Chapter 1,433 Disposal of Opponents
Royal law has more content and involves more details.
For example, the responsibilities of the royal family, the scope that is not allowed to be involved, the privileges that can be enjoyed, etc., are all clearly stated in a positive list. Where there is no explicit stipulation, it is stated clearly in the preface that even the emperor must abide by the laws formulated without violating the constitution.
There is not much new idea in the ordering of inheritance rights. It is still the same old method, based on relative and chronological order. However, the most important thing, and the one that may cause the most controversy, is that the scope of application of the royal family law is limited to the emperor's third-degree relatives.
The rest of the people, those who have received knighthoods, are regarded as nobles. The only difference from ordinary nobles is that they have one more emperor's inheritance rights.
It can be said that a law draws a frame around the royal family. It seems that the power is restricted, but the power possessed within the frame has also become inviolable. At least compared to the current situation of the empress, if the royal law can be enacted, she can break free from the obstruction of the imperial nobles.
Grand Duke Mu Xi first sneered and said: "There is a royal law, why don't you just make a set of noble laws?"
Faced with the doubts of the grand dukes, Lin smiled and said: "Didn't I say that your Majesty has come to several adults this time to seek shelter and help. While His Majesty promised not to interfere in political affairs and hand over power, this The royal law is a guarantee for His Majesty. If you don't agree with the royal law, then there is no need to implement the constitution, and everyone will break up."
After clapping his hands, he spread his hands, looking like a dead pig that is not afraid of boiling water. Then he said: "As for the law of nobility, the legislative power has been handed over to the parliament. You can discuss it yourself and make it yourself. As long as you can get the consent of the majority, no matter what kind of law it is, everyone in the empire should Compliance, this is the meaning of the existence of the law. And the constitution is the bottom line of everything. Or, -"
Lin's tone changed and he adopted a tentative tone.
"─My lords, you don't mind. The rights and obligations you should have as a noble are determined by your Majesty."
This is another thing that cannot be ignored. For things like power, the bigger the better, of course; for things like obligations, the less, the better. How can it be decided by others when it concerns one's own interests, and then one has no involvement at all.
Therefore, at this time, the Grand Duke inevitably looked at Grand Duke Mu Xi, who had been saying wrong things and giving reasons for his remarks, with a look of disgust. If the other person took those words seriously and changed things, how much profit would he lose that the other person had given away for free?
It's just that for the latter, it's difficult for others except himself to judge whether this is a show or true. Anyway, Grand Duke Mu Xi is thick-skinned and doesn't care about other people's eyes. Not only did he swallow back what he had said before, he continued to speak like a normal person:
"We can just take care of the nobles' matters ourselves, so you don't have to worry about it. It's just that you came up with this method. If you want to implement it smoothly, it's not just us who need to agree. How do you plan to solve the problem for the other group of people?"
Grand Duke Muxi refers to a special group of nobles, that is, those nobles with royal blood. The introduction of the Royal Law has obviously harmed the interests of this group of people.
You must know that before this, although they were also part of the nobility, because they were qualified to succeed the emperor, they were invisibly superior to others in the aristocratic group. In terms of behavior, they are also assumed to have some privileges of the emperor, and some can even perform the duties of the emperor on their behalf.
Now that it has been cut across the board, except for the emperor's inheritance rights, they are excluded from the royal family law, which means that they are no longer recognized as a part of the royal family. Who would be convinced by such a cut?
But this time, before the magician could think of a word, the empress, who had remained silent and did not even look in the direction of the negotiation meeting, opened her mouth and said: "This problem is what you have to find a way to solve." Don't you think that there will be a second emperor who will do what I plan to do now? Even if there is, think about the price you and I have paid today. If you want to have a next chance, the price you have to pay will be even greater. Lighter or heavier?”
The resentment and threats in the words were clear and understandable, but no one felt uncomfortable. Because the empress has the attitude she has today because they forced her to do so. Therefore, they changed the subject with appreciation for the empress's rudeness and gaffe.
Grand Duke Oz asked directly: "So, Magician, how do you want us to cooperate with these things?"
The grand dukes no longer asked whether the content could be modified, nor did they dwell on the details of the text. As for directly deposing the emperor and dragging the other party to the same noble status as himself, he has never even thought about it.
In addition to what the magician said about the shortcomings of the Republic and the Emperor taking turns, they also had to consider that the Empress would recklessly accuse them of rebellion. Deposing an emperor and evading an emperor's power are matters at different levels and cannot be compared.
Once rebellion is defined as a fact, there are only two outcomes. Either there was an endless civil war, with the emperor fighting against the nobles, or among the nobles, or the emperor took the opportunity to concentrate power. No matter which one it is, it is not the result that the grand dukes want.
Therefore, it seems that following the magician's proposal is the most beneficial to all parties and the fastest way to achieve the goal. And they know very well that once this set of laws is promulgated, it will be like a river flowing into the sea, and its momentum will be unstoppable.
It's like the magician in front of me is the bank promoted by the goddess of gold coins. Even though there are advantages and disadvantages, as long as the advantages outweigh the disadvantages and it meets people's needs rather than being dispensable, it will be quickly accepted by everyone.
If you want to stop such a trend, you have to pay double the price. The question is, why block?
The grand dukes learned about these two laws tonight and wished they could promulgate them directly to the entire empire tomorrow and take over the power they had already seized from the emperor in an open and just manner. But this kind of thing is impossible even if you think about it.
The identity of this magician from another world has long been an open secret. If you can't destroy it or use it for your own use, then relying on the other party's wisdom is a good choice.
It's like Her Majesty the Empress, when something happens at night, she comes up with a solution that looks very feasible in the middle of the night. If it were not the handiwork of that magician, we would have lamented that the empress was so scheming that she could even use her close friends to play with all the nobles.
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However, what kind of person this Majesty is, everyone has already known clearly what kind of person he has been with during the past ten years.
Since it was the work of a magician, the grand dukes believed that the other party would have a plan to implement it. Instead of drawing a big pie and not giving anything else, everyone has to find a way to make the pie themselves.
This is not about blind confidence in the magician in front of him. But the other party only drew a cake, and if others could figure it out on their own, the great nobles present would be even more eager to do so. Because they have the opportunity to do something about it. As long as they have the opportunity, they can capture more profits.
So the smartest way for this magician is to arrange everything properly. Even if it doesn't work, there should be a general direction for everyone to follow.
As for Grand Duke Oz's problem, it is not so much that he is troubled by the implementation of the plan, but rather that it means testing the magician. See if the other person understands the key points involved, or if they just know how to draw cakes. Success depends entirely on luck.
Lin didn't feel angry at being made things difficult or being tested. The magician, who did not think too much like the nobles, said directly: "The first step is not difficult to say, but you have tried your best to prevent it before. That is to conduct a census and establish a household registration system."
How many people are in a noble's territory is a question that everyone is curious about. But just like the wealth and military power of the nobles, it is a secret that cannot be disclosed. If others want to know, they can only make insinuations.
So before today, nobles would find ways to resist this kind of thing, or lie about some false numbers that seemed reasonable. But if we want to elect representatives based on the number of people, it is absolutely impossible to continue to falsify the population number.
The most important thing is that this kind of thing is bound to be supervised by other nobles. Because no one wants others to cheat and increase the number of parliamentary representatives; and others don’t want to cheat themselves. The end result is that no one can cheat.
After the census, the household registration system was established to ensure that a person would not travel to multiple places and increase the non-existent book population in certain places of residence.
These two things must be completed as soon as possible before the next step can be taken, which is to elect or elect members of the lower parliament.
If there is a civilian who is popular among the people or is willing to become a representative of the region, and no one competes with him, he will be elected as a parliamentary representative. If there are many people who are willing, it must be elected through elections.
The election methods are also written into the constitution. Basically, there are three principles: anonymous, one person, one vote, and the one with the most votes wins.
Lin didn't take the time to formulate various details including elections. In the Lost Land, it is impossible to be completely fair and impartial. Because under the social concept of respecting strength, everyone's concept of law-abiding is too weak.
Moreover, in the early stages of institutional change, it is even more impossible to get things done in one step. At this stage, things are particularly taboo and complex, which can cause frustration and even rejection.
As for the issue of how many people can elect a parliamentary representative, Lin originally thought that this would be the focus of the debate among the grand dukes. As a result, everyone will follow what I write.
That is, one representative is elected for every 10,000 people. However, in some areas where Homo sapiens gather, the population in the area is less than 10,000; however, as long as there are more than 2,000, a representative can be elected. In large gathering places, the numbers after 10,000 people are also comparable. That is, if the number is less than 2,000 people, it will be regarded as non-existent; if it is more than 2,000 people, one more representative will be added.
On the contrary, what kind of person can obtain citizenship with the right to vote and be elected? The Grand Dukes argued endlessly about this.
Some people wish that even babies had such power. So as to increase the number of representatives that can be elected in their territory. But later I discovered that under the principle of equal treatment by the law, if I increased, others would also increase. After going back and forth, I still didn't become more dominant, so I just stopped.
When everyone came to a preliminary consensus, it was already dark.