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Chapter 131 Jackson: The Imperial Guard is imperative! Cleveland: Maybe there will be a second Civil War!

Jackson did not respond, but Cleveland couldn't help but respond to Zhu Houzhao's trumpet again.

[American Yingzong·Cleveland: American Censorship Station? Embezzling 3 kilograms of gold... Your Majesty Yuwen, if you use your standards to control corruption, I am afraid that all the officials at the middle level and above of our federal Republican Party will be skinned by you. 】

The chat automatically converted the six kilograms of gold mentioned by Zhu Houzhao into a unit of measurement of three kilograms.

Although this number seems large, Cleveland knows that it is a metaphor for the unit of official wealth.

Corruption with three kilograms of gold wealth looks down on them, the top federal officials, right?

[Mercy Lincoln: Cleveland, is that an exaggeration? This country is not full of people like this, right? Besides... three kilograms per person, do we have so much wealth for them to corrupt? With 10,000 officials, the amount of gold corrupted each year reaches 30,000 kilograms. How is this possible? 】

Lincoln was directly frightened by Cleveland's exaggerated description. Does the United States have so much wealth? Is there enough for everyone? How long can I eat it?

[American Anglo-Cleveland: It’s not an exaggeration at all. President Lincoln, you don’t know... After the Civil War, how exaggerated your Republican-dominated federal government agencies are. Almost all members are considered incompetent, and graft and corruption are increasing day by day. The drama, the system of dividing spoils between political parties caused widespread dissatisfaction in the country. Even... this kind of party-sharing system makes people outside the country jealous and hate themselves for not being able to join in corruption. They all want to get a piece of the pie, which has caused a tragedy. 】

[You Republicans, Garfield, our 20th President of the United States, was assassinated by a man who failed to seek office. He became the second president to be assassinated while in office after you. The reason behind it is this It is caused by the uneven distribution of spoils between political parties. 】

Cleveland immediately gave a critical hit.

[Mercy Lincoln: What? If you fail to seek an official position, you will be assassinated? The second one after me? 】

Lincoln suffered a critical blow and was stunned.

[American Taizu Washington: Huh? Kill the president if he fails to seek office? This...these 20 presidents, why not give him an official position? Why risk his own life? 】

[Louis XVI: Wow, is your president of the United States so easy to be hated? Can you kill just anyone? What do your palace guards do for food? 】

[American Taizong Jefferson: A president died because of uneven political distribution of spoils? this……】

Jefferson was shocked again, beyond belief.

[Emperor Zhou Xuan Yuwen Yun: What a guy! Corruption over there is more rampant than I imagined. You actually kill the president because he cannot be corrupt. I have never heard of it. Today is an eye-opener! 】

Zhu Houzhao was shocked. He originally felt that corruption in the United States might be serious, but he never expected that someone would kill the head of a country because corruption could not be stopped.

This corruption and arrogance is so arrogant.

It was unimaginable for Zhu Houzhao, and it was even more unimaginable for him to imagine how turbulent it would be if such a thing happened to them.

[Emperor Zhou Xuan Yuwen Yun: Your fight against corruption in the United States has a long way to go! I think, Jackson, why are you still hesitating? Haven’t you seen any examples? If the U.S. censor is not out now, then when, are you going to sit back and wait for those morons to kill the president in anger because of corruption and incompetence? 】

Zhu Houzhao really gained knowledge and became a little worried about Jackson.

Because it is rare to see Jackson as a president who is dedicated to the people.

[Meixuanzong Jackson: So rampant? How could he be so arrogant? Cleveland, is this true? Is corruption really to such a shocking level? How did you solve it there? 】

Jackson finally spoke, and he was shocked by the example given by Cleveland.

I even felt imminent danger and crisis.

[American Yingzong Cleveland: President Jackson is so arrogant and rampant, and the Republican federation... is so bad. As for how to deal with it, besides mourning and grieving President Garfield and giving the murderer some appropriate punishment, what else can be done? 】

[Of course... Garfield's death is considered valuable. 】

[After this incident, everyone felt threatened. Therefore, civil service reform under political division has become the most urgent issue. 】

[Just over a year after Garfield's death, Congress quickly passed the "Pendleton Act". This basic law is also known as the "Pendleton Federal Civil Service Act of 1883." This basic law established three principles for civilian recruitment and organization. , that is, the principle of competitive examination, the principle of relatively stable civil servant status, and the principle of political neutrality of civil servants and the principle of not serving the interests of the party. Provides for the establishment of a Civil Service Commission as the central agency for the comprehensive implementation of the Civil Service Act. 】

[This is how our American civil service system has been regulated by law. 】

As soon as this knowledge point came out, people in the group said it was an eye-opener.

[Emperor Xuan of Zhou Dynasty Yu Wenyun: I think I have gained some knowledge. You did not set up the Ministry of Personnel because of the development of the country, and you did not set up the Ministry of Personnel because of the war. Instead, it was because of... corruption that you established the Ministry of Personnel almost a hundred years after the founding of the country. department? 】

[Moreover, this kind of thing has happened. Shouldn't we directly set up a censorship or an anti-corruption department to monitor hundreds of officials based on the symptoms of the problem? Cleaning up a group of arrogant worms is the most important thing. Instead, you only set up a staff department? What about Yushitai? 】

Zhu Houzhao felt that it was quite ridiculous. It took half a century after the United States was founded to have a department dedicated to regulating the behavior of officials. Should he praise America for being advanced, or belittle America for being backward?

No, it should still be praised!
Meili is simply too strong.

Under the two-party system, it took the two parties a full hundred years before such violent and extreme incidents of uneven distribution of spoils occurred, and only then did they think of establishing a bureau to manage civil and military officials.

Moreover, they are only responsible for the management of civil and military officials, the Supervisory Office, and the supervisory officials of Dali Temple. They have not yet established systems... Presumably, their national strength can continue to be sustained for a while.

He is obviously worried too much about the United States.

[American Yingzong Cleveland: Your Majesty Yuwen, this is a good question. I am also waiting... when will this department appear in the United States? However, I feel that instead of waiting for the future, it is better to look at the past. President Jackson, you established it. I am afraid that I The border cannot be established yet. Because... we can't let them supervise themselves, right? 】

In fact, the supervisory department that Cleveland mentioned would have to wait until Theodore Roosevelt became president, and then separate a department from the U.S. Department of Justice: the Bureau of Investigation.

This Bureau of Investigation was established in 1908. After slow development, under the leadership of the intelligence chief Edgar Hoover, it became the famous FBI!

[Mei Xuanzong Jackson: It seems... I really have to consider His Majesty Yuwen's proposal. The United States in my mind should not be like this. 】

Jackson responded positively to the grim future that Cleveland described.

[American Taizu Washington: Is the future really that bad? Cleveland, stop telling lies and exaggerating this? 】Washington felt that it could not be persuaded anymore. It just hoped that Cleveland would exaggerate or have other purposes.

[Mercy Lincoln: Yeah, is it really that bad? As a result, another innocent president was killed...】

Lincoln felt it was hard to dissuade him.

[American Taizong Jefferson: It seems that I should start to solve this problem, at least let this time come a little slower. 】

Jefferson did not ask because he was not surprised at all. According to the law of development, it is obvious that there will be such a phenomenon that no one party has enough to eat.

It's just that... because of this uneven distribution of spoils, which led to the killing of the president, he still felt a personal crisis.

[Emperor Xuan of Zhou Dynasty Yuwen Yun: OK, OK! Jackson, do you need help... I can help. After all, in this regard, we have almost a thousand years of anti-corruption history, and our experience and institutions are quite mature. 】

The export of Eastern concepts was successful, and Zhu Houzhao felt a sense of accomplishment and couldn't wait to see the establishment of the Ming Dynasty Jinyiwei shooting guard.

This can also be regarded as the Ming Dynasty's first landing in the United States in a sense.

[Meixuanzong Jackson: No need, these introductions from Your Majesty Yuwen are enough. Thank you very much for giving me an Eastern idea. 】

Jackson politely declined.

[Emperor Zhou Xuan Yuwen Yun: You’re welcome, everyone helps each other! Haha, didn’t you give me gold? By the way, keep going... What are the shortcomings of your two-party system in the United States? I am in a good mood, and maybe I can help you solve them at once...]

Zhu Houzhao, who was in a good mood, did not switch to the tuba and directly used the trumpet to lead the rhythm.

[Supreme group leader: The topic continues, do you have any other opinions? Regarding the shortcomings of the two-party system, Jackson mentioned two points: policy discontinuity and the high risk of corruption. Does anyone else have anything to add? 】

Of course, he also used the big number to increase his presence at the right time, proving that the big number has been paying attention to the host.

[Mercy Lincoln: I feel out of mood, thinking that another colleague has followed in my footsteps... I originally wanted to say that in the two-party system, there is buck-passing. Everyone is active and enthusiastic when fighting for power, but when things go wrong, no one dares to take responsibility. This will make us Americans irresponsible... However, compared with assassinations caused by corruption, this shortcoming seems a bit insignificant. . 】

Lincoln added a shortcoming rather half-heartedly.

Oh, shirking responsibility from each other and not daring to take responsibility.

This is indeed an important shortcoming.

Lincoln's enthusiasm was waning, but Zhu Houzhao seriously wrote down this shortcoming.

Think about it, when the civil servants are alone and something happens, they don't dare to take responsibility, and they often let the emperor issue a self-inflicted edict instead.

If there is one more opponent, it is better to pour dirty water on the opponent than on the emperor.

[Meixuanzong Jackson: That’s true, it’s irresponsible! I also discovered that this is very bad, not even manly at all! 】

Jackson quickly admitted this shortcoming, which was why he was so domineering. Born in the military, he couldn't bear to see some people passing the blame.

[American Yingzong Cleveland: Let me add one final point. This shortcoming is... in the ruling party, which originally represents the interests of the party, some people are easily bribed by consortiums and capitalists. In the end, they even only speak for the rich and ignore the majority. The interests of ordinary people or some states, to put it mildly, will lead to uneven and uneven development of our United States as a whole. To be more serious, this will cause the federal government and states to become more and more separated, and may even eventually lead to a second civil war. 】

Will it lead to unbalanced and uneven development of the country as a whole?
Zhu Houzhao carefully noted this shortcoming again. Considering the development of the north and south of Ming Dynasty, it is true when he thinks about it.

During the Hongwu period, the North-South List Case also occurred, which had already demonstrated the uneven development across the country.

What's more, now...

Most of the officials in the cabinet are from the south. If one party is truly in charge, it will be difficult to avoid the unbalanced and inadequate development of this kind of favoritism.

This is indeed worth recording.

[Mercy Lincoln: Cleveland, this...isn't it? Our first Civil War came to you just over thirty years ago. Didn't it just end and the second Civil War is about to start again? 】

Lincoln was frightened. The first battle was not over yet, but a second one was about to begin?
[American Yingzong Cleveland: President Lincoln, although this is indeed the case... our two parties have taken turns to come to power and faced some acute issues and contradictions... have never been solved in one fell swoop. Although the victory of the Civil War brought the centralization of federal power to its highest peak, it also temporarily suppressed various disputes... However, it has never been resolved. As you said, no one dares to take responsibility, and no party dares to take responsibility to truly solve the problem and contradiction. After slowly brewing over time and reaching its peak again, wouldn't it be resolved only by starting another civil war? 】

[Either, export the war to other countries... and make sure to win and get enough benefits. 】

[Or, start a civil war, use the successful experience of the first civil war to suppress all kinds of contradictions again, and then encounter the explosion of scientific and technological development... and continue to live again. 】

[To be honest, I am worried about whether in the future, after the second civil war in the United States, we will again have the same development opportunities as after the first civil war...]

[Because, with the current development of the world, there is no more space or land for expansion, allowing us to digest it internally. 】

Although Cleveland was only in 1896, he also had enough future vision in this position to be able to roughly see the future development of the United States.

To be honest, he is not optimistic about the future, unless the United States can really catch up and the sun will never set, and even maintain victory in future confrontations with European powers.

Otherwise, their development in the United States will reach a bottleneck over time.

Naturally, he doesn't know now that the United States has such a destiny, and the heavens are hanging down the curtain, and they can have black swan events like two world wars in succession when they can no longer support it.

In the end, they ushered in two consecutive leaps and bounds of development in the midst of crisis.

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