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Chapter 1034 Six Meetings
"In the Han Dynasty, the prefectures were filial and honest. Although some children from poor families were recommended by the local governors, they were eventually monopolized by some big families. Such an unprecedented organization as the Handicrafts Union actually wanted to allow illiterate workers to vote. It’s unimaginable that we’ll be dealing with people like this in the future.”

"Our business representatives also have to hold elections. I don't know who should be our representative. It's best to be a hardliner. We can't be too soft on those workers, otherwise they will take an inch."

Businessmen in Suzhou City also discussed after the promulgation of the Labor Law and the Trade Union Law. They all felt that the government’s request for the election of handicraft representatives was inconceivable.

"Who should we choose to represent our interests?" The businessmen in Suzhou City were also struggling with the matter of electing representatives.

"We merchants should act as representatives according to their financial strength and influence. The merchants with greater financial strength and influence have more workers. They will not sacrifice their own interests for the interests of the workers, right?"

"You're right, shopkeeper Wang, why don't you serve as one of the representatives?" Everyone looked at Wang Changyuan.

"I am not a businessman in Suzhou City. I am usually active in the northern trade circle. I have been stranded in Suzhou City for a long time. I need to return to my hometown in Wuhu and then return to the capital." Wang Changyuan said.

He was very helpless, originally he didn't know anyone in the circle of Suzhou city, but because he participated in the dispute between Suzhou merchants and Suzhou workers, he became a faint celebrity in the circle of Suzhou merchants, and many Suzhou merchants knew him as Wang Changyuan. The existence of number one.

"During this period of time, shopkeeper Wang has worked hard to help us with these matters, and has delayed shopkeeper Wang's own family affairs. How dare we ask shopkeeper Wang to be one of the business representatives?" The businessmen in Suzhou City know that the scope of Wang Changyuan's activities is not in Suzhou City. , is not considered a businessman in Suzhou City, so it is not easy to bother him.

"I also want to advise everyone that if you have any objections to the new law, you can go to the government to raise it, but you must not violate it in private, otherwise you will be severely attacked by the government." Wang Changyuan reminded the people in Suzhou City before leaving Suzhou City merchants.

On the other side of the capital, Chu Yun and others saw that the workshop owner and the door-to-door acquiesce in the labor law and trade union law in Suzhou City. Although there was some controversy, the government put this matter on the surface for discussion, and at the same time referred to the workshop owner and workers. Merchants and workers can accept the opinions of both sides.

"The next thing is the monthly report of our household department. In order to maintain the military expenditures for the crusade against the rebellion in the Western Regions and Nanyang, this month, a total of two dollars will be spent from the treasury... I hope the military department can end the crusade against the Western Regions and Nanyang as soon as possible, otherwise next year's deficit It is still high, and there are many IOUs from Bank of Kyushu in the national treasury, all of which are temporary embezzlement of deposits from Bank of Kyushu..." The Minister of the Household Department made a routine report at the six-ministration meeting.

The six conferences have become the conferences that maintain the operation of the huge empire.However, in addition to the Ministry of Officials, Households, Li, Bing, Criminal, and Industry, there are newly established and independent departments such as the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Customs, and the Ministry of Education to disperse the growing power of the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry.In addition to these functional departments, there are also independent violent institutions such as the military department and the intelligence department.It's just that everyone is used to calling it six, so such a meeting is still a six meeting.

The six conferences have unique conference halls, and all participating officials can have independent seats.Officials who were used to standing up and discussing matters at first were also very surprised by this, but later they got used to it.There are regular morning meetings every day, monthly reports every month, quarterly reports every quarter, and annual reports every year. The reports are registered in the register so that responsibilities can be traced in the future.

Chu Yun sat on the main seat, and on the left and right sides were the most senior officials of the empire, the six ministers, the chief of the general staff, the chief of the intelligence department, the chief of customs, the minister of education, and so on.It is not the same as Da Yuer and Liu Rushi discussing a specific matter when they are talking. The decision-making here is about all aspects of the 2000 million square kilometers of the empire, involving various fields.

"How's the progress of the crusade in the two places?" Chu Yun looked at Chief of Staff Zhao Youguang.

Chu Yun is the supreme commander of the military department. He is also responsible for urging the military department to end the war as soon as possible.

"The news of victory came from the front. The rebellion against Siam in Nanyang is expected to end next month. At that time, the loss of materials and personnel will be reported to the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Households can arrange pensions in advance. The rebellion in Nanyang led to hundreds of A standing army soldier died, and hundreds of security soldiers died. The local area used to be dominated by big families and non-secular forces. We wanted to take away their land, which naturally aroused their strong resistance. Tens of thousands of people were suppressed. Our military department is already trying its best to control the losses."

"As for the rebellion on the western side, a total of two cavalry regiments were mobilized to fight against it. However, the local terrain is steep and there are many plateaus and Gobi. The army can be resupplied by sea, so the battle there is relatively slow. It is expected to end in three or four months."

Zhao Youguang introduced the crusade against the rebellion in the two places.

"The Spring Festival will be over in three or four months. I'm afraid these cavalry will spend their time fighting the rebels in the Gobi of the Western Regions."

"The heavy snow blocking the mountains is indeed not conducive to the cavalry's raids and operations. It is God's will that the war has been delayed until now."

Senior officials murmured privately about the counter-insurgency.

"The military should counter the rebellion according to its own plan." Chu Yun knew that there was no other way. The war took place on the frontier, and people from the Kazakh Khanate and Tsarist Russia were encouraging the local landlords and slave owners to rebel.It is more appropriate to be able to use the cavalry of the Mongolian tribes to fight against the rebellion. If it is infantry, it is estimated that they will walk there on foot, and the war will last until the end of next year.

Both the Western Regions and Nanyang are prone to rebellion because they are too far away and are newly recovered areas.

"When will the prairie railway in charge of Zhan Tianyou be completed?" Chu Yun suddenly thought that poor Zhan Tianyou had been surveying the terrain and organizing the construction of the prairie railway since he summoned him.

If the prairie railway is completed, the troops from Beijing and Liaodong will be deployed to Guihua City very quickly.

Then extend the railway of Guihua City all the way to Urumqi and Yili, so that troops can be quickly deployed to the frontier, and important materials such as oil can be plundered from the Central Asian region where the Kazakh Khanate is located.

(End of this chapter)