One autumn and half a winter, four months, these officials quickly adapted to their roles, and most of them did a good job in their posts.
To a certain extent, it is also because the level of governance in this era is too poor.
Replacing those confused aristocrats, and any officials who have brains and less selfishness, can make a lot of achievements compared to the past.
The empire at this time was a wasteland for officials. The newly divided system of provinces, counties and counties required a large number of officials to be replenished, and opportunities to make contributions were everywhere.
What officials should pay attention to is that instead of being too greedy for merit, there is room for improvement for the next year and the year after.
When the Night Guard conducted a performance spot check, they found many such cases: obviously they made a 200% increase in production, but many people reported only 150%, for fear that the assessment indicators sent next year would be numbers that they could not complete, or This year's good year is just a flash in the pan.
For this conservative phenomenon, Roger was noncommittal and did not pursue it.
Just waiting for next year to give these officials confidence with faster growth numbers as Imperial technology continues to be updated.
When the people's enthusiasm for production is released, and the productive forces are continuously upgraded in technology, it will inevitably bring about a development speed that subverts the thinking inertia of the imperial people.
Looking at the colleagues who came up to clink glasses today, he did not mention these pictures that would look good in the future. He smiled and treated them equally, chatting and bragging, and at the same time encouraging them to continue to shine.
Roger has a youthful face, and his actual age is definitely the junior here.
The "young talents" in the officialdom know everything they know, and they are all promising young people under the age of forty.
So when I meet Roger, a real young man, with an old-fashioned encouragement to behave like his uncle, this picture sounds very inconsistent.
But his position as the head of the East Factory and the official of the Ministry of Personnel was here, and few officials dared to retaliate when he was training people, let alone such auspicious words full of encouragement
It does not violate the harmony, it does not violate the harmony at all. After all, the queen is only in her twenties, and everyone is used to this kind of world belonging to young people (no sorrow or joy)
"Relying on the small and selling the old" can only praise the youth of our imperial officials. The future can be expected, and the team is younger, right
Just when Roger was at the center of the crowd and was flattered by various officials, a pair of resentful eyes kept chasing her.
The air pressure around Margaret was very low again, so low that the army's men were eager to try it.
If it wasn't for the New Year's Eve, I really want to hear a wave of scolding from Lord Zuo Xiang, to ensure that the whole body is comfortable!
However, considering that the Queen of Eternal Night was still on the scene, she received the blessings and debriefs of the real frontier officials, and stimulated the little devil to make some inappropriate speeches, and she would be held accountable for wearing small shoes afterwards.
Therefore, in this imperial officialdom, Margaret once again put on a mode of isolation and helplessness, constantly drinking silently, and watching the liveliness of Roger's side, she was quite upset.
These idiots don't know that this guy is the most ruthless, no matter how good the relationship is, the bad things will not give you any chance...
Instead of wasting time on this kind of socializing, think about how to do your job well!
The main thing is that you are all around there, blocking the way of the little aunt!
Yes, Margaret also wanted to come up to say hello and ask about Dior's current situation by the way.
After Roger was stationed in Odu, Dior made an excuse and went offline for the time being.
Anyway, as a minister of history, he cooperated with the Queen of Eternal Night to vote at the cabinet meeting. He had no practical responsibilities, and his invisibility would not have any impact on the situation of the empire.
But the impact on Margaret was greater.
This is her only friend, and although she sends postcards from time to time to say she is all right, it makes the little ceiling fan even more uncomfortable.
Some people always feel cherished after they are lost.
Obviously he was determined to accept Dior's peculiar orientation, but since that day broke his relationship with Roger, Dior never appeared in front of him again.
Coincidence, or deliberately avoiding her
Without such an important person in her life, Margaret would inevitably be thinking blindly.
What made her unacceptable was that Dior disappeared until the new year and did not appear for four months.
Her thoughts did not decrease, but became stronger.
Looking at Roger's ease, he should have been in touch with Dior, right
So, why don't you go up and ask the little brother of the blue-haired Virgin about Dior's situation
"Anyway, he's also someone Dio likes... I said I'd take it and bless them."
The small ceiling fan took a deep breath, hid all the grievances and discomfort, and walked towards Roger with a well-behaved smile.
Chapter 167 Which is more important, flour or steel
The young officials surrounding Roger did not feel the sudden drop in temperature around them at first.
Everyone is having a heated discussion on whether to "abolish slavery".
They are all young people, and this kind of thing is the love in the bones.
What's more, they are already promising official officials of the empire, and their suggestions for many decisions can really influence the direction of the empire.
His Majesty's trust and bright prospects make them ambitious and confident, and at the same time willing to contribute their talents to the empire.
Even though Roger was in a high position, they gradually became more reckless when speaking.
When the mood is up, how can you take into account the occasion!
Let alone the commander of the Night Guard, even if the Queen of Evernight is here, young people full of enthusiasm for serving the country will dare to face it.
This means that the newborn calf is not afraid of tigers.
When the queen used these officials, in addition to valuing their talents, she also hoped to use these energetic young soldiers to open up a new situation for the empire.
Although Roger had thought in his heart for a long time, he did not interrupt the enthusiasm of everyone's discussion. It is not a bad thing to have such a discussion properly.
As long as it is not just a bullshit, but views from various aspects are displayed, there will always be additional gains from adopting multiple opinions.
Officials from different regions of the empire, seeing the actual situation on the ground, will also bring new perspectives to solving problems.
The core of their discussion is that there are still more than 80 million slaves and serfs in the empire.
Collectively referred to here as slaves.
Compared with the free people, they have lost their personal freedom due to various reasons, and their race is not only human, but most of them were originally the "assets" of the landed aristocrats.
Because the imperial aristocracy had already handed over the land, and their qualifications for holding slaves were also prohibited, these slaves were rescued from the nobles' territory and belonged to the direct leadership of the empire.
According to Angelina's kindness, she will definitely grant them the qualifications of free people, and then guide them to resume production.
However, Roger directly arranged for these slaves to work on state farms on the grounds of looting.
Indeed, it was early autumn at that time, and to complete the harvest before winter came, even if there were Mokela, enough manpower was needed, and Angelina could not object to his arrangement.
Therefore, the identity problem of those slaves continued, and it was not resolved in a winter.
The new spring has arrived, and the Empire has enough land allocated to these free people. Angelina and most of the officials of the Empire support the abolition of slavery.
Because according to the imperial charter, the aristocracy has been abolished from the qualification to keep slaves on a large scale. Instead, the empire upholding justice started to keep slaves. Isn't this the dragon slayer who finally turned into a dragon
Therefore, the slave system that Roger insisted on has many doubts in all aspects of society.
"It's not that the empire can't afford to support it, and the production power of free people is more than that of slaves. Mokela has solved the problem of famine. We should let the light of the empire shine on a wider people."
Kind officials enthusiastically advocated the abolition of slavery. The current experience of the empire can already say that slavery is a mode of production that is behind the times.
Whether it is the employment system of state farms, or the low taxation of the empire, which encourages farmers to contract land as a family unit and take responsibility for their own profits and losses, the production value created by a single person must exceed that of slaves.
"I don't think these slaves can be treated equally. Humans should have the qualifications of free people, but elves, dwarves, goblins and other races should be slaves by birth, and indulging them will cause serious security problems."
Those administrative officials serving at the border, as well as the young soldiers in the military, believe that the ethnic issues of slaves should be recognized and analyzed in detail, rather than one-size-fits-all.
Although the empire is strong, it has just been freed from the risk of rebellion of the Seventeen Kingdoms, and it will soon enter an endless uprising and be dragged down abruptly.
They are both human races, and there are still seventeen countries who will not be loyal to the empire, not to mention those races that are not human races in the first place
Either deportation or continue to be slaves, these officials who have been in contact with aliens, it is clear that some guys are not worthy of sympathy at all.
Roger, a medieval old man from modern times, who is different from these fierce disputes and shakes his views, has been firmly opposed to abolition of slavery from beginning to end.
At least, now is not the time to abolish slavery. The empire still needs such a group of laborers who can be directed to appear in any job position.
The reason he gave to everyone was: "The empire doesn't need so many farmers. Mokela, large agricultural machinery, and constantly improving crops, to discover more good varieties, only need large farms and a small number of free people, and that's enough. Satisfy the food consumption of the empire. More population should move to industry."
His views were opposed by many, not about abolition, but about the proportion of the population he expected:
"It's too radical, people will starve to death if they don't farm!"
"Industry should develop, but it needs to be gradual, and there should always be an adequate agricultural population."
"Reform should be carried out step by step, just finished eating, you are too optimistic..."
Everyone tried their best to persuade Roger. In this scene, if he was not the commander of the Night Guard, but also a duke who was favored by the queen, there may be many honest brothers who would swear at him.
The more officials from the bottom, the more aware of the importance of agriculture, even many aristocrats, who are starving.
They may be aggressive in the military, but they are always cautious in agriculture. To keep the new year from famine, this is victory, and they must not be greedy for credit.
In their view, Roger's desire for more of the population to turn to industry is typical of blind optimism, where the layman's bewildered notion that the expert is likely to cause huge problems.
Roger didn't seem to be surprised by their opposition at all, and helplessly spread his hands: "Your reaction has strengthened my determination not to abolish slavery."
His voice was not loud, and his half-smiling expression was calm, but instead made these stubborn imperial people feel that their impulses were a little stupid.
"It turns out that Mr. Roger was expecting our reaction... You keep slaves because you want them to join the factory and not crowd out the current agricultural population?" the deputy governor of a province in charge of agriculture asked curiously.
Everyone is smart, and in a blink of an eye, they realized the hidden meaning of Roger's words.
The presence of the Empire's most progressive officials, they are the most staunch supporters of the Queen's policy, of course, know the dream of the Empire's magical industrialization.
However, under the threat of "insufficient food", they also miserly controlled the proportion of the agricultural population, and maintained limited optimism about the empire's agricultural growth.