Chapter 706: Council Supremacy
?On the way to the appointment, the chairman of Liverpool took a special car, and the iconic red Rolls-Royce appeared on the streets of Liverpool. Yang Cheng lay down lazily, closed his eyes and fell asleep, thinking about the intentions of this uncle, Ian Ayre.
What could be the purpose of a congressman who spared no effort to establish a relationship with himself? It is impossible to fight the autumn wind. Could it be that you want to seek funding? This possibility is relatively high.
As we all know, Britain's ZZ system is a constitutional monarchy. Hundreds of years ago, as a veteran capitalist country, Britain used its technology and culture to bring an atomic bomb to the world.
Great Britain is an independent island, with the natural barrier of the sea from other continents, creating a superior geographical environment for Britain, avoiding frequent wars, allowing it to have sufficient time to grow itself, marked by the invention of the steam engine The first industrial revolution drove a huge increase in productivity. At the same time, Britain had a powerful navy, and the small domestic market forced it to embark on the road of colonial expansion.
When European religious institutions and feudal separatist forces were rampant, they had established a unique judicial jury system and local management system; when European feudal absolutism generally strengthened, they launched a bourgeois revolution to destroy the foundation of feudalism.
As an important organization in the UK, Parliament has gradually formed the principle of "Parliament supremacy" in the long-term historical development.
The British Parliament is composed of the King, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons. The Parliament and the Cabinet hold the real power of the United Kingdom. The House of Lords is the House of Lords. It is the only political institution based on aristocratic politics in major Western countries. The King has no real power. After a long struggle between the House of Lords representing the aristocracy and the House of Commons representing the republic, power gradually shifted from the House of Lords to the House of Commons.
The power of the British Parliament mainly includes four aspects, namely legislative power, financial supervision power, administrative supervision power and judicial power. According to the law, the legislative power and the power to supervise government finance and administration belong to the House of Commons. The "Parliament Act" promulgated in 1911 confirmed the absolute dominant position of the House of Commons. As a practice, the prime minister must come from the House of Commons, and the cabinet members are also very It is seldom served by nobles.
Among them, legislative power and financial supervision power are the most important powers of parliament
The adoption of any draft law in the UK must be passed by the House of Commons and approved by the King before it is officially announced to the public and has legal effects.
Financial supervision includes the royal family's annual salary, national debt interest, the salary of the Speaker of the House of Commons and the leader of the opposition party, etc., as well as various tax schemes, etc. Going down smoothly cannot be separated from the supervision of the parliament.
To put it bluntly, if you can't "serve the people" well, just wait to be impeached by the parliament.
In short, the "parliament" is the highest authority in the country, even above the cabinet, because cabinet members must be approved by the parliament before they can take office normally.
As a councilor of Liverpool, according to his age and qualifications, he can move closer to the center of power, but how to get more votes? Naturally, his proposal was passed and unanimously appreciated by the voters, so how to get the approval of the voters? Of course, money has to be spent to benefit the voters. Where does the money come from? It must be in the hands of capitalists.
As a representative of the black community, his skin color naturally limits his communication channels with white capitalists, so Yang Cheng can understand when he finds himself who has just come to the UK to develop. The question now is whether he should help this busy.
In a Chinese restaurant in Albert, Yang Cheng met Ian El's uncle, Recosta!
"Dear Mr. Yang Cheng, on behalf of all the citizens of Liverpool,
You are welcome, and you are undoubtedly the ones who brought Liverpool back to the spotlight of the world. "
Look, it turns out that politicians can talk. After this flattery, most people can be stunned.
Yang Cheng smiled and shook hands with the other party, quickly looked up and down at this black man who looked to be 70 or 80 years old but was actually less than 60 years old, and said politely, "Mr. Costa is the one in Liverpool." The real behind-the-scenes hero of the city, I am just a foreign guest, adding luster to the city."
Recosta's height is about the same as Yang Cheng's, and both of them are deliberately restraining their aura, so in the eyes of outsiders, the two holding hands are very harmonious.
As a bridge between each other, Ian El took the initiative to stand up and said, "Let's sit down and eat and talk, Uncle Costa, the boss hasn't eaten yet."
Recosta quickly withdrew his hand and stepped aside, "I have booked a box, and I have to say that this unique box style in Chinese restaurants should be popularized throughout Europe."
Yang Cheng nodded in agreement, "Indeed, private rooms pay more attention to privacy protection."
The two went upstairs one after the other. So far, the two of them haven't talked about the topic yet.
Because the dishes were ordered in advance, there was no time wasted, and the waiter started to take the dishes before Yang Cheng’s butt was warmed up. When a table of 12 dishes was served and the door of the box was closed, Recosta made a tentative attempt He said, "Mr. Yang, I heard from Ian that you have invested in many projects in Liverpool?"
Yang Cheng picked up a chopstick of Longjing Shrimp and tasted it. The taste was not bad and the fragrance was tangy. "That's right, they are all built around the Liverpool Football Club. It's an incidental investment, so it's not worth mentioning."
Recosta smiled, "Mr. Yang is humble. These few projects of yours have made a lot of contributions to Liverpool's economic construction. At least thousands of people have found jobs because of Mr. Yang's projects. I thank you for them."
Yang Cheng didn't expect that this black man could understand the conversation habits of the Chinese, which made him even more surprised. So much preparation meant that the other party's demands would be higher.
But he said nonchalantly, "This is a win-win result, and Mr. Costa praised him too much."
"No, no, no praise at all. What I value is the courage of Mr. Yang's investment. As a Liverpool city councilor, I am always thinking about the people's livelihood. Therefore, after years of hard work, I have finally achieved great results. , Now, I have a good project plan in my hand, I wonder if Mr. Yang is interested in listening to it?"
Yang Cheng thought about it, and finally got to the point secretly, and said with a half-smile on his face, "Of course, I'm interested in anything that makes money."