Nanjing Forbidden City, Wuying Hall, and Big Warm Tent.

A "warming shed meeting" that will definitely go down in history is now underway!

Zhu Heji was still talking to the people below about how to hold the "Warming Shed Meeting". He went on to say: "This council is a place for the counselors elected by the states and counties in the world to speak for the states and counties, but the states in the world

How many counties are there? Our Ming Dynasty has a vast territory. In its heartland alone, there are two capitals and thirteen provinces, totaling 1,400 to 500 counties. If there are one county and one official, plus merchants and internal vassals who pay more taxes

The number of council officials recommended by the local officials could not be defeated even if they numbered two thousand.

With so many people gathered together, each person speaks once, for a quarter of an hour at a time. How long does it take to finish speaking? How can it take a month? I'm afraid this won't work!

Therefore, the Gu family will consult with everyone today. From now on, we will hold a meeting every three years and all the advisors will be present. The Gu family and all the bachelors will take a month to listen to your suggestions every day.

Except for this month, you counselors will take turns to be stationed in Beijing. Each government will appoint one person at a time, and each person will stay in Beijing for one year. After the expiration of one year, you will no longer serve as counselors... And the counselors in the township

, then you have the right to speak secretly, and you can give secrets to the lonely family at any time!

In addition to being able to go to the secretariat for consultation, those in Beijing also have the power to discuss state affairs three times a month.

And this council must have a dedicated person in charge. The Gu family wants the meeting of grand masters to manage the affairs of the council. From now on, every meeting of the council will be chaired by at least one grand master. The grand master who presides over the meeting will also

Listen to the opinions of the advisory officers on behalf of Gujia and Zhongshu Sheng.

Do you have any objections to the above? If not, this will be the case in the future."

Of course, no one objected... Everyone thought that their advisory position was a one-time thing, but they didn't expect that Zhu Heji turned this position into a long-term official position, and he also had the right to speak secretly!

Such a good thing, whoever opposes it is stupid!

And it is clear who this councilor, who has the power to "discuss matters secretly," serves... They are actually the emperor's eyes, ears and advisors, and they are also the bridge between the emperor and the local government.

In addition, the Academic Council founded by Zhu Heji is also a political council in theory. However, it has more power than the Council and has a smaller number of people. Currently, there are only eleven people.

The Council of Grand Bachelors is in charge of the Council, which greatly increases the status of the Councilors.

Seeing that no one raised any objections, Zhu Heji continued: "The Gu family will tell you about the methods of the consultation meeting. Consultants, consultation, major policies and laws proposed by the Gu family or Zhongshu Sheng can be consulted by the consultation committee.

Referring to details one or two and asking for opinions, this is the consultation of the advisory council.

As for the deliberators, of course, the advisory council would make suggestions to the court on major military and state affairs and local government affairs, and then the Gujia and Zhongshu Sheng would respond.

Regardless of whether it is a consultation or a discussion, it must be signed by all the counselors from the same province in Jingdong, or by more than twenty counselors from different provinces, before it can be submitted to Gujia or Zhongshu Province. Otherwise, it can only be submitted to Gujia or Zhongshu Province.

Now that I can write it down in secret... No one has objections to these articles, right?"

Still no one objected.

What Zhu Heji delegated to the delegation was "consultative power", not "decision-making power"... Now is not the time for the Manchu Qing Dynasty to prepare for the establishment of a constitution, but the time for Zhu Heji to think that I am a saint.

Sage Zhu’s authoritative works are great!

But even though I am a saint, that doesn't mean I don't want to listen to opinions from many parties. It is still very beneficial to open up a wide range of opinions.

And this "way of speech" must have rules, and you can't speak irresponsibly. That's why Zhu Heji encouraged the counselors to go to the secret chamber, but at the same time restricted them from making public suggestions-the secret chamber has a benefit, right?

The initiative to make it public lies with the monarch. It is very politically correct, but when implemented, the proposal of going to Meishan. If it is discussed openly, everyone may agree with it. If it is kept secret, just file it.

Zhu Heji smiled and nodded: "Since no one objects...then we will implement it this way!" He paused, "Today is the opening of the first session of the Ming Dynasty Council. Everyone is ready.

Do you have any suggestions? You can start making them now!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Huang Zongxi and Wan Sida stood up: "His Royal Highness Jian Guo, His Highness Prince Ding, and the 204 counselors of Nanzhili and Zhejiang have jointly signed a white letter!"

"Oh," Zhu Heji nodded, "I wonder what the counselors from Southern Zhili and Zhejiang have to say?"

Huang Zongxi said solemnly: "Reporting to His Highness the Supervisor of the Kingdom, the advisors from Southern Zhili and Zhejiang unanimously believe that the country cannot be without a king for a day... Now that the Southern Capital has been recovered, the imperial court already has one capital and four provinces.

, nearly half of the world's population was also under the rule of the Ming Dynasty. However, the Ming Dynasty now has a country without a king, which is really unbecoming and will inevitably dampen the hearts of the gentry and common people in the world who love the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, the two counties in South Zhili and Zhejiang

One hundred and four counselors jointly recommended that His Majesty the Governor should assume his position as soon as possible so that he can be responsible for the rise and fall of the world."

"Please, Your Majesty the Imperial Highness, be obedient to the situation and assume your position as soon as possible!"

"Please ask His Royal Highness to ascend the throne and become the emperor..."

The counselors below followed suit one after another and began to persuade him to join!

First, the counselors from South Zhili and Zhejiang tried to persuade him, and then the counselors from Guangdong, Fujian, and Jiangxi figured out what was going on and quickly followed suit.

Don’t lag behind others when it comes to persuading people to join!

Be an emperor!

Zhu Heji had just been a little sluggish due to the heating in the "big greenhouse". When he heard this, he immediately became energetic.

Although he was thinking about it in his heart, Zhu Hejie had a troubled look on his face. He raised his hand to stop the subordinates from trying to persuade him to come in, and then said with a straight face: "Although the Gu family is the successor of the late Emperor Wei Zong, and he is also the grandson of the supervisor of the Ming Dynasty, but

Gujia is dedicated to serving the country and the people, and is determined to implement the rule of law for the common good. This emperor... now is not the time!

Together with Wu Sangui, the Gu family once made an agreement with the heroes of the world that whoever enters Beijing first will be the king. Now the Qing demon is still entrenched in Beijing. The place where the bones of dozens of Ming emperors are buried is still occupied by the Qing demon. How can the Gu family ascend the throne in Nanjing?

Woolen cloth?

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These words are reasonable and reasonable, very much like Mingjun’s words!

The people below know that persuading someone to join usually requires three attempts, which is called three bows and three concessions... Today is the first time, so it's normal to be unsuccessful.

"Do you have any other suggestions?" Zhu Heji asked again.

"Report to the Supervisory State," King Zheng Jing of Yanping also took out a joint white letter from Fujian's counselors at this time, "This is a joint petition from the five departments and sixty-two counties of Fujian Province, nine prefectures and two states.

White paper on tax reform!

Nowadays, the imperial court only has one capital and four provinces. The southwest is occupied by Wu and Zhou, and the north is still under the control of the Qing Dynasty. It urgently needs to send troops to the north to recover. Moreover, Nanjing is dilapidated, and even the forbidden city is dilapidated. It is really unworthy of the dignity of the Celestial Empire.

It is also in urgent need of repair... I and the five departments and sixty-two counties of Fujian respectfully request the supervising state to change the tax system to increase revenue!"

What great advice!

Zhu Heji nodded repeatedly, but before he could give an answer that would satisfy the patriotic Fujianese who were light on wealth, Su Suyong, a brave Cantonese over there, also stood up with a white letter.

"In charge of supervising the country, the counselors of ten prefectures and one state in Guangdong also have their opinions."

Zhu Heji smiled and asked: "What suggestions do you Cantonese people have?"

Su Yong said seriously: "Jianguo, your harem is too deserted. There are only four concubines and dozens of palace servants... Even the wealthy private houses often have more than this number! So there are ten palaces in Guangdong.

The counselors of one state jointly proposed to ask the governor to select women from the south of the Yangtze River to enrich the harem."

"Hahaha..." Zhu and Ji both laughed, and said to Huang Zongxi, who was already a little stunned, with a shy face, "Mr. Lizhou, the advice given by the lonely Guangdong folks is not bad, right?"

Whatever is good!

Huang Zongxi was speechless. Zheng Yanping just proposed to collect more taxes to build a palace for Zhu Jianguo! This Su Yong also said that he would select beautiful women for Zhu Jianguo!

Why do these two guys look so much like traitors?

"The people of Jiangxi also have suggestions for supervising the country!" This time it was Zhuge Sanhe, the governor of Jiangxi, who spoke.

Zhu Heze smiled and waved to Zhuge Sanhe, who was about to stand up, "Prime Minister, let's sit down and talk... I'm not going to court today, so there's no need to give lavish gifts."

Zhuge Sanhe said with a smile: "The counselors in Jiangxi know that the supervisory government is dedicated to serving the country and the people, and never seeks for his own interests. As a result, his private pockets are somewhat scarce, so they proposed to increase the salary for the supervisory government to five thousand taels of silver per month.

.In addition, we will give five thousand taels per month to His Highness Prince Ding, and five thousand taels each to the Jianguo Mansion and Prince Ding’s Mansion each to maintain daily expenses."
Chapter completed!