Chapter 37 Decision-making Process

He Xi said, "The big thing is up to the public. The matter of conquest of the south is postponed, so it is natural that everyone should be summoned to decide from the consensus of the people."

Xue Zhen said, "Yesterday was such a discussion, how can you convince people?"

Yes. Consensus is also a criterion.

In particular, in the case of the conquest of the south, there is obvious polarization. Different people think differently.

Old nobles like Mu Chun want to transform them into meritorious servants in the Longwu Dynasty through war, rather than the remnants of the Hongwu Dynasty. But for the nobles, how to make meritorious service is naturally to fight a war, not to fight, how to make a meritorious service.

As far as the nobles of the Longwu Dynasty are concerned, they have just tasted the sweetness from their military exploits, although it is said that the imperial court has sealed several princes and has commanded hundreds of nobles, but for these generals, it is simply not enough. And it's not enough.

As long as there is war, only new feats, can satisfy them. No matter what. It's over.

And the new business owners, they were well fed during the Civil War.

Not to mention anything else, the more than 2 billion national debts owed by the Ming court, where did all this money go? Most of them are military expenditures, of which raising soldiers, officers, and pensions are naturally the majority. But the procurement of supplies, whether ordnance or other supplies. They were all purchased from them through the imperial court.

Many of these people bought Treasury bonds. But this business, for them, is simply too profitable.

Treasury bonds are not profitable. For ordinary people, buying treasury bonds can probably protect the capital, but for those who have a way, treasury bonds occupy a large amount of funds, which is actually not cost-effective. But these treasuries, if all come to purchase their products. That's a big profit.

These people may not have summed up a set of paradigms from a theoretical level. But that doesn't stop them from nostalgic for the business they had when they were at war.

The strength of the nobles made Mu Chun and others express their strong stance at the Dingguo is meeting.

But at the same time, Xue Zhen does not represent themselves.

No matter how it is whitewashed, the Civil War brought great harm to the world, millions of people fought on the battlefield, died in battle, died of labor and disease, and so on, not to mention millions of people who died because of the Civil War. In addition, the consumption of manpower and material resources and the damage to the local area are simply immeasurable.

If you really want to say it, where can the damage to the main war zone, such as the Hejian region, be measured by more than two billion.

So, a lot of people are against war. Whether it is due to the anti-war ideology of Confucianism itself, or the stubborn resistance of the conservative forces. In short, there are many people who oppose the continuation of the war, recuperate, and let the world settle down.

This is the only way to set the country to be-for-tat, incompatible with each other, and even a big fight, adding fists and feet.

When both parties communicate so well, not only verbally, but also physically. Many people want to let the imperial court, that is, the emperor, or He Xi come out and make a final decision on this matter.

But what is the future and now say, let the crowd break off. This right of adjudication appears to have been waived. This made Xue Zhen feel surprised.

He Xi said: "One person, one vote, singing in public. Of course, if it is not in your Majesty's opinion, Your Majesty can veto it with one vote."

"This -----?" Xue Zhen didn't know how to react for a while.

The principle is simple, almost child's play. But Xue Zhen felt tremendous power from it.

Because it's simple, the impact is huge.

Xue Zhen thought of a lot in an instant.

From then on, the emperor was exempt from everyday affairs. The real national policy is decided by the country. It is then carried out by the Cabinet. And the emperor is in the position of what the Taoists call doing nothing and doing nothing.

Inaction, that is, the emperor seems to do nothing, and the whole system can function normally. But is that really the case?

The Ming Dynasty is so big, there are so many situations in various places, and there are many overseas delegates at this conference. In the future, these people will also exist. It's strange that there is no contradiction between each other.

unless

, the entire Ming Dynasty is united, otherwise, the emperor will always have room to interfere.

If the Ming Dynasty were united against the emperor himself, the emperor would have failed a lot, Louis XVI understood.

And He Xi designed a situation for the emperor, and there is another choice, that is, not to interfere.

That is, inaction.

If you really want to make the heavens angry and resentful, that is a matter for the cabinet, not the emperor. I really feel that things are not good, the emperor can do nothing.

The Confucian idea of respecting the king has been in China for so many years. As long as the emperor An An is divided and is willing to be a shrinking turtle and a mascot, there should be no big problem.

With this kind of design, it is possible to be like Emperor Hongwu, to be a powerful emperor, and to retire, to spend the rest of his life in peace, and to be a rich idler.

The only problem is that I'm afraid of the kind of people who are vegetables, fun-loving, and have no self-knowledge. It made people angry. Gather the world's grievances on the body, and if you don't kill them to thank the world, you can't pass the level of the world's people.

Is that the Great Revolution?

Anyway, He Xi felt that his system design was worthy of Zhu Yuanzhang's kindness. At the same time, it is also the best arrangement in this era.

Without him, Daming is now between the old and the new, and if he moves too fast, he will pull the egg.

Xue Zhen didn't think about it that much. But he clearly felt a change, starting from today, the Ming Dynasty, not China's political power system has reached a new inflection point. I don't know if I will turn back.

But the new gameplay under this new rule is different from before.

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He Xi's progress is fast.

Soon a poll selection was organized.

He Xi didn't do any secret ballot, that is, in the Taihe Palace, right in front of the emperor. Each one personally delivered the recital. That's right, there was no bill, and now I write a note to show whether I support or oppose it.

Of course, if you are willing, you can write more reasons for your support, opposition, or even abandonment. If you don't want to, just write in support and against.

It didn't take long for the results.

There were more supporters than opponents, more than thirty votes.

He Xi said, "This chief assistant will promote the conquest of the south within the next term of office."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shaken.

There are many places where they shake.

It is the decision-making power of the imperial court, which is really in their hands.

It's a feeling like never before.

Although in He Xi's view, it is indispensable to launch a war against the southeast. Moreover, He Xi also estimated this matter, and in fact, the number of soldiers used was not much, at most two armies.

The biggest problem is logistical support.

After all, the roads in the southwest are famously difficult to navigate. But He Xi also has the heart to repair the roads in the southwest, and now so much steel and cement output in Daming was used for military purposes before, and now there is no war. Always have to be useful.

National infrastructure construction is originally a direction for the future.

And the more He Xi studies this era, the more he understands one thing, the Ming Dynasty, or China, is the eternal light of this era and the largest market.

The foreign dumping of Daming industrial products is a place to go. But it's not all about going anywhere. All areas except the Daming-controlled area combined could not withstand the Daming industrial products.

Many economic historians in later generations have adhered to the view that the so-called Great Voyage is actually an exploration of the countries on the fringes of trade to the countries of the trade center.

The so-called trading center countries are naturally countries that are in deficit with the whole world.

Who is this country?

China.

It was only after the *** war that the situation was reversed.

There are only two ways for the Ming Dynasty to go in the future, one is large-scale infrastructure construction, and the other is endless expansion wars with foreign countries. These two roads can allow the Ming Dynasty to walk for one or two hundred years.

As for what will happen to the crisis of capitalism in a hundred or two hundred years?

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He Xi can't see it anymore.

Sooner or later, there will be a foreign war, and the Burmese side is relatively strong. Even in the Anglo-Burmese War, Britain did not use many troops. Not to mention, today's Burma is simply not comparable to Burma during the Anglo-Burmese War.

In general, in He Xi's opinion, the consequences of such a thing are controllable. About 10 million yuan was invested, and there were about 100,000 people in the two armies and auxiliary soldiers.

This is not an unbearable pressure for Daming now.

But for these people. This is not the case.

The major affairs of the country are in worship. There is nothing more important than fighting a war. This decision-making power is in their hands.

At this moment, many people have a feeling that the Ming Emperor is ruling the world with the country or the conference. In the future, it is not the doctors who will be important. Rather, it is the identity of the participants in the meeting.

For the first time, they attached great importance to the survival of the Dingguo Society.

After all, He Xi convened this meeting, and did not say that it was a special case, or that it would continue in the future. But at this time, almost all the participants had an idea, that is, to keep the Dingguo is meeting.

At the same time, it is also necessary to maintain the qualifications of the Dingguo Society.

Because, this represents power. In other words, since ancient times, there has only been one way for China to get close to power, and that is to become an official. Now it seems that there is another one, that is, to become a participant in the Dingguo is meeting, to be able to directly contact the upper echelons. It can also participate in national decision-making, which also represents invisible power.

It is not the same as the examination, whether it is the imperial examination or the official examination.

This is another way of becoming a human being.

The question is, how did the list of Dingguo be determined this time came out. Naturally, it was drawn up by the Cabinet.

It seems that the noble clan will definitely be on the list, but it is difficult for others to say, and many people are in the middle of whether they can come or not. Therefore, many people have a hunch that Dingguo will choose people, which is also a focus of future debate.

Many of them are competitors to each other.