Volume 4 Arms Empire Chapter 4 New Star (830 Explosions, Asking for a Monthly Pass)
When he arrived in Beidaihe, Pan Yunsheng met Ye Zhisheng.
For this young man who caused a "catastrophe" in July last year, Pan Yunsheng was really a little impressed.
After being "released" by the Military Intelligence Bureau, Ye Zhisheng went to Renmin University to teach, and within three months published a paper that caused a sensation in academic circles, putting forward major proposals for the construction of the Dexing Hydropower Station on the Brahmaputra River. At the end of January last year, Ye Zhisheng became the youngest professor in the history of Renmin University.
In addition to this major, Ye Zhisheng has also shown an outstanding eye on current affairs that he has always cared about.
In August last year, Ji Youguo had just announced the implementation of the official property declaration system, and before Pang Xinglong announced the streamlining of government departments, a comment published anonymously by Ye Zhisheng was hired by an internal reference, which attracted Ji Youguo's attention. In this commentary, Yip predicts that the central government will streamline departments and reduce redundant personnel in the name of "fighting corruption and promoting clean government" to reduce spending and improve efficiency. Later, some people even believed that it was Ye Zhisheng's comments that triggered the streamlining of the government. Judging from the situation at the time, it is impossible for Ye Zhisheng to think of streamlining government departments before Ji Youguo, and it is impossible for Ji Youguo to implement reforms that have far-reaching impact on the republic because of an anonymous comment.
What really caught Ji Youguo's attention was the other content in the commentary.
When referring to the reduction of government spending, Ye Zhisheng drew a picture of the future fiscal policy and economic direction of the Republic.
According to Ye Zhisheng's analysis, the Republic will adopt a balanced fiscal policy after the arrival of the financial crisis, use the financial crisis to squeeze out the capital bubble formed during the East China Sea War, and avoid excessive influx of international capital into the financial market of the Republic and have a negative impact on the ongoing industrial restructuring.
Because the adjustment of the industrial structure, the construction of welfare housing, the reform of the medical system, the comprehensive reform of urban and rural pensions, the universal 12-year compulsory education, the investment in scientific research, and the construction of restorative national defense all require a large amount of investment, the government budget will be very tight in the next five to ten years.
The average annual growth rate of the Republic's economy in the next five to 10 years is between 5 and 7 percent, because the adjustment of the industrial structure has injected surging impetus into the economic development of the Republic, the national welfare guarantee has provided vitality to the domestic consumer market, and the strong competitiveness of high-tech products based on electric technology has laid the foundation for exports. If the impact of the global financial crisis and the global economic crisis can be properly resolved, the economic growth rate of the Republic is expected to exceed 9%. There is no doubt that the Republic will not only be able to overcome the financial and economic crises and take the lead in embarking on the path of rapid development, but will also become the only country that has maintained positive economic growth during the financial and economic crises.
At last. Ye Zhisheng made a summary based on the analysis and judgment of the previous two points.
The Republic pursues a fiscal policy that tends to be moderately austerity. In addition to preventing international capital from regaining control of the pillar industries of the republic. The main aim is to keep the currency of the Republic strong. It became the most valuable currency during the financial crisis. Crack down on the hegemony of the US dollar in international finance. In the end, it formed a three-legged situation with the US dollar and the euro. This will give the Republic a voice in the future international financial markets that is not inferior to that of the United States.
Although Ji Youguo has never mentioned it to anyone. However, Ye Zhisheng's summary is completely consistent with Ji Youguo's judgment.
August 311 last year. The state leaders, headed by Ji Youguo, announced the property status of individuals and their immediate family members.
Ye Zhisheng once again "seized" the opportunity. On September 1, he published "On the Construction of a Clean Government" in an anonymous manner. He spoke highly of the positive role that the state leaders took the lead in announcing the property status of individuals and their immediate family members, which had a positive effect on the construction of a clean government. It is proposed that the construction of a clean and honest government cannot be promoted solely by the "demonstration" of national leaders. It is necessary to provide institutional support for the building of a clean and honest government.
This comment not only attracted Ji Youguo's attention again. It has also been quoted by major news media.
Given the local situation at that time, only Ye Zhisheng, a "stunned youth" who had recently returned from abroad, dared to criticize the government's policies, point out the shortcomings in the policies, and put forward suggestions for improvement.
Many people can find problems, but only a few can come up with solutions.
Ye Zhisheng belongs to the "minority". In the comments, he clearly mentioned that to ensure the results of the "anti-corruption storm", it is not how many ** officials are punished, nor how much stolen money is not checked, in addition to the normalization of officials' personal and immediate family assets on time in a legal form, subject to public opinion supervision, clear punishment clauses, and setting rewards for whistleblowing, etc., it is necessary to standardize government behavior from the system, and clarify what the government should and should not do in the form of legislation, what officials can and cannot do; Only by restricting government behavior through legislation and cutting off the chain of power-money interests can we fundamentally eliminate power-for-money transactions.
This comment quickly spread throughout the land of China and aroused widespread discussion.
When the netizen "human flesh" of good things came out anonymously and commented that it was a professor at Renmin University who returned from the United States not long ago, even Ye Zhisheng's identity was discussed. Some "stakeholders" even called Ye Zhisheng a local spy sent by the CIA and a lackey in the service of the United States.
In any case, this review gets to the point again.
At the beginning of November, Ji Youguo let Pang
A group of sociologists, political scientists, historians, and jurists, in the name of Xi Jinping, recuperation, etc., invited them to Beidaihe to discuss and study the government reform plan, and the Military Intelligence Bureau was responsible for their daily needs such as food and lodging. Ji Youguo not only named Ye Zhisheng personally, but also asked Pan Yunsheng to pick him up in person.
Pan Yunsheng understood Ji Youguo's meaning very well, and when arranging the specific work of the experts, he appointed Ye Zhisheng as the head of the non-governmental representative group, who was not only responsible for the drafting of the reform plan, but also responsible for supervising the work. Of course, the main role is played by the Legal Affairs Group. According to Ji Youguo's intention, the reform plan will eventually be confirmed in the form of law, and the details of the provisions will directly determine the success or failure and effect of the reform.
In the past two months, Pan Yunsheng went to Beidaihe once a week on average.
He was the liaison of the State Council's reform group, and the main purpose of his visit to Beidaihe was to review the work of secrecy and understand the progress of the work of formulating the plan.
When he returned to Beijing, Pan Yunsheng called Ye Zhisheng.
"The reform plan has been largely decided, and I don't think the detailed rules are clear enough, but the experts of the legal team believe that it is not appropriate to issue detailed rules too quickly, and that the Supreme Court should make an interpretation after problems are found in the specific implementation." Ye Zhisheng smiled bitterly and said, "Although it makes sense to say this, those experts in the legal team are obviously a little timid, for fear that the detailed rules will be set in too much detail and offend the interests of some people." β
"It doesn't matter if you find a problem, the key is whether there is a solution to the problem."
Ye Zhisheng hesitated for a moment and took out a document from his briefcase. "These are some of the details that I have proposed according to my personal understanding, and I don't know if they are useful."
Pan Yunsheng nodded, took the document, and stuffed it into his briefcase without even looking at it.
"In fact, the biggest problem with my country's law is that the detailed rules are not clear." Ye Zhisheng sighed and took the cigarette handed by Pan Yunsheng. Until now, he still believes that Pan Yunsheng is the liaison of the reform team, and does not know Pan Yunsheng's true identity. "The law is the rule of the game for society as a whole, not for certain people or certain groups, but for all people and all groups. The supreme spirit of the law is that all people are equal, and if we fail to do so, we will lose the meaning of our existence. When formulating laws, we should not only think about everything for the better, but also for the worse, and find fault with it from the perspective of violating the law. Only by clarifying the detailed rules as much as possible can we ensure that there are no loopholes, fewer loopholes, and no loopholes and misunderstandings. Although I never thought that the United States was a perfect country, I felt that we should learn from the United States when it comes to the rule of law. Among other things, federal and local laws in the United States can fill a building. Why do Americans make the law so detailed? It's not because the main job of the members of the U.S. Congress is to make laws, but because when they make laws, Americans think of everything in the worst way. I don't think anyone is noble, I don't think anyone is mean, I only recognize who obeys the law and who violates the law. β
Pan Yunsheng smiled faintly, except for Ji Youguo, he rarely listened to other people's talk.
The more Ye Zhisheng spoke, the more excited he became, he took two puffs of cigarette and said: "I remember when I first arrived in the United States, I often judged others as 'good, bad, right and wrong', and as a result, I was always misunderstood. It wasn't until later that I learned that when Americans evaluate others, they never use 'good, bad, right or wrong', but 'whether they are illegal'. Although I still do not agree with the values of Americans, this reflects the social value and role of law from one side. β
"According to you, the law has replaced morality as the only social rule?"
Ye Zhisheng hesitated for a moment, then nodded. "'Morality' is the core idea of our traditional culture, and there are positive and desirable sides, as well as shortcomings. In my opinion, the biggest flaw of morality is the lack of coercive binding force, and the cost of violating morality is too low, making it unfair, and it cannot enforce everyone like the law. From the perspective of development, morality will certainly replace law, and the premise is that civilization is highly developed and everyone can consciously and voluntarily use morality to restrain individual behavior. Until then, morality could not replace law, let alone become the basic rules of the game in society. β
"You used to study law?"
Ye Zhisheng was stunned and shook his head. "Living in the U.S. for a few years, if you don't want to study law, you have to study a little bit, and not everyone can pay expensive legal fees."
"I thought you were studying law." Pan Yunsheng smiled faintly and said, "Summarize your words well, don't be so verbose." Someone may ask a question about it later, but whether you can seize the opportunity or not depends on your performance. β
"Where are we going?"
Pan Yunsheng didn't say it, but also said it, because he was already able to see the gate of the FΓΌhrer's Mansion.
Ye Zhisheng was startled when he came back to his senses, he didn't expect this liaison surnamed Pan to bring him to the Fuhrer's Mansion!
Damn it**
Ask for a monthly ticket, continue to rush to the third, brothers, don't be discouraged, if you have a ticket, smash it, the flashing will break out on time! (To be continued)