Chapter 1216 Monster Research Institute

Taking advantage of the rare truce, Ouyang Shuo sat in the capital and made partial adjustments to the court structure according to the development needs of the dynasty. The establishment of Daxia Bank is only the first step in institutional adjustment.

On October 10th, the Daxia Transportation Department and the Assets Management Department were established one after another.

Neither of the two major institutions is included in the Four Courts, but is placed side by side with the Industry Department and is managed vertically by the cabinet. Such an arrangement is not only out of practical needs, but also a kind of power balance for the four courts.

Once the Four Great Courts hold the power of the imperial court, if they are too bloated, they may form a constraint on the cabinet, press down on the top, and if it is serious, it may even lead to poor government orders.

It is precisely based on this consideration that the two major departments were not included in the jurisdiction of the four courts.

The Department of Transportation consists of the Road and Bridge Division, the Water Transport Division, the Maritime Transport Division and the Railway Division. It is in charge of the transportation facilities of the Dynasty, responsible for formulating and organizing the implementation of road and bridge, railway, river and shipping planning, policies and standards, and undertaking the planning and coordination of the comprehensive transportation system. , to promote the interconnection of various modes of transportation, etc.

The most eye-catching is the railway department.

With the accelerated industrialization of the dynasty, railway construction was officially put on the agenda. The first phase of the plan was to build a Fengshan line from Fengcheng in the north to Shanhaicheng in the south.

The Fengshan line traverses the five major provinces of Hedong, Central Plains, Jingchu, southern Hunan, and southern Sichuan, opening up the north-south freight channel of the dynasty and strengthening the imperial court's control over the provinces.

Although the Jingchu province is still under the rule of the Great Song Dynasty, building such a north-south railway is also a huge project for the current Great Xia, and the difficulty is no less than that of building the Great Wall.

According to the planning of the imperial court, the whole line will be opened to traffic in three years.

It is precisely because of the launch of the Fengshan Line Railway Project that the imperial court established a separate railway department.

The Asset Management Agency, as the name suggests, is responsible for the centralized and unified management of various group companies established by the Dynasty. This responsibility was previously managed by the Industry and Development Planning Department under the Ministry of Finance.

This time it was singled out, not to reduce the power of the Finance Institute, but as the group rapidly expanded, it was necessary to set up a dedicated and professional organization for unified management.

Enterprises such as [Shushan Iron and Steel Group], [Huaxia Textile Group], [Huaxia Construction Engineering Group], [Canglong Military Industry Group], and [Shanying Bicycle Factory] are all included in the jurisdiction of asset management.

Only [Huaxia Shipping Group] is placed under the counterpart jurisdiction of the Transportation Department.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of establishing the asset management office, the imperial court will also reform the chamber of commerce, guide the chamber of commerce to reform the corporate system, set up an industry access mechanism, and review business qualifications.

This work is organized and implemented by the Commerce Department under the Finance Yuan.

Daxia's economy and trade are prosperous, the business atmosphere is relatively free, and the business is developed. According to the statistics of the Commerce Department, there are no less than 5,000 large and small chambers of commerce registered in Daxia.

Among them, the giants of the Chamber of Commerce, such as [Bai's Chamber of Commerce], [Cui's Chamber of Commerce], [Song's Chamber of Commerce] and [While of Commerce], their business scope covers almost all walks of life.

These super chambers of commerce operate as long as they are not banned by the imperial court.

The power of the chamber of commerce has become a behemoth lurking below the surface of the sea. For the dynasty, this is a potential risk, which may surface at any time and affect the policy of the court.

This had to make Ouyang Shuo vigilant.

With the intensification of industrialization, the power of capital will only become stronger and more unscrupulous.

What Ouyang Shuo can do, or what the Great Xia court can do, is not to use violence to intervene. It will only destroy the business environment that has been established with great difficulty, and cause both sides to suffer.

The real solution is to standardize and restrain the monster through policy guidance before the monster has surfaced, so as to achieve a win-win situation.

The restructuring of the company system was the first weapon launched by the imperial court.

Through the reform of the company system and the establishment of the industrial and commercial registration system, the operation of the chamber of commerce has become more transparent and easier to supervise.

The establishment of a business qualification review system can eliminate defective products and increase the entry threshold of the industry. It is also conducive to supervision and will not let chambers of commerce swarm the ground and do what they want to make money.

In addition, it is also conducive to increasing tax revenue and avoiding tax evasion by chambers of commerce to the greatest extent.

All of these made Ouyang Shuo firm in his determination to make great efforts to promote this matter from the Commercial Department, and must complete the relevant restructuring and review work before Gaia seven years ago.

If any chamber of commerce dares to obey others, it will be blamed on Ouyang Shuo for being ruthless.

In the short term, this will indeed dampen the enthusiasm of chambers of commerce and weaken the strength of some chambers of commerce. But in the long run, it will only further standardize the business environment in Daxia and lay the groundwork for the next great commercial prosperity.

Economic construction has become the top priority of territory construction.

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On the 11th, Ouyang Shuo came to the Yamen of the Privy Council to attend an unveiling ceremony.

From now on, the Privy Council will set up a "Monster Research Institute" to study monster combat techniques, develop targeted weapons and equipment, and study how to make monster meat into high-grade military rations.

Entering October, the animal disasters in various places have not abated at all, and are intensifying. According to the statistics of the Privy Council, the casualties of soldiers in the camps set up near the monster lairs are gradually increasing.

This had to draw Ouyang Shuo's attention.

Gaia is really not playing games this time. The beast tide has become a serious problem for the territory. It is even more ferocious than the bandits and bandits in the wilderness period. It cannot be overemphasized.

Right now it is only the first year of the beast horde, will there be any new changes next year?

Ouyang Shuo had no way of knowing, so he could only strengthen his precautions.

It was under such circumstances that Ouyang Shuo decided to set up the "Monster Research Institute" to turn passive into active. Because the monsters are highly realistic, the research results are also helpful to Planet Hope.

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October 12th, Shanhai City.

In the imperial study room, Ouyang Shuo is summoning Ouyang Xiu, Director of Science, Education, Culture and Health, to discuss the upcoming education reform. This is also the one that Ouyang Shuo attaches the most importance to among the various reforms. It is related to the foundation of the dynasty.

The reform of education, in line with the reform of banks and chambers of commerce, is to speed up the process of modernization.

As the territory of the dynasty continued to expand, relying solely on [Southwest University Hall] and [Army Lecture Hall], the two colleges of literature and military, could no longer support the demand for the cultivation of high-level talents.

Restructuring is imperative.

Ouyang Shuo decided to change the name of [Southwest University Hall] to [Jingshi University], [Army Lecture Hall] to [Army University], and [Navy Academy] to [Navy University].

Not only is the name changed, [Jingshi University] and [Army University] will also move out of Wangcheng and choose another place to build a university campus with a wider area and a larger scale to meet the needs of school expansion.

Wangcheng seemed too restrained, not suitable for the free and open academic atmosphere of the university.

In addition, Ouyang Shuo also decided to build a [Didu Normal University] in addition to the three universities, which is specially used to train teachers and provide blood transfusion for the reform of education.

In the future, other professional universities, such as [Didu Art Institute], will be established one after another.

The longer-term plan is to set up local universities in some central cities in the future, such as Luoyang, Quanzhou, Chengdu, etc., at an appropriate time in the future to further improve the education system.

Only in this way can the dynasty's thirst for talents be satisfied.

While Ouyang Shuo was discussing with Ouyang Xiu about the education plan, a guard suddenly ran in, "Report to Your Majesty, Shanhaiwei is stationed at the Mongol Empire intelligence station, and sent a red urgent message."

Ouyang Shuo was startled, knowing that something big must happen.