Although Zhao Xi was not prepared to announce it to the public, he did not want to make his ministers feel that he was acting recklessly when he was the only one who knew the process.
And today is the right time.
"I have reached a conclusion regarding the three-level decision-making system. I just consider that this is the first time that the three-level decision-making system has been implemented. The current selection method for the three-level decision-making system may not be suitable for the normal operation of the three-level decision-making system.
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"In order to avoid the possibility of overnight changes, the personnel selection process of the three-level decision-making system will be discussed today. Even if it is passed, it will only be used as a temporary regulation and will not be announced or issued by an imperial edict. It is a temporary operation."
"After the three-level decision-making system has been running for one or two terms, it will be finalized and made public depending on the situation."
After speaking, Wang Zhongzheng directed the internal supervisor and began to distribute the prepared manuscripts.
Next, Zhao Xi was drinking tea, while all the ministers who participated in the discussion were reading the manuscripts intently...
"Your Majesty, what is the role of the cabinet in supervising the Yamen, what is the role of deliberation in supervising the Yamen, and what is the role of the court meeting in supervising the Yamen?"
Fan Chunren saw that in the official selection process for three-level decision-makers, there was no mention of the number of supervisory offices.
"The chief inspector and the supervisory yamen are the royal army and are not subordinates within the three-level decision-making system, and are not subject to the restrictions on the selection method of the three-level decision-making personnel."
"To make it clear, cabinet meetings must be conducted under the supervision of the chief inspector. In other words, the chief inspector and deputy chief inspectors attend cabinet meetings and have the right to speak."
"Similarly, the government's administrative meetings must also be under the supervision of the supervisory office. For general administrative meetings, the number of supervisors participating in the administrative meetings must not be less than 10% of the total number of administrative meetings."
"By analogy, the same applies to court meetings. In addition, all major matters in the imperial government offices, local prefectures, counties, and the military, all places under the supervision of the supervisory office, must be carried out under the supervision of the supervisory office."
"This point is explained in special provisions in the General Provisions of the Supervision Regulations."
Fan Chunren blushed at being criticized by the officials. His attention was completely focused on the selection of third-level decision-makers, and he did not think about the supervision regulations at all.
He remembered the number of 10% for political discussions... Only then did he realize that the 10% did not mean that the supervisory yamen had 10% of the political seats, but that it needed to dispatch no less than 10% of the number of supervisors during political meetings.
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The supervisory yamen seemed to be completely independent of the imperial bureaucracy.
Of course, the so-called independence from the imperial bureaucracy does not mean that it is independent of the imperial bureaucracy. The official system of the imperial dynasty also applies to the supervisory yamen.
At the same time, supervisory offices and court officials can be transferred to other posts, but they can only be transferred to each other after reaching a certain level.
The original censors of the imperial dynasty were the first experience for new scholars to enter the officialdom. After the reform of the official system, censors will no longer be selected based on their origins and will have to undergo training in the martial arts hall.
"Your Majesty, I have observed this process. At the level of political participation, I believe that whether it is the six ministries of the imperial court or the local prefectures and counties, it is possible for subordinates to participate in politics and leave their superiors behind. In this way, in daily official affairs,
, which is more important, the participation of lower-ranking officials in politics or the non-participation of high-ranking officials in politics?"
Zhang Fangping thought he could find out from the manuscript how the officials would deal with his situation, but until he finished reading it, he found nothing related to him except for the possibility that officials might have something to do with him in nominating the cabinet.
It's just that Zhang Fangping is not the kind of person who cares about matters that don't concern him. When he sees it, he will tell it.
"This is related to the functions of the three-level decision-making system. The court's participation in politics, so-called political participation, aims to be comprehensive. The court should try its best to ensure that the officials participating in politics can cover all affairs of the country and the court."
"For example, the salt and iron supervisor understands the operation of the country's salt and iron policy best, while the wine supervisor knows about alcohol, and the horse and horse supervisor understands horse administration, etc. This does not conflict with the superior-subordinate relationship in daily official duties."
"For example, the county magistrate has participated in politics, but the official in the state government has not participated in politics. However, in daily official duties, whether they participate in politics or not will not affect their superior-subordinate relationship."
"To put it bluntly, participating in politics only assumes the functions of participating in, discussing, and commenting on political affairs during court meetings."
"Participating in politics is not an official rank or a title, it is just a setting for the function of participating in politics. The reason why their treatment is unified is that they are required to perform their duties. Once they are unable to perform their duties, the right to participate in politics will be deprived and their treatment will be cancelled."
"As for the cabinet and administrative levels, there will be no mismatch between official ranks and positions."
"Of course, the administrative level also has its own functions. The administrative level is involved in formulating and reviewing the policies of the country, which requires the administrative level to look at the problem at a certain level."
"One state, one government, one ministry, one temple. This is the basic perspective. When discussing government, we need to have an overall view, have a court stance, and be strategic. This is also the reason why political seats are determined by positions rather than people."
"At this point, I still have some things that are about to become mandatory conditions that I have not listed. For example, to discuss government affairs, one must have experience in the state government; for example, the Privy Council must have experience in the military; for example, the Ministry of Accounts must have experience in the Royal Bank, the state-owned temple
, Shiyi Temple and other related employment experience, etc.”
"Because it is the first time for the country to implement a three-level decision-making system. The resumes of officials in the country have not yet formed a specific pattern, and it is impossible for the court to push the entire court over again... ~ This is a digression, and the feasibility will not be discussed for the time being.
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"Finally, let's talk about the functions of the cabinet. The cabinet members will be responsible for the daily government affairs of the country. In other words, the cabinet members are in charge of the government affairs of the yamen. The cabinet members must come up with their opinions and submit them to the king."
"Cabinet members also need to communicate and coordinate well so that the Chaotang Yamen can always be administered as a whole."
To a certain extent, Zhao Xi absorbed the shortcomings of the later Ming Dynasty's cabinet system and changed the cabinet nomination system to a king nomination system to prevent courtiers from evading the king as much as possible.
At the same time, political affairs are determined by position, officials implement a tenure system, and the power of transfer and political affairs is unified to the king, so as to avoid the chaos of cliques like the Ming Dynasty in later generations.
Throughout the statement, Zhao Xi ignored the issue of appointing officials who were determined to be political positions. This can be understood as being implemented in accordance with established regulations, or it can be understood as the king's nomination system.
Whether the implementation of the three-level decision-making system strengthened the imperial power or enhanced the power of the prime ministers and ministers was somewhat ambiguous in the official reform and the three-level decision-making system.
It's not that Zhao Xi can't come up with clear details, but he's not sure about the current acceptance level of officials.
Three levels of decision-making include mutual checks and balances, checks and balances between monarch and ministers, decentralization and centralization of power, etc. All contents are reflected in this three-level decision-making system.
In other words, Zhao Xi deliberately left a back door. When the king is strong, the role of ministers will be suppressed, and the role of checks and balances will be highlighted. When the king is mediocre, ministers can become the main force in handling government affairs, and the king needs to exert checks and balances.