Guangzhou.
The yacheng of Guangzhou has become the palace of the prince and the office of the imperial court of the supervising state.
Cabinet.
Prime Minister's Residence.
Zhang Chaozheng looked at the various pieces of information sent, and the more he looked at it, the happier he became.
Sitting across from him sat Soma Zhou, drinking tea while looking at Zhang Chao's expression.
"It seems that this is all good news, and the prime minister should hurry up and share it with so-and-so."
Zhang Chao laughed.
"It's really good news."
He raised the letter in his hand, "First of all, we are not alone, and there are many people who are responding to our Dharma protection actions today.
Queen Subi has announced that she will support the crown prince and our Dharma protection operation, and she is already recruiting domestic soldiers and horses, ready to support us with practical actions. ” Ma Zhou smiled, "Queen Subi, that's your woman, that's expected."
But I still have to say that Queen Qingluan is indeed a heroine among women, and she didn't say anything to you. ” "Haha, my Zhang Chao's vision is naturally not ordinary, and the woman I fancy must be amazing."
Zhang Chao was stunned for a moment, "But it also surprised me that Qingluan could stand up openly at this time."
Although she may not be selfless, if the Tang Dynasty is in civil strife, the imperial court will not be able to control Su Bi, and will not be able to interfere with them too much, and Su Bi will be more independent, and maybe even take advantage of our civil strife to wipe out Tubo, and then dominate the plateau and sit on an equal footing with us."
Ma Zhou shook his head, "Don't think of Queen Qingluan as being so utilitarian. ” "This is not a question of merit or utilitarianism, but the interests of countries and countries.
If there is no civil strife, the next step for the imperial court is to tighten its control over Subi.
At that time, an army will be sent to Subi and an envoy will be sent to Yushu, the capital of the king of Subi, and slowly, Subi will become a territory of the Tang Dynasty, and will no longer be a vassal state.
Zhang Chao said.
"Maybe.
But in any case, this statement of Queen Subi has given us a lot of solidarity.
Ma Zhou said with a smile.
"What other good news" "Dingfang has raised troops in the north of Wolf Mountain, and Lao Cheng has also raised troops in Longyou.
There is also my father-in-law in Mo Nan, as well as Uncle Luo, Uncle Shan, and Uncle Niu, they also raised troops. ” "Chu Mo is in Yunnan, and he has also persuaded Nanzhao and other countries to support us."
Ma Zhou was overjoyed, "Ho, the situation is very good." ” "There is also good news, Thirteen Niang and they are all safe, only Xia Huaniang is still in the East Palace, but she is only in seclusion."
At the beginning, Zhang Chao asked Ke Qing to rescue the family as soon as possible, although there was a way out, he was still very worried.
Fortunately, Li Shimin only sent people to besiege the mansion and did not arrest people immediately.
Otherwise, if there is a dungeon, it may not be able to save people.
Now that his wife and children are safe, he is more relieved.
The situation is indeed very good.
At present, more than a dozen nobles have risen up to respond, and they are all very influential figures.
Qin Qiong, Cheng Yanjin, Luo Shixin, Niu Jinda, Shan Xiongxin, Su Dingfang, Cheng Chumo, Zhang Tiegun, Pingyang Eldest Princess There are also Subi, Nanzhao, and Tuyuhun who also expressed their support.
"Silla and Baekje actually claimed to support the crown prince, and for this reason, under the banner of supporting us, they sent troops north to attack the Han River valley of the former Goguryeo, which was controlled by the imperial court."
Ma Zhou scolded, "These shameless guys, this is trying to take advantage of the fire to rob."
The imperial court exterminated Goguryeo, using the disposal method of drawing salaries from the bottom of the kettle, and almost moved everyone away.
Although they also immigrated to the peninsula one after another, they were sparsely populated for a while.
Many of the people of Silla and Baekje came to occupy the land.
At first, they were just landless and impoverished people, but later, both Baekje and Silla began to secretly send people over and even send officials to manage them.
Now that the Tang Dynasty is in civil strife, they immediately and impatiently sent troops to the Korean Province of the Tang Dynasty on the grounds of supporting the crown prince.
"Don't pay attention to them for the time being, it won't be long before we will teach these guys a lesson, and we can even consider destroying the two countries altogether."
Zhang Chao said very politely.
Li Ji has already led the troops out of Beijing, but it will take some time for the army to come.
"Now that the situation in the south is quite stable, I think we should win more hearts and minds now.
Consideration could be given to holding a special session. ” The imperial examination is held once every three years, and the third new imperial examination will normally be held next year.
"This can be done, so that people from Lingnan, Fujian, Guangnan, and Funan will take a special examination this year and admit more scholars."
Zhang Chao said with a smile, "In fact, people from outside Lingnan can also come to participate in the special department, and those who come will not refuse."
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And I think that this year's imperial examination should increase the number of places, so it is better to admit 1,000 jinshi. ” The number of jinshi students will be doubled, and it will not affect the entrance examination in the first month of next year.
This means that the lifters are no longer taking the exam once every three years, but have two opportunities in three years, and the number of Jinshi places is as high as 1,500, which is equivalent to the admission quota of the normal three sessions of the examination, and the three sessions are nine years.
For readers, this is very attractive.
"There are also quite a few merchants who are also running to our south, and I think they should also be welcome to settle down."
Zhang Chao and Ma Zhou have always had a tacit understanding, the two of them are prime ministers and prime ministers, and important military affairs are discussed in a very relaxed atmosphere.
"Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Quang Nam, and Funan should seize the time to hold elections and elect new members of the parliament as soon as possible.
Then the members of the Central Council of the Imperial Court of the Prison State were elected.
Zhang Chao attaches great importance to this matter.
Now is a great opportunity, and it will be even more difficult in the future to prevent parliament from gaining power at this time.
Now that it has made a good start, Cheng Qian has given the parliament the right to refute and supervise.
Zhang Chao has to make good use of him, and if he makes good use of it, he can not only unite all the forces in the south, but also make the parliament really gain a firm foothold in the court.
Locally, there is still only the People's Assembly, which is divided into three levels of Daozhou County, while the imperial court is divided into upper and lower courts, and hereditary nobles and lifelong nobles, as well as the three divisions and three dukes and the prime minister who retired from the body, are all members of the upper house of the noble house.
At the local level, prominent gentry and merchants were elected as central councilors in the lower house.
Members of the House of Lords are for life, while members of the House of Commons are elected for five-year terms, renewable for two consecutive terms.
These two houses can be said to have been set up by Zhang Chao for the two classes.
The upper courtyard was naturally the aristocratic class, while the lower courtyard was composed of scholars, merchants, landlords, etc.
The interests of all parties are fully taken into account to meet the interests of the landlords and merchants who are becoming more and more powerful today.
The two major powers that the House of Representatives have, the right of supervision and the right of refusal, Zhang Chao intends to hand over the power of refusal to the House of Nobles and the power of supervision to the House of Representatives.
"The House of Lords elects members to form six sections, which are responsible for the six departments of the cabinet and have the power to seal and refute.
Six sections, each with 13 members, will be elected for a five-year term and may be re-elected for two consecutive terms. ” Ma Zhou listened carefully.
"What about the House of Representatives?"
The House of Lords has the power to refute, and the House of Representatives is full of new classes, so they can't be allowed to sit on the cold bench.
"Give them the power of oversight."
Zhang Chao said, "The two houses have the right to supervise and impeach the cabinet and hundreds of officials, and in addition, the appointment of officials above the fifth grade and the appointment of the cabinet requires the consent of the upper house."
Officials appointed by the Ministry of Officials below the fifth rank must obtain the consent of the House of Commons.
The appointment of high-ranking officials above the third rank is decided by the crown prince of the supervising state, but it is also necessary to consult the upper house for advice. ” Ma Zhou thought for a while, "I feel that the power of impeachment can be supervised, but it is inappropriate that the power to appoint officials needs to be approved by the parliament, and it can be changed to need to consult the parliament in advance, and the officials should be consulted by them."
If the candidate is found to be inappropriate, the Parliament may raise it. ” The power to appoint officials is a very important power.
In the past, the right to appoint officials below the fifth rank was in the Ministry of Officials.
And above the fifth grade and below the third grade, the appointment power is in the hands of the prime ministers.
As for the right to appoint high-ranking officials above the third rank, it is in the hands of the emperor.
Now Zhang Chao wants the parliament to have the final right to approve personnel, how can Ma Zhou agree.
Zhang Chao smiled.
"Alternatively, it would be changed to prior consultation, and both houses of parliament would have the power to inquire about or review the dossier of the officer-designate.
Problems found can be submitted to the imperial court. ” "The Parliament should have the power of fiscal supervision, and the Cabinet should make a budget for the next year's fiscal expenditure in advance, and then submit it to the Parliament for approval.
The budget should be submitted to the House of Commons for review, and the House of Lords has the power to amend it.
If the two houses of parliament cannot pass the Cabinet budget, then the Cabinet will have to redraft it. ” "Without the consent of the Parliament, the imperial court will not increase taxes."
Li Chao also proposed two major powers of the parliament, one is that if the imperial court wants to increase any types of taxes and tax amounts, or revise the tax law, it must first be approved by the parliament.
If the council can't pass it, then it can't be added or amended.
The second power is that the parliament has the power to approve the budget of the imperial court.
The Cabinet must obtain the approval of the Parliament to make the budget.
The Cabinet submits the budget to the House of Representatives, which will review it, but the House of Lords has the power to propose amendments to the plan approved by the House of Representatives.
The more Ma Zhou listened, the more surprised he became.
"Wen Yuan, the authority of this parliament is getting bigger and bigger, and it's not even weaker than the cabinet.
I listen, how can this parliament according to what you said, it is similar to the original Zhongshu Menxia, this cabinet, but it seems to be the province of Shangshu in the past. ” Zhang Chao said with a smile, "The separation of powers and checks and balances is inevitable.
However, this parliament is different from the separation of powers in the three provinces in the past.
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The parliament is representative of all classes, and an important restriction is that current officials of the court are not allowed to hold positions in both houses of parliament. ” "You don't sit in the House of Lords either" I don't think that's the case.
"Well, to change it, the nobles have the qualification of a member of the House of Lords for life, but if the nobleman holds an official position in the imperial court, the qualification of the member will be temporarily revoked, and after he no longer holds an official position or a minister, he will automatically obtain the qualification of a member of the House of Lords."
I somewhat understood, "The parliament is in the opposition, and the cabinet represents the court and is in the court."
The overseer of the opposition is in the court, and it is somewhat interesting. ” "But that's pretty bold."
Ma Zhou said bluntly.
"There are checks and balances, so that it is stable and not easy to mess up.
For example, in this budget, the money spent by the imperial court is also the people's fat and people's ointment, how to spend it, where to spend it, of course, it should also be subject to inquiry and review.
For another example, taxes are related to the people of the world, whether to increase taxes or not, whether to adjust them, and of course they can't mess around. ” Originally, the parliament also had an important responsibility, which was the legislative power.
In later generations, the country was governed by the rule of law and implemented according to one law after another.
And now, of course, it is unlikely, and Li Chao doesn't want to be too amazing.
"Wenyuan, your idea is very good, but it's a little too rushed.
It is better to consult the parliament and receive their questions before the establishment and adjustment of this tax, and the council can make recommendations on the shortcomings of the budget, and change it to such a thing, first consult the parliament, and finally the proposal will be consulted by them."
"If you change it like this, can you support me?"
Zhang Chao asked Ma Zhou.
"If it is changed to this, I will definitely fully support it" "In that case, let's change it to this first." t1706231537: