The mage in the late Qing Dynasty

The first thing to do is to review the Lubin Mansion Yamen's political participation income and expenditure.

After Liu Shenglin picked up the materials distributed by the instructor, his pupils contracted sharply.

I'm sorry... why so much money?

The taxes collected from the temple fair last autumn alone reached an astonishing 67,815 silver dollars.

The subsequent issuance of fish stamps, grass stamps and various mining stamps will also be considerable.

In addition, there are taxes paid by various shops opened before the New Year in Lubin Prefecture, plus subsequent taxes in Hulun City and other places.

Liu Shenglin was surprised to find that Lubin Mansion held a Christmas. Although it caused trouble, it boosted the economy of Lubin Mansion.

After the New Year, the Gray Ax Army and the Blizzard Squad went out to suppress bandits. The army went out to fight, which was supposed to waste people and money, but it also increased some tax revenue. After the New Year, the sales of various shops surged.

How can this be?

The amount of taxes is astounding, and the spending is equally astounding.

Military spending accounts for the bulk.

Liu Shenglin looked at it and frowned: "What a nonsense!"

This year, Lubin Prefecture plans to just build roads, but it actually wants to build a main road up to 20 meters wide and lay a Western-style product called "asphalt"?

Why waste this money for no reason?

Even if we build a road, there is no need to build more than 20 meters?

Digging culverts to discharge sewage?

Manhole cover?

Buried street lights?

Build a power station?

Tile sidewalk?

square?

library?

Lubin government calls this government infrastructure.

Do you have money to burn?

Lubin Mansion's tax revenue may seem astonishing, but to set up such a large stall, that little money is nothing more than a drop in the bucket.

Liu Shenglin sneered three times, continued reading, and stopped laughing.

Attract investment?

Bidding? Pay later?

It's just nonsense.

This means you owe money first and settle the bill after the work is done.

If we can't make any money then, won't Lubin Mansion's reputation be ruined?

The key is that Liu Shenglin's family is rich. After seeing the bidding, there were several projects that he really wanted to participate in.

However, Liu Shenglin was not happy when he considered that Lubin Mansion had to advance payment for the work first and then pay the money after the work was completed.

It was as if he was sure of winning the bid.

After all, he is in the Advisory Council. Doesn't he think this little thing is within his reach?

The worst thing is spending money to gain relationships.

However, he would have to object later.

Who told them that the duties of members of parliament are to promote advantages and eliminate disadvantages, impeach officials, review the revenue and expenditure of government participation in government, propose bills, and discuss reforms...

According to the information, there are more than 80 bills proposed by many members, including 12 industrial and commercial bills, 3 education bills, 17 public security bills, 28 prison management bills, and more than 20 other bills.

They are all brought to the table after passing the review.

Wait until they see it.

Yao Jia tapped the microphone again.

Boom boom.

Yao Jia held her cigarette in her hand and coughed: "Ahem, everyone, a lot of information should have been handed over to you for reading. However, the Lubin Mansion Consultative Bureau was first established, and there were insufficient manpower and preparations. A lot more information is needed. Forgive me. In addition to the bills you have in hand, there are several bills proposed by the prefect, which will be discussed first."

The facilitator distributed the materials again.

This time the information contains all the proposals proposed by Zhao Chuanxin.

The first is the abolition of the flag fleeing law in Lubin Prefecture.

The second thing is to abolish the princes and Taiji in Lubinfu area.

The third thing is to establish technical schools in Lubin Prefecture to cultivate employment skills for Han and Banner people who have no employment opportunities.

At a cursory glance, the crowd was in an uproar.

Yao Jia broke into a cold sweat.

Although he agrees with Zhao Chuanxin's decision, he does not think that Zhao Chuanxin's bill can be passed in the Advisory Bureau.

Yao Jia knocked on the microphone: "I will give you ten minutes to think about it. We will start voting in ten minutes."

There is a big clock above the venue with its tongue swinging and ticking.

Suddenly there was a sense of urgency to race against time.

Ten minutes go by in a blink of an eye.

Yao Jia said: "Zhao Chuanxin, the prefect of Lubin Prefecture, the first motion is to abolish the flag fleeing law in the Lubin Prefecture area. Those who agree raise their hands."

The most primitive method is to vote by show of hands.

Yao Jia felt nervous, as if she was waiting for her fate to make a decision.

Even a bit afraid to look at it.

The scene was silent for two seconds. To Yao Jia's surprise, there was a roar of hands raised.

There are vote counters in the field, counting from four directions, and the votes of the four people must be consistent to be considered passed.

But Yao Jia only made a rough count and knew that the bill was passed.

At least 2/3 of the people voted in favor.

Someone slapped the table angrily: "Why did you pass? Why? It's really unreasonable..."

Yao Jia pointed at the microphone and said coldly: "You can question, and you can submit your questions after the parliament is over. If you are angry, please find someone to fight on the spot. I will not stop you, but you cannot threaten."

Yao Jia's words led to frequent fights among members of the Advisory Council, resulting in bloody blows.

The man became the leader and was targeted by Yao Jia, and his activities suddenly ceased.

Although Yao Jia is not as cruel as Zhao Chuanxin, he is not someone easy to provoke.

Theoretically, the financial power of Lubin Mansion is in the hands of a foreign woman named Rebecca Levi.

But in fact, Rebecca Levi is the manager who settles accounts, and the real person in charge of financial life and death is Yao Jia.

In addition, this person had just experienced a life-and-death disaster, but now he was presiding over the meeting like a normal person. He was obviously not an ordinary person.

Seeing that the venue was quiet, Yao Jia read out the votes and then announced: "The first motion is passed. The second motion is to abolish the prince and Taiji in Lubinfu area."

Although they were mentally prepared, the crowd was still in an uproar.

Yao Jia felt the urge to look away and not dare to see the result again.

However, the result once again surprised him.

The approval vote in the audience reached 2/3 again.

What the fuck is going on?

He fully thought that this second bill would fail.

Unscientific, 12 out of 10 unscientific.

He looked questioningly at Tang Qunying, who was nearest to him in the audience.

Tang Qunying was also confused and shook his head slightly to express that he did not understand.

After the results came out, Yao Jia read out the votes again and said: "The second motion is passed. The third motion is to establish technical schools in Lubin Prefecture to cultivate employment skills for Han and Banner people who have no employment opportunities."

This time, more than 3/4 of the audience raised their hands.

Yao Jia smiled.

The first two items have been passed, so there is no reason to block the third item.

But he still waited for the vote counting results to come out, read the votes after the inspection of the civil election governor, and then talked about the results.

The process is very rigorous to reduce the possibility of cheating.

"Okay, I'll give you ten minutes to rest and vote on the next round of motions."

Yao Jia took advantage of this moment and ran out staggeringly.

Outside, Zhang Shouzeng and others, who were not members of the assembly, were waiting for the results at the door.

They have no voting rights and cannot even enter. Apart from the members and the speaker, the only ones who can enter are reporters. However, reporters are not allowed to speak before the end of the parliament, otherwise they will be forcibly removed from the venue.

However, if each motion is passed, someone will come out to report it.

This is public.

Yao Jia hurriedly found Zhang Shouzeng: "He Yan, tell me quickly, what is going on? Why did it pass so smoothly?"

Zhang Shouzeng smiled and said: "The imperial court wants to set up a consultative bureau to provide a forum for public opinion in each province and to plan local and public security. But the imperial court stipulates that the qualifications of electors and electors include gender, age, property, education, and industry. If you observe carefully, it is not difficult to find that members can only be elected by gentry, government officials and wealthy people from all over the country. Women are not allowed to enter the house, tenant farmers are not allowed, and craftsmen are not allowed... But our advisory board, There are merchants, herdsmen, sharecroppers, women, craftsmen, vendors, scholars, students specializing in Western sciences, law-related professionals... everything is included, and it is the epitome of the true 40 million compatriots. The proposal proposed by the prefect is beneficial to the majority of the people, and the people will agree to it. If it were the imperial court setting up a consultation bureau, it would never be passed..."

Yao Jia suddenly realized: "The prefect had already anticipated today's situation, and it was really a good game of chess."

"That's it." Zhang Shouzeng leaned on the railing and looked out the window and said with emotion: "Your Majesty, the magistrate, usually laughs and curses, but he has a lot of troubles in his chest. It's really hard for people to guess."

As Zhang Shouzeng said...

In the conference hall, Liu Shenglin banged the table and asked Jiang Lingzhu through Wu Xiangning: "It's just a woman who agrees with those three bills. Why are you so short-sighted? What does Zhao Chuanxin want? Abolition of princes and Taiji is just a facade. He is like this It’s digging into the roots of the gentry!”

According to what he thought, Lubin Mansion would sooner or later become a place for the Han people to gain a foothold.

What to do after you get established?

Find a way to get some land and buy a family property!

Lubin Prefecture does not charge money for land reclamation, but it restricts the distribution of cultivated land.

It doesn't matter, people like Liu Shenglin have plenty of ways to get land.

Are you looking for someone to take your place?

But Zhao Chuanxin wanted to combat this.

Jiang Lingzhu sneered: "If you think that the Consultative Bureau is a place where you, the gentry and landlords, seek personal gain, you are totally wrong. I advise you to stop thinking about it as soon as possible."

"You..." Liu Shenglin never expected that the young man Jiang Lingzhu would tell his original intention so straightforwardly.

Make him blush and have a thick neck.

Wu Xiangning crossed her arms and sneered: "We herdsmen followed the prince and Taiji to oppose the new government policy in order to get pasture for ourselves to graze. Do you think we are of the same mind as them?"

Liu Shenglin's face was ashen, but he was speechless.

Ten minutes are up again.

Yao Jia returned to the stage and announced: "The next bill is proposed by Tang Qunying of Lubin Prefecture to improve the status of women in Lubin Prefecture and establish a higher school for girls in Lubin Prefecture."

Tang Qunying's nostrils flared with excitement, and she said to the people on both sides: "It's me, I proposed the motion, it's me..."

However, the results left her disappointed.

All the women in the audience raised their hands, Jiang Lingzhu raised his hands, and some public officials in Lubin Mansion raised their hands.

But even among the congressmen who have daughters at home, only a few raised their hands.

Now it was Tang Qunying's turn to slap the table: "How is that reasonable? She is a daughter, so she can't shine on the lintel of the family? I have hated it since I was a child because I can't change my hair! A woman can also save the country from danger, but this is a bunch of short-sighted people..."

Yao Jia hurriedly said: "Tang Qunying, if you don't like someone, you can take action, but remember not to threaten. Do not use weapons in a fight, and do not kill someone with your bare hands."

This is the second time that everyone has heard Yao Jia say that they can take action if they are unhappy.

Good guy, everyone is numb.

When Tang Qunying heard this, he immediately stood up, rolled up his sleeves and shouted, "Does any man dare to meet a woman like me?"

A very strong man actually stood up: "Do you think I'm afraid of you?"

Tang Qunying immediately stepped forward, but the man hesitated.

It was this hesitation that led to his unlucky fate.

Tang Qunying slapped him.

Snap...

The man had a five-finger mountain on his face.

He was furious and punched Tang Qunying.

Tang Qunying dodged and kicked the man on the calf.

"Ah..." The man hugged his leg and jumped.

Although he was strong, it was narrow here and he couldn't move. Besides, he was not as flexible as Tang Qunying who had practiced martial arts since childhood, so he suffered a great loss.

At this time, two guides came over and pulled the two apart: "Okay, okay, stop fighting..."

The man gritted his teeth and pointed at Tang Qunying: "Wait!"

"Afraid of you?"

Yao Jia's angry voice resounded throughout the venue: "I said that we can fight, but we can't threaten. Whoever dares to threaten and put it into practice will be disqualified as a member of the Advisory Council immediately if he is found out."

The man was annoyed.

Tang Qunying returned to his seat with his head held high, like a victorious general.

Next, the anti-smoking motion was passed.

The anti-gambling motion was evenly voted, which surprised Yao Jia.

How come there are still people who oppose the ban on gambling? But whose interests are being affected?

Next, Liu Shenglin's proposal was read out: "Gentleman representative Liu Shenglin proposed that gentry should participate in the infrastructure construction, civil litigation and reclamation planning of Lubin Prefecture."

This proposal was rejected as expected.

Dramatically, the next motion was from Jiang Lingzhu, who proposed: "The Lubin Prefecture government office should build a Lubin Prefecture Regional High Court, and Lubin Prefecture, Hulun City, Zabaikalsk, and Zhuobarse should invest in building regional intermediate courts. To ensure fairness and justice, lawsuits should be decided by judges and should be handled in court, not by patrolmen, and certainly not by gentry, princes, or taijis. There should be laws to follow, laws must be followed, violations must be investigated, and law enforcement must be strict."

As soon as this motion was proposed, Liu Shenglin and other gentry shouted: "No! Legal principles are nothing more than human feelings. In this way, wouldn't Lubin Prefecture have countless cruel officials? In my opinion, gentry should still manage lawsuits..."

Jiang Lingzhu raised his speech board, instead of being unruly like others and speaking without thinking.

Yao Jia likes people who follow the rules, and immediately extended his hand to make a "please" gesture: "You can talk."

Jiang Lingzhu stood up and looked around: "Gentlemen, the people call them 'masters', but if they have meritorious service, they can be exempted from the local government's responsibility unless they kill or set fires, and pay very low taxes. Jiang has studied law for several years, but he still dare not say that he understands the law. So, do gentry understand the law? Can they judge right and wrong? It's nothing more than subjective conjecture. The advantage of having laws to rely on is that it can popularize the law. If I understand the law as a judge, everyone understands the law, so we can avoid breaking the law and rest assured, instead of breaking the law and then following the gentry's words. You can judge for yourself which is fair and which is unfair."

Liu Shenglin was about to speak, but Yao Jia didn't give him a chance, and said to the microphone: "Raise your hands if you agree."

Swish, the majority of votes in favor accounted for the majority again.

Liu Shenglin was so angry.

If this goes on, soon they, the gentry, will be shit.

The world has really changed.

…

Zhao Chuanxin has a veto over the proposals of the Advisory Council.

But he does not participate in the parliament.

And the veto power cannot be used easily, otherwise it will lose the support of the people and make people panic.

Zhao Chuanxin practiced the light blade for a day.

According to legend, cultivation is to suddenly break through and upgrade after practicing at a low level to a certain level.

But he is different.

Level 1 is level 1, level 2 is level 2, and level 1 is proficient, and there is no way to break through.

He used it for a day and a half to become familiar with the level 1 light blade.

But when it comes to the level 2 rune, he can't master it no matter what.

Xingyue said: "Level 1 light blade rune, you actively condense energy. Level 2 light blade rune is based on level 1, guiding energy. It increases in sequence and becomes more and more complicated."

Zhao Chuanxin flicked a light blade the size of a millet grain, which dissipated about ten centimeters in front of his finger.

He flicked his finger again, and a light blade rune the size of a millet grain condensed on the tip of his middle finger. He can use this to cut a piece of paper, but that's all.

He said in distress: "It's like a maze, how to guide?"

It's a four-dimensional maze.

If it's a level 10 light blade rune, he can't imagine it. Does it have to cover the entire starry sky?

Xingyue said: "Only practice makes perfect."

Zhao Chuanxin practiced until the evening, and felt extremely irritated.

He simply stopped practicing. After a big meal at the restaurant opened by Niu Hanzhang's family, he teleported to the white house and opened the "Old God Code" under the light of dawn on the glass roof.

[After calculating the consumables, Xingyue used the central control rune fragments and the solid rune fragments to build a machine for manufacturing guns for the Pioneer Partner Haven. ]

[The machine was tested, and the solid rune fragments successfully made various parts. ]

[The Pioneer Partner Haven stored some metals, but lacked wood. Only two guns have been made so far. ]

The metal stored in the Pioneer Partner Haven was the steel that Zhao Chuanxin had taken from the Essen Steel Plant in Germany.

He teleported a gun made by the assembly line made by Xingyue.

This is a bolt-action rifle modeled after the Italian M1891, but the original round-headed bullets were not good enough for long-distance shooting, so they were replaced with pointed bullets, and with oil-root gunpowder, the range and power increased dramatically.

The whole gun is 1300mm long, the barrel is 900mm long, and it weighs about 9 pounds, with double locking latches at the front. It has a fully constrained ammunition feeding function, a simple structure, a small number of parts, and low cost of use and maintenance in the desert.

The operation difficulty is extremely low.

Zhao Chuanxin sent the gun back.

In the world of "Old God Code", humans are tall and generally have stronger physical fitness than Earthlings, so it is natural that guns are made bigger and heavier.

[I activated the energy fluctuation convergence rune fragment and teleported to the Shadow Forest to cut wood for making guns. ]

[The chief of the forest elves said to me worriedly: Fearless Pioneer, the forest elves predicted that when the Zuling Peak shook, the world would usher in the end of the world. And the Zuling Peak had an earthquake a few days ago. In the past, humans outside would hardly set foot in the Shadow Forest, but recently, humans have frequently entered the Shadow Forest for refuge. The tribes of bee people, ant people, etc. that were driven away by us have also reappeared in the Shadow Forest. Many people in my tribe were killed by unknown reasons. ]

Zhao Chuanxin thought: You guessed it right.

[I said: Yes, I also heard many people discussing the end of the world, and the gods are about to revive. ]

[I have no way to tell the chief of the forest elves about the energy fluctuation convergence rune fragment, so I can't tell it what happened in the cursed desert. ]

[The chief of the forest elves said: Fearless pioneer, I have a task for you. I want you to recall the elf scout, its people need its help. I have nothing to give you, if you are willing to help, I can give you a few pieces of wish-fulfilling mushroom as a reward. ]

[Wish-fulfilling mushroom, after eating, your wish will come true, no side effects! ]

Zhao Chuanxin was stunned.

Damn, there is such a good thing?

Why did you hide such a good thing before?

He immediately wrote:

[I agree. ]

[I got the wish-fulfilling mushroom. ]

Zhao Chuanxin had a mushroom in his hand that was not much bigger than a thumb, colorful, slender, and very clean.

Can you make your wish come true if you eat this thing?

[The chief of the forest elves said: Eat it in time, it will wither if you are slow. ]

At this time, Zhao Chuanxin saw that the wish-fulfilling mushroom shrank a circle.

I am ashamed, is this the way to be timely? Even a few seconds late is not okay?

He gritted his teeth, closed the Old God Code, and ate the Wishes Come True Mushroom...