"What does this citizen mean? Why is it called the foundation of the business market? What do the town halls do? ”

The meeting to deliberate on the "Republic of Commerce" continued, and some people questioned the concept of "citizen" put forward by Wu Haogu in the "Commercial Treaty".

The so-called "citizens" are actually similar to the "citizens" of later generations, and of course they do not enjoy as much political rights as citizens. The mayor, the police inspector, the water inspector, the metropolitan bailiff and magistrate cannot be elected or dismissed, nor can the senators be elected. However, it is possible to elect a body called a "town hall assembly". The town hall assembly does not have the right to legislate or vote, but it is used for the right to make suggestions and present cases...... In fact, it is useless, at least not for the next two or three decades.

In addition, "citizen" is not something that everyone can do!

The Jiehe Commercial City to be established by Wuhaogu is definitely not a place where everyone is equal! There is a hierarchy in the Jiehe Shang City, and the patriarch is undoubtedly a first-class figure, holding the power of the Shang Market. The second is the level of citizens...... Theoretically, the patriarch was also a citizen, but a citizen with special rights.

And ordinary citizens, according to Wu Haogu's explanation in the "Republic of Commerce", are the foundation of the commercial market. They paid taxes (as did the patriarchs), owned real estate in the commercial market, could apply for public office, were required to serve in the metropolitan insurance or pay exemption money, and they or their children could receive a cheap but high-quality education in a municipal academy.

Incidentally, the "citizens" of Jiehe Commercial City are both men and women, and women can also become citizens, but there are restrictions on holding public office.

In short, the citizen of Jiehe Shang City is a good identity, and becoming a citizen does not need to give up the household registration in the Great Song Dynasty or the Great Liao.

According to Wu Haogu's estimates, among the 200,000 people that the future Jiehe Shang City may have, the number of citizens may reach 100,000, and there are 30,000 to 50,000 young and middle-aged male citizens in person, which is the basis for the recruitment of the Shang City's citizen army (citizen army......

Of course, the citizen or citizen army is only a foundation, not cannon fodder that can be used to fight a war of attrition. After all, the citizens of the commercial market are so small, and when they are consumed, the commercial market will no longer exist.

In the same way, the thousands of baoding raised by the Wu family, the Ximen family, the Murong family, the Zhang family, the Hua family, the Zhao family (Zhao Zhongge) and other families between Xu Hai are also the basis of the future force.

If possible, these Baoding would also become citizens of the "Republic Province" or "Republic Province" just like the citizens of Jiehe!

And after having a certain number of citizen armies, it is possible for Wu Haogu to drive mercenaries and slave soldiers without worrying about being eaten by them.

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The deliberations on the "Treaty of Commerce" continued for a long time, and it is not known whether they really realized the meaning of this "treaty of commerce".

The delegates involved in the deliberations were very serious, reviewing almost word for word, and it was not until December 28, near Chinese New Year's Eve, that the final vote on the "Republican Commercial Treaty" was held in Panjiayuan.

Similar to the model of "voting", it is not a particularly new thing in the Northern Song Dynasty. Because the Northern Song Dynasty implemented the "group system", not the prime minister's responsibility system - although today's Zhezong is the sole minister of Zhangdun, but in the previous era, it was a group of important ministers to discuss state affairs, and when the leaders disagreed, it was not uncommon for several heads to make decisions.

This two governments and three divisions (the three envoys are also known as Ji Xiang, which was revoked when Wang Anshi changed the law) has a large group of "principals and vices" in various names, and the number of people is not much younger than the thirty-three elders in Jiehe Commercial City.

"Yes, xxv; Against, none. ”

Mo Niangzi, who was in charge of the vote by Wu Haogula, loudly announced the voting results of the shareholders' meeting of the Jiehe Chamber of Commerce, and then Wu Haogu stood up and swept his eyes around the shareholders or shareholder representatives attending the meeting.

Why doesn't it seem to have a sense of sacredness? Wu Haogu was a little disappointed, he had expected that there would be so many shareholders or shareholder representatives who realized that the document they voted on today would inevitably go down in history and become a landmark law.

In Chinese history, it is likely to be groundbreaking!

But why is it that everyone is smiling and not holy at all?

Well, they must not have realized what a great thing they had just done! Wu Haogu thought to himself: But it doesn't matter, future history books will definitely make up for this little regret...... I just don't know what the sick Emperor Zhezong and the prime minister Zhang Dun, who doesn't know how many days he can do, will think of the "Republic Commercial Treaty" that has just been passed?

Thinking of this, Wu Haogu smiled at Li Zhong, who also voted in favor of the Jiehe Ying Bureau, and said, "Daguan Li, this "Republic Commercial Treaty" was passed today, and the text of the commercial treaty will be bothered to bring it to the palace. ”

Jiehe Shang City was not a state and county of the Great Song Dynasty, but a "city of friendship" jointly built by the Northern and Southern Dynasties, so naturally it could not take the route of the Zhongshu or the Privy Council to play to the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty. Therefore, it had to be played through the Ying Feng Bureau, which was equivalent to taking the road of "dark text", and the palace was directly in charge of the commercial market.

"It's okay, our family will bring the "Republic Commercial Covenant" to the palace today." Li Zhong nodded with a smile and said, "I heard that the spirit of the official family has been good in the past few days, and I estimate that after the Shangyuan Festival, there will be an echo." ”

Today is December 28, and two days are Chinese New Year's Eve, which is the New Year in the future. And during the period from Chinese New Year's Eve to the fifteenth Shangyuan Festival of the first month, the imperial court and government of the Great Song Dynasty did not do anything big.

Therefore, Zhao Xu's approval of whether to approve the "Republic of Commerce" will not be known until after the Shangyuan Festival.

Wu Haogu smiled: "Then thank you to the official." Then he smiled at the shareholders and shareholder representatives in the hall, "Ladies and gentlemen, tonight the lower officials will hold a banquet in Panlou to celebrate the adoption of the "Republic of Commerce...... It's time to eat the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet in advance, you must come to enjoy it! ”

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Imperial Palace, Chongzheng Palace.

Zhao Xu, an official of the Great Song Dynasty, was discussing this year's Yuan Day celebration with the ministers at this time.

The Yuan Day Dynasty will be ...... Theoretically, it should be done. Because the second year of Yuanfu was "a year of victory" and "a year of harmony" for the Great Song Dynasty. The Song-Xia tug-of-war, which lasted for decades from the Renzong Dynasty, truly achieved an armistice for the first time in the second year of Yuanfu. The Song army, which occupied the favorable terrain of the Hengshan-Tiandu Mountains and drove the Western Xia army into the Gobi, now has an extremely favorable situation. Even if there was no such thing as Empress Dowager Xiao Liang avoiding the Great Song Dynasty, it would be impossible for the Western Xia army to cross hundreds of miles of desert to attack the fortress line of the Song State.

At the same time, the Tubo regime of the Qingtang Dynasty was once again conquered by the Great Song Dynasty, and the fourth generation of the Zangpu Blind Expedition of the Zang Kuo regime has now arrived in Kaifeng Mansion, preparing to make a pilgrimage to the official Zhao Xu.

This seems to mean that the rebellious Qingtang Tubo is now completely subjugated to the Great Song Dynasty!

And in the north, the once tense relationship between the Liao and Song dynasties also underwent dramatic changes. Not only was the possibility of war completely eliminated, but both sides were also preparing to jointly build a huge commercial market on both sides of the Jiehe River.

In the future, Liao and Song will be a real brotherly state, and there will probably be no more wars.

Under such a favorable situation, what reason did the Great Song Emperor not hold a grand celebration of the Yuan Day? Now the foreign envoys who came to Kaifeng Mansion from all directions, the envoys of the Great Song Dynasty and the Queen Mother are all waiting to see the demeanor of the king of the Great Song Dynasty at the Yuan Day Ceremony!

But the problem is that the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, who created such a good situation, now has the strength to sit on the dragon chair, looking sick, and he is not at all the radiant appearance as rumored outside.

"Your Majesty," Zhang Dun, who looked at the emperor's appearance, sighed softly and said, "There is a flood in Hebei this year, and the people of the Daimyo Mansion are displaced, so it is not appropriate to hold a ceremony on the first day of the third year of Yuanfu. ”

The flood on Hebei East Road has long receded, and the displaced people have also returned home, which is not a reason not to hold a ceremony at all.

However, Zhao Xu also knew that his body couldn't support it at all, and if he fainted on the ceremony, it would be too ugly.

"Quasi-play." Zhao Xu nodded effortlessly, looking tired, which made the important ministers below a little frightened.

Why did the emperor do this?

How many years are left?

Will......

"Noon is approaching, the ministers dare not delay Your Majesty's meal, and the ministers will retire!"

Knowing that the emperor couldn't hold it anymore, Prime Minister Zhang Duan hurriedly spoke. The important ministers in the palace also forgot that it was still early, and they all retired in unison. Zhao Xu also came down the steps, and just called Zhang Dan's name: "Zhang Qing, you stay for a while." ”

Zhang Dian stayed as he said, and the other important ministers all left the main hall.

"Zhang Qing," Zhao Xu said, "My body is getting worse and worse, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on for long...... If there are three long and two short, who do you think can be the king? ”

Zhang Dian looked at Zhao Xu as if he was dying, and tears of sadness came down, "Your Majesty, King Duan is a person of good life......

If Wu Haogu was present, he would definitely be stunned by Zhang Dan's words.

Zhang Dian actually proposed to establish the end of the king Zhao Ji.

Zhao Xu shook his head and said, "King Duan is frivolous, and he can't rule the world." ”

Zhang Dian hesitated, "Duanwang's frivolity may be self-defilement......"

"It's not a hypocrisy," Zhao Xu said, "I know my brother like a brother, and I know his temperament." If he is the emperor's father, it is a great fortune for the country, and if he is the king, he will mess with my great Song Dynasty. He sighed, "Although my Great Song Dynasty claims to share the world with scholars, in fact, it is the king who dictates the dynasty, and he is the most jealous of frivolous lords." ”

Zhao Xu said slowly: "My thirteenth brother King Jian is a stable person, if I don't have a son and nephew who has no successor, I should be the king of Jian, and the Shengduan Palace will listen to the government!" ”

Hearing "Shengduan Palace is in the court", Zhang Dian's body shook! looked at Zhao Xu with some horror.

Shengduan Palace is the palace where Zhao Xu and King Jian's biological mother, Concubine Zhu, live! Zhao Xu wants to enthrone his half-brother and then call his biological mother the queen mother...... But what about the Queen Mother?