Renminzhi (National Assembly)

The Renminzhi (National Assembly) was the Parlimentary Legislative branch of Zhongguo. It acted primarily as an advisor to the Emperor, as each proposal had to be approved by the emperor before being passed. The National Assembly was created following the unification of Dajiang and Shanqu, on March 28th, 2021. The Renminzhi replaced the former system of the Triad, in which hand-picked members of Dajiang would advise the Emperor. The Assembly had 5 seats, each representing a different district of Zhongguo. Elections were held every two weeks. In addition, districts were redrawn by the Emperor every two weeks in order to keep the districts relatively equal in population. Any member of Zhongguo could run for representative of their district. In addition, members of the Jeimei were assigned districts, in which they voted and could potentially run in. As decreed by the emperor, a member of the Jeimei who ran must be prepared to renounce their Jeimai citizenship and gain full Zhonggese citizenship if they won their election. After their term they were allowed to return to their country of origin. After all members of the Renminzhi were elected, a secret vote was held among them to decided the Prime Minister, who would act as the leader of the Assembly and second in command to the Emperor. Over the period of a little over a month, the Renminzhi proposed 26 bills, with 22 passing. Any member of the Assembly (as well as the emperor) could propose a bill. All members of the Assembly would then vote either "Yes" (肯) or "No" (反对). Originally, a bill would pass if it recieved a majority (3) "Yes" votes, however, after the passing of Proposition 16 (National Assembly Voting Reform), a bill would pass if there were simply more "Yes" votes than "No" votes. Proposition 16 also added a potential "Abstain" (避免) vote. All propositions had to be approved by the Emperor before being enacted. Over its lifetime, the Renminzhi had 10 different named parties, and one multi-party coalition.

Formation
The establishment of the Renminzhi was announced by Emperor Sikorskiii on March 28th, 2021, shortly after Shanqu and Dajiang united to form Zhongguo. The first election was set to be held on March 31st, 2021. The Emperor had been long pressed by members of his nation (mainly FlamingArrow06) to form a more democratic system. With the unification, the Emperor thought that the population had finally grown to the point where democracy could succeed. The Emperor set districts (seen to the right), and assigned the population of the Jeimei to districts accordingly. The actual election took place a day earlier than expected, on March 30th, and the results were given on March 31st. See First Zhongguo National Assembly Election for more detailed information on canidates.

Agnius06's Prime Ministership (March 31st to April 22nd)
Before any proposals could be passed, a Prime Minister had to be elected by a majority of the Assembly. In a secret vote, Agnius06 became the first Prime Minister of the National Assembly on April 1st. Following his election, Agnius proposed the first proposal, Proposition 1, also known as Zhongguo Ender Chest Stations (ZECS). It passed that same day. The exact text of the bill is as follows:

"This will see to the construction of enderchest stations under the name ZECS in major population centers to the benefit of the people of Zhongguo. It will include an ender chest, an anvil, and a crafting table in public areas. We aim to have 20-40 ender chests built across Zhongguo by Sunday - the 4th of April.  Local mayors can make their own designs for  ZECS as long as it includes the ender chest, anvil, and crafting table!"

Following the passage of Prop 1, MintyMichael proposed Proposal 2, also known as the Statement of Neutrality regarding Portugal. It passed that same day. The exact text of the bill is as follows:

"Zhongguo will publicly state neutrality regarding any wars in which the nation of Portugal, or any other nation led by Butternalso, is involved in. Members of Zhongguo and the Jeimei may volunteer for either side, and explicitly do not represent the National Assembly or the Emperor."

Following the passage of Prop 2, JennyBudew proposed Proposal 3. It failed, becoming the first Proposal to fail. In addition, it also was the first bill to include a revision, after the first bill was presented. It did not pass with this revision either. The exact text of the original bill and revision are as follows: "A ban on unethical Villager breeding practices. These are extremely harmful to the mental health and wellbeing of a Villager, and it causes them great stress and pain. I believe that banning these practices and allowing Villagers to return to wholesome, natural breeding will benefit everyone in the nation as a happy Villager is a productive Villager. To elaborate, I seek to ban breeding chambers such as the example shown in the attached images. As you can see, having all of these Villagers, both child and adult, trapped in such an extremely small space is extremely unethical. To clarify, I do not seek to ban the controversial zombification practices (yet) or the concept of Villager halls (I support these) I simply wish for the Villagers to reproduce in an ethical and safe manner. [Picture 1] [Picture 2]"''"Revision: Instead of completely banning these villager breeders, all future villager breeding operations will have to adhere to this proposition immediately, while existing breeders will have until April 11th to change their setup to an ethical standard. in addition, I would like to define what is an ethical standard: At minimum, there should be a 5x5 space per 2 villagers breeding. So for example, a 5x5 room works for one breeding pair, while a 10x10 space works for two breeding pairs, and so on. failure to comply with this law will result in a warning, where the offending breeding operation will be given a 3 day time limit to either dismantle the breeder or upgrade it to an ethical standard. Should no action be taken, the breeder will be dismantled."''

Following the apparent failure of Prop 3 (but before the Emperor had officially declared it dead), Agnius proposed Proposition 4, also known as the National Railway Plan. It passed later that day. The exact text of the bill is as follows: "Reaffirm the Shetou Plan under the Emperor, and complete its goal of linking up Zhongguo with eachother - this means extending railways to the rest of District 5, and Taiwan. It will also utilise the large railway station present in Wuhan, and potentially the construction of a large railway hub in suiren to link up all the cities by rail. (Proposed map will be posted soon) If this vote passes we will be recruiting people to help continue construction once weve submitted a plan. (Shetou plan will be listed below for reference of what it was). [Picture 3]"

Following the passage of Prop 4 (as well as the official failure of Prop 3), sikorski proposed Proposition 5, also known as the National Works Program. It passed later that day, and its passing ended the first day (April 1st) of proposals. The exact text is as follows: "This act will establish an agency called the National Works Program, which will oversee the construction of large projects for the Empire. The first will be a modification of Project Shetou from the Sanzhao, using the map below and the following directives: The NWP will set up shop chests in the Imperial Gate of Suirenzhen (where players go when they do /warp) where they can sell rails to the Empire for diamonds. The NWP can direct local mayors to construct railway stations to accommodate rail lines. The NWP will use the Imperial Treasury to pay citizens of the Empire to clear land between cities, lay the foundation of the rails, and place the rails. [Picture 4]"

On April 2nd MintyMichael proposed Proposition 6, also known as the Denial of Hawaii Land Claim. Despite getting enough votes, it would not pass until the next day. The exact text is as follows:

"Zhongguo will not be claiming a small mob farm that SimonOG wishes to claim. If he would like to leave the nation to claim that land he may, or he can allow another nation to own it, presumably allowing him to use the land."

Following Prop 6 getting the required number of votes (but before it was officially passed with Imperial Consent), JennyBudew proposed Proposition 7, also known as the Villager Rehabilitation and Rescue Operation. Despite getting enough votes that day, it would not be passed until April 3rd. The exact text was as follows:

"Should Valhalla lose the war with Ircaster, I would like to create a special task force (initially composed of myself and the prime minister @agnius06 but others are welcome to join) that will rescue and rehabilitate displaced villagers from Valhalla into Zhongguo. The villagers will be relocated to Tsingtao, the abandoned settlement of the Yamataians. The task force will oversee the successful rehabilitation of the rescued villagers in their new habitat. These rescued villagers will be provided work opportunities and employment within the Empire."

On April 3rd, prior to the passing of either Prop 6 or Prop 7, JennyBudew proposed Proposition 8, also known as the Villager Rehabilition Zone in Tsingtao. It would not pass until April 5th, despite recieving enough votes later that day. The exact text was as follows:

"I propose to rework the abandoned city of Tsingtao into a Villager sanctuary, where the villagers will be free to live in peace. In addition, the city of Tsingtao can serve as the country's national villager hall. The villager task force described in the previous proposition will handle the reconstruction of Tsingtao."

Immediately following the proposal of Prop 8 (before anyone had even voted on it) Pussilamous proposed Proposition 9. It would not pass until the April 5th, despite recieving enough votes. The exact text was as follows:

"bar crimson from ever owning property in Zhongguo again. he’s annoying and trying to go around what dan said, and he broke the 3 codes"

Immediately following the proposal of Prop 9 (before anyone had even voted on it) MintyMichael proposed Proposition 10, also known as the Parlimentary Efficiency Act. Later that day it would be amended with a suggestion from JennyBudew. Despite recieving enough votes that day, it would not be passed until April 5th, after the amendment was officially added. The exact text was as follows:

"In order to make Parliament more efficient, new Propositions cannot be put into place until all previous Propositions have either passed or failed, as stated by our Emperor. This would take place immediately if this law is passed. AMENDED 4/5/2021: In addition, if a proposition does not pass within 24 hours of being proposed, it fails automatically"

At this point, several votes were placed for various Propositions. Prop 6 and 7 passed shortly after. On April 5th, Prop 8, 9, and 10 were passed. With the passage of Proposition 10, only one proposition was allowed to be proposed at a time. In addition, there became a 24 hour limit on how long a proposal can be on the table before automatically failing. This policy was not followed religously, as a couple of propositions went past their limit and were not automatically failed. Following this, Agnius06 proposed an "EMERGENCY PROPOSITION 11". It "passed" later that, with an amendment from Agnius added on. The exact text was as follows:

"Declare war on Ashanti (Multi)? Amendment - Will take place on a day selected by emperor"

Officially, this proposition was never acted upon, but it was considered passed, as an official statement from the Emperor reads

"Proposition 11 will be on my table for the time being. I will allow a new proposition to be put forth.