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Seeing Liu Ce asking, Xu Wenjing's head began to comb at a speed of 80 miles per second.

Now that the Cabinet has been established, the candidates for the Cabinet are still in full swing.

Because Xu Wenjing's character is really not very good, there are not many civilian officials who support him as the first assistant, but they can't stand the military supporting him.

After all, Xu Wenjing has served as the secretary of the military department for many years, has a good relationship with the military, and has quite a lot of connections in the army, the key is that the low-level officers and soldiers also think that others are good, so in the first round of voting, Xu Wenjing's votes ranked first, and the position of first assistant can be said to be nine out of ten.

But in the end, whether he can become the first assistant or not, the most important thing depends on the authorization of Liu Ce.

At other times, when Liu Ce asked this question, he only needed to figure out Liu Ce's tone, and then make a decision based on the actual situation.

But now it can't be done, after all, Nanyang is such a big muddy water, if it goes its own way like before, then what's the point of setting up a cabinet?

We must change our thinking and answer the questions raised by Liu Ce from the perspective of the cabinet.

Soon, after combing through completely, Xu Wenjing replied: "Your Majesty, the minister also has some understanding of the situation in Nanyang, although many forces in Nanyang have shown signs of moving closer to my Han,

But after all, South Australia has deep roots in various parts of the South Seas, which cannot be reversed in a short time.

Then there must be a suitable reason, with the support of most of the government and the opposition, such a major decision,

The minister is really unable to take responsibility. ”

Liu Ce's eyes narrowed, and he said in his heart, good guy, you guy actually opened up so quickly, it's okay.

So Liu Ce nodded and asked: "Yes, the current situation in the Central Plains has entered the right track, and many things can no longer be arbitrary as before, so I don't know what Xu Shangshu thinks?" ”

Xu Wenjing said: "The minister suggested that all officials above the fifth grade in Chang'an be called on to decide whether to take action against South Australia. ”

Qin Mo and Ye Bin also nodded secretly when they heard this, this is the constitution of the cabinet, any major event, especially military operations and large-scale economic and trade, can no longer be the same as before, each ministry decides by itself, and must be combined to discuss and make a final decision.

Xu Wenjing's words were also very recognized.

Liu Ce also thought so: "Okay, then notify the civil and military forces above the fifth grade in Chang'an, and let them work overtime on the first day of the next month.

Gather directly at the Cabinet to participate in the arbitration of Nanyang affairs, and finally take action in accordance with the Cabinet Charter.

Unanimity is determined by the number of votes. ”

The establishment of the cabinet, Liu Ce was actually set up in accordance with the cabinet system of the Ming Dynasty, combined with the Western model.

The fact that the head of the cabinet must be one of the six departments is the secretary.

Secondly, the first assistant is elective, each term lasts for five years, and the maximum term is two consecutive terms, and the day of re-election will start canvassing for votes one year before the term of office of the first assistant.

If the first assistant is unable to continue in office due to illness or accident, or is impeached, the second assistant will take over until a new election period arrives.

In addition, all members of the Cabinet and Senate must meet the following conditions:

1. The official residence is of five grades, and there are no major violations of discipline and law.

2. For the examination of the law, it is necessary to attain the first class for three consecutive years.

3. Contribute to the local economy.

The last one must be decided by a local statewide referendum.

As for the number of places in a state and province, it is still under study, and it is tentatively set at 30 places in a state.

In addition, any official of the three grades can directly become senators and decide the future policy direction together.

This system was destined to weaken the influence of imperial power in the future, but it did more good than bad for the country as a whole.

And this is just the beginning, Liu Ce is still planning in his heart to supervise the cabinet of supervisors, in order to deter cabinet officials and avoid corruption, lawlessness, and abuse of power.

This is destined to make the competition of hundreds of officials more intense, but it can also ensure that the benign development of Dahan can be stabilized.

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Three days have passed in a blink of an eye, and the time has come to the tenth year of Xuanwu, the first day of January, which is the day of the New Year.

For the people, this day can be said to be a cheerful festival, every household hangs lanterns, and reunites with the family in the cold winter wax moon, and the atmosphere is very harmonious.

It's just that in Weiyang Palace, in the cabinet hall that is enough to accommodate 1,000 people, the tables and tables have already been placed neatly, and the dark fire in the fireplace mezzanine burns the originally cold palace full of spring.

After a short time, the hundred officials who received the notice of the meeting came to the Inner Yuan Pavilion one after another.

For this festival that should have been a family reunion, but now they have been notified of the act of working overtime, the officials do not have any dissatisfaction, on the contrary, they feel that this is a good place to raise their faces and brush their sense of existence.

The personnel of various ministries greeted each other and exchanged flattering words, even if they were political enemies on weekdays, they seemed to be extremely affectionate in today's atmosphere.

Wang Daofu is also among them, and his position has changed to become the editor of the Central Daily, responsible for the daily printing business, and also serving as the editor-in-chief of the project.

At first he opposed the establishment of the Cabinet, but after the Cabinet charter was sent for review, he not only did not oppose it, but even helped to improve the deficiencies.

After Liu Ce mentioned the points, Wang Daofu is no longer pedantic, understands the truth that "the wheel of history is rolling forward", and naturally sees the advanced system of this cabinet, how can he not fully support it?

For a long time, there were 1,037 people in the 1,200-person cabinet hall, and some of them had to miss the first cabinet meeting because they were out on official business or because they did not arrive in time.

Not long after, Liu Ce, accompanied by Wang Xiaoyu, came to the Huanghuali chair in front of the cabinet, and the hundred officials immediately got up, bowed and clasped their fists and saluted.

Although Liu Ce abolished the kneeling ceremony, Ye Bin believed that other etiquette should not be left behind, even if Liu Ce opposed him, he insisted that "the etiquette law cannot be abolished".

Therefore, except for the kneeling ceremony and a series of unnecessary red tape etiquette, the rest of the etiquette is still available, but these etiquette numbers do not seem to be insulting at all.

"Ten thousand years for my emperor, ten thousand years for the Han Dynasty!"

"Sit down, let everyone enter the palace today, what is the so-called, I must have heard of it, so, then let's start, don't care about me, you just do your business, I will send some meals later, you will stay in the palace, and then the meeting will be dismissed when the matter is resolved, and I will say sorry to you first."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After the hundred officials sat down, Liu Ce really didn't care about anything, just looked at Qin Mo and Xu Wenjing and nodded, which was regarded as announcing the start of the meeting.

Qin Mo took the lead in getting up: "Ladies and gentlemen, this is the first meeting of the cabinet, mainly to discuss the strategy of South Australia, and you can freely express your views." ”

Subsequently, Ye Bin also got up: "Time is pressing, there is no need to say superfluous polite words, the meeting on Nanyang affairs is now starting to unfold." ”

Xu Wenjing took a sip of tea, stood up and said, "Then now, this official will announce that the cabinet meeting has officially begun.

Today's theme is the issue of Jinguo's refusal to carry out commercial and trade cooperation with our Han.

As for the detailed process, I think that all of you here should also know something, so I will not describe it again.

I would like to ask all members of the Legislature to speak freely and clearly express their thoughts. ”