After the financial department, or rather the finance department, finished their report, the administrative department continued. ≧
The head of the administrative department, Fan Zhongyan, stood up and said, "The administrative department consists of the agriculture department, construction department, salt field department, as well as the household registration office. They are in charge of the daily affairs of the territory. In order to clarify the administrative department's authority and more rationally divide the responsibilities of each department, this subordinate has a suggestion for restructuring the organization. Please consider it, my lord. "
"Please speak!"
"This subordinate suggests that the salt field department be placed under the jurisdiction of the material reserve department. Sea salt is a strategic resource and should be under the jurisdiction of the material reserve department. Sven is untalented, but he has been in charge of the salt field department for so long under the lord's trust. Please allow it, my lord! " Fan Zhongyan said calmly, as if he did not know what kind of heavy bomb he had dropped.
As one of the most important departments in the territory, it controlled the economic lifeline of the territory. The importance of the salt field department did not need to be stated. But now, Fan Zhongyan had taken the initiative to suggest that the salt field department be placed under the material reserve department, giving up the most important department in the administrative department.
The day before yesterday, the agriculture department had just obtained the jurisdiction of agriculture, forestry, fishing and livestock from the material reserve department. Could it be that he was returning the favor by making concessions this time? When did Fan Zhongyan and Tian Wenjing form such a tacit understanding?
This was the thought of most of the people present, and also the biggest question in their hearts. But Ouyang Shuo did not believe that the truth was so simple.
As the head of the civil officials of the territory, Fan Zhongyan definitely wanted to display his political ambitions. Straightening out the relationships between the departments was his first step. In particular, Tian Wenjing's arrival gave him a sense of urgency. Thus, he took the initiative to speed up the pace of restructuring the organization.
Ouyang Shuo naturally had a positive attitude towards this kind of healthy competition. He said, "I approve!"
Fan Zhongyan was obviously confident and was not surprised by Ouyang Shuo's approval. He continued, "In addition, with the rapid increase in the territory's population, the work of the household registration office is becoming more and more arduous. Thus, this subordinate suggests that the household registration office be officially upgraded to a household registration office. "
Ouyang Shuo was expressionless, "Approved! Also, the administrative department will recommend a new household registration officer and report to me for approval. The previous household registration officer, Gu Xiuwen, has other arrangements. "
This was really out of Fan Zhongyan's expectations. Gu Xiuwen could be said to be his most important assistant in the administrative department. Listening to the master's words, he was going to transfer him out of the administrative office, which made him confused.
It wasn't easy to find someone who could take over Gu Xiuwen's position in the Administrative Bureau. Whether it was Du Quan, the original grassroots clerk of the Household Registration Office, or Qin Shijian, Fan Zhongyan's assistant in the Administrative Office, they were all a bit strained.
Temporarily suppressing the doubts in his heart, Fan Zhongyan took out the last step of his institutional adjustment and said, "Reporting to my lord. With the continuous improvement and expansion of the territory's administrative structure, the civil service system, including the grass-roots administrative personnel, grew larger and larger. Coinciding with the wave of privatization, all kinds of temptations followed. This subordinate believes that it is time to establish a special department to supervise and assess the performance of civil officials. "
Ouyang Shuo nodded in agreement. This was exactly what he was concerned about. After privatization, he could not expect all government employees to be self-disciplined and conscientious in performing their duties. If he really thought so, then he was completely politically immature. If they wanted to nip the problem in the bud, they could only put shackles on all the civil officials and lock their power in a cage. That was the safest way.
Since ancient times, the governance of officials had always been a difficult problem, and it was also the biggest headache for rulers. Now that Fan Zhongyan had taken the initiative to propose the establishment of a department to assess officials, he felt very gratified. As expected of Fan Wengong, while being strict in self-discipline, he also wanted to straighten out the atmosphere of the entire territory's officialdom.
"I very much agree with what Sir said. I have decided to establish the Merit Examination Department, which will be responsible for the punishment and discussion of civil officials. The Merit Examination Department will be under the jurisdiction of the Administrative Office, and the chief official of the Administrative Office will also be the chief official, "Ouyang Shuo said decisively.
At this point, Fan Zhongyan had achieved his initial political intentions through these three simple steps. The Merit Examination Department was like a sword hanging over the heads of the civil officials, preventing them from dereliction of duty. Otherwise, what awaited them would be a severe punishment of demotion or even dismissal.
As for the specific work arrangements of the Administrative Office, because it was too complicated, it was not suitable to be discussed in the meeting. After the meeting, Ouyang Shuo would personally find the person in charge of each department to discuss it alone.
After the report from the Administrative Office, it was finally the Material Reserve Department's turn to make a report. Similarly, the Material Reserve Department had just been established, and there were many tasks that had not been sorted out.
Tian Wenjing still had that paralyzed expression on his face as he calmly said, "This subordinate only has one suggestion. At present, the territory has more than 200 horses, and with the expansion of the cavalry, it will further increase. Therefore, it is very necessary to choose a pasture as a horse farm. More importantly, we need to find suitable stallions to breed better warhorses. "
Tian Wenjing's suggestion reminded Ouyang Shuo of the excellent warhorses that were produced in the Lianzhou Basin in his previous life — the Green Beetle Horse.
According to legend, the Green Beetle Horse was the product of an ancient divine insect, the Green Beetle, and a wild horse. Therefore, the Green Beetle Horse inherited the Divine Will of the Green Beetle. It could run like the wind and had a spiritual sense, making it very suitable as a warhorse.
"Chief Tian's suggestion is very good. In fact, there is an excellent warhorse called the Green Beetle Horse in the Lianzhou Basin. As far as I know, the Green Beetle Horse mainly lives in the center of the basin. Therefore, to find the Green Beetle Horse, we must cross the Friendship River and search for it on the other side of the river. "
Ouyang Shuo changed his tone and continued, "However, there is a group of valiant nomads living in the center of the Lianzhou Basin. These nomads are all soldiers, and they are especially good at riding and shooting. They are not easy to deal with. If we want to successfully capture the Green Beetle Horse, it is very likely that we will encounter them. "
At this time, Dog Sanzi of the Military Intelligence Department stood up and said loudly, "Sir, leave this matter to the Military Intelligence Department!"
Ouyang Shuo nodded and solemnly ordered, "I agree to let the Military Intelligence Department take action. However, I have a request. This time, the main task is to investigate, and the focus is to find out the specific range of the Green Beetle Horse's activities. It is not advisable to have a conflict with the nomads. "
Dog Sanzi nodded firmly and said, "Understood! Don't worry, sir! "
At this point, the first expansion meeting of Shanhai Town came to an end. After the meeting, Ouyang Shuo left the military officers behind to discuss the next step of the army expansion plan.
After experiencing the bitter victory of annihilating the mid-level roving bandits last time, Ouyang Shuo deeply realized the importance of the infantry. He went straight to the point and said, "This time, the size of the cavalry platoon will remain the same. The focus will be on the infantry. I plan to directly expand an infantry platoon. "
All the officers nodded. Shi Wansui represented the military and asked, "According to my lord, who will be in charge of the newly formed infantry platoon?"
All the squad leaders and squad leaders, other than Lin Yi, were only rank seven elite soldiers. The highest they could hold was the position of squad leader. There was no need to think about becoming a squadron leader.
"General Shi, you will be personally responsible for the formation of the infantry platoon. You will temporarily hold the position of squadron leader. As for the cavalry platoon, Lin Yi, the former squad leader of the second cavalry platoon, will be promoted to squadron leader of the cavalry platoon. "Ouyang Shuo announced the new personnel appointments.
Lin Yi was a young general with a nimble mind and a calm mind. He was a good seedling. In just a short month, he had been promoted to squad leader, squad leader, and now he was even promoted to squadron leader. From this, it could be seen how much Ouyang Shuo appreciated and trusted him.
Lin Yi was naturally grateful to the lord for putting him in such an important position. He said excitedly, "Thank you for your promotion, sir. I will definitely not let you down!"
Ouyang Shuo waved his hand and looked at Zhang Da Niu, Zhao Sihu, and the others who had expressions of envy on their faces. He smiled and said, "You guys don't have to be envious. I will give you a promise. The first among you to break through to rank nine elite soldier, I will promote him to squadron leader of the infantry platoon. "
As the saying goes, there is no first place in literature and no second place in martial arts. With Ouyang Shuo's provocation, the ten squad leaders immediately cheered and wanted to be the first to break through to rank nine elite soldiers.
Among the ten squad leaders, Zhang Da Niu, Zhao Sihu, and Li Mingliang had the highest ranks. They belonged to the first echelon and could break through to rank eight at any time. Liao Kai, Zhou Feng, and the other squad leaders who had just been promoted were slightly inferior. They were only rank six soldiers.
Therefore, the position of squadron leader of the infantry platoon was most likely to be decided by Zhang Da Niu and the other two veteran squad leaders. Among the three, Zhang Da Niu and Zhao Sihu, these two battle maniacs, had the advantage. Li Mingliang, who was more feminine, was slightly inferior.
As for the two vacant squad leader positions, Ouyang Shuo was not in a hurry to appoint them. He wanted to wait until the squadron leader of the infantry platoon was decided before making arrangements.
After discussing the expansion of the army, Ouyang Shuo rushed to the market immediately to buy the building blueprints.
This time, there were four village buildings that were going to be upgraded to town level. Among them, the village toilet was a level one village building. Therefore, the higher level of the town toilet was priced at 20 gold coins. This was also the highest level of toilet. There were no county-level toilets or county-level toilets.
The village granary, the village ancestral hall, and the village private school were all level two village buildings. Each of the town-level building blueprints was priced at 50 gold coins. The granary and the private school could be upgraded up to the county-level, while the ancestral hall could be upgraded to the ancestral temple.
Ouyang Shuo spent another 20 gold coins to buy a medium-level market building blueprint to unlock the auction platform function in advance. He spent a total of 19 gold coins on five building blueprints.
Speaking of building blueprints, he remembered that he still had four useless building blueprints in his storage bag. They were the building blueprints for the dojo, the stable, the weapons workshop, and the sentry tower. He simply took them out and sold them to the market. After deducting 20 gold coins from the transaction tax, he got 52 gold coins.
After going through all that, he was left with 372 gold coins again. What a waste.
Apart from the building blueprints, Ouyang Shuo was also going to buy some fruit seeds that were suitable for growing in Lianzhou Basin. He could also use seeds to plant or cultivate seedlings. In the end, he chose the Arhat Fruit.
In fact, Guangxi was also rich in fruits such as lychees, longans, and persimmons. However, these fruits had to be grown with specially cultivated saplings. The fruits grown with seeds were all wild plants. It was difficult for them to blossom and bear fruit. Even if they bore fruit, they would not taste good.
After leaving the market, Ouyang Shuo returned to the lord's mansion. There were still a lot of affairs waiting for him to deal with.
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