Chapter 3207
The basic requirements for membership in the National Assembly system designed by the Executive Committee are very simple, that is, they must have been naturalized as Haihan for more than five years and have no criminal record.
Nationals who meet the conditions can submit a written application to the local government through self-recommendation.
The local government will conduct a preliminary review and screening of these personnel, select those with good reputations and make them public, and the first batch of local council members will be selected.
The current tentative quota is that the local council establishment in each state capital shall not exceed 50 people.
Depending on the local population and the size of the region, the council will elect three to five people to become members of the regional council.
The maximum number of members of each regional council is also the same as fifty, and three to five people are elected to become members of the national council in the same manner and proportion as the local councils.
Personnel elected to higher-level councils also need to pass official review before they can officially perform their duties.
The terms of the members of the councils at all levels are the same as those of the executive committee, which are limited to five years and can be reappointed. Whether members will be determined in the current way for the next term will be decided by the highest-level council through its own deliberations.
As for the functions of the council, it is mainly to supervise the daily operations of the government and provide opinions on government affairs related to people's livelihood.
In addition, councils at all levels can submit bills directly to the Executive Committee. This privilege of direct access to Tianting has naturally become the focus of most concern to the preparatory members present.
Of course, this kind of special cross-level motion cannot be reported just for trivial matters. It must be signed and approved by more than ten people from the council at that level before it can be submitted directly to the executive committee.
Tao Donglai talked for two full incense sticks before he roughly finished the articles of association. He also felt a little dry in the mouth, so he motioned to the people present to start asking questions, while he took the time to drink water to soothe his throat.
Dai Yingda had already thought about the question while listening, and he raised his hand first. After receiving permission, he asked: "Two adults, if you enter the council meeting, it will be like an official going to the Yamen. Do you have to report to work every day and discuss official matters with other members? If you join the National Council, will you have to move your family to Hangzhou? "
Tao Donglai smiled and said: "The council is not as busy as you think. If the local council has no particularly urgent matters, it is enough to hold a discussion meeting once a month. As for the regional council, it meets once or twice every six months. That’s almost enough.”
"As for the National Council, we currently plan to hold a general meeting every year. However, considering that some remote areas have a very long journey to Hangzhou, and the round trip time may only take two or three months, so how to implement it may be It still needs to be adjusted according to the actual situation.”
“I don’t think it is necessary to move my family to Hangzhou just for this purpose, and you don’t have to worry about it affecting your normal life.”
The questions raised by Dai Yingda were probably the concerns of many people present. After Tao Donglai answered them, many people showed relaxed expressions on their faces.
These business people spend a lot of time traveling outside. If they are required to report to the Yamen every day, it will definitely bring a lot of inconvenience to the business. But if you only use a small amount of time to deal with the official business of the council, that would be acceptable.
These people are able to make a name for themselves in the business world. Naturally, they are all shrewd people. They have already calculated in their minds what benefits this new system will bring to them personally. In addition, Tao Donglai also said just now that there are quota limits for councils at all levels. Whether one's local status and influence are sufficient to qualify for the council, and whether it is possible to obtain a quota for a higher-level council, this is also All need to be carefully calculated.
As for the function of "participating in and discussing government affairs" mentioned by Tao Donglai, the vast majority of people are very calm and do not think that they can be on an equal footing with the government. After all, as the name of this council suggests, the focus is on the word "discuss". If you really regard yourself as the person who can make the decision, where should the position of the government be placed?
Even if there is a council, no one will think that they can challenge Shi Diwen's authority in the East China Sea Region. Almost everyone who has tried to do this over the past two decades has ended badly.
At the same time, Ning Qi met with people from the cultural circles of the Donghai Region in another hall.
Compared with the business world, the cultural world is more complex.
There are only less than half of the well-known literati who are well-known for their specialties such as poetry, calligraphy, and painting. In this so-called cultural world, there are both local gentry who use money to buy fame and fame, as well as former officials who retire and return to their hometowns. As for the cultural and educational industry that Ning Qi valued more, only a dozen people were present, all of whom were heads of some well-known academies in the Donghai region.
Compared with the philistine businessmen, these literati also showed great enthusiasm for the council.
Most of them did not become officials, not because they were not interested in the official career, but because they were not capable enough and were eliminated midway.
But the council system designed by the Haihan Executive Committee undoubtedly provides these people with an opportunity to indirectly realize their dreams. Even if the council members are not real officials and do not have the power of officials, this semi-official status is enough to make them enthusiastic.
Businessmen have doubts about the daily work arrangements of the council, and these people are more interested in the operating mechanism and authority of the council.
They are eager to know whether their work in the council will really become a reference for the executive committee to make major decisions. If they perform well, it is possible to jump directly from the council to serve in the government.
Ning Qi gave a positive answer to all these questions. But in his heart, he was not optimistic that these people would perform well in the council.
Except for a few old people who had served as officials in the Ming Dynasty, these literati had only a very superficial understanding of the officialdom and the operation of the country, and had too many unrealistic ideas.
Ning Qi can now be sure that if most of them really enter the government service, they will definitely show serious acclimatization in the early stage.
However, Ning Qi would not dampen their enthusiasm. Haihan needed these literati to act as facades in the council and use their influence to promote the new system.
As for whether they are qualified enough to become members of the local council, these people all behave very confidently without exception, as if the council system is tailor-made for them.
Ning Qi was initially worried that people in the cultural sector would be self-righteous and uninterested in government affairs, but now it seems that this worry is unnecessary. If this trend continues, it is likely that there will be a unique phenomenon of literati and businessmen competing for limited quotas.
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