Chapter 20: The Six Divisions and the Renewal Society
However, it was not clear whether it was tight or not, and Gawain slowly and methodically stated what the six divisions were in the hall of the meeting.
The six divisions are the ordnance department, the ship department, the agriculture supervision department, the municipal department, the construction department and the law department, that is, the collective name of the six simple offices of the military government.
This time, Gawain completely abandoned the veil and fig leaf of the "republican city-state" in the city of Bari, and he set up these six divisions to unquestionably control the power of Seleucia, the size of which was in the hands of himself and the Brotherhood of Garghanus.
The director of the Ordnance Division, temporarily entrusted to the hands of Samuelfa, was mainly responsible for the manufacture of military equipment: spears, crossbows, bows and arrows, swords, armor, siege equipment, etc., and the forging workshops inside and outside the city of Seleucia, all imitated the ready-made model of the Eastern Roman Empire, and were all accepted as official governors, but this department was also responsible for the invention and experimentation of new agricultural equipment;
The chief of the Ship Division, Andreev, was not to command the fleet in battle, but to recruit and manage a roster of oarsmen and crews (in addition to the Maldeans of Seleucia, there were many men to be sold in many islands of the Aegean), and to supervise the carpenters and rope makers who were responsible for the maintenance of the fleet, not only to supervise their work in the docks, but also to manage their salaries;
The head of the municipal department, Gawain, handed over to a former German tax collector, Sherman. This position is mainly to manage the large and small markets in various places, collect taxes from the stalls, and organize trade and transportation, and festivals and market dates in large and small towns, and stabilize the prices of the market;
The director of the Construction Division, Gawain commissioned a man named Ominisis. Woyd's Dalmatian was in charge, and this gentleman was originally a master of the Orthodox church, and was more proficient in civil engineering, so Seleucia to Zephilim was responsible for the preparation of bridges, roads, and city defenses. It's all over to this one;
The Department of Law was undoubtedly entrusted to Giovanni to take charge, but for the time being, he could only manage the cases of soldiers and Guinate nobles in accordance with the military code of the previous Red Hand Brigade.
After talking about the selection of the five divisions. Gao Wencai leisurely stipulated that all taxes were managed by the heraldic officer, who was only responsible for himself and held the key to the warehouse, and in addition, the expenses of the inner court were borne by the bartender Staulachos, and in order to strictly enforce the economy, the ladies of the inner court had their own money every month. It is not allowed to exceed the limit of 100 Byzantit gold coins, and if it is insufficient, the female dependents can generate their own income, but there are not many "female dependents" now, mainly for Anna and Agnes.
Gawain then spoke of the Department of Agriculture, which was in charge of the agricultural work of the estates: supervising the farmer's sowing, harvesting, and brewing, and managing the mills, stoves, and other property.
As for the director, Gawain also had a sense of humor, and he turned around through the curtain. "I beg the princess in purple to take up the post of director of the Department of Agriculture. The little sunfish is the deputy. ”
Anna was trembling with anger, she didn't expect that she ran out of the Brachna Palace, came to Seleucia after all the hardships, and actually became the director of the Department of Agriculture, which was really a dreamlike treatment.
But that group of heartless guys actually applauded unanimously. It is said that under the light of the virtue and virtuous lady of the princess in purple, the farmer and the servant will definitely work carefully and give full play to the light and heat!
"Finally, I am not prepared to go into detail about civil disputes, including the division of land boundaries and ditches between villages and towns. Acting as a big government, it will all be taken care of by the Liberal Reform Association. Gawain finally stated this policy, "and the Arch-General Bowl of His Excellency Gott Schalke, who is also the chief deacon of the Liberal Renewal Church. ”
If the main task of the Jinshu Brotherhood is to manage the city fortress, its task is to lead the rural self-government - the Self-Reform Society, the main body of which is the Orthodox or Catholic monks who originally served in the army, and the activists of the armed group, they have set up public offices in various market towns, and are responsible for religious affairs on the one hand, and also on the other hand they are responsible for the arbitration and trial of civil cases.
However, there are a few rules worth noting from the New Renewal Society, that is, they try not to worship icons, advocate the principles of "self-suffering, self-discipline, love for others, and self-reliance", and their members are to cultivate the fields to feed themselves like ordinary farmers, promise not to use serfs, not to accept donations of property, not to build closed monasteries, not to collect taxes privately, to preach the gospel to the community in villages or market towns, to notarize deeds, to make life baptisms and deathbed confessions, and to reserve and collect books to assist in the education work at the grassroots level.
"Let the Reformation Church spread its ideas freely, preferably with the Paulicians, so that it can be more lethal in the future." This was Gawain's secret goal.
Before the meeting was over, Anna left quickly, and at the door of the chapel she had entered the chapel, she turned and pushed away Agnes and the fat eunuch, saying that she needed to be quiet—and then the princess lifted the curtains, tore off the diamond-encrusted straps and beautiful necklaces, and threw herself on the bed, whimpering and sobbing.
I really didn't expect it, I really didn't expect it!
Is this to blame Anna, Gao Wen went to steal before, I was scared, so I made a change of banner incident, but I wanted to tie up with the big barbarian, let all the soldiers accept my marriage contract with Gao Wen, and make me and Gao Wen one, and then the army commander I didn't interfere in any way? However, the great barbarian took advantage of this counterinsurgency war to reunite his authority in the two brigades, and also set up six divisions to firmly control the power in his hands, and now the army is his, and I have become the mascot of the bow division; Now the vault is his, and I only have a pocket money of one hundred gold coins a month; Now the entire government yamen is also his, I, I have actually become the director of the Department of Agriculture, I can only take care of the model farm, watch the hens lay eggs, and the fruit trees bear fruit!
When Anna thought of this, she was even more aggrieved, and she cried even louder.
There was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and Anna shrugged her ears, knowing that it was Gawain who walked in, and it was only him, and neither the guards nor Agnes dared to question and stop him, but she decided to ignore him, "Ruthless brown bear, let him be cold and cold to death!" ”
Squeak, under the light of the candlelight, Gawain sat on the edge of the bed, Anna suddenly, turned on her side to the other end of the couch, the "new director of the Department of Agriculture" deliberately made a big move to wipe tears, as if he was using a shovel to raise the field, with his back to Gawain, angry, without saying a word.
"Anna" Gawain's tone did not mean any guilt, but had a kind of attitude of course.
So, Her Royal Highness the princess's little temper came, and she decided to continue to ignore him, lying on her knees and arching her body even more, which was a gesture of provocation and warning, "stay away from me".
"Hey, Anna, don't be angry with me!" Unexpectedly, Gawain's tone became more stern and arrogant. (To be continued.) )