Chapter 553- Financial Budget
Translator: ryangohsf
Editor: Nora
Nanjiang Governor-General Manor, Back Garden.
It was winter, but the back garden was still brimming with life. Hundreds of flowers were in full bloom, and one could smell the scent of the flowers and hear the sounds of the birds.
At the east side of the back garden, there was a building known as the Donglin Pavilion. Ouyang Shuo would usually spend a lot of time at this place. Previously, he had welcomed Song Jia's parents at this pavilion.
"Big brother, are you looking for me regarding Fan Li?"
Cui Yingyu's thoughts were really so sharp; she could guess Ouyang Shuo’s thoughts right away.
"That's right."
When talking with Cui Yingyu, Ouyang Shuo naturally would not beat around the bush, so he smiled, “If I want you to step down from the Finance Director position, could you bear to do so?"
Out of the four directors, only Cui Yingyu had not been moved.
Now, it was time to usher in a new era, a new leader.
Ouyang Shuo wanted to push Fan Li up to this role so early because of the incoming organizational changes. Hence, confirming the new ship captain of the Financial Department was critical.
"A little bit." In front of Ouyang Shuo, there was no need for Cui Yingyu to hide anything.
One must not simply look at her gentle appearance, as she was a really strong person in her bones. Although she was a person of few words, she was a truly resolute person that had dedicated herself to running the department.
Now, for Ouyang Shuo to suddenly ask her to hand over her powers to others, if it was any other person, they would not feel happy about it either.
However, rationally speaking, she was clear that such a day would come sooner or later.
Even though Ouyang Shuo had trusted and supported her so much, as the territory expanded, the other officials and the people of the territory would not allow a girl to take up such an important position.
Cui Yingyu was not a person that was greedy for fame and fortune. She just wanted to contribute.
Especially after hanging around Song Jia and Sun Xiaoyue, her female instincts had started to slowly awaken.
"Who says women were weaker than men?"
For example Mu Guiying and Fan Lihua, these two femme fatale women, had already proven their worth on the battlefield. Cui Yingyu naturally wanted to reach their level of achievement in the civil servant field.
Although Mulan Yue was a woman, she had already obtained the position of Zhen An Prefecture Governor. However, everyone knew that they were different. In this aspect, players had a particular priority.
Ouyang Shuo laughed, "Everyone should do their best no matter what position they hold. Although I'm taking you off the director position, your next job will only be more important, so do not be disappointed."
As he said these words, Ouyang Shuo introduced his plans to her. Following which, he said, “You have been the Finance Director for so long, so you should know that the potential of the Industry Division is limitless. The future industry strategy of the territory is one that the Industry Division will head; it’s the core of the core."
When Cui Yingyu heard these words, her eyes brightened.
"After the new year, the entire Governor-General House structure will change. You must assist Fan Li and help him ease into his role and familiarize with the workings of the department. Moreover, I want to hear your views regarding the Industry Division changes. Do not disappoint me!" Ouyang Shuo said.
"Big brother, do not worry!" Cui Yingyu was really confident.
"Then I'll await your good news!" Ouyang Shuo smiled.
This brother and sister duo continued to talk about other causal matters before bidding farewell.
21st day, the Nanjiang Governor-General House officially announced the appointment changes of Fan Li and Cui Yingyu.
Fan Li would become the Finance Director, while Cui Yingyu would become the Industry Secretary, as well as Deputy Finance Director. As for Du Xiaolan, who was the original Industry Secretary, she will take up a role in the department.
At this point, the two representative figures of the business school of thought, Bai Gui and Fan Li, had both moved into the core of the territory operations. One worked in the university to teach the students, while the other worked in the imperial court.
The business school of thought had officially announced their arrival in the wilderness.
The so-called Bai Gui Plan had officially taken its first step and obtained excellent results.
What was next?
One could only look on in anticipation!
Along with Fan Li's appointment, the directors of the four departments formed a truly spectacular lineup. Xiao He, Wei Yang, Fan Li, and Du Ruhui; they were all famous officials of their generations, even famous prime ministers.
With such a formation, Ouyang Shuo really had no need to worry anymore.
At the same time, the Governor-General House also announced Su Zhe's duty.
Su Zhe would take over the Science, Education, Culture, and Health Department that Xiao He had temporarily helmed.
In the next few days, Ouyang Shuo started to meet the officials, especially the four directors, to discuss the reorganization of the structure.
Apart from that, there were also two more critical matters.
Firstly, they needed to discuss the financial budget for the next year.
Undeniably, this was the first time the territory had planned the budget with the year as its unit. With that, it announced that the territory finance system had finally taken shape after a period of long-term practical training and construction.
The Financial Department had recruited many professionals working in the various divisions and various prefectures. Amongst which, many officials were players, and they all had famous backgrounds and were important people in the financial sector. Some of them were even people who had worked for the federation.
It was evident that through this game, the entire society would undergo a massive reset.
In his last life, Ouyang Shuo would have never imagined a day when he recruited a large number of scientists, entrepreneurs, and other high-leveled people as their Lord.
In reality, these people were people that he worshipped and aspired to be.
In the 3rd year of Gaia, apart from the regular military expenses and the yamen expenditure, there were two huge focuses. One was naturally the industry system by the research institute, while the second would be the public utilities under the Science, Education, Culture, and Health Department.
The plan that Liu Mo and the others had set out for the industry system needed 1.2 million gold in a two year period. This sum was not given out monthly.
At the early stages, the amount of funds needed was even greater.
In just the 3rd year, they would need to inject eight hundred thousand gold.
As for the public utilities project, Xiao He made some calculations. He said that it would cost no less than six hundred thousand gold for the year.
Apart from that, there were hidden financial expenditures from the intelligence organizations.
During the 2nd year of Gaia, the three intel organizations, especially the Black Snake Guards, had performed exceptionally. Especially during the Battle of Taiping Country, the usefulness of intel had become more and more evident.
Similarly, the pros and cons of the intel organizations were really obvious. Due to the lack of funds and manpower, the range and area that the intel organizations could work in were restricted.
Hence, Ouyang Shuo set his mind to increasing his support to try and have a real intel network that covered the entire China region in just a year.
And this motion naturally needed a large amount of funds from Shanhai City.