1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 3226
Wang Xianguang yawned, rubbed his eyes, stood up and walked to the door, and looked at the door leading to another courtyard.

The courtyard where he enters is the banquet hall where he usually entertains guests, but now it is temporarily used as a conference room by the senior officials of Haihan.

Although he couldn't hear the movement from that side, but looking at the densely packed guards and attendants at the cave gate, he could tell that the meeting inside was not over yet.

Except for a few officials who can go to the wing to rest and wait, other entourage must stay outside the venue.Especially when the assassination case happened recently, the guards with live ammunition did not dare to relax in the slightest. They not only guarded the cave gate, but also guarded the walls and roofs around the courtyard.

Wang Xianguang poked his head around for a while, then returned to his seat bored, and couldn't help asking Wei Jianyuan next to him: "Master Wei, this meeting has been going on for an hour or two, maybe something big is going to happen?"

Wei Jianyuan replied in a deep voice: "In such a big country, countless official documents are sent to the desks of the adults for processing every day. Among them, there must be many important matters that need to be discussed by the executive committee. It is reasonable for the meeting to take longer."

Wang Xianguang nodded repeatedly and said, "It's really hard for the adults to take care of all kinds of affairs every day... By the way, Lord Wei, I heard that the government is going to set up an institution to select people with local reputation to participate in the discussion of politics. I wonder if it is true?"

How could Wei Jianyuan fail to hear Wang Xianguang's subtext, and responded calmly: "This system that allows civil gentry to participate in the deliberation of state affairs is called the National Council. It has actually been implemented in Hainan Island for several years, but it has only recently been rumored that it will be implemented across the country."

Wang Xianguang hurriedly asked: "Then can you please tell me about the constitution of this council?"

Wei Jianyuan pondered: "Actually, the executive committee has not officially announced the constitution of the council, and my knowledge is limited. If you hear it, don't spread it."

Wang Xianguang knew that this matter involved government secrets, so he quickly agreed.In fact, Wei Jianyuan did not tell this sentence, and he would never spread it to the outside world. The less people know about this kind of thing, the better it is for him. The more people know about it, the more future competitors will be.

Wei Jianyuan said: "At present, we only know that the National Council will be divided into three levels: state capital, regional, and national. The state capital level will be elected by the local government, the members of the regional council will be elected by the state council, and the national council will be elected by the regional council. In addition, each level of council has a quota limit, and the state council has a maximum of 50 people."

Wang Xianguang said: "You mean, there are at most fifty seats in the Hangzhou Council?"

Wei Jianyuan nodded and said: "It should be like this. At that time, the counties may recommend candidates, and each county will only have three or five places!"

Wang Xianguang responded quickly: "Master Wei, do you have a plan in mind for the candidate for our Yuhang County?"

Wei Jianyuan laughed secretly in his heart, and Wang Xianguang circled around in front of him, rambling on and on so much, and this was actually the news he really wanted to inquire about.

The executive committee has been rumored to hold a national assembly for a long time. A gentry like Wang Xianguang who has some local prestige, of course, knows that the special status of a member of the assembly will greatly increase his personal influence, so he must be moved by it.

With Wang Xianguang's strength, even if there are not many places in Yuhang County, he is still very likely to be selected.However, Wei Jianyuan had other plans and would not reassure him so early.

Wei Jianyuan thought about it: "The council has requirements on the time of naturalization, so there are very few people in Yuhang who meet the requirements. They can only do special things and apply to the executive committee to relax the screening criteria. In this way, family background is second. Whoever can make credit for it will be more likely to be selected."

Wang Xianguang pleaded very straightforwardly: "Since my lord took office in this county, Wang has been supporting me wholeheartedly. If my lord can give me the opportunity to be elected to the Hangzhou council, I will definitely repay my favor and do my best for my lord in the future."

Wei Jianyuan, on the other hand, remained unmoved: "This is a big matter. The county's candidate...I still need to think carefully about it."

Wei Jianyuan neither said he supported nor refused, which made Wang Xianguang's heart itchy.But when he rolled his eyes, he immediately had an idea.

"My lord, you mentioned earlier that my uncle who works in the Ming court, if I can persuade him to let go of his prejudices and communicate with this place, do you think it is a credit?"

Wei Jianyuan turned his head to look at Wang Xianguang, saw that he looked quite expectant, so he relaxed slightly and said: "If you can persuade your parents to abandon the dark and turn to the bright, it would be a great achievement, and it is not impossible to enter the Hangzhou Council with this merit."

Wang Xianguang thought to himself, this "abandoning darkness and turning to light" sounds a little weird, so to say that Da Ming's light is not light, but darkness.

However, compared to the qualifications for being elected to the council, this kind of trivial matter is not important at all. Wang Xianguang seemed to be acting in his tone, and immediately said that he would step up to handle it and strive to implement it as soon as possible.

Wei Jianyuan didn't want him to make more detours, so he pointed out aloud: "Later, you write a formal application and submit it to the county government. When Hangzhou starts to ask the counties to recruit candidates, I can submit it earlier."

Wang Xianguang was overjoyed when he heard that, and quickly bowed deeply: "Thank you for your support!"

If this matter is done, the Wang family will not only be in Yuhang County, but even if they are in Hangzhou, they can be regarded as a famous family in the new dynasty.As for the higher-level Donghai District Council, it seems that there is also a chance to fight for it.

At that time, between the elder who is an official in the Ming court and the Yuhang Wang family, it is really hard to say who will help whom.

Just as Wang Xianguang was about to speak, he heard voices from outside. Before he could react, Wei Jianyuan got up from the chair first, walked out quickly, and muttered: "The meeting should be over!"

Wang Xianguang did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly followed behind him.

Sure enough, as soon as he walked outside, he saw several high-ranking officials of the Executive Committee coming out of the cave surrounded by attendants.Wei Jianyuan took the initiative to ask for instructions, if there is any errand that needs to be explained.

Tao Donglai stopped in his tracks and said to him, "It's getting late, let's all go back and rest. Go to the exercise ground early tomorrow and see if the military has anything to coordinate."

Wei Jianyuan quickly responded, bowed and sent the executive committee away.

According to the military exercise plan, the content of tomorrow's exercise is relatively peaceful. It mainly arranges military attaches from various countries to try out various weapons of Haihan on the spot, as well as exchange activities on some military subjects.

And Wei Jianyuan's mission is to help the military maintain order on the scene, so as not to let those foreign military officers run around and cause trouble.

(End of this chapter)