Supply Preparations

After the meeting, Vincent left full of confidence. He had received great encouragement from Victor, and with the lord standing behind him, he felt that no difficulty was insurmountable.

As for the heads of other departments, most of them are still absorbing the news of the establishment of the Supervision Department.

Especially Rabik and Weber. As the head of the Commerce Department, Rabik and his two predecessors had their entire families sent to the mines by Victor.

Therefore, he was very sensitive to this Supervision Department. As the main source of the territory's fiscal revenue, the Commerce Department and the Finance Department had always had a very good relationship, and Rabik and Weber also had a good personal relationship.

So after leaving the venue, the two walked side by side and talked quietly.

Rabik asked Weber beside him with a worried look, "Weber, what do you think about the Lord's plan to establish Supervision Department? Will it affect us?"

Weber glanced at Rabik: "What, does influence negate the validity of this decision? No one can change the Viscount's decision!"

Besides, what are you worried about? Does your Commerce Department still have any problems?

Rabik quickly shook his head. "How could that be? I've been very responsible since I took over. Whether it's selling goods from the territory or purchasing supplies, I always set prices based on the market. There's absolutely no shady business involved."

"You're the Financial Director; you have to audit every single penny. Don't you understand that?"

"Then you have even less to worry about. We have no problems. What difference does it make to us whether this Supervision Department exists or not?"

Just relax and do the job the Viscount assigned us.

Weber remained calm, as if it were just a minor matter.

Rabik admired him greatly, having witnessed the tragic fates of his two predecessors, so he found it difficult to remain calm and was indeed very cautious in his daily work.

"Actually, what you said makes sense, Weber, but you'll definitely be busy after this Supervision Department is established!"

After all, it's a new department, and you still have to prepare a budget for them and allocate funds from existing resources to them!

At this point, Weber shook his head.

"That shouldn't be the case. You attended the meeting, after all. If the Finance Department needed to provide the budget, the Viscount would have announced it at the meeting."

But this matter was never mentioned until the very end. All we knew was that the head of the Supervision Department was a man named Kublai; we had no idea how many people were in that department.

Rabik began to recall the contents of the meeting, and he found that what he remembered was exactly the same as what Weber had said. He took a deep breath.

"Hiss, so this department is just like the Intelligence Department, with its budget allocated separately by the Lord's Mansion, and even its personnel are kept secret."

"You know that, didn't you see that those old guys left on their own after the meeting? They didn't gather together as usual."

Weber was referring to several senior officials: Chief Administrative Officer Powell, Industrial Department Jimmy, and Agricultural Department Sam. These three were highly experienced and relatively old, having already distinguished themselves during the Golden Sunflower Territory.

So this person was considered by others to be part of the old guard faction within the civil service system; Bob, Levant, Tony, and others within their own department were all considered to be part of their faction.

Both Rabik and Weber rose to prominence after arriving in Two Rivers Territory. Rabik, in particular, was very young and, thanks to the guidance of his predecessors, became the youngest department head in the entire Two Rivers Territory.

Of course not anymore; Kublai of the Supervision Department should be the same age as him.

With Weber's prompting, Rabik finally understood the special nature of the Supervision Department and stopped worrying about it. The two parted ways immediately after leaving the Government Affairs Office.

After the meeting, Victor returned to his Ducal House, sat down in his chair, and rubbed his head.

He rang a bell and summoned a young man from the secretariat.

Upon seeing the newcomer Victor asked directly, "Lynn, is it your shift today?"

"Yes, sir, Asad is organizing materials. Puente is on leave, so I'm on duty now."

"Okay, could you find Lodan from the Logistics Department for me and have him come over? Tell him I need to know the status of the Civil War supplies."

"Yes, sir, please wait a moment."

After saying that, Lynn closed the door, and then Victor heard a sound of running.

Victor shook his head. Lynn was someone he had chosen from the guards. He was a distant relative of the Golden Sunflower Family. He was very smart and quick-witted, literate, and had a wide range of interests. He was a rare high-level intellectual in the army, so it was a pity to send him to be a junior officer.

So Victor took him directly to the secretariat, where he would help him organize government affairs in peacetime and serve as his adjutant in wartime.

However, Lynn has many advantages, but only one: perhaps because he served in the military for too long, he is impulsive and has a short temper.

"I hope he corrects himself quickly, or he will suffer a great loss in the future."

Logically speaking, Lynn is two years younger than Victor, just 18 years old. It's normal for young people to be impatient, but perhaps Victor is too mature.

About fifteen minutes later, Victor heard a knock on the door.

"Is this Lodan? Come in."

"Yes, sir."

After saying that, Lodan pushed open the door and walked in. He bowed to Victor immediately gestured for him to sit down.

"How are the supplies being prepared by the Logistics Department going?"

"It's basically finished. All the military supplies from the Arms Factory have been delivered to the logistics warehouses in various locations, and I personally inspected them."

There are also new tin cans produced by the cannery, totaling 34 tons, all of which have been inspected and accepted.

We're only missing 400 sets of vehicle parts from the Machine Factory.

Victor stroked his chin. "Bob explained to me that this batch of vehicle parts is a completely new design. The production line has been adjusted, so production efficiency is not as high as before, and slow delivery is normal."