Chapter 67 The Future of the Tang Dynasty - Constitutional Monarchy Li Zhen dared to say such a thing, he was not talking big, but relying on it.
Liu Renliang has returned from Luzon and brought a fruitful receipt, and the Age of Discovery is about to be completely opened.
As long as the Age of Exploration is opened, in the case of his own driving force, it will only take ten years at most, and the industrial revolution within Datang will break out, and within 20 years, the germ of capitalism that belongs to Datang alone will be born, and within 50 years, if there is no big rebellion in China, there will be no problem for Datang to fully enter the capitalist society.
In the case of the budding outbreak of capitalism, changes in the social system are a matter of course.
Among all the capitalist systems, the constitutional monarchy is undoubtedly the most suitable system for the Tang Dynasty - this is not a denial of the communist system, but in the case of capitalism dominating the Tang Dynasty, the constitutional monarchy is the most suitable system for the Tang Dynasty.
The Tang Dynasty is too big and has a long history, and since the time of Qin Shi Huang, the idea of great unification has been deeply injected into the blood of every Chinese child - so in this case, the federal system is not suitable for the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, many people in later generations commented that China is not suitable for the separation of powers similar to the Americanization, which has some truth, because the federal system is somewhat similar to the feudal system of the Zhou Dynasty, although the governors of each state are nominally loyal to the United States, but the rights of the state are quite large, and even have legislative power, which can be called a local emperor, the difference is that this local emperor needs to be elected by the people.
The federal system is not suitable for the Tang Dynasty, but it is similar to the separation of powers under the British constitutional monarchy, but it can still be realized, because the people will think that this is the emperor's deliberate decentralization of power to the subordinates to supervise each other, but in fact, it is the emperor who is really in charge.
Some people say that only the communist system is the most suitable for China, and that no capitalism is suitable for China, and this is biased, and the communist system is good, but to say that this is the only system that is suitable for China, it is not necessarily.
In the case of the outbreak of democratic thought, the communist system is indeed the most suitable for the future of China, but now it is the Tang Dynasty, it is a thousand years ago, let alone democratic thought, even if it is the germ of capitalism, without Li Zhen's intervention, it will take at least the late Song Dynasty to be born.
At such a time, if you propose democracy and preach the so-called equality of all people, you may not get the support of the people, but the encirclement and suppression of the government and the crazy suppression of the defenders.
What's more, the monarchy system in the East for thousands of years, starting from the time of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, the monarchy system implemented in China, the land of the East has been ruled by emperors for thousands of years, and ordinary people only know that there is an emperor above their heads.
The intertwining of dynasties and dynasties, the world is inevitably in chaos, and the people are suffering and bullied, all because of the lack of a person who is in charge.
Therefore, at this time, if the people in power consciously and slowly overdo the power, smoothly complete the transfer of power, the royal family retreats into the background, and the prime minister comes to the forefront, as long as there is no change in the middle, it can completely ensure the thousand-year-old inheritance of the Tang Dynasty.
Speaking of which, you may raise objections - the constitutional monarchy in Europe, that is because all countries have a very deep monarchical tradition, whether it is the British royal family, or other countries, one or two hundred years, nearly a thousand years long, the heritage is profound, the influence of the ruler has been thoroughly penetrated into the bone marrow of all people, this is the most fundamental foundation of the constitutional monarchy, the Tang Dynasty has only been established for less than 30 years, are you sure that your constitutional monarchy can succeed?
There is some truth in saying this, but let's not forget that European countries do have a long heritage, but they are a fart compared to the East?
The idea of the great unification of China is destined to be the inheritance of China is in the same line, and all the people recognize themselves as the people of China, the descendants of Yan and Huang, and the descendants of the dragon, so even if China occasionally splits, it will eventually merge into one country - the so-called division for a long time must be combined and divided for a long time is this truth.
So don't look at the fact that Datang has only been established for less than 30 years, but because Datang has developed better and better over the years, the people's recognition of Datang is definitely the highest in all dynasties.
It's not the same as Europe – what is the situation like in Europe?
There are many nationalities in the whole of Europe, and no one is subject to anyone, and after years of war, you sing and I appear, today it is still the Assyrians in charge, tomorrow it will be the world of the Arabs, today the French will be in charge of this area, and tomorrow it will be replaced by German rule......
In such a scuffle, only a dynasty with a long heritage will win the support of the people - this is the biggest difference between the East and the West.
And there is another advantage of the constitutional monarchy, that is, even if the ruler makes a mistake, there will be the prime minister's government as a shield, even if the people riot, it will only impact the government, and it has no influence on the royal family - not to mention, since ancient times, the Chinese people have a trusting attitude towards the imperial family.
You don't see the late Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the whole country was beaten by him, the country was on the verge of collapse, the people were struggling to make a living, and the smoke was everywhere, but Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty only issued an edict of guilt, and immediately quelled the civil unrest in the country, coupled with his timely adjustment of the policy of governance, the Han Dynasty immediately stabilized and realized the smooth transition of royal power.
Of course, these are some of his current ideas, and they may be realized in the future, but now that he has no succession to the throne, there is no need to talk about those things.
In the following days, Li Zhen returned to the life she had lived half a month ago, but there was one thing that could not be left unmentioned - that is, five days after Li Zhen was lifted from the ban, Li Shimin officially proposed the canonization of Li Zhen as the crown prince at the court meeting.
For this matter, it was surprising that no one in the court objected, not only Li Zhen's supporters did not object, but even those who longed for Li Zhen's death did not speak out against it.
Such a common word made Li Shimin muttered in his heart - could it be that Li Zhen and the family reached a deal?
Why did he pit the family so badly, and no one in the family objected, this is really abnormal.
Not only was Li Shimin puzzled, but Li Zhen's supporters were even more frightened for a while, for fear that the family would be doing something famous, but the following days were very peaceful, and nothing happened.
But in any case, no one in the court objected, and Li Shimin, the proposer, naturally would not change the order overnight, so the matter was decided so smoothly.