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Why did Zhu Youjian do this, because during the time he went to North America, he had already seen that the monarchy in feudal society hindered social development.With such a great impetus from the outside world, the development of Jiangnan in Daming was so slow, of course it was the fault of the prince Zhu Cihong, not his fault.

This is the obsolete traditional thinking of the supremacy of the monarchy.

The whole country relies on the emperor alone to advance. If the emperor is good, an enlightened traveler like Zhu Youjian, then society will make great progress; but if it encounters a conservative and powerful person like Zhu Cihong, society will stagnate.

When the contradictions intensify to any extent, fighting will inevitably occur, and it will be a bloody internal friction.Zhu Youjian didn't want to see that kind of scene, so he finally started to reform the system.

The calm city of Nanjing was recently broken by a notice.The common people seem to have forgotten how many years, the emperor has not openly recruited talents from the people, but this time, the front page of the "Da Ming Daily" actually published the emperor's "recruiting talents" in the largest font size.

When some people excitedly thought that this was a good opportunity to reach the sky in one step, they discovered that this recruitment was different from the rules in the novel.According to the emperor's request, the general election of "recommendation of talents" was carried out in the imperial court and the three-level yamen in various provinces and cities.

What's the meaning?In fact, it is a general election.But it is only limited to the leadership of the imperial court, provinces, and cities, and those who participate in the election must meet certain requirements.It cannot be said that anyone who wants to be the first assistant can be the first assistant.The imperial court will not interfere with the results of elections, nor will it directly appoint designated officials to serve as officials in various places.

Although this is not the plot in Zhang Hui's novel, it also caused a certain impact on the entire Ming Dynasty.In any case, the traditional "official career" that relies on relationships to rise has been ruined, and the future and destiny of countless people are at stake.

"It's all right now. Whether you can become an official depends on your own ability. If you don't do well as an official, you will step down directly after working for two years. The provincial ones occupy the official position and harm the people."

The common people naturally support it. No matter who it is, they will think of a problem. Feng Shui will turn around and come to my house next year.The official position, which seems to be a high-ranking thing, has now become something that everyone can pick up.

"Ridiculous! The court doesn't appoint officials, what if" they don't deserve to "govern the place?"

Naturally, the officials would not do it. Everyone has a small heart in their hearts, and they are sitting well. If they are elected, it will not be a big loss.

"It can't be messed up, and it can't be worse. The world is my world, how can it be yours? If you are a good official, how can you not be elected? My intention has been decided! The first team is held every two years, and the second The second term is three years, and the next term will be elected after five years, and the term of office will be five years. After that, each term will be five years. First, the election will start from the first assistant of the imperial court, and the election will begin tomorrow."

All arguments are overshadowed by the emperor's words, because the army is in the hands of the emperor, and the people support it.Only a small number of officials can't think about it, and this kind of contradiction is already the lowest internal friction.

"Huang Aiqing, I entrust you with full responsibility for the election. Now let's talk about the specifics." Zhu Youjian shouted out of the hall.

All the officials looked out of the hall in unison, only to see a middle-aged official striding into the hall with an imposing manner and high spirits.Who is this person if not Huang Zongxi?

Huang Zongxi is a great talent, and everyone in the court knows him.In terms of talent, Huang Dacai is no weaker than the current chief assistant Chen Zilong, but the strange thing is that the emperor Zhu Youjian refused to assign him important tasks, and kept hiding.

At this moment, everyone finally understood that this was what Zhu Youjian asked Huang Zongxi to do.It is the full name reform of the system.In other words, Huang Zongxi is similar to Shang Yang in the Qin Dynasty and Wang Anshi in the Song Dynasty.

"My colleagues: reform is imperative, and reform is really necessary! You will see that Daming will carry out an unprecedented feat and deepen reform into all aspects of society"

With a "hum~", all the ministers were blown up. Just looking at Huang Zongxi's posture, this "hurricane" must be serious.

Zhu Youjian sneaked a glance at Zhu Cihong who was also standing below. This kid's face turned pale, then red, and then dark. He must have been in a turbulent heart.

"My lords, don't panic. The election conditions I made are: the scope of participation in the first election is limited to one level down; the second is adjusted to two levels of election," Huang Zongxi said.

"Then dare to ask Mr. Huang, what rank and level are you now?" an official asked loudly from below.

"I'm currently in the third grade of government, and I'm not qualified to be elected as the chief assistant in this term." Huang Zongxi replied loudly.

There was another "hum", and there was another frying pan in the court!

The person who has always presided over the reform must be a person with great power, otherwise the reform will definitely not go on, but if Huang Zongxi is not the chief assistant, who is the chief assistant?

"Ministers, please don't discuss in private. Let me speak for Huang Aiqing. He does not participate in this general election, but Huang Aiqing will lead my advisory team to set up a public council to oversee the imperial court's general election.

The so-called people's councils are people with certain reputations elected by the provinces to supervise the elections and governance results of the imperial court, but they are not allowed to interfere with the governance of officials.The parliamentary election and the general election will be held at the same time. Mr. Huang Zongxi will not participate in the current election, but he will be promoted two levels. He will be the speaker of the current parliament and will be fully responsible for the election. "

At this time, Zhu Youjian needs to finally express his support for the reform work. At the same time, he has to endorse Huang Zongxi, otherwise he will not have enough executive power.

Of course, the control of election activities should not be under the control of the court, otherwise it would be fair and just; at this time, a parliament must be established to supervise the election and, by the way, the results of the implementation of government orders.But the legal power has not yet come out, so the imperial power, as the last trump card, is used as legal power, and it is still in the hands of the emperor.

Zhu Youjian was also afraid that something would happen if he walked too fast, so he didn't hand over the last bit of power.

Chapter 748: Wang Chengen is gone

In the Nanjing Imperial Palace, Zhu Youjian was as leisurely as a retired old man, walking birds and fighting crickets all day long, looking like a "faint king".Early in the morning, as soon as I saw someone coming, just the rows of red-billed green parrots kept barking.

"The prince is here, the prince is here!" Before anyone reported, the sharp-eyed parrot said in advance

"Father, there is a lot of noise outside, so why don't you take care of it?" Prince Zhu Cihong looked a little anxious.

"Did you intervene?" Zhu Youjian asked with a dark face.

"My minister did not interfere in the election." Zhu Cihong hurriedly defended.

"That's good. You and my father and son have a word first, and we will never interfere in the government this time. Don't mess with the rules for me." Zhu Youjian warned.

"I don't dare!" Zhu Cihong said, "But the chaos outside is a bit outrageous. For the sake of elections in various places, some officials have no interest in government affairs..."

"Let them make trouble. Officials who don't do things well, the voters know in their hearts. As long as the court is not in chaos, it's nothing to mess with a government office. If they take off the government, they are just ordinary people. I just want everyone in the world to know, Only when you are in that official position, you have power." Zhu Youjian's eyes were sharp.

"But Huang Zongxi and Chen Zilong have quarreled..." Zhu Cihong was complaining.

"As long as you don't make noise in front of me, it's not a big deal." Unexpectedly, Zhu Youjian didn't care at all.

It is normal for political power and civil rights to have conflicts, but as long as legal rights are not involved, it means that the conflicts are just contradictions and the law has not been violated.Conflicts can be resolved through negotiation, but once someone does not follow the rules, they must be dealt with legally.

Since Zhu Youjian didn't make trouble here, it naturally means that everyone is still doing things according to legal principles, and there is nothing wrong with it.

Chapter 749: Dealing with Britain

After more than two months of quarrels, the first election conference of Ming Dynasty finally came to a successful conclusion.To everyone's surprise, Chen Zilong continued to serve as the chief assistant, and now he was renamed the prime minister; Huang Zongxi continued to supervise the functions of various departments of the court as the speaker; the transition of provincial and municipal government offices at all levels was smooth, and there was no chaos.

After the election, all the yamen became busy.All because of Zhu Youjian's words: two years later, the promise made by the election of officials must be fulfilled, and this promise should be clearly erected on the lobby of every yamen, so that everyone who passes by can see clearly clearly.

The yamen was bustling, but the imperial palace was deserted. The deliberative hall, which was full of traffic, suddenly became a decoration.The Son of Heaven can finally be upright and upright, and no one will wake up when he sleeps until the sun rises.

However, there are still things that must be decided by Zhu Youjian, such as the British request to buy the Ming battleship.

The visitor was another famous British figure—Prince Rupert.This person is the founder of the Hudson Company and the first governor of British North America. Although this Prince Rupert has never cared about the affairs of the North American continent, he has a name after all.

The person is not good!

"Respected His Majesty the Ming Emperor, first of all, I would like to extend my greetings to you on behalf of His Majesty King Charles II of Great Britain. According to my investigation, there are children of our country living in the eastern coastal areas of North America."

Prince Rupert said a long, long paragraph, causing Zhu Youjian to keep digging his ears.Anyway, he only heard a general idea.

The British say that tens of thousands of British people have settled there along the eastern coast, and even three generations of babies have been born there.According to the understanding of the British, where they were born, they should be from that place, and these people are descendants of the British, so this place belongs to the British.

In a word: This person came to Daming now to argue, and there must be a purpose behind the argument.To deal with such a negotiation, one must know the opponent's hole cards, and to slap the face severely, must slap the face.

"Rupert, dear Rupert, there is a proverb in our Daming, which is to get straight to the point. It means, everyone might as well just tell you what you want from Daming?" Zhu Youjian asked with a smile on his face ?

"What?" Rupert pretended not to understand.

"Bring him up." Zhu Youjian shouted angrily when he saw that this guy was pretending to be confused.

In an instant, two Westerners and three big celebrities came in from the door slowly with shackles.When Rupert saw these people, his heart skipped a beat, but he still pretended to be calm.

"Tell me about your origins." Zhu You asked the five prisoners in the lobby.