Qiming 1158

Chapter 1574 After I die, you are me

This reception banquet was personally managed by Su Yonglin.

At the reception banquet, Su Yonglin toasted with them, ate at the same table, and delivered a speech, saying that their arrival was the beginning of a new era of Daming.

"Your arrival is the prelude to the new era of Daming. Your arrival will leave a deep and indelible mark on the future history of Daming. Your arrival is a symbol of Daming's democratic political reform, and it is something I am looking forward to. The arrival of this means that it is not far from the time when I retire from the throne."

The people's representatives of Chuanshu were obviously very concerned about this matter, so some bold representatives raised their hands directly and asked Su Yonglin why he didn't continue to be the emperor.

"Didn't the revival members of Chuanshu tell you my reasons?"

"I said it, but I still want to hear the chairman explain in person."

"can."

Su Yonglin smiled and explained his reasons in person.

Maybe what they need is this sense of ritual that has settled down. Some words are completely different from Su Yonglin's mouth when they are spoken by others.

They believed in Su Yonglin, and the gold-lettered signboard that Su Yonglin spent 15 years building was an important part of the Ming Dynasty's national reputation.

At least at this moment, if what Su Yonglin said was different from what the court said, then the people would definitely choose to trust Su Yonglin without hesitation.

Even if Su Yonglin turns the propaganda mouth around and starts promoting other leaders, as long as Su Yonglin is still alive, this situation will basically not change.

The golden signboard, as long as Su Yonglin doesn't smash the signboard himself, it is almost impossible for others to replace it under normal circumstances.

So Su Yonglin strolled among them in a very relaxed tone, telling them the reasons for his abdication and not becoming emperor as if he were gossiping. In the eyes of the public, that was the final outcome.

The people believed in Su Yonglin and everything he said, even if this matter sounded unbelievable, but they dispelled their doubts and chose to believe.

After the reception banquet, Su Yonglin arranged for the representatives of the public to check in in the Central Capital.

There will be a large number of representatives of the people who come to Zhongdu to stay this time. Although there are also hotels where they can stay, but considering that the representatives will stay for a long time, it may delay the accommodation of foreigners who normally come to Zhongdu to work, so there is no choice. Plan to pack a hotel.

The Central Capital turned to clean up the residences for all the delegates who had previously provided for the imperial examination candidates from all over the country who came to the Central Capital to take the exam, and made room for the delegates to live there.

In order to meet the accommodation problem of candidates from all over the country during the imperial examination, in the fourth year of Hongwu, the examination department of the Ministry of Rites requested a special fund from the Ministry of Finance to build a large area of ​​residence on an open space east of the imperial examination compound in Zhongdu.

These residences were provided to the candidates during the imperial examinations, not the year of the imperial examinations. Candidates who stayed in the central capital to prepare for the imperial examinations could also rent them cheaply.

At the same time, some foreign students who do not have a place to study in Zhongdu can also rent here at a cheap price.

In a sense, this large residential area can also be regarded as a student apartment in Zhongdu.

Hongwu's 11-year imperial examination has ended, and a large number of candidates who failed to pass the exam returned to their hometowns. This is the time when a large number of student apartments are vacant.

Therefore, it is just right to arrange collective accommodation and collective meals for the representatives of the public, which is also convenient for centralized management and protects their safety.

The representatives of Chuanshu took the lead in moving into the student dormitory. After the check-in was completed, the staff of the Renaissance Society Headquarters was responsible for taking them on a tour of the Central Capital.

Take them to stroll the streets and alleys of Zhongdu, walk around the bustling commercial streets, take a look at the solemn and solemn palace, and then go to see the renovation project of the Manmin Hall, which will soon be the venue for the people's congress.

They are allowed to visit the major administrative agencies in the central capital, and they are also allowed to visit some key departments in the central capital that are usually not open to the public.

They will have a preliminary understanding of the working methods and responsibilities of these departments under the explanation of the members of the Renaissance, and have a basic understanding of the overall operation mode of the Central Capital Administration.

Beginning in late November, representatives of the people from the major provinces have arrived in Zhongdu one after another.

From Guangdong Province, Guangxi Province, Zhejiang Province, Fujian Province, Guanzhong Province, Liaodong Province, and so on, thousands of people flooded into Zhongdu, crowding Zhongdu student apartments. Full to the brim, there was also a small travel craze in Zhongdu.

The staff of the headquarters of the Renaissance took these representatives of the people from all over the country to the street, went to the commercial street to experience the Zhongdu Night Market, and felt the food gathered in Zhongdu.

During that time, the business atmosphere in the entire Central Capital was very prosperous, and business was booming from morning to night.

Su Yonglin personally attended the reception banquet held by representatives of the people of each province and centrally-administered region, and every time he delivered a speech, he also explained in public the reasons and goals that he wanted to promote these series of political reforms.

He very seriously told the representatives of the people the importance of the power they held, and told them that they must exercise this power carefully, follow their hearts, and let this power serve the overall interests of the country.

Their identities and powers will be the vital components and foundation of the Ming Democratic Republic in the future, and their powers will affect the life and death of the entire republic.

In order to further clarify the meaning of what they were going to do, Su Yonglin even took the time to lead some representatives of the public to visit the operation of the important offices of the imperial court, telling them what these people were doing and the meaning of what they were doing.

Representatives of the public must understand what their negative and positive votes, including abstentions, mean. Every vote they cast is related to the livelihood of the 8000 million people in Ming Dynasty.

In the end, Su Yonglin will personally lead the representatives of the people of each province to the venue of the people's representative meeting, and take out the samples of yes and no votes and abstentions made for them, hold them up, and speak to them.

"It's not just the people's congress at the central level. At that time, the conference system will also be devolved to the provincial and state capital levels for further subsidence. You must not only reveal your votes at the central level, but also at the local level. Cast such a vote in your hometown.

These votes look like just a piece of paper, but what they represent inside is the will of thousands of people who believe that you can benefit them. Your vote is not just your own. The vote is also the vote of the countless relatives, friends and hometown people behind you.

In Zhongdu, at the people's congress, you are not only representing yourself, but also your parents and relatives, your colleagues and friends, your villagers, and thousands of people who are in the same situation as you. people.

You are the representatives of the people, exercising this vital power on behalf of the people. You must keep this in mind and exercise this power with extreme caution and care. This is everyone's expectation and mine. "

After speaking, Su Yonglin put down the ticket in his hand.

"This is half of what I want to say to you, and half of what I want to say to you. Although some comrades told me not to say it to you, I think I must be frank with you. I have no reservations about you. tell you.

These powers originally belonged to the imperial power, originally belonged to me, and belonged to Su Yonglin. The reason why they can be given to you, and the reason why I will distribute them to you, is because I believe that you can control and protect me forever and cherish this power. that power.

Before I went to Shandong, a lot of people surrounded me and asked me, what should they do if I stopped being the emperor and the officials in Zhongdu bullied them, I told them that I would die, and I couldn't be the emperor forever to protect me They, they have to learn to protect themselves.

How do the people protect themselves, they need power, the people need power to protect themselves, I will die one day, but I leave the power to you, so you don't need to worry about when I will die, protect this power, protect you votes, after I die, you are me. "

(End of this chapter)