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Chapter 1289: Continuing the Past (179) Parliament Building

On December 15, Jicheng, which was covered with heavy snow, woke up particularly early. As soon as the bell of the fifth week rang, the lights of each county in Jicheng guild were on almost the same time. The quiet guild became lively in an instant. The members who went to bed early yesterday would dress neatly and come to the first floor lobby with energy. There, there had already prepared a generous breakfast for them. After this meal, they would set off for the Grand House.

The annual parliament is the moment when various places confront each other, especially those underdeveloped and remote prefectures and counties, which seem to be very combat-effective. The big cake given by the central court every year is so big. Although it grows every year, the growth is limited. Who doesn’t want to share more from this big cake? Even a county as rich as Jishi County is thinking about getting a share of more pie. No one cares about the money, right? With more money, you can naturally do more things for the local people.

Let the people be more grateful for the hard work of these congressmen. The people of Jishi County have long solved the problem of food and clothing. Now the whole county has made great efforts to go straight to the well-off society. The county chiefs and congressmen are thinking about seeking more benefits for the people. Such a big show of things as Fang Shu was the first to pay allowances to elderly people over 60 years old in Yingshui, which makes Jishi County regret not falling. Why didn’t he think of such a big gain of fame? Even if he keeps up now, it’s the second!

The first place has a prize, and the second place has to drink soup.

However, it would be easier for the first two days. According to the agenda of previous years, the first day was the Political Affairs Hall for the Government to be reviewed by the Grand Council. Then the highest officials of each ministries summarized the achievements and negligence of this year. It was only the second day that the budget submitted by various places began to be reviewed. However, an agenda was added this year, and all the Grand Council members would vote to elect the next chief minister. This was the first time to create the world. For these Grand Council members, the vote in their hands could determine who the next member was, so why not make them excited?

When it was lightly dawn, everyone was already full and drunk, and the carriage outside the door was ready. Everyone went out one after another, got on the carriage, and headed straight to where the Grand Council was located.

The brand new parliament building was just completed this year. Compared with the previous Grand Parliament Hall, he came out of the previous government offices. He looked far away from the palace, but compared with the lofty royal palace, this parliament building is much taller.

The new parliament building with the latest reinforced concrete structure is five floors high. The nearly twenty-meter-high building is like a crane standing on the roof. Standing on the roof, you can completely overlook the entire Jicheng. When it was built, the old minister of the Ministry of Rites Xun Xiu strongly opposed it. Mr. Xun believed that in Jicheng, there could be no building higher than the main hall of the Great Han Palace, but this proposal was rejected by Gao Yuan without any face, which made Mr. Xun sick. Afterwards, although Gao Yuan asked about his well-being, he even asked the queen to visit him in person, but the building grew taller and taller day by day, and finally appeared in front of the people of Jicheng with great power.

On the roof, the four one-meter-sized characters "Parliament Building" are extremely conspicuous. From a distance, you can see this building and the large characters on it at a glance. This has become a landmark building in Jicheng. Before the building was a huge square, and many carriages were already parked there. The soldiers of the young guards were commanding the carriage drivers to park the carriage one by one to the designated location.

It was late in winter, and it was still very dark at this time. However, before the parliamentary building, two beams of light shone straight from the ground, illuminating the four words of the parliamentary building. This strange scene immediately attracted all the members of the parliamentary meeting to the two light sources that emitted light beams, which were two boxes installed in the flower bed. There were railings in front of the flower bed, and there were guards standing on both sides, but they could only view from afar and not play with them.

The railing was filled with curious MPs. When they walked up to them, they saw clearly that there was only a candle as thick as a child's arm in the box, but why did this light that should have been so radiant when it was shot out from the box?

"What is this invention?" someone among the congressmen asked loudly.

In the Han Dynasty, strange inventions appeared every day, and people would become rich every day because of their inventions. Now when they see this strange scene, the Han people would not think that this was another strange invention. They would naturally think that this was another strange invention.

This is true for ordinary Han people, let alone these well-informed congressmen.

"This is just developed by Mingbo Company." Chen Fang whispered to a congressman beside him. As people from Jishi City, they have a natural sensitivity to new technologies and have been asking clearly. "You all know the glass they produce, right?"

"Of course I know. I just installed it at home. Not to mention that this winter really has the same benefits. You can enjoy the snow scene by sitting in the house. It is not as cold as before. But it is really expensive." A person next to him interjected, shaking his head repeatedly.

"Whatever good thing is naturally expensive just now," Chen Fang smiled and said, "Like Procter & Gamble, three years ago, what is the price of a piece of soap? But now, with more people, his price naturally comes down. I heard that this thing is made of this kind of glass, which can amplify the faint light."

"This thing is transparent, how can you still do such tricks?"

Chen Fang chuckled, "If everyone knows it, how can others get rich? Of course, there are special technologies here, but we just don't know it."

"Mr. Chen, since you know so much, I must have thought about joining a company or simply buying him? If such a good thing is true, don't forget to pull your brothers." A person behind him squeezed over. Chen Fang turned around and recognized him as a member of the Tianhe County Council. This guy, like him, is also a workshop owner of a rich man.

"Of course I asked, but I advise you, don't make this idea, right?" Chen Fang smiled, "The boss of Mingbo Company is called Wang Kang."

"Wang Kang, I haven't heard of it!" the merchant shook his head and said.

Chen Fang burst out laughing again: "Brother, let's go and ask who Wang Kang is and think about this matter again?" He left this sentence, put his hands on his back, and left with a swaying look.

"Speaker, who is this Wang Kang?" Behind him, a member of Jishi County asked in a low voice.

"This Wang Kang was a personal soldier next to the king." Chen Fang lowered his voice, "So if you think about it carefully, it's self-evident that the origin of this Mingbo company is behind me. At first I also thought about buying this Mingbo, but when I inquired about the origin of this Wang Kang, I immediately stopped."

"It turns out it's the king's company." The congressman stuck out his tongue, "It seems that our king was really forced by Minister Wang, and he actually asked his personal soldiers to come out to do business and dare not ban it in his name."

Chen Fang laughed. The king was chasing Wang Wudi because he failed to ask for money, and spread all over the world because of the weekly report of the Han Dynasty. After everyone read it, after laughing wildly, he had to sigh that a saint like the king is really rare in a thousand years. Looking at the history books, when can I see that a dignified king of a country actually failed to ask for money from his subordinates? This king is not a false reputation with his bare hands, but the founding king of the strongest kingdom in the world!

The bell rang, and the door of the parliament building slowly opened in the bell. Hundreds of parliamentarians climbed up the steps and entered the parliament building in a row. As the door creaked, the inside and outside were isolated. A team of fully armed young guard soldiers stood solemnly in front of the gate.

The first floor lobby is extremely high. Looking up, I am afraid it is more than five meters. The layout in the lobby is also very distinctive. The surroundings are high and the middle is low. Rows of desks and chairs are neatly arranged. Each area is marked with a place, and each chair has a name posted on it. It is obvious that it has been done enough. When everyone saw the inside, they just glanced at it and realized that they found their own area and hit their own chairs and sat down.

There is only a table in the middle of the lower body, but no chair, which is for those who make government reports or make proposals. All members of parliament can look down at the spokesperson in the middle. This arrangement inexplicably gives these members more confidence.

They have already developed a habit in recent years. Some people have even done their homework and are ready to question it on the spot after speaking in various departments. Last year, officials from several departments were asked and sweated profusely, which even caused a major earthquake in the Ministry of Works. One minister lost his head and another minister was also implicated. He worked hard until this year to restore his original position. The position of Minister of Works, which should have been taken over by him, is still the position of Wu Kai as a deliberate political consultant.

On one side of the building, a passage connects a row of small rooms. At this time, Jiang Jiaquan was sitting upright in his new official uniform. This was the last time he had summed up the gains and losses of the government work in front of hundreds of parliamentarians. After this government work report, he would step down as prime minister and return to the general public from a position below one person and above ten thousand people. In front of him, Gao Yuan also had a serious face.

The door was gently pushed open, and Kou Shuguang walked in, "The King, the Chief Supervisor, the outside is already in place."

Gao Yuan stood up, walked to Jiang Jiaquan, and gently helped Jiang Jiaquan up, "Sir, let's go!" (To be continued...)
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