Chapter 870: City Lord Transfer

Geng did not care in the slightest about his power being reduced; on the contrary, he felt it was indeed much more relaxed, so he happily said, "Good, no problem, I will follow the arrangements."

Baifeng nodded with satisfaction: "The Ministry of Agriculture, with agriculture as the main focus, will have sub-departments for forestry, animal husbandry, fishery, and hunting. They will be relatively independent. Compared to before, the model is just a bit freer, with fewer restrictions. The main person in charge will change, but the rank will be adjusted upward. Subordinate officials, Workers, and so on will also be adjusted accordingly. The Ministry of Personnel will still issue the official documents; you all can handle it yourselves."

"Next is the Ministry of Works." Baifeng looked at Zhu, his finger sliding across the paper.

"The restructuring model for the Ministry of Works is no different from that of the Ministry of Agriculture, which means your personnel transfers are the same idea. But because you have an engineer assessment system, we won't raise your ranks just because of the department restructuring, so it is basically the same as before, but with more freedom. At the same time, the department has been merged into the Ministry of Revenue; your Ministry of Works will no longer have these departments."

It counts as streamlining your department, but the rank assessment for Artisans must still be conducted within your Ministry of Works; the Ministry of Revenue only manages production.

As for treatment, that is decided by the Ministry of Revenue itself; this does not fall within my scope of work.

Alright, now let's talk about the last point, which is also the most important point."

Everyone immediately stopped what they were doing and pricked up their ears to listen carefully. Those Tribal Chiefs in the back row were truly sitting on pins and needles, because they couldn't understand a single word of what was being said above, and coupled with this environment, they couldn't help but feel some sleepiness, yet they didn't dare to sleep at all.

"In view of the current development needs of Lema City and the current working state of the Secretariat, I have decided to transfer the current City Lord of Lema City, Sanxin, back to Huaxia City to serve as Prime Minister, and then the current Prime Minister will go to Lema City to serve as City Lord."

At the same time, some of the current officials of the Secretariat will also go to Lema City with Yu to serve in various departments and form a new leadership team. Some officials from Lema City will be transferred to other jobs in Lema City after the task handover, or transferred back to Huaxia City; these are all lateral transfers, or promotions of half a rank, and there will be no demotions.

Because this is a personnel transfer carried out for the requirements of our Huaxia's continued development, it is not because everyone's work was not done well, so do not overthink it.

At the same time, the Secretariat will be replenished to ensure the normal operation of the entire department. Sanxin, Yu, do you two have any objections?"

The two hurriedly stood up and bowed: "We will follow the arrangements, we have no objections."

Sanxin would not have any objections, because Sanxin's home was in Huaxia City. When he went to Huaxia City, it was at Baifeng's request, not because he really wanted to go. After all, as an elder of Huaxia, one must shoulder the burden at critical moments, but they had already settled down in Huaxia for many years, and going to another place to serve was ultimately not as good as staying in Huaxia City.

Baifeng had promised back then that as long as the timing was right, he would transfer him back. Sanxin had been waiting for the previous arrangement, but unfortunately, the construction speed of Xiao Town was too slow, and Sanxin had long said that it would be best to transfer Yu over.

Some time ago, Baifeng had already come to Sanxin first and talked to him about this matter. Not only did Sanxin have no objections, but he was also very happy. What's more, the position of Prime Minister is no worse than that of a City Lord. The Prime Minister is half a rank higher in grade, but the power of a City Lord is much higher than that of a Prime Minister, by more than half a rank.

After all, in a situation like Huaxia's, the Prime Minister does not have very deep power; instead, the City Lord's power is greater. Yu is ostensibly demoted but actually promoted, while Sanxin is directly promoted openly, because he no longer cares about power.

He is old, and he has the wealth, Nobility, and surname that he should have; he is just waiting to retire in a good position. He is even a bit luckier than Wu. Being a City Lord in Lema City, he would be at the same rank as Wu upon retirement, but the Prime Minister is half a rank higher.

Both parties involved already knew about this, but for the others, it was extremely shocking. After all, this transfer was a bit too big. For a time, the conference room was bustling and noisy, causing the few Tribal Chiefs in the back row to be a bit curious as well, but no one explained it to them.

Baifeng saw that the discussion below was about enough, so he raised his hand to call for a stop: "Alright, if there are no objections to this matter, then that's it. If you have any questions, you can continue to discuss them after the meeting."

Then, taking this opportunity, I will bring up one more thing."

Baifeng pointed directly to the back: "You few, during this period, I will arrange for people to take you to school to learn. At the very least, you must know how to read and do arithmetic, and you must also learn about the current basic situation of Huaxia. Otherwise, if you go out and say you are from Huaxia, but know nothing about Huaxia, that won't do."

You currently manage an average of only one or two hundred people under your hands, and you can't even guarantee their food and drink, so your abilities still need to be verified further. But after all, you are Tribal Chiefs; even if your level is not good, I will definitely ensure you have a good life. Bringing your tribesmen to Huaxia is the best and most meritorious thing you have done; it is enough for you to have no worries about food and drink for the rest of your lives."

As for your tribesmen, some with talent will also be selected for cultivation, so that they can eventually become useful people for our Huaxia. After the meeting, someone will go to make arrangements for you; you just follow the arrangements, understand?"

The few wild men remained indifferent. They only knew that this person who should be the King was talking to them, but they couldn't understand a single word of what was said. Even though they squeezed their brows together tightly in order to be able to understand what was being said, they completely failed to understand what the words meant.

Baifeng was also puzzled and leaned his head forward: "Did you understand?"

The few Tribal Chiefs didn't know how to answer either.

Baifeng asked Xiong with a strange expression: "Xiong, is their language different from ours? How come it feels like they didn't understand anything?"

Xiong smiled and said: "King, their language is the same as ours, communication is no problem, it's just that they probably don't understand anything and feel like they didn't grasp it. Why don't you just leave them be and arrange for someone to explain it to them bit by bit; they will understand sooner or later."

Baifeng slapped the table: "That's true, they aren't you all, after all; it's normal that they don't understand. Then forget it, let's just leave them be, let's proceed to the next item."

However, seeing the few Tribal Chiefs still poking their heads out with confused expressions, Baifeng had no choice but to say helplessly: "Alright, there's nothing for you to do, just listen and watch, no need to understand."

The few Tribal Chiefs sat up straight with some shame, feeling very bewildered.

"Alright, now let's continue with Yu speaking." Baifeng spread his hands and lay comfortably in his chair.