Decision making

"He Qing went to the train station to pick up Liang Qichao?"

Sitting in the living room of the ward, Li Zicheng put down the tea cup in his hand and looked at Zhang Yilin in front of him with a smile. Long before Liang Qichao came to Lianyun as a special envoy, the Security Department had already sent the intelligence from Beijing, including the most important information.

, which is the concession made by Yuan Shikai on the powers and responsibilities of the government.//www.//

The five ministries of foreign affairs, justice, army, navy, and transportation are under the jurisdiction of the Presidential Office, while the five ministries of education, interior affairs, agriculture and forestry, industry and commerce, and finance are under the jurisdiction of the State Council. The State Council has a foreign minister. Although this division of powers and responsibilities is not satisfactory, it is

It is very different from the previous virtual State Council. Controlling financial power means controlling political power. Finance is the mother of all political affairs. Without money, everything is empty talk.

"Influence diplomacy, influence the judiciary, control finances, and keep an eye on internal affairs!"

Facing everyone gathered in the living room of the ward, Li Zicheng uttered these words. This was the plan he had made in his heart when he first decided to go to the capital.

"The so-called influence on diplomacy is because if you want to improve the reputation of the State Council, you must take back national rights and interests to make the people realize that this State Council is definitely different from the past. It is an agency that does practical things. It does its best to safeguard the interests of the country.

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Li Zicheng, who understands this era, had a smile on his face when explaining. If there is anything he knows best about this era, it is that people in this era are very sensitive to national interests. This may be because China has lost too much.

A kind of sensitive psychology of the people caused by multiple rights and interests.

"Of course, taking back rights and interests is also a promise made by the National Socialist Party during the election. Once we form a government, we must carry out active diplomacy and even directly challenge the privileges of various countries in China. Well, although we cannot be in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, we can

Through the establishment of a foreign minister, we can still achieve our goals..."

When analyzing each item one by one, Li Zicheng seemed to be full of ambition. Now, time was finally on his side. Although it was a month or two late, everything still happened in a hurry.

"Then there is the control of the judiciary. From the outside, the Ministry of Justice seems to have little power, but in fact, if it is done properly, the Ministry of Justice will become a truly powerful department. Therefore, if we go to the capital, we must focus on starting from Yuan Shikai

Fight for the Ministry of Justice there, record this!"

While Zhang Yilin was taking notes, Wang Chonghui and others listened carefully to Li Zicheng's story. This meeting was actually about explaining the work after going to the capital. They all understood that now, no one can stop the manager from going to the capital.

He took up the post of Prime Minister.

When Li Zicheng mentions the Department of Justice, what comes to mind is the Department of Justice of the United States in later generations. For any president in the United States, the people they place in the Department of Justice are often the people he trusts most, just like when Kennedy appointed his

As the brother is the Minister of Justice, the Ministry of Justice can play a far greater role than outsiders imagine, of course, if it is fully utilized.

When the envoy mentioned the Ministry of Justice, Wang Chonghui's brows jumped. He, the chief judge of Lianyun High Court, is undoubtedly an alternative existence in Lianyun. To a large extent, he is not

A direct descendant of Li Zicheng, he was a revolutionary and a friend of Song Jiaoren. He even came to Lianyun to serve as a judge of the Higher Tribunal under Song Jiaoren's persuasion.

However, even though he is not a direct descendant of the "Jingluojiao", here, he truly understands what "judicial corruption" is. Here, no one will interfere with the work of the tribunal, and he can do it without any scruples.

Promote the concepts of "judicial democracy" and "maintaining social justice through justice", all of which are also supported by Li Zicheng.

"Judicial justice is the last line of defense to maintain social justice!"

Under this concept, in the past two years, he established a truly modern and efficient judicial system in Lianyun. But now, when Li Zicheng mentioned "influencing the judiciary", he frowned.

He couldn't help but feel that "influencing the judiciary" seemed to him to be tantamount to "manipulating the judiciary."

“The administration of justice is nothing but a tool!”

Wang Chonghui obviously has no self-awareness of being a "direct descendant", even now.

"The judiciary is by no means a tool, and it can never be a tool. This has been, is, and will remain in the future. Judicial fairness is the basis of social justice. No individual or organization can use the judiciary or play with it!"

Regarding Wang Chonghui's rebuttal, Li Zicheng calmly agreed. He knew that besides Wang Chonghui, there was no more suitable candidate to serve as the Chief Justice beside him. Moreover, he had never played with the judiciary or used the judiciary as a tool.

idea.

"However, in order to maintain the fairness and effectiveness of the judiciary, the Ministry of Justice should establish some power agencies. Liangchou, if the Min Er Song case..."

Looking at Wang Chonghui, Li Zicheng still brought up the old incident.

"If the Ministry of Justice has a national law enforcement agency, and the Shanghai District Prosecutor's Office issues a subpoena to Zhao Bingjun for court investigation, it will be enforced..."

When mentioning this matter, deep down in Li Zicheng's heart, apart from admiration for Shanghai's judges, prosecutors and even Cheng Dequan, on one side was the most powerful President of the Republic of China, who combined military power, political power and financial power.

His immediate boss, Yuan Shikai, is concerned about the so-called public opinion, public opinion and judicial fairness, which are invisible and intangible things?

But those people chose the latter. At that time, the Shanghai District Procuratorate was faced with a difficult problem, which was the then Prime Minister Zhao Bingjun. Since he was deeply involved in the case, it was definitely impossible not to summon him.

However, he was the Prime Minister of the Republic of China, the second most powerful figure after Yuan Shikai.

Zaihai District Procuratorate. At that time, Shanghai was not as prosperous as it is now. From an administrative level, it was just a county under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province.

What should we do? If Zhao Bingjun doesn’t come, how will this case be tried?

Then issue him a subpoena and summon him to court.

On May 8, the Shanghai District Procuratorate issued a subpoena to Zhao Bingjun for court investigation. That's right. A small county-level court actually issued a subpoena to the Prime Minister, not just once, but twice.

In Chinese history, when did such a thing happen? When I read in the newspaper that the Shanghai District Procuratorate issued a subpoena to the Prime Minister, Li Zicheng couldn't help but feel sincerely for the constitutional consciousness and courage of those elites in the early Republic of China to defend it.

admire.

But the scene that followed was even more shocking.

After all, it is not a glorious thing for the Prime Minister to appear in court. Whether it is for himself, the President, or the country, Zhao Bingjun must try to avoid this embarrassment. Moreover, once the accusation is confirmed, he will not be able to escape criminal punishment.

Responsibility. If the Prime Minister of the country really goes to prison to serve his sentence, it will really make everyone laugh.

After all, it is not a glorious thing for the Prime Minister to appear in court. Whether it is for himself, the President, or the country, Zhao Bingjun must try to avoid this embarrassment. Moreover, once the accusation is confirmed, he will not be able to escape criminal punishment.

Responsibility. If the Prime Minister of the country really goes to prison to serve his sentence, it will really make everyone laugh.

Zhao Bingjun wants to hide. As the prime minister of the country, according to the thinking of later generations, there must be many more ways to avoid it than ordinary people. For example, simply say, I am the prime minister of the country and I have to deal with major state affairs. Going to court for hearings affects national events.

What should we do? Who will take the responsibility?

Yes, no one dares to bear such a responsibility. Once you come up with such a reason, it is not a problem to avoid the court. However, if someone really does this, it means that he is actually using the administrative power of the state.

Confronting legal authority.

Li Zicheng has heard this excuse a lot in the past. Whenever a government department becomes a defendant, people almost never see the chief official of that department appear in court.

In fact, even in the United States, during the Watergate incident, Nixon was using various methods to avoid appearing in court. One of the excuses was: Nixon was the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, and therefore he was a soldier. Soldiers can apply for avoidance in civil trials.

But can Zhao Bingjun escape?

In the end, Zhao Bingjun finally avoided appearing in court. However, he did not use his administrative power. His excuse was simple.

He is sick.

"Now Bingjun's old illness has relapsed. He was treated in a French hospital. There is a diagnosis certificate to prove it. On April 30, he informed the president that he asked for leave for 15 days. He has not been able to go to Shanghai. Special quote

Regarding the provisions of Article 303 of the Draft Criminal Procedure Law, please inquire at Bingjun’s location.”

The Prime Minister of this country is really a coward. He wanted to avoid appearing in court and found such an excuse. In fact, he has no other choice. Because if he uses his administrative power to avoid appearing in court, then he is using his power to interfere.

Judicial impartiality. Although you are the Prime Minister of the country, he is still a citizen of this country and must accept judicial trial. In the face of the law, administrative status has no effect. Therefore, even if there are excuses like this, he

In fact, there are no more excuses than us ordinary people.

Moreover, he also realized that his recusal must be based on the law, so he cited the Criminal Procedure Law to defend himself. At the same time, he said that he could accept "interrogation" where he was.

Zhao Bingjun avoided appearing in court to accept the summons, but since the court had issued a summons, he did not want to go and wanted a formal reply. So he gave a formal reply to the Shanghai Procuratorate, stating once again that his non-appearance was not to challenge judicial justice:

"In the spirit of the founding of the Republic of China, judicial integrity is the first priority, and respecting the will of judicial officers is the way to maintain judicial integrity..."

It is precisely because of this that Li Zicheng will not hesitate to say that he wants to interfere with the judiciary and interfere with judicial corruption. In Li Zicheng's view, the importance of ensuring judicial integrity far outweighs the consequences of interfering with judicial corruption.

"Benefits". But now, in order to achieve the purpose of "influencing the judiciary", Li Zicheng does not mind mentioning the past and finding some suitable reasons for himself.

"Nowadays, for many cases, local governments do not have the power to enforce laws across provinces. Therefore, the Ministry of Justice should establish one or two agencies that can carry out law enforcement operations nationwide. And I think this agency should be managed by the State Council. Of course..."

Looking at Wang Chonghui who was thoughtful, Li Zicheng further explained.

"The activities of this institution will be within the judicial authorization. More importantly, it serves the judiciary. The establishment of the institution is to better maintain judicial fairness. No one should be allowed to escape due to the divided judicial system.

The possibility of judicial punishment! Liangchou, what do you think?"

"this……"

After pondering for a moment, Wang Chonghui still nodded in agreement. Although he knew that this institution would never be as simple as the minister said, he understood that many times, compromises had to be made, even in a judiciary that claimed to be impartial.

Seeing that Wang Chonghui no longer objected, Li Zicheng understood that there were not many problems with at least establishing an agency such as an investigation bureau. All he had to do was review it in Congress and find a suitable time.

"Take control of your finances!"

After speaking these four words slowly, Li Zicheng raised the corners of his lips slightly. It could be said that those "three shots" were worth it as long as they could be exchanged for a Treasury.

"We have to thank Liang Zhuoru for this. Finance is the foundation of all government. Without finance, there will be no other decrees. This is the power that we must firmly grasp when it is impossible to make Yuan Shikai hand over military power. Without financial power,

, without other real power, the State Council is just a deaf ear."

Having said this, Li Zicheng turned his attention to Chen Huide, the general manager of Huaihai Industrial Savings Bank and the God of Wealth in Longhai.

"Guangfu, with Yuan Shikai's personality, even if he hands over the Ministry of Finance to us, he will probably find ways to make a fuss about the finances. We must imagine in advance what they will do. The weakness of the Ministry of Finance is now

Where, we must consider in advance. It can be said that the Ministry of Finance is the first battlefield between us and the Presidential Office after I arrive in Beijing. We must not let him empty the Ministry of Finance. In any case, the Ministry of Finance must

The hard work is in our hands."

After listening to Jing Luushi's question, Chen Huide thought for a moment and then answered.

"Jingsuomin, the manager of the Beijing-Tianjin branch, Zhou Zuomin, is an old man from the Ministry of Finance. If you go to the capital to take up a position, you can consider moving him to be your financial advisor..."

"Well, let's see if the Ministry of Finance can recruit more people, including some elites from the banking industry. We must follow the example of European and American countries and establish a complete and efficient fiscal and financial system. Finance is the foundation of all governments and the mother of all governments.
To be continued...