Chapter 1043: New Deal for the Far East (VI.)

Rudolph laughed, patted his son on the shoulder, and said, "I think so too, but you also know that she is an idle person, and it is inconvenient for her to do some practical work as she does now when she becomes queen, and it is a waste of her talents to socialize all day long with those boring social activities." ”

"Then ask Aunt Genia to be the Minister of Commerce, there is no position in the Cabinet more suitable for the 'Queen of Commerce' in Krasburg."

"I would tell her that this was only a temporary arrangement, and when there was a more suitable candidate, she would have to resign and make way for her."

There are a few more ministers to arrange. Rudolph's proposed Minister of Industry, Zinovi, and Minister of Justice, Maynard, were also core members of the Club of the Awakened. Maynard was a well-known jurist in the Far East, a member of the Bar Guild, who negotiated with Anthony Fogel on behalf of the tax-resisting people, and served as Minister of Justice as a professional counterpart. Considering that the color of the Awakening Club in the cabinet was too strong, Rudolph was also worried that his king would be hollowed out, and wanted to add a few cronies to the cabinet, and after discussing with Roland, he decided to ask Master Merlin to be the chief court mage and minister of culture and education, presiding over cultural and educational work; Boris became Patriarch of Sindra Church and Minister of Religion, presiding over religious affairs in the country.

The two branches of propaganda and policing were also important, and it was necessary to install trustworthy people, and Rudolph intended to appoint Paul Pulit as director of information, and to reorganize the capital's security forces into a police system, so that in the future they would no longer wear military uniforms but police uniforms, and appoint Colonel Camp as police inspector.

Roland had no objection to any of these arrangements.

Rudolph picked up the draft list of cabinet members on the table, looked at it, and asked Roland: "There are still two positions in the cabinet that have not yet been decided, the Minister of Agriculture and the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, do you have a suitable candidate?" ”

Roland thought for a moment and recommended to his father the mayor of Great Rapids, Jodel Stolypin, as Minister of Agriculture, and the current governor of Koras, Kuntiliang, as Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Rudolph had a relationship with Joodel Stolypin, but the relationship was eased through Roland's mediation. When he had not yet seized the Fort of Atonement, Jodel Stolypin had come to the barracks outside the city as the current mayor to attend a meeting and show his support for him, and Rudolph had completely changed his opinion of Jodel Stolypin and immediately agreed to make him Minister of Agriculture. As for Kuntiliang, Rudolph has not met this person yet, but the candidate recommended by his son must not be wrong, so he will wait for Kuntiliang to come to Colasburg to take up his post.

In order to balance the power of the Awakens in the cabinet, and also to comfort the old brothers, Rudolph wanted to install Pavel and Alexei in the cabinet. However, Roland had already emphasized the dangers of military interference, so it was difficult for him to appoint two generals as ministers, and after consulting with Roland, he decided to create a separate advisory system in the cabinet, with Pavel and Alexei retaining their military posts while serving as defense advisers in the cabinet.

In this way, the cabinet of the Kingdom of Kolas has two sets of teams, one is the ministers of various ministries, and the other is the advisory system. Ministers are the equivalent of ministers and are duly appointed official positions with clear powers and responsibilities and are required to work full-time in their posts; Advisers, on the other hand, are unofficial staff members who are not interested in holding public office and are willing to advise the Cabinet and are not required to work full-time.

Rudolph created the position of "cabinet adviser", but he only had to arrange for two senior military officers, and it was Roland who really put this advisory system to good use. Compared with Rudolph, Roland has a wider network and has met more celebrities from all walks of life, many of whom are qualified to serve as cabinet advisers.

The first letter of appointment Roland sent to Valentina. In fact, he wanted to ask Sister Jinlong to be the Minister of Agriculture, but unfortunately he was politely refused, and Sister Jinlong was only willing to accept the nominal adviser.

The next two letters of appointment were sent to Lyubov Yanbo and Victoria Yanbo, two sisters with their own specializations, with Roland hiring his sister as a financial advisor and his sister as a naval advisor.

The next two letters of appointment were also sent to Baiou Harbor, one to the old man Sukhoi, the chief designer of the airship company, asking him to serve as a consultant in industrial technology; Another was sent to Morozov at the Mecha Research Institute with a request for advice on military technology.

After arranging the list of cabinet ministers and advisers, Roland also arranged an agency dedicated to his own service, which he had the pleasure of naming the "National Development and Planning Commission".

Rudolph had heard the saying that "the importance of a bureaucrat does not depend entirely on the level of his position, but also on the number of committees on which he is named," but he still did not understand what the "National Development and Planning Commission" was and what it was responsible for.

"Of course, the National Development and Planning Commission is the agency responsible for formulating national development plans," Roland saw that his father was impatient with this long list of tongue twisters, and quickly changed his words, "To put it bluntly, it is a 'jack-of-all-trades' department, and you can intervene in the big and small things in the cabinet, just like me, the assistant to the prime minister, although the level is not high, but the affairs of various departments are qualified to be involved." ”

Rudolph nodded, as if he understood, "In other words, if the 'assistant to the prime minister' is compared to the 'small prime minister', then what kind of committee is this equivalent to the 'small cabinet'?" ”

Roland immediately gave a thumbs up: "Your summary is very incisive!" ”

Rudolph glanced at his son and laughed mockingly: "You kid obviously wants to seize power, but you still have to pretend to be low-key, so you let the prime minister have to be an assistant to the prime minister, and you also set up such a freak committee, changing the way to meddle in other people's territory, so you are not afraid of the ministers complaining?" ”

Roland shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands with an innocent face: "My Majesty, both the Assistant Prime Minister and the National Development and Planning Commission are all based on your far-sighted arrangement, and I am just carrying out your will, what reason do ministers have to complain about me as a young man who works hard?" ”

"Hah! I knew you kid was doing this again! Rudolph couldn't cry or laugh, touching his head and wondering, he didn't know how many black pots he would have to carry for his son in the future.

The name "National Development and Planning Commission" sounds scary, but in fact it is very shabby, so far there is only one bare-bones commander in Roland, and it is necessary to recruit troops. Roland's first thought was Lyudmila, and instead of letting this girl hang the title of a high minister in the cabinet and waste her energy on frivolous things like recruiting royal attendants, it was better to arrest her in her own office and enjoy the treatment of "there is something to do with the secretary, nothing to do".

"It's not enough to have Mira's secretary......," Roland thought of Katya in the North Bay, "This girl is a good hand in finance, both the cabinet and the central bank have room for her to display her talents, and she should be caught in her own office to exercise, and the corresponding finance, taxation and financial business, and cultivate in the direction of succeeding the governor of the central bank." ”

As soon as the thought turned, Roland thought of Tonya in Valley Village again, and in the blink of an eye, two years had passed, and it was time for her to finish her studies in the village. At the beginning, he had agreed with Tonya to ask her to help promote agricultural development after the founding of the Far East, but now the opportunity is ripe, and his "small cabinet" is lacking a secretary of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery affairs......

"Well, it's time to recycle the Druid girls who are free-range in the countryside!" Roland secretly made up his mind.