Powerful Song Dynasty

Chapter 819 The core issue of the improvement of the family and the country
"Tell me the specifics." Zhu Lian didn't bother, she knew Wang Xiu too well.

"It's very simple. The implementation of a dual monarchy requires the separation of ideology, appointment and dismissal, financial power, and military power. The royal family can use the Dianzhong Province as the basis to establish an internal affairs organization dedicated to serving the royal family, and no longer have too much contact with the outer dynasty. Take financial power Let’s put it this way, the imperial court allocates a certain amount of taxes every year and enters the inner treasury of the Dianzhong Province. Let the emperor do whatever he wants in the sky, but he must not really interfere with the taxation of foreign courts."

"Finance is fundamental, and only when financial power is controlled can real separation be achieved."

"Officials have no military power, no power to appoint and remove, what should we do?" Zhu Lian's eyes flickered, and he said unwillingly.

"Dualist monarchy and constitutional monarchy are two concepts. Under the constitutional monarchy, the emperor is purely a symbol of the family and the country, without any real power; in the dualist monarchy, the emperor has great decision-making power, and has the power to appoint and remove prime ministers and dispatch troops. Power only needs to be restrained by the Political Council, which means that the existing system will take a step forward."

Wang Xiu is not very optimistic about the dual monarchy system at all. This system has huge flaws. The emperor and civil servants are in a relatively balanced state, but it is not so stable.

If an ambitious emperor really appeared, life for the civil servants would be difficult, and the struggle between imperial power and political power would be fierce.

However, he had to make a choice. When weighing the feudal monarchy and the dual monarchy with elite participation, his choice was very decisive.At least, literati have the absolute power to fight back at critical moments, rather than eventually degenerate into puppets of imperial power.

Of course, the elites he wants are not the so-called elites of later generations. The elites who are cast aside by the people of the country are not real elites at all.

"I'm building a family. It can be said that it is a hidden family. He is manipulating the entire empire behind the scenes..." Without going into details, his plan is simple, that is, the politics under the control of the hidden plutocratic family. Has potential, but needs more development.

This kind of structure in which the economic base controls the superstructure may not be the best form, but it is the most effective model he can come into contact with, which can at least promote social development and stabilize the entire country.

"I don't care about these things. It's enough to keep the officials in good order for a long time." Zhu Lian glanced at Wang Xiu, and said with some resentment, "I heard that Mrs. Youqin is pregnant again? By the way, Sister Wen seems to be pregnant too." .”

"I guess so!" Wang Xiu was a little embarrassed. She felt that she cared too little for her family. It seemed that she wanted to use her free time to spend more time with these beauties. Anyway, their identities were revealed, so they might as well just live together.

Zhu Lian sighed quietly, and said bitterly: "They are so lucky! They can let you appreciate Luo Zidai every day."

Wang Xiu's heart moved, and she felt desolate. What women are most taboo and afraid of is time. Time is like a sharp file, which will mercilessly erase their most cherished youth. The so-called beauty is old!

Zhu Lian possesses a peerless beauty, inexplicably glamorous, and the most terrifying thing about a beautiful woman is time.His eyes fell on that face again without any scruples, and it seemed that they were still staying on the delicate face of 20 years old. He really couldn't bear to savor this woman who made him want to stop.

However, Zhu Lian is the empress dowager, he is the prime minister, and it is already impossible for him to get along day and night. It is an absolute extravagant hope. He understands, and Zhu Lian understands, everything is for the future.

"Okay, what's the use of complaining anymore, officials, as long as it is beneficial to the officials, you can do it. However, once the internal and external parties are separated, the officials don't know what they will think. I wonder if you are ready. ?" Zhu Lian suppressed the sadness in his heart and turned his thoughts to other places. Since it was impossible, he didn't think about it.

Wang Xiu didn't answer, are you ready?He just took the first step by taking advantage of the situation, it could even be said to be a test.

At that time, Yuquanshan Academy had just been established, and the political three-step thought he preached was followed by military, political, and economic reforms. He did not think that before the students of the two major academies grew up, they could truly implement the dual monarchy. The opportunity to control may have to wait until the third or fourth generation.

The joint attack by Zhao Chen and Zhang Qiyuan gave him an untimely opportunity. Perhaps it was really hasty, but he couldn't miss such a good opportunity. The separation of domestic and foreign affairs and the separation of money and money became his first test of the water. step.He believes that the scholars have tasted the benefits, and there will never be any fools to oppose it.

"The gentry deliberation councils in various counties in Hangzhou are doing well." He wanted to shift the topic to a shallower level.

"I don't want to hear that. I just want to know how you are preparing? As long as there are no conflicts, I don't bother to care about it."

Wang Xiu shook her head and said resolutely, "Everything is ready."

"I won't say much else, let me ask you one more question, what do you want to do when the officials grow up?" Zhu Lian asked straightforwardly, without saying anything, directly pointing to the core of the current conflict between the government and the opposition. .

Wang Xiu pouted, he sat down slowly, picked up an orange from the fruit plate on the coffee table, peeled it slowly, carefully picked off the yellow stem on it, and chewed it gently in his mouth.

Zhu Lian was not in a hurry to ask questions, while fiddling with the exquisite round fan, he sat calmly, waiting for Wang Xiu's answer.

Wang Xiu ate one piece of orange, put down the rest of the orange, and said with a smile, "You won't let me sit and wait for death?"

"Is there no good way?" Zhu Lian's delicate body trembled slightly, and she stared at Wang Xiu unwillingly.

Wang Xiu has reason to believe that if a father-son fight really happens, Zhu Lian will definitely stand by Zhao Chen's side, and he believes this.However, when he saw Zhu Lian's protective appearance, he also laughed to himself a little bit, because women's IQ is almost zero for the sake of children.

"Miss, as I said just now, if we want to pass on the inheritance for a long time, we must limit the power of the emperor. Think about it, how many of the monarchs have been hereditary since the present, how many are the lords who are promising? When encountering a monarch with bad moral character, our efforts will be in vain, don’t deny it, with your son’s deeds, it is very likely that my career will be ruined.”

"Since it is impossible to change the hereditary system, it is necessary to use a reconcilable method to delay the decline of rights under the system. To some extent, the dual monarchy is not what I wanted first, and the constitutional monarchy is My hope, but unfortunately I can't achieve this. Therefore, I envisage a complete separation of the internal and external courts, and the Dianzhong Province as the highest office of the royal family is my concession to the system, and it is also an inevitable choice."

(End of this chapter)