted before!
End of book!
But no.
At noon, the first edition of Pravda gave a grand introduction to the process of the reform of the Imperial Diet, and a historical sage in the imperial capital commented in the newspaper for the first time, saying that this was an "exciting" reform, and the entry of the non-aristocratic class into the Imperial Parliament, the premier political core of the Orlando Empire, meant that the power of the people had awakened and received the attention of those in power. For the first time, the power of citizenship was taken seriously, a victory for all Desi and for the Orlando Empire.
The sage believed that this would directly alleviate and change the phenomenon of class antagonism, resolve the disadvantages caused by the strict class, and the people would begin to control their own destiny through representation. It strengthened the people's recognition of the empire and increased the cohesion of the empire.
At the same time, scholars who have never been at ease immediately stood up and announced the establishment of the "Orlando Imperial People's Party" to fight for more welfare and treatment for the Desi, so that hunger and poverty can be kept away from the good Desi. A time responders gathered. The initiator, the former dean of the Royal Academy of the Imperial Capital, University Slandorf, announced as party leader that he would run for the first election after the parliamentary reform and would make a nationwide speech.
Many scholars began to build momentum for Randolph, and the momentum was huge, and it quickly began to radiate around the imperial capital, and some cities close to the imperial capital set up branches on this day.
"I didn't expect it. Wren tapped his fingertips on the table, "These guys have a more sensitive sense of smell than I thought, but don't worry, they won't make it." ā
Twright, who was already known as the "father of the civil rights struggle", nestled in the sofa, holding a teacup a little lazily, blowing up the bright red tea soup, "One hundred and fifty seats is not much, plus the People's Party is four parties." In terms of strength, it is obvious that the People's Party is inferior to other parties, but in terms of appeal, the People's Party is more powerful. He was right, and the other three parties seemed to be confined to a certain group of people relative to the larger BJP.
There are far fewer farmers, merchants, and workers than ordinary people. However, the strength of a party is not that whoever has more people is stronger, but depends on the corresponding status of each other in society and the division of labor. There are no ordinary people, farmers are still farmers, merchants are still businessmen, workers are still workers. But without these people, would ordinary people still be able to live? Moreover, it is precisely because of the positioning of a certain group of people that the cohesion of these three parties is far from being comparable to that of the newly established People's Party.
It's just that Randolph's punch was really unexpected, and Wren believed that the spontaneous party would not explode until at least after the first plenary session of the Reichstag. At that time, people saw the changes and benefits brought about by the restructuring for a while, and only then could they burst out with more enthusiasm.
After a moment of contemplation, Wren said: "In the final analysis, it is the nobles who have the final say in the contest for seats, and even if we can't prevent Randolph's people from entering the parliament, we can still let them occupy as few seats in the parliament as possible." And I'm not going to just accept that, I'm going to fight back. ā
"What are you going to do?", Twright was a little curious.
"From what they do best, to dismantle their buildings. Wren smiled confidently, "Public opinion!"
The world's public opinion media is still in a relatively simple stage, there are more or less two newspapers in the imperial capital, but outside the imperial capital, many public opinions can only achieve the purpose of propaganda through word of mouth. Now that the scholars are "in the war", Wren will not be relenting. He was to publish several newspapers covering the entire Orlando Empire, and the scholars didn't have the means, but he did. As long as public opinion can be controlled, these scholars will obviously become insignificant.
Discrediting this thing Wren is even more clever than the scholars!
Under the general trend, there are also some small things that are quietly happening.
In the Imperial Research Institute, the first prototype of the steam engine has been built, for which the director of the Imperial Research Institute hired two master craftsmen to hammer out the prototype by hand according to the drawings. The researchers looked at the internal combustion engine on a circular track and were excited. When the cap of the steam engine is lifted by the steam, a thick steam steam is spewed out, and the heavy steam engine begins to operate. The piston pushes the wheels and begins to move slowly on the predetermined track.
"It's a miracle!", an alchemist looked obsessively at the steam engine that was traveling at less than ten kilometers per hour, his hands trembling. "This is simply a miracle! The God of Light is above, there is no magic fluctuation, and there is no need for Tiberium Crystal, relying entirely on this kind of ......", he suddenly didn't know how to describe the thoughts in his heart, and held back for a long time before he held back a word, "This natural power can move, it's amazing!"
Others were a little disappointed, "but it's too slow, not as fast as a horse, let alone the more advanced mounts, and this kind of steam engine is of little use." As he spoke, he plucked his eyes, and the room filled with suspended water droplets that had increased in humidity, clouding his glasses with a layer of mist, "But in another way, if you use a magic pedestal instead of a steam furnace, can you get more speed?"
Immediately, some people chimed in, and some people put forward more ideas and opinions, but only the president of the Imperial Capital Research Institute did not express his position. The people gradually shut up and turned their eyes to this powerful old man.
He raised his hand and pressed it, coughed lightly, and said, "I don't think there's any need for magic transformation!"
This sentence made the vast majority of researchers become confused, if it is not transformed, what is the value of such a restored steam engine at such a slow speed? The slow speed is not suitable for transportation, let alone for carrying people, is its value just placed in such a laboratory, as a by-product of the pursuit of truth?
As if to understand the confusion of these people, he continued: "You have learned that there is not the slightest fluctuation of magic power on this steam engine, and it is not destined to be a magical product. This means that not only us, but also ordinary people can build this kind of machine and put it into practice. Our minds are always fixed on magic, and no matter what problems we encounter, the first thing that comes to mind is which magic circuit to use to solve the problem, or which magic base to use to avoid trouble. ā
"It's a kind of narrow selfishness!", he unconsciously accentuated his tone, "From ancient times to the present day, magic has been constantly weakened under the 'low tide', and one day we may not be able to release any magic, and all magic pedestals may also be in danger of becoming waste. When that day comes, will we have to accept reality and sink into despair?"
"No, God has shown us a whole new direction, one that doesn't require any magic, and any magic pedestal can solve all problems!"