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"So the Premier of the State Council is the Prime Minister!" This was the most common understanding.
"The State Council is basically the General Staff Headquarters, and the Premier is the Chief of the General Staff." This was a deeper understanding.
"Then is the President considered the Vice Chairman of the Military Commission who is in charge of military affairs?" Since the "nonsense" had already begun, some comrades simply began to extend their thinking without limit and continued to talk nonsense.
"The Chairman of the Party is equivalent to the Vice Chairman of the Military Commission. Does this mean that the Chairman of the State is equivalent to the Emperor?"
The more the truth was debated, the clearer it became. After going through discussions that were considered 'disgraceful and unfilial' in the olden era, the structure of China's new government was gradually understood through these discussions. Although they did not say it out loud, many comrades had realized that Vézé's supreme title of "Comrade Emperor" was just a title. Vézé was at the pinnacle of power as he held the party, the government, and the military in his hands.
Of course, most of the members of the Central Committee had grown up in the flames of war. They believed in strength and followed Vézé. Since Vézé had said so, and the organizational structure of the Liberation Army had always been like this, everyone accepted the order.
Li Yuchang, the Minister of Education, was surprised to see that most of the committee members had accepted Vézé's orders. Under the traditional political structure, the emperor might be able to decide many things, but the emperor himself did not exist as a civil servant. In the system set by Vézé, if the Emperor was not a title but a position, then the Emperor would undoubtedly be a member of the civil service system established by Vézé.
The members of the Central Committee of the Restoration Party were elected, which could perhaps be called the selection of virtuous people. But the emperor actually lowered his status to become a civil servant. This could only be described as deviant. Li Yuchang was extremely disappointed in Vézé. Vézé and the peasant rebels of the Restoration Party could only be described as neither a ruler nor a subject.
Vézé himself did not want to directly appoint the Prime Minister. There were all sorts of advantages to directly appointing the Prime Minister, but the disadvantages were equally obvious. Before a tradition was established, it was easy for the prime minister to follow Vézé's lead. Vézé believed that he did not need such a premier. He said, "As for how the premier of the State Council is chosen, I think it should be chosen by the Central Committee. And what was the job of the Prime Minister? This was also done using the Triple Lock method. Assigned positions, assigned personnel, assigned responsibilities. So today, we will discuss what the Prime Minister should do and what authority he should have. Everyone, let's talk. "
"The premier has to be in charge of the governor first, and the premier has to be in charge of the specific administrative work. In other words, after we elect a premier, we will have to listen to the premier's orders. " The Minister of Personnel of the Liberation Army, Wei Changrong, was extremely proficient in this area. He directly put forward a point of view that was based on common sense.
With this tone, the committee members understood where the prime minister's greatest authority lay. They followed Vézé willingly. But this Prime Minister was probably the second-in-command of the new government. Who would be the second-in-command was a big problem.
"Why don't we choose Comrade Wei Changrong?" Ju Junfeng suggested.
Wei Changrong as the second-in-command was the most acceptable choice. Wei Changrong's position started because he was the head of the combat training department. Based on his achievements, he had a large number of subordinates who worked with Wei Changrong for a long time. This gave Wei Changrong great prestige and influence. When people mentioned Wei Changrong, they often did not remember that he was Vézé's nephew. But the identity of Vézé's nephew also gave Wei Changrong great potential.
Vézé immediately rejected this proposal. "The Minister of Personnel has a great responsibility. Comrade Wei Changrong cannot leave this post."
The premier could be easily replaced, but the Minister of Personnel could not be easily replaced. Wei Changrong was in charge of the Ministry of Personnel, and Vézé could make his own adjustments to the personnel arrangements. This was one of the biggest cornerstones of Vézé's power.
Vézé denied it like this, and no one could refute it. Without considering Wei Changrong, the reserve candidate for the second-in-command position became very competitive.
"How about Comrade Hu Chenghe be the Prime Minister of the State Council?"
"I think Comrade Ke Gongyu is good."
"Comrade Lin Asheng has been in charge of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee. He is in charge of the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs. I think Comrade Lin Asheng is very fair."
"Chief of Staff Ju Junfeng is also good."
"Comrade Lei Hu is also good."
"The Commander-in-Chief has always let Comrade Shen Xin take charge of political work. Comrade Shen Xin is good."
Many representative figures of the Liberation Party and the Liberation Army had been nominated for different reasons, and they had different starting points. Vézé listened to the random suggestions of this group of people who had no experience in political operation. He was both happy and unhappy. The decision-making group had to adopt an open democratic system, which was necessary for the operation of a modern country. However, the early days of democracy always looked abominable because it was incomplete. Selfishness and factions had great influence in the middle. It could even be said that selfishness and faction interests played the absolute leading factor in many cases.
No wonder it was said that it was easy to get a thousand troops, but hard to find a good general. Vézé reflected in his heart. The rise of the Liberation Army was due to the unprecedented advanced system of the General Staff Department in this era, which could also be fully used for reference. And in order to survive, the General Staff Department system of the Liberation Army itself had to be run well in order to survive. But no matter how many problems the military government had, it was a self-operating political system after all. So for a civil government that was not urgently needed, everyone's attitude was naturally inclined to private ideas.
As the top leader, he might not be able to decide what the final conclusion would be. But the real privilege of the top leader was that he could decide what to discuss. After everyone put forward the candidates they valued, Vézé said, "Our organizational method is to decide on three. Then let's start with these three. Decide on the responsibilities. "
Because he had no experience, Vézé casually said, "Finish discussing the prime minister today." But the prime minister of a large country was not so simple to decide. The discussion started with the three. The matter of deciding on the responsibilities took three days. The three days of discussion exhausted the Central Committee members, but in the end, the responsibilities were not discussed.
The prime minister, the second-in-command, was a position of great power. The prime minister was below one person and above tens of thousands. The Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Transport, and the Ministry of Education, these departments that had been established by the Liberation Army were all under the prime minister's command. These were all easy to discuss.
But whether the Ministry of Personnel, the Public Security, and the Judiciary, these cornerstones of power should be managed by the prime minister was a big problem. If these departments were not managed by the prime minister, then who should be in charge? What kind of foundation was the distribution of power based on? These heroes who rose from the ordinary people had never considered it. Everyone felt that the more they discussed, the more confused they became.
If it was a traditional dynasty, this would be simple. Everyone came for fame and fortune. When Vézé became the emperor and ruled the world, everyone was in a high position and enjoyed glory, splendor, wealth, and rank. Therefore, according to the power distribution system, the big and small powers were divided up, and this was the end of it.
Without the establishment of the General Staff Headquarters system and the establishment of the later party committee system, everyone could indeed do this. And no one would raise any objections.
But now, these heroes all grew up under the General Staff Headquarters system. Everyone knew the relationship between power and responsibility, and the distinction between authority and responsibility. To run this country, it was impossible to be high and mighty. Which of these brothers did not start from the bottom and walk step by step to their current position?
"Commander-in-chief, Comrade Emperor, I have something to say." Hu Chenghe was a popular candidate for prime minister. After three days of discussion, he was as exhausted as the other comrades. Although his voice was loud enough, Hu Chenghe could not hide his exhaustion.
"Speak!" Vézé agreed for Hu Chenghe to stand up and speak.
"Commander-in-chief, we followed you to conquer the world. We wanted to make contributions and make our wives and children. Everyone became the founding heroes of the country. Princes, nobles, prime ministers, and ministers, everyone had a position. Then, we would enjoy peace. I used to think so. But now I don't think so. I heard a saying, 'It's easy to conquer the world, but it's hard to sit on it.' In the past, when I heard it, I thought it was nonsense. Now, it seems that it is not nonsense. Commander-in-chief, everyone is willing to follow you, which is how we got to where we are today. Can't you give us a clear explanation? What do you want us to do? What will the brothers do in the future? As long as you can explain it clearly, we will follow you even if we have to climb a mountain of knives or go through a sea of flames. Do you think this will work? "
"Well said!" Ke Gongyu stood up. This veteran general of the Liberation Army, who started his career as an instructor and was considered a hardcore supporter of Wei Changrong, was also one of the popular candidates for prime minister. After praising Hu Chenghe, Ke Gongyu said, "Commander-in-chief, we are all brothers and comrades. We are willing to follow you, Commander-in-chief, because you say whatever you want. Commander-in-chief, you want us to do things, and from the looks of it, you want us to do things to the end in this life. You have become an emperor, but you don't seek pleasure. That is a good emperor. What can we, our brothers, do? Commander-in-chief, we will hold a meeting among ourselves. Let's speak the truth. We will do whatever you want us to do. However, you have to make us do it willingly. Commander-in-chief, I have always trusted you. Can you persuade us? "
"That's right! Commander-in-chief, you have to persuade us! "The group of committee members shouted.
Li Yuchang was shocked at first, but soon, the expression on his face turned into mockery. The Confucian school had always said, "Monarch, subject, minister, father, son, son." Now, Vézé's actions could definitely be called "monarch, but not subject." Naturally, the peasants under Vézé would respond with "subject, but not subject." Actually, Li Yuchang had hoped many times that Vézé would obediently follow the traditional system of the imperial court. However, Vézé had rejected this method with incomparable arrogance. Now, this group of committee members who had been elected by the Central Committee had started to rebel.
Regarding this result, Vézé's father-in-law, Li Yuchang, was actually rather gloating in his heart.
"Haha!" Vézé, however, laughed out loud.
Standing up, he waved his hand to signal Hu Chenghe and Ke Gongyu to sit down. Then, Vézé said loudly, "First of all, I want to commend everyone. Traditional dynasty politics is built on lies, forcing everyone to lie. Now that everyone has bravely stood up and told the truth, it means that everyone is not lying. Everyone here is a good man. I want to persuade everyone, but I'm afraid that everyone is not willing to listen to my persuasion. Now that everyone has brought it up, I would like to thank everyone for giving me the chance to persuade everyone. Let's begin now! "R1058
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