From Chief to Ball

The council seems to have great power, but in fact it does not have the right to elect officials. This is completely different from the previous clan era, and it is also different from the election system or aristocratic deliberative system in other cities.

Chen Jian will never let go of the bureaucratic system. He hates this kind of selection of a bunch of ignorant officials through fame or election. Therefore, the future Xiacheng system must strictly adopt the examination system and internship system, and the integration of officials and officials.

I would rather be a technocrat than a king of talking guns.

Things like the National Assembly are actually dispensable nowadays, if you only look at a few years or even decades.

Chen Jian can appoint 13 people, 13 people above the rank of Duke and Duke, and these 26 people are basically under his control. It seems that the workshop workers have veto power, but in fact it is easy to divide.As early as the clan era, Chen Jian had done things like bribery and manipulation.

However, Chen Jian wanted to treat the council as a school, and he wanted to train all the people of the country as successors, so this seemingly useless and basically powerless council is a high-level school.

This school should teach people from all walks of life political struggle, teach them to defend their rights, and not let political struggle become a secret hidden in the upper class and passed down in the family, so as to enlighten the wisdom of the people.

At the same time, it is also a symbol: without this council, it is difficult to bridge the various classes, and with it, at least in a symbolic sense, it is very different.

The people sitting around also accepted this condition, which looked very good, but soon asked a crucial question: "How will the management of officials be done in the future?"

Chen Jian clapped his hands and said, "You're asking the right question. I was just about to talk about this question. How about this? Let's heat up the bonfire. The black-clothed guards are in the outer realm, and the Chinese come forward with their weapons down. Those on the other side of the river are willing to listen. You can also drop your weapon and come over."

"This is not just about how to select officials, but now that we are a family, and since we are all part of Xiacheng Yucheng, we must always listen to how our city will go in the future."

Ji Bai quickly led the black-clothed guards to guard outside. Chen Jian stood on the bank of the inner river that once symbolized civil strife and division. Many workshop workers on the other side threw away their weapons and approached the inner river.

"Before this, whether it was Xiacheng Yucheng or other cities, they all made a big mistake."

"What's wrong? Give rights and salary as a kind of reward to those who have made great achievements."

"Is that right? Quite right."

"But the mistake is turning the process into an end. It's like killing a sheep for food, not just for slaughter."

"If the title is not high, the people will not respect him; if the salary is not high, the people will not trust him; if the power is not great, the people will not fear him. Give these three things to those who have made meritorious service, It’s not just about giving rewards, it’s about doing things better.”

"So it's the goal to do it well, and Jue Quan is only something that has to be done for this purpose. If you regard Jue Quan as its own purpose, then this is already going wrong."

"According to the authorization of the official position, the reward is determined according to the merit. The merits of each person are measured and the salary is distributed. This is the way Xiacheng should take. Officials are not forever expensive, and people are never cheap. Those who are capable will be promoted, and those who are incompetent will be demoted."

"This is a Xiacheng that can go further and build better. Are you right?"

Both sides shouted yes, and Chen Jian continued: "If you have the ability, you can lift it, if you can't, you can lower it. So how do you lift it? How do you lower it?"

"Is it selected based on reputation like before? I would say that is not good. You are not from farming, and you have never studied agriculture in school. How can you manage farming? You have a good reputation. Can you make the land produce More food?"

"So in the future, all officials will have to pass the selection test. Many of you may not be able to be officials, but your children can. Maybe one day, you will be in charge of children younger than you, or even Your son."

"I hope that day you will not be ashamed or afraid. He is just an official to run the affairs of the city well. He is not superior to you, but at least they know how to do a good job better than you."

"Those officials are just like you, just a kind of labor. Their rights come from the needs of the city and their own abilities, but they still distribute public property according to their rank, and still receive money every month. In other words, they are also laborers. Author. Don’t be afraid of them. What you abide by is the rights granted to them by the city. Who is the city? Isn’t it the whole country? So in other words, you are respecting yourself by complying with their requirements.”

"Then if you are capable, you are finished talking, and if you are incompetent, you will talk about it. As I said just now, they are also laborers. You must respect their rights, but please don't be afraid of them themselves. Rights belong to the city. , people are themselves, he does not represent rights."

"Since this is the case, if you don't do well, get out. Then who will supervise? I will definitely take care of it, but I can't control so much. There are always vacancies and places that can't be seen. Therefore, in workshops and villages In the middle, we should also follow the method of the National People's Council and select some people to supervise them. If they really do not do well, you need to report to me."

"In other words, you don't have the right to elect them as officials. What elects them as officials is examination and selection."

"But you have the right to supervise them and the right to veto them, but I still have the final veto."

"Respect without fear, respect without fear. This is difficult to do, you may make mistakes, you may be confused, but just like calves that have not plowed the land, if you don't do it, you will never."

"It's still the same as before, within five years, before I will exercise your supervision on your behalf, I will return this right to you after five years, I hope you will cherish it, and I hope you can understand what I mean .”

Chapter 27 Standing Archway

The night was getting deeper and deeper, but the bonfire was getting more and more prosperous. People were not tired, and more people stood around the two sides of the river, listening to Chen Jian talk about the future of each of them.

When I was tired of talking, I drank some water and took a break. No one urged me or yelled, I just listened quietly and thought quietly.

There is not much reason, only everything that is closely related to everyone, everyone's future and everyone's descendants, vulgar and full of temptation, maybe that is an ideal in itself, the ideal is not illusory, sometimes it is just a piece of cake. bowl of water.

Starting tonight, many people are no longer just people, but have become part of the city, like moats surrounded by blue bricks and red tiles.Chen Jian told them that Yucheng does not need city walls, because everyone is a brick on the city wall, which is more solid than those piled up with adobe.

The workshop workers would not have believed these words a day ago. They were only people living in the Xiacheng system at that time, but now they are people in the Xiacheng system, so they believed it.

A day ago, these workshop workers were like rootless duckweeds. They didn't have and don't need a hometown because they had nothing, but now they have a place to belong.

However, more Xiacheng people belonged, their families and their homes were far away on the banks of the Caohe River.

It was late at night, Chen Jian couldn't speak anymore, the bonfire was dimmed, but the homesick songs were connected on the right bank of the Neihe River.

A song "Zhiao" is full of sad sounds, and a song "Dahe" drips bitter tears.

"Climb to the green mountain, and you have to see your mother when you climb up. Mother said: Cough! Ji Xia's military order is going out for a long journey. My son is exposed to dew and stars late. Take care, take care! The leaves are always in my heart." .”

"Climbing to the top of the bare mountain, I want to see the shadows of my wife and children. The wife said: Cough! Ji Xia's military order is running away from home, and the husband can't rest day and night. Take care, take care! Don't forget the wife at home. .”

"Climb up that high hill, and see where my brother is. My brother said: Heck! Ji Xia's military order is running around, and Ji brother is fighting with spears and spears. Take care, take care! Don't be buried The bones are in another land."

"The enemy is not yet defeated, so I have to climb high and look far away to return home. The enemy is not yet defeated, so I have to sing long songs and cry."

At the end of the song, half of the people in the city sighed faintly. They may not want to return, but they are just thinking about what their relatives in the distant Xia city are doing now. What will happen in between.

Chen Jian sighed, and took a few people around casually. When he came to a campfire, a few very young children were quietly wiping tears there.

After seeing Chen Jian, he hurriedly wiped it with his sleeve, but Chen Jian waved his hand to suppress him when he wanted to stand up and salute.

"Move over there and give me a place to sit."

The young man moved away, Chen Jian sat down and patted the shoulder of the person next to him and said, "Are you married?"

"It's over. It's your daughter named Ji."

"I said, why are you crying? It turned out that I missed a woman. It's okay. I'm going to a brothel tomorrow. I won't tell her. No one knows."

A few people laughed, and the young man sniffled and said, "I'm homesick. I miss my mother, I miss my brothers and sisters. Ji Xia, they have returned to Xia City, what will happen to Xia City? Ji Yun said that those people only want to For yourself, let's go back and drive them away."

"Yeah, Jixia, let's go back to Xia City tomorrow, okay? I'm not crying because I'm stationed here, but because I'm worried about my family. I'm worried that one day Yucheng and Xiacheng..."

The young man pointed to the inland river that had confronted him before: "I am worried that one day there will be a river between the two cities. My brother...will he be tricked by them into fighting for them?"

A group of people looked at Chen Jian with concern. This was a question they also wanted to know.

The voice of the question was not too loud, but it was very clear in the silent night just after singing the homesick song. Many people gathered here, either sitting or standing, wanting to hear Chen Jian's answer.

The answer they were expecting Chen Jian knew very well that when they were confused, as long as a person they trusted said no, they would believe and celebrate, and they would believe that they really would not.

Chen Jian remained silent for a long time before shaking his head and said: "I won't lie to you, maybe I will, maybe I won't, I don't know. Even if it's hunting, wolves still have to struggle before they die, let alone people? They The words that lied to you were exposed by Ji Yun, but what if there is no one in Xiacheng who can see through?"

"I also want to go back to Xia City now. You have brothers and sisters. Don't I have my mother, brother and grandmother there?"