The festive lanterns have not been removed, and the Spring Festival couplets on both sides of the gate are still the same, but the Prime Minister's Office, which is one of the brains of China, has already ended the holiday and started to be busy for the year. ※※※※※ I ※ I ※ ※

After the special car entered the Prime Minister's Office, Tang Shaoyi immediately asked the driver to stop early and chose to walk, although there is no explicit rule that the car cannot be driven directly to the door of the Prime Minister's Office Building, but as long as there is no urgency, everyone will generally choose to get off the car early and walk to show respect for the Prime Minister.

In fact, Lee Eun Fudi is indeed a respectable prime minister, as the first prime minister of the empire, although he is not elected by the people, he may not be outstanding in terms of work, but since he entered the Honolulu Council, he has been working hard to water and change the country.

As a famous Chinese in the open sea, his bottom in the country is very thin, only a few family members and relatives, but from the day he became the owner, he never thought that a person would ascend to heaven, his family still lives on the family business, his children are all studying in ordinary schools, as for the prime minister's wife, she rarely goes out, the reason is that she is afraid of those difficult to shirk favors.

Few people know that when he married the current second lady, he didn't even have enough money for a banquet around him, because he donated all the money except for his family to some outstanding students to study abroad, so that the emperor later paid for him to hold a banquet in style.

has no foundation, no relationship, just relying on being alone, relying on his love for the motherland, he resolutely provoked the heavy task entrusted to him by the emperor.

Although he has the help of the emperor and a large amount of funds for him to use, if it were not for his careful calculations and his hard work, this country would never have the prosperous atmosphere it has today.

Throughout the ages, every great emperor has some virtuous ministers and good generals around him, and Li Enfu is that great virtuous minister.

In order to realize his dream, he took the initiative to discuss with the emperor about adopting that system, and for the sake of national construction, he did not hesitate to slap the table and scold all the military officials, just to take out even a little bit of money from the mouths of those gold-swallowing monsters.

Now, "the founding prime minister will enter the second year of his reign, which makes many people, including the emperor and himself, sigh."

But that's progress!

Looking at the Spring Festival couplets written by Li Enfu himself, Tang Shaoyi smiled slightly, skimmed away all thoughts and troubles, and walked into the official residence.

After a few knocks on the door, Tao Chengzhang, the secretary to the prime minister, appeared at the door: "Prime Minister, Lord Tang is here." "Oh? Please. "Hearing the report" Li Enfu hurriedly put down the documents in his hand, and saw that Tang Shaoyi had already walked into the office under the leadership of Tao Chengzhang.

After seeing Li Enfu, Tang Shaoyi hurriedly greeted: "Shaoyi has met the Prime Minister. ”

"Hehe, you're welcome, it's not that I haven't seen you for many years, it's just that I've rested for a few days." Li Enyan smiled, and after instructing Tao Chengzhang to pour tea, he put on his glasses again, and said while rummaging through the table: "Shaochuan, I heard that you will have another book in a few days?" ”

"Hmm" Tang Shaoyi said with a smile after taking the tea from Tao Chengzhang's hand: "There was a big snowstorm in this day, and last year's events have not been thoroughly understood, and the land has not been fully distributed, so it is estimated that the grain harvest will be seriously poor in the first half of the year, so Xixiang Congdao asked us for assistance." ”

"Oh, I've heard about this too, what are you going to do?" Li Enfu seemed to have found the document he was looking for, and after pulling it out, he waved his hand to let Tao Chengzhang close the door, and sat opposite Tang Shaoyi.

"I still have to help, after all, we have worked so hard, but there is no help in this world for no reason, so I am ready to exchange loans for food, of course, the price can be lower."

"Not bad." Li Enfu nodded, and agreed with Tang Shaoyi's idea: "As long as the price can be passable, the loan term can also be extended, and now that the Japanese are in our hands, there is no need to force them to death, the emperor said that the wool can be sheared when it grows, otherwise we will lose a lot of money in this transaction." ”

"Yes, Prime Minister rest assured."

After Li Enfu added a few points, he handed over the documents he had just found to Tang Shaoyi: "Look at this." ”

Tang Shaoyi took the document, and at first thought it was some official business, but when he opened it, he was stunned, as if a stream of blood rushed to his brain, and he couldn't even speak.

Seeing this scene, Li Enfu laughed and said: "I have already nominated you as the next prime minister to the party, and according to the current situation, we can basically guarantee victory in the general election, so we say we must be prepared." ”

"But, Prime Minister, I ——。"

Tang Shaoyi was also stunned by this sudden big news, and just said a few words, Li Enfu suddenly waved his hand to stop him, and his face became serious: "Shaochuan, do you know why I nominated you?" ”

Tang Shaoyi shook his head, in fact, he never thought that he would have the opportunity to become the prime minister, you must know that for any politician, becoming the prime minister of a big country like China that can already influence the world is undoubtedly everyone's dream. (Full text reading, all in. (.i. Want. Wen. Learning Network)

You know, according to the Constitution, China uses an electoral system similar to the United States, not universal suffrage in the true sense, mainly because the country is so big that if universal suffrage is held, it can become very chaotic.

As for the prime minister, the prime minister is actually produced within the party, although it is necessary to hold another small-scale election in both houses of parliament, but in fact, as long as the majority of seats is obtained, then the prime minister's position will not escape from the hands of the party.

Under this system, a total of 55 provinces and municipalities in the country distribute votes in proportion to their population, and both parties put out a corresponding number of local candidates for senators, and if that place receives more votes, it will take all the senatorial seats in that region.

According to the current situation, the big national party where he belongs has a great chance of winning, mainly because the people are not used to the electoral system, and because everyone sees the current gradually improving life and does not want to change anything suddenly, so in his opinion, it is very remarkable that the [free" party led by Rong Yu can win forty percent of the seats, so Li Enfu's nomination is almost to escort him to the prime minister of the empire!

But the more this happened, the more apprehensive he became!

You must know that it is not easy to become the prime minister of such a vast country, not to mention the complicated situation at home, the pressure from external countries alone is enough to make anyone in this position worry and worry.

Compared with Tang Shaoyi's uneasiness, Li Enfu was very relaxed" motioned for him to sit down, took out a cigarette, lit it, and said: "Shaochuan, you don't care" I don't want to hide it from you. In fact, Da is also the emperor's decision, so I chose you, in addition to your achievements over the years, but also because you have been dealing with various countries, you can master complex national relations, and you can also ensure domestic stability, and importantly, you should know that with the emperor's ability and means, if he did not set the constitution himself, then I dare to guarantee that no one in this world can stop him from becoming the real emperor! ”

As one of the people who followed the emperor early, he always felt that Li Mo was hesitant when he made the constitution, but he was not sure, but he was not sure, and now when he heard these words, he first affirmed his thoughts at that time, and then he also deeply agreed.

Over the years, the young emperor had done so many incredible things, and if he really wanted to be dictatorial, there really was no one to stop him.

Seeing Tang Shaoyi nodding, Li Enfu suddenly smiled: "I don't say this to restrict anything, but to tell you that the emperor is an incredible person I have seen in my generation, and he is a person who doesn't like to say more and do more, he goes out of his heart and works hard for this country sincerely!" ”

"So we have to find someone who can understand him and cooperate with him, rather than letting others tie his hands and feet.

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"In fact, today I can tell you very seriously, whether it is me, Rong Kuo or Chen Ping, we have already discussed the matter of the general election, in our opinion, the real Western-style "democratic" election is really not very mature at present, but we need this election, and the emperor also needs it!"

Li Enfu's words sound ridiculous, because no one thought that this general election, which has already caused a lot of uproar across the country, would be predetermined!

But at the same time, Tang Shaoyi also clearly felt that his chest seemed to be blocked by a hot air, and he finally understood that this election was just a seed sown by the emperor, the prime minister, the speaker of parliament and the chief of the general staff, and they had already foreseen that on this soil that had just ended dictatorship and the emperor's destiny was like heaven, many people's thinking had not changed at all, so what they wanted was not the real result, but from this moment on, all the people should slowly develop a habit of thinking.

No one knows when the real popular election will appear, but as long as it persists and continues to irrigate in this way, then sooner or later the people will get used to it and will learn to really think about the country, about the future!

There is no doubt that these are four brilliant politicians who have sown seeds that may not have sprouted so much, but they are quietly changing the country, and they have even pierced that change directly into the core of the problem.

Thought!

They took advantage of the elections, but opened the door to real elections in the future!

"Prepare well." Li Enfu smiled and took out another list: "These people are selected by a few of us, regardless of party affiliation or ethnic group, they are all good seedlings that have emerged from all over the country in recent years, and they are people who are working hard for this country wholeheartedly!" ”

"They will help you govern."

Tang Shaoyi took over the thick list, and suddenly had some hot flashes in his nose, he found that compared with the emperor, the prime minister, the chief of the general staff, and even the usually low-key speaker, his gap was still too big.

"Constitutional! Since we have set the rules, then we should never change anything! Li Enfu said: "His dedication, his hard work, should be guaranteed!" That's the royal family deserves the honor! ”

"The emperor once said something like this, I hope it can help you."

"We can't control the future, but we can create it slowly!"

Early morning of March 1.

The sky has just revealed a trace of fish white, Changsha City has been noisy, because the cold winter has not completely passed, so from the teahouse to look down, the street is still thick winter clothes, but compared with the monotonous black and green ten years ago, now the street has a lot more colors.

Cotton spinning is the representative of light industry, but also the country's traditional craft techniques, the founding of the People's Republic of China for more than ten years, in the active investment and promotion of businessmen, China has established the world's third largest textile industry, if you add the textile industry mainly invested by Chinese businessmen to establish the textile industry, then it is already the world's second, than the world's first United States, only one line behind.

The traditional printing and dyeing process and modern machines were quickly combined by the merchants, all kinds of colors began to appear, although not as dazzling as later generations, but it is no longer monotonous, especially more than ten years ago the sewing machine was imitated and built to occupy the domestic market, to promote and accelerate the development of this industry, the machine began to gradually replace the manual, the traditional handicraft began to face the impact, a large number of cheap clothing cloth into the market, resulting in a rapid decline in prices to enrich people's clothing.

Originally, the topic of the city's relishing was that several students from Changsha University had tinkered with an embroidery machine, which not only received government loans, but also a large number of businessmen, and it is said that the first phase of the order alone was as high as 1,000 units, and they became the city's richest overnight.

But after the Chinese New Year, people suddenly found that the sweeping election turmoil had drowned them, and now the streets and alleys are almost talking about this new thing, and even many women have to mumble a few words when they gather around when they are washing and cooking.

As an important city separated from Wuhan and guarding the Yangtze River waterway, Changsha has always been a battleground for soldiers, as the country began to gradually settle down, the ancient Yangtze River waterway is becoming more and more prosperous, both small fishing boats and thousands of tons of large iron locomotive ships, they not only connect Changsha with the outside world, but also bring prosperity and wealth.

What makes Changsha people especially happy is that the first railway through Changsha was completed at the beginning of last year, which means that Hunan is a hot land and the outside world, and I thought that Changsha, a transit point, has also become one of the lively cities in China.

In fact, it is very strange to say that this coastal city in the waterway of the Yangtze River has changed its grass thinking earlier than Shanghai on the Yangtze River's leading water, and can even be comparable to Guangzhou, which has long appeared the idea of changing grass.

In 1910, Changsha in history was one of the chaotic places, the rice snatching incident opened the door of Xinhai grass life and even the warlords of the country behind, although today's Changsha is thriving but also full of chaos and confusion, but this confusion is more in everyone's hearts.

Sitting in a teahouse listening to a room full of discussions about the matter, Xiong Xiling, who returned to his hometown to run for parliament, knew better than anyone how confused this was bewildering.

General election!

For many people, this is simply an unheard of thing, and even some people, when they hear that their votes can determine the country's big officials, they are either frightened, or they take out a broom to kill the general, because seeing that farming almost does not have to pay taxes, and the family can also do small business or enter the factory to get money every month, but suddenly it has to change, and everyone naturally wants to destroy this gang of "chaotic party thieves" who destroy the good days in front of them. ”

This is really not a joke; according to the statistics of the "Police" Procuratorate, there were at least 3,000 or more attacks on the two parties in the country in one month, and in serious cases, one person was killed and one person was seriously injured.

The young member of the Big National Party who died was not attacked in a remote mountainous area, but in Chongqing, which is much more open than Changsha, and killed a worker of a small shipping company.

The Chinese Criminal Law stipulates that murder pays for life, but the problem is that this matter is really confused, and even Tan Si and the **** official didn't know what to do, so they had to ask the family of the deceased, and after the two sides reached a compensation and an apology, they made a light sentence of accidental injury and death.

Later, Li Mo had no choice but to publish a personal article in the newspaper again, explaining the necessity of the general election, and temporarily suppressed it with the emperor's order, but because he still did not say who to support, many people misread the news, and even some people thought that the government coerced Li Mo, and they wrote to petition the emperor to cancel the general election, and the royal family directly appointed the prime minister.

With the arrival of today's voting day, this anxiety and confusion are becoming more and more prevalent. Fortunately, in the midst of this tumult, some people, especially the students, workers, and intellectuals, began to take the election platforms of the two parties and study them carefully.

Today's China can no longer be described as an illiterate country, after more than ten years of industrial and mining literacy learning, free education and other means, many people can understand some words, especially young people, are beginning to be able to understand the meaning of words.

But even so, no one knows whether this election will be successful, so Xiong Xiling is inevitably nervous.

10 o'clock sharp.

The police officers of the brigade began to appear in the streets and alleys, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense, and when the polling places were set up one by one" and hung up the slogans of the first and second signs, and a large number of propagandists sent by the two parties instructed the voters to help, there were still many spectators at those polling places, but no one went behind the black cloth to vote.

Time passed little by little, Xiong Xiling couldn't help but worry, after thinking about it, he suddenly took a deep breath, walked down the teahouse, and then under the gaze of everyone, he took the ballot paper printed with the symbols and names of the two parties from the staff, and walked behind the black curtain.

When he came out again, "some people slowly began to talk about it, and it seemed that they were also eager to try.

Suddenly, a broom slammed over, and I saw only a few excited old scholars, who shouted all the way at a trot: "Brutes, brutes, you brutes, the whole world is not the emperor's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister!" This is the rule left by the ancestors! How can it be changed! How can it be changed! ”

The shouts of the old ladies made everyone present cold again, Xiong Xiling frowned, and was about to speak, when he suddenly saw a large number of students coming over, and they looked determined to pass over the pedantic old men, took the ballots and lined up and sat behind the curtain.

Looking at these university students, Xiong Xiling finally showed a smile on his face. On March 10, "Li Mo was as uneasy as a headless fly, although the general election has ended, according to the process, today should be the day when the election results will come out, but there is no news about it, which makes him anxious.

He wanted to take the initiative to call and ask, but he gave up after picking up the phone several times.

Just when he was irritable, suddenly a hurried footsteps came from outside, only to see Du Dazhuang rushing into the study and shouting: "Your Majesty, the statistics are out!" ”

"Read!" Li Mo almost didn't delay for a moment, urging.

Du Dazhuang hurriedly unfolded the paper and said urgently: "Report to the emperor" This is a fax from the Prime Minister's Office, according to statistics, "A total of 23 million valid votes have been received across the country in seven days, of which the Prime Minister's Grand National Party has received seventy percent!" ”

Hearing this number, Li Mo sat down on the chair as if he had been pulled out of his bones, and a happy smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. In the seven-day general election, although there were no major accidents, there were still many people who resisted, and even made a lot of noise, and several votes were burned!

But all this is over with this number coming out, and when everyone finds that the country is still stable and life is still developing better after the election, then more people will participate in the next general election.

This is the change, the change of thinking and concepts, and the important part of this election!

According to the current population of nearly 500 million in China, 23 million is less than one-twentieth, and most of the votes come from developed regions, especially in the Northeast, Luzon and other places, but this is no longer important, the important thing is that 2,300 brains have begun to learn to think, and 23 million seeds have sprouted!

This is hope, the hope of the nation! The next day, Li Mo published a signed article in the newspaper in the name of the Emperor of the Chinese Empire, not only congratulating the victory of the Great National Party, but also encouraging the defeated "Liberal Party", hoping that they would make persistent efforts to do it again next time.

Of course, it is important that Li Mo publicly praised those who cast their votes, thanked them, and hoped that more people would participate in the next general election and contribute to the future of the country. On March 12, Rong also published an article, congratulating his opponent on his victory, and at the same time comforting his failed partners, asking everyone to look forward to everything, forget about failure, and work with the ruling party to govern the country well, and also hope to do a good job as the supervisor of the opposition party.

As more and more politicians and heavyweights in the country published articles or speeches, the country was quiet and stable again, which made Li Mohou's worries completely dissipate.

For him, the victory of the Great National Party, the succession of Tang Shaoyi, and the rapid stabilization of the situation mean that he can let go of what he wants to do again!