Chapter 43: Organization


    Right now I can do without so many officials. With my county, 13 ought to be enough for now. As for a city, or three boroughs, 6 are enough.''


    My expansion next month north of the Mo tribe should give me 5,000 people. That would give me two cities and around 10 boroughs; needing 16 officials.


    To get the minimum of 35, does that mean I''d have to exchange 10 myself with fortune?''


    Checking the price, he found the officials to cost double than soldiers in the same rank.


    To get so many in a month, I would need 5,000 to generate the fortune needed to exchange. That means 500 people per official.''


    Zhong Yu put aside these questions and looked at the schrs waiting for his orders.


    Since the rewards came from the system, the men in the reward bore him absolute loyalty. The system already exined to them why they were here and the situation in this strange new world, sparing him the hassle.


    A smile tugged his lips and eyed the schrs in search of what made them special.


    "I presume you know why you''re here. Then you should also know why I called you. I am the lord of thesends and just started building my domain. I needed talents to handle mynds and that is why I you''re here. I hope you''ll be assisting me to the best of your ability, toplete this project!"


    The 25 schrs were startled at his words.


    "We know that we are to assist the lord. We will do our part, Lord." The schrs said.


    "Since you know the situation in this world, I will skip that and introduce you to my domain. Please prepare and see how to administer it."


    The schrs were at full attention to not miss a word. It involved their future job.


    "My domain has arge city, around prefecture level, that can hold ten thousand people. A town, at city level,  holding 1,000 people, and three boroughs, each holding 500 people."


    He continued after a pause.


    "This is temporary, as the next campaign is estimated to bring 5,000 people and establish a city and boroughs. All of these people need you to administer.


    "19 of you will need to travel at once to your office and handle official matters. While the rest will need to prepare for the new city and boroughs."


    The schrs pondered his words before their eyes shed with hostility and vignce. There were only so many high official posts.


    Like the county deputy and registrar, the 2nd and 3rd best positions. The county magistrate was empty for now, but with Zhong Yu having only one county, none spoke up about it. It was tantamount to wanting to usurp Zhong Yu.


    The lord did say his domain is expanding. It will one day have many counties and many free posts.'' All they had to do was work hard now and they''d be soon promoted.


    Withpetitiveness rising among them, the friendly air was gone. Each looked at the other like a rival, while holding hope in their eyes turning to the lord who was giving them the new offices.


    How to ce them?'' Zhong Yu mused and soon got it.


    "Before giving you an office, you will travel around the domain for the next month to understand its situation. Having grasped the trend and the matters revolving about mynds you should each have a ruling policy in mind."


    "By that point, my campaign should be over and the poption of mynds will reach 10,000. It will be divided into 25 boroughs and you can choose between city posts or outside it. Each man that bes a borough chief will be subjected to an examination every three months, following amendation or punishment."


    Their eyes sparkled, with no one willing to be less than the next man.


    With my service and merits, I can pave my own path!'' Everyone was filled with ambition and fighting spirit.


    Noticing their spirit, Zhong Yu chuckled, Withpetition and drive settled, the domain will thrive.''


    But too much would result in infightings and conflicts, sapping away at the nation''s power. Bncing one''s officials was what made a ruler.


    But Zhong Yu was confident in himself. He called back the servants and had them guide the schrs to their lodgings. To rest and then inspect hisnds before taking office.


    He was certain they''d be safe, since they were in the second rank.


    He recalled how Denel, a novice second rank, crushed two dozen of his men and pushed him to the brink of defeat.


    Being second rank, they had nothing to fear in 50 km. Not when the tribes were filled withmon people, with no one capable of such strength to endanger them.


    These schrs would form the initial government of hisnds. The difference between a working government and acking one was huge.


    It represented order instead of chaos, easier to handle problems. Since everyone would need to abide by rules, open conflict would make way for at least a modicum of respect when talking to one''s superior.


    While ces thatcked order, thew of the jungle presided. The strong would rob the weak blind without so much as an excuse, and even go as far as treat it as their honor as they picked on the weak. It was no different than hell.


    While now, because of the longsting war, those people afraid of their safety were wrecked with fear, thinking they''d be the next to die in this war.


    With the seat of power set, the expansion of thend, house construction, building of new cities and the establishment of the government instilled more trust in the lord.


    And with the schrs pacifying the savages, they would grow ustomed to their new lives in his domain.