Build a Human Empire by Creating Clans

However, his family, who have skills unrelated to combat, have been mobilized in various places such as transport units and sejak, and are now returning to the Great Plains after being demobilized.

As Griff said, the dispute with the representative system continues, but at least there is enough room to manage internal affairs.

“Have you envisioned how to reorganize it?”

“Skadi will tell you about it.”

I saw Skadi.

The plan to reorganize the administrative system was discussed with her in advance.

She got up and placed a large blank paper on the round table.

“Know this first. Reorganizing the administrative system is to clearly distinguish each role, and the authority given to that role comes from the power of the emperor, that is, the father.”

“…”

“Thus, the purpose of the reorganization is not to limit the imperial authority. The imperial authority is unlimited, and the administrative system is a division of roles to reduce the father’s work burden.”

That is, it is based on a tyranny.

The reason for pointing this out is that there is no national law.

Where does the power of the administration begin and how far does it extend?

Since there is no regulation on this, it is a sound to prevent misjudgment.

“Of course.”

“Who else will stand above us but Eddar?”

Calliope and Griff agreed resolutely.

Looking at the two without the slightest hesitation, I laughed inwardly.

‘While discussing system reform with Skadi, we also talked about democracy. To be precise, what if we introduce a constitutional monarchy?’

I took a teacup between them and looked back for a while.

‘I’m not omnipotent. There are bound to be mistakes big and small. If you don’t, that bird is harmful, and it could do the same thing. So I considered limiting the power to prevent it.’

Mentally, my birthplace must have had an impact as well.

Because I came from a democracy on Earth.

Familiarity is hard to shake.

‘But reality is reality. Democracy cannot function normally in this world.’

The reason is simple.

Because it is a world where superhumans exist.

‘There is no need to bring an example from afar. Look at this country.’

Suppose I made the empire a constitutional monarchy.

If the law dictates that the emperor has no political power, does that power disappear?

Will Calliope follow the direction of the citizens or the elected representatives of the parliament?

What if you refuse to obey the president’s instructions?

‘It’s a story that applies not only to her, but to all of her family. I am the only one who can give orders to my subordinates, and whether or not they follow the orders of the government depends on my will.’

In the end, even if a democracy is established, it is a democracy that borrows my power.

The intention to limit my power is far gone.

‘It’s no different from playing house by myself.’

It was an interesting idea that came to me.

“If you agree, let’s start right away.”

Skadi wrote Emperor at the top center of the white porcelain.

“Since the basis of all power comes from the father, of course we should put the father at the top, right? And as the one who has a keen sense of state affairs under him, the Chancellor of the Empire, leave me.”

Under the Emperor, the Chancellor of the Empire and her name were written.

“You said that one of the reasons for the administrative reshuffle was to ease your father’s hand. Therefore, father’s direct subordinates should be reduced as much as possible. but···.”

Next to the Chancellor of the Empire, he wrote “Confucian Church, Rachel.”

“I will make an exception for religion.”

“Why? If you put it under Edar-sama’s direct control, there’s no way to control that pseudo in principle, right?”

Grif opened his usual narrow eyes and asked.

Instead of answering, Skadi bit the tobacco and looked at me.

What he said was the same question she asked me.

I answered on her behalf.

“It is to guarantee the autonomy of the Catholic Church.”

“Autonomy?”

“It is because of missionary work. Because you acknowledge the need for religion, but emotionally dislike it. If you belong to the administration, surely you will intervene to control Rachel’s actions?”

Didn’t you just openly emphasize the need for control?

Griff cleared his throat and scratched his neck shyly.

“The Catholic Church has many negative aspects. But it is a necessary evil. In order to reject the gods of different races and not to be influenced by Tiamar, I need to guarantee my autonomy and act actively.”

I also agree with Griff’s expression.

No matter how you look at it, the Congregational Church is a dangerous religion if it were on Earth.

However, it is better than the religion of a different race that takes human sacrifice for granted.

It is also a problem that there is no time for moderate and leisurely propagation.

‘Did they say that poison is suppressed with poison?’

“So the Catholic Church made Rachel head, and put her under my direct command.”

Griff groaned and licked his lips in regret.

It must have been an opportunity to put a leash on a sister who was reluctant.

“I’m worried that you might act arrogantly because you’re under Edar-sama’s direct subordinate.”

“Don’t worry. Autonomy will be given, but once the administration is in place, we will audit it periodically. I won’t do anything overly aggressive or crap.”

“When you send the auditor, I would like you to send me if possible.”

“Consider it.”

I smiled lightly and shook my head.

Skadi continued.

“Looking at it from a large perspective, I, who symbolizes the Catholic Church, which symbolizes religion, and the administration, are my father’s direct subordinate. And under the administration, all sorts of new departments are established, and the first is the Government General Office.”

There were two Governor-Generals.

Viceroy of Germania, Viceroy of Wallachia.

The existing Governor-General of Northern Wallachia was incorporated into the Great Plains.

Unlike the two regions corresponding to the Governor-General, the existing ruling class was completely divided, and even though it was a short period of time, Gehard’s Governor-General made sure to stabilize the region, making it worthy of direct control.

Griff looked at the Government General and tilted his head.

“Do we really need the Government General? Wouldn’t it be less waste of administrative power if each department of the administration handles it?”

At Griff’s point, Skadi waved the tobacco from side to side.

“The two countries have existing systems. Most of the ruling class is still alive, and uprisings and civil wars have erupted. At this time, if we take away their authority and centralize power… Well, it would be obvious, right?”

He will join the uprising and civil war and do only good things for the different races.

“The two countries will temporarily establish and manage the Japanese Government-General respectively.”

This, too, is as real as religion.

It’s only been a few weeks since I received the throne of both countries.

For weeks I did nothing in both countries.

It was not possible to reorganize the administration because of the population, the number of lands, and the suppression of uprisings and civil wars in a situation where even the basic administration was not succeeded.

It’s a situation where I have to figure out what’s in my hands.

“The role of the Government General is to inherit the existing administration and gradually lead to systemic change. The viceroys are scheduled to be appointed by Pavé Kuslorp in Wallochia and Helmut in Germania. It’s a lifelong position, but the Government General will be disbanded within a few years, so it doesn’t matter.”

“Pave is a person who was attracted to the noble council as a scarecrow, and Helmut is a vassal of Sudret, right? is it capable? Can you believe it?”

I replied to Griff, who had doubts.

“The two are more like face madams reassuring nobles. There is no need to worry, as they will rule with several subordinates who hold real power under them.”

Griff nodded, then paused.

“Wait. Are you Edar? Then… you’re not saying that the brothers in charge of the administration should be moved there again, right?”

I didn’t answer and averted my gaze.

“Isn’t there much else to do?”

“…How can you not specialize in administration for us, who are chosen every day? I’ll post it a little more earnestly.”

How nice it would have been if that had worked.

“oh my.”

Grif threw his head back with a growl.

The size of the two newly established Governor-Generals must be enormous.

Correspondingly, many of the people who were in charge of administration in Olymus had to be reassigned to the Government General, and the job vacancy caused by their departure had to be shared by those who remained.

It’s work hell.

Even Skadi, who was announcing the reform plan, smiled bitterly.

“After the Government General, Pasimea. I’m thinking of adding additional tasks to the work he’s doing to make it a department.”

Pasimea’s work was also considerable.

The reason was because of her characteristic, alchemy.

At first, I built and supported a workshop to research and make as much as I wanted, but after starting to get my hands on supplying items necessary for research, I became involved in all sorts of tasks, whether it was developing a mine or directing a transport unit.

“In summary, we will create a department that oversees social capital, construction, production, logistics, research, etc., and will be named the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce.”

“…After relocating the administration to the Government General, there will be no manpower left.”

“I have to do it alone for a while. Is there anything special?”

Skadi took a bite of the tobacco and grinned.

Grif blinked for a moment before whispering.

“If Pasimea asks, tell me I wasn’t here.”

I ignored the glances and whispers and cracked the peanuts.

Skadi wrote the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce on the right side of the Government General, and the Ministry of Military Affairs and Security Forces next to the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce.

“Next, Gerhard and Nuadil. Gerhard is dismissed as governor and assigned to the newly established military ministry. Nuadil continues its existing duties and formalizes them under the name of the security force.”

“Does the idea of having a separate military affairs department have the establishment of a standing army in mind?”

“that’s right. Right now it’s just an administrative reorganization, but as soon as the Wallochian civil war is over, I’ll instruct Gerhard to create a new military system.”

I said I would dismantle feudalism.

With the disappearance of feudalism, the knight class also virtually disappeared.

If the knight belonging to the professional soldier disappears, where will the army be gathered?

‘Buying mercenaries, conscripting citizens, or organizing a standing army.’

Mercenaries are unreliable, and conscripts are too weak.

Therefore, there is no other choice than the standing army.

“The goal is to form a regular army that includes the standing army and reserve army in the future, and the official name will be unified as the Imperial Army.”

“Hmm… what’s the difference between us and ordinary soldiers?”

“I’m considering making a separate division like the Army and Navy. My family is strong but few in number, and common soldiers are many but weak… My father decided to separate Gerhard and Gunje on this question, so ask me later.”

As Skadi divided them, the Imperial army will be divided into family members and ordinary people.

If you dare to divide the main and auxiliary, the family will be the main force, and ordinary people will be armed with huge numbers and gunpowder weapons to take on the role of supporting the enemy’s family.

‘This issue will only be investigated after Pasimea secures the cornerstone production area and improves her gunpowder weapons.’

The reason Pasimea isn’t in Olymus right now.

It’s because the cornerstone production area is on the map I gave her.

After she secured the place and returned, it was not too late to discuss it.

‘I also finished the design of the artillery improvement itself. It’s a problem because there are not enough materials, factories, technicians, and soldiers to use the guns.’

“The security forces have made the affairs of Old Man Nuadil official?”

“okay. A paramilitary organization that works in the dark, such as intelligence, counterintelligence, and operations. It feels like subtly different roles have been put together in one place… Realistically, we can’t afford to divide the administrative system in detail right now, right?”

Griff nodded vigorously.

“So I tied it like this. Grif, Nuadil will be in charge of the surveillance you run, Sejakdo from now on.”

“oh.”

A blush spread across Grif’s face.

“agree. I agree. Please tell me to take whatever you want.”

In response, Skadi smiled and looked at the organization chart.

“Under the administration, four departments were organized: the Government General, Agriculture, Commerce, Military Affairs, and Security Forces. The remaining ones are the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Justice. Of these, I’m going to entrust the Ministry of Home Affairs to that one, right?”

“Aren’t you going to leave it to me?”

Skadi shrugged.

“I will take over the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Justice as a temporary measure. As I have said many times, the number of siblings is absolutely small. Until the number is filled, I will have to serve concurrently.”

It is the number of the clan.

I put down the teacup and thought about my family.

As of today, the number of followers has slightly exceeded 900.

Nearly half of them belonged to the combat system.

Then, are the other half members of the household who are in charge of administration? I would like to, but unfortunately, among the other half, only a few of my followers could see the administration.

‘There are many jobs in my household besides administration, such as production, commerce, and religion. Leaving administration to them is too inefficient. I don’t know if there is an overflow of manpower in other fields, but there is a shortage of hands in all fields.’

After taking it apart one by one, there were only a handful of subordinates assigned to the administration.

“There are about 200 people who can do administrative work, and I send them to the city and village administrators of the Great Plains, and I send them to the Government General…”

“If we go according to the reform plan, there will be less than 10 people left including Edar, Skadi, and myself to manage the administration in Olymus.”

Skadi took a few sips of tobacco and sucked it in silence.

“Father, is it really not possible?”

I quietly raised my head, just as I was peeling peanuts.

“Can’t you select your subordinates for administrative specialization?”

Because it’s a really desperate look.

I was at a loss for words, so I cleared my throat.

[Waiting time has been reset.]

[Time remaining until next use: None.]

[You can use the clan creation skill.]

[Do you want to use it?]

And just as the waiting time expired, the skill was activated.

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boatman

Max

Lv. 23

Grade: D

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“…”

Marx, a member of the family who had just been created in a country without a navy, flinched at the awkward atmosphere and glanced at it, then read our thoughts and quietly left the barracks.

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“Don’t embarrass Edar.”

Calliope spoke sternly in silence.

Griff and Skadi cleared their throats.

“Anyway… out of the remaining people, there is no one who can specialize in finance or judiciary. so i have to At least until my father made me an expert in that field.”

I smiled faintly.

“In addition, finance and judiciary are special. Let’s take the law as an example. what law do we have? There are no laws in the Great Plains. What is the law in a frontier that is decades old at the most… We just have to solve it with common sense. Germania and Wallochia will be taken care of by the Government General employing the existing administrators.”

Treasury added.

Because the Great Plains don’t collect taxes.

Because I gave the exemption for 1 year if it was short and 5 years or more if it was long.

It is a deformed financial structure with only expenses besides mining profits.

“As a temporary measure, we should appoint a smart person from among the freed slaves as an administrative assistant. The Catholic Church said that?”

“Yes, because freed slaves will come flooding in from Germania and Wallochia. If you guess from there, something will work out.”

To be honest, you can fill the bureaucracy with freed slaves.

Even freed people, not freed slaves, still run the administration.

But why am I so obsessed with bureaucrats?

‘Because the ability of the family is overwhelming.’

Calculation is fast, that’s not what it means.

The family members are human beings, but they are non-human beings.

Human beings are exposed to all kinds of desires, but the family members live with only one desire.

That desire is loyalty and affection for the owner.

‘When an ordinary person becomes a bureaucrat, he inevitably suffers from desire.

Taking bribes, abuse of authority, breach of duty, etc., common in modern society, could be less common in less developed societies.’

Kwonsok is different from ordinary people.

If a subordinate abuses his authority or violates his duties, it is because he is doing it for himself, not himself.

‘An ideal bureaucrat with no corruption, full of enthusiasm and loyalty. How wonderful it is to be able to control and lead the country with a bureaucrat like this.’

That’s why I’m obsessed with bureaucrats in my household.

“It comes down to the law. What about legislation?”

“Similarly, by creating a separate institution.”

Skadi wrote that between the Catholic Church and the Imperial Chancellor, the Privy Council.

“The Privy Council is made an advisory body for fathers. The law in the empire is the emperor’s decree. The Privy Council serves as an advisor before enacting edicts.”

Naturally, its main role is to advise on legislation.

As I am compiling an encyclopedia, I could personally make laws, but I had the problem of seeing the world from the perspective of a modern man.

My common sense could be considered unfair in this world.

The Privy Council is the mediator between my ideals and reality.

“The members of the Privy Council will consist of half of the professionals dispatched by the ministries and half of the general public.”

Here, the general refers to a person who is not a member of the family.

For example, a human like Kistler, who was the chief of Olymus.

“Right now, it will be difficult to gather even 10 people, but the goal is 50 people.”

Griff rubbed his chin while looking at the organization chart.

“Looks like it’s almost over.”

“There is one last one left.”

“one?”

Next to the emperor, he wrote, “Imperial entourage.”

“The enemy I will face from now on will target my father directly. And the enemy level must be quite high. Calliope alone won’t be able to stop it easily.”

For an instant, one of Calliope’s eyebrows twitched and her thoughts fluctuated.

“Especially if you leave your parents’ house like you did until now. Send Calliope to the front and have someone escort you? That’s why we are establishing a new bodyguard that is independent of the Ministry of Military Affairs.”

“Why is it the Royal Guard and not the Royal Guard?”

“There are no staff. If you want to call it the Royal Guard, it should number about a thousand. Calliope, how many people in your household can you acknowledge right now?”

Calliope spoke without hesitation.

“doesn’t exist.”

Skadi was surprised by the answer and asked back.

“No? Not even one?”

“doesn’t exist. Not even one. All of you are weak.”

Griff said with a smile.

“What’s nearby? Let’s just start with the Royal Guard.”

cornerstone

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“···anyway. Calliope is in charge of the imperial guard. And with this, the administrative system reform bill is over. We can just redeploy the bureaucracy like this.”

“The problem is that there are no bureaucrats to deploy.”

“You should ask your father for that.”

I ignored the glances sent to me.

“By the way, Germania and Wallochia will maintain the existing administrative bureaucracy through the Government General, so there will be almost no administrative vacancy. The problem is the direct territories we have to manage.”

“Well, it is.”

Griff studied the administrative organization chart while chewing on dried fruit.

“Aren’t you going to make a separate Ministry of Foreign Affairs?”

“Foreign Ministry? You mean diplomacy?”

Skadi smiled and looked at me asking me to answer instead.

“We have no foreign countries.”

Griff let out a laugh close to coughing.

“That’s a very harsh word.”

“Isn’t that wrong?”

As the two said, it’s radical, but it’s not wrong.

Because in the first place, there is no country that can do diplomacy with this country.

Didn’t the other races not consider us as equals, and all the remaining human nations were subjugated to them? I’d be glad if I sent a diplomat and returned even if it had a severed head.

“Rather than creating a Foreign Ministry with no work, it is better to split the work in the Home Ministry and create another department. Or divide the security forces.”

“Umm… that’s right too.”

“Have you anything more to say? If not, let’s finish talking about administration.”

Grif pondered for a moment, then shook his head.

“yes. I think the administrative system is good enough. The empire is now established, and I don’t have the capacity to dig into that much detail.”

“Then move on, Father. You have a lot to do. I must have caught the Orcs and Goblins who ran rampant in the Great Plains. The refugees of Olymus must also be returned.”

being a refugee

I remembered a problem I had forgotten about.

“Griff, how is the damage?”

“There is little human damage. Because I issued an evacuation order before they came down. The damage to the facility is unavoidable.”

If it’s a facility, it’s a dwelling, a castle wall, a factory, a mine, something like this.

There is no choice but to raise the dwelling and the wall again.

The factories are concentrated in Olymus, so it should be fine.

The problem is mines.

“Did you check the mine?”

Griff tried to answer, but out of nowhere, he laughed to himself.

“Oh, sorry. That’s kind of funny.”

“hmm?”