"Everyone, let's cut to the chase. I've already distributed the topics to everyone beforehand. Let's discuss them in front of Master Qin. The first issue is the problem of the redundant staff within the cabinet. I already knew about this a few days ago, and I believe you can all give an answer."

That's right, it's layoffs.

After Qin Che seized control of the Xibao government and military, he immediately realized how chaotic Xibao had become under Yuan Lin's rule.

The cake was only so big, and gradually there wasn't enough to go around.

Therefore, it is necessary to reduce the number of government agencies and streamline their powers in order to achieve better communication between higher and lower levels.

The high-ranking officials present all stood up and handed in their answers.

"Master Qin, this is a list we have drafted. Apart from the government departments, there are as many as two hundred redundant staff members in the branches, various committees, associations, and subordinate departments. We have already laid off these staff members in the past few days and ordered the closure of some associations and organizations. Please take a look, Master."

Qin Che glanced at the document briefly, tossed it on the table, and said, "Agencies and organizations of a societal nature must be strictly prohibited from now on. Under the rule of Xibao, there can only be one governing body, which is all of you here. After these personnel are dismissed, they can be given several other options. One is to join the Shabao intelligence station as an unofficial staff member, and the other is to go to the military as a political officer. General Cai Dong and Ms. Lina will be responsible for coordinating this matter."

"But remember, people should be skilled and capable in their work. If there are people who are just occupying positions without doing their jobs, they should be dismissed as soon as possible."

Cai Dong and Lina both nodded.

The former commands the West Fort forces and is currently the number one commander. No one in the military ranks higher than him. The latter has taken over the intelligence department from Qin Che, commanding the leaders to weave an intelligence network in West Fort, striving to be well-informed.

Li Mi said, "Next is the second topic, concerning the policy of separating military and political affairs in the army. General Cai Dong has clearly agreed to cooperate. We did the same in Shabao. Therefore, we will set up a separate auxiliary government agency. Everyone can speak freely about what this agency should be called and what kind of capable officials we need to recruit to go down to the troops and do ideological work with the soldiers."

A high-ranking official obediently raised his hand. Li Mi recognized him as a high-ranking official in a key department of Xibao. Since the time of Yuan Lin, he had been in charge of all matters in Xibao, big and small, in cooperation with Meng Jingyuan. He was like half a steward of Xibao. His name was Lu Guimeng.

Previously, Xibao was jointly governed by Lu Guimeng and Meng Jingyuan. The two of them were like Yuan Lin's left and right arms. Meng Jingyuan was the Left Prime Minister, who had more power, while Lu Guimeng was the Right Prime Minister.

"I have a question. What does this so-called ideological work mean?"

Li Mi turned to look at Qin Che; in fact, even he didn't quite understand.

Li Mi had always been at Wall One and had learned about the sandcastles, but he had never personally been involved in the sandcastle reforms.

Qin Che said calmly, "I don't really like military politics. As you all know, how many warlords and military governments have appeared in this desert? Their predecessors all started from the army. They are too independent. If they control the financial power and weapons and have wealth, almost 90% of the soldiers will choose to go out and govern themselves."

"This will cause a lot of trouble. The cabinet and the army will be divided, and the conflicts will intensify. Who will ultimately suffer? It will be you. Of course, with me in charge in Sand Castle and West Castle in the future, I will not allow similar incidents to happen again. If necessary, the separation of military and political power will be an issue that must be faced."

“I have already discussed this with General Cai Dong, and he has agreed to the military reform… As for what ideological work is, you all know very well what it is. The most important thing is to make the soldiers obey the orders of the Cabinet and let them know who they are fighting for.”

The armies in this desert are generally dictatorial armies, where the power of the number one commander is either unsupervised or minimally checked.

In the ancient times before Qin Che's time travel, there were military supervisors. However, military supervisors only had the power of supervision. To exercise their powers, they needed to go through another set of procedures, such as 'reporting to superiors'. This would inevitably lead to a lag, because if the military commander wanted to rebel, the role of the military supervisor would hardly be able to be played in time.

For example, during a certain period, the position of representative in a certain party's army actually degenerated into a supervisory role, which was disliked by officers and soldiers, who believed that this so-called "representative" was someone sent by the old man to monitor them.

Therefore, throughout history, there has only been one way for those in power to control the army.

That is, controlling the logistics and economic resources of the troops.

Because once the military has its own independent economic revenue-generating capabilities, it is very easy for it to evolve into a warlord force.

This model does not only refer to a so-called "number one commander". Even lower-ranking officers in the military, such as battalion and company commanders, can become independent if they have similar power and the conditions are met.

A powerful warlord can be sidelined at any time, because if his subordinates have the means to become independent, or if someone offers them more, these subordinates may rebel.

When Cai Dong seized military power in Xibao, didn't he use similar methods?

Having money and guns is more important than having a capable and battle-hardened army.

Lu Guimeng suddenly realized what was happening, then nodded and sat down again.

Cai Dong had something to say, but because the matter concerned him personally, he was a little sensitive and kept quiet.

Seeing this, Qin Che smiled and said, "General Cai, you may speak freely."

Cai Dong coughed and said, "Master, why not just set up a military supervisor? That would be much more convenient."

Everyone smiled and shook their heads.

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