Several nobles in the cabinet used to think that they were excellent politicians, but their common sense of "territorial governance" seemed childish and ridiculous in front of Roddy.
"I've already said about the 'bank'. In the future, all the banks will need to cooperate with the current trading companies in the Kingdom of Karen. This will pave the way for the issuance of 'paper money' in the future. "
Roddy took a sip of water as he spoke. Every time he talked about these things, his mouth would dry up. Because people in this era lacked economic knowledge, many people could not even calculate the interest rate of loans, let alone bank loans and other related businesses. Fortunately, he was not here to popularize knowledge today. He had written down the relevant knowledge on paper and distributed it to the people. They could go back and figure it out by themselves.
"The most important thing for us now is to perfect the 'civil servant examination' system." Roddy spoke in a serious tone about the key point of today's meeting. "At the same time, we need to control all the speech … instill the contents of the cabinet decree from top to bottom. There is only one thing to promote in the future: tell the people of the country that in the future, they will no longer be governed by nobles. As long as they are outstanding enough, they can become managers themselves!"
These words stunned all the nobles in the cabinet. Sally, on the other hand, sat there thoughtfully. After a few seconds, she asked, "Rody, do you mean … to work hard to open up the path for the commoners?"
"Yes."
Roddy nodded and explained, "Before this, the lords ruled separately, and the path up was completely controlled by the nobles. Only those who made military contributions or made great contributions could become nobles. But think about it, are all the nobles really good at management and administration?"
"Prime Minister Roddy, even if many of the nobles are incompetent, but the civilians are illiterate … What do they know about administration?"
Earl Blake asked in a puzzled manner.
"Isn't it because the nobles monopolized the knowledge that the civilians are illiterate?"
Roddy raised his eyelids slightly. "Is it difficult to read? It's not difficult, but why are so many illiterate? Because under the protection of most of the lords and nobles, only the nobles are qualified to learn this kind of knowledge. If the civilians want to learn, they have to pay an unbearable price. "
"If humans want to develop, limiting the selection of the upper management to a small circle that isn't expanding is completely suicidal."
His words caused several cabinet nobles to ponder. At their positions, they naturally saw more of it. Most importantly, they were all politicians, so they were more sensitive to the direction of the wind. One of them said, "Then what Prime Minister means is that … ordinary people can even enter the cabinet in the future?"
"The cabinet itself is a temporary product. It's not easy for the few of us to coordinate everything in the kingdom. But I'll answer your question now. Ordinary people — especially ordinary people with excellent governing skills — if their knowledge and actions can enhance the strength of the country, why can't they enter the core of the cabinet?"
Roddy pointed at himself. "You know, I'm not a hereditary noble."
No one dared to respond to this. After all, the "bloodline theory" still had some popularity in this era. Many old nobles, such as "Lucifron", the descendants of the founding fathers, often looked down on those new nobles, not to mention the commoners who were born in the countryside.
This sense of superiority was accumulated for hundreds of years of human development in this world. No one refuted Roddy's words because he had the ability to let everyone sit down and think about the essence of the problem, and not because he sat on the side of the "nobles" and mindlessly defended the interests of the class.
Sally looked serious. She also knew that Roddy was right, but she couldn't accept it emotionally. So she asked a more pointed question for the first time. "If ordinary people enter the cabinet in the future, then should they accept the title and become nobles?"
"No, this is the point I want to say … We divide people into classes, and there's nothing wrong with that, because this kind of classification exists in any society. But the members of the management should not be restricted by class. What we need is smart people to manage, and it has nothing to do with their identity. If ordinary people can do it, then let ordinary people do it. There are smart people among the nobles, so why should we refuse? "
"If as Your Majesty said, if we deliberately emphasize that only 'nobles' can enter the management, then the 'civil servant assessment system' has no meaning to implement. People will only try their best to become nobles, instead of learning the knowledge of the 'civil servant assessment'."
Roddy finally pointed to the round table in front of him. "I hope that all of us consider the interests of the majority as the benchmark. Unfortunately, people tend to defend the interests of their own class. If I'm not here in the future, and all of you aren't here, will they still consider the livelihood of the people like they do today? "" That's right. That's right.
The nobles frowned and thought about this question. In fact, before Charles II, the whole Kingdom of Karen had begun to gradually degenerate. The biggest role of the nobles was to fight. The long-term peace made the nobles lose their will, and they indulged in pleasure all day long. The only bravery they had was used to kill each other … The biggest role of the monarch was to balance the scale of power among the nobles, and to ensure that they were in a ruling position.
If this country continued to act like this in the future, then what was the point of cooperating with the Dragons? What was the point of today's centralization of power?
Sally could roughly understand what Roddy meant. She tentatively asked, "So … you want someone in the cabinet to always take care of the interests of the people at the bottom?"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Roddy took a deep breath. In the past, he was just an otaku who played online games. However, the times make the hero. Now that he was in this position, he could understand the indescribable meaning of the political knowledge that he once disdained.
The strength of the people determined the foundation of the lower buildings. Without the foundation below, the top buildings could only be castles in the air forever. It was impossible to erase the class gap between "the top and the bottom". The only thing that could be done now was to work on the "ideology."
"People will not betray their own class, no matter how smart or stupid they are. If we want this country to prosper for a long time, we must put the interests of the people at the bottom first. To be honest, it's easy at the beginning, but as time goes by, the people sitting here tend to be farther and farther away from the bottom. "
Roddy took out a table with the statistics of the crystal cannons in the Kingdom of Karen. "Individually, we are not as strong as the Dragons, but we can develop weapons that can deter the Dragons. Who will develop them? They relied on smart people, people who were willing to work hard, and ordinary people who transported resources over. Without them, these things are just empty talk. "
"The cabinet is now a 'governing body.' My idea is to eventually establish a 'parliament' with the cabinet as the core. But the parliament is divided into two. One is the House of Lords, which is made up of nobles, and the other is the House of Commons, which is made up of civilians. Members of the cabinet must be members of both the House of Lords and the House of Commons. "
As he spoke, he took out a diagram and began to distribute it to the members of the cabinet. This method was actually imitating the political system of the United Kingdom. After all, there were still countless nobles in the Kingdom of Karen. If they were directly deprived of all their power, they would definitely rebel. Therefore, the political system must maintain the class and group of "nobles", but at the same time, it must also accommodate the participation of civilians. Although the beginning was bound to be difficult, this step was the foundation for the development of the whole kingdom. There was no room for compromise.
Sally already had some understanding of the "constitutional monarchy." So she was not surprised by the plan that Roddy took out at this moment. After reading it, the members of the cabinet also understood that the change in this kingdom was no longer about the ruler, but the complete political structure.
Were they willing? In fact, the great nobles present were not fools. After careful consideration of Roddy's words, they could all confirm that this was the most reasonable solution for the long-term prosperity of the kingdom. If they were not willing, it was because they could not betray their own class and could not accept the substantial reduction of the nobles' power.
"Prime Minister, what does this' Supreme Court 'mean? Isn't it included in the framework of the Parliament? "
Someone raised the question. Roddy explained, "In the past, all the cases were decided by the lord, but the result was that the crimes committed by the nobles often did not cost much, while the crimes committed by the civilians were often punished severely. In the long run, the accumulation of contradictions often led to bad consequences. Therefore, I hope that in the future, all the cases will be completely independent of other institutions, including the cabinet, the Upper and Lower Parliament, and even Her Majesty Sally. "
"In other words, if I commit a crime, I will also be judged by the Supreme Court. Neither Her Majesty nor any of you have the right to pardon my crime. Everything is subject to the judgment of the Supreme Court."
Roddy's words surprised the members of the cabinet. They thought that the "Cabinet Prime Minister" was already the pinnacle of power, almost above King Sally. They did not expect that Roddy was willing to take the initiative to create a department that hindered him.
"The monarch establishes the constitution. The Prime Minister is elected by the majority group or party in the Parliament. The Cabinet is convened by the Prime Minister and can only be established after the approval of the Upper and Lower Parliament. The Supreme Court is independent of the monarch and the Parliament. These will be the three top powers of our kingdom in the future. "
This was not a "separation of three powers." In fact, most of the power still belonged to the Parliament. However, this had completely taken a big step forward from the backward feudal system.
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