Joseph took out pen and paper, recalled the government department structures of various countries from his previous life, and began planning on the page.
Overall, it meant abolishing the feudal-era "King-minister" system and replacing it with the "bureaucratic organization" administrative system used by modern and contemporary states.
His pen moved swiftly across the paper.
[Overview of administrative system reform: The Cabinet would no longer have ministers. The King would appoint one Prime Minister and one Deputy Prime Minister to jointly manage the French Government's daily affairs. The Prime Minister would answer only to the King.]
[The Cabinet's core departments would be:
Finance, Foreign Affairs, Industry, Agriculture, Justice, Commerce, Civil Affairs, Police, Transport, and National Defense—a total of ten major ministries.]
[Each ministry would have one minister and one deputy minister, overseeing multiple bureaus with specific functions. Beneath the bureaus would be offices, and beneath the offices would be sections.]
Hmm, the changes to the Cabinet's top-level structure were actually not that great.
The Cabinet ministers and ministerial assistants had merely changed titles; they would still be responsible for the same things as before.
One additional Ministry of Transport had been added, preparing in advance for the coming age of trains.
But the government structure beneath each "ministry" was far more scientific than that of the current French Government.
On the surface, it merely subdivided many departments and assigned specific officials in charge, but the details behind it contained profound knowledge.
[Formal administrative documents, or even laws, would define the responsibilities and jurisdictions of all officials.]
[Officials would need professional training for the positions they held.]
[Officials at every level would be employed by the government and must obey strict discipline. Offices, office supplies, and administrative means could not be used for private purposes.]
[Administrative achievements and personal ability would become