Reforming the Army of Kazdel.

Because seeing a certain person makes me angry!

"Your Excellency Huang Cao, please have your subordinates inform me of any requests you may have. As long as they are reasonable, I will comply."

Teresis's tone was almost clenched through gritted teeth, yet utterly helpless.

Huang Cao isn't a petty person; if Theresia were his sister, he would also find it hard to believe.

Let's give my brother-in-law some time to cool off first. He can go to the construction site and vent his anger by throwing stones at the construction site.

After Teresis left, the atmosphere became noticeably more lively.

After all, everyone present was a treacherous official.

"Next, I need everyone's cooperation with my national transformation plan to make Kazdel a truly modern country."

In response, Huang Cao proposed a top-down reform plan.

This country's development can only rely on strong leaders to solve problems in all aspects; it cannot rely on bottom-up reforms.

Therefore, Huang Cao decided to start from Kazdel's capital and rely on the influence of the Royal Court to implement all the government's decrees.

"Let me explain in detail how to do it."

"Completely abolish the feudal system of Kazdel, and at the same time smash the original system of selecting and appointing officials, that is, dismiss them all and put them through a unified examination."

"The unified exam is set separately, and it is estimated that only one or two out of the thousands of mid- or senior officials in Kazdel will pass my exam, or even none at all."

"Wouldn't this lead to a manpower shortage in Kazdel?"

"Dukare asked."

"My feeling is no. After all, based on my observation, the Sarkaz living in Kazdel are quite resilient. It's safe to say that while the administrative bodies you established before were somewhat useful, they are unlikely to be truly effective."

Theresia pouted, not in a hurry to refute.

"Although Kazdel is indeed much more civilized than it was a hundred years ago, the fundamental environment of feudal aristocratic autonomy has not changed."

"Rather than saying that Theresia previously set up officials to handle various tasks according to my method, it would be more accurate to say that these officials were tax collectors."

"While they can collect taxes, it's only a matter of being able to collect taxes; expecting them to be able to manage them is basically impossible."

Theresia stroked her chin. "But Dukare collects quite a lot of taxes. It would be impossible to collect so much money without proper management."

Huang Cao countered, "But compared to your investments in these regions, how much of the tax revenue will actually cover it?"

"Dukare showed me the country's financial statements. Kazdel's economic situation has never been very optimistic. It is unable to build a sound internal economic cycle system. It relies entirely on the size of the pie, and this pie was made by me decades ago."

In other words, Trump used the resources of Utopia to provide generous welfare to local lords, who then used a portion of these funds for construction. The taxes they collected were not even enough to cover the construction funds provided by the central government.

As for the vast majority of resources, barring any unforeseen circumstances, they all ended up in the pockets of local powerful families.

As for why Kazdel's finances have always been able to function well, even to the point of ensuring that all the citizens have enough to eat?

Of course, it's because Master Huang is giving Kazdel a lifeline, forcefully propping up the country's total economic output to a level that doesn't belong to it.

"However, it's not all bad. At least you, Theresia, were willing to share the cake, and you did a good job of sharing it."

The total cake he received was far better than that of the monarchs of most countries on this land, because most nobles not only couldn't bake the cake, but they couldn't even divide it.

At least Theresia didn't hoard all her money in her own secret stash.

Although the feudal lords below were making a fortune off the land, the country's infrastructure and basic education did not lag behind much.

Although you could do better if you didn't eat it.

The nobles of Kazdel do obey the Demon King's orders to some extent; at least they don't treat his decrees like toilet paper.

"But a flawed system is simply not good enough; we cannot allow these parasites to continue wasting national resources."

If that money had been invested in Kazimierz, the entire country would probably have been electrified by now.

But Kazdel is only halfway into the steam society, and even building a Mobile City requires magic.

It's not that magic can't be used, but magic is ultimately something that only a few people can use skillfully.

Unless radical reforms are implemented, it will be impossible to adapt to a rapidly developing society.

"Take the soldiers and knock on the doors of these nobles one by one. It's time to let them know who the masters of this country are."

Theresia also agreed with her husband's suggestion.

"If there is resistance, those who do not resist fiercely can be captured and reformed. If there is strong resistance, my suggestion is to kill them humanely."

Plugging out pests is an essential part of national development, and Theresia's methods for dealing with domestic issues have indeed been too lenient all along.

In theory, Terrence should become his sister's sharpest weapon, but he will only stay in the military camp.

Theresia has never been able to bring herself to make tough decisions for her people.

She could indeed swiftly and decisively strike down invading foreign enemies, but she truly couldn't do the same to her own country's Sarkaz, especially those who hadn't outwardly committed any wrongdoing.

"Theresia... In fact, in the utopian spirit, enemies are ever-changing. These parasites that slow down the country's development and extract resources from others will harm more people in the future if they are not dealt with."

"These insects can no longer be considered our compatriots. How can we possibly govern the country well while we are with them?"

At the same time, Huang Cao also glanced at Dukare and Nizere, who were watching the show from the side.

Huang Cao: What are you looking at? Especially you, Dukare, if it weren't for me and Lamian, you'd be the one being criticized right now!

On this point, Little Cat Roll really has nothing to say.

You've been lazy for a few years, and now you'll be nagged about it for a lifetime.

"This operation is called Operation Bug Removal. It will officially begin tomorrow morning. The cleanup forces will spread outwards from the capital, but the main force of the operation cannot be Utopia."

"Utopia's staff will assist Kazdel's army in the cleanup operation."

This is also to avoid causing panic.

Now, the whole of Kazdel probably knows that a battle is taking place in the capital, but the war has only just ended a few days ago, so the news isn't spreading that fast.

Therefore, many Sarkaz were unaware of whether the war was going well, or even what Utopia was.

If an unidentified person were to take control of a region all at once, it would certainly cause unnecessary unrest later on.

The plan officially began the next day.

The first place to begin reforms was the capital city of Kazdel.

While retaining Theresia's title and position as Demon King, Huang Cao began a comprehensive modernization of the country's administrative institutions.

All government employees in the capital region were dismissed and sent to the Utopia capital for training at the Demon King's behest.

Those who pass the exam can return to their original positions and be reinstated.

During his absence, the administrative work of Kazdel's capital will be handled entirely by Utopia, but the Demon King also has the power to mobilize all staff.

This is not fictional.

Is it really necessary for an elderly couple who have been married for decades to worry about this?

The people of Utopia are aware of this, so they will wholeheartedly cooperate with Theresia's orders.

But now that Little Te is also studying, she wants to see what kind of waves these young people can make in Kazdel.

Over the next few days, Theresia finally understood what a true state apparatus was.

In particular, I deeply understood what the utopian official meant when he said:

In the bureaucracy of Utopia, there is no place for the weak!

Chapter 284: The transformation of Kazdel's army.

What exactly constitutes the power of civilization?

Dukare didn't understand the weight of the word "civilization" before, but now he does.

Officials from Utopia have no desire for wealth; all they have is a belief in achieving great things and an extreme pursuit of involution.

To put it simply, the former Kazdel official was fired one minute and arrested and thrown into a truck the next.

No sooner had the Kazdel staff left their posts than Utopia officials took their place.

And the latter started working without any hesitation, without even needing a handover.

Dukare asked curiously: Don't you get tired doing this?

However, the Utopia officials said: Mr. Dukare, this level of work intensity would be considered a vacation where we live.

"Actually, there are very few job openings in China, but the salaries and workload are very high. Moreover, I am not a formal employee yet. I just passed the written test not long ago, and now I am completing my practical assessment."

Because Utopia's administrative system is so streamlined, there are not many extra positions available.

Therefore, whenever a place is conquered, Master Huang would send a group of trainees who had just passed the assessment to manage it.

If you manage well, you can get extra points for practical skills; if you don't manage well, you shouldn't be a student, and you'll fail the exam.

Furthermore, those who fail the written test are not eligible for practical experience.

Unless the person who fails can write a reason for participating in the practice and get Master Huang's approval, they will not be eligible for promotion.

Everyone has the opportunity, but not everyone has the ability.

Dukare was utterly astonished when he heard about Utopia's brutal selection process.

Even when he was selecting employees for the finance department, not long ago only three conditions needed to be met to be hired:

They can do arithmetic and read, and are loyal.

However, the Utopia intern who took over her work in the finance department demonstrated amazing business skills.

The calculation speed far surpasses that of his former employees. Data that used to require the entire department to complete in a day can now be done by just one person.

This is why Utopia officials don't need to hand over duties.

Because true experts can determine the origin of this data from just a few words, not to mention there are also some annotations on it.

For the first time, Dukare felt that his defeat was not a loss.

A few days later.

Utopia's administrators sprang up like mushrooms after rain, along with the army.

Nizere's army was advancing rapidly, quickly establishing breakthroughs throughout Kazdel.

"Just as Mr. Huang predicted, these parasites clinging to the country will certainly not be willing to have their privileges taken away."

The cleaning work lasted for seven days.

During this period, Nizere's army encountered several fierce resistance forces.

But they were all a motley crew.

But the key point is that most of the equipment used by these rebels is foreign-made.

These people will inevitably need foreign support.

Fortunately, Mr. Huang discovered it quickly enough, preventing these people from gaining any real influence.

"Bring out all the leaders of the resistance and behead them."

Nizere acted decisively, and at the same time, sent all the Sarkaz who had participated in the opposition to the new policy to work on the construction site.

All affairs within the military were handled by Utopian staff, resulting in unprecedented efficiency in the execution of messages and orders, and also improving various distribution systems within the military.

"Nizere, please reduce the salaries of the mid-level officers in the army. In order to ensure combat effectiveness, we must ensure that non-commissioned officers and soldiers stand on the same front."

Having spent nearly a week in the army and witnessed several small-scale skirmishes, the Utopian officials offered their insights.

In fact, the reforms of our lord are not only aimed at Kazdel's administrative system, but also at the army.

For example, in a skirmish a few days ago, the rebels displayed an unusual guerrilla strategy, almost causing Nizere to suffer a loss.

This level of military skill is completely unlike that of those idle and complacent nobles.

If nothing unexpected happens, the rebels must have the support of other countries.

But these are minor issues. The bigger problem now is not to let the military become an imperfection in the country.

Utopian officials found Nizere that night.

"Mr. Nizere, you must have also noticed the problems with Kazdel's army. The efficiency of order dissemination seems to be a bit slow, and the soldiers' fighting enthusiasm is not very strong."