Chapter 1,358 Suitable Soil

Lin just wanted to speak, but was interrupted by the empress reaching out. She calmed down her original excitement and asked seriously: "In view of the strategies you proposed before, the price is not that low. I would like to ask first, what is the price of this good strategy?"

"Well, to limit the imperial power?──" The first 'um' was hesitant with an upward tone, and the second voice was with a definite tone,"──Well, that's right, that's it. Maybe back to you The power in your hands will not be like that of an emperor with complete power of life and death, but it will also get rid of the current predicament. No one will specifically target you anymore, they will move their attention elsewhere."

"It seems that there is no strategy to get the best outcome at a small price." Alegria said in a complaining tone.

"Unfortunately, Your Majesty, I am very pragmatic. It is easy to set a goal, but the difficult thing is to find a way to the goal. If I can't find that way, I dare not tell the truth. The so-called beauty ending……"

Seeing someone looking like he wanted to talk at length, Alegria interrupted the magician, waved his hand and said: "Okay, okay, I'm just complaining, there's not so much to say. You'd better talk about it." , what is your so-called best strategy?"

"To put it simply in four words, a constitutional monarchy."

The speaker is very serious, and the listener is also very serious, but if you don't understand, you just don't understand. So the empress with a relaxed expression said with some frustration: "It's too simple, please be more detailed."

"The situation in the Karlsruhe Empire, or in other words, all human and non-human countries in the land have the same situation, that is, the lack of law. The way of governance and the promotion of affairs all depend on the lord's temporary situation when encountering things. Judgment. Unless there are a lot of precedents for this matter, it will become a 'convention' and be followed. However, how these practices are interpreted will still lead to different results in different people's mouths. So most farmers can only pray. , they meet a good lord."

"So you want to standardize these things and form a set of laws that apply to everyone?" The empress grasped the key point keenly.

Lin replied: "Yes, that's it. Formulate a set of laws that even the emperor must abide by. And it is not only the punishment for criminal acts, but also the definition of various rights and obligations, and the division of power. And most importantly, the formulation of A clear set of governance methods and fixed organization.

"It's not that I want to criticize. In fact, no matter which country you go to, the number of ministers with different positions depends entirely on the mood of the king or emperor. Although the advantage of this is that it is very flexible and can be adjusted according to the needs of the environment at that time. Certain positions are added or deleted, but the ones who get to the top are the most crooked ones.

"It feels like we have to rely entirely on luck to find a qualified minister in the right position. It's terrible, it's miserable. I really feel sad for the people who are confused."

In the end, it was simply someone’s complaint meeting, unscrupulously criticizing the system of this backward world.

"Well, is it really that bad?" As a native of Midland, Alegria certainly couldn't understand the problem. After all, the social environment in which she lives is like this. She has never seen a better world, only a worse one. Put it this way, the Karlsruhe Empire can be regarded as a paradise.

Lin continued: "You see, your biggest problem now is the obstruction of government orders. When an order is issued, those ministers may not necessarily convey it to you; once it is conveyed, the people below may not implement it. All these factors are Governance is based on people and is connected by people. Without that key person, the entire system may collapse or lose control."

"That's true. So you want to find a way to prevent the originally well-functioning structure from getting out of control just because of sudden changes in 'people'." The empress said in judgment.

"Oh, Your Majesty, that's a very accurate statement. The law will not die, but only if we give it authority and make it difficult to modify. We won't change one thing in the morning and another in the evening just because of someone's whim. Everyone's code of conduct, rights and obligations revolve around this set of laws. As long as it is not an expressly prohibited matter, it means that it is not illegal and can be done; as long as it is not a clearly defined scope of rights, it means that there is no such thing. right."

"But there won't be any legal provisions, it can cover everything. What if there are shortcomings? You also set a requirement that makes it difficult to modify." The empress questioned.

"It's like the three levels of emperor, nobles and common people. We can formulate second-level laws without violating the principles of the constitution as a supplement and supplement to the first-level constitution. It is not difficult to amend the second-level laws. Setting it so high and a little looser allows the supplementary second-level laws to more quickly adapt to the current era and the background of the current social environment."

"Well, your idea sounds pretty good to be honest. But do you think it's feasible? No noble man is willing to give up the power in his hands. Especially what you are doing is to deprive them of the power to do whatever they want. ." The empress said with a hint of disappointment.

Lin agreed with the empress' statement and added: "It is indeed true. So we have to find an exchange condition that is difficult for them to refuse and that they dream of. In exchange, they will agree and abide by this method."

"How could such a thing happen?" Alegria said with a smile. But her face immediately stiffened, and she asked tentatively: "In exchange for imperial power?"

Lin cracked a smile and said, "Yes, that's it."

"Tell me more about it."

Seeing that the empress did not resist, she was instead intrigued. Lin proudly said: "The biggest worry among the nobles now is probably the power to govern. They are strictly guarding against you, Your Majesty, just because they don't want you to cross them and regain the power that an emperor should have."

"And I have noticed that most of them are much older than you, Your Majesty. In other words, they should be aware that after their death, everything they have worked hard on today may be overturned, and even the family may be liquidated. It is also possible. Under this premise, there is no possibility of reconciliation between the two parties, let alone cooperation. It is not impossible to go to extremes."

"So we need to develop a set of measures with strict laws that have enough credibility so that they have no worries. Right?" Alegria asked.

"Yes, Your Majesty, you have grasped the key point." Lin praised.

"any solution?"

"Simply put, it is a cabinet system. A cabinet with the prime minister as the center is established as the governing body. And the upper and lower councils are established as the decision-making body." Of course, Lin also explained the content of the system.

After the explanation was completed, the empress said with enlightenment: "It sounds like, in addition to having one more lower house, that's what they are doing now. So, while I hand over the power, I also need to give them a legal basis." Basis, so that they can legally possess my original power?"

Lin agreed: "Yes, Your Majesty."

In fact, everything Lin Yi felt after arriving at the Karlsruhe Empire had a familiar flavor. Maybe if you give the empire some more time, they will find this path on their own and everything will fall into place. Now I just pushed forward, speeding up, and stuffed some private goods into it.

It’s not that someone doesn’t want to directly adopt another more advanced doctrine, it’s just that this empire does not have such soil for that doctrine to grow and thrive. If there is no labor force that is severely exploited by capital, or if there is a society where knowledge and morality are above a certain standard, then using utopianism is not about changing the lives of others, but asking others to change their own lives.

"What good does this do to me? I gave up my power in vain to help those greedy villains?" the empress said dissatisfied.

Sure enough, I came back to this issue. Lin laughed and said, "Your Majesty, do you really think that those greedy villains you call are the ultimate winners?"

"Isn't it?" Alegria said with disdain.

"If you ask me, the common people in the Lower House are the group that will ultimately benefit the most. And the nobles will be eliminated by them sooner or later; or at least they will be deprived of their privileges and become nobles in vain."

Alegria asked curiously: "Why?"

"The upper council is composed of nobles, and the members of the upper council form the cabinet. However, the power of the members of the upper council comes from the population in their territory. Based on this population, a certain number of civilian representatives are selected into the lower council. . As for the Lower House, in addition to voting for the prime minister, it also has the responsibility of formulating laws related to civilians. After all, they are from civilian backgrounds, so of course they know what they need."

Alegria also expressed his thoughts. "Yes, you also said before that the royal family can also select civilian representatives to enter the lower assembly. Through such an action, the emperor's influence on political affairs will be restored again. If the number of representatives is determined based on the number of people, I can The power of control is very weak. In the eyes of others, apart from being used to make up numbers, it is impossible to dominate anything."

"Yeah, that's good. But has your Majesty ever thought about it, can you really completely control these people who come out of your direct territory? Can those nobles do such a thing? Those who are close to power A group of people, wouldn’t they want to take more?”

After thinking about it carefully, the empress came to a conclusion. "How can it be."

"Just imagine, the nobles are hereditary. Even if there is a virtuous inheritance system, the most basic thing is blood relationship. However, the civilian representatives in the lower assembly are not hereditary. Without strength and real ability, how can they represent other people? .Then the question is, which noble can guarantee that their descendants will be talents for generations to come? In reality, empires, extinct titles and emerging nobles are constantly being produced. They can really resist, The lower council that enters on a merit-based basis? It’s like you are trying to resist those nobles who are encroaching on the imperial power?"

After thinking about it carefully, Alegria suddenly realized something. She said in shock: "This is your real purpose, to destroy the entire aristocracy! Aren't you afraid that this will be discovered?"

"There are many short-sighted people in this world. Even smart people, most of them are so arrogant that they think they can control everything. There is no immediate harm anyway, so why not take the power that the emperor legally handed over? However, many people don't understand , or they know but don't want to believe that there is a general trend in the world, the general trend is irresistible. So what if they are discovered?" Lin smiled happily.