Chapter 834: The Art of Flicker

Golden sunlight shone on Qian Dafu's astonished face.
Xiao Ming's proposal shocked him enough. He said cautiously: "The old slave can only chat with the emperor casually, and dare not criticize such an important matter."
With a light smile, he looked at Qian Dafu and said, "You don't need to be nervous, you will understand when I say it."
The status of merchants has been suppressed in Da Yu for thousands of years, and the sudden liberation must now be a big explosion. This kind of explosion is not only the development of industry and commerce, but also the explosion of the businessman's mentality.
Because they have gathered a lot of wealth, they feel that they should have some say in participating in national affairs. Of course, very few ambitious businessmen want to be like the West.
"Now under the influence of the King of Chu, the merchants have many ideas in their hearts. That's why Cao Zhengyang is in Qingzhou like a fish in water, because the merchants regard him as a business leader and complain about the imperial court's strict restrictions on their business behavior."
Xiao Ming has been paying attention to the development of Qingzhou, so he understands the current situation of Qingzhou.
After thinking for a while, he continued: "So, I decided to give them such an opportunity to hold an annual meeting composed of representatives of merchants, artisans, and students, so that they can put forward their own suggestions on the affairs of Great Yu State. The government has added an institution called the Consultative Council for Government Affairs. Businessmen, students, and craftsmen who join the Council for Government Affairs are responsible for selecting candidates to participate in the court meeting. How about?"
In fact, the set of what Xiao Ming thought of was basically similar to the former Yuanwailang of the Great Yu Kingdom, except that Yuanwailang did not have the right to participate in government affairs. Now Xiao Ming has given them an official organization, an officially recognized status.
The most important thing is that they can put forward their dissatisfaction with government affairs in front of the emperor, or suggestions that are beneficial to the development of the country.
The reason why Xiao Ming thought of this was also inspired by modern times. Since businessmen need the right to participate in politics, he gave an organization that seemed to be important, but in fact it was his attitude.
In the annual business meetings, he can adopt more favorable suggestions from businessmen. In this way, businessmen will feel that they are valued, and there is no other excuse to ask for more in-depth participation in government affairs.
After all, this court meeting is basically the same as that of officials.
Having said all this, Qian Dafu suddenly showed a wry smile. It turned out that the merchants were talking about this. He said: "The emperor is wise, since the merchants like this, let's make a fuss."
Xiao Ming nodded, "In order to cause unnecessary turmoil, I think it is necessary to disclose some news about the Council of Government Affairs in the newspaper."
After all, he sat down to write a manuscript and sent it to the newspaper.
On the second day, Qingzhou Daily roared with "the great change in the status of the merchant in the millennium, about two or three things about the Council of Government Affairs."
As soon as this newspaper came out, the originally peaceful city of Qingzhou became lively again.
"Anyone who is willing to join the Council of Government Affairs can elect business representatives to attend the meeting held on November 6 each year. At that time, His Majesty the Kingdom of Great Yu will discuss state affairs with the cabinet ministers and businessmen and adopt useful advice."
In the Wei's restaurant, Ding Wu was excited as he read the contents of the newspaper. After reading the newspaper, he patted the table fiercely, "Have you seen it? Did you see it? This is written by the emperor himself."
Those who can eat breakfast in Wei's restaurant are basically the big businessmen in Qingzhou who have a good face. They used to envy Chu local businessmen to participate in government affairs, but now, this happiness comes too suddenly.
"How about Cao Zhengyang showing off Cao's family in Chu all day? Now they have nothing to say."
"Ding Wu, if this Council of Political Affairs is established, we will elect you as the chairman. Then we will see when Cao Zhengyang can be proud of him." The others roared.
Ding Wu got up and thanked him. "Thank you for your love. If you can see the emperor at the court meeting, I will definitely report your suggestions to the emperor."
"Good!" the businessmen laughed.
Cao Zhengyang was sitting not far from Ding Wu. The naked provocations of these businessmen made his face flushed. Now the businessmen are completely disregarding him.
Although he was annoyed, he felt more regretful in his heart. This time he seemed to overdo some things.
Since moving to Qingzhou, he has been here too smoothly. With the increasing freedom of Qingzhou businessmen, he has not felt the omnipresent majesty of the court for a long time.
And because of the Cao family's lavish investment in Qingzhou Mansion, from officials to the common people respect him very much, which invisibly made him feel a little airy.
The most important thing is that he thought that the king of Chu and the court were one body, and they would be in peace, just like they have been for hundreds of years.
However, the order from the Cao family five days ago completely made him see the reality clearly, and it seemed that the king of Chu and the emperor were not so harmonious.
Therefore, seeing the contents of the newspaper, he was quite mixed, and he didn't know how his father would feel when he saw this newspaper.
However, there was no turning back arrow when the bow was opened. Since the Cao family had already stepped out of this step, there was no way to look back. The silver had been shipped out from Qingzhou. Once the court heard about it, the Cao family bank would be forever.
At the same time, he has already prepared. After breakfast, he will travel from Qingzhou to Dengzhou in the name of doing business, and then he will board a British merchant ship to Lin'an.
After eating in a hurry, Cao Zhengyang left the Wei's restaurant without rebutting. At this time, the shopkeeper glanced at Cao Zhengyang, and the second person in the same shop exchanged eyes.
Dian Xiaoer understood, turned around and walked towards Dongshi. He wanted to tell them Cao Zhengyang's whereabouts.
While Qingzhou fell into a frenzy, ~EbookFREE.me~ news about the Government Affairs Council soon spread to the workshops outside Qingzhou City. Businessmen like Zhu Wuliu and other self-made businessmen all cheered and looked forward to the official promulgation of government affairs by the court. The law of the conference.
When the businessman was excited, Xiao Ming was already discussing this issue with the cabinet. The Consultative Council for Political Affairs did not have any rights stipulated by the laws of the country of Great Chongqing, that is, the Council for Political Affairs existed as a kind of public institution of the court.
In addition to businessmen, there will also be people from other industries in the country. They will speak on behalf of all classes of the country.
Therefore, for Xiao Ming, this organization still has some benefits, allowing him to more intuitively understand the development of the country.
At the same time, it can also allow officials to curb their outstretched demons. After all, the Consultative Affairs Council can also serve as an eye to supervise the behavior of officials.
"To brainstorm and open up a wide-ranging way, this is what Ming Jun did. The ministers and others are willing to assist the emperor in establishing this Council of Political Affairs."
After understanding the nature of the Council of Government Affairs, Pang Yukun and Fiji agreed.