Chapter 198 Parliament

This also explains why respect for private property is the cornerstone of Western political civilization.

Because property itself is uncertain, if the people above can exploit the property of the wealthy merchants of the lower classes by violent and illegal means, there is no need for such a council to exist.

Of course, there is one thing that must be understood.

The protection of private property does not mean that it is not exploited. Rather, the level of violent exploitation is too low and the efficiency is too low. A monetary policy agreed upon through parliament is more likely to get people to hand over money than to find a way to use violence.

Emperor Wanli is actually a negative example, the mining tax that caused a commotion in the world, in fact, did not make much money. On the contrary, many Western countries used developed financial tools to make a lot of money to support the war.

Zhu Xiongying said, "What power?"

He Xi said: "First, the right to know about policies, many major policies must be ventilated in the parliament before they are issued. Second, the power of financial audit, in the future, the court and the palace will be separated from the finances, and the imperial court financial council will have the power to review. Third, the right of habeas corpus, without the approval of the parliament or His Majesty, no local councillor may arrest a member. Fourth, the power of impeachment of officials. If a member finds something wrong with a certain official, he can impeach. Individual impeachment, or joint impeachment, must be accepted by the Metropolitan Prosecutor's Court and given an account in Parliament."

These three powers are the simplest concessions He Xi can think of.

If you know about the policy, in fact, you can't know it, and when you think about it, these parliamentarians are the most wealthy group of people, even if you don't tell them, they don't know.

It's a joke.

What is particularly noted is that the parliamentarians proposed by He Xi are not elected, but who has the strength, money, factories, and many employees below, or has enough influence in a certain industry. It is possible to be a parliamentarian.

And not the other way around.

In other words, if the imperial court wants to do something in a certain industry, and there is a person who has a prominent position in this industry, and the industry is large enough, then this person is qualified to be elected as a member of the council.

The financial audit power is actually He Xi wants to make money from these people.

Treasury bonds, or public bonds, can be viewed as a business, but of course it is not a simple business. But no matter what, it is always necessary to let the creditors know that the court does not want to repay the debt. Therefore, the finances should be open.

Of course, even if He Xi wants to repay the debt, they can't stop it. But the appearance still has to be done.

Not to mention, He Xi also thinks that financial openness is better.

After all, there are many moths that the imperial court can't find by itself. It is also possible to have parliamentarians do the oversight.

The right of habeas corpus and the right of impeachment are actually to improve the political status of the capitalists, and there is no way to do so. In many places, legal traders have never been treated legally.

Many industries cannot do it at all without some background, and in this respect, many bureaucrats are more hateful than capitalists.

After all, capitalists are for money, dare to do anything, ignoring laws and morals. But if there is no money, they don't do anything superfluous.

However, many bureaucrats and local power figures, for the persecution of many people, it is difficult to say that for the sake of profit, or simply declare their authority, declare their authority, and declare that in a certain area, they are the king's law.

Only by raising the political status of these businessmen can we better develop advanced productive forces. The industrial capitalists, on the other hand, now represent the advanced productive forces.

Zhu Xiongying said, "Then how are these councillors elected?"

He Xi said, "Naturally, it was appointed by His Majesty. However, Your Majesty should also be proportionate."

Zhu Xiongying nodded, he understood that the parliament was to win over people who were outside the imperial court, but had huge influence. Or someone who can harm the affairs of the court in a certain subdivision. Not ordinary people.

Although Zhu Xiongying has the right to select the parliament, he can't mess around.

Zhu Xiongying said: "I remember, there is an upper and lower parliament in the UK? I think Britain should be emulated? It is also possible to establish an upper council, that is, nobles at all levels, as well as senators and important ministers who have retired from their posts

In order to join the Upper Council, these people will be in the Lower Council. What does my uncle think?"

Zhu Xiongying's idea is very simple, that is, to find a way to preserve his power.

Parliament now has very little power. But Zhu Xiongying can have a hunch that the power of this power organ will become greater and greater.

Now it's the power of financial review, the power of impeachment. Will there be legislative power in the future, etc.

Zhu Xiongying decided to leave enough foreshadowing in the parliament from the beginning, and the upper and lower parliaments were what Zhu Xiongying followed, and Xungui would definitely stand with the emperor in the future. Let the nobles be in the upper council, this must be to speak for the emperor. And after the bureaucrats at all levels retire, they will naturally not be in the same stream as these businessmen, and they will be restrained from top to bottom, which is enough for Zhu Xiongying to have more room for his hands to go up and down. More importantly, perhaps in the future, the bureaucrats of the imperial court and the capitalists in opposition will become two forces that check and balance each other.

And the parliament is their battleground.

Zhu Xiongying, as the emperor, just make more rulings.

He Xi naturally understood Zhu Xiongying's thoughts, but he had no intention of objecting.

The reason is simple, the capitalists today are still very weak, and they do not even have the idea of rebelling against the imperial court. If He Xi is not for this excess military spending, there is no need to build this parliament or anything.

Even without a consultative body like the parliament, He Xi is not unable to come up with enough money.

But the problem is that the impact is so bad that it has even sent Beijing's economic growth into recession.

Parliament is the least bad of them all.

It's essentially a negotiation and showdown.

There is as much power as there is power.

This point will not change, and if you do not have the strength to occupy power out of thin air, you will still spit it out in the future. And He Xi understands very well that the bigger the enterprise, the more profitable, and the bigger the enterprise, the greater the strength and influence it represents.

At that time, the proportion of capital power in the parliament naturally increased, so why bother to think of a way.

What's more, He Xi is actually very confused.

He Xi has never felt that capital is a good thing, but he must respect the objective law when he does things, and if he does not respect the objective law, he will fall on his heels. The Liaodong case is the best warning to He Xi.

It was already very difficult for He Xi to push Daming to capitalism. It is simply impossible to leapfrog capitalism and go to socialism all at once, and it is strange that there will be no problems in such a large-scale leap forward.

And He Xi himself doesn't have a good impression of capital itself, just push the boat with the current. For the sake of them to fight for more benefits, forget it.

Even He Xi himself is a kind of confusion.

In the dead of night, He Xi asked himself, is what he wants to work hard for really what he has always wanted? Capitalism has been dripping with blood from every pore since its birth. The large-scale industrial production model is itself anti-human.

Although it is said that most of the people will be freed from the unpredictable agricultural production and become workers. It's a good thing for them. After all, if you look at the number of statistics, the people who lived in ancient times encountered at least two major disasters in their lifetimes, that is, the kind of disasters that killed many people.

After all, in ancient times, there was a small disaster every three years and a major disaster every ten years. So much so that the average life expectancy of people is in their thirties.

Even during the Hongwu period, the so-called peaceful residence of the people was just that the taxes were lighter, the family savings were more, and they could survive natural disasters, not that there were no natural disasters.

Although industrial production is painful, at least it does not encounter economic crises, and it is generally a sale of labor power, and it can be fed.

As for the rest, I don't know.

For ordinary people, it may be a great benefit. Even in the future, many people will rush to the factory, but in He Xi's opinion, however, fifty steps and a hundred steps of laughter.

It's just that this is already what He Xi can do with all his might. Even at the cost of waging a war of this magnitude for this. This is the establishment of a new system.

As for more, He Xi even wants to do it. But I also knew that I couldn't do it.

Half a step ahead is a genius, and a step ahead is a madman.

as an individual

You can do whatever it takes, but as a politician, He Xi must come step by step.

He Xi secretly said in his heart: "Is the climax of reform about to pass?"

Where is he going from here?