Hundreds of households in Liaodong, covering the light with one hand

Chapter 356 The Chief: The Extremely Noble

With the opening of the Meridian Gate of the Imperial City, the original noise, commotion and arguments in the entire square have disappeared, replaced by silence, tension, and anticipation.

"After three rounds of elections by 369 ministers, the first parliament of the Ming Empire was finally selected. The seven senior members are as follows!"

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  Although he did not place a bet, at this moment, Liu Ding was still so nervous that his mouth went dry and he swallowed saliva subconsciously.

Xiong Er, who had bet one dollar of silver on the side, was already sweating profusely.

At this time, the entire Meridian Gate Square, where onlookers were present tonight, was quiet with only the sound of breathing.

"The chief consul of the Ming Empire, the general marshal of the army, one of the seven congressmen, the chief congressman, Wang Qi!"

really!

As soon as Wang Qi's name came out, almost everyone in the square subconsciously relaxed their fists, and then there was a buzz of discussion: The Duke of Qi has indeed become a high councilor, but what does this empire mean? Is it a country of emperors?

"What does chief mean?" Xiong Er scratched his head.

"From the "Preface to the Shinto Stele" by Zhang Jiuling of the Tang Dynasty, the chief: the most noble!" Although he had not been a scholar in ten years, Liu Ding still knew what the chief meant, and licked his dry lips. Liu Ding felt , I came all the way from my hometown in Peixian County to the capital, and my bet was right!
  The emperor is gone. From now on, the seven councilors will rule the world together, and the scientific society will flourish. Could a person like me really be able to get ahead?

"Father, mother, you are waiting for the day when I return home in fine clothes!"

Clenching his fists tightly, Liu Ding vowed that one day he would make a breakthrough here!
  In the Meridian Square, while everyone was having different thoughts, the herald had already continued to read out the list of candidates.

"Deputy Consul of the Ming Empire, Minister of Finance, one of the seven congressmen, and second congressman, Ye Xianggao!"

"Deputy Consul of the Ming Empire, Minister of Criminal Affairs, one of the seven congressmen, Grand Councilor, Sun Chengzong!"

"One of the seven major congressmen of the Ming Empire, Minister of Science and Technology, and senior congressman, Xu Guangqi!"

"One of the seven congressmen of the Ming Empire, minister of engineering, and congressman, Wang Huazhen!"

"One of the seven congressmen of the Ming Empire, Minister of Development and Reform, and congressman, Lu Yu!"

"One of the seven major members of the Ming Empire, minister of the Royal Affairs Department, and senior member of the parliament, Wang Tiqian!"

"In this election, there will be one chief consul, two deputy consuls, seven councilors and ministers, and a total of fifty senators from various governments to discuss state affairs!"

"There is also a parliamentary declaration, engraved on a golden plaque, and it will be cast in Chengtianmen Square in three days. At any time, please go and have a look!"

"The list of candidates for senators in each prefecture will be posted at the Meridian Gate tomorrow. At the same time, the royal horse will announce it in all prefectures. I also ask you to supervise, verify, and report on your behalf to rectify your name!"

With the release of the Meridian Gate MPs' declaration and the latest parliamentary list, the entire Meridian Gate Square began to boil, and soon it spread throughout the entire city of Beijing, and then headed towards the Gyeonggi region, towards the northern provinces, and further away.

"The Ming Dynasty has begun a new era," Liu Ding stood blankly in the crowd, looking at the tall imperial city, and his heart surged.

"My penny, my money!" Xiong Er was also in tears at this moment, but it was not because of the opening of the New Deal, but because of his penny: "What the hell is Wei Yuanwei? My penny." The money is just gone!”

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At this time, there was endless applause in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. "Congratulations, Duke of Qi, for being the consul." Ye Xianggao, Sun Chengzong and others came forward to congratulate Wang Qi.

"Chief Consul, I rummaged through the classics of the Tang and Song Dynasties before I found Zhang Jiuling's "Preface to the Shinto Stele" and gave it this name," Sun Chengzong stroked his beard with his hand, looking quite pleased with himself.

After all, if a hundred years from now, the words of the Chief Consul can be passed down for eternity, wouldn’t it be a great joy in life?
  "Congratulations, Duke!"

"Congratulations, Lord Duke!"

All other officials in the palace came forward to congratulate Wang Qi. For a while, Wang Qi was surrounded by water.

"Everyone, colleagues," Wang Qi cupped his hands and signaled everyone to be quiet.

"After the parliamentary election, the old government was extinguished." Wang Qi looked around at everyone: "The old noble titles have all been abolished. From now on, there is neither the Duke of Qi nor the Commander-in-Chief of the Five Armies, only the Chief Consul!"

As soon as Wang Qi said these words, everyone in the hall was stunned, but the quickest reaction was to bow and salute, and at the same time loudly said: "Greetings to the Chief Sir."

In unison, the rest of the people also hurriedly bowed down.

Standing on the high platform, Wang Qi had a panoramic view of the movements of hundreds of people in the hall.

They were stunned just now because they were shocked that Wang Qi was so determined to abolish the interests of the Xungui Group;
  I am also hesitating, can the newly established House of Representatives be able to oppose the noble group that has been deeply rooted in the land of Ming Dynasty for hundreds of years and has shared the same relationship with the country?

At this time, Ye Xianggao, Sun Chengzong and others looked at each other, all worried.

Today's declaration has made it very clear that since there are no principalities, except for the emperor Zhu Youxiao, all other nobles in the world will be abolished. The extra acres of land in the world will need to be remeasured. At the same time, the number, salary, and salary of the noble group will be abolished. The feudal state, minerals, finance and taxes must all be collected into the national treasury. In this way, the newly established parliament will completely break with the noble forces.

The chief executive's methods are so tough. If he is not careful, the meritorious group may backfire on the revolution.
  From this point of view, the House of Representatives has a long way to go in carrying out its affairs.

Boom boom boom! ! !
  As the bell rang,

The political meeting on the first day has just come to an end. In the following six days, there are still agendas such as offerings to heaven, letters to the people, and communication meetings between members. Therefore, most of the officials returned to their homes at the end of the day to recharge their batteries and wait for the next few days. days of conference work.

That night, the chief executive government office.

The six consuls who were elected in the Hall of Supreme Harmony during the day came to pay homage to each other.

"Everyone, do you feel anything about what happened today?" Wang Qi sat behind the table, gently blowing the wolfberry and chrysanthemum tea that Hailanzhu had brewed for himself.

"Alas," Ye Xianggao smiled bitterly when he heard this and said, "I just returned to the house when a letter came from my old students. It said that the battle between the New Deal and the nobles might affect the people at the bottom. Yes, public dissatisfaction is boiling!"

When Wang Qi heard this, he chuckled, but he spoke without mercy: "The common people mentioned by Xiang Xiang's disciples are probably maggots, fly eggs, locusts and the like that are parasitic on the carrion of Xungui! "

"And the reason why the new policy of the House of Representatives attacks the nobles and abolishes the royal support is to allocate acres of land to the common people of the world according to their population, and collect the taxes that the House of Representatives should collect according to their population, instead of all the stupid debts being borne by the poor people. All the wealth and wealth are taken by the honorable nobles! I have said that to correct an injustice, you must overcorrect it, but you cannot correct it!"

"If the noble forces really unite, is there any countermeasure?" Sun Chengzong leaned forward and asked.

"If we get to that point, then I, the Grand Marshal of the Empire, will have a place to put the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in my hands to use!" Wang Qi put the tea cup on the table, grinning with murderous intent.

(End of this chapter)