Double penetration: This Three Kingdoms has dragon energy

Chapter 116 Taishan County Zhongping Sixth Year General Meeting (Part 2)
Jia Xu stood up and said, "This year, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has two main tasks."

Firstly, it was to provide intelligence support for the lord's strategy to conquer Luoyang.

This work is now basically complete. However, with a large number of Luoyang residents being relocated to Taishan County, our intelligence capabilities in Luoyang have been weakened to some extent.

Overall, however, Luoyang is still under our control.

Neither intelligence from the palace nor intelligence from various powerful and influential families can escape our notice.

Secondly, intelligence agencies were established in other states and counties across the country.

Currently, we have established intelligence gathering bases in all 105 counties across the country.

Intelligence outposts were established in every county town within the four continents surrounding Taishan County.

This ensured that our army could obtain intelligence from all aspects in a timely manner.

Shortcomings.

The main problem is a lack of personnel.

Within the four continents of Yanzhou, Henan, Qinghai, and Xuzhou, we lack professional and loyal high-quality intelligence personnel.

As is well known, the intelligence base of the Foreign Affairs Department in these four continents is built on the branches of the Embroidered Uniform Guard in Yanzhou, Henan, Qingzhou and Xuzhou.

Therefore, the grassroots intelligence personnel in these four continents were all intelligence personnel from the original Embroidered Uniform Guard branch.

These intelligence agents certainly have the ability, but they lack loyalty.

Many people sell intelligence or provide intelligence to multiple intelligence organizations at the same time.

This poses a significant threat to the confidentiality of the intelligence we obtain.

As for areas outside the four continents, there is an even greater shortage of personnel.

Within the four states, we have at least the foundation laid by the Embroidered Uniform Guard branches.

But outside of those four states, we have nothing; we have to rely on ourselves for everything!

This is the main reason why we are unable to further enhance our intelligence-gathering capabilities outside of the four states!

"In terms of professional skills, the External Affairs Department needs to train them on its own."

As for loyalty, it requires the support of faith.

I have always believed that intelligence work is a profession that requires unwavering faith.

Intelligence personnel work outside the organization for extended periods, detached from the group and under immense work pressure.

Without a firm belief, it is difficult to guarantee loyalty.

Therefore, I suggest that this matter be handled in two steps.

On the one hand, have the propaganda department train your existing intelligence personnel and convert them into believers, which will effectively increase their loyalty.

On the other hand, from now on, all intelligence personnel for both internal and external affairs will be selected from among believers.

To become an intelligence agent, one must first have a firm belief, or at least be a true believer!
Today, continuous efforts are enabling these believers with intelligence expertise to gradually replace ordinary intelligence personnel who only possess intelligence skills.

This should greatly improve the current situation.

"As for the predicament of the intelligence outposts outside the four states, I will try to apply to the Embroidered Uniform Guard headquarters to see if we can obtain command rights over all Embroidered Uniform Guard branches in the areas outside the pass," Ji Qiu said.

To request the Embroidered Uniform Guard headquarters to obtain command authority over all Embroidered Uniform Guard branches outside the Great Wall is undoubtedly overstepping its bounds.

But Ji Qiu believes that this matter can still be discussed.

For the Embroidered Uniform Guard headquarters, if they didn't hand over command of these branches to Ji Qiu, they would just have to watch them rot away completely.

After all, the current Embroidered Uniform Guard headquarters simply does not have enough financial and material resources to support its normal operation.

Instead, these branches were handed over to Ji Qiu, who used his financial resources to help them regain their fighting strength.

In this way, although these branches began to work mainly for Ji Qiu, the Embroidered Uniform Guard headquarters was still able to share in the benefits.

As previously stated, intelligence personnel within the four states simultaneously provided intelligence to multiple intelligence organizations.

Among these multiple intelligence organizations, who else could it be besides the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?

It's mainly the headquarters of the Embroidered Uniform Guard!
At the same time, at least for the time being, the Embroidered Uniform Guard headquarters and Ji Qiu are still on the same side.

Enhancing each other's strength is beneficial to both parties.

Jia Xu nodded and said, "If we could really gain command of the Embroidered Uniform Guard branch in the area outside the pass, that would be wonderful."

This will undoubtedly greatly enhance the Foreign Affairs Department's intelligence gathering capabilities outside the four states!

"Let's leave it at that for now. Who's next? It's the Ministry of Industry, right? Then let's have Minister Zao talk about the situation at the Ministry of Industry," Ji Qiu said.

Zao Zhi stood up and said, "Alright, then I will talk about the situation of the Ministry of Industry."

This year, the capabilities of the Ministry of Industry have undergone tremendous changes.

This change mainly stemmed from the numerous secret techniques of the Qianjin Hall that the lord had entrusted to the Ministry of Industry.

Before acquiring these secret techniques, the Ministry of Industry's products were relatively limited.

The main material is dragon steel, supplemented by cold iron, and the only dragon weapon is the Cold Soul Blade.

But after obtaining the secret techniques of Qianjintang.

The Ministry of Industry is capable of manufacturing more than 100 types of dragon energy materials.

The number of dragon energies that can be produced has reached seventeen.

This includes ten types of dragon-shaped weapons and armor, and seven types of dragon-shaped weapons used for production and construction.

It can also be used to build the Dragon Qi Building, Ningxin Hall!

In light of this situation, the Ministry of Industry was reorganized.

Under the Ministry of Industry, three bureaus were set up.

These are the Materials Bureau, the Weapons Bureau, and the Construction Bureau.

The Materials Bureau is mainly used to manufacture various dragon energy materials.

The Weapons Bureau is mainly used to manufacture combat-type dragon weapons.

The Construction Bureau is mainly used to manufacture dragon-like devices.

Currently, the three bureaus together have 230,000 scholars, and the various dragon-themed artifacts they produce are basically sufficient to meet the needs of Taishan County.

Shortcomings.

Firstly, there is still a lack of production capacity.

While it can basically meet our own needs, it cannot fully satisfy them.

As Minister Xi Zhong previously pointed out, the equipment of several main force battalions was not equipped to the highest standard, and that is the case.

The same situation also exists in the Ministry of Agriculture, because the Ministry of Industry mainly supplies the dragon-like artifacts to the Ministry of Agriculture.

Therefore, the Ministry of Industry still needs to increase production capacity in the next step.

Secondly, similar to the problems in the Ministry of Military Affairs, as the esoteric skills of the scholars in the Ministry of Industry gradually improved, the problem of insufficient qualifications also began to emerge.

Some of the earliest industrial officials had already been promoted to the seventh rank or higher.

However, their rate of improvement began to slow down significantly, and continuing to invest in them became somewhat unprofitable.

Therefore, whether from the perspective of increasing production capacity in the short term or from the perspective of the long-term development of the Ministry of Industry, recruiting a large number of highly qualified personnel for the Ministry of Industry is essential.

"Well, neither of your two problems is easy to solve right now."

The Ministry of Industry has always been a place that provides limited manpower, and now it has taken up half of the workforce in Taesan County. It is impossible for it to provide you with more manpower in the short term.

Therefore, you can only try to find a solution based on the existing situation.

Since you said that most of the scholars in the Ministry of Industry will significantly slow down their upgrade speed after reaching the seventh rank,

I think we can reduce the resource supply for these seventh-rank scholars, changing their status from upgrading to maintaining their status.

The saved resources will then be used to support those scholars who can continue to level up quickly.

The only way to solve the current problem is to make reasonable resource allocations within the Ministry of Industry.

"As for the rest, we can only discuss that after our forces have developed further," Ji Qiu said.

Zao Zhi nodded and said, "Yes, my lord."

"Let the Ministry of Agriculture explain the situation," Ji Qiu said.

Yuan Huan stood up and said, "The Ministry of Agriculture has only one key task this year, and that is to cultivate high-end medicinal herbs!"
To date, the Ministry of Agriculture has harvested a total of 57 tons of high-end medicinal herbs, all of which have been delivered to the Lord!

Shortcomings.

The first point, as Minister Zao has already mentioned, is the problem of insufficient dragon artifacts.

If a large number of dragon artifacts are involved in the cultivation of high-end herbs, the growth time of the herbs will be greatly shortened.

The second point is the issue of insufficient personnel qualifications, which has been mentioned by several departments.

Although the Ministry of Agriculture was established relatively late, it has already issued this call for volunteers and needs to make arrangements in advance.

The third point is the issue of labor.

Even disregarding the issue of qualifications, the Ministry of Agriculture still needs a large number of personnel.

Taesan County is mountainous, and while these mountains are unsuitable for growing crops, they are ideal for growing medicinal herbs.

Therefore, as long as the Ministry of Agriculture is provided with a large number of personnel, it can continue to increase the production of high-end herbs.

"Well, these issues overlap with those of other departments, making them difficult to resolve at present."

"But you can rest assured, as soon as an opportunity arises to resolve this, I will help the Ministry of Agriculture solve it!" Ji Qiu promised.

For Taesan County today, the products of the Ministry of Industry are mainly for internal use.

For example, the products of the Materials Bureau were mainly supplied to the Weapons Bureau and the Construction Bureau.

The weapons bureau's products are mainly used to equip the troops.

The Construction Bureau's products were mainly supplied to the Ministry of Agriculture.

As for the products of the Ministry of Agriculture, they were mainly used by Ji Qiu to exchange for modern foreign exchange.

As the construction scale of Taishan County grows larger, Jiqiu's demand for modern resources also increases.

The Ministry of Agriculture is of paramount importance.

At the beginning of this year, the Ministry of Agriculture was ranked below the Ministry of Industry.

But now the Ministry of Agriculture is more important than the Ministry of Industry.

Therefore, resolving the problems of the Ministry of Agriculture must be the top priority.

Yuan Huan nodded and said, "Then thank you very much, my lord."

"Let's talk about the Ministry of Health," Ji Qiu said. Zhang Zhongjing stood up and said, "The Ministry of Health is developing well. We have already established central hospitals in all twelve large settlements to provide necessary medical services to the people."

At the same time, each gathering place was divided into four blocks, and an epidemic prevention team was established in each block to carry out sanitation and epidemic prevention work.

Their work has been highly effective, ensuring that no large-scale outbreaks have occurred in the twelve large gathering places to date.

This is something that would be almost impossible under normal circumstances!
Meanwhile, after Vice Minister Li Dangzhi arrived, the Ministry of Health established a pharmaceutical bureau specifically for drug production.

The current development of this bureau is excellent.

They not only provided a large amount of external injury medicine to various military units, but also a large amount of daily medicine to the people.

It has played a pivotal role in our healthcare system.

As for shortcomings...

The main problem is personnel.

Hygiene is a field that requires a lot of professional knowledge, and we need a large number of professionals.

This professional was not only a scholar who possessed the corresponding paper and was able to practice esoteric arts related to hygiene.

Or it is people with professional medical knowledge.

A doctor with professional medical knowledge can make a significant difference, even without any secret techniques.

"Yes, as you said, hygiene is a very specialized field, so it's difficult to find the professionals you need from outside."

Although the Ministry of Education is already promoting universal education, it is only providing basic general education and cannot cultivate the professional health personnel needed by the Ministry of Health.

Therefore, I still suggest that you figure out a solution yourselves.

"I think the Ministry of Health could establish a medical school specifically to recruit and train students who are interested in medicine," Ji Qiu said.

Zhang Zhongjing nodded and said, "What you say makes sense, my lord. I also have this plan. I will discuss the matter of establishing a medical school with Vice Minister Li Dangzhi later."

“Okay, then after you’ve discussed it and come up with a plan, submit it to the Prefect’s Office, and I’ll approve it,” Ji Qiu said.

Zhang Zhongjing said, "Okay."

"Next, Chang'er, let's talk about the Ministry of Education," Ji Qiu said.

Ren Hongchang stood up and said, "The Ministry of Education has two key tasks this year."

First, we need to carry out literacy campaigns for all citizens.

Secondly, it is to carry out education and popularization work.

The first task has now been basically completed.

We used literacy classes and night schools to carry out literacy work among the local people.

Currently, over 85% of the population can recognize more than 500 commonly used characters and can perform simple writing.

As for the remaining 15% of the population, they are mainly residents of Luoyang who have just been relocated.

It is undeniable that the literacy rate of the people of Luoyang was higher than that of the people of Taishan County.

But that refers to the people of Taishan before the literacy campaign began.

After the nationwide literacy campaign, the literacy rate of the people in Taishan is much higher than that of the people in Luoyang.

Therefore, the newly arrived residents of Luoyang not only fail to improve the literacy rate, but actually decrease it.

Because people from Luoyang kept moving here, our literacy rate has remained at 85%.

But I believe that with the relocation of Luoyang residents basically completed, we will soon be able to complete the literacy work for the remaining 15% of the population.

As for the second task, it is currently in the process of being completed.

We have already established eighteen primary schools and seven secondary schools in twelve large settlements.

100% coverage was achieved across all areas of the large gathering place.

All children under the age of fourteen were sent to school.

"Yes, very good. The literacy campaign cannot stop. Even if we achieve 100% literacy among our current population, we cannot stop."

Because we will develop, we will definitely continue to expand our territory and gain more people.

They also need literacy education.

Therefore, we cannot lose this literacy team that we have worked so hard to build. We must ensure that it can be called upon at any time and is of high quality!
As for education outreach, I think you can do it in stages, targeting different age groups with different levels of education outreach.

For example, if you take in a child who is just six years old, you will naturally want them to enter primary school and start receiving a complete education from the beginning.

However, for teenagers aged 12 to 16, the focus should be on teaching them professional skills needed by the military and various departments.

This makes it much easier for them to find a good job after leaving school.

As for adults over the age of sixteen, they should be taught immediate survival skills so that they can have food to eat.

This will enhance the overall strength of people of all ages.

"And it won't cause a long-term talent shortage in Taishan County!" Ji Qiu thought for a moment and said.

Ren Hongchang nodded and said, "Okay, I will arrange it immediately!"

“Alright, let Ning’er talk about the situation in the publicity department last,” Ji Qiu said.

Zhang Ning said in unison, "The central task of the Propaganda Department this year is to promote the Lord's ideology within Taishan County."

To date, this work has yielded significant results.

Believers of the Lord have emerged in all walks of life throughout the county.

To date, the total number of our Lord's followers has exceeded 200,000!

"Yes, that's good. The staff in the publicity department have worked hard!" Ji Qiu nodded approvingly.

However, he was not surprised by the publicity department's performance.

This is, after all, a promotional campaign being conducted within Taishan County.

Given that Ji Qiu was the de facto ruler of Taishan County with unprecedented control, it would be abnormal for the propaganda department not to achieve this result.

Simply put, it cannot be said that the propaganda department has no merit, but their contribution does not play a major role.

What truly came into play was Ji Qiu's power and status!

Ji Qiu waved his hand, gesturing for Zhang Ning to sit down, and then said, "Alright, all the departments have spoken, and their summaries of this year's achievements are all very good."

Next, I will talk about the development tasks for each department next year.

First, the Ministry of Government Affairs. As the core department of the Prefectural Government, you must further strengthen government administration, go deep into the grassroots, and accurately grasp various data and information about the people.

Secondly, the Ministry of Military Affairs. You need to be prepared; barring any unforeseen circumstances, you will be the main characters next year.

Because we are very likely to have to use force abroad!
And if troops are deployed, your military affairs department will naturally be the first to bear the brunt.

Therefore, you need to do a good job in coordinating the troops and providing logistical support.

Third is the Internal Affairs Department; your main task is to do a good job in internal counter-espionage.

You think there are many spies this year, but I think there are actually relatively few spies within our organization this year.

Because the roads were blocked by the alliance of powerful families, and the eyes of all forces in the world were focused on Luoyang.

All factions don't take us very seriously, so they won't rule out sending a large number of spies.

However, Luoyang's decline is a foregone conclusion. Starting next year, various forces will likely no longer devote much energy to Luoyang, but will instead focus their attention on themselves.

Everyone realized that the era of great strife and the fragmentation of power among warlords had arrived.

By this time, our external blockade had been largely lifted.

If we launch another attack, it will inevitably attract the attention of many powerful forces.

At that time, secret agents, undercover spies, and spies will probably be sent over all at once.

Whether we can win this covert battle and protect our internal security depends on you.

Fourth is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Your main focus remains on the four surrounding prefectures.

If we want to expand outwards, our target will definitely be one of the four surrounding states.

Although the specific state to be attacked has not yet been determined, you must provide detailed intelligence support regardless of which state you attack!
Fifth is the Ministry of Industry. There's not much to say to you. Continue to increase production capacity, provide the military with more powerful weapons and equipment, and provide the Ministry of Agriculture with more powerful production tools. That is your biggest and only task!
The sixth is the Ministry of Agriculture. Your task is similar to that of the Ministry of Industry, which is to provide production capacity.

I will solve your manpower shortage problem, but you must at least triple your production capacity!
Seventh is the Ministry of Health, which will continue to strengthen health and epidemic prevention work and train a large number of health professionals, which are all things we urgently need in the future.

At the same time, you also need to expand the scale of the pharmaceutical bureau, which is also very important to us, as our demand for drugs will increase in the future.

Moreover, if we can process the high-end herbs produced by the Ministry of Agriculture into finished medicines, it will greatly increase their value, which is also extremely important to us!

The eighth is the Ministry of Education. I won't go into too much detail about this one, as it has already been arranged. You just need to follow the arrangements made earlier.

Ninth is the Publicity Department; you have two key tasks for next year.

Firstly, a tiered organization of believers should be established, requiring at least full believers to join, but not just full believers.

They also need to be assessed on five aspects: morality, ability, diligence, performance, and integrity. Only those who meet all the criteria can join the organization.

Secondly, you should establish propaganda outposts outside Taishan County, in territories that do not belong to our army.

To spread our ideology and develop followers in a much broader space!

Ji Qiu had high expectations for his followers.

He hoped that his followers would become the mainstream of his civil and military officials in the future.

This will not only greatly enhance his control over the territory, but also allow him to better manage the official system under his command.

Governing a country is about governing its officials.

As the territory expands, it becomes impossible for the monarch to directly govern the people.

Therefore, it is necessary to use officials to manage the people in his place.

But how can we ensure that officials do not become corrupt?
This is an ancient and persistent problem that has remained unsolved until modern times.

Ji Qiu didn't think he could solve it either.

However, if all the officials under his command are his followers, then managing them will undoubtedly be much easier for him.

At the very least, through the believer's change of faith, he can get a general idea of ​​the believer's situation.

Because the ideology he chose requires believers to dedicate themselves wholeheartedly to the country and the people.

If anyone's faith wavers, then naturally they will be unwilling to dedicate themselves wholeheartedly to the country and the people.

Such people are naturally the kind of people who should be eliminated.

As for sending Zhang Ning to develop followers outside his territory, it was because ideological systems can only be truly honed in the most brutal environments.

They were just developing followers right under his nose, and with him protecting them, any problems wouldn't be exposed.

Only by letting them go out and experience pain and hardship, and by using the hottest flames, can true gold be refined!
(End of this chapter)