This welcome banquet was held by Su Yonglin himself.

At the welcoming banquet, Su Yonglin raised his glass with them, ate at the same table, and delivered a speech, saying that their arrival kicked off the new era of the Ming Dynasty.

"Your arrival is the prelude to the new era of the Ming Dynasty. Your arrival will leave a brilliant mark on the future history books of the Ming Dynasty. Your arrival is a symbol of the Ming Dynasty's democratic political reform and something I am extremely looking forward to. Your arrival means that it is not far from when I step down from the position of emperor."

The representatives of the people in Sichuan and Sichuan were obviously very concerned about this matter, so a bold representative raised his hand and asked Su Yonglin why he didn't continue to be the emperor.

"Didn't the Revival Members of Sichuan and Shu tell you my reasons?"

"I said it, but I still want to hear the Chairman explain it personally."

"Can."

Su Yonglin smiled and explained his reasons personally.

Perhaps what they need is this sense of ritual that is settled. Some words are completely different for the people who say them from others and from Su Yonglin.

They believe that the golden signboard that Su Yonglin spent fifteen years creating was an important part of the country's credibility of the Ming Dynasty.

At least at this moment, if what Su Yonglin said was different from what the court said, then the people would definitely choose to believe Su Yonglin without hesitation.

Even if Su Yonglin lets the propaganda turn the propaganda and starts to promote other leaders, as long as Su Yonglin is still alive, this situation will basically not change.

As long as Su Yonglin doesn't smash the signboard, it is almost impossible for others to replace it under normal circumstances.

So Su Yonglin walked among them in a very relaxed tone, and told them about the reason for abdicating and not being an emperor like a chattering person. In the eyes of the people, that was the final outcome.

The people believed in Su Yonglin and everything he said. Even though this matter sounded incredible, they dispelled their doubts and chose to believe it.

After the welcoming banquet, Su Yonglin arranged for the public to check in Zhongdu.

This time, there are many representatives of people who come to Zhongdu to stay. Although there are hotels to stay, considering that the delegates will stay for a longer time, it may delay the accommodation of outsiders who come to Zhongdu to work normally, so they did not choose to book a hotel.

Zhongdu’s side turned to all the representatives to clean up the residences of the imperial examination candidates who had previously provided to Zhongdu exams across the country and freed them up for the representatives to live in.

In order to meet the accommodation problems of candidates across the country during the imperial examination, in the fourth year of Hongwu, the Examination Department of the Ministry of Rites requested special funds from the Ministry of Finance to build a large residential area on an open land east of the Zhongdu imperial examination compound.

These residences are provided to the imperial examination candidates during the imperial examination, rather than the year of the imperial examination. Candidates who stay in Zhongdu to prepare for the imperial examination can also rent a cheap price.

At the same time, some students from other places who have no place to stay in Zhongdu can also rent here at a cheap price.

In a sense, this large residential area can also be regarded as a student apartment in Zhongdu.

The 11th year of Hongwu imperial examination has ended, and a large number of candidates who failed the exam returned to their hometowns. This is when a large number of houses are vacant for the student apartment.

Therefore, it is arranged for collective accommodation for the public representatives to provide collective food, which also facilitates centralized management and protects their safety.

The representatives of Sichuan and Shu took the lead in checking in the student apartment. After the check-in was completed, the staff at the headquarters of the Fuxing Association were responsible for taking them to travel to Zhongdu.

Take them around the streets and alleys of Zhongdu, walk around the bustling commercial streets, take a look at the solemn palace, and then take a look at the renovation project of Wanmin Hall, which will be the venue for the People's Congress.

They were allowed to visit major administrative agencies in Zhongdu and also allowed to visit some key departments in Zhongdu that are not usually open to the outside world.

They will have a preliminary understanding of the service methods and responsibilities of these departments under the explanation of the Revival members, and will have the most basic understanding of the overall operation model of Zhongdu Administration.

Starting from late November, representatives of people from major provinces arrived in Zhongdu one after another.

Thousands of people flocked to Zhongdu, including Guangdong Province, Guangxi Province, Zhejiang Province, Fujian Province, Guanzhong Province, Liaodong Province, etc., crowded Zhongdu student apartments and set off a small wave of travel in Zhongdu.

The staff at the headquarters of the Revival Society took these representatives from all over the country to parade, go to the commercial street to experience the Zhongdu Night Market, and experience the food gathered in Zhongdu.

During that time, the business atmosphere in Zhongdu was very prosperous, and business continued to be booming from morning to night.

Su Yonglin personally attended the welcoming banquet for representatives of the people in every province and central government, and delivered a speech every time, explaining in public the reasons and goals of his desire to promote this series of political reforms.

He told the public very seriously the importance of the power they hold, and told them to exercise this power carefully and follow their own hearts, so that this power can serve the overall interests of the country.

Their identity and power will be a crucial component and foundation of the future Ming Democratic Republic, and their power will be related to the life and death of the entire republic.

In order to further clarify the significance of what they want to do, Su Yonglin even personally took time to lead some representatives of the people to visit the operation of important office departments of the court, telling them what these people are doing and the significance of what they are doing.

The public representatives must understand what their votes against and abstained, including abstentions, meant. Every vote they voted is related to the livelihoods of 180 million people in the entire Ming Dynasty.

Finally, Su Yonglin would personally take the representatives of the people from every province to the venue of the people's representative meeting, take out the examples of votes against votes and abstentions made for them, raise them up, and speak to them.

"It is not only the mass congress at the central level, but at that time, this conference system will be delegated to the provincial and provincial levels for further downsizing. You must not only reveal your votes in the central government, but also vote such votes in your hometown in the local area.

These votes look just a piece of paper, but what they represent is the will of thousands of people who believe you can seek benefits for them. Your vote is not only your own vote, but also the vote of the countless relatives, friends and hometown people behind you.

In Zhongdu, at the People's Congress, you are not only representing yourself, but also representing your parents, relatives, your colleagues, friends, your villagers, and millions of people in the same situation as you.

You are the representatives of the people and exercise this crucial power on behalf of the people. You must remember this point in mind and exercise this power with great caution and care. This is everyone's expectation and my expectation."

After saying that, Su Yonglin put down the ticket.

"This is half what I want to say to you, and half of it. Although some comrades told me not to say to you, I think I must be honest with you, I have no reservations about you, and I must tell you the truth.

These powers originally belonged to the imperial power, originally belonged to me, and belonged to Su Yonglin. The reason why I could give it to you and the reason why I would divide it to you is because I believe that you can control and protect me forever and cherish this power on my behalf.

Before when I went to Shandong, many people surrounded me and asked me what to do if I stopped being an emperor and the high officials in Zhongdu bullied them. I told them that I would die and I could not always be an emperor to protect them. They must learn to protect themselves.

How the people protect themselves, they need power. People need power to protect themselves. I will die one day, but I leave the power to you, so you don’t need to worry about when I will die. Protect this power and protect your votes. After I die, you will be me."
Chapter completed!