With 100,000 elite soldiers at the start, what should you call me?

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Financial issues are very important in the military.

Li Tian had no doubt that even if he didn't pay the assassins, they wouldn't betray him.

But that would be too beastly, and not good for one's own people.

However, after several battles, the army received no reward whatsoever, which was simply unacceptable.

But now we're facing another problem.

Given the current financial situation of the new army, it is simply impossible to pay out rewards to 100,000 people.

So he came up with another idea: to distribute the world's currency, such as silver and copper coins, to the native inhabitants of this world.

For the 100,000 suicide soldiers, then issue fiat currency.

These credit currencies can be used within the military, where specific department stores will be opened that are open to both internal and external users.

Li Tian immediately decided on the organization to open the department store: the Imperial Household Department, which would be responsible for managing the finances of the new army.

The person chosen to lead the Ministry of Internal Affairs was Qian Weicai, who had a doctorate in finance.

Qian Weicai graduated with a doctorate at the age of 29 and worked in the government for two years. Later, he was invited to join a mysterious military academy for further study. During his time at the military academy, he participated in logistics and material management and had extensive experience in economic matters.

"Call Qian Weicai here. No, where is Qian Weicai? I'll go find him right now."

At this moment, Qian Weicai, who was in the logistics department counting supplies, was unaware that Li Tian was looking for him.

One hundred thousand people have been transported to this world for less than ten days.

In these ten days, they experienced three battles. The first two were small-scale battles, with relatively few troops involved. However, the third battle mobilized almost all their forces, and a slight misstep could have led to their defeat.

As a battalion commander in the 10th Army, Qian Weicai was assigned to supply materials to the fighting troops and handle post-battle matters.

Currently, the military does not have a dedicated department for managing logistics. The task of logistics is to manage non-combat units, which leads to some confusion in this area.

This put him under a lot of pressure, and Qian Weicai has only been sleeping four or five hours a day these past few days in order to manage the supplies.

Every battle requires the mobilization of a large amount of supplies, but they seem to have some kind of advanced technology: Hanyang rifles with an inexhaustible supply of bullets.

This relieved the logistics department of much pressure, allowing it to continue operating. They only needed to focus their energy on managing the Hanyang rifles and ensuring that no Hanyang rifle fell into the hands of outsiders.

"Battalion Commander, the Commander-in-Chief is here."

"What happened? Why is the commander here?"

Qian Weicai was somewhat surprised when a figure appeared outside the warehouse gate, accompanied by many people.

Qian Weicai felt inexplicably excited when he saw that young face.

The commander has really arrived.

It's a good opportunity to discuss logistics issues with the commander.

At that moment, Li Tian's gaze met Qian Weicai's.

The two locked eyes.

Li Tian strode over with a smile on his face.

"Professor Qian, it's a pleasure to meet you."

"Commander." Qian Weicai was somewhat flattered and immediately saluted. Upon hearing the word "professor," his face turned red. "Commander, I am not worthy of being called a professor."

"If the commander needs me for anything, just send someone to tell me to go. How can I possibly invite you to come?"

Li Tian waved his hand; "We don't do these formalities, I really have something urgent to discuss with you."

"Commander, please have a seat here."

Qian Weicai had a premonition that Li Tian's call for him must be related to logistics.

Li Tian spoke frankly: "Professor Qian, you must be familiar with the two major strategic plans that our army formulated before."

"The first plan was to eliminate the Qing army and seize their grain. The second plan was to engage in trade, spend money, and exchange it for grain and supplies."

"I'm looking for you because of the second thing."

"Now, our army has successfully achieved its first objective. The Qing army has been driven away and suffered heavy losses. We will usher in a period of relative peace in the coming period."

"This period of peace is a good time for business."

"I want to establish an Internal Affairs Department, and you will be in charge of this department, which will be responsible for managing the logistics and commercial dealings within the military."

"The department is newly established, and the scope of management is very large. There are many complicated things to do, but I believe you can handle it well. You can tell me how many people you need."

Li Tian laid out the entire plan. He had a natural trust in any of his assassins and didn't need to hide anything from them.

Qian Weicai smiled with delight. He had just wanted to bring up the logistics issue with the commander, but it turned out the commander had already noticed.

Yes, how could the commander not have noticed? It's just that the troops have just arrived in a new place and there are many things they haven't had time to do yet.

"Alright, Commander, please rest assured, leave this matter to me. Economic matters are my expertise, and I guarantee I will build a financial institution that will satisfy you."

"But I'd like to ask, can our department accommodate local residents?"

Upon hearing Qian Weicai's request, Li Tian nodded in agreement without hesitation, as he had already considered this issue beforehand.

In the future, whether it is establishing an army or a government, "locals" will be indispensable and will make up the majority.

What they need to do is control these 'locals' and make them work for them.

"Of course, but you have to keep these locals in check. As long as they can do things for us, I can turn a blind eye to them forming cliques and secretly harming our interests."

"But if you're going to settle scores later, you have to be able to control them."

If the water is too clear, there will be no fish. If Li Tian wants the local natives to do things for him, he must tolerate a certain degree of corruption.

But he cannot tolerate corruption indefinitely; there needs to be a force to deal with it regularly.

It's similar to raising pigs, fattening them up before slaughtering them.

However, such corruption must never infiltrate the upper echelons, otherwise it will get out of control.

"Commander, I swear on my life that I will never let those pests harm our interests."

Qian Weicai stood up, saluted, and solemnly declared.

With the matter concerning the Ministry of Internal Affairs settled, a weight was lifted from Li Tian's mind.

Li Tian talked with Qian Weicai until evening before returning home.

"Weiqiang, please write down my itinerary. I need to go to the technical department and the engineering department tomorrow morning."

"Yes, Commander."

Even after Li Tian left, Qian Weicai remained excited and overwhelmed with emotion.

The feeling of encountering a wise leader and being able to make the best use of one's talents is truly exhilarating.

After calming down, Qian Weicai began to think about how to build a financial system for Li Tian.

"Our army's financial system is currently extremely crude, but because everyone is loyal to the commander, no one will cause problems. But who knows what will happen in the future."

"Therefore, the Ministry of the Interior should be divided into three parts from the beginning: one is the Ministry of Military Logistics, one is the Ministry of Commerce, and the last is the Ministry of Taxation."

"In this way, once the regime is established, the division of the Ministry of Internal Affairs will be easier."

"Write a plan tonight, and ask Lao Qin and the others for help tomorrow. This matter cannot be taken lightly."

During the daytime discussions, Li Tian handed over the financial power to Qian Weicai. Qian Weicai knew that it was necessary to start planning in the early stages of establishing the Ministry of Internal Affairs in order to avoid financial chaos and difficulty in separating the departments later.