eastern european eagle

Chapter 563 Parliament
A good night's sleep.

The next morning, Sophia got up to see the children. Peter went to the House of Commons. The Augustus Palace built earlier became the residence of the upper and lower houses. In recent years, the number of senators in the empire has increased. The number of senators in the House of Commons has exceeded 300, and the number of senators in the House of Lords has reached 125.

"His Majesty has arrived!" The order officer shouted loudly, and the originally noisy meeting place suddenly became quiet.

Four fully armed palace guards holding shields and spears entered the venue in an orderly manner and stood on both sides of the leather chair. Then Peter, wearing a purple robe, a golden crown, holding a scepter and a golden apple, entered the venue and sat down.

All the members stood up at this moment to show respect. This was not spontaneous, but a bill passed by the Senate, which stipulated that whenever the emperor attended a meeting, this etiquette must be followed. Any member who did not stand up and salute would be expelled from the venue.

Peter sat steadily on the leather chair. Because there were two steps under the seat, his height was basically flush with the back seats of the venue. At this moment, Peter put his hands on the armrests of the chair, leaned back in a more comfortable posture, and said to the Speaker, "Let's get started."

This joint meeting mainly discussed proposals from various places, the first of which was from Tuscany.

As the border of the Roman Empire and an important economic center of the Apennines, Tuscany has prospered again due to its geographical location, and the local people have gradually submitted to the empire. However, there are still some people who secretly obstruct and undermine the empire's rule in the area, so it is hoped that the imperial government will increase the severity of punishment for these people.

This was naturally no problem and was passed unanimously. Then the local councillors reported the local situation to the emperor, some places needed to defend against foreign enemies, some places needed more funding, and some places sang praises to the emperor.

"You are all pillars of the empire. Everything you do is for the empire. I hope you can continue to work hard."

The emperor is here just to listen to the petitions and proposals of local parliamentarians. Does he really want to give power to the parliament? That's impossible.

The parliamentarians were only intermediaries for the emperor to understand the situation in various places. Even if they submitted a bill, it had to be reviewed and approved by the Senate. However, in order to appease the local sentiment, as long as it was not too extreme, it would generally be passed.

The members of the Legislative Yuan also understood their roles, so they did not fight for more power. However, the factional struggle was very fierce, with the Blue and Green factions trying to win over other factions to attack each other. Because there are no friends in the business world, after several years of development, the two factions began to divide into various factions.

The Blue Faction was divided into four factions: the Greek Faction, the Black Sea Faction, the Levantine Faction, and the Apennines Faction. Their main pursuits were different because of the different places. Since the Mediterranean trade was the most profitable, everyone wanted to monopolize it, so the competition was fierce. The senators who were responsible for the transportation trade between the East and Rome supported the colonies and did not participate in the Blue Faction's struggle.

As for the Green Party, there are more differences. Originally, the Wallachian and Moldovan factions dominated. But now, the Anatolian and Ruthenian factions have come from behind and are competing for leadership with their own advantages. However, because Wallachia is the birthplace of the Bartland Dynasty, its leading position will not be easily shaken.

Although the internal struggle is fierce, the external struggle is also fierce. No matter how much they fight internally, it is an internal matter, and the external quarrel with each other is because they have a common goal. Now both ocean trade and land expansion are going on, which have brought them great benefits, and of course the investment is also quite large.

The development of land requires a long process. It is not only for farming, but also for mining and building houses. Moreover, it is a fixed asset that cannot be run away. Those who have some money will buy assets for themselves, or form an expedition team with others to settle in the border or colony.

In order to make the government policies lean towards them, the two factions will also use their connections to persuade the Senate or influence the royal family. Every tea party hosted by the Queen has more or less this. The most important thing is the election of the Speaker of the House of Commons. This position is responsible for the daily work of the House of Commons, and the personnel are elected by the members. The members can put forward multiple candidates. If a candidate can get more than half of the votes, he will directly become the Speaker. If not, the top two candidates with more votes will enter the final vote, and the one with more votes will win.

The current speaker is from the Blues, while his deputy is from the Greens. The speaker's term is five years, and the Greens are set to win next year's election.

"I say, do you want to go to Andalucia for a visit?" a congressman asked his colleague next to him.

"Why are you going there? Is this place no longer suitable for you?"

"What? Your Majesty is planning to let Prince Theodore take over Andalusia when he comes of age. The prince must have his own government. If he can operate locally, he might be able to get in."

This is not a fantasy. Peter asked Theodore to go to Iberia to familiarize him with the local situation and try to find people who can assist him in the future. Some nobles have already begun to enter the local area and try to attract the attention of the prince.

"Okay, let's go check it out some other day."

“Quiet, quiet!!!”

The Speaker ordered the members to remain silent, Peter left his seat, and everyone stood up again to see His Majesty off.

As the door slowly closed, the congressmen began to quarrel again. After all, quarreling was their daily routine.

"Your Majesty, there are 53 matters that need your attention today. The most urgent ones are Yemen, Ruthenia, Dalmatia and Palestine. There is also a meeting on national financial reform, a meeting on the European situation, and..."

Peter was busy like this every day because he was also working for the empire. However, he refused to be busy like Chongzhen, which would only drag down the country. Therefore, he tried his best to think of every policy, and then promoted it nationwide after discussion and pilot testing. For rebellion, he would strike hard and check for loopholes in the original policies.

"In that case, let's go to the Senate and see what the result was last time."

The Senate was not far from the meeting place, so the participants went ahead to wait for the emperor's arrival. They also had to find the meeting materials so that they could enter the meeting as soon as the emperor arrived.

Listerine and Baptiste became the protagonists of this financial meeting. They had prepared everything and were waiting for His Majesty the Emperor to arrive.

(End of this chapter)