Chapter 46 Seeking Readership! Everything Belongs to the World Government!
The Navy being too powerful was one aspect, but in Imu's view, the structure of the World Government itself also had significant problems, and these problems were even greater. Thinking of this made him feel somewhat irritable.
Casually picking up the red wine on the coffee table, he poured some into a crystal glass, thoughtfully swirled it, took a sip, and then suddenly stood up with the wine glass in hand, slowly walking out of the Treehouse.
Perhaps it was psychological, but he felt a bit stuffy, so he came out for a walk.
Stepping on the silver-gray Ground beneath his feet, under the Milky Way Stars filling the sky, he strolled gently in the bright Moonlight, occasionally savoring the aroma of the red wine.
The Maids nearby, ready to serve at any moment, didn't dare to look around carelessly, bowing respectfully with their Hands placed in front of them.
As he walked, Imu followed his instincts, habitually arriving at a piano that was completely unadorned and entirely silver.
This piano had a name, given by the previous Imu three hundred and forty-two years ago, called 'Moon God Piano'.
Imu glanced at the Full Moon in the sky, casually sat on the piano chair, placed the scarlet crystal glass aside, and gently brushed his right finger across the black and white keyboard.
For hundreds of years, the previous Imu had secluded himself in the deepest part of Mary Geoise, but he wasn't doing nothing. After all, he was still human and needed to relieve boredom. He had intermittently dabbled in many things, but only two truly captivated him.
Music and painting.
Comparing the two, he had a greater fondness for music.
However, his so-called music had nothing to do with singing; it purely referred to playing instruments. The long years had allowed him to master many instruments, and his proficiency was so high that even the word "mastery" seemed somewhat modest.
Among the many instruments, the previous Imu loved the piano the most!
Sitting in front of this 'Moon God Piano', memories of solo performances under the moonlight gradually surfaced in Imu's mind. His slender fingers felt restless, so he simply raised both Hands and slowly played one note after another.
As he played, he became more and more skilled, his ten fingers becoming increasingly nimble. At first, he was just playing melodies that the previous Imu often played, but before long, the melody suddenly changed drastically, becoming more magnificent, powerful, and full of spirit. This scene unconsciously attracted the Maids, who cautiously glanced over with the corners of their eyes.
The name of this tune was "Giant Fortress", one of Imu's favorite tracks when he was watching anime in his previous life.
The soul-stirring piano melody plunged him back into deep thought.
The departmental structure of the World Government, although seemingly well-organized, revealed many shortcomings upon closer inspection.
In terms of administration, the highest department was the Political Affairs Institute, headed by Saint Topman Valcury. Under the Political Affairs Institute were the Administrative Department and the Ministry of Finance.
The Ministry of Finance was responsible for the issuance of Belly, bank management, and the collection of Celestial Tribute, while the Administrative Department managed even more and a wider range of things, responsible for construction, taxation, auditing, Industry, and so on.
But the problem was that, first, there were very few staff members in each department, and second, the departmental divisions in each area were too simplistic, giving a feeling of great complexity and chaos.
Of course, the so-called lack of personnel was only in his view, because according to his future plans, the number of government employees was far from sufficient.
For example, after this World Conference, the next World Conference would have to address the issue of reforming the Celestial Tribute system.
If they wanted to implement a flexible fee system based on the UN Membership Fees system from his previous life, it would be impossible for the Member States themselves to calculate it, because it would have to take into account a country's population, economy, Industry, and other aspects.
Most countries in his previous life, as well as the United Nations itself, had Financial Teams, but the development level of the Member States in this World varied greatly. A large proportion even remained in ancient societies. Even a large country like Alabasta would find it difficult to have many sufficiently excellent and professional Financial Talent.
As a result, if they wanted to implement proportional fees, the World Government would have to shoulder this responsibility, assessing the actual situation of each Member State, which would require a large number of professionals in various fields.
Another problem arose: where would the professionals come from?
Logically, they should be selected from specialized Training School, but according to what he had seen, the World Government had no department related to Education at all.
Most of the Education within its Member States was conducted in the form of Private Tutor for the Nobles, while the Civilians at the bottom could only rely on oral teachings from older elders.
In other words, if he wanted a large number of professionals, he would have to start by building School. How despairing!
For a time, the melody under Imu's fingertips changed again, sounding much more troubled, filled with helpless negative emotions.
Under such circumstances, if they wanted to reduce the amount of Celestial Tribute and alleviate the pressure on poor and Small Country, they could only choose a crude, across-the-board approach, reducing the amount for all countries, regardless of size or wealth.
But if they did so, the World Government's annual income would inevitably plummet, and even with the previous foundation, it probably wouldn't last for many years.
So, the best way was still proportional fees, with large, wealthy countries paying more, and small, poor countries paying less.
Then, what could be done to solve the problem of talent shortage?
Imu thought for a long time, a long time, but his fingers had not stopped playing, just constantly repeating the tune of "Giant Fortress".
For a time, the entire Moon Chamber was filled with an extremely tense Atmosphere.
That's right!
Suddenly, Imu, who had been closing his eyes, abruptly opened them. At the same time, an invisible Aura erupted from his body, causing the wine glass beside him, containing half a glass of red wine, to tremble, and the rhythm of his finger playing gradually quickened.
In this World, due to the Transportation Problem between Islands, the level of development of each country varied greatly.
But this also meant that among them, there were not only backward countries, but also advanced countries. Some of these countries were similar to modern times, some had reached modern levels, and some were even of future standards.
From ancient times to the future era, civilizations from every period could be found on this Grand Line, which was the most incredible thing about it.
This was another kind of comprehensiveness, except that the positions of the five viscera were somewhat chaotic.
North Blue!
That's right, what Imu thought of was it. This was a Sea Area with a large number of Heavy Industry, modern-style City and Hospital.
Such a place could not be without a relatively mature Education Industry. Modern Industry and Commerce would definitely require a large number of technical, medical, and Financial Talent.
In addition, other Sea Area, although relatively fewer, also had Islands with higher levels of Civilization, such as Loguetown in the East Blue, City of Seven Waters on the Grand Line, Baltimore, the future nation, and so on.
Then the World Government could completely recruit, or even conscript, the various kinds of Talent needed from these countries to expand the various departments of the government!
The more Imu thought about it, the more excited he became. He realized that he had previously entered a misunderstanding.
The most suitable management method for this World was not simply developing from scratch, farming, but the dispatch of Talent and the dispatch of Resource.
Whatever was needed, he just needed to find a place that had it, because this Grand Line had everything, it just depended on whether he could find it, whether he knew how to find it, and how to make good use of it after finding it.
For example, if a Member State had no Electricity, or even the Ability to manufacture basic Parts, and was completely an ancient country, according to common sense, it should be built from scratch. This was the conventional approach of most Transmigrator.
But Imu, he only needed to send people from another modernized Member State to send over the Materials, Equipment, and Talent needed.
Wasn't this also the biggest reason why he valued the Sea Train?
Although there was no Sea Train now, it was also possible to just have the required professionals from various countries take ships, at most it would be a little more troublesome!
What the World Government didn't have, it could get as long as the Member States had it.
In a word, what belonged to the World Government belonged to the World Government, and what belonged to the Member States also belonged to the World Government, and what belonged to non-Member States, hehe, of course, could also belong to the World Government!
Stopping his playing, Imu happily picked up the wine glass beside him and leisurely sent the scarlet wine into his mouth.
(End of Chapter)