Reborn In 17th century India with Black Technology

March 16th, 1657

Akhand Bhartiya Empire, Imperial Capital Bengaluru, Simhasana Bhavana

Prime Minister Vinod personally sent back the Venetian and Russian delegates on the empire’s own warships as a way of showing how much importance the Bharatiya Empire attaches to the tripartite agreement. Nôv(el)B\\jnn

It was Vijay who came up with the method to completely cripple the Ottoman Empire and, if possible, to destroy it. For that reason, he put a lot of thought into this deal.

He even made baseless declarations about the Safavid Empire, even though he wasn’t completely sure if his plan would work. However, he is certain that, according to the current situation in the Safavid Empire, a civil war is inevitable.

Although the various noble families strive to control the scope of their conflicts, in the end, they are isolating themselves in certain regions of the empire while simultaneously pulling their forces from other regions, which will undoubtadly lead to the nation being split up. Due to resource constraints in regions controlled by some nobles among the top noble families, a war is inevitable.

Hence, Vijay is very confident that he could find a collaborator in Safavid to support him in this great brawl. It is for this reason he has made the proclamation, and if his plans succeed, the Ottoman Empire would be greatly damaged and will have no energy to focus on bharat increasing its influence in Central Asia.

Having signed the memorandum of intent, Vijay has moved on to the next item on his schedule.

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Finance Minister Jagannath Mohan, along with the Minister of Trade and Commerce, Rajesh, got out of the carriage together and walked into the Royal Palace with tired expressions on their faces.

The last few weeks had been hard on them, especially for Rajesh, whose ministry was not only responsible for quality inspections across the empire but was also the main target of the intelligence departments for corruption. For this reason, Rajesh had to stay up late at night, fearing that one of his closest deputies might be a corrupt official.

The arrest of the Deputy directer Dharma in the department of Industry had given him nightmares, but fortunately, everything had ended, allowing him to heave a sigh of relief.

"Please enter, Your Excellencies. His Majesty is waiting for you," Ganesh said with an inviting gesture as soon as he saw the ministers.

Although he was curious why the expressions and complexions of the ministers’ faces were not good, he did not voice his concern, as it was not his place to do so.

However, Vijay, who saw their faces, couldn’t help but exclaim, "Hey, you guys, you need to take better care of your health. Look at your faces; you look like you haven’t slept for a week!"

Rajesh and Jagannath Mohan had bitter expressions on their faces. What could they say? That they were too tired due to the recent expansion of national finances? Or should they say that the recent crackdown on corruption had brought them a lot of pressure, making them unable to sleep?

However, both Jagannath Mohan and Rajesh simply nodded their heads and replied, "We will keep it in mind, Your Majesty."

Vijay quickly understood what was happening by looking at their expressions, but he did not expose them. Instead, he got to the topic directly.

"I know that the Ministry of Trade Commerce and Industry has been under a lot of pressure due to the quality inspection and maintenance of export standards in the empire, so I have decided to establish a new ministry solely responsible for maintaining regulations and standards in every sector of society."

Rajesh and Jagannath Mohan were taken aback; they had not expected His Majesty to summon them today regarding the establishment of a new ministry.

’A ministry focused on maintaining regulations and standards? How would that work?’ Jagannath Mohan thought to himself, as he had no clue about what the functions of such an organization would be. Would they go to every factory and test the quality?

"Your Majesty, if you don’t mind, could you explain the scope of this new ministry? I cannot fully understand what its functions are." Jagannath asked.

"Well," Vijay began, "the new ministry will be responsible for a range of crucial areas. It will handle the standardization of weights and measures, including length, weight, and volume. The ministry will also oversee currency and trade, focusing on coinage standards and exchange rates. In terms of materials and construction, it will regulate building materials and construction techniques.

For textiles and fabrics, it will manage fabric quality and dyeing. It will address food and agriculture by setting standards for agricultural practices and food preservation. Additionally, it will cover metalwork and craftsmanship, ensuring high quality metalwork and standard craftsmanship. Health and safety will include hygiene standards and food safety.

The ministry will also oversee transportation and shipping, setting vehicle standards and shipping guidelines, as well as documentation and record-keeping, including standardized formats and preservation techniques. Finally, it will establish quality control standards to maintain high standards across all sectors."

Rajesh and Jagannath were both impressed.

Rajesh quickly understood that this new ministry would greatly alleviate the burden on his own, which is currently facing quality control problems in the empire. His ministry is simply understaffed to handle such a task. However, he then had a doubt:

"Your Majesty, the scope of this ministry is too large. Setting all the parameters you mentioned will take a long time, and the resources required will also be substantial. Also, in my humble opinion, to decide on the regulations for various industries, normal civil servants are not qualified enough.

The only people who are qualified are professionals in various fields," he said, pausing with a hesitant expression. However, after making up his mind, he voiced his concerns, "But Your Majesty, the problem is that professionals are already in high demand and in short supply in every core industry of the empire, so won’t this waste the nation’s human resources?"

Vijay did not think for long as he told the answer he had prepared, "Well, Rajesh, what you said is true, but don’t worry. All the functions I have mentioned will not be implemented at once. I only need the Ministry of Standards, which is yet to be established, to be in control of the quality control part of the work. The rest of the work can be done gradually."

"Also, what you said about professionals working in the ministry is valid. How can we let industry professionals work in a ministry that does not actually advance scientific development in the empire, except to set standards of what is good and what is not?"

"So, I have already thought about this and came up with a solution. The Ministry of Regulations will establish a semi-governmental organization, which I call the Bharatiya Standards Organization, or BSO for short."

Vijay wrote the name in bharati script and showed it to the two ministers.

"This organization is termed semi-governmental because, although it will be established by the government, its main members will actually be from civilian industries—not directly affiliated with the government but employed for a temporary duration on a contractual basis.

My plan is to allow industry professionals from various fields to gather together and set up standards in their respective industries after thorough discussion with each other."

"In this way, not only will we avoid wasting the talents of the empire, but also the standards set by industry professionals will be realistic and achievable. Aditionally, This will eliminate the need for us to publicize the standards in the empire, as the professionals involved will be the best in their fields, making them the best advertisement within their circle.

Moreover, as they will be the ones suggesting the standards, they will also be self-conscious in implementing them."

Rajesh and Jagannath Mohan finally understood the whole plan. Admiration could not help but show up in the hearts of both of them. It is always like this: His Majesty would come up with something novel that greatly opens the minds of people like them who had thought they knew everything in their fields.

"It can be done, Your Majesty. Do you have any framework that you think we should work on?" Rajesh asked, as he was the most eager to throw off the burden of quality inspection.

Vijay nodded and replied, "The standards in quality control will be divided into multiple series, each starting with BSO, which stands for Bharatiya Standards Organization. And this is the emblem I drew for this organization."

The symbol was not too complex; it was the letter B in Bharati script with the letters "BSO" written internally in decreasing size. Vijay chose to keep it simple so that complex engraving machines would not be required. Then he continued:

"I have come up with several series that could be implemented.

The BSO 9000 series focuses on quality management of products; BSO 45,000 is for occupational health and safety; BSO 22,000 is for food safety management; BSO 13,400 is for medical devices; BSO 10,000 is for consumer product safety; BSO 20,000 is for assembly safety; BSO 40,000 is for security collaborative standards; BSO 28,000 is for security management systems in the supply chain; and BSO 50,000 is for vehicular durability and quality."

"So, I have come up with these frameworks for you to build upon. More series could be added depending on the industry, but for now, this should suffice for the purpose of exports to Europe."

Vijay noticed that both Jagannath Mohan and Rajesh were satisfied, so he was about to end the meeting. But suddenly, he remembered:

"Both of you, are there any candidates for the post of minister?"

Rajesh and Jagannath Mohan looked at each other in surprise, as they did not expect His Majesty would ask them such a question. However, Rajesh lowered his head, feeling that he should not make any suggestions considering that there was a corrupt official right under his nose.

Jagannath Mohan, on the other hand, thought about the matter seriously, and a candidate came to his mind—Amit Shah, who was extremely meticulous in his department.

"Your Majesty, I know a person named Amit Shah. He is a native of the Maratha Kingdom and migrated to our empire when the Maratha Kingdom was destroyed. Apparently, back in the Maratha Kingdom, he was a civil servant, so he joined the ministry fairly quickly given that he knew arithmetic well and was literate.

With further experience and his previous familiarity with the job, He rose through the ranks quickly due to his meticulous review of everything. He is currently one of the deputy directors in the Ministry of Finance."

Vijay couldn’t help but think of a figure from his previous life—a stout man with a smiling face. A smile appeared on his face. "Ganesh, bring the person named Amit Shah from the Ministry of Finance."

After Amit Shah arrived, Vijay realized that the person in front of him was indeed capable, so he decided to give him an opportunity.

The Ministry of standards was established in name and with the signature of Vinod and Vijay it was Formalised.

Hence, the next day, an invitation was sent to various industry professionals in the empire to set up quality standards for the goods that were about to be exported. The invitation was issued in the name of the new Ministry of Standards, with Amit Shah’s name as Minister, and to lend weight to the meeting, It was also signed by Rajesh, the Minister of Trade and Commerce.

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