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Xiao Ming's proposal shocked him enough, and he said cautiously: "The old slave can only chat casually with the emperor, and he doesn't dare to criticize such an important matter." ”

Laughing lightly, he looked at Qian Dafu and said, "You don't have to be nervous first, you will understand when I say it." “

The position of merchants has been suppressed in the country of Chongqing for thousands of years, and the sudden liberation is now bound to be a big explosion, which is not only due to the development of industry and commerce, but also to the explosion of the mentality of merchants.

Because of the wealth they have amassed, they feel that they should have some say in the affairs of the country, although a few ambitious businessmen would prefer to be like the West.

"Now under the influence of the King of Chu, the merchants have a lot of ideas in their hearts, and it is because of this that Cao Zhengyang will be like a fish in water in Qingzhou, because the merchants regard him as a business leader, and they complain about the imperial court's strict restrictions on their merchant behavior."

Xiao Ming has been paying attention to the development of Qingzhou, so he knows the current situation of Qingzhou Mansion very well.

After thinking for a while, he continued: "Therefore, I decided to give them such an opportunity, to hold a court meeting composed of merchant representatives, craftsman representatives, student representatives, etc., once a year, so that they can put forward their own suggestions for the government of the Great Chongqing State, and at the same time set up a new organization in the government office, called the Government Affairs Consultative Council, and the merchants, students, and craftsmen who join the Government Council are responsible for selecting the candidates who come to participate in the court meeting, how about it?"

In fact, Xiao Ming thought that this set was basically similar to the previous staff members of the Great Yu Kingdom, but the staff members did not have the right to participate in government affairs, and now Xiao Ming gave them a formal organization, an officially recognized identity.

Most importantly, they could put forward in front of the emperor what they were dissatisfied with in government affairs, or suggestions that were beneficial to the development of the Great Chongqing State.

The reason why Xiao Ming thought of this is also because of the inspiration from modern times, since businessmen need the right to participate in politics, then he will give an institution that seems to be very important, but in fact, it depends on his attitude.

At the annual merchants' court, he could take the advice of the merchants more favorably, so that the merchants would feel valued and would have no other excuse to ask for deeper involvement in government affairs.

After all, this court meeting is basically not much different from the court meeting of officials.

After saying all this, Qian Dafu suddenly showed a wry smile, it turned out that this was what the merchant court meant, and he said: "The emperor is wise, since the merchants like this, then let it be tossed." ”

Xiao Ming nodded, "For the sake of unnecessary turmoil, I feel that it is still necessary to reveal a little bit of news about the political council in the newspaper. ”

With that, he sat down and wrote a manuscript and sent it to the newspaper.

The next day, Qingzhou Daily published an article titled "The Great Change in the Status of Merchant in the Millennium, Two or Three Matters of the Political Consultative Conference." Roared.

As soon as this newspaper came out, the originally peaceful city of Qingzhou became lively again.

"Anyone who wishes to join the Consultative Council may elect a representative of the merchant to attend the meeting on November 6 every year, when His Majesty will consult with the merchant on state affairs together with the cabinet ministers and adopt useful advice."

In the Wei family restaurant, Ding Wu read the contents of the newspaper and looked excited, and after reading the newspaper, he slapped the table hard, "Have you seen it, have you seen it, this is written by the emperor himself." ”

The people who can eat breakfast in Weijia Restaurant are basically big businessmen with heads and faces in Qingzhou, and they used to be very envious of Chudi businessmen who can participate in government affairs, but now, this happiness came too suddenly.

"How about this Cao Zhengyang showing off the Cao family in Chu all day long? Now they don't have anything to say. ”

"Ding Wu, if this government consultative meeting is established, we will elect you as the president, and then we will see how long he Cao Zhengyang can be proud." Others heckled.

Ding Wu got up and thanked him when he heard this. "Thank you for your love, if you can see the emperor at the court, the contemptible people will definitely report your suggestions to the emperor."

"Good!" The merchants laughed.

Cao Zhengyang was sitting not far from Ding Wu, and the naked provocation of these merchants made his face flush, and now the merchants did not care about him at all.

It's just that although he is annoyed, he regrets more in his heart, and this time he seems to have overdone some things.

Since he settled in Qingzhou, he has been too smooth here, and with the improvement of the freedom of Qingzhou merchants, he has not felt the all-pervasive majesty of the imperial court for a long time.

And because of the Cao family's large investment in Qingzhou Mansion, the officials and the people all respect him very much, which invisibly makes him a little fluttery.

Most importantly, he thought that the king of Chu and the imperial court were one and would be at peace, just like for hundreds of years.

But the order from the Cao family five days ago completely made him see the reality clearly, and it seemed that the relationship between the king of Chu and the emperor was not so harmonious.

Therefore, when he saw the contents of the newspaper, he had some mixed feelings, and he didn't know how his father would feel when he saw this newspaper.

But there is no turning back from the bow, since the Cao family has taken this step, there is no turning back, the silver has been transported out of Qingzhou, once it is known by the imperial court, the Cao family's money will be lost.

At the same time, he was already prepared, and after breakfast, he would go from Qingzhou to Dengzhou in the name of business, and then he would board a British merchant ship and go to Lin'an.

After eating in a hurry, Cao Zhengyang walked out of the Wei family restaurant without refutation, and then the shopkeeper of the restaurant glanced at Cao Zhengyang, and the second child in the same store made eye contact.

The shopkeeper understood, turned around and walked towards Dongshi, he wanted to tell them Cao Zhengyang's whereabouts.

At the same time that Qingzhou fell into a frenzy, the news of the political council soon spread to the workshops outside Qingzhou, and self-made businessmen like Zhu Wuliu and others all cheered, and they all looked forward to the official promulgation of the law on the council by the imperial court.

When the businessman was excited, Xiao Ming was already discussing this issue with the cabinet, and the political affairs council did not have any rights stipulated in the laws of the Great Chongqing Kingdom, that is, this government affairs council existed as a kind of open voice of the imperial court.

In addition to businessmen, there will also be people from other industries in the Greater Chongqing Kingdom, who will represent all walks of life in the Greater Chongqing Country.

Therefore, for Xiao Ming, this institution still has some benefits, which can allow him to understand the development of Dayu more intuitively.

At the same time, it can also allow officials to restrain their outstretched grips, after all, the Council can also act as an eye to monitor the behavior of officials.

"Brainstorming and opening up the way of speech, this is what Ming Jun did, and the ministers are willing to assist the emperor in establishing this government affairs consultative meeting."

After understanding the essence of the political affairs consultation, Pang Yukun and Fiji agreed.