Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 288 Official System Reform
Upon hearing Ge Fengshan's words, Guan Xuqing frowned. This matter seemed so simple.Immediately he made a decision: "What's wrong, you can go to the Shuntian Mansion Yamen to file a complaint. Today" I saw Liu Guangdi standing in the distance sweating profusely, beckoned him to come over, and said to Ge Fengshan: "This is Mr. Liu Guangdi of the Criminal Department, if you have any grievances, just tell him. Three days later, Mr. Liu will give you an explanation here, and give you an explanation.” Then he turned his head and said to Liu Guangdi: “Pei Village, you heard , you will investigate and deal with it. There is still a matter of blocking the street at the foot of the emperor, you."

Liu Guangdi pleaded guilty on his knees in shame, and then took people to question him.Guan Xuqing got into the car and continued to go to the National Assembly Hall where the cabinet works.

Over there, in the conference room of the Cabinet Office, all the participants in the reform of the official system have gathered. Liang Qichao, who has studied the official systems of various countries, reported to the emperor the new official system settings for officials below the third rank.

Civil officials below the third rank are mainly concentrated at the prefecture and county level. Some provincial positions can be inherited vertically from the local level in the future, so they will not be involved for the time being. Liang Qichao uses prefectures and counties as examples to introduce the framework of local power operation.

The magistrate is the highest head of local administration, and there are three magistrates alongside him. Under it, there are education, industry, agriculture, forestry and animal husbandry, land military service, sea military service, Duzhi, postal transmission, commerce, civil affairs, education, patrol inspection, taxation, and legal affairs. Government, Qingzheng and other bureaus.The above-mentioned departments are also set up at the county level. From the central government to the local government, these departments will establish vertical leadership lines. With the four-level structure of the central government, provinces, governments, and counties, vertical and parallel leadership will be established for departments, divisions, bureaus, and departments. Mechanisms to form an effective grid-like power structure covering the whole country.

"You..." Guan Xuqing raised his hands and said to everyone present: "How many of you have returned from studying abroad in England, let me show you all by raising your hands."

More than a dozen people raised their hands, Guan Xuqing nodded and said, "It must be because there are more systems in Europa. Is this structure agreed upon by you?"

"Yes, Your Majesty." Everyone said in unison.

"I have also been to Europe, where they have local councils, why don't you follow suit?"

"Return to the emperor's words" a very elegant fifth-rank Xiaojing nodded to Liang Qichao, stood up and saluted and replied: "I came back from abroad, and I deeply feel that the establishment of its parliament is suspected of committing the following offenses, so I asked for instructions." A few adults, dare not add."

"Oh?" Guan Xuqing looked at Liang Qichao, and asked noncommittally, "Is this what you guys mean?"

Liang Qichao said respectfully, "Yes."

"The difference between top and bottom, you can let it go for a while. But you guys are doing okay, I think it's good, I propose to add two. One is for group training, and the other is for village elders' association." Guan Xuqing said while several copywriters were busy recording , no one dared to ask anything.Guan Xuqing sighed secretly in his heart, this is the dual nature of feudal imperial power, on the one hand, no one dares to object, and on the other hand, he has to worry that the ministers will not understand his true intentions, so he took a deep breath and said: "Tuanlian, in the past They are all raised by the squires themselves, and will be strictly prohibited in the future. Liang Qichao, please note that this article will become a law. From now on, all private equity groups will look forward to it and will not slack off. The group training I am talking about is government-run group training. What is it for? It is preparation For military service, those who have experience in the regiment training department will be given priority in military service. Although regiment training is not an army, it must also be strictly controlled by the Imperial Army. In addition to daily training, these regiment training functions are to protect the environment and the people. When the country is in crisis, at any time Incorporate into the army, and go back to each other to make a living and develop production when you are free. Do you understand what I said?"

The crowd clapped.

Guan Xuqing went on to say: "The other one is the village elders' association, which can also be called the gentry's association. The gentry is also the foundation of the country. They have the power to participate in politics. For their usefulness, you can refer to Huang Xing's democratic alliance in the south. I want people to speak , don’t make everyone see the way, that would be contrary to my original intention.”

"In the past thousands of years, imperial power has been extended to counties. This rule has to be changed. In the future, it will be implemented in towns and villages. Later, the Military Aircraft Department will be asked to draw up a decree. All towns and towns across the country can elect officials for a period of four years. Two-level control is enough, township elections can't be done in a bad way, and those who can't read can't be elected. The rest." Guan Xuqing looked at the eyes of several officials who had raised their hands just now, nodded and pointed at them one by one and said: " You can handle the rest at your own discretion, and you will be responsible for this one, and you will submit it to the imperial court directly after drafting it."

"twitter."

Guan Xuqing got up, looked at Liang Qichao and said, "Li Shaoquan is sick at home these days, and there is a lack of a younger chief minister in the court. I am optimistic about you. As long as you are diligent in managing affairs and fulfilling your duties, you will be able to accomplish a lot in the future."

How Liang Qichao couldn't understand the meaning behind the emperor's words, he was honored and favored immediately, but then he seemed to think of something, and his face showed sadness.

"What's the matter? Don't you want to work for me?" Guan Xuqing's face was a little ugly.

"The Emperor Shaoquan died." After finishing speaking, Liang Qichao couldn't bear it anymore and shed tears.

"Ah..." Guan Xuqing was shocked to hear the news, but he couldn't react in time, he just stood there in a daze, his mouth was open and he couldn't say anything.After a long while, he let out a long sigh: "Mr. Shaoquan has worked for the country all his life. He has outstanding political achievements and talents. He is really a rare minister." Everyone present looked gloomy and shook their heads and sighed.

The death of Li Hongzhang touched Guan Xuqing very much, and he managed to change his mood. He pointed to the framework diagram of the administrative system and said, "Okay, I think this team is okay, so you can come up with some more schedules and hand them over to The ministries of the cabinet will discuss again. The new cabinet will have a prime minister with a term of five years and a maximum of three consecutive terms. I will think again about the candidate. Alright, I am going back to the palace, so hurry up and do your work.” Guan Xuqing Leaving the cabinet office with a heavy heart, thinking of Li Hongzhang's death, felt as uncomfortable as a needle prick.

The top-down or bottom-up reform of the administrative system involves all aspects, and the difficulties are not just a few decrees, which can be changed after a few years of rapid progress. This is why Guan Xuqing is determined to sort out all the official systems.Redundant staff and low efficiency are the disadvantages of the previous system. These disadvantages in many aspects will also constrain economic development in terms of administrative efficiency.This is also the reason why the ministers headed by Liang Qichao made great efforts to carry out this errand.The feudal system has been developed for thousands of years, but this administrative system has not changed much. That is because the economic system has not changed much. Now the economic system is no longer dominated by the small peasant economy, so reform is imperative.Liang Qichao is currently in charge of the empire's economic and cultural affairs, and Guan Xuqing is looking at his answer sheet. He can only live up to the emperor's hints if he spends twice as much time trying to get this job done well.

In the early morning of the next day, Guan Xuqing personally pursued the posthumous posthumous title of Li Hongzhang as Wenzhong, which is regarded as a first-class posthumous title for civil servants.Choosing a son to succeed the earl, and also favoring one of his grandsons to be a Jinshi, and changing his hometown to Hongzhang County, these are all rewards for the kindness of the minister.That's not to mention, after the early court, Guan continued the Qingming decree to the world, stopped court for five days, and posthumously presented Li Hongzhang as the first-class Su Yigong, and the spirit of the former Prince Gongzhong was also included in the Taimiao to worship and worship the virtuous temple.In Hongzhang County, Luzhou Prefecture, Anhui Province, money and grain were exempted for three years, and in Hebei Province, Anhui Province, money and grain were exempted for one year.

This is Guan Xuqing's comprehensive affirmation of the political achievements of Li Hongzhang and the generation he represented.At the same time, it is also a kind of encouragement and spur to officials all over the country, taking Li Hongzhang as an example.

Guan Xuqing was reviewing the papers in the upper study room. The Sino-Russian war intensified, but the domestic economic situation showed a good trend. Seeing these papers, Guan Xuqing's mood suddenly improved.

The war in Europe has almost hit the economic market terribly. In contrast, the Chinese market is growing rapidly. Enterprise giants such as Siemens, Krupp, and Armstrong have all set their sights on China and tried every means to establish economic cooperation with China.What's more, with China as a stable arms supplier, Zakharov went smoothly in the arms business and made a lot of money, which is enough to make the world jealous. For this reason, large arms dealers from all over the world have come to China, seeking even a small share of business.Since then, Chinese arms have become the most profitable and best-selling arms items in the world.

As an important project for the development of the empire, Guan Xuqing has started to build large-scale power facilities since May this year. To match the application of large-scale electrical equipment, the Sino-US joint venture Tianjin General Electric Company won the circuit laying project in some areas of Beijing. Most of the other projects were subcontracted to domestic start-ups.Siemens was really depressed for a while without getting this fat oil project, but fortunately he won the construction project of a thermal power plant around Beijing. Senior management personnel of the company are responsible for the construction supervision of the project.

A large number of infrastructure facilities have been launched, on the one hand, to stimulate economic development, and on the other hand, to create a large number of new industries and employment opportunities at the same time.Today's northern regions are not just an industrial wave triggered by Guan Xuqing's whim, but a part of the industrial blowout that has swept across the country and has been spawned for many years.Electrification, urban tap water, drainage pipes, asphalt roads, electric circuits, telephone lines, etc. are a little ahead of the south in the north.But in the south, to Guan Xuqing's surprise, the mechanization of agriculture first began to flourish in the south.The reason is clear when you think about it. Agriculture in the south is well developed, but in recent years, southerners, especially in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, have fewer and fewer tenants. With the transfer of population to industry, the agricultural labor force has become less and less, and tenant investment has also increased The higher the value, the natural market will demand mechanized agriculture with low labor requirements.Therefore, there are far more agricultural machinery companies in the south than in the north.But in fact, the natural conditions in the north are more suitable for mechanized agriculture. Therefore, with the gradual integration of the north and the south, various potential industrial needs have been developed.Compared with five years ago, this year's industrial data has almost turned two somersaults.

(End of this chapter)