Neither Wu Shigong nor Wang Jueqing expected that their ordinary business dialogue would lead to a huge change in the political system.
First of all, of course, it is a huge step forward from the rule of man to the rule of law. In the future, many actions of the Runing Army will no longer be decided by decision-makers. Instead, specialized agencies will formulate laws and regulations, and then follow them.
Act to implement the law.
The various benefits of the legal system are advocated by many legal scholars anyway, so I will not repeat them here. The advantage of the legal system is not to make decision-making more efficient, because no matter how efficient a political group is, it cannot compare to a dictatorship.
Choosing the legal system only makes decisions no longer stupid. Because for a political group, no matter how many unsatisfactory decisions they make, it will not hurt their muscles and bones, and as long as there is one stupid decision, the political group will often be devastated.
It is irreversible. I will not give specific examples. Just look at the history books and what the founding monarchs and the conquering monarchs did in the past dynasties!
The Chamber of Commerce that Wang Jueqing participated in will gradually change its nature in the future, and it will gradually evolve into a specialized legislative body. Maybe we have already thought of what that is? Yes! It is the parliament.
The arbitration office mentioned by Wu Shigong will gradually evolve into an independent judicial institution, that is, the court. In the end, this change will form a de facto separation of powers. In the end, the judicial power of officials that continues to this day will no longer exist.
will be completely stripped.
In any case, such a political system makes the country more stable. It also has an unexpected benefit, which is that it cultivates an atmosphere of popular democracy.
In many forums today, democracy seems to have become a derogatory term. Of course, any social system has shortcomings, but it is undeniable that democracy is a relatively fair approach.
Democracy is not something we are born with. This social atmosphere needs to be cultivated. In other words, the entire society must form a social environment in which the minority obeys the majority.
For example, countries like the United Kingdom and the United States, which have relatively developed democracy, have been cultivated from the era of Magna Carta to modern times. It will take hundreds of years and more than a dozen generations to become relatively mature.
So what happens if you are immature? Think about that island. The parliament there was still fighting in groups a few years ago. Think again about that tourist resort. The loser in the election actually organized an opposition party and started some kind of red shirt army.
The yellow shirt army blocked the airport. So, no matter how good the system is, it will only be effective if people follow it. Everything is difficult at the beginning!
Of course, there is still a long way to go for the Runing Army to form such a separation of powers, and they also combined the situation of the Ming Dynasty to form their own unique separation of powers. But no matter what, the Long March will always be
The first step has been taken.
And such a major change in the political system turned out to be only due to Wu Shigong's fear of trouble. If he knew now how the changes would be in the future, I really don't know whether to laugh three times or cry.
But why did Wu Shigong cry so much? This will be explained in detail later in the article.
Xinyang, July 21st, the 10th year of Chongzhen.
"Have all the people from the militia arrived?" Xue Yong asked.
"Two regiments have already arrived. Two more groups will come from the camp in five days. There are no large groups of bandits nearby, so the Xinyang camp should be fine," Qian Qi replied.
"Okay! Let's go!"
The three legions and one marine regiment that had already lined up gradually transformed into a marching formation. They continued to spread until they turned into black spots on the horizon. On both sides of the formation, messengers shuttled back and forth, and around the troops,
There are also teams of scouts acting independently.
"Commander Gang, are the craftsmen ready?" Xue Yong asked again.
"Report to Commander Xue! They are all assembled! Our Marine Corps has also protected them. Please rest assured!" Even while riding a horse, Gonzalez straightened his back and performed a standard military salute. As a foreign officer,
, Gonzalez and the others have always abided by the military regulations of the Runing Army, and they just wanted to fully integrate into this group.
"Then let's go too!" Seeing that his troops were almost gone, Xue Yong finally set off on horseback.
The first destination of this Jiao attack town is Huanggang County, where the ships of the Runing Navy are already waiting on the water. The craftsmen brought with them will build docks and refit the ships there. They will install artillery pieces.
Go to the navy ships.
Because they will enter the Huguang and Jiangnan areas to fight, Jiaoji Town will mainly rely on shipping, so their equipment is relatively light, and the number of horses and heavy artillery is not large. In order to strengthen their strength, Wu Shigong specially allocated ten three-pound artillery pieces.
This strengthened the town. This is also the origin of the name Jiaoji Town.
The long march was very boring, so these officers started chatting.
"We didn't catch up with the eldest lady's wedding this time!" Xue Yong said with a smile.
"Xiao Xinzi is lucky! He was following us with a runny nose at that time!" Qian Qi also said with envy.
"Don't be dissatisfied. When I saw him circling around the eldest lady, I knew that boy was born to be a lover!" Xue Yong's words immediately made the officers burst into laughter.
"It was also the old commander who taught me well. At that time, such a little kid was practicing kung fu on the snow in a meticulous manner. There are not many people in our Runing army who have such solid kung fu." Qian Qi also said with a smile.
"That's true. The main reason is Xiao Xinzi's wish. But you're not bad at making money, and your son is also very tough, so he's doing his homework very well! Find a way to ask the Yang family to arrange a marriage, since my uncle has a lot of daughters anyway.
"I think Mrs. Ka's daughter is pretty good, she looks similar to Commander Gang." Xue Yong's words caused another burst of laughter.
Gonzalez heard Xue Yong criticize him and said with a smile: "Baroness Carelli is the most beautiful rose in our place, even the girls in France can't compare. Commander Qian, please hurry up."
ah!"
But Qian Qi was thoughtful, and his heart moved for a moment. But he soon came to his senses, and when he saw that the officers were pointing their fingers at him, he retorted: "The son of Commander Xue is not bad! Are you just that?
Don’t you think about it?”
"They are dying. They are too old and it is too late to learn how to join the army." Because Xue Yong is older, his two sons are almost adults, so he feels a little regretful when he thinks about this.
"I heard that they are studying in the bank. When they come out, they will not only be a shopkeeper, but they can also become an official in the local government. That's good." Qian Qi consoled her.
"No matter what, I have to win the battle first! Let the rebels see our dragon attack!"