The Knight's Journey to the Empire

After praising Adam, Soran continued in a gentle voice, "Don't worry about the internal official positions that need to be set up in my mansion for the time being. There are still few servants in the mansion, so Javier can be the butler to manage it."

"The main positions that need to be set up for territory management are what Adam just mentioned! However, since our territory is still too small and there is a shortage of personnel, we need to simplify it and don't need to set up all of them!"

Having said this, Soran glanced at everyone in the room and saw that none of them wanted to speak.

So he continued in a harmonious voice: "I think that in our territory, it is enough to have four officials in charge of management: the political officer, the financial officer, the military officer, and the business officer. What do you think?"

Hearing this, everyone pondered for a while.

Then Gubellini stood up first and asked, "Master, I think it's OK. Four official positions plus some auxiliary personnel are enough to make the territory run normally!"

Then Henry stood up and said, "I think so too. Four main officials are enough! But there is still a problem. How should the responsibilities of other officials be allocated? After all, these positions can be filled without officials, but their responsibilities must be taken up by someone!"

Since Sauron was able to say it, he must have had something in mind.

"The duties of the legal officer, tax officer, foreign affairs officer, and construction officer can be handed over to the political officer. In this way, the political officer's tasks may be heavier, but he can be equipped with two more deputies to solve the problem."

"I plan to let Javier be the treasurer, and his specific duties will be combined with those of the secretary."

"The duties of the sheriff, quartermaster, and chief of the personal guard can all be handed over to the military officer. After all, our territory is too small to have too many troops. That would be unreasonable."

"As for the business officer, given the current business situation in the territory, he just needs to manage the operation of the caravan. If there is anything that needs to be purchased, you can ask him to help with the purchase."

"These are what I can think of. Is there anything else you can add?" After Soran finished speaking his thoughts, he asked the people who were thinking hard.

"No!" everyone answered in unison.

But one exception is a certain fool.

"What about the appointment of these officials?" Ramos spoke frankly and said directly what was on his mind!

This is actually the question that everyone has been avoiding.

After all, this is the best opportunity to directly access power, and no one wants to miss it.

They can follow Sauron to the west to kill enemies and make merit on the battlefield, and then develop and build new territories.

It is basically impossible to say that they have no ambition at all.

But now is still in the early stages of our career and there are no prejudices or conflicts between us.

Therefore, it is unlikely that any power struggle will arise as a result.

So when everyone saw this, they all looked at Soran with expectation and eager eyes.

After all, the decision on the appointment of this official position still lies with Sauron.

Seeing this, Soran no longer let them waste time discussing or recommending anything.

The people are all the same few, and they know each other well.

So he spoke out his thoughts directly:

“My initial thoughts on the appointment of these key positions are:

First, Adam will temporarily serve as the political officer and commercial officer, and Gubellini will serve as his deputy to learn how to handle the daily affairs of the territory. When Wolfe and his team return from the west, Wolfe will take over the political officer position, and Adam will serve as the commercial officer, responsible for the operation of the business.

Second, Javier will be the treasurer, responsible for the income and expenditure of all financial funds in the territory. He will also serve as the secretary and the chief steward of the mansion, responsible for conveying my orders and managing all the servants in the mansion.

Third, Ramos will be the military officer, assisted by Henry. Together they will be responsible for all military affairs, including recruitment, training, garrison, arms procurement, etc.

As for the appointment of the territorial political officer, Soran already had a better choice in mind, and that was Wolf Cook.

When they were in the west before, through their communication, Soran already knew that Wolfe had a lot of experience in the administration of the territory, plus he had the strength to advance to the entry-level knight profession level, and had good potential for knight training.

That's why Sauron tried so hard to keep him in the end.

Money is easy to get, but talent is hard to find, let alone a talent who has been through life and death with you and is worthy of your trust?

The title of knighthood, which is worth a fortune, is not something you can just give away!

But now he hasn't returned to the territory yet, and he has to pick the tallest one among the short ones, so Adam can only take his place first.

Although Adam's main field is business, he has studied at the Donbass Knight Academy.

And Soran knew very well what courses were offered at the Dunbas Knight Academy.

So compared to the other people who are idiots in government affairs, Adam can be considered an elite talent in handling government affairs.

The higher ones are more than one level!

[The levels of government officials in the author's mind: government idiots (several others), ordinary government officials, elite government talents (Adam), expert-level government officials (Woolf can barely be considered), master-level government officials...]

And then there's Gubellini.

Although he is now Adam's adjutant, he is learning to handle the daily affairs of the territory under Adam's leadership.

But in fact, given his cautious and alert character, Soran wanted to train him to be a financial official.

Letting him learn from Adam actually also means letting him learn financial management and capital operation from Adam.

In the future, he will take over Javier's job.

Javier also has heavy responsibilities on his shoulders, including internal and external management, which will inevitably have to be separated later.

There is also Ramos. In fact, Gubellini is more suitable to be a military officer than him. At worst, Henry will do.

Because Ramos has a somewhat careless personality, to put it bluntly, he is a bit silly and a bit stubborn.

Compared with Ramos, Henry has a more mature personality, knows more about military affairs, and is more experienced in handling things.

But unfortunately, Henry has not yet broken through to the entry-level knight professional level, while Ramos is already an entry-level knight.

In the armies of this world, there are still some that value strength over everything else.

Fortunately, the number of troops in the territory is smaller now, making it relatively easier to manage.

If the number of troops increases in the future, no matter what Soran says, he will not dare to let Ramos take up the important position of military officer.

Unless he can make changes himself, like the "Amon of Wu" in Chinese history!

But now, Ramos is more suitable to be a vanguard officer who charges into battle!

Moreover, Soren was also prepared. If Ramos did not do well, he would let Martin take over.

Martin's abilities are comparable to Henry's.

But relatively speaking, Henry's ability is better.

"Everyone, do you have any suggestions for my appointment?" Soran asked with a smile.

He hopes that everyone can add something to the discussion, whether it is personnel appointments or job assignments.

After all, even the wisest man can make mistakes.

Soran did not dare to compare himself with the wise man, but he also knew that his considerations were definitely insufficient.

But the reactions of the crowd disappointed him.

"No!" everyone echoed in unison!

In fact, they all understood that in the current territory, what Baron Sauron said was settled and there would be no changes.

Even if others have opinions, it is impossible for them to raise them.

Because they themselves know that it is completely useless to bring it up.

Moreover, the very fact of raising this objection is to question Baron Sauron's decision. Isn't this a refutation of the Baron's face?

Maybe Sauron won't take it to heart!

But this kind of decision about personnel appointments concerns the future and destiny of others. If you raise objections, what will others think?

Who knows?

Furthermore, some people cannot offer any good suggestions even if they want to.

Because the political knowledge in their heads is even worse than Sauron!

It's better not to mention it! It only adds to your troubles!

No one present is a fool!

Well~except Lengzi!

Seeing this, Soran sighed slightly in his heart, feeling a little disappointed.

But immediately, he stood up and said in a resolute tone: "Okay, since no one has any objections now, then when we implement the work in the future, everyone must cooperate with each other and work together for the development of the territory!"

"Also, regarding the promotion of officials in the territory, I only have one principle, which is 'the capable are promoted, the mediocre are demoted'. For those who are incompetent, you should consciously give way and cooperate with the work of the capable ones!"

"Finally, let me be frank. If anyone dares to trip me up or use dirty tricks behind my back and push me into this fire pit, I, Soren Lipton, swear in the name of the kingdom's hereditary baron that you will not blame me for not remembering the brotherhood forged through life and death on the battlefield!"

“Everyone, you all understand!” When Sauron said this last sentence, his tone sounded a little cold.

"Understood!" Everyone stood up solemnly and responded loudly together.

"Okay! Sit down, everyone," said Soran.