Chapter 2849 Unprofessional Administrative System
Originally, there were many rules for embarking on this pilgrimage road, such as no shoes, no weapons, no unkempt appearance, no body changes, etc.
But today, military boots symbolizing violence and armed force stepped on this holy road. They were not parading, but simply unloaded from the transport ship and walked towards their temporary camp, and Soshiyan There are two main reasons for this arrangement. First, staying in a transport ship for a long time is not good for the morale and training of soldiers. Being on the ground is more convenient for organizing training and boosting morale. Secondly, it also brings a bit of a military parade. Although a theater command has been established, the best way to keep your word is always to show strength. At the same time, this show of power broadcast globally in the Cardinal World also helps to stabilize people's hearts - at least people here know one thing, The empire came, they were not abandoned.
In addition to the captains and company commanders of each battle group, there were also high-level officials of the state religion such as patriarchs and cardinals on the viewing platform. They were also shocked by this large force. Originally, they thought they were the first batch to arrive. The only reinforcements were these Astartes, but they didn't expect that there would be an army of millions.
"Commander Soshiyang, your homeland is very well managed. The equipment level of these armies is probably no less than that of the Star Boundary, right?"
Faced with Metellus's admiration, Soshyan just replied calmly:
"Alas, it's just a militancy, and it's just a waste of money. It hurts the elders in my hometown, but for the sake of the empire, I can only do it. Memorize it.”
Seth shook his head aside.
“Our home planet is so poor that all that is left is rocks, forests and savages. Baal is either desert or stone. I am afraid that the entire Sons of Sanguinius Chapter’s home planet together cannot organize such a force. "
Malakin on Soshyan's right said softly:
"We still need to be more considerate of the people. The empire has a large enough mortal armed force. In fact, there is no need to squeeze the mother planet too much."
Soshiyang sighed softly and said:
"I don't want to either. , but the empire’s troops may seem large, but in fact they may not be able to call them when they are actually used. War is sometimes a matter of seconds, and if you wait for others for everything, bad things may happen.”
Malakin. He didn't say anything, but just glanced at Metellus.
There are certain things that both of them want to do together, but they can’t say it.
Suddenly, Soshyan said lightly:
"Huron also formed a huge mortal elite in the past. I know that, so I took these troops to such a distant battlefield to prove one thing. , I, Soshyan Alexei, am not Luft Huron, he is just my defeated general." After that, he glanced at the senior officials of the state church, who were obviously shocked by this huge military power. They didn't even dare to say nonsense like complaining about letting armed men pollute the holy city before, because they have clearly realized one thing - this planet is no longer under their control.
Those who have an army hold power, but obviously what they have in their hands cannot be called an army.
After "reviewing" the troops, Soshyan summoned the "Deacons", the administrative body of the Archdiocese of St. Casparon, at the Wisdom Palace, where the theater headquarters is located, and where the Patriarch used to handle government affairs. main person in charge.
Although the Patriarch is the highest administrator, he is still one person after all. It is unrealistic to preside over both academic and internal affairs at the same time. The Archdiocese also has its own independent bureaucracy, so the Deacons, an institution with similar functions to the College of Cardinals, was born. It can be understood as the ministers of the monarch in the feudal world. Everyone is completely appointed by the patriarch and only serves the patriarch.
But the actual situation is often more complicated. Since the patriarch himself is just a rubber stamp most of the time, the main decisions are decided by the vote of the College of Cardinals. Therefore, the personnel of the deacons are not controlled by his personal will. The entire deacons The regiment has twenty-four departments, each of which is responsible for twenty-four senior deacons. Among them, the most important are the Deacon of the Icon (in charge of personnel changes and appointment and removal of officials), Deacon of the Scales (in charge of law), Deacon of Abundance (in charge of the economy), and Deacon of the Holy Blade. Deacon (in charge of military affairs), Deacon of the Star (in charge of shipping and fleets), Deacon of the Doctrines (in charge of education), Deacon of Ceremonies (in charge of various large-scale celebrations and ceremonies), Deacon of the Rose (in charge of monasteries), etc., also known as They are the eight deacons, and the eight key positions are often the same as the patriarch. They are the result of fierce interest games and even struggles. There are hundreds of extremely prominent priest families in the cardinal world and the galaxy where they are located. Basically, the deacons are The members all come from these families, and occasionally there are some members from other galaxies, but this can only be considered an exception.
Facing the trembling senior deacons, Soshyan had no nonsense and immediately asked them to report on the basic situation of the archdiocese, mainly the population and distribution, as well as grain production and reserves, as well as local self-defense the number and distribution of armed forces, etc.
But the result can only be said to make Soshiyang very helpless. Although he has always said that the empire's bureaucracy is inefficient, no matter how inefficient the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Military Affairs are professionals, and these people in front of him are All that can be seen with the naked eye are "non-professional" people, and all kinds of data are either vague or confusing. The only thing that is relatively clear is the tithe collection in various places, but this is only relative. It seems that the meaning of their existence is to occupy a position. Then they fight for power, even if it's just a simple report, they have to attack each other secretly.
Obviously, the management of the so-called archdiocese is more extensive than that of the general administrative districts of the empire. However, because religion is more deeply rooted in the people, the stability is indeed relatively high. Most unrest can be promptly stopped by local guardians in the early stages. Suppression, there is even a religious secret police agency under Deacon Tianping, which specializes in examining any signs of heresy. Enforcement is more stringent than that of the Ministry of Justice, and the joint sitting system is abused. The most extreme case is a four-hundred-year-old heresy that promoted unorthodox beliefs. After the priest was arrested, more than 400 people from his father's and mother's families, including students, were executed and burned at the stake.
Although it caused a large number of innocent people to die, it also "controlled" the people in a sense.
After wasting nearly an hour talking, Soshyan only knew that the population of the archdiocese is estimated to be between 110 billion and 150 billion. Among them, the figures for the Cardinal World and its galaxy are relatively clear. There are 105 in the Cardinal World. Billion people, the entire galaxy has a population of 21 billion, accounting for about one-fifth of the entire archdiocese. In addition, there are about 20 billion residents of the archdiocese who are immigrants from other parts of the Storm Star field in the past two hundred years and their Descendants, most of whom are pilgrims, Soshyan can only say that the empire is indeed prosperous. It is conceivable that there are people who migrate to such a remote and cruel religious place at the risk of being lost in the subspace. How "wonderful" the place they originally lived was.