Chapter 104 Balance Is the Monarch's Passivity

For some reason, Selim specially selected a batch of test papers to correct himself.

Don't ask why, the answer is that Selim was in a good mood.

Looking through the test papers in front of him, Selim couldn't help but be a little surprised.

Although most of the test papers he selected were from the Ministry of Finance and Personnel, the quality of the answers was too high.

Among them, what Selim appreciated most was the paper he was looking through.

This person answered all four major questions very well.

For example, this person answered the analysis of Poland's parliamentary system just right.

"In the political environment of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the middle and late periods, a situation of checks and balances and game between three political forces was formed, namely:

The king, the traditional royal power represented by the royal family.

The vast szlachta class. (Broadly speaking, any nobleman is considered a szlachta class. In a narrow sense, the szlachta class is just a large number of small and medium-sized nobles with varying wealth and status.)

A small number of very powerful noble giants.

These people are also the main body of the Polish Parliament or the Polish Parliament is the product of their compromise.

The mutual restraint of the three political forces formed a benign and stable political environment. The dominance or weakness of any one force would have a very bad impact.

However, in the late Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, With the defeat of war and economy, the royal power suffered a heavy blow and the political ecology was seriously unbalanced.

The crazy expansion of the power of the szlachta and the noble giants directly caused a series of bad political phenomena represented by the "veto power", which accelerated the decline of the republic to a certain extent.

The Polish nobles who adhered to Sarmatism believed that they were the ruling class of the country and had the natural mission to protect the ancient custom of "golden freedom".

On the other hand, the various privileges brought by "golden freedom" are also practical benefits. The szlachta proudly defended their privileges, and anyone who tried to reform would be regarded as treason.

So what is Sarmatism for the Polish nobles? In the eyes of the Poles, democracy is the most important thing for the law. The concept of law and order, autonomy and elections was an integral part of Sarmatism.

The elected king still held a central position in the state, but his power was limited by various legal acts and requirements.

In addition, only the nobility was given political rights, namely the right to elect the Sejm and the Sejm. Each Sejm member had a "liberal veto" that could veto any new bills or laws proposed.

Finally, if the king did not obey the laws of the country, or tried to limit or question the privileges of the nobility, they had the right to refuse the king's command and bring him down by military force.

Sarmatism recognized strong autonomy for the nobility and important voting rights for the Sejm, and the power of the king was carefully limited. 's supervision was greatly restricted.

Schlachta believed that if the king did not abide by the law or questioned the privileges of the nobles, they had the right to refuse to obey the king's orders or even launch armed opposition.

But this was a political system that was too advanced or too difficult to operate. The royal power, the power of the nobles and the power of the parliament became an iron triangle of checks and balances. Once the power of the nobles expanded too much, the country would fall into a deadly anarchy.

Schlachta believed that the Federation's "Golden Freedom" and Sarmatism were the best political systems in the world. However, as the power of the nobles expanded, the royal power was squeezed, and the emergence of the "veto power" also paralyzed the Sejm. "

Selim was still flipping through the test paper, but suddenly felt a black screen in front of his eyes.

A pair of warm little hands covered his eyes, followed by a silver bell-like laughter.

"Your Majesty, guess who I am. "

Selim raised his hand helplessly, trying to push the girl's hand away, but found that the other party had no intention of moving at all.

"Okay, Anna, stop it. When did you come back? Why didn't you tell me in advance?"

"Anna? Who is Anna?

Your Majesty, shouldn't you call your dear Qili?

Or you have other girls' names to call, such as Krenna.

What's so important about Anna?"

The girl still refused to let go. Although it was a joke, it sounded resentful.

Selim smiled, put down the paper in his hand, and hugged the girl behind him.

The girl exclaimed.

"Your Majesty."

The two of them started to play on the sofa. After a while, Selim coaxed the girl.

"Okay, okay, you know me. How could I look down on these vulgar women? How can they compare with you?

You know, we have been together since childhood. How can others catch up with your position in my heart?"

Hearing that the majestic Sultan in front of outsiders was patiently coaxing her, the girl laughed out loud. She leaned close to the Sultan's ear, exhaled a breath of hot air, and asked softly.

"Then who is more important to you, me or the princess?"

Selim was a little absent-minded when he heard this.

Before the Sultan could answer, a trace of loneliness flashed in the girl's eyes, and she smiled again.

"Okay, Your Majesty, I'm just kidding you."

The Sultan took a deep breath in his heart and hurriedly changed the subject.

"Anna, don't talk nonsense, Krenna belongs to Justinian."

The girl was obviously interested, and the two started chatting.

No one mentioned who was more important to the Sultan.

As for why the girl came back at this time, it is not important, everyone knows it, right?

How dare a king ask for pure love?

At a time when many courtiers and families have already advised the Sultan that he lacks heirs, Anna's return is enough to shut everyone up.

Moreover, this is also an opportunity for the New Order faction to introduce more forces.

It is definitely not enough to absorb only Muslims. In Selim's vision, the nobles of the Balkans are also an indispensable part, and the Greeks are the ones who take the lead in entering this system.

After being weakened by the Sultan once, the Greeks have lost their independent status and have completely become the people of the Orthodox Patriarch Nicholas. They can just help Anna after entering the palace and take this opportunity to join the New Order faction.

As for the neutral faction headed by the Kara Osman family, it is time to understand whether to continue to sit on the fence or choose a faction to join, or send the girl into the palace according to the original routine and form a faction.

Harem politics has always been a necessity in a country with a strong oriental color.

This will be more obvious after Anna gives birth to a child for Selim, because supporting a future king is a huge and irresistible temptation for anyone.

Although the current Sultan is still young and strong, this does not prevent everyone from investing in advance.

For Selim, according to the traditional four-wife system (the religious law stipulates that four wives are the most honorable), he can just pick four representatives, which is his weapon to balance the court.

He is different from the waste Polish royal family. The parliamentary system is the balancer of the Polish royal family, but the Sultan does not need this.

The current faction is just a transition, and maintaining balance is also a stage-by-stage need. After this stage, absolute monarchy is Selim's pursuit.

Everyone has their own ulterior motives, and they just need harem politics as a regulation.

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