Chapter 64: Idar's Institutional Construction (Please read! Please recommend!)
Chapter 64: Idar's Institutional Construction
As soon as I heard this voice, I knew it was Shabi, because this rainbow fart that has never changed for thousands of years is really lacking in creativity...
Bruno changed the subject and said, "But... that being said, distant water cannot quench immediate thirst. It will probably take more than half a year for this propaganda to have an effect..."
"So what should we do?"
Although he still didn't quite understand what public opinion was, old Ford suppressed his doubts.
After all, the Earl has been saying some strange words recently.
"According to the laws of the Norman Empire, there is no personal dependency between commoners and nobles. In this case... let's go to the neighboring Territory of Solon and trick some commoners into settling in Idar. The fertile land on the south bank of the Idar River is still barren anyway, and all commoners who move to Idar to settle can obtain the right to use the land there!"
"But we have just signed a peace treaty with Earl Sauron..." Old Ford hesitated.
"Doesn't this treaty stipulate that we can't trick the civilians of Soran's territory into coming to Idar?" Bruno asked.
"No……"
"That's right! This Lord is determined to build the largest community of workers in the eastern part of the Empire on the south bank of the Idar River! Not only will we recruit civilians from the Solon Territory to settle down and work in Idar, but once the roads in the south are connected, we will also persuade workers from the Kingdom of Basel to settle down in Idar Territory!"
Old Ford said helplessly: "But now is the time when we need people for spring ploughing. Earl Soren will definitely stop us."
"Stop? Why should he stop? Civilians are free men with their own rights. If it were any other lord, it would be fine. But Lord Soran's army was destroyed. Why should he stop?"
"Write a letter to Earl Soren, saying that if he blocks the process, as a border noble appointed by the Norman royal family, I will do my best to protect the legitimate rights of the citizens of the Norman Empire. In addition, if he really dares to interfere, I suggest adding some additional clauses to the Treaty of Sorenburg."
"Yes, sir," replied old Ford.
The discussion on the population issue has come to an end. The next thing to talk about is the management system that has made Bruno hesitate for a long time.
After carefully considering his words, Bruno finally spoke: "I intend to use this meeting to divide the responsibilities of everyone present."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone perked up and pricked up their ears to listen carefully to what Bruno was going to say next.
"After the battle of Gran Heights a few days ago, Idar's territory extended northward to the banks of the Solon River, expanding by one third of its original area."
"But at the same time, it also exposed a problem, which is the low efficiency of Idar Territory's administrative management. The lowest-level officials in Idar Territory do not have a clear scope of authority. They may be called by Old Ford to settle accounts today, and called by Shabi to shovel shit the next day. Maybe they will be transferred by White Barrel to supervise the production team and record work points in a few days."
Although this pattern applies to the lowest-level officials in the entire Norman Empire, it still gives Bruno a headache because it is too confusing!
Old Ford and the others nodded slightly. Although their Lord Earl was often unreliable, what he said in this matter made sense.
Because at some times, several people present were mobilizing low-level officials, and there was even a case where a lowest-level Idar official was recruited by two people at the same time.
"I think what you said makes sense, but I don't know...how the Earl plans to change it?" Old Ford said cautiously.
After all, this is a major matter that concerns whether the entire Idar Territory can operate normally, and absolutely no mistakes can be made.
"According to my thinking, the first thing we need to do is to clearly define the responsibilities of each of you, and then carry out reforms from top to bottom," Bruno said.
Old Ford naturally agreed to Bruno's proposal. After all, he was already old, and now everything that Idar was doing had to be reviewed by him, which was really too much for him to handle.
"Let me first tell you about the plan I have temporarily drawn up..." Bruno picked up a roll of parchment and said in a deep voice: "From today on, L'Obida will serve as the financial officer of Idar County. He will be mainly responsible for calculating the financial revenue and expenditure of Idar County and collecting taxes on time."
Bruno looked around. Seeing that no one had any opinions, he continued, "Sam Layton will be the commander of the Idal standing army and will be in charge of the Idal standing army. At the same time, the Royal Guards will no longer be under the command of Sam Layton. The fifty Royal Guards will directly obey the orders of this Lord.
"As for Shabi, he is quite experienced in the job of shoveling shit, so he will be in charge of Idar's agricultural production and the composting of feces. In addition, fishing matters at the harbor will also be under Shabi's charge."
"White Barrel is fully responsible for the construction of various projects in Idar Territory. In addition to the Namur Fortress, the five planned roads must also be put on the agenda."
"Arnel Blood is the specially hired wizard consultant for Idar. He is responsible for researching magic circles and making enchanted weapons. As for manpower, he is still alone. Let's see how many wizards or wizard apprentices you can trick into coming..."
"As for Old Ford, you will be in charge of the sea salt drying, sugar making workshop, wine making workshop, cement workshop, and the papermaking workshop that is being planned. Remember, no technology can be leaked!"
"Yes!" Old Ford said seriously.
"At the same time, Idar Territory has set up a new agency called the Anti-Smuggling Bureau. Old Ford will be the director. Its main task is to protect the workshops and salt fields in Idar Territory. It will also strictly crack down on the private trafficking and sale of grain."
"As for Liszt...he will temporarily serve as the steward of the lord's castle, but he will only be responsible for managing matters within the lord's castle. In the future, an Idar Immigration Administration may be established, and Liszt will also be in charge of it."
"Okay, that's about all the arrangements I want to talk about. Do you have any questions?"
In fact, Bruno originally wanted to add some special supervision, but now the business of Idar is too small and he cannot spare so many people for the time being, so he can only put it on hold for the time being and set up a separate one later.
After all, ideas and creativity like drying sea salt came from Bruno, and no one here knew these technologies of the previous life better than Bruno.
Therefore, if anyone made any small moves, they would not be able to fool Bruno's eyes. Besides, almost everyone present was someone Bruno could trust 100%, so he did not have to worry about anything going wrong.
(The author is a bad namer. The river flowing through Idar is called Idar River, and the river flowing through Sauron Territory is called Sauron River.) PS: The latest version of Idar Territory map has been updated in 2.27. The new version of the map has been optimized and improved for some areas. For details, please see the Qidian app book friend circle
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