"With the retirement of some people in the next few years, the number of people in the Central Committee will be adjusted. How big of a problem do you think it will be? Please search for it! Will the morale of the military be affected? "Vézé asked Wei Changrong. At least from Wei Changrong's expression, he wasn't intimidated by this question. He must have been prepared for it.
A big change in the power structure was never easy. The Ten Attendants of the Han Dynasty killed each other with their relatives. This changed the system of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang killed many meritorious officials in order to change the power structure. This was all content that ordinary people were familiar with. If it was in the history books, the struggles of every dynasty and every generation meant blood. Either it came from the inside, or it came from the outside. To change the power structure without bloodshed, at least until now, it had never happened. Similar to this, there was the so-called "drinking wine to release military power". Even though it was exaggerated, there was still a folk opera called "Beating the Dragon Robe". The famous part was "Drunkenly beheaded Zheng Xiandi by mistake".
"As long as they can retire and no longer be members of the Central Committee, this matter can be settled." Wei Changrong said confidently to his uncle. Wei Changrong wasn't talking about the official positions of these people, but their status in the power structure. Even as the Vice Chairman of the Military Commission, as long as he wasn't a member of the Central Committee, he was just a Vice Chairman of the Military Commission. And as long as the Vice Commander of a headquarters was a member of the Central Committee, he could decide the future of the country. This was decided by the power structure.
If Vézé was a feudal imperial power, and all decisions were ultimately made by the emperor, then Vézé might not have to consider this. After a few imperial edicts, he was waiting for a fierce backlash. After this difficult period, he just had to wait for all kinds of far-fetched works to come out in the future.
If Vézé was like those useless dictators and practiced a fake democracy and a real feudal dictatorship, he didn't need a stable system, let alone the stability of the people in this system. When Vézé started a democratic system, he had to consider the stability of the system.
Vézé nodded slowly. Wei Changrong's words were basically in line with what he had heard in the 21st century. The rotation of power refers to the joining, promotion, and retirement of personnel. But once the power of a certain unit is taken away, for example, the number of seats the army has in the Central Committee is greatly reduced, which means that the army's right to speak in the country is reduced. This was not a matter of personnel, but a matter of power struggle. This was a very demoralizing matter, and it was also something that could easily lead to an intense backlash.
"Fourth Uncle, why don't you take this opportunity to make some adjustments?" Wei Changrong couldn't help but ask. At this time, the struggle in the Central Committee was fierce, and all parties were desperately trying to rope in their forces. If Vézé wanted to intervene, there were too many reasons and plenty of opportunities.
Vézé shook his head. "I don't like it." Pure interests were involved in political struggles, but what politics feared the most was making the fundamental interests clear to others. Vézé could calmly say that he was pursuing the interests of the whole of China, because that was what he was doing. If Hu Chenghe wanted to speak about the recent events, he couldn't say, "I've been unhappy for a long time!" He had to find some high-sounding reason. Once he found a reason, he would have to lie.
Therefore, in political killings, the problem of "death is not a crime." In comparison, after Qin Hui killed Yue Fei, he was questioned by Han Shizhong. Perhaps Qin Hui was too lazy to explain, or perhaps Qin Hui wanted to scare Han Shizhong away, but his "groundless" statement really made Lord Yuewang famous.
"If you want to explain things clearly, you really have to let Shen Xin come back and take charge of the political department." Wei Changrong felt that he could completely understand Vézé's decision to appoint Shen Xin. In all fairness, everyone had a high opinion of Shen Xin, and Shen Xin was capable enough to take on the position of Premier. The problem was that if Shen Xin became Premier, he would be strengthening the influence of the military on politics. It would not be like what Vézé thought, which was to remove the military from politics.
"HR Department, please do a good job this time. I don't want the situation to become chaotic." Wei Ze was also very helpless. He didn't object to people with military experience becoming government officials, nor did he object to people with military experience becoming deputies to the National People's Congress or even members of the Central Committee. He only objected to the military having a large number of fixed seats in the Central Committee. If the proportion of seats was reduced to 4, instead of the current 14, many problems would be solved easily. Without this fixed 14, would the provincial government have the guts to wrestle with the Premier to this extent?
"If that's the case, who are you going to talk to first, Fourth Uncle?" Wei Changrong began to bring up a more practical problem.
"What do you think of Hu Chenghe?" Vézé could only start with the group of people who were about to retire.
"That will have to wait for the outcome of this matter." Wei Changrong was very familiar with the specific personnel arrangement.
This matter obviously wouldn't end so easily. In the first two days of speeches, everyone was still able to talk about the matter as it stood. In the following speeches, the focus of both sides changed from stating their own position to denying the other side. Especially after the rebel provinces' own construction plan was brought out, it immediately caused fierce criticism from the ministry.
Jiangxi was fine, but after Lv Dingsheng was hit by Vézé, he became more low-key. More importantly, Lv Dingsheng had once proposed the unreliable plan of filling up Poyang Lake, so he knew some of the consequences. The representative who was strongly criticized was Anhui Province's plan. Anhui Province proposed a canal plan, trying to change the flood disaster into irrigation.
The ministry scoffed. "Anhui Province's irrigation problem is a problem of sediment deposition hundreds of years before the Yellow River changed its course. Not long after, the Governor wrote at the Xuzhou ferry, 'The old Yellow River changed its course into mulberry fields.' Not long after, the Yellow River changed its course to the north. This way, Anhui Province has the foundation to change the disaster. Anhui's problem isn't to develop irrigation, but to eliminate the damage caused by hundreds of years of sediment deposition. If you want to develop irrigation, you have to manage the Yangtze River in Anhui well. "
The ministry explained the situation in Anhui to the Central Committee members, and couldn't help but mock Anhui Province's plan.
"In order to not let us pass, the people in the ministry even brought up the Governor! They don't have the right to interfere in Anhui's affairs! "After the discussion ended, the representative of Anhui flew into a rage. "Vézé's words move the Yellow River" was a very popular joke in recent years, and this joke was true. A large number of people involved were still alive, including the boatman at the Xuzhou ferry, the official who ordered the removal of the traitor Vézé's words, and the official and folk accounts of the Manchu Qing who ridiculed Vézé's ugly handwriting were all there.
The Governor could change the course of the Yellow River with one word. This undoubtedly increased the sanctity of the regime, and increased the sacred atmosphere of the Min dynasty being ordered by the heavens. Therefore, when the ministry used this to attack the local situation in Anhui Province, the local ministry was naturally unhappy.
"Why don't we simply push for the resolution to dismiss Levis? What do you think?" Some provincial representatives couldn't bear the current unhappiness and proposed a clear approach.
"How many people will agree with such a vote, and how many will oppose it? What does the Governor mean? "Someone immediately objected.
"Yes, the Governor hasn't said or done anything until now, and I'm not sure. If the Governor doesn't want Levis to step down, and wants Levis to step down next year, then the Governor can overturn what we do now with one word. "There were also some people who felt uncertain.
Everyone believed that the Military Governor Vaize could decide the appointment and dismissal of the Premier with one word. The same thing was that Vézé could decide the appointment and dismissal of provincial cadres with one word.
Of course, these provincial cadres didn't know that the Military Governor Vaize was thinking about something much bigger than them. The Central Committee members who came from the army, who occupied 14% of the seats, were the targets that Vézé wanted to reduce. Therefore, Vézé had to keep his mouth shut. If he dared to say it, the current personnel struggle would instantly become a trivial matter.
Precisely because they didn't know Vézé's thoughts, this struggle was undoubtedly the core of the political storm at the end of 1885. Everyone was waiting for the Governor's decision in this meeting.
"If the Central Committee doesn't approve the proposal to dismiss Levis directly, then such a proposal can't be proposed again. We have to let this proposal to go to the voting stage, and not be rejected at the first moment. Unless we can dig out some of Levis's secrets and expose the whole problem of Levis's unfitness to be the Premier! "At this time, many things that they didn't dare to say in the past were finally brought up. If they couldn't bring down Levis in official affairs, then it was best to bring down Levis in private affairs.
"Does Levis have any personal dirt on him?" The provincial cadres didn't know much about this. In recent years, the contradictions between the ministry and the province had become more and more intense, and it wasn't easy to find dirt on Levis.
"Does he have a woman? Did he violate the disciplinary rules? "Someone raised such a question. If they wanted to find a problem, it was the easiest to find a woman. However, this proposal wasn't met with enthusiasm, and some provincial leaders even looked away.
"Did he take any bribes?" Another suggestion was made. This question was also difficult to answer, because they didn't do their homework. If they didn't investigate, they wouldn't have the right to speak. If it was any other time, they could still use the rumor as an excuse. If they did this in front of a group of Central Committee members, they would be asking for humiliation.
"How can we get rid of Levis?" The provincial cadres frowned.
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