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Chapter 11: Formation of Police Department & Police Academy
Hampi Palace, Vijayanagar Empire.
In the study room of Hampi Palace, Vijay polished his ideas, eager to implement them. He had all the knowledge of the original owner of the body, Vijay Deva Raya, but he soon realized that data alone wouldn't be enough. What he needed was the experience. The experience of being a true monarch of the nation.
*knock knock*
"Come in," Vijay said.
Vinod entered the room and said, "Your Highness, The imperial council is ready, and everyone is waiting for you."
Vijay raised his head and nodded.
*Imperial Council*
Murmurs filled the council hall as members discussed their work with each other. Suddenly, the sound of approaching footsteps caught everyone's attention. The doors opened, and Vijay entered, prompting everyone to stand and greet him.
Vijay gestured for everyone to sit down.
"Gentlemen, I would like to start the meeting by offering my apology," he said sincerely, bowing down slightly.
Startled, everyone jumped out of their seats. Raghvendra Bhat, The First to respond, quickly said, "Please don't do this, Your Highness. You are the son of God; you should not bow your head."
Vijay waved his hand noncommittally and ordered everyone to sit down, "I made a mistake, and I apologize. It's only natural for humans to do so. But as a king, my mistakes can have consequences that will hurt the nation and its people. I am no son of God, just a fortunate person born as the heir of the royal family."
The speech shocked everyone. No king had ever in the history of Vijayanagara had said such words before. Vijay was the first.
"In the future, to avoid such mistakes, I would need your help to polish the details of my ideas," he continued.
Everyone who heard this readily agreed to help him in whatever is needed.
"Leave it to us, Your Highness. We will do our best to help you," Logananda, the oldest person in the room, stated.
Vijay felt relieved and nodded.
"Now that we got that out of the way, Director Arjun, how is the status of recruiting people for the internal security department?"
Arjun quickly stood up, looking nervous, "Your Highness, there are not many people who are worth recruiting. Till now, less than 2000 people have been recruited."
Vijay nodded, confirming his suspicion.
"Marshal, how many military veterans aged 40 and above do we have?"
"50,000 people, Your Highness," Lokananda replied, without checking any document.
Vijay's next words made everyone tremble, "All 50,000 people will be retired as soon as possible."
"W-What?!" Everyone was scared out of their wits.
Lokananda tried to object, "Your Highness, I..."
Vijay cut him off, "I know what you all are worried about, Marshall, Everyone. You are concerned about the placement of veterans, right?"
Everyone nodded.
"I have Decided, The majority of these veterans will be transferred to the police department."
Confusion spread among the members.
Vijay quickly shared the document he was holding before they could ask, which contains all his ideas in them. As they read the document everyone was surprised and thought to themselves, "It can still be played like this ?''.
"As you all have seen, this document contains the workings and functions of the police department," he continued, "The police department will be under the direct control of the internal affairs department, and the temporary police chief will be Arjun."
"Like you have seen in the information, the police division is a unit to protect the rights of the people of the Empire and to maintain order. Hence, I find these veterans fit to serve as police officers and maintain order in the Empire."
Vijay noticed everyone nodding and asked, "Does anyone have anything to add?"
No one raised any objections except the old butler Ravi, but Vijay calmed him down.
"Then it's decided. The police department will be established immediately, and all the veterans except those above 55 will be police officers. The police force will consist of 50,000 personnel for now, and all major cities and towns will have a police station without fail."
Vijay handed over another document to everyone.
"This is a plan for the establishment of a police academy." freeweb(n)ovel
Another new term puzzled everyone. Vijay continued, "A police academy is a place where all future police officers will be trained. It will teach the laws of our empire, martial arts, and literacy. Raghavendra Bhat, you will have to arrange a few teachers for the academy."
Raghavendra nodded, still a bit confused. "Why is literacy relevant to the police department?" he wondered.
"Your Highness, is using teachers in the police academy a waste of resources?" Arjun hesitantly asked.
Vijay replied as a matter of factly, "Of course not. Knowledge is the Superpower of humans. Even a farmer can use force to solve a problem, but only a literate officer can handle the problem from happening. So literacy classes are mandatory," he continued, "Make no mistake, the police academy is a division-level unit on the same level as the police division. Arjun, you will also be the temporary head of this division ."
Arjun was dumbfounded by all the power suddenly entrusted to him, but soon felt the weight of the responsibility he is entrusted, he began to panic, he was only an army veteran with a little internal management experience, and all this power is making him uneasy
Despite the fear in his heart, he Firmed his resolve, he got up and saluted the king.
Vijay then ordered, "Arjun, I will be expecting you to choose the head of the police department and police academy."
Arjun was not disappointed but relieved in his heart and said, "As you wish, Your Highness."
Vijay quickly drank the high-sugar tea, approached Arjun, and passed on all the general knowledge about the police department and police academy, while he patted Arjun's back.
Though he fumbled a bit, the sugar kicked in, and he regained his composure. "Formulate the plans for the formation of the police department and police academy and send a report for me to review."
"It will be done, Your Majesty," Arjun responded hesitantly, thinking about how to complete the task.
"Now, on to the next objective."