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As the household registration system was fully implemented throughout the Horde territory, the Secretariat and the Privy Council were also formally established within Orgrimmar. The Secretariat needed a large number of literate recorders, while the Privy Council needed strong individuals with exceptional insight into land and sea warfare. 👻💥 🐼🐠
The Secretariat was one thing, but the Privy Council was related to the Horde's military operations. After discussions among Thrall, Zul'ra, Vol'jin, Cairne Bloodhoof, Sylvanas, and Lor'themar, it was finally decided that this organization would be established in the form of a conference.
The Privy Council is divided into two parts: the Core Council and the Regional Councils. The Core Council is a council established with the Warchief as its core, responsible for assessing the state of the world and deciding the enemies of the Horde. The twelve other members of the council are responsible for providing advice to the Warchief.
After the Warchief makes his decision, the leaders and members of each district council are required to act according to the Warchief's instructions and eliminate any adversaries who are hostile to the Horde.
Given that the Horde's major races are only forming for the first time, especially with the Forsaken and Sin'dorei demanding autonomy, the leaders of the Horde's regional councils will naturally be the leaders of each race, and then they will send trusted and insightful individuals to become core council members.
The Horde are still in a phase of mutual adjustment, and the implementation of a central system cannot be achieved overnight. Therefore, the Privy Council still needs to be implemented and its role gradually become apparent.
As Zul'ra Privy Council, she also began discussing the selection of the Seven Ministers with Cairne Bloodhoof. Cairne Bloodhoof had initially harbored doubts and suspicions about Sanra's proposed reforms, but after being elected as the Horde's prime minister, he removed his doubts.
Having removed any lingering doubts, Cairne Bloodhoof actively inquired about the positions of the Seven Ministers from Zul'ra and sought recommendations from the various leaders to appoint suitable candidates for these seven roles.
Zul'ra was not interested in other positions, but focused his attention on the position of Minister of Industry, even giving up becoming a member of the Privy Council for it.
Zul'ra himself did not participate in either the Privy Council's regional meetings or the core meetings. He divided the Amani into two districts: Zul'Aman and Jintha'Alor. Zul'Aman was led by Lostro, while Jintha'Alor was led by Lojihan. The core district was represented by Malacrass and Wolrongo as Amani representatives.
Thanks to Zul'ra's efforts and his explanation of the role of industry, Cairne Bloodhoof gladly accepted him as Minister of Industry, and then became involved in various situations, seeking advice from the leaders of many races.
Ultimately, aside from Zul'ra becoming Minister of Industry, the position of Minister of Criminal Law was filled by Moira the Forsaken, who was a human prosecutor in her previous life and is now responsible for overseeing the improvement and implementation of the Horde's laws.
Haimuxi was appointed Minister of Agriculture, responsible for ensuring a bountiful harvest for the Horde's farmers.
The high priest was Hamuul Runetotem, who was in charge of the Horde's religious affairs.
The Minister of War, Saurfang, is also a member of the Privy Council, making him the perfect person to oversee the recruitment and logistics of the army.
Ultimately, Vol'jin was appointed as the chief tax minister. He was responsible for the Horde's finances, oversaw the establishment of the Horde bank, and resolved the financial needs of the Horde's various operations.
The Foreign Minister is appointed by Lirath, who will be responsible for contact between the Horde and the Alliance, the Kaldorei, and other races.
Although each of the seven ministers and one prime minister is a single person, they all have corresponding assistants behind them. For example, Vol'jin has no experience in handling finances, so he will have a team of assistants consisting of Sin'dorei, Forsaken, Amani'lai and Goblins.
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The seven ministers quickly took their places, Cairne Bloodhoof convened a quiet meeting in a secluded part of Orgrimmar to discuss their respective tasks.
"Our existence is to solve the problems facing the Horde. What the Horde needs most now is what we must do!" Zul'ra, as the proposer of the central political reform, pointed out their mission without hesitation.
"So what does the Horde need now?" Cairne Bloodhoof scratched his head, not minding that Zul'ra had stolen the spotlight. In his opinion, Zul'ra knew these things and would naturally listen to him, as long as it was for the good of the Horde.
"The Horde lacks nothing!" Vol'jin said nonchalantly. The Horde had a bumper harvest, everyone was well-fed, and had the strength to cope with any survival challenges. That was enough for him.
"No, I think quite the opposite. The Horde is lacking a lot right now." Zul'ra rolled her eyes at Vol'jin, who seemed to have no ambition whatsoever.
"First of all, let's not talk about anything else. Of the four basic necessities of life—clothing, food, shelter, and transportation—we currently only don't need to worry about food, which is a gift from Earth Mother."
"Think about what our Horde members wear—animal skins or armor; what they live in—tents and stone houses, or thatched huts made of branches; and as for transportation, although we cannot provide vehicles for everyone, we can provide good roads. We cannot be satisfied with the present; we must have greater pursuits and goals. Only in this way can we continue to progress."
Moira and Lirath were slightly surprised by Zul'ra's words, while Vol'jin, Saurfang, Hamuul Runetotem, Haimus, and Old Man Cairne Bloodhoof exchanged bewildered glances. They suddenly realized that they were completely different from this big shot, and compared to him, they were nothing but lazy bums with no ambition.
"That's unlikely. The questions you've raised, like addressing the clothing of the Horde members, do you expect everyone to wear silk?" Vol'jin retorted after a moment of contemplation.
"We can't wear silk, but we have to wear linen or cloth. Ask Moira and Lirath if the Sin'dorei can manage this!" Zul'ra said somewhat irritably.
Within the Horde, races like Trolls and Orcs still dress like savages. The Amani have only improved a bit in recent years. Thrall's black armor has never been changed. It's not that they don't want to change it, nor is it because they are fierce; it's simply that they don't have clothes to change. They can wear the same animal skin garment for several years in rotation.
"Our clothing needs were properly addressed after the advent of the textile industry." Lirath looked at Zul'ra, then at Vol'jin wearing animal skin suspenders, and cautiously echoed Zul'ra's words. In the textile industry, the Sin'dorei and humans had indeed taken the lead.
"It seems we need to develop the textile industry. How do we do that?" Cairne Bloodhoof patted Vol'jin on the shoulder as he pondered, then asked Zul'ra and Lirath. The Shu'halo people had their own special textile techniques, but they weren't enough and were quite outdated.
"First, we need to collect textile technology..." Zul'ra looked at the pensive Vol'jin and offered a solution, emphasizing that light industry was also essential for development.