Lord Harland.

Chapter 482 Patent Act
After the king-conferring ceremony, Richard reorganized the government departments. In the past, when Richard was a vassal of the Roger Kingdom, he had almost no autonomy in diplomacy. Now that the crown was put on, a diplomatic service was immediately established.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Richard, appointed Honerson, a landless noble from the United Kingdom on the East Coast, who had secretly defected to the Harland Territory for seven or eight years.

Honerson himself is eloquent, proficient in aristocratic etiquette, and has an extraordinary ability to deal with people. His ability is very suitable for acting as an envoy, mediating conflicts, and participating in negotiations.

After a long period of investigation, Honerson has gained Richard's trust. After the establishment of the Harland Kingdom, he took advantage of the organizational adjustment to reach a high position and became a heavyweight civil servant in the Harland leadership.

In the Dawn Plane, from the Holy Glory Empire to the eastern countries, the bureaucracy is relatively simple. After all, the society develops in a semi-feudal and semi-slave society, so the management system naturally does not need to be too troublesome.

There are no diplomatic departments in the major kingdoms. Even the Holy Glorious Empire has only one permanent diplomatic envoy, who is directly responsible to Edward VII.

Other countries mainly rely on the king's attendants to handle foreign affairs.

There is no diplomatic department within the government system, and diplomatic activities mainly rely on envoys sent by the monarch, which is very arbitrary and irregular.

In view of this situation, after long thinking, Richard decided to establish a diplomatic department. Compared with traditional kingdom envoys, the management authority of the diplomatic department of Haaland is relatively complicated.

Honerson served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and assumed full power. He took on part of the task of receiving foreign guests in place of Richard, and had greater decision-making power in the direction of diplomacy.

After all, Harland has led the establishment of education for nearly 30 years and produces nearly 100,000 graduates every year.

The province of Annes was also established relatively recently. This province was the former Dukedom of Jonathan. Because Richard drove away the legendary dragon, the province of Annes expanded a large territory to the north, covering a total area of ​​160,000 square kilometers. Although the Jonathan family migrated a large number of people before the exchange of territories, Richard also immigrated to this province in large numbers, and the population has returned to its peak, about 1.2 million.

The mission is permanently stationed in the capitals of the two countries and has more than 100 members including ambassadors, counselors, and military attachés. Richard also ordered the intelligence department to hand over part of the intelligence force to the diplomatic attaché.

Because of internal preparations, after Richard was crowned king, there was no chaos in the Harland Kingdom. The cabinet was renamed the Government Affairs Council, and Rogge still served as the Prime Minister of the Government Affairs Council, the highest official in the government affairs system.

After the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was established, Richard also allocated special funds and asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to establish a diplomatic academy to slowly train diplomats.

At first, Richard wanted to allocate the east coast province to Rex, but as the situation developed, the Harland family's strength increased greatly. Now Richard is more inclined to grant the territory of the red moon plane to his second son. I don't know. Is he willing to agree?

Thompson was transferred from the commercial system to deputy minister of foreign affairs, responsible for commercial affairs, mainly dealing with troubles such as commodity competition.

There are nine provinces under the cabinet, namely the Central Province, the Black River Province, the Vera Province, the Grotta Province, the Eagle Province, the East Coast Province, the Annes Province, and the Pryland Province. , Rex Province.

Although the province of Rex was established not long ago, it was the core territory of Harland. Although Richard named the land after his second son Rex, he was unwilling to give the land to his second son.

In recent years, before the establishment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Leader Haaland established multiple departments such as taxation, civil affairs, and finance to gradually standardize government management.

Harland leads a primary school student who can read and write official documents, is proficient in four arithmetic, has certain knowledge of geography and history, and has also received simple military training. After five years of education, in addition to their extraordinary knowledge, their cultural quality is almost as good as that of minor nobles. As long as you practice for a period of time, you can serve as a basic bureaucrat.

Stevens Hogan was transferred out of the intelligence system and promoted to the position of Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, responsible for managing part of the foreign intelligence authority and the military attaché in charge of the intelligence system.

The province of Pryland is also a province that has not been established for a long time. Its territory is very vast, nearly 200,000 square kilometers. Although Richard spent a lot of effort to immigrate and add the hereditary nobles in the north of Pryland, the population barely exceeds 100. Ten thousand. Although this province has access to trains, large areas of land have not been developed and can only be barely self-sufficient. Economic development mainly relies on agriculture.

In the current Haaland Kingdom, the value of academic qualifications is very serious. If you want to be admitted to the civil service, you need to go through many difficulties. Especially the civil servants in the departments directly under the cabinet must be carefully selected. Middle school students are very rare. Elementary school graduates are now high-level. The threshold for recruiting people is not reached.

Jon Stork was also transferred from the legal department to serve as the third deputy minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He is responsible for studying the surrounding situation, strategic security, analyzing major issues such as politics, economy, religion, culture, etc., and providing strategies for diplomatic decision-making.

The East Coast Province has been established for many years. It has successively established three coastal port cities: Xinghui, Xiaguang, and Haikou. It relied on the three coastal port cities to develop inland and established dozens of strongholds. As the Harland Territory defeated the orcs and pushed the border to the north, the area of ​​​​the province increased by 30,000 square kilometers to an area of ​​270,000 square kilometers, but the population was only about 700,000.

After the establishment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, under Richard's personal attention, missions were immediately dispatched to the Grant Kingdom and the Grand Duchy of Stanik.

The province of Rex is the Dukedom of Rex. This province was the core of the former East Coast United Kingdom, with a land area of ​​280,000 square kilometers. Even if Richard moved some serfs, the total population would still be nearly 1,200. Thousands of people.

The establishment of a new department requires the transfer and recruitment of a large number of officials. For a traditional kingdom, it may be difficult to recruit and mobilize a thousand bureaucrats in a short period of time, but for the Harland leader, it is relatively simple.

Under the Government Affairs Council, there are eight departments: finance, foreign affairs, civil affairs, railways, taxation, transportation, health, and education. The ministers of these eight departments are all members of the State Council.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is a department that Richard attaches great importance to. The Minister is a natural member of the cabinet. Most of the external affairs of the Kingdom of Harland, both big and small, are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Generally speaking, the land is vast and sparsely populated. Because the land reclamation period is relatively short, this province cannot even be self-sufficient in food and needs support from the provinces of Heihe and Annes.

In the past ten years, the Eagle Province has received a lot of financial support and has experienced very rapid development. The province covers an area of ​​120,000 square kilometers and is divided into three counties and more than a dozen counties. Due to favorable factors such as the opening of the railway around the Eagle Mountain Range and the successful development of Snow Crystal Lake, the population of Eagle Province has exceeded two million.

Eagle Province has a strong foundation and can directly support the development of Puliland Province.

After defeating the orcs, the area of ​​Grotta Province increased by nearly 60,000 square kilometers. Including the fiefdom returned by Sutton, the total area of ​​​​the province already reached 180,000 square kilometers. Although Richard did not invest much in Grotta Province, the total population of this province also increased to 1.4 million.

The Black River Province is a densely populated area in the Harland Territory. Although it is relatively small, with only 80,000 square kilometers of land, it has been developed by the Grant royal family for many years, and Richard moved many factories. The population is very dense, and it is divided into three There are more than twenty counties, and the total population has exceeded four million. The central province is the core of the Harland Territory, with more than 60 counties in seven counties: Harland, Losa Basin, Salt Lake, Nanlu County, Forest County, and Martins County. Although it is the smallest area, only 80,000 square kilometers, it is the most densely populated area in Harland, with a population of 4.6 million.

The province of Vera was formed by the merger of the two former duchies of Edward and Fox. It covers an area of ​​180,000 square kilometers and is divided into four counties and more than a dozen counties. This province has been developed for many years by the Edward and Fox families, and its total population has increased to 2.3 million.

The nine major provinces of the Harland Kingdom add up to a total area of ​​1.54 million square kilometers and a total population of approximately 29.2 million.

After nearly thirty years of development, the country established by Richard has a territory equal to that of the Lion Kingdom, but has a population of 14 million less than the Lion Kingdom.

Because it is a new country, the power of the hereditary nobles in the Kingdom of Harland is not strong, and the total population they control is less than 1.2 million. The population directly controlled by the central government exceeds 28 million.

After the founding of the country, Richard already had the authority to canonize great nobles.

The first is Sutton. Although Sutton does not like secular territory, Richard still immediately conferred Sutton as a duke and regarded Elf Mystic Lock as his fief.

Then there is Viscount Luomen, whose meritorious service is enough for promotion. After more than a hundred years of struggle, he finally achieved a class jump and was promoted to the great aristocracy.

Because the Luomen family's fiefdoms were very scattered, Richard specially ordered to adjust them and plan the territories together as much as possible to facilitate their management.

The third great nobleman is his uncle Thoros. Thoros has made military exploits in the red moon plane this year, which is perfect for merging his family's territory into an earldom.

Although the eldest cousin Kent and the second cousin Morgan were separated for many years and were not very happy about merging their territories together, under Soros's strong request, they had no choice but to give in to their father, hand over the territories they had managed for many years, and merge them into one count. collar.

After all, the big nobles speak far better than the small nobles.

The remaining Jennings, Wilde and others did not have enough meritorious service to be promoted to the great aristocracy.

After distributing meritorious services and canonizing meritorious officials, the Kingdom of Harland gradually got on the right track, and Richard also began to adjust the laws and regulations in the territory. ,

In the past, in order to keep technology confidential, Leader Harland formulated many harsh laws. Even if there is no evidence, the security and intelligence departments have the right to kill people as long as they are close to secret-related departments.

Although this law delayed the time of technical leaks, it caused the death of many innocent people. As the situation developed, Richard revoked this decree from the source.

Although this kind of exclusive law has good effects, in the long run, it will cause endless disasters. This law does not respect human rights, and does not even have human rights. Naturally, it cannot bring the people back to their hearts.

If Richard wants to build an industrial society, he must create a social environment that is conducive to industrial development. To build this social environment, laws and ideas need to be adjusted. Not only does the top management need to make good plans, but the subjective initiative of the lower levels must also be brought into play.

After abolishing the bad laws, Richard decided to introduce patent laws.

In the past, technological research in the Harland Territory was mainly promoted by official departments. The territory's economic model was similar to the planned economy, with scientific research institutes and state-owned enterprises being the centers of technological research.

Technology research and development also relies on financial allocations. After successful research and development, it is basically handed over to the enterprise free of charge. These state-owned enterprises are also monopolies, and technology is basically difficult to circulate. In fact, patent laws are not needed.

On the contrary, the Magic Research Department, although there is no patent law, has similar rules.

Harland leads the magicians to produce research results, which are often written into papers. If you want to read the papers, you must pay contribution points. This contribution point is divided in half between the Harland Wizards Association and the magicians.

The contribution points of the Harland Master Mage Association are very useful. They can not only be exchanged for magic crystals, but can also be used to read papers.

Contribution points are required to redeem magic potions, super magic metals, and magic plants. Even to participate in a magician seminar, you need to pay contribution points. Within the framework of the Harland Mage Association, contribution points are much more precious than magic crystals.

With the development of the economy, the contribution of the private sector has become increasingly important. Big capitalists such as Odaye and Immorton already have large-scale research departments under their control. With the gradual advent of market economy, the introduction of the Patent Act has become imperative.

The introduction of the Patent Act is conducive to creating an environment for industrial development. This bill allows smart people to earn a lot of profits through patents and achieve a personal class jump.

Laws such as the Patent Protection Law and the Private Property Protection Law have been enacted to provide a platform for capitalists to rise and maintain a generally fair social environment. Only then will the desire of capitalists and skilled workers to improve their class be stimulated, and a large number of inventions and innovations will occur.

Richard has been running the territory for thirty years. One of his most important tasks is to create and protect this environment that is conducive to industrial development. Therefore, he will constantly patrol the territory, punish corrupt officials, and make the administration as clear as possible.

Over the past thirty years, Richard has established education, vigorously promoted new laws, promoted class mobility, pardoned freedmen on a large scale, formulated laws conducive to industrial development, and severely dealt with unqualified bureaucrats, thus creating a society suitable for industrial development. The territory has successfully cultivated a special class of capitalists.

Although the status of capitalists such as Odaye and Immorton in Haaland is not high and they have not yet entered the core layer, Richard will still support them secretly.

It's a pity that there is extraordinary power in the Dawn Plane, and the gods are the basis of everything. Even if the industry develops to the level of Richard's previous life, it cannot compete with the gods.

In the end, only industrial development and extraordinary strength walking on two legs can win in the cruel competition. And magic researchers are the core at the intersection of the two roads.

(End of this chapter)