A Headlong Dash and Territorial Affairs
Dane, still young at heart, became smug upon hearing Luda's words and found Luda even more agreeable. "Captain Luda, when we return to the Blazing Fire Tribe, I will not only have my uncle reward you handsomely, but I will also have him give you to me. I will take you back to the Blood Scorpion Tribe, and when I become the chief, I will also give you an important position."
"Thank you, young master, oh no, Young Clan Leader chief." Luda looked every bit the sycophant, and the scout following not far behind curled his lip at the sight.
The group traveled on horseback at night, not daring to light torches and relying solely on moonlight for illumination, so their pace was slow. Dane kept complaining, but fortunately, they finally arrived at the caravan's encampment at dawn.
Luda helped Dane change his clothes and did some simple disguises. He also instructed his two subordinates to change into the uniforms of caravan guards. They had not yet left the Iron Palm Tribe's Pastureland, so they had to be extremely careful.
As soon as it was light, Luda set off with the caravan. This time, he chose to head south directly. Yes, he didn't plan to take Dane to the Blazing Fire Tribe. The identity of Dane as the chief of the Blood Scorpion Tribe could be used to his advantage. Viscount Victor was very generous and would definitely reward him handsomely.
In the morning, as the caravan was heading south, the Iron Palm Tribe's Cavalry caught up with them. The leader was one of Xita's men, who had met Luda a few times before and were fairly familiar with him. Luda easily dismissed him.
After confirming that the Iron Palm Tribe's pursuers would not return, Luda began to lead the caravan, discarding unnecessary supplies, and headed towards the Two Rivers Territory as quickly as possible. He understood that the sooner he delivered the people and intelligence to Victor, the greater the benefits would be.
At this time, Victor was handling the territory's administrative affairs in the Two Rivers Territory. In preparation for this sweeping operation, the territory had already begun preliminary work, with a large amount of supplies being transported to the Lime Wharf military station. In order to improve transportation efficiency, an engineering team was also arranged to expand the wharf.
Meanwhile, the shipyard is also building some sampans suitable for transporting goods in narrow waterways. At the beginning of this year, the shipyard's drying room was finally completed. Victor was still in charge of the design and construction. In the future, the timber for shipbuilding will no longer need to be naturally air-dried, but can be dried using the drying room.
The division of administrative responsibilities in the territory is now very detailed. Victor has created detailed work rules for the offices of all departments in the territory, including the format of official documents and sample forms. These were all designed by the Number One Calculation Module, which can be said to have quantified the data to the extreme. Each department will report these materials to the Administrative Office, which will then report them to Victor according to their importance.
Victor can directly understand various aspects of the territory's data through the information reported by various departments. At the same time, the Calculation Module can analyze whether there are any problems with this data. Falsified data cannot be hidden from the Calculation Module's deductions, and Victor can discover any problems immediately.
Victor used this opportunity to deal with many corrupt officials in various departments of the territory. Victor had zero tolerance for such people. Once they were found, the person involved would be executed and their family would be demoted to serfs. After all, he had absolute power, and the territory was not short of manpower. There was no need to be too lenient with these people.
The territory's primary education system is now officially operational. Anyone who has received basic education version 1.0 courses and undergone simple training can participate in basic government affairs. They don't need much talent; they can simply carry out their work step by step.
Although such a government system is rigid and some of its regulations are inhumane, it can maximize the role of the Calculation Module and make the best use of every resource in the territory, including people.
For example, the laws of the territory promulgated by Victor can be said to be very detailed, covering all aspects of the lives of all the people in the territory, including serfs, including their food, clothing, housing and transportation.
When dealing with illegal cases, the clerk in the judicial department only needs to fill out a form with the relevant legal provisions and case elements, summarize the opinions of several judges, and submit it to the Administrative Office. Victor only needs to review it once to give the final review opinion using the Calculation Module, and at the same time, he can also find unreasonable parts in the case, which is extremely efficient.
Even so, Victor couldn't guarantee that there would be 100% no wrongful convictions. Therefore, Victor would conduct random checks on the cases regularly. If a problem was found, all cases would be retried at the same time. The judges and clerks involved would all be executed. After all, judges and clerks in the territory were easy to find. As long as they could read and look up legal provisions, they would be fine. The final judgment still depended on Victor.
Although this process looks tiring, Victor only needs to look up information. The specific work is handled by Number One and the Calculation Module. Even the opinions on handling government affairs are dictated by him and recorded by the staff of the Administrative Office. He only needs to stretch his hand and drink a few sips of water. He can finish all the work in two hours a day.
Moreover, over time, each department became more and more adept at handling its work. Some routine tasks could be handled according to Victor's previous opinions, which greatly reduced Victor's workload. He only needed to review the documents and did not need to provide any comments.
However, this turns the entire territory into a complex machine revolving around Victor. Without him, the territory could quickly descend into chaos. Victor has a solution: he has Number One and the Calculation Module develop a series of contingency plans to handle various situations. Once Victor leaves the territory, its operation will proceed according to these contingency plans.
These emergency plans are calculated by the Calculation Module based on various data from the territory, covering almost all situations. There are even more than a dozen plans prepared for various natural disasters that the territory may encounter, including tsunamis and meteorite falls.
After finishing his official duties for the day, Victor left the administration building and went directly to the Operations Staff Department. In order to strictly separate official and military affairs, since the establishment of the Operations Staff Department, Victor has handled all military work Operations Staff Department.
Five days have passed since Victor assigned the task of inducing the Blazing Fire Tribe to split its forces to the General Staff. Now, several plans have been rejected by Victor, as most of them are deemed unfeasible based on the analysis of the Calculation Module and Victor's own judgment.
However, Victor did not initially intend to have the General Staff produce a highly feasible plan; he only intended to use it as a training exercise.
Victor received a new intelligence summary. The territory's scouts resumed their northward march along the Lime River, and, using the previous map, determined the locations of the two outposts. After briefly reviewing the map, Victor was satisfied with their site selections. If the operation went smoothly, the scout team would undoubtedly be credited.