Chapter 46: Requesting Follow-up Reads! Everything Belongs to the World Government!
The Marines being overly strong is one aspect, but the structure of the World Government itself, in Im's view, also has significant issues, even bigger problems in this area. Thinking of this, he felt a bit annoyed.
Casually picking up the Red Wine from the Coffee Table, he poured some into the Crystal Cup, swirled it thoughtfully, and took a sip. Suddenly, holding the glass, he stood up and slowly walked out of the Tree House.
Perhaps it was psychological, but he felt a bit stuffy, so he came out for a walk.
Stepping on the silver-grey Ground beneath his feet, under the vast Milky Way of stars, he strolled gently under the bright Moonlight, occasionally smelling the fragrance of the Red Wine.
The Maids nearby, ready to serve at any moment, didn't dare to look around carelessly. They respectfully lowered their heads, with their hands placed in front of them.
As he walked, Im followed his instinct and habitually came to a piano with no embellishments or decorations, its overall appearance being pure silver.
This piano has a Name, given by his Previous Life Im three hundred and forty-two years ago, called the 'Moon God Piano'.
Im glanced at the full moon in the sky, casually sat on the piano stool, conveniently placed the bright red Crystal Cup aside, and his right finger gently brushed over the black and white keys.
Over these past few hundred years, his Previous Life stayed deep within Mary Geoise and wasn't completely idle. After all, he was also a person and needed to relieve boredom, thus intermittently coming into contact with many things. However, only two things could make him engrossed.
Music and painting.
Comparing the two, his fondness for music was a bit greater.
However, this so-called music of his had nothing to do with singing; it purely referred to playing musical instruments. The long years and Time allowed him to master many musical instruments, and his proficiency would be considered modest even if described as 'mastery'.
And among the many musical instruments, his Previous Life loved the piano the most!
Sitting in front of this 'Moon God Piano', memories of many past solo performances under the moon gradually surfaced in Im's Mind. Immediately, his slender fingers felt a bit difficult to restrain, so he simply raised both hands and slowly played one note after another.
As he played, he became more and more proficient, his ten fingers becoming more and more nimble. At first, he only played the melodies his Previous Life often played. Before long, the melody suddenly changed drastically, becoming grander, stronger, and full of Spirit. This scene subconsciously attracted the Maids, who cautiously watched with their peripheral vision.
The Name of this piece is called "Giant Fortress". It was one of Im's favorite tracks when he was following anime back then.
The soul-stirring piano melody caused his Mind to fall into deep thought once again.
Although the departmental structure of the World Government looks somewhat decent, upon closer examination, one will find many shortcomings.
In terms of Administration, the highest department is the Political Affairs Department, managed by Saint Topman Warcury. Below the Political Affairs Department are the Administrative Department and the Finance Department.
The Finance Department is responsible for the issuance of Berry, the management of Banks, and the collection of Heavenly Tribute, while the Administrative Department manages more things and a wider scope, responsible for construction, Taxation, Audit, Industry, and so on.
But the problem lies in, firstly, the staff in each department are few, and secondly, the departmental divisions for each area are too simplistic. This gives people a feeling of being very complex and chaotic.
Of course, the so-called 'few people' is in his view, because according to his own future plan, the number of Government staff is far from enough with the current numbers.
For example, after this Reverie, the next Reverie will have to start addressing the issue of Heavenly Tribute Reform.
If one wants to follow the system of United Nations membership fees from the Previous Life and charge flexibly according to proportion, it's impossible for those Affiliated Countries to calculate it themselves, because it needs to consider a Nation's Population, Economy, Industry, and other aspects.
In the Previous Life, most Nations and the United Nations itself had Finance Teams, while the development levels of the Affiliated Countries in this World vary greatly. A large portion even remain in ancient Society. Even a large Nation like Alabasta would find it difficult to have many sufficiently excellent, professional Financial Talent.
As such, if one wants to implement proportional charging, the World Government must bear this heavy responsibility, assessing the actual Situation of each Affiliated Country. This would require a great many Professionals from various fields.
The problem arises again: Where do the Professionals come from?
Logically speaking, they should naturally be selected from specialized Training Schools. But according to the actual Situation he has seen, the World Government simply doesn't have a department related to Education.
Most of the Affiliated Countries under its banner also don't have many schools. Education among the Nobility is conducted in the form of Private Tutors, while for the lower-class Civilian, it can only be passed down orally by older elders.
In other words, if he wants a large number of Professionals, he must first start by building schools. How despairing is that?
For a moment, the melody under Im's fingertips changed again, sounding like it contained much more annoyance, helpless Negative Emotions.
In this Situation, if one wants to lower the amount of Heavenly Tribute and reduce the pressure on poor and small Nations, one can only choose the crude 'one-size-fits-all' approach, lowering the amount for all Nations together, regardless of whether they are large, small, rich, or poor.
But if this is done, the annual income of the World Government will surely plummet. Even with the previous Foundation, it likely won't last for many years.
Therefore, the best way is still to charge proportionally: large and rich Nations pay more, while small and poor Nations pay less.
So what method can solve the problem of lacking Talent?
Im thought for a long, long Time, but his playing fingers had not stopped, merely continuously repeating the piece "Giant Fortress".
For a moment, an extremely tense atmosphere filled the entire Room of Authority.
That's right!
Suddenly, Im, who had originally closed his eyes, suddenly opened them wide. At the same Time, an invisible Aura erupted from his body, causing the wine glass holding half a cup of Red Wine nearby to vibrate, and the rhythm of his finger playing gradually accelerated.
The Nations in this World, due to the difficulty of transportation between Islands, have resulted in huge disparities in the development level of each Nation.
But this also represents that among them are not only backward Nations but also advanced Nations. Some of these Nations are similar to the modern era, some have reached modern levels, and some are even at a future level.
From ancient times to the future Era, the Civilization of every Era can be found on this Great Sea. This is its most incredible aspect.
This is another kind of 'complete set of internal organs', it's just that the positions of the 'organs' are a bit messy.
North Blue!
That's right, what Im thought of was it. This is a Sea Area that possesses a large amount of heavy Industry, cities and Hospitals with a modern style.
In such a place, it's impossible not to have a relatively mature Education Industry. Modernized Industry and commerce definitely require a large amount of Talent in Technology, Medical Treatment / Medicine, and Finance.
Besides this, in other Sea Areas, although relatively fewer, there are also Islands with higher levels of Civilization, for example, Loguetown in the East Blue, Water Seven on the Grand Line, Future Country Baldimore, and so on.
Then the World Government can completely recruit, or even conscript, the Talent needed in various aspects from these Nations, to expand the various departments of the Government!
The more Im thought about it, the more Excitement he felt. He realized he had previously entered a misconception.
The most suitable management method for this World is not blindly developing from scratch, 'farming', but the deployment of Talent and the deployment of Resources.
What is needed only needs to be found where it exists, because this Great Sea has everything. It just depends on whether one can find it, whether one knows how to look, and how to utilize it well after finding it.
For example, an Affiliated Country has no electricity, doesn't even have the Ability to manufacture basic parts, and is completely an ancient Nation. According to common sense, it should be built from scratch. This is the conventional approach for most Transmigrators.
As for him, Im, he only needs to have people from another modernized Affiliated Country send the required Materials, equipment, and Talent over.
Isn't this also the biggest reason he valued the Sea Train?
Although there is no Sea Train now, simply transferring the needed Professionals from various Nations by Ship is also fine. At most, it's just a bit more troublesome!
What the World Government doesn't have is fine, as long as an Affiliated Country has it.
In a word, what belongs to the World Government belongs to the World Government. What belongs to the Affiliated Countries also belongs to the World Government. As for non-Affiliated Countries, hehe, they can naturally also belong to the World Government!
Stopping his playing, Im happily picked up the wine glass nearby and leisurely brought the bright red liquid to his mouth.
(End of this chapter)