Chapter 294: The Civil War
Indeed, there is nothing fairer than drawing lots.
At least in this era when the vast majority of the lower classes are illiterate, the only way to avoid them being fooled by the gentry is to draw lots......
The main thing, of course, is simplicity.
Large-scale elections are impossible in this day and age.
In particular, Wang Yue's method of basically approaching universal suffrage is even more exaggerated, even if it does not include the Southern Song Dynasty and Jingdong East Road, it must be conservatively estimated that nearly 20 million people participated, so many people voted and counted their votes, and they had to prevent fraud, which added up to the conditions of this era, which is simply a joke. Do not compare the English elections in the seventeenth century, there were few in England in the seventeenth century who had the right to vote at all, it was land bonding, and only some of the gentry who reached the standard number of lands were eligible to vote.
There are not many towns left.
They ride in a four-wheeled carriage and go to the parliament with bodyguards to decide the fate of the country for those poor ghosts.
The criteria for voting in early America were simple: at least a few dozen acres of arable land and 100 acres of claimed land.
An acre is six acres.
How many voters can go to the election after such a screening?
Wang Yue's method is destined to make it impossible to really vote for the election under the current conditions, and the simplest, most effective and fairest way is to send 10,000 cavalry, and then go to each county separately, and gather the adult men of the four people in the county seat.
Whoever catches it counts.
Of course, you have to have no criminal record first.
They were to be escorted directly by cavalry, and no contact with outsiders was allowed during the period, at least until they left their home state.
It was sent to the capital all the way.
This is the best way to elect under the current conditions.
As for fairness......
It's fair to be able to get them to come.
Besides, if you really want the final result of the election, it will definitely be a struggle for financial resources, and the gentry will easily throw money to solve the problem, although it is very likely that there will be fraud during the casting of lots, such as bribing those who go, but these are within the scope of Wang Yue's control after all. For example, sending spies to follow the past and mix with the people, such as stuffing fanatical believers in the soldiers, such as encouraging or rewarding informants, a team of 100 cavalry, and the gentry each stuffed 100 yuan to buy, then he rewarded the whistleblower with 1,000 yuan.
This is all under control.
Moreover, after these people arrived in the capital, they first gathered together for training......
Well, Wang Yue plans to complete the formation of the Four People's Congress by the end of this year, and it will be at least next year to catch the great painters, and before that, what he needs is to let his delegates from Hebei promote his ideas as much as possible to the delegates from other places. You can even organize them to visit Hebei, which is not far anyway, and then let these people go back and act as his tinder for propaganda.
He has to prepare fires for these places in Hedong, Shaanxi, after all, these places also have to be solved.
As for Zhao Huan......
What else can His Majesty the Emperor do, does he have the qualifications to say no?
Immediately after that, this edict, which is equivalent to the Great Song Dynasty version of the human declaration, was sent to all parts of the country, and in order to take care of those illiterate people, King Zhongshan also specially organized a propaganda team, which happened to follow the cavalry who elected the representatives of the four peoples, and went to various places to publicize this edict at the same time.
In short, Wang Dawang continued to ignore the Shandong Resistance Army, continued to forget his bold words of rushing to the crown and being angry, and completely devoted himself to the formation of the Four People's Congress......
Zhenjiang.
"It's getting more and more nonsense!"
The great painter looked at the edict in his hand and said with a gloomy face.
"Official, this traitor has finally shown his original form, and he wants to be elected by the will of the people to avoid being named a usurper."
Cai You said.
He's still wearing women's clothes.
He has said that he will never change his clothes until the revenge is avenged.
But looking at him is more like enjoying it, in the past few years mixed in the harem of the great painter, life is obviously very happy.
"He's a smart man, but it's too delusional to avoid usurpation, you must know that loyalty is loyalty, treachery is treachery, no matter how cunning he is, as long as I'm still here, he's just a thief after all. Do you still want to judge me with the Four People's Assembly? Let a bunch of mud-legged, artisans and merchants come to judge the emperor? It's a joke, and he's not afraid of making the world laugh! ”
The great painter said.
As he spoke, he added to the painting in front of him in a rather happy mood.
"Should Your Majesty also make a decree and reprimand them, they can all say that Your Majesty is treasonous, and if we don't speak here, it will inevitably make people feel that we are at a loss, not to mention that the official family's move is to turn their backs on the ancestral society, this great Song Dynasty was laid down by Taizu Taizong, where is he in charge. This country is the country of the Zhao family. As a descendant of the Zhao family, he should be careful to abide by this society, but now, under the bewitchment of traitorous ministers, he openly said that the country is not the Zhao family, then this is a betrayal of the ancestors, this is disobedience and unfilial piety. ”
Cai You said.
The great painter immediately stopped, and took up his pen in contemplation.
"If so, you'll tear your face."
Gao Yu said.
Indeed, this is a blatant declaration of war.
"Tear your face, tear your face, we now have an army of 300,000, are we still afraid that he won't succeed, not to mention that even if it is not, then Wang Yue will convene the Four Peoples Conference and convict the emperor at that time, can we continue to endure it? Since he did this, that is, he would wait for the end of the Four People's Congress, and then go south to fight us under the banner of public opinion, but he would not do it before that, and after that, he would definitely do it, so why should we endure it anymore?
They have to be right, and we have to be right.
They dare to convict the emperor, why can't we convict the officials in the same way?
According to the slave maid, why didn't the emperor convene the clans from all over the country, expel the official family from the Zhao family in the name of Taizu Taizong, and then the emperor re-reset the throne to order the world, so that we are also justified. ”
Cai You said.
He was now accustomed to calling himself a slave.
"Yes, what Cai Gong said is very true, they say that the emperor is treasonous, let's say that the official family is disobedient!"
Qin Hui said excitedly.
Now the core of the great painter's side is these guys.
Cai You, Gao Yu, Tan Zhen, Qin Hui, Shi Rugang, as for Yu Wencuizhong, because he really couldn't stand these guys, he had resigned due to illness, and Li Bangyan, who fled south together, although he was a northerner, he knew that there was no good result in staying, so he also fled south, and there was also Song Huan.
These are basically with Cai You as the core, although Cai You is still a palace maid, as for Tong Taishi, although he came, he was no longer trusted, and he was just acting as a messenger of communication between the north and the south.
"The Son is no longer the Son, and the Father is no longer the Father's evil?"
The great painter sighed.
"Emperor, King Kang has arrived."
Shi Rugang hurriedly walked up to him and whispered.
The great painter raised his head and looked at Zhao Jiumei behind him with a loving expression......
"Daddy, I don't want the child to see Daddy again!"
The latter screamed sadly, and suddenly pounced at his feet, holding his legs and posing as a ** girl.
"Good boy, I don't want you to have more than 20 brothers, just you are the one who can share the worries of your father, my father really didn't see it before, I knew that there was a good child like you, and my father would not let the world fall to such a point, but my father was confused!"
The great painter said lovingly.
"Daddy, it's enough for the child to share his worries for his father!"
Zhao Jiumei said crying.
What a picture of father's love and filial piety.
Zhao Jiumei was frightened last time, and after the arrival of a group of sailors transporting military supplies, he immediately boarded the ship and ran south, as for the Shandong side, there has been no war so far, it is just that the Changsheng army stationed in Changqing occasionally goes to Jinan City to take a walk around the city. In short, the news spread among the people in various parts of the Yangtze River is that the loyal ministers and righteous men of Jinan have been stubbornly resisting Wang Rebellion for more than half a year, during which they have killed more than 100,000 rebels.
Anyway, that's what those local officials and gentry said.
Quan Bangyan was boasted by them like Zhang Xun of the Great Song Dynasty.
"King Kang has been fighting with the traitor for nearly a year with a lone army, and he really has the legacy of Taizong!"
Qin Hui said with a smile.
He and King Kang are in the same group, and when Zhao Jiumei didn't invite herself to go north, he was already eyeing this prince.
"Good boy!"
The great painter patted his son on the shoulder with emotion.
His son continued to hold his legs......
"But Jiurou still has to do one thing for his father."
The great painter said.
"Daddy, please command, the child will help Daddy do it when he goes to the soup!"
Zhao Jiumei said.
"Jiulang has to make a trip to the Kingdom of Jin for his father."
The great painter said slowly.
Zhao Gou instantly stiffened, and the people around him hurriedly lowered their heads, even Qin Hui lowered his head and his face was a little weird.
The great painter kept smiling and patted his son lightly on the shoulder......
"Daddy, when will the child leave?"
Zhao Jiumei lowered her head and said in a calm tone.
"The sooner the better, you go and tell the Jurchens that if they don't go south this autumn, then this Wang Yue will no longer be able to control it, and they don't want to face a Wang Yue who owns the entire Great Song Dynasty and leads a million troops north to sweep the outside of the Saiwai, right?
Then hurry up, don't wait for him to finish this business.
You tell the Jurchens again, as long as Wang Yue can be destroyed, in the future, Song Jin will take Yuguan, Juyong Pass, and Yanmen Pass as the boundary, and give them all outside this line, and the promised 500,000 yuan a year will continue to be given to them.
You go with a batch of food and tell them that you will continue to transport it to them later.
You will continue to stay with them, so that they can understand Daddy's sincerity, and also, Qin Qing, you will go with you as a deputy envoy. ”
The great painter looked at Qin Hui and said.
The latter was melancholy......
"Obey."
Qin Hui said.
"We should indeed make ourselves right, the decree is convened in the south, this rebel son betrays his ancestors and is disobedient and unfilial, since he doesn't want the Zhao family, then the Zhao family doesn't want him, this unscrupulous descendant!"
The great painter then said.
"Emperor, no, the official family is wise!"
Cai You said immediately.