The Forbidden City, the Palace of Jinluan.
Next, there have been some changes in the cabinet system. The first is that the number of cabinets has increased greatly. For example, in the Ming Dynasty, there were at least three people and a maximum of six people. For example, there were five universities in the first year of Chongzhen. Taxi.
And these bachelors are, Zhongjidian, Jianjidian, Wenhuadian, Wuyingdian, Wenyuange, and Dongkaku. Although they are bachelors, they actually exercise The power of the prime minister.
But now, it has more than doubled! The average stayed at 9 people (the former Ming was usually four people).
And these nine bachelors are positioned as think tanks to advise the emperor in their respective areas of expertise, and some small things can be decided after the nine people discuss together (otherwise all things require the emperor’s responsibility. Bow down, the emperor must be exhausted),
Then, when encountering important matters, if these nine people cannot decide or have different opinions, then an enlarged meeting will be held.
Include the eleven books from various ministries, so that twenty people will make a joint ruling (similar to the number of political committee members in later generations). If this is not enough, and the opinions cannot be unified, then it will be submitted to the emperor for approval ( In addition, the emperor has the power to take the initiative to approve major events).
And in this way, with so many elites’ brainstorming, the probability of major deviations will drop a lot, and then the emperor’s power is still limited, which is to linger between the human stamp and the eloquent words, and this is The cabinet system promoted by Yang Shanlu (in trial implementation, if the effect is not good in a few years, then change it).
For this system, those cabinet scholars are welcome with their hands... because this is in line with their usual thinking... The scholars and the emperor rule the world together! But now that the power of the emperor is compressed, that would be even better, and the affairs of the world will be left to us.
After doing this, the power of the cabinet increased, and the power of the emperor decreased. In the final analysis, Yang Shanlu believed that the cabinet system was good (in fact, it was equivalent to adding a few broad-sighted special assistants to the emperor, and increased insurance, otherwise Major national policies are all decided by one word, which is often very risky).
Of course, the cabinet system is not all-encompassing. At the same time, it is necessary to prevent these scholars from holding great power and seeking private benefits for them over time. So what should we do? The answer is also very simple, introduce an electoral system.
That is to say, these cabinet scholars are not for life, but are elected every three years. As for those who have the right to vote, it is all the people of New Chang'an.
(As for the eleven books of each department, they are jointly selected by the emperor and the cabinet scholars, and they are also once every three years, and they can go up and down.)
In this way, if the cabinet scholars want to engage in fraud, they have to think twice... After all, it would be shameful to be ousted by someone at that time!
Moreover, the people of New Changan will have two or three hundred thousand people in the future, so after doing bad things, it is very difficult to buy so many people to vote for themselves (even if you only need half of the votes and buy 100,000 people, you can Did you do it?)
In addition, there will be people from the Ministry of Supervision to supervise the elections, so after such a two-pronged approach, the fairness of the elections can basically be guaranteed.
And such voting and elections still have a realistic basis... Because the daily political measures of these cabinet scholars, including the handling of some major state affairs, will be announced in hundreds of notice booths throughout New Chang'an.
Therefore, the common people have a good opinion of whether these cabinet scholars are doing things according to their own liking, whether they are partial or not, and in this way, if you have done something bad, don't blame the people for ousting you at that time, and then This guarantees the fairness of the election... The cabinet scholars elected in this way should be able to do things for the people.
In addition, in order to ensure the fairness of major national policies, Yang Shanlu will try to introduce a hearing system in the next few years, which will be held by some well-known civilized gentry.
At that time, a hearing will be held every six months, and their power is not small, they can have the power to question and reject the national policy formulated by the cabinet scholars, and the rejection three times in a row is regarded as a sign of incompetence, so that major national policies are further optimized.
Of course, because of the great strides, Yang Shanlu decided to implement it in a few years to give them some psychological buffer time.
Then, in such a change, in general, the formulation of major national policies has become more fair and reasonable, and the power of the cabinet has also increased, but the imperial power has been restricted.
So in order to appease the old man, Yang Shanlu deliberately left a back door for him... that is, those major national policies can be decided by the scholars, but the emperor also has the power to intervene and decide on the initiative (if the two sides have different opinions, then they will be handed in. The decision is made by the enlarged meeting of twenty people. If it still fails, continue to expand the voting, similar to the later generations of the People’s Congress.)
And in this way, if your father is energetic, I believe that with his delicacy, he can handle national affairs very well, especially those major national affairs, the chance of making mistakes is very small.
Of course, if he lacks energy or is unwilling to deal with political affairs (like the Wanli Emperor who hid in the harem and did not go to court for decades), such a cabinet system can also handle state affairs well and ensure the effective operation of the country.
So these are the many new systems of the new Chinese empire. Of course, no one can realize how far the introduction of these new systems will have on the Chinese civilization in later generations...
"Specifically, this is the case, do you think it?" As Yang Sichang sat high on the dragon chair and asked aloud, many courtiers present had no objection.
(I have disclosed the news to them a few days ago, and these changes did not harm their interests. Of course, on the other hand, even if it is harmed and suppressed by the Xuan Jia army, these people will not be able to get up and do everything they can. Just agree or disagree...)
But Yang Shanlu was very moved when he saw this scene... This small step now can be said to be a big step for mankind... In the original history, such a system had to be in the hundreds It won’t be until a year later, but now...
Then, after there are no objections, the next step is to formally appoint a hundred officials, and because there is a mechanism that can go up and down, there is no need to worry about the corpse-position vegetarians. Hearings every six months and audits every three years can effectively ensure the operation of the mechanism. Smooth.
(Originally, these important positions were appointed by Emperor Jinkou, so in the history of Ming Dynasty, there will be a traitor like Yan Song! Dominating the court for 20 years! Although the people hate him deeply, as long as the emperor trusts him On it)
Then after the appointment of the hundred officials is completed, the next step is to entrust the prince, and among them, who is named the prince is the most concerned.
But unexpectedly, Yang Shanlu was not dubbed the prince, but was named the king of the word side by side (the position of the prince was left empty), and this was the result of a discussion between Yang Shanlu and his father.
Or to borrow Yang Shanlu's words... Feng Hou is not my wish, I hope Haiboping!
If you wait until ten years later (their two agreed that Yang Sichang will be the emperor for ten years), the current national system will be vibrant, the governance of the country will be effective, and the country will be prosperous and the people safe! Cathay Pacific is strong! Why should he be the emperor? Work hard
To understand the affairs of the family, the country and the world, bring your wife and go boating, that is the correct way to open.
Of course, if the implementation of the new system is unsatisfactory, then he will have to reluctantly continue to rush to the front and escort the country, so everything depends on the development of the situation.
Then, after all this was done, the day was very short, so I worshipped the heaven and the earth at the newly built Temple of Heaven. This grand founding ceremony was officially over.
And after Yang Shanlu returned to his mansion, the whole mansion was also very sensational... Because then, the plaque of the palace can be hung upright, and it is the next to the emperor's side by side king!
Then all his wives became princesses! So this scenery...
In addition, Yang Shanlu's mother, Sun's family, has officially moved into the palace and has become the queen of the mother's world!
Although Sun's background is not good, as long as he has the heart to promote it, it is not difficult.
(Before the Sun family officially became the queen, Yang Sichang had already compiled her a suitable birthplace, like what a famous lady was difficult to remember, that is, the Sun family originally came from a famous family, and by chance, she ended up in the Yang mansion, and Now, of course, the previous glory has been restored, so now it is proper for the mother yi world).
Then Sun became a queen, which made Yang Shanlu very happy... Actually speaking, the person Yang Shanlu respects most is the mother who raised him with hard work!
And now, what a lowly maid at the beginning has become a very noble queen? The mother of the world? So Yang Shanlu felt that this was just a case in which he could repay his mother.
Then in addition, Yang Shansong, Yang Shanlu's eldest brother, came to look for him that night. As for what he wanted to talk to Yang Shanlu, it was about the enfeoffment.
"Brothers, please help the eldest brother—" Yang Shansong said after seeing Yang Shanlu. Although he dare not delusion and watch the crown prince, he still wants to grant a fief next. I hope I can get a better place.
As for his thoughts, Yang Shanlu certainly knew it well, but Yang Shanlu knew that, let alone enfeoffment, even in the entire enfeoffment system (for the feudal clan), major changes would be made!
(The so-called lesson from the past and the teacher of the latter, Yang Shanlu doesn't want to be like the previous Daming, the kind of enfeoffment system at the end will only cultivate a group of idle pigs and social assholes).
So these things will naturally come to you tomorrow!
ps finale tomorrow, thank you all for your company for more than a year (end of this chapter)