The Sun and the Lion

"Your Majesty, with the expansion of the territory, the order's monks have begun to be short of monks. If we cannot fill this gap, then our missionary work will be seriously hindered." Sadr Yusuf suddenly mentioned religious issues.

Except for Mashhad, Qom and other areas where Shiites gather, the influence of Shiites on the Iranian plateau is so small that except for the sect’s own monks, Ibrahim really couldn’t recruit them. Persian Shiite jurist. However, Shia is still somewhat influential in the Levant and Arab regions, and there are many Shia jurists.

"The dervishes in Asia Minor cannot move. You can ask Turgut to cooperate with you to recruit jurists in Lebanon and Arabia." Ibrahim quickly gave a solution.

"Yes." Yusuf wrote down the order and sat down.

"Everyone, I think we need a complete set of standards for official selection and assessment. Dear royal representative Inar, what do you think?" Ibrahim suddenly asked. The sensitive viziers all felt that His Majesty the Sultan would There is no movement, but I don’t know who to focus my eyes on.

Persian civil servants have a long tradition of politics. Since the Achaemenid Dynasty, scribes have appeared in government agencies. By the Sasanian Dynasty, they had become one of the three noble castes, on an equal footing with warriors and priests. After the introduction of Tianfang religion, although the caste system disappeared, scribes continued to exist as a special group and continued to serve the rulers of the plateau they ruled. The official selection system in Persia was mainly divided into two types: military merit and examination. It was never possible to develop official selection by examination. It was not until the Westernization Reform that examinations were introduced.

"Your Majesty, I believe that a complete set of bureaucratic assessment standards is beneficial and harmless to the normal operation of administrative agencies, but the specific indicators need to be discussed slowly." Inar stood up slowly, held it in for a while, and finally said slowly After spitting out his answer, although it was a cliche, Ibrahim still expressed his agreement politely.

"Let's talk about the selection of officials first. According to tradition, the appointment of this official depends on my direct appointment, or on the recommendation of my subordinates, and then I decide whether to use it, or on military merit, but this is mainly the selection of military attachés." Ib Rushing paused, and the viziers did not question, but listened quietly.

"However, this ancestral law needs to be changed. We can open the road to officialdom to all civil servants, as long as they can prove in the exam that they have this ability."

"Test? So, how do you think the test should be taken?" Grand Vizier Muhammad Zakaria asked first.

"Official documents, arithmetic, law, classics and current affairs, official documents and current affairs must be tested, and the other three subjects determine the direction of his next appointment. All candidates who pass the exam will be registered, and if there are vacancies, they will be immediately arranged to take up the post ." Ibrahim told the whole plan.

"Your Majesty, who will be responsible for this matter?" the Grand Vizier continued to ask, stroking his beard.

"The representative of the royal power will be responsible for the selection and assessment of all bureaucrats, so the Grand Vizier will not have to worry about it." Ibrahim pointed to Inar, who was drinking coffee.

"Your Majesty is thoughtful." After a small flattery, Muhammad Zakaria sat down.

"Dear representative of the royal power, please show me the official evaluation regulations within fifteen days."

"As you command, Your Majesty." Inar grimaced and accepted the task.

"Great Emir, how many troops do we have at our disposal now?" Ibrahim raised one of the most important issues at the meeting. As soon as these words came out, Tofmas felt what would happen and looked at Ibrahim and Hussein nervously.

"Your Majesty, including the Georgians, you have fifteen thousand captains on standby in Tabriz." With fifteen thousand households, there are only fifteen thousand people in total, not to mention that the cavalry regiments are still thinking about it in various places. Do your best to replenish troops.

Ibrahim shook his head and said: "This amount of troops is not enough to crush Diyarbakir and Baghdad. I need at least forty captains, and this is only the cavalry." After finishing speaking, Tovmas He almost fell down, but he still held on with his hands.

"Lord Tophmas, are you okay?" Ibrahim asked with concern, obviously pretending to be stupid, and the other viziers also looked at Tophmas with a smile, and suddenly the meeting hall was full of people. The air is full of joy.

"No...it's okay. It's just that Your Majesty, the cost of these 40,000 cavalrymen...can Azerbaijan alone afford it?" Tovmas said the question he was most concerned about. He spoke like a Georgie. Langtai was very funny, but all the viziers sitting there were stunned.

"In addition to Azerbaijan, look for Shuyuan www.zhaoshuyuan.com. Am I still ruling Armenia and Georgia? Besides, there are also the treasury of Diyarbakir and Baghdad to help pay their salaries."

Although Ibrahim gave the answer, Tofmas was still worried about whether the finances would go bankrupt.

"Oh my gosh, we have to maintain the roads and station system, pay salaries to the Shah's slaves, and maintain the city's public facilities..." Tovmas listed the places where money needs to be spent, and then looked at Yi with an embarrassed look. Brahim.

"I will find ways to expand my income. You don't need to protest anymore. We have not yet included the entire plateau. All resources are tilted towards the army. This is the current situation and will change in the future." Ibrahim comforted him slightly. He looked at the finance minister for a moment, and then asked Hussein: "You said it is difficult to replenish the troops, right?"

Hussein nodded.

"Georgia gave quotas for six regiments, and Armenia gave quotas for eight regiments. The remaining eleven newly formed regiments were recruited from the original army as officers, and the soldiers were recruited from all herdsmen who could ride horses, regardless of where they came from. Which tribe? There are so many Turkmen tribes in Azerbaijan, is there still a shortage of manpower?" Ibrahim thought for a while and added: "The bow holders will no longer work as military judges, and a new military police force will be formed to maintain military discipline. "

Hussein wrote down Ibrahim's order, and then reminded: "Your Majesty, in this case, the next offensive can only be launched in the autumn at the earliest, and the overall quality of the army will decline."

"I know." Ibrahim replied casually, and then said: "When I have forty thousand captains, I will be crowned the King of Kings in the city of Tabriz, and the military parade will be my coronation ceremony! The meeting is dismissed."

Under the eyes of all the viziers, Ibrahim stood up and left the chamber.