The royal law has more content and involves more details.
For example, the obligations of the royal family, the scope that is not allowed to be involved, the privileges that can be enjoyed, etc., are all clearly stated in a positive list. If there is no clear stipulation, it will be clearly stated in the preface, even if it is
The emperor must also abide by the laws established without violating the constitution.
There is not much newness in the ordering of inheritance rights. It is still the same old method, based on kinship and chronological order. However, the most important thing, and what may cause the most controversy, is the scope of application of the imperial law, which is limited to the emperor's third-degree relatives.
The rest of the people, those who have been granted titles, are regarded as nobles. The only difference from ordinary nobles is that they have one more emperor's inheritance rights.
It can be said that a law draws a frame around the royal family. It seems to limit the power, but the power possessed within the frame has also become inviolable. At least compared to the current situation of the empress, the royal family law
If it could be enacted, she would be able to break free from the obstruction of the imperial nobles.
Grand Duke Mu Xi first sneered and said: "There is a royal law, why don't you just make a set of noble laws?"
Faced with the doubts of the grand dukes, Lin smiled and said: "Didn't I tell you that your Majesty has come to several adults this time to seek shelter and help. While your Majesty promised not to interfere in political affairs and hand over power, this
The royal law is a guarantee for His Majesty. If you don't agree with the royal law, then there is no need to implement the constitution, and everyone will break up."
After clapping his hands, he spread his hands. He looked like a dead pig that is not afraid of being scalded by boiling water. He then said: "As for the law of nobility, the legislative power has been handed over to the parliament. You can discuss it yourself and formulate it yourself."
As long as it can obtain the consent of the majority, no matter what kind of law it is, everyone in the empire should abide by it. This is the meaning of the existence of law. And the constitution is the bottom line of everything. Or, -"
Lin's tone changed and he adopted a tentative tone.
"─My lords, you don't mind. The rights and obligations you should have as a noble are determined by your Majesty."
This is another thing that cannot be left unchecked. Of course, the bigger the better for things like power; of course, the smaller the better for things like obligations. How can it be decided by others when it comes to one's own interests, and then I can't do anything about it?
Can't get my hands on it.
So at this time, the Grand Duke would inevitably look at Grand Duke Mu Xi, who had been saying wrong things and giving excuses, with a look of disgust. If the other person took those words seriously and changed things, how much would he lose?
Free benefits.
It's just that for the latter, it's difficult for others except himself to judge whether it's pretending or real. Anyway, Archduke Mu Xi is thick-skinned enough and doesn't care about other people's eyes. Not only did he swallow what he said before,
He went back and continued talking like a normal person:
"We can just take care of the nobles' matters ourselves, so you don't have to worry about it. It's just that you have come up with this method. If you want to implement it smoothly, it's not just us who need to agree. How do you plan to solve the problem for the other group of people?"
Grand Duke Muxi refers to a special group of nobles, that is, the group of nobles with royal blood. The introduction of the Royal Family Law has obviously harmed the interests of this group of people.
You must know that before this, although they were also part of the nobility, because they were qualified to succeed the emperor, they were invisibly superior to others in the aristocratic group. In terms of behavior, they were also assumed to have some privileges of the emperor, and some of them even had the privileges of the emperor.
Perform the duties of the emperor.
Now that they have been cut off across the board, except for the emperor's inheritance rights, they are excluded from the royal family law, which means that they are no longer recognized as part of the royal family. Who would be convinced by such a cut?
But this time, before the magician could think of a word, the empress, who had remained silent and did not even look in the direction of the negotiation meeting, opened her mouth and said: "This problem is what you have to find a way to solve."
Don't you think that there will be a second emperor who will do what I plan to do now? Even if there is, think about the price you and I have paid today. If we want to have another chance, the price we have to pay will be even greater.
Lighter or heavier?”
The resentment and threats in the words were clear and understandable, but no one felt uncomfortable. Because the empress had the attitude she had today, and they were the ones who forced her to do so. So they looked at the empress's rudeness and gaffes with appreciation.
Opened the topic.
Grand Duke Oz asked directly: "So, Magician, how do you want us to cooperate with these things?"
The grand dukes no longer asked whether the content could be modified, nor did they worry about the details of the text. As for directly deposing the emperor and dragging him to the same noble rank as themselves, they never thought about it.
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In addition to what the magician said about the republic and the shortcomings of emperors taking turns, they also have to consider that the empress is reckless and accuses them of rebellion. Deposing an emperor and emptying an emperor's power are matters at different levels.
Can't be compared.
Once the rebellion is defined as a fact, there will only be two results. Either an endless civil war, the emperor fights the nobles, and the nobles also fight among themselves, or the emperor takes the opportunity to concentrate power. No matter which one it is, he is not a grand duke.
the results we want.
So it seems that following the magician's proposal is the most beneficial to all parties and the fastest way to achieve their goals. And they know very well that once this set of laws is announced, it will be like a river flowing into the sea.
The momentum is unstoppable.
Just like the magician in front of me, the bank promoted by the goddess of gold coins. Even if there are advantages and disadvantages, as long as the advantages outweigh the disadvantages and it meets people's needs rather than being dispensable, it will be quickly accepted by everyone.
If you want to stop such a trend, you have to pay a double price. The question is, why stop it?
The grand dukes learned about these two laws tonight and wished they could promulgate them directly to the entire empire tomorrow and justly take over the power they had already seized from the emperor. But such a thing is impossible even if they think about it.
The identity of this magician from another world has long been an open secret. He cannot be eliminated and cannot be used for his own purposes, so relying on the other party's wisdom is a good choice.
It's like Her Majesty the Empress, something happened at night, and she came up with a very feasible solution in the middle of the night. If it weren't for the magician's handiwork, I would have lamented that the Empress was so scheming that even her close friends could take advantage of it.
Have all the nobles at your disposal.
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However, what kind of person this Majesty is, everyone has already known clearly what kind of person he has been with during the past ten years.
Since it is the work of a magician, the grand dukes believe that the other party will have a plan to implement it. Instead of drawing a big pie and not giving anything else, everyone must find a way to make the pie themselves.
This is not because he has blind confidence in the magician in front of him. It is because the other party only draws a cake and lets others figure out their own solutions. The great nobles present will be even more eager to do so. Because they will have the opportunity to do something about it. As long as they have the opportunity,
They will be able to capture more profits.
Therefore, the smartest way for this magician is to arrange everything properly. At the worst, there should be a general direction for everyone to follow.
The Grand Duke of Oz's question is not so much about the trouble of not knowing how to implement the plan, but rather the intention of testing the magician. To see if the other party understands the key points, or if he only knows how to draw cakes, success
It all depends on luck.
Lin did not feel the anger of being made things difficult or being tested. The magician, who did not think too much like the nobles, said directly: "The first step is not difficult to say, but you have tried your best to stop this matter before.
That’s all. That’s to conduct a census and establish a household registration system.”
How many people are in a noble's territory is a question that everyone is curious about. But just like the wealth and military power of a noble, it is a secret that cannot be disclosed. If others want to know, they can only make insinuations.
So before today, nobles would find ways to resist this kind of thing, or lie about some false numbers that seemed reasonable. But if you want to elect representatives according to the number of people, it is absolutely impossible to continue to falsify the population number.
The most important thing is that this kind of thing is bound to be supervised by other nobles. Because no one wants others to cheat and increase the number of parliamentary representatives; and others do not want to let themselves cheat. The end result is that no one can cheat.
After the census, the household registration system was established to ensure that a person would not travel to multiple places and increase the non-existent book population in certain places of residence.
These two things must be completed as soon as possible before the next step can be taken, which is to recommend or elect members of the lower parliament.
If there is a civilian who is popular or willing to become a regional representative, and no one competes with him, he will be elected as a parliamentary representative. If there are many people who are willing, they will be elected through elections.
The election method is also written into the constitution. Basically, it is the three principles of secretariat, one person, one vote, and the one with the most votes wins.
Lin did not take the time to formulate various details including elections. In Midland, it is impossible to be completely fair and impartial. Because under the social concept of respecting strength, everyone's concept of abiding by the law
It's really too weak.
Moreover, in the early stages of system change, it is even more impossible to get things done in one step. At this stage, things are particularly taboo and complex, which can lead to frustration and even a sense of rejection.
As for the question of how many people can elect a parliamentary representative, Lin originally thought that this would be the focus of debate among the grand dukes. But it turned out that everyone would follow what he wrote.
That is to say, one representative is elected for every 10,000 people. However, in some areas where Homo sapiens gather, the population in the area is less than 10,000 people; however, as long as there are more than 2,000 people, one representative can be elected. In large gathering areas, people with more than 10,000 people can
The mantissa is also a comparative method. That is, if the mantissa is less than 2,000 people, it will be regarded as non-existent; if the mantissa is more than 2,000 people, one more representative will be added.
On the contrary, what kind of person can obtain citizenship with the right to vote and be elected? The grand dukes argued endlessly about this.
Some people wished that even babies could have such power, so as to increase the number of representatives that could be elected in their territory. But later they discovered that under the characteristics of the law that treats everyone equally, if they increased, others would also increase. Over and over again, there was no comparison.
If you have the upper hand, then do it.
When everyone came to a preliminary consensus after discussion, it was already dark.