"No, the power of feudalism is dispersed and it is easy to breed disasters. Zhang Haifu, what are your intentions in making such a suggestion?"
Zhao Ning frowned deeply after hearing this and quickly retorted.
The disadvantages of the feudal system have been tested by history. The huge merchants collapsed because of it, and the same happened in the Western Zhou Dynasty. In the last Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, a hundred schools of thought contended, which seemed to be a transformation of civilization, but for a dynasty, it was not a transformation.
A fundamental attack and destruction.
If the fairy city is regarded as an individual, and the city lord has all the rights, then if someone has evil intentions, the consequences will be terrible. It is scary to think about it.
"..."
Shu Hong frowned slightly when he heard this, feeling that this was a bit inappropriate. To mention the enfeoffment system at this time, isn't this asking for trouble?
"No, I'm not talking about the traditional feudal system. It's still unified and centralized. It's just that some rights are more delegated to the major fairy cities, such as people's livelihood, taxation, administration, education, and law.
Prison, etc. The fairy city has always been the fairy city of the lord, and is a part of the entire developed territory. The two most important parts of a dynasty are money and power, among which military power is the most important."
"As long as the military power is separated from the political power, and the military power is personally controlled by the lord, plus money, and control of money, you can control the foundation of people's livelihood and the foundation of everything. In addition, the true spirits bred by the Feng Shui Holy City will all recognize the lord as their
Lord, the fairy city is the body of the true spirit. Every fairy city, even the city lord, is under the true spirit of the fairy city. The true spirit respects the lord, and naturally, all people respect it."
"Furthermore, the position of city lord can be rotated. Every certain number of years, assessments and rotations will be conducted. Naturally, there will be no situation where the leader cannot be replaced, and various hidden dangers will be eliminated."
Zhang Haifu said quickly.
His intention itself was not to restore feudalism.
The enfeoffment system has long been discarded in the long river of history through historical verification. Its disadvantages are obvious. However, you cannot deny that there are also advantages. One is that the enfeoffed territory does not need to spend energy to manage, which is important in government affairs.
It will become easier.
The reason why the enfeoffment system has such great disadvantages is that after the enfeoffment, the princes will not leave the fiefdom. As time goes by, their prestige will naturally increase and become deeply rooted. The people in the fiefdom only know the names of the princes and do not know the name of the suzerain.
Name. This is the biggest disadvantage.
"Wealth power, military power, wealth is the fist, military power is the power. If the fist is powerful, the world will be in good luck."
Zhong Yan's mind kept running, deducing various possibilities.
As Zhang Haifu said, this is not a truly complete enfeoffment system, but only absorbs some of its beneficial essence and then changes it. Rights can be appropriately delegated, but it is necessary to seize financial power, seize military power, separate military and political affairs, and then master the rotation system.
Ensure that every city lord can be rotated and will not stay in a fairy city for too long, resulting in a situation where the tail is too big to be lost, and it is a country within a country.
Then establish an assessment mechanism to supervise all the fairy cities, and they are guarded by the true spirits in the Feng Shui Holy City. The major fairy cities are still under the jurisdiction of the territory, not the flying leader, but they are given greater power. From this, to
Free up enough time to avoid being immersed in endless tedious government affairs and being unable to escape, making it difficult to devote yourself to practice, and delaying your own practice.
Judging from the situation in the territory, the possibility of an accident is unlikely.
"In this case, it is not bad. As long as it does not split and become a country within a country, this system may not be bad. However, the people in the major fairy cities must not restrict their circulation or migration. They should be able to choose to settle in any fairy city.
It cannot be regionalized or qualitative. Within Fairy City, a small six departments are set up to manage various matters in Fairy City."
If the military power and financial power are separated and directly responsible to Zhong Yan, the city master system will immediately show its brilliance, and Liu Qingyun will soon make targeted suggestions.
"The city lords can be classified so that they all have room for advancement and promotion. The city lords should be restricted. Those who are not granted military merit cannot be granted the title of marquis. Those who are granted the title of marquis are not allowed to serve as city lords or take charge of the government."
Li Henian said the same.
Even though he is now a city lord himself, he does not hesitate to impose restrictions.
A system can be promoted most easily only from the very beginning.
Before implementation, it must be as perfect, perfect, and perfect as possible. At this time, any suggestions can be made. It is much better to find problems now than in the future. They can be corrected directly to avoid problems that will be difficult to recover later.
, causing even more dire consequences.
"What institutions should be established under the Lord of Immortal City, you can talk freely."
Zhong Yan nodded and said.
"First of all, there must be a department in charge of household registration and population statistics. This department must be connected with the Ministry of Household Registration."
After Shu Hongcai saw that Zhong Yan did not interrupt Zhang Haifu and became angry, he immediately spoke eloquently.
"The Ministry of War can be eliminated. The Immortal City does not control soldiers and is not involved in the military. The Ministry of Rites is in charge of rituals and sacrifices across the country. Generally, the establishment of an Immortal City can be eliminated. The Ministry of Punishment is responsible for prisons. I think a government office can be established specifically for prisons.
Specially responsible for investigating and apprehending various cases, and even sentencing and imprisonment."
Zhang Haifu continued.
If the Ministry of War separated the military from the government, to some extent, the Ministry of War would no longer exist, or would not exist in the major fairy cities. It would not be within the authority of the city lord. Generally speaking, the Ministry of Punishment would target most of the people in a city.
Matter, this cannot be abandoned.
"There is only one prison office. I think the powers are too much and should be divided. For example, the investigation and arrest of criminals can be done together, and the power of conviction can be separated. The prison can be separated to avoid having too many powers and affecting the city lord.
prestige."
Liu Qingyun said after thinking for a while.
If the investigation, apprehension, conviction, and punishment are integrated into one, the authority can be said to be enough to affect the security of a city.
"Investigation and apprehension can be integrated into one. Conviction involves law. The two can be integrated into one, and punishment and prison can be separated separately. There can be three major official positions." Zhong Yan nodded and nodded. It was necessary to separate these.
Under the premise that the Immortal City does not control the army, the personnel responsible for investigation and arrest are the most important force department in the city. The responsibility of force and law-enforcement cannot be given to one person, as that would be very risky.
Any organization must have a corresponding supervisory agency, otherwise it will only allow it to have no scruples and easily breed crime.
The consequences are not what Zhong Yan wants to see, and he agrees with the separation of powers.
"Then there are the functions of the Ministry of Industry. The Ministry of Industry builds equipment, builds rivers, builds palaces, etc. for construction. I think that we can do all these with the power of the fairy city. It does not require much and there is no need to set up corresponding powers. On the contrary,
, if a new system is opened, the market will open up, and there will be an endless stream of people doing business. Only merchants can bring vitality to a territory and promote the circulation of money. Wei Chen suggested that a special organization should be set up to manage merchants.
Businessmen must pay taxes."
Li Henian spoke again.
There is no doubt that the existence of merchants will bring vitality to a territory, just like blood vessels, which can continuously transport blood. But merchants are extremely wild existences, and money is fertile ground for ambition to breed. How many merchants are just for money?
, you can even risk your life. As long as the benefits are big enough, rebellion and rebellion are common. Tax evasion is the norm.
They earn the most money, but are unwilling to pay relatively meager taxes. This is the evil that breeds under money.
Li Henian, who has hundreds of years of experience, is very clear about the advantages and disadvantages of merchants.
"The business tax paid by merchants must not be less. In the territory, everyone has the task of paying taxes. Not only merchants, but others as well. Institutions specializing in taxation must also be built." Zhong Yan agreed without hesitation.
Taxation is the foundation for ensuring the operation of a country and even its power. Making progress while making progress is the way to development.
Regarding taxes and merchants, he only has one requirement: unless he dies, he must pay taxes.
Taxation is the foundation for ensuring the functioning of the country.
Not negotiable at all.
Afterwards, everyone expressed their opinions. In fact, when it comes to the major fairy cities, the most important thing is the division of powers between the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Punishment. After being simplified, they can support the daily operation of a fairy city and control the overall situation.
Finally, several functions were identified.
Department of Civil Affairs: Responsible for household registration, marriage registration, and issuance of identity certificates.
Patrol Division: Responsible for investigating cases and apprehending criminals.
Department of Law: Responsible for administering laws, sentencing, and making judgments on cases.
Prison Department: Responsible for the execution of criminal laws, including the custody of prisoners, distribution and distribution.
Taxation Department: In charge of taxation, collecting commercial taxes and agricultural taxes.
Department of Industry and Commerce: In charge of craftsmen and merchants. Craftsmen are people with talents in various arts. Those who are talented can be registered. Merchants must apply for a business license to do business.
Resettlement Department: Responsible for real estate transactions, private property purchase, real estate and other functions.
Secretary of Academic Affairs: Responsible for the functions of opening schools in the city, educating the people, enlightening people, and presiding over the imperial examinations.
Inspection Department: Responsible for supervising the officials in the city, recording the deeds of officials in the city, and supervising violations of laws and disciplines. It has no law enforcement power, but can directly bypass the city lord and send memorials directly to the central government.
These are the several departments that were finally established under the city lord, temporarily called the Nine Divisions.
Just these nine divisions have covered all aspects of the city, whether it is taxation or education, law, investigation cases, household registration statistics, real estate transactions, merchant registration, and ultimately inspectors.
It has everything. Even if there are other shortcomings, they are almost the same. If there is demand, new offices can still be added in the future.
"Nine divisions stand side by side, and the city lord is at the helm."
Zhong Yan nodded. The city lord controlled the general direction, and the nine divisions carried out corresponding orders. However, the city lord did not have absolute control over the nine divisions. The appointment and dismissal of the nine divisions were decided by the central committee.