Chapter 207: Structure

() Due to the relatively low circulation and exchange of documents in this time and space, in a short period of time, the main institutions in Yunzhou have replaced themselves with stationery and envelopes with their own logos, and various vouchers have also begun to be replaced with new prints that are concise and easy to read and have the marks of their respective institutions. Since all the plate-making and printing work is now concentrated in the two cities of Ningyuan and Suiyuan, there are quite strict design and production processes and security work, such a measure actually cuts off the way for local officials to arbitrarily formulate local taxes and increase the tax burden of the people. Although it is not possible to use anti-counterfeiting technology on all prints, the combination of special paper, jīng fine metal engraving and dark green sè ink is no longer something that anyone can imitate in this time and space. The linkage of these official papers, bills and visual logos is only the first part of a series of initiatives by the Yunzhou Economic Strategy Prefecture based on these logos. After all, these institutions must first be established, and they must begin to straighten things out in their respective spheres, and they must begin to establish their own image in front of the people and all kinds of other people.

When the major institutions were only beginning to have a preliminary structure, the dispute over the jurisdiction of the major institutions began. First of all, the Manufacturing Bureau and the Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Bureau have their own opinions on the overall monopoly of Yunzhou's foreign trade affairs by the Commerce and Trade Bureau. It is not denied that in terms of doing business, it is true that the group of people gathered by the Commerce and Trade Bureau are experienced and have many means and connections, but if the Commerce and Trade Bureau is completely relied on to sell various materials, then there will be doubts about profit distribution in the future. Although the Commerce and Trade Bureau needs funds to establish channels, why does the Manufacturing Bureau need funds to carry out technology research and development and equipment replacement? The Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Bureau also needs a large amount of money to carry out the construction of farms, the trial planting of various species that are not native to Yunzhou, the research and development and improvement of various agricultural and animal husbandry products, and the construction of water conservancy facilities, the prevention and control of insect pests, or the prevention of animal diseases, all of which require considerable upfront investment to see the effect.

For the heads of several departments, there is another doubt: if the Commerce and Trade Bureau has a full monopoly on all kinds of business activities in Yunzhou, then in fact, the Commerce and Trade Bureau, the Manufacturing Bureau, and the Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Bureau are not parallel institutions, but at least half a level higher. When the influence of the Commerce and Trade Bureau is large enough, it can even influence the decision-making of the Economic Strategy Bureau. In response to such doubts, Tan Weixin also decisively made improvements, and the sales of various products are mainly carried out by the producer and independently. The Commerce and Trade Bureau is only here to help. The Commerce and Trade Bureau will gradually be built into a large-scale integrated service department integrating investment promotion, promotion, logistics, public relations and economic strategy research. However, this adjustment and division of powers and responsibilities is only a precautionary measure. The only thing that can attract external attention in Yunzhou is the military horses of Yunzhou.

Originally, Ye Tao and Tan Weixin came up with the idea of the hierarchical classification strategy for the sales of military horses, which had been started with the assistance of many experts who specialized in the field of air space. The director of the Bureau of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Golan, personally presided over the formulation and grading of the assessment standards for ordinary horses of military horses. Golan divided all the horses produced in Yunzhou into four types according to their origin and special xìng, and each of them was divided into four grades. Among them, the selection of the highest-grade special horses is not based on proportion, but largely on probability. Golan's prime horses are not rare enough to leave their mark on the annals of history, but at least they are chosen by a thousand, not only with excellent physical fitness, but also with considerable intelligence and leadership over the herd. Only such a special horse can become a good help for mighty generals to fight on the battlefield, or let the distant wronged boss willingly move out a large pile of money to take it into his hands.

For example, the ten good horses that Golan gave to Ye Tao before, in Golan's eyes, only Ye Tao's mount "Night Star" and the other two little white horses can be regarded as special, and the other horses can only be regarded as the best of the first-class horses. Golan took that group of horses to Danyang to offer treasures, and to talk to the family and other families in Danyang, which was a bit of a show off. In this case, Jīng was carefully selected, and the ten horses given to Ye Tao were only three of the special horses, so you can imagine how rare the special horses are. Now, even the most combat-effective Tieyun Rider in Yunzhou is only "average" and can be regarded as second-class. After such grading, in fact, the number of horses that can be sold to the outside world every year will not increase too much, but even if it is due to the test horses and consume considerable manpower and material resources, but also to bear the cost of raising for a long time, but Yunzhou's income on horses will increase by at least 30%. This growth would not have been reflected in the soaring military spending in Dongping, as Yunzhou had already received permission to sell horses directly to Chūn Nanyuan, which was eager to establish a sizable Jīng cavalry. In terms of the pricing of third-class horses and second-class horses, Yunzhou even achieved the same price as selling them to the Dongping Military Department, but because of the growth of transportation routes, an additional transportation expenses along the way were charged. This price also made the officials in charge of mediating the matter in southern Chūn repeatedly praise Dongping and Yunzhou as good friends, and the friendship between the two countries was worthy of the alliance.

The command, on the other hand, basically completed the reorganization of the 50 battalions, determined the candidates for the battalions, and began various tasks such as refitting and training at a solid pace. After the distribution of the 50 battalions was adjusted, the construction of new barracks began gradually. Especially for the refitting work, although Ye's workshop is still in the construction and commissioning stage, and the original smelting and unemployed in Yunzhou is also being consolidated and lacks sufficient production capacity, Ye Tao insisted on relying on the workshops in Danyang and Yicheng, relying on the strong special capital transportation capacity of FedEx and DHL Express, and finally completed the refitting of a Tieyun cavalry battalion, a Jingyun cavalry battalion, a garrison battalion, a heavy infantry battalion and two scout cavalry battalions in the first month of the first dressing season. Seeing the whole batch of new jīng good armor and weapons stimulated the enthusiasm of the Yunzhou army for training and preparation. Everyone wants to use their good training performance and results to make themselves the next batch of troops to change their equipment.

In the months since Ye Tao took office, all sorts of welcome changes have begun to take place in Yunzhou. Due to the detailed investigation of various products in Yunzhou, the rectification of the government offices at all levels and various institutions in Yunzhou is still in progress, and the Ye's workshop has just completed the installation of a full set of smelting, forging and stamping equipment, and has just begun to carry out small-scale ordnance production while testing the device, and a large number of production and research equipment and even the plant and auxiliary buildings themselves are still under construction, and the Yunzhou Manufacturing Bureau, which is closely related to the Ye's workshop, is only integrating its own resources and carrying out rectification in the direction of large-scale efficiency...... It can be said that the development of Yunzhou has not even begun to exert force. But at present, Yunzhou, even in this situation of no force, the vitality presented is enough to surprise anyone, and the adjustment steps made by Ye Tao and Tan Weixin in several aspects are not large, but they are connected to each other, just like using a few small-scale changes to make Yunzhou Dike enter the track of rapid development. This kind of insight and talent makes people feel more and more that Tan Xiaopei's bold appointment is indeed unique.