Wang Xianguang yawned, rubbed his eyes, stood up, walked to the door, and looked at the door leading to another courtyard.
The courtyard upon entering was the banquet hall where he usually entertained guests, but now it was temporarily used as a conference room by Haihan's senior officials.
Although there was no movement coming from the other side, looking at the densely packed guards and attendants at the cave door, one knew that the meeting inside was not over yet.
Except for a few officials who can go to the wing to rest and wait, other attendants must stay outside the venue. Especially when an assassination occurred recently, those armed guards did not dare to relax at all. They not only guarded the cave door, but also had sentry posts on the walls and roofs around the yard.
Wang Xianguang looked around for a while, then returned to his seat out of boredom. He couldn't help but ask Wei Jianyuan next to him: "Master Wei, this meeting has been going on for an hour or two. Is there something big going to happen?"
Wei Jianyuan responded in a deep voice: "In such a large country, countless official documents are sent to your desks every day to be processed. There must be many important events that need to be discussed by the Executive Committee. It is reasonable for the meeting to be longer."
Wang Xianguang nodded repeatedly and said: "It is indeed hard for adults to deal with many things every day... By the way, Mr. Wei, I heard that the government is going to open an organization to select local prestigious figures to participate in political discussions. Is it true?"
Wei Jianyuan could not hear the overtones of Wang Xianguang's words, and responded calmly: "This system of allowing civilian gentry to participate in political discussions is called the National Assembly. In fact, it has been implemented in Hainan Island for many years, but it has only been implemented recently in Hainan Island. Rumors of national promotion and implementation.”
Wang Xianguang quickly asked: "Can you please tell me about the charter of this meeting?"
Wei Jianyuan pondered: "Actually, the executive committee has not officially announced the charter of the council. My knowledge is limited. If you hear it, don't spread it."
Wang Xianguang knew that this matter involved government secrets, so he quickly agreed. In fact, if Wei Jianyuan didn't tell this, he would never spread it. The fewer people who know about this kind of thing, the more beneficial it is to him. The more people know about it, the more competitors there will be in the future.
Wei Jianyuan said: "Currently we only know that the National Council will be divided into three levels: state, region, and national. At the state level, candidates will be recommended by local officials. Members of the regional council will be elected internally by the state council. The national council is elected by the regional council. In addition, there is a quota for each level of council. The upper limit for the state council is fifty people.”
Wang Xianguang said: "You mean, the Hangzhou Council only has fifty seats at most?"
Wei Jianyuan nodded and said: "That should be it. At that time, each county may recommend candidates, and each county will only have three or five places!"
Wang Xianguang responded quickly: "Master Wei, do you have a plan in mind for the candidates for our Yuhang County?"
Wei Jianyuan secretly laughed in his heart. Wang Xianguang walked in a big circle in front of him and talked so much. In fact, this was the news he really wanted to find out.
Rumors that the Executive Committee will hold a National Assembly have been circulating for a long time. Gentlemen like Wang Xianguang, who are relatively well-known in the local area, certainly know that their special status as members of the Assembly will greatly enhance their personal influence, so they will definitely do so. Heartbroken about this.
With Wang Xianguang's strength, even if there are not many places in Yuhang County, he has a good chance of being selected. However, Wei Jianyuan had other plans and would not give him reassurance so early.
Wei Jianyuan thought: "The council has requirements for naturalization time, so there are very few people in Yuhang who meet the requirements. We can only deal with special cases and apply to the executive committee to relax the screening conditions. In this way, family background is secondary. , whoever can make outstanding contributions will be more likely to be selected.”
Wang Xianguang begged very straightforwardly: "Wang has been supporting me wholeheartedly since I came to take up my duties in this county. If you can give me the opportunity to be elected to the Hangzhou Council, I will definitely repay my kindness and serve you in the future." Wei Jianyuan, however, looked unmoved: "This is a serious matter, and the county's candidates... I still need to think carefully about it."
Wei Jianyuan neither expressed support nor refused, which made Wang Xianguang even more itchy. But as soon as he rolled his eyes, he immediately had an idea.
"Sir, you mentioned earlier that my uncle is on duty at the Ming court. If I can persuade him to put aside his prejudices and contact us here, do you think this can be regarded as a credit?"
Wei Jianyuan turned to look at Wang Xianguang. Seeing his expectant expression, he relaxed slightly and said, "If you can convince your elders to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side, it will certainly be a great achievement. With this merit, it is not impossible to enter the Hangzhou Council."
Wang Xianguang thought to himself, "Abandoning darkness and embracing light" sounds a bit weird. In this way, the light of Ming Dynasty is not light, but darkness.
However, compared to the qualifications for being elected to the council, such a trivial matter is not important at all. Wang Xianguang seemed to be interested in his tone, and immediately said that he would step up the process and strive to implement it as soon as possible.
Wei Jianyuan didn't want him to make any detours, so he gave some guidance: "You can write a formal application later and submit it to the county government. When Hangzhou starts recruiting candidates from each county, I can submit it earlier. ”
When Wang Xianguang heard this, he was overjoyed and quickly bowed deeply: "Thank you for your support!"
If this matter is completed, the Wang family will not only be in Yuhang County, but even if it is moved to Hangzhou, it will be regarded as a famous family in the new dynasty. As for the higher-level Donghai Region Council, it seems that there is also a chance to fight for it.
At that time, between the elder who is an official in the Ming Dynasty and the Yuhang Wang family, it is really hard to say who will help whom.
Just as Wang Xianguang was about to speak, he heard a burst of voices coming from outside. Before he could react, Wei Jianyuan had already stood up from his chair and walked out quickly, muttering: "The meeting should be over!"
Wang Xianguang did not dare to neglect and quickly followed him.
Sure enough, as soon as he walked outside, he saw several senior officials of the executive committee filing out of the cave door surrounded by their attendants. Wei Jianyuan took the initiative to ask for instructions if there were any more errands that needed to be handed over.
Tao Donglai stopped and said to him: "It's getting late, let's go back and rest. You can go to the exercise ground early tomorrow to see if the military has anything to coordinate."
Wei Jianyuan quickly agreed and bowed to see off the executive committee and others.
According to the military exercise plan, the content of tomorrow's exercise will be relatively peaceful. It will mainly arrange for military attachés from various countries to try out Haihan's various weapons on site, as well as exchange activities on some military subjects.
Wei Jianyuan's mission is to help the military maintain order on the scene and prevent those foreign military attachés from running around and causing trouble.