Neither Liu Jinge nor Yuan Xiang used the word "report" in the end, because Yuan Xiang suspected that he had heard it wrong, and Liu Jinge thought that Yuan Xiang must have heard it wrong.

"Today, I'm here to give you a report." Deng Ming walked into the venue, pushed the chair he gave him to the side, stood behind the table and said to the congressmen present.

Today, the entire venue was arranged according to Deng Ming's request. The members of the parliament were sitting in the middle, with the podium aiming at the parliamentary seats, and the officials who were listening were sitting on both sides. However, some people still put a chair for Deng Ming with cleverness.

"Why don't I report to the Senate?" Before starting the report, Deng Ming first raised this question to everyone. He knew very well that the imperial congressmen here obeyed the Senate's orders.

There were people whispering in the venue, and no soldiers came up to maintain order.

"They were all able to sit in the senator's seat because of my gifts." Deng Ming loudly said his reasons. Although this sentence came from a young man in his early twenties, everyone present agreed, including those officials who were listening. Even the top leaders in Chengdu like Liu Jinge knew very well that their rights and status came from Deng Ming: "I will give the position of the senator whoever I want, and take it away if I want. My relationship with the senator is like a shopkeeper and a friend, and the shopkeeper did not explain and report to the friend."

After pausing, Deng Ming continued to say to the Imperial Congressman in front of him, he knew that many members of the parliament entered this venue under the operation of the Senate, but even so, the Imperial Congress and the people were more closely connected. Many people were the leaders of the pavilion where he was, including teachers, kiosks, chamber of commerce owners, and some became parliamentarians simply because they were willing to help people.

"You are the representatives selected by the scholars of the Ministry of the Ministry. The scholars provided officers and soldiers to the Ministry of the Ministry, and provided our army with food, fodder and military pay. I just made an example, which is to compare the government of the Ministry of the Ministry to a business bank, and the scholars are all shareholders, I am the shopkeeper, and you are the person sent by the shareholders to check the accounts. I respect you because I respect the scholars behind you. You are their representatives, so I stood here and reported my work to you with fear and fear. Then you will tell the shareholders of the scholars of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of

"Now I'll start reporting." Deng Ming did not give everyone much time to digest, and lowered his head and started reading the documents in his hand.

Compared to the one given to Wen Anzhi, Deng Ming's report to the Imperial Parliament was much more detailed, including the number of fallen soldiers and how their bodies were arranged; what benefits did the expenses of this battle finally get; even Deng Ming had no intention of his reckless identity, and told the members of the parliament directly that this was a fake, and explained to the parliament why he planned such an action.

There are also tens of thousands of taels of war compensation belonging to Chengdu every year. If calculated as an IOU, it will be a military compensation of tens of millions of yuan per year, which can greatly help Chengdu's economic development. Deng Ming went further and not only accepted the conversion of jewelry, but also allowed the occupying army and Yang Zai to use this money to buy jade, coral, gems, pearls, etc. locally to transport them back to Sichuan. These things are not of high value in Myanmar, but as long as they are processed in Chengdu, the price can be expected to rise several times or dozens of times.

"Maybe we need to sell raw materials to the Qing court at the beginning, but sooner or later we will process them ourselves after opening the market. Jewelry processing can bring more job opportunities to the Dufu, allowing more people to live in Dufu instead of thinking about going to remote places to open up land all day long." Deng Ming also hopes to speed up the urbanization progress of Chengdu, more workers will bring higher mobilization capabilities to western Sichuan, and military training and education are also easy to arrange: "Like salt, jewelry cannot be used directly for combat, but Dufu can obtain rich taxes from it. Moreover, carving and polishing jade, coral and pearls will stimulate the manufacturing of Dufu's tool. These technologies may also be helpful to the military industry of Dufu."

Regardless of whether it is technically helpful or not, Deng Ming feels that as long as there is tax, there will be no loss.

The Imperial parliamentarians did not expect Deng Ming to report to them so seriously, and many people listened with relish. When they heard about the plan to process imported raw materials and then sell jewelry to the Qing Dynasty controlled areas, a parliamentarian couldn't help but ask, "What if they don't buy it?"

The question was quite loud. Deng Ming stopped the report and raised his head to answer, but the questioner was already drowned in a rebuke:

"We have an imperial army!"

"Are you vegetarian when you are an Imperial Army?"

Deng Ming was very satisfied with the answers of other congressmen, so he continued his report.

In addition to luxury goods, Deng Ming also seized thousands of muskets, many of which were asked by Bai Wen players. This weapon was considered unsuitable for field battles by Xiying. Deng Ming also felt that the rate of fire and safety of the mezzanine was ridiculously poor, and there were indeed great problems. In order to facilitate carrying, these thousands of muskets were also dismantled by Deng Ming, and only brought the barrel and metal parts back, intending to sell them to the guns and cannon shops in Chengdu at the price of scrap. Deng Ming further increased the bounty and asked the guns and cannon shops to study flintlock ignition devices that do not require open flames as soon as possible. He had pointed out the direction for the gun manufacturing industry and asked them to start with researching flintstones, but until now, there is no design that can guarantee a fire rate of more than 50%.

The problem of Emperor Yongli is unavoidable. When Deng Ming asked the members of the parliamentary, someone asked the emperor when he would escape and return to his country. Although this member was very concerned about the emperor's whereabouts, his feelings sounded very complicated and he did not seem to have the intention to look forward to Emperor Yongli's return. After hearing this question, the venue, which was still warm just now, became silent. These imperial parliamentarians were auxiliary soldiers or peasants a few years ago, and were not good at concealing their true feelings. Deng Ming saw tension and worry on the faces of these parliamentarians, because at the beginning of all the laws in western Sichuan, there was almost the same statement: The emperor was hunting in the south, and the matter was urgently followed...

The subtext of this sentence is that when the emperor returns to China safely, the current Sichuan law will be replaced by the original Ming law firm. Whether the economic, tax, political and other rights that Sichuan people have obtained can continue to be maintained is completely unknown.

Although personal interests are dangerous, the fellow scholars and imperial congressmen in western Sichuan are essentially simple people, and most of them dare not let the idea of ​​"The Emperor is better not to come back" come out of their mouths. Even when the idea comes out, they will even blame themselves desperately, thinking that they are in great sins.

In previous history, the princes in the position of Deng Ming still encouraged this idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor and patriotism. Those usurpers punished those who made disloyal remarks against the emperor were not entirely because of hypocrisy, but they also did not allow this idea to be questioned. In the end, the princes would put on their yellow robe, so that the people's idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor and patriotism was perfectly utilized.

"I don't think the Emperor's Majesty may be able to escape in the short term." Although Deng Ming swears to Wen Anzhi that if the conditions in western Sichuan allow him to send troops to serve the king again, Deng Ming chose another answer when the imperial MP asked. He carefully explained the authority of the occupying army and Yang Zai, and speculated that they would not care how much they were about rescuing the emperor's return to the country. If time went by, the occupying army and Yang Zai were increasingly adapting to their power and status, and might even create obstacles for the emperor's return to the country.

Even officials like Liu Jinge who were not very loyal to the Ming emperor, were a little restless when listening to Deng Ming's analysis. Because Deng Ming did not show any contempt for this behavior, did not use any derogatory words, but stood a completely neutral position, analyzing the occupation army and Yang's possible actions from the perspective of western Sichuan interests - this is a complete denial of the idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor. Although Liu Jinge had not realized this, he was already uncomfortable.

When Deng Ming told everyone that these agreements were reached by him and the Occupy Army and Yang Zai, the venue was so quiet that even a needle could be heard clearly when it landed.

"At that time, I faced a choice, which is the interests of the emperor or the interests of the Western Sichuan Empire Government, which should be put in the front. I know that these agreements may not be very beneficial to His Majesty the Emperor's return to China, but they can ensure that the Western Sichuan Empire Government will get compensation better, so that the imperial soldiers can shed less blood under the city of Awa, and that the fellow scholars will get more employment opportunities."

Deng Ming's words made everyone here feel a tingling feeling, as if something was poking into their lungs. Deng Ming did not say that the emperor was unethical, stupid, and abandoned the country, so changing the goal of loyalty to the emperor was not an immoral act; it was a balance between loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, not only separated the two, but also measured it with value and interests without any concealment.

"In the end, I chose to give priority to the interests of the imperial government and fellow scholars." Deng Ming basically ended his report, but he handed over the choice to the congressmen on the opposite side: "I was in Myanmar at the time, so I guess that doing so would be in line with the wishes of fellow scholars. You are the representatives of fellow scholars in western Sichuan. After you go home, you ask your neighbors and fellow villagers' opinions and then vote. If you think we should spend money and bleed to pick up the emperor, I will lead the troops to fight again."

After the report was concluded, Deng Ming reiterated the relationship between the House of Representatives: "As I said just now, the Imperial Parliament is the representative of shareholders, and the Senate is the partner. Why can the client reject the shareholder's proposal? Because like all commercial banks, there are some things that need to be done by experienced shopkeepers and friends. Shareholders can put forward various ideas, and the shopkeepers and friends judge the feasibility of these ideas - for example, the shareholders say we buy stones at a high price and sell them to others at a higher price.

, the guy can dissuade, which is also the job of the Senate - but we know that this kind of transaction may not be impossible. For example, we are buying stones from Myanmar now and then trying to sell them to the Qing court. So when the Senate rejects the proposal of the Imperial Parliament, a clear reason for veto is given. When shareholders insist on their original opinions, such as 70% of the members agree, and after three vetoes and dissuasions, insist on passing the fourth time, it should become the empire's policy - as long as it is not unconstitutional."

After saying these words, Deng Ming ended his report and wished everyone a happy Mid-Autumn Festival.

On the way back to the yamen, Liu Jinge was thinking about Deng Ming's words, and he saw Deng Ming's emphasis on the people in western Sichuan: "If the Imperial Parliament is on the same mind as me, the guys in Qingcheng will have no choice, right? They have been scolding me for several years. Well, it is not difficult to make the congressmen happy. If you immigrate more, there will be many bosses supporting me, no matter where he is."
Chapter completed!