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    The dispute over the country's name lasted for nearly a month, and neither faction could convince the other. In the end, Li Min couldn't stand it anymore. In his opinion, it didn't matter what the country's name was, the key was whether it could establish a political system that would benefit the people.  Let everyone sincerely support his rule, so in the end he was too lazy to use his brain and directly designated the country's name as "Qi".  

    After the country's name was decided, the founding ceremony was held next. However, Li Zhen and Li Yun did not found the country at the same time as Li Min. Instead, they arranged the founding date later. This was mainly because they had to attend in person.  Li Min's founding ceremony.

    On February 14, the 23rd year of Zhenguan, Li Min ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor in Taiwan. The country was named Daqi, Xiao Wenxin was made queen, his eldest son Li Mian was made prince, and the remaining four, Wu Meiniang, Wang Xijun, Cui Mengxue and Jin Shengman, were  As a noble concubine.

    In addition to the harem, Li Min also gave many civil and military officials many rewards. However, issues such as the administrative and military structure of Qi State triggered a new round of controversy.

    For example, in terms of administration, many people suggest copying the three provinces and six ministries of the Tang Dynasty. They believe that the reason why the Tang Dynasty was strong was mainly because of this relatively mature administrative structure, and even officials rarely experienced corruption or bribery.

    However, this proposal was fiercely opposed by Wang An, who also pointedly pointed out that although the three provinces and six ministries system of the Tang Dynasty was good, this system was only suitable for agricultural countries. Now with the development of industry and commerce in the Tang Dynasty, the administrative system of the Tang Dynasty has become  The system has become the source of hindering economic development. This is why Datang has more people and land, but it is not as good as Taiwan and other places in terms of industry and commerce.

    After hearing Wang An's opinion, Li Min was very supportive. The Central Plains dynasty has always been based on agriculture, and the administrative agencies naturally serve agriculture. For example, the six departments are officials, households, rituals, soldiers, punishments, and workers, but only  There is one missing Ministry of Agriculture. This is actually because the existence of these six ministries mainly serves agriculture.

    However, from the beginning, Li Min did not build a country based on agriculture, but was closer to later generations on building a country based on industry and commerce. Although agriculture was important, its contribution to economic development was far less than that of industry and commerce.  It is precisely because of this that the Three Provinces and Six Ministries system of the Tang Dynasty is indeed not suitable for moving to our own Qi State. At most, it can be used as a reference in some aspects.

    After understanding this, Li Min finally decided to support Wang An. At the same time, a group of far-sighted officials were persuaded by Wang An, which caused a surge in the opposition to copying the same faction. Finally, the civil and military officials of Qi finally reached an agreement and temporarily maintained the original policy.  The administrative methods remain unchanged, but the titles of officials have undergone tremendous changes.

    First of all, Wang An used to be the royal Fu of the Prince of Qi, but he actually did the work of the prime minister. Therefore, after the establishment of the Qi State, Li Min was the first to appoint Wang An as the Prime Minister of the State of Qi, commanding all officials, and Lu Hong was the deputy prime minister.  As Wang An's assistant.  However, in order to prevent the prime minister from having exclusive power, Li Min referred to the system of later generations and limited the number of years of the prime minister's term. Each prime minister's term is four years, and he can be reelected for a maximum of two terms.  As for the power to appoint and remove the Prime Minister, it is temporarily nominated by His Majesty the Emperor of Da Qi, that is, Li Min, and then voted by hundreds of officials. More than half will be considered valid.

    After confirming the prime minister, the rest was much simpler. What followed was the upgrading of various administrative agencies, such as the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of National Defense, etc. Although these names were copied by Li Min from later generations.  came over, but in fact they were all established based on the actual situation of Qi State, and the responsibility of each department was also quite different from that of later generations.

    Among them, the Minister of Industry and Commerce is held by Wang Zihao, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs is very important. Li Min transferred Tang Yizhi from Australia to serve as the Minister. The Minister of Education is served by Li Chunfeng's disciple Xie Chun. The Ministry of National Defense is related to the military, although it is only responsible for  The administration and logistics of the army do not have command authority over the army, but they also need to understand military affairs. Therefore, Li Min appointed Liu Rengui to serve. In addition, the ministers of other departments were also served by close ministers, and the ministers of each department and the prime minister  Formed the cabinet system of Daqi.

    However, it is worth mentioning that although the appointment and dismissal of these officials were discussed in advance by Li Min and Wang An, it was Wang An who later presented the list of officials to Li Min in the name of the Prime Minister, and there were also deliberately included names on the list.  The positions of several people were different from those originally agreed upon, and then Li Min changed them and announced them at the court meeting.

    Although this approach may seem hypocritical, it actually respects the laws of Daqi. At the same time, it also sets an example for subsequent prime ministers and kings, and stipulates the wrestling that both parties appreciate when forming a cabinet.  Even Li Min is preparing to have someone write a real constitution to clearly stipulate the powers of himself and the prime minister, in order to achieve the purpose of limiting the power of the monarch and the prime minister.

    Li Min has always been a lazy person, and he was deeply influenced by later generations, so in terms of administration, except for retaining the power to appoint and remove an official, he tried his best to delegate other administrative powers to the prime minister and cabinet.

    Of course, he is interested in politicsThe matter still retains an absolute veto power. For example, when the cabinet is handling a certain political matter, if Li Min is dissatisfied, he can directly intervene, veto the cabinet's decision, and let the cabinet handle it again.  If Li Min is not satisfied, then Li Min will handle this political matter personally.

    However, this absolute veto power is only a special product of the transitional period. After the constitution is completed in the future, Li Min will abolish it. After all, if this power is not used properly, it is likely to cause excessive monarch power, which will lead to dissatisfaction among the ministers.  However, with Li Xin's lazy surname, I am afraid that this absolute veto power will not be used a few times. After all, he usually wants to have fewer things to do, so how can he find trouble by himself?

    Although Li Min relaxed administrative power, he held military power very strictly. Minister of National Defense Liu Rengui was promoted by Li Min, and he was also an old man from the Prince of Qi's palace. In addition, Navy General Lu Qing and Army General Su Dingfang  People have been following him since they came to the state, so there is no problem with loyalty.

    In addition to these senior military officials, there are also brothers Li Jingye and Cheng Hualiang who grew up with Li Min. They are now in the middle level of the military. With them, Li Min does not have to worry about problems in the army.  What's more, in Taiwan's military academies, batches of sea and land cadets graduate every year. The school cadets who have been educated in the idea of ??loyalty to the emperor and patriotism will enter the army and become grassroots officers. This is also the biggest guarantee for Li Min to gain the loyalty of the army.

    After the central administrative agencies were established, local administrative agencies also changed. Because Li Min's territory was no longer limited to one place, Li Min divided the country into twelve states, among which the earliest  There are three Hanzhou, Wazhou, and Taiwan. In addition, Linyi and Luzon are also read as Lichengzhou. It is worth mentioning that Luzon not only includes Luzon Island, but also a series of islands in the southeast.  , with an area similar to that of the Philippines in later generations.

    In addition to the five states above, Nanyang is divided into four states. Among them, Malay State on the north coast of Malacca has the Lion City as its capital, and Jinzhou on the south coast is also classified as a state, as well as Java and Borneo.  Among them, Borneo has the largest area, including not only the large island of Borneo, but also the island of Sulawesi on the east side.

    In addition, there is Ceylon Island next to Tianzhu, which is also classified as Ceylon State.  Australia, which is already under development, has a vast area, but because the degree of development is not high and the population is relatively small, it is classified as Australia as a whole.  It is worth mentioning that there is a large island in the north of Australia, which was later called New Guinea. However, because the island was shaped like a turtle, it was named Turtle Island. This huge turtle island was also classified as Australia  among.

    In addition to the eleven states above, the last one is Hawaii, which is also the farthest state from Taiwan. With the promotion of steamships, it is no longer necessary to go around to Japan to reach the Americas from Taiwan, but can go directly from  Departing from Taiwan, and then passing through several ports, it reaches Hawaii. After the final replenishment of coal and fresh water, you can directly reach the Americas, so the geographical location is very important.

    It is also the important geographical location of Hawaii, so Li Min listed it as a separate state. As for the Americas, because there are only a few seaside ports and strongholds, and the distance is too far, there are no states in the Americas for the time being.  Mansion.

    The state is a second-level administrative unit of Qi State. The highest official is the governor. The administrative agencies in the state are similar to those of the central government. However, they are all subordinate agencies of the central agency. Moreover, the power of the governor has been greatly weakened. At the same time, the garrison and administrative affairs of the states are  Separate, and the two are strictly prohibited from interfering with each other.

    Below the state are counties, but the counties in Qi are different from the counties in Datang. The counties in Datang are the lowest administrative unit. In addition to the county magistrate, county magistrate and chief executive, there are no officials in the county. The remaining  They are all petty officials recruited by the county government.

    But the counties in Daqi are completely different. The institutions in the counties are also modeled after the central government. In addition to the county magistrates, the others are branches of various ministries. Although they are nominally under the management of the county magistrates, they also have considerable autonomy, and the officials  The boundary between officials and officials has become very blurred. County magistrates are also promoted from petty officials. It can even be said that anyone who is in the county government can be called an official.

    And the county is not the lowest administrative institution in Daqi. Under the county, Li Min also established the township level, setting several or even a dozen villages into one township to strengthen his rule.

    The above are all administrative agencies. In addition to the administrative agencies, Li Min also established a set of judicial agencies. These agencies include the Police Academy, the Inspectorate and the Court. The top officials of these three agencies are at the same level as the ministers of each ministry.  , and is not under the management of any administrative officials. Even the Prime Minister has no right to intervene in the execution of justice. He is even subject to the supervision of the Inspectorate. If the Prime Minister is found guilty of dereliction of duty, corruption, etc., he will still be brought to the court by the Inspectorate.  Prosecution.  (To be continued.
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