Chapter 139 Nine-Ministry Collegial System

Spukala stood up with some doubts?

"And Dr. Minjunus, please stand up as well."

Minjunus stood up with the same confusion and looked at each other with Spukala.

Maximus looked at everyone: "Everyone, do you know the most important difference between our Nix tribe and other tribes in this mountain?"

Quintus thought: "It should be that we are more civilized than other tribes."

Maximus solemnly said: "Yes, we are more civilized than other tribes, and civilization mainly embodies knowledge and technology! Minjunus is a doctor, and he has saved many wounded soldiers with his medical skills; Spukala is Engineers often design camps for us. In the future, he will also design bridges, make water hammers, water mills, etc. for us. They are the greatest wealth of our tribe and the reason why we are completely different from other tribes!

Therefore, talents like Spukala and Minjunus, even if they do not hold any position in the tribe, should win the respect of everyone and create better conditions for them to display their talents! And I will also give them special rewards to thank them for their previous contributions, which I will talk about in detail later. "

After the two sat down, they were all very excited, especially Minjunus.

You must know that Minjunus did not join the team voluntarily, but was forced to join after his whole family was captured. During the year-long relationship, he had no choice but to accept this fate, and today Maximus treated him The evaluation was so high, but this was something he had never enjoyed since becoming a doctor.

Now, he and Spukala are looking forward to Maximus's reward, because the young leader often surprises.

Maximus then solemnly warned: "Capito, whether our Nix tribe can become strong depends mainly on the Ministry of Works! Clay pots and wooden bowls can make our lives easier, and stone bricks and mud tiles can build better buildings." Houses, roads and bridges help us travel, charcoal, iron plows and carriages help develop agriculture and commerce, and weapons and armor help us fight... The Ministry of Industry is related to all aspects of our tribe, you must do it seriously!"

Capito just nodded heavily. He didn't like to talk big and liked a challenging life. He was very satisfied with the task that Maximus gave him.

"The fourth department is the Legal Department, which is responsible for proposing to the chiefs and important officials to add or delete legal provisions, and to try criminals who violate tribal laws... The head of this department is the Legal Officer, with two adjutants and four subordinates." Maximus said: "Sidonius, you have been serving as the military judge in our team and are very resolute in enforcing laws. How about you being the legal officer?"

"Okay." Sidonius responded concisely.

"After you become the legal officer, you must first write a law that suits our tribe. Although we have formulated some laws before, they are too simple.

This new Knicks tribal law must cover all aspects of our tribal life, such as marriage, divorce, inheritance rights, property ownership, debts, contracts, service, military law, etc. The most important thing is that this law must first clarify that our tribe is a What kind of government system, what kind of responsibilities do officials at all levels have..."

Sidonius's serious face finally broke through, and he cried bitterly: "Chief, I was just an ordinary Roman before, but I have never been a legal officer, and it is such an important matter to formulate tribal laws. I... It’s hard to finish.”

"We used to be ordinary civilians. We had never been officials or managed people. Now, aren't we all doing very well? As for people, if you don't try hard, you will never know how powerful you are. "Maximus persuaded patiently: "You were a Roman citizen, are you familiar with Roman laws?"

"Know something." Sidonius answered truthfully.

"You can first draw up a draft of the law by referring to Roman law and the actual situation of our tribe. Then I will discuss it repeatedly with officials from various departments, add or delete items, and then finalize it after reaching an agreement.

Then you have to ask your subordinates to read the legal provisions to the tribal people to let them understand its contents. If the people have strong opinions on some of the contents, they must be revised.

Even though this law has been implemented, our tribe is still newly established. As the tribe continues to develop, this law will continue to be revised. As the main writer of tribal laws, you will naturally have a deeper understanding of the law. The execution will be smoother, you know? "

"I'll give it a try." Sidonius was moved.

"As a legal officer, I have only one request -" Maximus said in a serious voice: "That is justice! Whether it is me or others in the tent, as long as the law is violated, you must abide by the law. Articles of punishment!”

"Don't worry." Sidonius answered without hesitation this time.

"Then, the fifth department is the Property Department, which is responsible for the tribe's tax collection, the expenditure of the treasury, and the storage and distribution of tribal public supplies. In addition, the Property Department is also responsible for registering the household registration of the tribesmen... The person in charge of the Finance Department is Treasurer, equipped with two adjutants, tentatively five subordinates." Maximus glanced at everyone, sighed inwardly, and said, "Cornerius, how about you be the treasurer?"

From the bottom of his heart, Maximus did not want to hand over this position to Cornelius, because this guy has never been active in doing things and just muddle along. But this time when setting up various ministries, the stalls are too big and the talents are too few. The most suitable Capito and Volenus also had appointments, and it seemed that only Cornelius was barely suitable. After all, he is Yuan Cong, has seniority, and he has experience in material storage.

As for Marcus, he is still too young, only 15 years old. He can look after property well, but it is difficult to convince people when it comes to managing his subordinates and recruiting talents among the people. Being promoted too quickly is not conducive to his growth!

Cornelius was stunned.

Although he is now the deputy director of the warehouse, he is basically idle, and he has never cared about it in the past, because although he joined the team as a slave, he was once a Roman citizen and has complicated feelings for Rome, and he also They didn't think that the rebel army would be a match for the Roman army, so they just went with the flow and muddle along.

But now the situation is different. They have come to a new place that has nothing to do with Rome. Moreover, there is vast and fertile land here. Everyone is working hard to build a new home. People who joined the team later than him are looking at them. One by one was given important responsibilities, and Cornelius's silent heart became restless. But he knew in his heart that his impression in the eyes of Maximus was not good, so he began to feel regretful these days, and he only regretted why he didn't behave more positively in the first place?

Unexpectedly, Maximus actually called his name.

He was afraid that his hesitation would leave another impression of reluctance on Maximus, so he stood up suddenly and said loudly: "Chief, I am willing to be the financial officer, and I will work hard to do it well!"

Maximus was also stunned. It was the first time he saw Cornelius behave so positively, and then he smiled: "You say that, I feel relieved! I will recommend you an adjutant, Marcus, you will be the property manager." Adjutant, in charge of the treasury.”

"Yes, leader!" Marcus' voice was very loud.

"Chief, it will be much easier for me if Marcus guards the treasury." Cornelius immediately flattered him.

It turns out that you old guy knows how to flatter you! ...Maximus was thinking in his mind and said with a serious face: "How does the Finance Department collect taxes? Who collects taxes? How does it allocate materials? How does it pay officials?... Let's discuss it in detail later. But there is one thing You need to remember that the Finance Department is in charge of the tribe’s money and supplies, and is the place where corruption is most likely to breed. You must strictly manage yourself and your subordinates. I don’t want criminals to be tried by Sidonius in the near future. There are people from the finance department!”

Cornelius felt shocked and quickly expressed his position: "Don't worry, leader, our Finance Department will strictly manage and will never allow such a situation to occur!"

"That's good." Maximus nodded.

After Cornelius sat down, he glanced at Capito not far away and thought: When you were the warehouse supervisor, you were very domineering and wouldn't let me interfere in anything! But now I am up again, O quaestor, you will ask for me later.

Capito seemed not to notice, keeping his eyes on Maximus.

At this time, Maximus stretched out his hand and nodded to everyone, and then said: "The next department has something to do with everyone. It is called the Ministry of Civil Affairs."

"Ministry of Personnel Affairs?" Everyone silently chanted this unfamiliar term, wondering what it meant.

“The Ministry of Personnel is a department that supervises and manages tribal officials. It is responsible for examining the achievements of officials during their tenure, deciding whether they should be promoted, and recommending talents suitable for various positions. It also examines the citizens of the tribe. And whether officials should be promoted and given titles—"

Maximus paused and said: "Title! I will talk about this later. The head of the staff department is the staff officer, with two adjutants and five subordinates. Karina, you will be the staff officer, How about it?"

When Maximus said this name, everyone was stunned: What? ! This civil servant in charge of officials actually wants a woman to be the one? !

Karina herself was confused: "Chief, you asked me to be this official... official... official..."

She, who was usually cheerful, started to stutter now, and someone in the tent burst into laughter.

"It's the clerk!" Maximus glanced at everyone with a serious expression, and the room immediately became quiet.

Maximus' eyes fell on Karina and softened again: "Carina, as the captain of the female battalion, you managed the female battalion very well. Whether it was camping or marching, you did not add any trouble to the team. No matter the trouble, it's a big credit to you that we were able to get here smoothly.

It's just that when we settle down and everyone has land and their own home, your position as the female battalion captain will naturally be removed... But I think you are brave enough to do things and good at managing people, so you should be suitable for this official position. Officer! "

"But I... can't read." Karina whispered, feeling a little unsure.

"If you are illiterate, you can find an adjutant who can read and ask him to assist you first." Maximus said solemnly: "However, if the clerk is illiterate, people will only laugh at him in the future, so you are only a temporary clerk now. Officer, you must learn to read and arithmetic within one year, otherwise this position will have to be replaced by someone else.

Are you willing to find a husband, farm at home, have children, and live the life of an ordinary woman? Or are you willing to accept this challenge and work with other officials to make greater contributions to our tribe? Give me an answer now. "

"I am willing to be this civil servant!" Karina said decisively.

"Okay!" Maximus looked at the tall and resolute Gallic woman with admiration: "I look forward to your future performance!"

Karina was still in a trance when she sat down: She originally just wanted to be a warrior in the team, but she didn't expect that reality and wishes would be so far apart! Officer in charge! …

Karina looked at the people around her and gradually smiled: It should be interesting!

"The next department is the Department of Ethics and Education." Maximus continued: "This department is responsible for two parts. One is education. Our tribe will set up schools in the future to teach our children to read, read, read, count, and learn all kinds of things. Skills, and basic military training... It is the responsibility of the Ministry of Ethnic Affairs to train them into future talents of the tribe.

Another responsibility of the Etiquette Department is to formulate and control etiquette. Although our Nix tribe is a new tribe, it is not an ordinary tribe. It will develop even more in the future and cannot be as barbaric and rough as other tribes. Therefore, the relationship between leaders and officials and between officials There must be fixed etiquette between officials and civilians, there must be etiquette when offering sacrifices to gods, and there must be etiquette when receiving foreign guests...

In this way, if everyone understands etiquette, the tribe will have order, society will be stable, and we can show our civilization to other tribes! The person in charge of this department is an etiquette instructor, equipped with two assistants, and a tentative number of five subordinates——"

Having said this, Maximus sighed: "It is best for this etiquette instructor to be held by a person with profound knowledge, so that he can perform the duties of an etiquette instructor well. I looked carefully. Among us, There is no suitable person——”

"Chief, can I recommend someone?" Volenus interjected.

Maximus remembered that Volenus had replaced him and organized his men to teach children and students, as well as some soldiers, to learn literacy and arithmetic, and he suddenly had expectations in his heart: "Tell me about it."

"One of my men, Kephisophon, was once a scholar in Athens. Later, because his family was in ruins and he was in debt, he could no longer stay in Athens, so he wanted to come to Italy to make a living. Unexpectedly, he was hijacked by pirates on the way because he had no money to pay. Ransom, sold into slavery.

The person who bought him was a big nobleman from Sarapia. He originally wanted him to be a slave teacher for his children. However, when we captured Sarapia, slaves like him who knew how to read and write were drawn into the team. , responsible for teaching the children, he is the best among all the teachers! "