Compared with Song Lian's leisure, Song Jicheng seems to be much more focused. He www.biquge.info deeply aware of the importance of this State Council. Not to mention anything else, His Majesty the Emperor has already released the rumors of the Ming Dingguo and the financial budget system, which has made Jinghua noisy, and the streets and alleys are full of scenes discussing this matter.

Of course, the state plan and the financial budget system were proposed by the imperial court, but this time, these rural relics were given the opportunity to participate in politics and even change the direction of the future of the empire because of their actions.

Whether it is a national plan or a financial budget system, it will be approved at the annual state meeting of the Ming Dynasty in 278. For this reason, Li Banghua and other incumbent cabinets have not known how much gray hair they have lost these days, and some officials who were still a little more tired because of the post-war peace have felt the alarm.

In the event of a worst-case scenario, in which both the state plan and the budget plan are rejected, it will not be solved by asking His Majesty the Emperor to ask for accommodation. That means that this court has done a very poor job.

Although Li Banghua knew that with the ability of this cabinet, not only quelled the civil strife but also recaptured Liaodong in the east, it was a great merit that would go down in history, and he would always give some mercy in the end. However, Li Banghua and others still had to admit that as soon as Zhu Cihong's state council came out, the cabinet felt stern supervision.

The high-ranking officials of the court who sat on the left and right sides and in the front row were in mixed moods, but the reserve committee members in each hall were very excited.

The taste of holding power makes Song Jicheng feel particularly wonderful in his heart, naturally, understanding the rules of power operation and understanding how to use this power has become a place that Song Jicheng pays special attention to at the moment.

This time, the composition of the State Council is quite different.

In general, it is mainly based on tax payment and special invitation.

Paying taxes is Zhu Cihong's previous commitment. The gentry who paid their taxes conscientiously after the tax reform, and the top 100 families in each province were eligible to participate in the Council of State. In addition, at least one of the highest taxpayers, workshop owners, and proprietors involved in overseas trade in each province is eligible to participate.

Of course, according to the situation in each province, Zhu Cihong made special treatment. It was to make the elected reserve members as well as possible to represent the various classes, so that His Majesty the Emperor's tentacles could follow them and have a deep grasp of the power of the empire.

For this reason, His Majesty the Emperor has added a method, even a major one, to the list of reserve members: special invitation.

A special invitation is a list of invitations drawn up by His Majesty the Emperor himself. It covers elites from all walks of life, and similarly, it also covers representative ordinary people from all walks of life and positive characters in all corners of society.

These people all have a common identity this time: reserve members of the State Advisory Committee of His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire.

For later generations, this is already a product of a rather similar parliamentary election. Of course, Zhu Cihong has made a lot of changes to adapt to the national conditions at the moment. Or, for Song Jicheng, after reading the manual of precautions, he is more inclined to understand this as another model of official selection.

One, the selection of officials of a new set of power teams around the emperor.

The so-called reserve member of the State Advisory Committee of His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire is the key to this State Advisory Committee.

Obviously, Zhu Cihong is trying to establish his own set of think tanks.

But just as the previous cabinet scholars gradually evolved into de facto organs of power, Song Jicheng had no doubt that as long as he joined the State Advisory Council, he would have the opportunity to hold the supreme power of the empire.

After all, isn't lobbying the emperor to change policy through his knowledge a position that many noble ministers dream of?

For Song Jicheng, who has failed to pass the Jinshi examination for more than 20 years, it can be said that he is so excited that he can't help himself.

Soon, the contents of the precautions manual were read by Song Jicheng, and most of the nomination procedures for this return to the National Affairs Council were also understood.

The first thing to do this time is to nominate the reserve committee members who have entered the Beijing Division through various channels.

Song Jicheng had already known this on the confidential documents when he came. And for this work for a month, a little bottom.

Generally speaking, the jinshi, which is different from the imperial examination, is obtained. The official members of the Advisory Council of State are selected by nomination.

This time, the number of reserve committee members who arrived in Beijing at various venues was 2,320. Out of these 2,320 members, a total of not more than 232 full members will be elected.

Moreover, the Council of State is not the only body. Under the Council of State, there is also a very large list of committees. For example, the Civil Affairs Committee, the Nationalities Committee, the Trade Committee, the Education Committee, the Finance Committee, the Cultural Committee and many other branches. In addition, the official members will also form temporary provincial committees according to their origins and act as think tanks when His Majesty the Emperor conducts the affairs of the province.

With the exception of the annual Council of State, which collectively functions as His Majesty's think tank, the voting of all regular members is mainly dispersed among the various committees that serve as His Majesty's think tank and vote on important matters.

Therefore, the total number of members of the committee, which is no more than 232 people, will not be inefficient because of the large number of members. They are scattered across various areas of expertise to bring their professional insights to the table. This is like academic research, where the effects of peer review are considered.

If a person who specializes in finance tries to get a formal nomination for the Board of Education, he will be despised by those who specialize in education. Not only that, but it's clearly a loss-making business. First, it is difficult to gain trust, and after being nominated, His Majesty the Emperor will recognize that it is a parallel import, and secondly, even if he has worked hard to achieve it, he is a parallel import, so he naturally has no strength to exert his influence.

With all these wonderful things, the use of power is single-minded. Although Song Ji had thought about this a hundred times, he still couldn't help but feel his heart beating faster.

In the Shandong hall, Han Chengwu and Wang Xingzhi had dry mouths, and finally saw that no one continued to ask questions.

Knowing what this important moment meant, everyone was seizing every minute and every second to think about it, or take a deep breath to relieve the tension and excitement.

In front of them was a ladder to the highest power.