In fact, before this, the huge territory occupied by the Northern Army included the area of several counties, and in this area, in fact, there was no so-called "local government affairs" in the sense.
Since the invasion of the Odins, the war began, and then the northern army group rose in the chaos of the war, and actually controlled a large area of the northern part of the Byzantine Empire.
However, whether it was in the former Northern Theater or the garrison that was changed later, there is no such thing as "local government affairs" in this piece of land.
The territory controlled by the entire Northern Army has always been carrying out a mixed rule model similar to that of the military and the government.
The group of the Northern Army is here as an army-style political axe, ruling the land in a militarized mode of rule.
Or to put it more directly, before that, the entire area occupied by the Northern Army, who really ran local government affairs, and was in charge of local taxes, finances, and many other real powers, was actually another person: Cato, the logistics chief of the Northern Army and nicknamed "smuggler".
Yes, the logistics headquarters actually took over all the local government in the entire area controlled by the Northern Army: finances, taxes, local servitude, collection and distribution of supplies, and so on.
After the original Byzantine Empire's local political axe was broken by the Odins, after the recovery of the northern army, it did not re-establish the political axe of local administration, but simply replaced it with an army.
The dark clouds of the previous war have not yet dispersed, and the entire northern army, both inside and outside, is ruling the areas under their control in line with the idea of "everything is prepared for war, everything is for the army".
Basically, local finances are directly collected by the army's logistics headquarters, and all financial revenues are directly managed and distributed by the Northern Army Command, and there is no so-called local political axe at all.
Fiscal taxes, all financial resources and resources, and all materials must be uniformly deployed by the army.
It can even be said that before this, the logistics headquarters was actually the real "government department" of the territory occupied by the Northern Army.
And Cato's logistics chief actually spent a considerable part of his time in charge of the local government affairs and finances of several counties.
Green was in charge of the army, and Cato was the chief of Cato and the treasury was taxed, which was the real distribution of the two major powers within the Northern Army.
As for Sophie, the chief of staff, in fact, really played the role of a staff member.
Now, however, the situation has changed.
After pacifying the four northern military regions, it can be said that this battle played the prestige and domineering of the Northern Army, making the Northern Army leap into the current number one powerful force in the entire Byzantine Empire.
Under such circumstances, it seems that the clouds of war for the time being can be dissipated, and the Northern Army urgently needs a period of steady development in order to properly integrate and digest the huge territory that has been swallowed.
At this time, it is obviously no longer appropriate to continue to use this model of "military management" to control such a large territory with a large population.
In any case, military management is definitely not a long-term solution, and even from the perspective of the power structure, it is by no means a good choice to replace local political axes with the military for a long time, mixing government affairs with military affairs.
And Sophie's development program for Char has long been proposed, if the army continues to be in charge of local government affairs, and all the rights of local taxation and finance are put in charge of the army, then in the long run, I am afraid that there will still be hidden dangers, there is no doubt that the "military and political axe" is definitely not a healthy existence, and in the long run, it will raise a group with deformed rights Char also fully agreed with his chief of staff's point of view, in the opinion of the turtle, it was better for the army to be pure.
Therefore, the redivision of rights has become a necessary step in the reform of government affairs.
The creation of a group to manage local government and the separation of these rights from the army was also the first principle of Sufi government affairs.
The bunch of officials sent by Yanjing also happened to give Char an excuse to reform government affairs.
Of course, the upper and lower levels of the Northern Army have long been accustomed to exercising the so-called "military management" and to having all the powers under the control of the military; for example, military expenditures; in the case of the Northern Army, the logistics headquarters directly collects local fiscal tax revenues, and then directly converts these financial revenues into military expenditures, and if other places want to use money, they have to take it out of the budget of the General Logistics Headquarters.
And now the hasty and sudden division of power will inevitably make the military who are used to controlling everything have some dissatisfaction, which is easy to understand, this dissatisfaction has nothing to do with Char's loyalty, but no matter who it is, he is used to being in power, and he is used to reaching out to get money, and suddenly it becomes a bunch of procedures to be executed, and he is stuck in the neck, and no one can stand it.
Still, Char made up her mind to innovate.
Just because of Sophie's words.
"If you don't mind turning the Northern Army into a warlord group, then you can keep the status quo."
In order to alleviate the military's dissatisfaction with the loss of power, Char has already given the military some compensation in advance.
For example, this time, in order to deal with those officials sent by Yanjing, the military has already looted all the financial tax warehouses in various places in advance with the connivance of Char, and all the materials, money, and taxes have been transported to the hands of the logistics headquarters.
This is equivalent to Char's little sweetness and compensation to the military.
He would then begin to build a new governing team, led by Suphi, to take charge of the affairs of various parts of his territory.
In the future, government and military affairs must be strictly separated However, it is not so simple and easy to let the party in power suddenly cede the power in its hands.
Sophie's question happened to be the most sensitive topic at the moment What if the army still meddles in local government affairs according to the customary surname?
As a rising northern powerhouse, it seems that a military leader like Char can rise in the north, and the army is the foundation of all his careers and his capital.
If the military continues to get used to meddling in local military affairs, or when it causes some internal contradictions, Sophie is not sure who Char, the supreme leader, will prefer, but he is afraid that when the time comes, in order to calm the morale of the army, Char may make some compromises or tolerate the army.
This is not Sophie's unfounded speculation.
In the process of gradually implementing the separation of government affairs, Sophie, who implemented this plan, had already found some signs of danger.
In some places, the military seems to be accustomed to being in charge of everything, collecting local taxes according to the military orders of the logistics headquarters, and then directly attributed the financial resources to military expenses or even to local construction or all other places that need money, but it is very difficult to get money from the military.
In some places, when the people sent by Sophi to liquidate the local treasury, they met the refusal of the military people, and in the eyes of these military leaders, the military and political power are now grasped by one hand, and there is no difference between local finance and military expenditure in their hearts, in their opinion, everything belongs to the army, and the local financial taxes should all belong to the army.
To check the jokes These signs of danger were suppressed by Char's stern military orders.
But it's hard to guarantee that something like this won't happen again.
If, when they are integrating local government affairs, the army sends people to collect taxes or collect materials, then the people will listen to the local government affairs or the army Looking at Sophie and Green's different faces, especially Green, his face seemed to be slightly ugly, and the old mad dog was in a very complicated mood at the moment.
On the one hand, he agrees with Sophie's view that continuing to use the army to control all power will sooner or later degenerate this group of the Northern Army into a warlord group.
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But on the other hand, as the second commander of the Northern Army and the number one deputy who has always been in charge of military affairs under Char, he must also take into account the will within the army.
The sudden loss of power will inevitably cause dissatisfaction, and how to balance all aspects of the relationship will especially give him a headache.
However, it is not easy for him to express his opinion casually on this matter: if he is biased towards the military, it will inevitably arouse suspicion that he is deliberately currying favor with the army, and even suspected of bribing the morale of the army.
If he favors Sophie's New Deal, then many people in the army will feel cold, thinking that he is ignoring the interests of the army.
And Sophie obviously understood Green's concerns, and did not force the military steward to take a stand.
"The established strategy remains the same."
Char finally gave the answer Sophie wanted: "Military affairs and government affairs must be separated, and they must not be delayed" As he spoke, he looked at Green, then sighed softly, and said slowly: "Green, in fact, I have also thought about these words, our northern army, and the children are really happy."
It can be said that the entire Byzantine Empire is only afraid that no army is better off than our northern army.
In other places, whether it is the central government of Yanjing or those big warlords, the army's military expenses and ordnance materials must be approved by the political axe, and then the budget of the financial department will be allocated to the army.
And we are good here, the army directly threw off all the others, and directly expropriated what they needed, and all local construction was given to the army.
This kind of talk is naturally cool, but it is too dangerous. is so comfortable, and if it goes on like this, I'm afraid that some people don't know who they are. ” "With this man's words, I am much more relieved."
Sophie sighed deliberately and said with a slow smile: "After the separation of government affairs, military spending is no longer directly controlled by the army, but is changed to a normalized budget system and appropriation system.
In addition, there is always so much fiscal revenue, even if our fiscal revenue will gradually increase slowly, but after the implementation of the new policy, the local government needs to build and develop, so a considerable part of the fiscal revenue must be left for local use, and the part that can be left for the military budget will naturally be much smaller than before.
"This is a question that the high command will naturally worry about."
Char waved his hand, but a flash of determination flashed in his eyes: "In any case, the army must no longer meddle in government affairs, and military expenses must be budgeted by the logistics headquarters and then submitted to the high command for approval before being allocated from the financial revenue."
You must not just reach out and take as much as you want like before.
We're going to have to make a show that Grimm has a timetable for removing all military controls within a month."
Green immediately responded.
"Alright."
Char smiled again on his face and said slowly: "Since everything has been agreed, it is up to the two of you to implement it."
As for me, I'll go back to Yanjing this time."
Char only told the two that he was going to Yanjing and had important matters, so he naturally didn't dare to say that he was going to that holy city of Babylon.
You must know that the Holy City is in the realm of chaos, the road is far away, and there are thousands of mountains and rivers.
And to go to the Holy City from the Byzantine Empire, you must pass through the hinterland of the Chaos Lord, the Chaos Lord, where various races are entrenched, there are countless demonic beasts in the huge forest and ocean, as well as elves, dwarves, giants and other legendary races, and these races have one characteristic, that is, their attitude towards humans is not very friendly.
All of the journeys to the holy city of Babylon are, from the point of view, long distances and risks.
Char's departure had already caused Green's dissatisfaction, and if he told the old mad dog that he was going to such a distant and dangerous place, how could the old mad dog agree to take the risk himself "I will return to Yanjing this time, and the time will be as little as one month, and as long as three months."
When Char said this, he noticed that there seemed to be a faint hint of mockery in Sophie's eyes, as if this extremely smart girl had already seen through her nonsense, and couldn't help but feel a void in her heart, and sped up and said: "The affairs of the family, the military affairs of Green is decided by one person, and if there is any major matter in the government affairs Sophie, the two of you will handle it together." ” "I have one more request."
Sophie spoke suddenly.
"Hmm" "You are the leader of the Northern Army, your Excellency is not here, if you encounter something important, if Grimm and I have different opinions, and the two of us insist on their own words and cannot discuss, wouldn't it be bad" Sophie shook her head and said: "So, I ask your Excellency to leave an arbiter, if I disagree with Lord Green, who to listen to, it will be decided by the arbiter." ” "Who will be the arbiter for this role," Char frowned.
Green also nodded: "It's a good idea, if I have a dispute with the chief of staff, there really needs to be an arbitration, as for the candidate, I think the chief of logistics, Lord Cato can be trusted, Lord Cato has been in charge of logistics for a long time, and he has been in charge of government affairs before, and he is even more loyal to your lordship, and he is also capable and shrewd, so he can take on this responsibility." ” Sophie immediately shook her head: "Lord Cato is not suitable, Cato is shrewd and capable, but he is a person in the army, and the military position is under Lord Green, if he is the arbiter, I am afraid that he will not dare to reject Lord Green's decision, hehe" Green snorted, "Okay, then let Reinhardt take on this role."
Reinhardt is upright and decisive, principled in his work, and always fair, and will never favor me because he is my subordinate. ” "Neither Reinhardt."
Sophie shook her head again and said lightly: "He is also from the military."
No matter how impartial Reinhardt is, it is inevitable that he will subconsciously do things more from the position of the army. ” "Ha, Cato can't do it, and Reinhardt can't do it, so who are you going to" Green was a little dissatisfied, and said coldly: "Just find someone from your Sophie-sama's side, and then I will help you talk for everything." ” Sophie was not annoyed, and smiled lightly: "Since I said something like that, naturally I won't find someone to favor me."
It's just that this candidate, whether it's someone from the military or someone from me, will be unfair.
I have a wonderful candidate, and this person is neither from the military nor from the government.
And the identity of this person can be convincing and convincing, as the arbiter, no one will object, and he is really the best candidate. ” "Who" Green glanced at Sophie.
Sophie blinked deliberately and said with a smile: "Didn't the adults just get married Then, Adeline is our Duchess, and now she is the identity of the master mother of our entire northern army, if we have any disagreements, please ask the master mother to come forward to arbitrate and preside over the overall situation, and everyone will be convinced." ” Green was stunned for this candidate, but after thinking about it, he also felt that what Sophie said made sense.
Adeline is now Char's wife, that is the rightful mother, she came forward to be the arbiter, and she is indeed a candidate who can convince both the top and the bottom.
"Adeline hasn't dealt with any of these things."
Char shook her head.
"Madame has no such experience, but don't forget Madame Yulia.
Lady Yulia is intelligent and capable, and has also dealt with financial matters.
Sophie seemed to be sure to let Char push his wife to the front desk: "When necessary, ask Mrs.
Yulia to be the staff counselor or two, as for the main mother, you only need to be a symbolic arbiter, after all, if you are not at home, except for the main mother, you really can't find a second candidate who can convince everyone in all aspects." ” Seeing that Sophie insisted, and Green agreed, Char had to nod.
When the three of them had finished their discussions, it was already dark.
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At last night's wedding banquet, most of the guests were drunk, and most of them were still hungovers in bed.
In the morning, many streets inside and outside Denzel City are still wafting with the aroma of wine after drinking all night, and drunk staggering passers-by can be seen on the streets.
Only the patrol of the city defense still patrolled in strict accordance with the military order.
At noon, Char personally met with many guests who came to congratulate him, and after thanking them one by one, he sent someone to send everyone away, and took the time to meet with a few representatives of those officials who came from Yanjing.
Immediately, he secretly summoned several important subordinates, Cato, Sharpa, and Reinhardt.
That's when you get everything done.
But the most difficult thing is to face his new wife and pity the worm.
Just on the first day of marriage, I have to leave home, and no matter who is afraid of this matter, I can't let go of it.
Adeline is naturally reluctant, after all, she is just a young woman, she has just married the man she loves the most, and she has not really enjoyed the sweetness of the new marriage, and her husband is about to go away, so she is naturally depressed.
Char's kind words soothed, but the means were exhausted, and finally coaxed Adeline to show her face slightly, of course, she didn't dare to tell her wife where she really went, only said that she was going outside to inspect the army's defenses, and then told her that she was not at home, and asked Adeline to play the role of the housewife and arbiter.
That night, Char naturally hugged his new wife and kept it warm, and the next morning, he got up early, and his men brought horses and everything he needed to go out, and then left with several attendants and servants.
No one in the city knew about the commander's quiet departure, and no one even knew the true whereabouts of Lord Char.
Although Char brought some guards and servants with him, these people only followed him from Denzel City, rode horses along the way to the new city, and he assigned a so-called "secret mission" to send all the people around him, while Char quietly left the new city alone and went east.
It's just that Char went out of the new city to the east, and he didn't walk more than a few miles, and he saw the fork in the road, one direction to the south was the main road to Yanjing, and the other direction was to the east to the Corsica region.
And at this fork in the road, there was another person, who stood at the fork in the road early, quietly waiting for Char's arrival.
In the distance, as soon as Char saw the figure dressed in black and the dazzling three-edged war spear, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"Hmph, swallow slowly, I've been waiting for you here for two more days, I thought you should have arrived before, but I didn't expect you to be so slow."
Hasting's voice was cold, with a bit of dissatisfaction.
"Why are you here" Char turned over and dismounted, looked at Hasting, and frowned: "Yi looks like you're going to go far away" "Nonsense, you're going to Babylon Hmph, can you beat Saint Laurent Garros" Hastings sneered.
"I can't beat it, can you beat it" Char snorted, and then said: "You really want to go to the Holy City with me" "I naturally have my reasons."
Hasting's expression was indifferent.
"Ha" Char couldn't help but say, "I know, you heard that woman say that there is a way to solve the poison of the elf clan on your body, right?"
Hastings stopped talking this time, just looked at Char coldly.
"Alas, you guy is cold and boring to talk to, how do you think I'll agree to go on the road with you" Char glanced at his lips.
Hastings laughed, and this time, he made Char completely shut up with one word.
"Little Char, do you know the way to the Holy City?"
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