"Clan leader, I actually have another question. How can we quickly and efficiently select educated commoners to serve our Uchiha?" Tatsu Uchiha asked after a moment's thought.
This is a problem that has frequently troubled the Uchiha. The proposed system is good and there are no problems with it, but the problem lies in who will implement it and how to ensure that those who implement it are not problematic.
After all, given the Uchiha Clan's current state, it seems unlikely that they are without problems.
Uchiha Takashi looked at Tatsu Uchiha: "That's a good question. Actually, I've already thought about this. We can hold the exam nationwide."
In other words, those who are literate are assessed, and after passing the initial assessment, they can participate in a unified assessment, which then determines their official positions based on their abilities.
This ensures that the selected personnel are not incompetent but capable of fulfilling their duties. However, to prevent corruption, the Inspection Bureau and the Inner Council must be extremely cautious in selecting officials.
The others present nodded, Uchiha Takashi said, "We're still short-staffed, so let's get the makeshift team together first before discussing job appointments."
"Now, I will appoint officials. Tatsu Uchiha- senpai, you will serve as the Chief Steward, responsible for managing the important affairs of the clan and the country, and concurrently serve as a member of the Inner Council."
Tatsu Uchiha stroked his beard. "I guarantee I won't fail in my mission. Although I'm not suited for combat, I can still handle this kind of thing with a gun in hand."
Although that's what people said, Uchiha Takashi didn't dare assign Tatsu Uchiha too much work, after all, he was an old man.
Although the General Administration was supposed to be an important executive body, in reality, almost everything could be delegated directly to the Six Bureaus.
The people in the General Administration only need to supervise their subordinates. To put it bluntly, they are leaders who sit in their offices drinking tea, only needing to listen to reports from their subordinates. They have power, but little to do.
Uchiha Takashi then turned to Kyō Uchiha: " Kyō Uchiha, you will serve as the Household Bureau and concurrently as the Chief Inspector, responsible for managing the population and national officials."
Kyō Uchiha nodded. "Managing personnel? I'm quite good at that, so there shouldn't be any problems."
Kyō Uchiha already held the position of clan affairs officer, which was essentially the same as the position of the Household Bureau. Therefore, Uchiha Takashi appointed Kyō Uchiha as the head of the Household Bureau.
Uchiha Takashi turned to Fū Uchiha: "Kaze, I'm entrusting the positions of the Personnel Bureau and Councilor to you. Do you have the confidence?"
Fū Uchiha decisively stood up. "I guarantee I'll complete the mission!"
As a rising young Uchiha management talent, Uchiha Takashi almost without hesitation threw the most work and busiest Personnel Bureau to him. Young people should do more work!
Finally, Uchiha Takashi turned his attention to Yukimichi Uchiha, and after thinking for a long time, said, "Well... Yukimichi, you will serve as the Inspector of the Inspection Bureau and the Military Bureau, and concurrently as the Marshal of the Army! The front-line troops are entrusted to you."
Uchiha Takashi really couldn't think of anywhere else Yukimichi Uchiha could serve as besides a military commander. Yukimichi Uchiha was a typical military general.
Nowhere else would do; the only option was a nominal post in the Military Bureau and the Inspection Bureau. After all, he was a military officer, and you couldn't expect him to do the work of a civil official.
Yukimichi Uchiha was unaware of Uchiha Takashi's thoughts. He patted his chest and declared, "I'm not very knowledgeable about managing a country, but I have absolutely no problem handling war!"
After appointing the officials, Uchiha Takashi closed his eyes, then looked back at the table. "As for the other official positions, let the retainers of the Hyuga Clan, Shimura Clan, and Fujiwara Family determine them after they have passed the examinations."
"Some necessary positions will be filled by Hen Uchiha and others for now, and the best personnel will be determined later."
After Uchiha Takashi finished speaking, he thought for a moment and then said, "Put some of the clan Guard Force and those inflexible, headstrong officials into the Inspection Bureau."
Remember, while other departments can be judged solely on ability, all important positions in the Inspection Bureau and the Inner Council must be firmly controlled by our Uchiha! Understand?
It's not that Uchiha Takashi is petty; it's just that the Uchiha Clan's political acumen is extremely poor.
Although the Uchiha Clan is the founding clan of the country, the ruler must be a member of the Uchiha Clan.
However, if these two departments, and ultimately the executive branch, are completely controlled by other clans, then even if the supreme ruler is the Uchiha, wouldn't they be completely sidelined?
Therefore, in order to prevent other clans that joined later from usurping the Uchiha's position, Uchiha Takashi had to make plans in advance.
Important positions within the Inner Council must be held by the Uchiha Clan, while other less important council positions can be offered to others.
The main function of the Inspection Bureau was to monitor all officials; removing this position meant that all officials would be under the constant surveillance of the Uchiha.
The Uchiha has absolute authority to arrest people, and they don't need to worry about other clans using this authority to target the Uchiha.
Secondly, Uchiha Takashi's placement of people into the Inspection Bureau wasn't solely to secure the Uchiha's position; there were other purposes as well.
That is, people from the Uchiha are generally single-minded, inflexible, and lack adaptability.
Such people are best suited for supervisory roles, as there's absolutely no need to worry about officials protecting each other due to accepting bribes.
After all, everyone here is Uchiha. Just based on the pride of the Uchiha Clan, if you dare to bribe him, he can arrest you in the next second.
As for the other departments, the General Administration, while possessing executive power, is only effective if the other two departments are entirely under the control of the Uchiha, and if they also control the army.
So no matter how much they play around, they can only ever work for the Uchiha; they can never truly usurp the Uchiha Clan's position.
Some might say that Uchiha Takashi was overthinking things, but the key point is that this is how it is in the original work.
The Uchiha Clan, along with the Senju Clan, were two of the founding clans of Konoha. While they did indeed hold a high position and receive much respect in their early days...
However, as things progressed, the Uchiha not only failed to regain its original status, but its social standing plummeted, reducing them to merely guarding the small territory of the Guard Force.
Moreover, no matter who comes, they can all be insulted by the Uchiha. Konoha, which should belong to the Uchiha, has completely excluded Uchiha.
The Uchiha no longer resembled the clan it founded; they looked like they had been overthrown, kicked out, and ultimately wiped out!
Of course, the Senju Clan wasn't much better off; they were wiped out even earlier than the Uchiha.
But with both founding families gone, isn't this a classic case of power grab and usurpation?
The facts are right in front of us, so Uchiha Takashi has no choice but to be cautious. What if things go wrong and he ends up following the path of the original story?
The Uchiha painstakingly established a nation, only to have it benefit others, and the Uchiha themselves even met a tragic end, being expelled from the Shinobi World. It's unacceptable to even think about such a thing!
"Alright, that concludes today's meeting. Everyone, please disperse and prepare to begin our assessment. Send out the announcements, and after a period of time, we can begin recruiting talent nationwide."
Although our population is not large, only around 100,000, even if we don't select one in ten thousand, we can still find a hundred or so out of a thousand. Choosing the most outstanding one from a thousand thousand would be enough to keep our country running.
"Once we conquer other places, our population will increase, and naturally we'll have more talented people... Oh, by the way, has the Nara Clan replied to the message I sent them?"
Uchiha Takashi mentioned talented people, he immediately thought of the Nara Clan, renowned for their intelligence. He was truly envious of them; in the original story, this clan was known for its cleverness.
If this clan were taken in and its members were made to work for the Uchiha, then the Land of Light would have no need to worry about anything. The Nara Clan would be perfectly capable of handling everything!