Chapter 252: The Empire was established and the cabinet was established

On November 1st, there were crowds of people on the East China Plaza.

Today is the founding ceremony of the Chinese Empire, but according to Xia Jun's instructions, everything was kept simple and did not create any great momentum.

However, the people's momentum was very large, and people from all walks of life flocked to the East China Plaza to watch the ceremony, filling the huge square. The government has launched anti-stamped measures, and a large number of police officers maintain order in the square.

Early in the morning, Xia Jun appeared in front of people, and the crowd immediately cheered warmly. Xia Jun took off his military cap and greeted the crowd.

Beside Xia Jun is Li Shijing, who also attended the founding ceremony together today.

The commanders, staff officers, and administrative officials of the East China government attended the founding ceremony together, and basically all of them were able to arrive.

Senior officials from the Beiyang government have also arrived, but they are just supporting roles.

At about eight o'clock, ninety-nine salutes roared, and Xia Jun began to come to the high microphone under the attention of everyone, and everyone couldn't help but listen with breath.

"I announce that the Chinese Empire has been officially established today." Xia Jun slowly shouted in a high tone: "Since the year of 1911, the Chinese nation overthrew the rule of foreign races. Since then, it has meant that the Chinese nation has broken free from the suffering and shackles brought to us by foreign races. The establishment of the Chinese Empire means that our Chinese nation has begun to move towards a comprehensive rejuvenation. Long live the Chinese nation..."

The people below suddenly became excited and shouted with Xia Jun:

"Long live……"

"Long live……"

"Long live……"

Xia Jun raised his hand and pressed it down, and the crowded people in the square finally stopped cheering.

"Under the election of the people, Jun took office as the head of the empire today. Although he was not talented, he could once again assured all the people that when five requirements were met, the first is to allow all Chinese citizens to achieve food and clothing. Second, let every citizen born in China enjoy fair education. Third, restrain officials and eliminate corruption under the dictatorship system. Fourth, never make any actions that harm national interests. Fifth, let every compatriot live with dignity."

"We are an imperial country. The imperial system is a long tradition of our Chinese nation. However, today, Western democracy is introduced and there are some differences in the country. In order to consider the opinions of some groups, we seek common ground while reserving differences and put aside disputes. Jun only takes office as the head of the empire, but not the emperor of the empire. If Jun makes achievements during the twelve-year term of office as the head of the head of the head of the country, the people's hearts will still exist, and the Chinese imperial system will be completely restored. If Jun makes no achievements and loses all the people's hearts, he will leave the wilderness and retreat in twelve years, and there will be no false words."

Xia Jun no longer gave in to anything at this time. Since he had made a promise, he no longer needed to give in.

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The entire founding ceremony ended very simply. After Xia Jun delivered his inauguration speech, he participated in the ceremony of worshiping heaven. This is a custom, although it is a bit complicated, Xia Jun also bit his teeth and took it.

Then, You Zhengbin delivered a speech on the inaugural post of the cabinet chief.

The political model of the Chinese Empire has been officially determined, that is, a responsible cabinet is established, with a chief minister and three auxiliary places. The cabinet is usually responsible for handling government affairs and then handed over to Xia Jun for approval.

As the head of the empire, Xia Jun's usual decision will also be drafted by the cabinet to decide whether to pass.

Basically, this is a system that copied the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty. The cabinet of the Ming Dynasty was an institution that had no name as prime minister, but had better power than prime ministers and could limit the imperial power.

The cabinet was established in the Ming Dynasty, and the cabinet had great power. This is why the emperor did not go to court for more than ten or twenty years and the country would not be in chaos. In fact, the Ming Dynasty had entered a disguised constitutional monarchy period. The cabinet reached its peak in the Zhang Juzheng period and showed extremely high power.

You Zhengbin served as the chief assistant of the Chinese Empire's cabinet, Tao Chengzhang, Yan Xishan and Wu Yanzhang served as the second assistant of the cabinet.

This appointment was drafted by Xia Jun himself. You Zhengbin was diligent and obedient, and made great progress, and was competent as the chief assistant of the cabinet. Tao Chengzhang was mature and persistent, although relatively conservative, but it was essential. Yan Xishan was scheming and well versed in the doctrine of the mean. Many headaches could be left to him to deal with. Wu Yanzhang was the former Minister of Industry and would take the industrial route in the future. Wu Yanzhang served as the second assistant of the cabinet, mainly dealing with industrial problems.

The work of the Minister of Education was taken over by Zhang Taiyan, and the Minister of Industry was Zhen Yucheng. Zhen Yucheng was a college student who had just graduated from the school for two years. He was promoted by Xia Jun at the speed of a rocket by Xia Jun. Zhen Yucheng passed the theoretical knowledge and was very enterprising. As Xia Jun's proud disciple, when talents were scarce, he naturally could directly jump to the Minister of Industry at the speed of a rocket.

Yan Xishan was appointed as the second auxiliary to the cabinet, which surprised many people. Yan Xishan was not the first group of veterans, but actually rushed to the cabinet, which also means that Yan Xishan will be one of the core senior leaders of the Chinese Empire in the future.

Of course, this is also related to Yan Xishan's sale of all his assets to East China Group. If Yan Xishan still has huge personal assets, there is no room for growth at all.

After You Zhengbin delivered his inauguration speech, Sanweiji Suzu also delivered inauguration speeches one after another.

The institutional structure of the Chinese Empire was basically determined, with the head of the empire as the leader, the head of the empire controls military and political power, and the cabinet is responsible for handling government affairs.

Next are the departments who handle their own affairs.

At the beginning of the founding of the Empire, there were always many things to deal with and implement.

On religious issues, Xia Jun proposed a policy of establishing Taoism as a country and limiting Buddhism to make money, which basically means learning the policies of the Nanyang Republic.

The proposal was immediately sent to the newly established cabinet. You Zhengbin discussed with the three auxiliary members, believing that the religious treatment policy of the Nanyang Republic is indeed worthy.

Since Buddhism is a monk, countries can provide it with food, clothing, food and clothing, but it cannot accumulate social wealth. If you want money, you must return to secular life.

"It is unlikely that Buddhism will completely ban money, because pilgrims are often able to give money. It is better to prohibit monks from making money outside the temple. The money of pilgrims in the temple will be nationalized and a part of it will be left for them to repair the temple. A Buddhist institution can be set up for management." Yan Xishan said.

"This is a good method."

“Additional.”

The cabinet quickly wrote a suggestion and sent it back to Xia Jun. Xia Jun read the cabinet's approval and stamped the seal of the head of the empire, which officially took effect.

The cabinet soon ordered the establishment of the "Buddhist Management General Office", which will register and manage Buddhist temples and monks in China.

On the premise of ensuring sufficient supply of monks for food and clothing, monks are prohibited from making any money outside the temple. The money-making projects within the temple will also be managed, and the money-making money for pilgrims to fulfill their wishes will be divided in half, half by the government and half by the temple.

At the same time, the temple cannot use this money freely, and the money will be kept by the Buddhist management office. If the temple wants to use this money, it must report it clearly for anything it is used. It also needs to be supervised when it is used. Any monk who embezzles will also be punished according to the crime of corruption.

The trend of seeking gods and worshiping Buddhas in China is very popular. As a religion that is indeed capable of solving the troubles of pilgrims, it can be popular in China in an environment where you believe in nothing but don’t believe in anything.

Now that China is rich, the atmosphere of praying to gods and worshiping Buddhas has become even more prosperous. Many pilgrims are generous and the behavior of making money in temples has begun to recover.

Monks are monks, and regard money as dirt as they should be a criterion. The government has restricted them and does not shake their interests. It will only make the inside of Buddhism purer and remove those fake monks who cheat money everywhere from Buddhism.

If you want money, don’t become a monk. No one will stop you from returning to the secular world, right?

Therefore, the restrictions on Buddhism are very reasonable, and Buddhism itself cannot object.

While restricting it, the Chinese Empire provided free food and clothing for monks. Some food and clothing were just a drop in the bucket for this huge empire with rapid productivity growth today.

As the host of a temple, there is no food or clothing. As long as you send a report, the government will send you it immediately.

As the president of the Taoist Association, Chen Yingning also submitted a report on restricting Taoism, which put forward restrictions on Taoist feng shui, fortune-telling and other activities.

Taoism does not have a Buddhist system. If a practitioner wants to obtain the food and clothing needed for life, in addition to his own family conditions, he has to make money by fortune telling and Feng Shui. The "Book of Changes" is a powerful tool for fortune telling and Feng Shui, but it is just a bit useless.

There are also many people who use Feng Shui and fortune-telling tricks to cheat money. Chen Yingning suggests that Feng Shui masters and fortune-tellers be evaluated professionally and that only by obtaining a license can these social activities be carried out.

At the same time, Chen Yingning suggested that Taoism should also enjoy free food and clothing benefits so that those who practice Taoism can practice Taoism with peace of mind. At the same time, the state gives Taoist priests food and clothing, and after cultivating supernatural powers, it should repay society. For example, if there are any unsolvable cases in the local area, those Taoist priests or monks who have cultivated supernatural powers can come forward to solve the problem.

At this time, the Chinese Empire had a MIIT 2 Department. The MIIT 2 Department was equivalent to the "Super Power Bureau", which specifically absorbed those who were not cultivators to awaken superpowers. If some vicious cases that shocked the top leaders occurred within the country, if they could not be solved, they would often ask the MIIT 2 Department to take action.

Compared with the supernatural powers of these naturally awakened abilities, the supernatural powers of these monks can only be said to be small and big. However, monks are separated from the world, so except for a very small number, most of them cannot be recruited by the government.

However, since the country pays to support them, it is easy to ask them to do one or two small things, so it is also necessary to register those monks who have cultivated supernatural powers.

Chen Yingning's proposal was quickly passed by the cabinet and sent it to Xia Jun again. Xia Jun read the report carefully and wrote his opinion on it, that is, to establish Taoist temples in various places, and then select people who are proficient in the mystical principles to go to Taoist temples in various places to promote the Taoist temples to strengthen the Taoist practice group. Then he stamped the seal and sent it back to the cabinet. The cabinet stamped the opinions of the head of state again and sent it down.

Many people believe that Taoism has basically no other contribution to society except for living longer. This idea is very wrong. Taoism has played its unique social role from ancient times to the present.

Nowadays, the Chinese Empire can’t spend much money to support them. Even millions of Taoist priests can afford it. The expenses for those who practice Taoism are very small.

The support of the state has also created a good environment for practicing Taoism in society. It is also guiding these monks to make greater contributions to society, and they are themselves capable of making contributions.

Even in later generations, China still had support policies for Taoist priests, but only a small part of them were supported, which was also for the top management.

As society develops faster and faster, material resources become more and more abundant, and information becomes larger and larger, the practice of Taoism will enter a "Dharma-Ending Age".

This is called the Dharma-Ending Age in later Buddhism. The reason why it is called the Dharma-Ending Age is not because of the exhaustion of spiritual energy, but because the human consciousness is getting stronger and stronger, and the primordial spirit is not easy to cultivate.

People divide the primordial spirit and the consciousness. The primordial spirit is innately in power, without consciousness, and the consciousness is acquired, and there is consciousness.

As the "Yellow Emperor Yin Fu Jing" says: People know their spirit and their spirits, but they do not know that the spirits are not gods and their spirits are the spirits.

It means that the conscious consciousness god seems to be a god, but not a real god, while the unconscious soul seems to be a god, but is a real god.

Ancient society was not that complicated. People's thinking was relatively simple, and the consciousness of the spirit was unstable, so the soul was easy to cultivate. According to Buddhist saying, it was that the wisdom root was high. However, with the development of society, people's thinking became complicated between material desires, and the consciousness of the spirit became more stable, so the soul was not easy to cultivate. Therefore, it was called the "Dharma-Ending Age".

In this Dharma-Ending Age, people have strong desires and comparisons. When a person suddenly withdraws from the world and practices Taoism, what do relatives and friends think? First of all, they are restricted in their actions, and then practicing Taoism requires life, and material aspects are restricted.

If there is the recognition and support of the country, then the practice of avoiding the world will not be regarded as a monster, and there will be no material restrictions.

When the Dharma-Ending Age comes, the state should provide certain support to avoid the blows brought by social development to the Taoist world.

Now that agricultural productivity has increased dramatically, will there be no food and clothing? Give the monks a reasonable social status to avoid the "Dharma-Ending Age".

The "Dharma-Ending Age" is not an absolute disaster. The "Yellow Emperor Yin Fu Jing" also says: There are clever and clumsy nature, and you can hide it.

The way to cultivate truth is to learn from the innate nature and transform into the acquired nature, and all clever natures are hidden without using them. As long as you have enough perseverance, even the most stable consciousness can be hidden.

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After the founding of the Chinese Empire, the East China embassies of various countries were changed to the Chinese embassies. The diplomatic relations were still the same as those of the previous East China governments, because the Chinese Empire government evolved from the East China government.

When the empire was founded, embassies of various countries in China received a greeting. Since the founding ceremony was established only ten days after the news was announced, many missions from many countries did not catch up.

As the main younger brother of the Chinese Empire at this time, Rashid Arab Kingdom immediately sent a delegation to pay tribute after hearing about the establishment of the Chinese Empire.

Rashid Arabia has firmly gained a dominance on the Arabian Peninsula, and domestic industry and agriculture have also developed. It has been able to achieve initial self-sufficiency in agriculture, but it has relied heavily on the high-yield crops provided to them. In industry, the main development projects are oil refining.

As for the pollution issue, except for China, other countries in the world do not pay enough attention to it, let alone the Rashid Arab Kingdom.

With the development of the economy, the life of the royal family in the Arab Kingdom of Rashid began to become luxurious, but their military investment was not large, and they were heavily dependent on China.

This time, the mission of the Rashid Arab Kingdom came to China, mainly to sign a contract for mercenary troops with Chinese security companies.

With the outbreak of World War I, the Arab Kingdom of Rashid also realized the crisis.

On November 3, the Arab Kingdom Mission arrived in Hangzhou, China, and Xia Jun personally met with the Arab Kingdom Mission.

As the first regime supported by the East China government overseas, Rashid Arabia was a relatively successful attempt.

At the same time, oil on the Arabian Peninsula is also extremely important to China.

In order to firmly control the Rashid Arab Kingdom, the Rashid Arab Kingdom will be the first stop for China to expand to the outside world.
To be continued...