People in Terra, governing a bizarre little country

"Can't Medical Originium Arts speed up this process?" Ernst asked.

Hinterlea shook her head. She had asked the same question, but it turned out to be a process that she could answer herself.

Since Saria and Warfarin were able to give a specific timeframe of one month, it means they must have used all available security measures.

Strictly following medical advice is something every patient and their family must learn.

"However, the boss could go and check on him."

As Hinterlea spoke, she seemed to remember something, took out her phone case with a picture of "Jelagund's gaping mouth" from her pocket, opened the photo album, and handed it to Ernst.

Ernst glanced at it curiously.

The image above is of a snake.

The kind without feathers.

Ernst, both amused and exasperated, returned the terminal:

"Who took the photo?"

"Vina!"

"I need to have a serious talk with her. How could she take such a picture of her colleague?"

“She said it was a sign of Holhaya’s rebirth.”

Hintelaya Road.

Ernst paused slightly, then waved his hand.

A sign of rebirth, Vina is becoming more and more eloquent.

However, there seems to be some truth to that statement.

Having rid herself of the incessant chatter of her ancestors, the impending death at 42, and the so-called "destiny" and "reincarnation" of the feathered serpent, Horhaya may have truly succeeded in "cutting off the three thousand strands of afflictions"!

Recalling the photo of Holhaia's exceptionally serene sleeping face—though it was due to being under anesthesia—perhaps, as Vina said, her new life was just beginning from this moment on.

“Miss Lola is back and is now overseeing the construction of our Sherag landship building factory. It was jointly funded by Minister Latatos, Karan Trade, Blantao Home Textiles, and Perroch Agricultural Products and Brewing Group. She asked me to convey her hope that you, Boss, can attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony upon completion. From now on, Sherag can also build its own cargo landships!”

"Joyce's Treasury Department has expanded its recruitment again. This year, many Sherlock students who went to Columbia University for further studies have returned. They actually skipped grades and finished university! They are more impressive than many Columbia students! Most of these people have joined the Treasury Department, after all, the pressure there is too great right now."

"Regarding the new city construction, the main urban area is basically completed, Rhine Lab has officially started operations, and many companies have submitted applications to move in. Most of them are Columbia companies, and there are also two small companies from Victoria. Oh, Rhodes Island and Blacksteel both want to set up an office there. By the way, why does Rhodes Island like to set up offices everywhere? Can their finances handle it?"

"Minister Latatos is currently presiding over negotiations on these matters."

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"Also, Commissioner Hedley from the Sarkaz Residents' Committee came looking for you. He seemed to want to ask you some questions, but you weren't there several times. If you're free now, I can help you contact him to come over."

Hinterlea gave a rapid-fire report on several major events, all closely related to the lives of the people of Shelag. Moreover, almost all of them already had dedicated personnel in charge.

The most outstanding among them was Latatos. After taking over the work of the Department of Commerce, she truly shouldered the heavy responsibility and did not disappoint Ernst's expectations of entrusting her with this important task.

As it turns out, Sherag has a lot of talented people, but lacks an environment suitable for them to perform well.

Ernst nodded, grasping at the last thing, and the only thing that was still unresolved:

"Please have Hedley come over."

He could probably guess what Hadley wanted to ask.

After all, on his way back to Kherag, he passed through the Sarkaz settlement that had become a small town, saw the core city of Kazdelnia flying in the sky, and even more Sarkaz gathering there.

Chapter 808 The Three Great Mountains of Kazdelnia

It was almost dark when Hedley arrived at Ernst's office.

Ernst was curious about where he had gone, and when he asked, he learned that he had come down from the floating city.

Kazdelnia has been officially launched for some time now. Although it will not be officially recognized internationally as the Kazdel Kingdom until after January 1, 1096, as stipulated in the document, the establishment of Kazdel as a nation is a foregone conclusion, as document number 001 of the World Summit. The only difference is the official title.

The floating city of Kazdelnia has now begun its initial operations. The construction of the core city is basically complete. What remains is to follow the conventional operation method of mobile cities, to begin to circulate along the pre-planned track, and to expand and build by assembling plots.

Much of the work of the Sarkaz Residents' Committee has also shifted to the management of this floating city, something Ernst and Nasti had agreed upon from the beginning.

Nasti, after all, was a scientist. Although she had experience managing a department, she was still somewhat inexperienced when it came to managing a city or a country. The situation in Kazdelnia was unique across Terra. As the first Sarkaz nation to be officially recognized by the other nations, its development and construction would be under everyone's scrutiny. Even though everyone else was essentially a makeshift organization, the Sarkaz organization still needed more attention to ensure nothing major went wrong.

This requires the assistance of a group of capable, experienced, and prestigious civil servants!

Hedley, Ramalyn, Fremont, and [Eye]—these four are the best choices.

Hedley represents the new-style Sarkaz civil servants, grassroots politicians without power or influence, and can be considered Ernst's direct agent in the affairs of the entire Kazdelnia.

Ramalen represents the old-school Sarkaz, as well as the "Babel faction" Sarkaz that split during the Kazdel civil war. Although the Banshee Valley she led did not officially participate in that war, her child, Efanil, stayed on Rhodes Island even when the war started. Anyone who can't see her attitude is a real fool!

Her joining signifies the approval of the Seven Faiths of Babel. In truth, this task would have been most suitable for Theresa, but Theresa had her own plans, and Ernst couldn't force her.

Fremont represents the neutral faction of the royal court. The Lich King's court has always been responsible for maintaining the Soul Forge of Kazdel. In addition, his performance at the World Summit has led to the spread of news that the Lich King intends to re-enter the world and return to Kazdel.

The final Cyclops [Eye] represents the Sarkaz who have been separated from the group for a long time.

Hundreds of years have passed since the Cyclops left Kazdel.

Their return has, undeniably, surprised many Sarkaz members and attracted the attention of many who had originally intended to wait and see.

Isn't it convincing enough that a tribe that left Kazdel centuries ago, disheartened, could return from Sami because of Kazdelnia's dream?

Ernst also made good use of the united front tradition left by his predecessors. Apart from the military committee faction, which had been designated as an extreme terrorist group, he basically united the rest of the Sarkaz and selected a "representative" for each of them to represent their interests.

Now, if he wants to know about Kazdelnia, asking these few people is enough.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries about how long it had been, Ernst got down to business:

"Hedley, Hinterlea told me you've been looking for me many times lately? Is there some trouble in the floating city?"

"It's not exactly troublesome."

Hedley instinctively waved his hand, but when he met Ernst's gaze, he pursed his lips and answered honestly.

"It's not exactly troublesome. There are really only a few problems."

"No money in my pocket, no staff in the department, and management problems."

Ernst nodded.

He had actually anticipated these three problems. To be honest, when he first took over Sherag, he faced the same three problems.

Money is scarce, and talent is lacking. Overcoming the barriers between the three major families, withstanding the pressure from the Manju Academy and so-called "tradition," and comprehensively managing the Snow Realm with the Sherag government at its center will be difficult.

His solution to these three problems was: money, which he sought from outside sources; talent, which he recruited personally; and as for the final issues concerning the three major families and the Manju Academy, he would consult the gods.

Invoking a deity was a very mechanical and mechanical practice, and it was the only gamble Ernst ever took that he wasn't entirely confident about!

In a small, peculiar country like this, opportunities are scarce. Even if a brilliant talent suddenly appears, there needs to be enough space for him to operate. To be fair, how many people with dreams ultimately succumb to the realities of objective conditions? Since we're born in a country with a "god," we naturally have to make the most of this card that can turn things around!

Losing simply means stepping down. He had considered it very clearly: with the Shivaesh family backing him, the Grand Elder wouldn't go to extremes unless he wanted to start a civil war in the Snowlands prematurely.

However, subsequent developments clearly exceeded his expectations to some extent. Whether it was Enya's sudden betrayal of Manju Academy and her open seizure of the Grand Elder's right to interpret scriptures, or the revelation of the Mountain Snow Demon army that Ensiodes had been lying in wait, or the Grand Elder who was finally cornered and truly desperate, all of these were outside Ernst's plans.

Fortunately, he escaped unharmed and won his gamble.

It was that incident that made Ernst completely abandon the idea of ​​"doing whatever he could find".

Many people have taken such a great risk to protect him, so how could he not respond to this expectation?

I never expected that this job would last for more than two and a half years, almost three years.

He has been a prime minister for two and a half years.

If the initial standards are followed, his current government's term will last another year. By the end of 1096, he will have to prepare for a new election, and by the beginning of 1097, a new government will come to power.

Although it should still be myself.

Cough cough, he's done so much, and the progress of Sherag is obvious to all. He still has a little pride and confidence!

Want to steal a spot? Can Enciodes really do it?

After a few silent sighs, Ernst pondered and searched: "Just four rakes" (a type of martial arts) $3☆ Martial Arts:

"Aren't there any suitable candidates among the Sarkaz?"

Kazdelnia and Shelag are different after all. Both historical lessons and current realities have proven that a country that tries to copy the successful experience of another country will most likely suffer a great loss!

The best approach is one that aligns with one's own country's actual circumstances. Putting aside other considerations, Ernst believes that even if Hedley were to follow his example and post job advertisements all over the streets, no non-Sarkaz would want to work in a place populated entirely by Sarkaz.

Therefore, the best approach is to select from the Sarkaz themselves.

Hedley shook his head:

"There are actually quite a few talented people. But they are all too deeply entangled with other interest groups."

Does the Sarkaz have any talented people? Of course they do.

This is such a large group after all. They are scattered all over the land. You can see the Sarkaz no matter how remote the place you go. There are countless talented people among them!

Even if Hadley couldn't discover those talents, the people in the royal court alone were enough to support Kazdelnia as it is now.

But Hedley also had his own ideas.

He wasn't very keen on using the royal court's people directly.

The reason is simple, just as he said—it's a matter of interest.

The Sarkaz had actually tried bureaucratic administration rather than clan politics before, but they'd never quite grasped the concept. The Military Council's direction was correct; Theresa and Theresis abolished the War Council and Royal Court deliberations that had previously been responsible to the Royal Court, and reorganized the Military Council. They worked on it for many years, but ultimately failed. Why?

Because there are still too many members of the royal court in the Military Commission.

Organizations are built by people, and individuals in society are still people. What makes you think that someone who grew up in the royal court becomes a member of the military council simply by joining it?

Numerous people, waving the banner of the Military Council, opposed it. The Military Council itself was also corrupt. Apart from Theresis and Theresia, only Manfred and Ascalon, his close associates, could speak out at the top; the rest were all royal court bigwigs.

Originally, thanks to the buffs of the Demon King and the General, the Heroic Twins, and the new broom sweeping clean, Theresa was able to maintain her personal prestige and keep things under control. However, Theresa insisted on pursuing a pacifist policy, which went against the "public opinion," forcing Theresa to be pushed around again, ultimately leading to an internal split.

With a snap, a civil war broke out, and half of the loyalists were wiped out. Theresa died, Ascalon ran away, and even the Demon King, the symbol of the regime's legitimacy, was lost. The fact that Theresa has been able to hold out until now without being sidelined can only be said to be that she is indeed full of solid "muscles"!

Despite single-handedly establishing the Military Council and bearing the heavy pressure of the royal court, he was still able to maintain stable centralized power and even seize Londinium!

This is the limit of individual power!

Hedley learned from these experiences and reflected on them a lot.

It's impossible not to use members of the Royal Court, but he felt that at least the number of Royal Court members within the new government should not exceed the 50% limit, and it would be best to keep it around 30%. The rest should be ordinary Sarkaz.

This requirement is quite demanding. Even survival is a struggle for ordinary Sarkaz, let alone literacy; those who are literate and also adept at scheming are extremely rare!

If the selection were to be made according to Hadley's requirements, ordinary scheming and intrigue would not suffice; the candidate would need to be "exceptionally intelligent, skilled in both literature and martial arts, neither arrogant nor humble, upholding principles, never forgetting their original aspirations, and selfless and dedicated to public service!"

After listening to him, Ernst suggested that he go out now, turn left, take the train to the construction site in Ulanyburg, stand on the road in front of the construction site, find a big truck, crash into it, and then go back to Earth, get a map, find out where China is, and then try to buy a plane ticket to Shandong.

The people there better fit his criteria.

Ernst knew he couldn't do it.

You're a small fry, but you're dreaming!

Seeing Ernst's sweaty, beady expression, Hedley realized that what he had said was indeed a bit far-fetched.

"Actually, it's not that I can't lower my standards."

"Then what are your conditions?"

"Just stick to your principles, stay true to your original aspirations, and remain neither arrogant nor humble," Hedley replied.

Ernst nodded.

Actually, these three requirements are exaggerated, but they can be summarized in one sentence: they will not fall into the arms of the royal court.

Indeed, no matter how intelligent or skilled one is, if after being recruited, one falls into the arms of the royal court's sweet talk in no time, then recruiting is pointless.

In Hadley's view, ability was secondary; there weren't too many things going on in Kazdelnia yet, and they could manage for the time being. What was more important was loyalty!

He can cultivate the rest on his own.

Ernst thought for a moment and pointed him to two paths:

"Two ways."

"The first one is for emergencies. You can broaden the scope of recruitment. It doesn't have to be Sarkaz."

Hedley frowned: "But Prime Minister Ernst, as you know, why would they be willing to come to Kazdelnia if they weren't from the Sarkaz?"

"uncertain."

Ernst shook his head.

Hedley's vision was somewhat narrow, or perhaps all Terrans had this problem, since there were indeed few precedents for putting that group of people in that position.