Of course, he had the idea of building roads for a long time, but now Tang En had the conditions to realize it.
Fiona slightly frowned, and then slowly said, "I've got it. Then what?"
"Then I'm going to set up the Ministry of Education. Olina will be in charge of it, and we'll start to formulate a unified education system right away."
Olina next to him was stunned. "The Ministry of Education?"
The ruling class in Prandal was not quite the same as that in the Middle Ages in Europe on Earth. In the Middle Ages in Europe, there was a feudal system in which knights were loyal to lords, lords were loyal to kings, and kings were loyal to theocracy. However, they usually did things their own way, and there was no vertical management system. The kings could not get in touch with the officials at the bottom.
In the Irus Empire, which was in the transition period from the feudal era to the capitalist era, the division of government administration was also very chaotic. It was neither a feudal system (which had been terminated by Victor), nor a system of responsibility. There were no clear departments. The only clear department was the tax department, and a special minister of tax was responsible for managing the tax officials in various places.
The other was the army. After the Great Purge, the army was completely under the control of Aubry and Aradeline, and they fully supported Tang En, which meant that the military power was firmly in the hands of Tang En.
Then the question now was: Could a country without a perfect management system develop at a high speed?
Obviously not.
But the trouble was that when Tang En was on Earth, he found it troublesome to deal with the various departments in the company, not to mention studying the government system. He only had a vague impression of the mature government system on Earth.
Tang En did not have an idiotic system, nor did he have an AI that surpassed the times. He did not have a cross-world Google or Wikipedia, nor did he have an eidetic memory. If the gods had not created this body for him, he would be the most ordinary transmigrator from Earth. Save the world? It was a problem whether he could survive or not.
Therefore, it was impossible for him to set up a perfect government team and promote the democratic voting system of the entire Irus Empire from top to bottom in the capitalist era. What he could do now was to reluctantly set up a framework based on the vague impressions he had heard in the news.
"The Ministry of Education is the department responsible for the education of the citizens. The appointment of a minister of education is directly responsible to the king and queen. At the same time, he will be responsible for the development of the education system."
Tang En explained briefly, and then said, "It's similar to the Ellington Academy we established in Ellington. Didn't I appoint you as the principal to be in charge of the Ellington Academy? This principal is responsible to the Minister of Education. If there are any problems, he can report them from the bottom to the top. "
Olina was suddenly enlightened, "I see."
"However, our foundation is too weak right now, so I'll come up with a rough framework for this later and give it to you. You'll be in charge of it directly, and then we'll slowly nurture the corresponding talents."
This was the helpless reality. Even if Tang En could build a framework based on the mature government system on Earth, there was no suitable talent — because those people did not know what they were supposed to do in that position.
"Yes."
Olina nodded. At this moment, Aurelia suddenly interrupted, "Mother, you can ask Dean Byron for help."
Olina's eyes brightened, "Yes! How could I have forgotten about him? "
Dean Byron Ducard, the dean of the Royal Military Academy of Irus. This military academy was also the closest place to a school that Tang En had heard so far.
Unfortunately, they only trained the nobles as military talents. What they taught was combat command, which had nothing to do with social science, industry, agriculture, and so on.
However, Byron undoubtedly had rich experience in education, and then he could slowly nurture him and build him into the first Minister of Education.
"You can ask whoever you want to ask for help, as long as he's reliable."
Tang En waved his hand and said, "In addition to the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Finance should be set up, which is responsible for macro-control of the state's economic situation. Of course, its main responsibility is to supervise the issuance of currency, carry out market regulation, and prohibit anyone from monopolizing the market."
Aurelia's eyes brightened. This Ministry of Finance was great! If it could be used, the state's economy could be prevented from being controlled by the nobles. As long as the economic lifeline was not controlled and the military power was in the hands of the nobles, no matter how much trouble they caused, it would be useless.
"Then there's the Ministry of Agriculture. For the time being, I'm considering letting Grandia be the Minister of Agriculture."
"Grandia?"
Aurelia was startled, and said with some hesitation, "But she's an elf …"
"So what if she's an elf? As long as she can help us develop steadily, the elves can also be used. "
Aurelia said quietly, "No, I mean her lifespan is too long …"
"…"
Tang En's mouth twitched. This was true. If the world was not destroyed, if human officials could retire at the age of 60, Grandia would probably be able to work until the end of time …
The reason why Tang En considered Grandia was to give the elves a chance to integrate into society. She would be a classic example. Once people accepted Grandia, he could promote more elves to important positions in the future.
To put it bluntly, compared to humans, he trusted the elves more.
"It's still Grandia. She's the most suitable. The Ministry of Agriculture's main task is to develop agriculture. Agriculture is the foundation of everything. Only when people have enough to eat will they be able to create more value, so the Ministry of Agriculture is very important."
"And then there's …"
Tang En spoke at length. As he spoke, Aurelia took notes. Although Tang En only mentioned a lot of things, it gave her a lot of inspiration. This made her yearn for the world that Tang En lived in even more.
That would be a very wonderful world.
Just like that, during the lunch break, a simple and crude but effective administrative framework was set up. Tang En was mainly responsible for giving them pointers and hints. He did not care much about the specific personnel appointments and dismissals. His only requirement was that the other party be reliable.
After all, his mission in this world was not to be a ruler, but to be a hero who saved the world.
If it was not for the fact that he needed the identity of a king to integrate the resources of the Irus Empire and develop magic projects, he would not be bothered to be a king. It was completely useless.
To hell with the politics.
After lunch, Jialian met Tang En in the study. There were only the two of them in the room.
"Congratulations from the bottom of my heart, Your Majesty."
Jialian made an exaggerated ninety-degree bow. If it was not for Tang En stopping him, this guy with no integrity would have rushed up and kissed his boots.
"Jialian, no need to be so polite."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Jialian stood up, straightened his collar, and grinned. "I didn't expect that after not seeing you for a few days, you would become the king of the Irus Empire. It's really incredible."
Tang En looked at Jialian with a smile. "This world is always full of miracles, isn't it?"
"Of course!"
Jia Lian chuckled and said, "Then Your Majesty, did you summon me to ask about that road? If that's the case, I'm honored to tell you that the road has been completely repaired! "
Tang En was stunned. "It's been repaired? So fast? "
"The potential of money is endless."
"I agree."
Tang En nodded and said, "This news surprised me, but I think my news will surprise you even more."
Jialian's eyes lit up. "Big business?"
"That's right, big business."
Tang En smiled and looked at Jialian meaningfully. "Do you remember what I told you before? At that time, we didn't have the conditions, but now we do. I think we can start. "
"You're talking about the road repair plan?"
"That's right, I want the entire road network to cover the entire Irus Empire. I want every village and town to be covered by roads. I want people to be able to travel without hindrance."
Tang En looked down at Jialian. "Can you make the decision for this business?"
Jialian calculated the cost and income in his mind, and his face immediately turned red. His breathing quickened as he said, "Your Majesty, this is a big business. It will cost a lot of gold coins. If it's all paid by our Star Diamond Bank, we will be under a lot of pressure …"
Jialian was very clear about the financial situation of the Irus Empire and Ellington. It was impossible for Tang En to bear this amount of money, and it was also impossible for the Star Diamond Bank to pay in full.
The first road hadn't started operating yet, so the Star Diamond Bank hadn't seen the economic potential of the toll highway. If he rashly paid for a large number of roads at this time, Reeves would tear him apart if he suffered a loss.
Talking about money with me? Vulgar!
I don't lack money right now!
Tang En proudly smiled. "How many gold coins? Give me a number. "
Gallian held up three fingers.
"Three hundred million?"
Tang En breathed a sigh of relief. He thought to himself that he could still afford it.
Then Galen gave him a blow to the head.
"No, Your Majesty, it's three billion."
"Three billion!? Do you know how heavy three billion gold coins are!? "
Tang En immediately cursed. An Irus gold coin weighed about three grams, so three billion gold coins were three thousand tons of gold. Although Prandal was one size bigger than Earth, how much gold did China have when Tang En transmigrated? Less than ten thousand tons!
Building a road would cost one-third of China's national gold reserves!?
Of course, gold coins weren't pure gold. A small amount of magic iron and fine gold were mixed into the gold coins to increase their affinity with magic. Special magic tools could be used to check their authenticity. Therefore, the actual value of a gold coin was more expensive than if it were made of pure gold.
"Your Majesty, three billion gold coins isn't much at all."
Jialian calmly said, "Do you know how many gold coins our Star Diamond Bank invested in building the road from Ellington to Bein- Preston to Paganis?"
"How much?"
"Nearly thirty million gold coins, and this is the result of our careful planning and saving a lot of unnecessary expenses. If you need, we can provide detailed accounts at any time."
Jialian spread out his hands and said, "The cost is small. The important thing is the labor and magic crystals consumed by the magic machines, as well as the cost of inviting the Dragons. You should know how big their appetite is."
Tang En was speechless.
Because the Dragons' greedy character was indeed well known.
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