Reborn In 17th century India with Black Technology

July 1st, 1657

Akhand Bharatiya Empire, Imperial Capital-Bengaluru, Parliament Hall

Beads of sweat appeared on the faces of nearly all the ministers in the Parliament. The thing they feared most had become a reality: His Majesty was really going to split up their ministries. Although the power they held was given to them by His Majesty himself, they were still a little unwilling after enjoying the benefits of power for the last two years.

Sadly though, even if they were unwilling, no one voiced an objection to Vijay’s decision. The ministers knew that objecting to Vijay’s decision was the same as seeking death, so the best they could hope for was that their power would not be affected too much.

Vijay, looking at the constipated expressions on the ministers’ faces, knew what they were thinking, and he could not help but feel amused at how quickly these people, who were barely literate a few years ago, had become a group of promising bureaucrats and politicians.

There was nothing unexpected, though; Vijay knew that things would be like this when he decided on the system his empire would be run on.

"Now, let me start the reorganisation and restructuring of The executive branch, which will be collectively called as the Imperial Committee."

"The Imperial Committee will have three branches like the previous system, but the functions have been drastically increased. Now, I want you all to go through the documents you have been provided and follow along while I explain."

The ministers took out the report document that was placed under the desk in a neat envelope.

Noticing that everyone had the document in their hands, Vijay began: "The three branches, similar to the previous system, will be the Brahma Branch, the Vishnu Branch, and the Maheshwara Branch."

"Under the Brahma Branch are the Judicial Department, the Intellectual Property Department, the Academy of Sciences, and the Bharatiya External Pragya.

"The Judicial Department under the Brahma Branch will have control over the circuit courts, township courts, criminal courts, land dispute courts, district courts, high courts, and the Supreme Court."

The Minister of Justice, Bhuvan, noticed His Majesty’s gaze directed towards him, but he didn’t feel too much pressure. Since the government was established a few years ago, his department had already been divided into executive and legislative branches, and he had always been in charge of the legislative side of the Judiciary.

Hence his Majesty’s decision did not actually take away any of his power, and he had no worries in his heart.

Vijay, nodding at Bhuvan, continued, "The divisions of the courts are self-explanatory. Circuit courts are small courts, township courts are courts present in townships, and the criminal and land dispute courts fall under the category of special courts that are only responsible for criminal cases and land dispute cases."

"Due to the majority of disputes arising from land issues, a court has been specifically set aside for land dispute cases. Given the special nature of criminal cases, these cases will also be specially set aside for Judiciary proceedings."

"Make note that even after going through the criminal courts and land dispute courts, if a dispute is not resolved, it can be taken to the district courts, high courts, and ultimately, the Supreme Court.

However, criminal cases and land dispute cases cannot be taken to circuit courts and township courts, as they are not equipped to handle criminal cases and do not have sufficient personnel to deal with land dispute cases."

Vijay set up so many types of courts because he did not want the legal system in his empire to become as broken as the one that had existed in India in his past life, where cases filed in the courts by a normal citizen would only be resolved after a very long time. In serious cases, depending on the complexity of the case, the judgment could go on for multiple generations.

The situation of a grandson fighting over a case filed by his grandfather was not too uncommon in his past life. For this reason, he not only increased the number of justice workers, such as lawyers and judges but also set up special courts for convenient and quick dispute resolution.

As Vijay was reading from his notes, Bhuvan and the rest of the ministers wrote down the details in their notebooks and finally nodded in understanding.

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Vijay continued to explain, "Under the Intellectual Property Department, until now we only had patent management. But from now on, copyright management, trademark management, industrial design management, and the Geological Indication Bureau will be established."

The ministers quickly flipped through the report and understood the meanings of each term. However, Rajesh was confused about one thing. "Your Majesty, could you please briefly explain the functions of this Geological Indication Bureau you mentioned?"

Vijay nodded and explained, "Well, in simple terms, this bureau will be responsible for approving people who make products famous with the appeal of a territory."

Rajesh had a confused expression on his face as he still did not understand what this meant, and he was not alone.

Looking at the clueless faces, Vijay sighed, thought for a while and decided to give an example. "Consider Kanchipuram silk sarees. These sarees are renowned for their quality and are closely associated with the city of Kanchipuram. This association makes them special.

If a new product or producer can prove that their product is as distinctive and linked to a particular place as Kanchipuram silk sarees, they will be awarded a geographical indication certificate. This certificate gives them exclusive rights to manufacture and sell the product under that specific name, ensuring that only products genuinely connected to that region can use the name."

Rajesh’s eyes immediatly lit up as he started to understand. "Is it like the Himalayan oak, Your Majesty?"

"That’s right," Vijay answered.

"Oh, so it’s like that."

"This should also boost tourism,"

All the ministers had an enlightened expression on their faces as they absorbed the information.

Vijay: "Right, moving on, under the Academy of Sciences, both the Bharatiya Academy of Military Sciences and the Bharatiya Academy of Civilian Sciences will be managed as usual. However, as new additions, three new institutions will be established: the Nalanda Institute of Fundamental Sciences, the Takshashila Institute of Human Exploration, and the Bharatiya Academy of Computation."

"My goal for reviving Nalanda and Takshashila is to make them renowned across the globe once again. I want these institutes to rise to the pinnacle of Bharatiya civilization and heritage, blazing a trail of excellence and innovation! For this reason, I do not want these institutes to be just normal universities where anyone can join.

Instead, I want these two world-class institutes to be at the forefront of human technology. I want Nalanda to lead in fundamental sciences, setting up the foundation for the study of our material world, both physics and mathematics, and I want Takshashila to excel in human exploration, whether it is for ocean exploration or, God willing, space exploration.

Hence, they are allowed to recruit professors and students from any part of the empire and from any department of the empire."

"Oh Deva!"

Exclamations rang out among the Cabinet ministers. Even though they were highly experienced in their line of work, they never imagined that their monarch would set his sights on the unknown space beyond Earth. This was a concept no one would even dare to imagine. Their empire had only recently begun to explore the unpredictable ocean, and even that felt too exciting for the ministers.

But now, His Majesty had set his sights directly on the vast and immeasurable space. They were in awe. Looking at the burning eyes of their monarch, they now understood that His Majesty had ambitions far beyond their comprehension.

Vijay always felt that the names of Nalanda and Takshashila had been tarnished in his past life after allowing private individuals to open institutions in their names.

In his opinion, they should have been made into world-famous research institutes like the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science or the Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire (European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN). He always dreamed of how glorious it would be to have a hadron collider under an institute named Nalanda or an observatory under the name of Takshashila.

Unfortunately, his wish could not be fulfilled in his past life, so he is making up for the regrets in this life.

Taking a deep breath, Vijay concluded, "Now that sums up Branch Brahma. "

"Next, we move on to the second branch, Vishnu."

"Branch Vishnu will have multiple departments and organizations directly under my control."

"Branch Vishnu will mainly consist of the Emperor’s Office, the Royal Guards, the Royal Intelligence Bureau, Asura Special Forces, Post offices, Arkha Dristhi Communication Towers and Communication Stations, National Highway Authority of Bharat (NHAB), Reserve Bank of Bharat(RBOB), Land Audit and Management Bureau, Public Schools, Public Colleges, Public Universities, Specialisation Universities, Public Hospitals, Bharathiya Medical Institutes, Salary and Pension Management, Soldier and Athlete Retirement Management Bureau, Bharathiya Treasury, Minerals Management and Audit Bureau, Strategic Minerals Management Bureau, Housing and Public Infrastructure Maintenance and Management Bureau, Emergency and Disaster Management Bureau, Citizen database management bureau, Monetary press of Bharat."

"Most of the departments are newly added, and some are taken from multiple ministries. Among the newly added departments, one of them is The Royal Intelligence Bureau, which will be exclusively under my command and directly responsible for monitoring all three intelligence organizations of the empire.

The Asura Special Forces is a special unit directly under my command that will recruit troops from the Marines, Commandos, and Rangers. The rest of the departments and their functions should be explained well in the report."

Having read the report, Minister of Communication, Kumar had a big frown on his face, as his interests were the most affected. Both the post offices and the signal towers were no longer under his direct control, drastically reducing his power. Unfortunately, even though he was very unwilling, there was nothing he could do.

The thought of fighting back did not even cross Kumar’s mind, as he still remembered the purge that happened only a few months ago. He had no wish to end up in prison.

Aside from Kumar, Nirmal from the Ministry of Transportation was also heartbroken, as the National Highway Authority of Bharat (NHAB) was placed directly under His Majesty’s command. He wondered what his power would become now that the main road transportation authority, which he previously controlled, had been taken away.

P.S. To be Continued...