After solving the border defense problem, Lin Fenghan and others went south from the Takojian Fortress to observe several roads in the Vico Mountains, inspected the villages and towns along the way, appointed various officials from government agencies, and met with local people's representatives. The prestigious elder established militia training camps in various villages and towns, inspected the various conditions of the people in the towns, and finally returned to Waterdeep City. It was already April 15th.
In Waterdeep City, in the gorgeous city hall, Lin Fenghan, Jin Xiya, Kelander, Lana, Pulet, Bosmi, and Mayoton, many military officers and government officials gathered together to discuss the matter of founding the country.
Lin Fenghan stood up from the leader's chair, looked at the more than 300 people below the hall and said: "Today we, a group of government and military elites, gathered together to discuss the establishment of a country. First, we must determine the classification and nature of the country. , the legality of rights, the meaning and mission of the country's existence. How to name it, how to construct the national characteristics so that all the people we conquer can identify with it, so that the nations in other regions and human beings can identify with it, and can our country and society be preserved forever. Lasts forever.¡±
"ah!"
"Baron, your demands are so high!"
"yes!"
"Aren't all countries in the human world now governed by kings and monarchies? There are some backward tribes that adopt a tribal monarchy. I heard that in ancient times, some independent coastal cities formed an alliance and adopted a democratic electoral system, and there was also a star state that adopted a dictatorship. System, I wonder what system you want our country to adopt, Yi Liuyun?" Ali touched his nose and discussed with everyone, looking at Lin Fenghan and said.
"Baron!" Mayoden stretched out his hand and said carelessly: "No matter what system you adopt? I, Mayoden, require you to be the sole monarch of the new country. The new country and the new society. The eternal leader of the Elant people and the Dambres people. , otherwise my friends and I will not allow anyone else to be king."
"Yes!" Ke Langde looked at Ma Youden's eyes, quickly raised his hands and stood up, patting the table and said seriously.
"Well! I, Ramsay, also fully support it. Only if you, Yi Liuyun, become the new permanent leader of the country will we truly support you. Otherwise, if someone else takes this position, the brothers of the Heavy Cavalry Regiment will definitely not accept it."
"Yes! I, Lanska, think so too."
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There were many phalanx infantry regiment commanders, thousand-man regiment captains, and cavalry regiment commanders present. The navy generals and fleet captains raised their hands in solidarity.
Lin Fenghan's eyes showed a trace of relief, and he raised his hands with a smile and said: "Thank you very much for your love. I am very grateful for your support, but we are discussing things here for dreams, for the people, for society. For order, for A happy future for mankind. So we cannot destroy our desire to build a beautiful dream world because of our own selfishness."
"The reason why I, Yi Liuyun, raised an army to resist the violence and swept away the nobles in the eastern half of the continent south of Dambreth is partly for personal reasons, and most of the reason is my dream." Lin Fenghan said sincerely as he looked at everyone.
"Today's world is very dark. There are constant wars in every village, town, city-state, nation-state, and the powerful oppress the weak. The nobles exploit the people and oppress the lower class civilians. The entire human world is plunged into injustice, resistance, revenge, bloodshed, and war. It is a historical cycle of construction and continuous production and destruction. . And my dream is to end this historical cycle, end the rule of aristocratic dynasties; end the constant outbreak of war and chaos; end injustice and injustice; end tyranny, dictatorship, hereditary, monopoly, and bring all mankind Real fairness, real justice, real justice, real peace, real kindness, real happiness, let the beautiful world we build last forever, until eternity." Lin Fenghan opened his hands and spoke longingly .
"Yi Liuyun, your dream is very great, and everyone supports you." Ali nodded and asked doubtfully: "Please tell me what specific ideas you have now. I think that in addition to the monarchy, city-state democratically elected In addition to the electoral system, there are other electoral systems, and if we discuss them carefully, we will be able to find a system that suits our situation."
"Okay, uncle, my idea is not too complete. If you find any flaws, please add them." Lin Fenghan glanced at Ali with a smile, looked at everyone seriously and said, "Our country is named Heaven on Earth, which means Bringing the kingdom of perfect happiness that belongs to God to the mortal world, it is popularly known as the Land of Elantes Dream in conjunction with our current situation.¡±
"Our country will adopt a democratic electoral system. Except for the first head of state, who has a lifelong position, the rest will be elected by the people. Due to the important responsibilities of the first head of state and leaders, they will assume more missions and obligations. Our current political system in the new country will have two national conditions: democracy and autocracy. The head of state will have full national authority in politics, military, justice, diplomacy, etc. The head of state will be responsible for appointing ministers of various main departments of the country, and each town. The regional governor removes the powers of various government, judicial, and military personnel.¡±
¡°In the newly established country, except for the judicial department, environmental protection department, road supervision department and other minor government departments whose personnel are elected by the people¡¯s congresses of each region, the other departments have officials appointed by the central government and government agencies at all levels.¡±
Kelande nodded suddenly and asked excitedly: "Baron, I agree with what you said. The name of the country is also very good. Our people hold important government departments and positions. This is very good, but how do you treat it?" Where are the people?¡±
"You must know that currently in Dambreth and even in countries around the world, the vast majority of the people are illiterate farmers and herdsmen. Whether the people elected by them can read or read is a big problem. Our country, region, and government The problem cannot be left to these illiterate people to give random advice. You have seen it before in Yuriwan City. Most of the many farmers in the world are greedy, treacherous and despicable in nature. If you rely on these people to guide the government and make decisions, it will definitely lead to chaos. of."
"yes!"
Lana also raised his hand and said: "This world has been led by heroes since ancient times, and kings and nobles have led the people. If the peasants are allowed to do their own thing, then the world will definitely fall into chaos. I am in Cape Watch City, Waterdeep City, many sailors in the coastal areas have heard that in ancient times and in distant places, people in many towns and cities caused various tragedies due to ignorance and lack of leadership. Our government cannot repeat such tragedies, otherwise it will let a group of illiterate people go It is absolutely not allowed to be a civil servant and let a group of women collect taxes and decide which way to go in the war."
"Um!"
"Agree!"
Ali also spoke cautiously: "According to Liuyun, democracy in this world also depends on conditions and environment. In the current era, people everywhere are ignorant and illiterate. Only nobles and scholars with knowledge and culture can To assume the responsibilities of the government, to manage and guide the people. To maintain order, collect taxes, and judge lawsuits"
"No matter what period, era or time, all kinds of affairs must have knowledge. Only educated and cultivated professionals can make correct decisions on various matters. This is the golden law that will never change, so I hope you Careful consideration must be given to the qualifications of People¡¯s Congress personnel.¡±
"kindness!"
"Yes!"
Lanska and others said seriously: "Only heroes and elites can manage the government and organize the army. Leading the people, this point cannot be changed. In addition, the power of the People's Congress is too broad. From the mission of our government itself, And the significance, including the legitimacy of our military and government personnel, is determined by this institution. I feel that we must arrange appropriate personnel to control this institution, otherwise the aristocratic elements of the old society and old system will be involved, and then they will control Parliament, if the bad guys in the novel impeach us everywhere, restrict our actions, freely spread negative information, and organize our policies, then we have really shot ourselves in the foot. In addition, in our newly conquered areas, the People's Congress This institution cannot be easily established after the foundation of our rule has not been solidified for decades, otherwise even if we send troops to attack these areas, they will be lost later and abandoned by the people there."
"yes!"
Ramsay also nodded his nose and said: "Baron, when you talk about the People's Congress, you mean that not all humans under our rule can participate. That would be terrible. We have tens of thousands of people in Elantra, plus the surrounding sea The people supporting you in Cape Hope City, Waterdeep City, Shenmu City, etc. are only over 100,000. The newly attacked cities of Takjian City, Tamira City, and many other towns that will be conquered later, the combined population of those areas is There are millions of people, and if these people can also determine the fate and significance of our government and military, we will be doing more harm than good in establishing this system."
"Um!"
"Um!"
"Not to mention the distance, let's just say that the population in our Elantes territory is now close to 500,000. Among these people, there are many more people who really support the baron and know the baron than those who are ignorant of the baron and do not support the baron. We This terrible thing must be prevented from happening." Kong Dai, the leader of the Starling Town Swordsmen Group, said.
"yes!"
Platt stroked his beard and frowned and said: "Yi Liuyun, your idea is not mature yet. Human beings in most parts of the world are composed of nobles, farmers, servants, and slaves. These classes have their own existence. It has certain meaning and reason, so I suggest that the newly established country temporarily allows the existence of servants and slaves. Otherwise, those armies we defeated, the disobedient nobles and their subordinates and families will not be able to use them legally and correctly. means to deal with them."
"Yeah! Servants and civilians must exist, otherwise everyone is a free citizen, and who will farm the land and do the hard work?"
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Everyone started discussing eagerly and asked Lin Fenghan for explanation.Seeing the shortcomings of this decision, Lin Fenghan lowered his head and thought for a long time, and finally slowly raised his head and said: "Everyone's concerns are very reasonable. In this case, let's do this!"
"Due to the ignorance of the vast majority of human beings and their despicable conduct, they do not have the responsibilities and obligations of legal citizens. I have decided that our country will be divided into two temporary classes: citizens and civilians. The newly established country will also A legal system that allows people who have committed political crimes and committed extremely serious crimes to be reduced to servants.¡±
Lin Fenghan opened his mouth and looked at the people in front of him and explained depressedly: "Our citizenship system is different from the citizenship system of the star country in the past. Our citizenship system exists for life but is not hereditary. All humans, whether farmers, slaves, or servants. Criminals and other civilians can be promoted to citizens as long as they meet the conditions and have qualified character. Only citizens can serve as electors of the People's Congress and can serve as officials in the government, courts, and various departments."
¡°The issuance and appointment of citizens are made by local governor-general officials who submit lists to the central government, and the central government investigates candidate citizenship status. Citizenship status is granted after passing the exam.¡±
"The duty of citizens is to protect the security and order of the country and the country, undertake various major responsibilities and missions in society, maintain the health and order of society, and lead the people to a safer and happier life. It is the cornerstone of the national government and the military's rule over the people. As long as knowledge , character, wisdom. Anyone who is qualified for political loyalty can be a citizen of Elantes Heaven on Earth."
"good!"
"Citizen of the Kingdom of Heaven, what a handsome name!"
"yes!"
¡°The establishment of the citizenship rights of the Kingdom of Heaven, and the citizenship of the Kingdom of Heaven itself is lifelong and not hereditary. This eliminates the birth of those bastards and second-generation scum who do evil, and maintains the country and order. It is indescribably good.¡±
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Bonos frowned. He rubbed his hands nervously and asked carefully: "Baron, is there a limit to the number of citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven you are talking about? Is there a fixed proportion of citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven in the total population of the country? How can I become a citizen of the Kingdom of Heaven? We are the Kingdom of Heaven ourselves. Citizens, how can we let our children become citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven and inherit our property and status?¡±
Bonos¡¯ words had just finished. The entire town hall quickly calmed down, and everyone raised their necks. He raised his ears, looked at Lin Fenghan's expression and listened carefully.
"No quantity limit!"
Lin Fenghan slowly shook his head and said: "There is no fixed proportion of the total population, and there are no other illegal and unreasonable regulations. I established the citizenship system to make this world, this country, and this society healthier, fairer, and more just , have better competitiveness and social development capabilities. I will not limit the number of citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven, thereby constraining various classes and organizations, thereby consolidating my authoritarian status. On the contrary, I will encourage every people to become a Kingdom of Heaven. citizen."
Lin Fenghan stood up from his seat and looked at everyone and said seriously: "Dear brothers and friends, I want to make it clear to you here that my establishment of a civil system and the division of civilians and citizens into two major classes is not for personal gain. It¡¯s not for the interests of our Elantes ruling group, on the contrary, I am for the ultimate interests of our country, our country and society, and our people.¡±
"Elantes citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth, their mission is to expand the influence of our country, bring advanced ideas, social systems, science and technology to people in other regions, protect the social order of the Kingdom of Heaven, and better lead the people to bring them to the people Better services, maintaining a healthy environment for human ecology and natural ecology will bring better development to mankind around the world, and ultimately unify the world and bring true peace and happiness to all mankind."
"Citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven will be selected from various elites from all walks of life. These people must have good character, rich knowledge, and loyalty to the country. At present, I will grant the citizenship of Elantes Kingdom of Heaven to all the governments here. Officials, army officers, outstanding soldiers, people from all walks of life who are very loyal to the Elantes government, outstanding students in the political academies of the governments of various cities, and the military academies.¡±
Executives at all levels in cities and towns, and people's congresses at all levels of government will have the right to recommend citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven. Their lists will be reviewed by review departments at all levels and then sent to the central department. The central department will then confirm and record and grant civil rights to people at all levels. , the lists of various urban institutions will not be limited, but the recommended lists must have quality assurance. If there are serious problems with the recommended citizens, the central government will investigate the responsibilities of those recommenders and institutions. Every Heavenly Kingdom citizen has the opportunity to directly recommend three quotas to the central department. Heavenly Kingdom citizens will open opportunities to all people from all walks of life while ensuring their own quality. "
"ah!"
¡°It¡¯s so shocking!¡±
"The Baron is so impeccable in his work! He is so thoughtful!"
"Yes! This heavenly citizenship is simply a more powerful force than the Elantes government army."?Weapons of domination, once such a sharp weapon is produced, the world will naturally surrender to it. "
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Bonodong quickly stood up and asked: "Baron, what qualities and reasons are needed for citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven? Please explain in detail? In addition, is the land of the newly established country private or shared, and does it allow the legal inheritance of private property? .¡±
Lin Fenghan stared at Bonodong, Bonos, Pulet and other officers with minor noble backgrounds, and said seriously: "The newly established national land will be collectively owned by all mankind. Each town, village and area will be divided according to the indigenous people. The injustice is collective public ownership in urban and rural areas, but their sovereignty belongs to the country and all the people. The new society allows wealth and legal inheritance, and the most important condition for the selection of our citizens is their own quality. This quality is expressed in the spirit of dedication, the new We will organize professional meetings to discuss the spirit of understanding the new social order, the character and quality of people's contribution to society, and the specific selection conditions. In short, the important foundation for us to build a dream country and society is the citizenship of the Kingdom of Heaven, and we must pay attention to it. The selection and cultivation of citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven must allow this small group of citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven to lead a large number of ordinary people to eventually lead mankind into a perfect world of shared property, shared art, shared ideas and knowledge, shared shared children, family freedom, and personal freedom. .¡±