Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1659 You were the emperor of the Saint Laurent Empire before, right?
"arrive."

The secretary's office was next to the Hall of Diligent Governance. Originally, this room was used by Huo Qubing and Li Bowen for their afternoon rest.

After all, the two of them were busy until noon, and with only a short lunch break, going back and forth would be exhausting, which is why this arrangement was made.

However, with the establishment of the secretary's office, the two of them obviously lost their own lunch break room.

Zhou Xu had two folding beds arranged for the two of them in the Qin Zheng Hall. They could be folded up and placed to the side normally, but if they wanted to take a nap, they could just unfold the beds and make do with it.

At that moment, standing at the door of the secretary's office, Karl pointed to the room next door.

"That's the Hall of Diligent Governance over there. Neither of the two assistant officials went home last night; they were busy all night. They're here now."

"..."

Wow, that's quite sudden.

But Carl ignored him and walked into the secretary's office after speaking.

A large batch of documents arrived this morning; they're quite busy right now.

Charman stood still, and the two guards standing not far away outside the Hall of Diligent Governance had already noticed him.

There was nothing he could do but compose himself and walk over.

Even the guards at the palace gates knew him, so it was impossible for the guards responsible for guarding the Hall of Diligent Governance not to recognize this newly appointed assistant.

Then, one of the guards raised his hand.

"The other two assistants are working inside the hall, please wait a moment."

After he finished speaking, one of the guards stepped into the hall.

Huo Qubing and Li Bowen, who had been working all night, were not in good condition at the moment.

Looking at the documents in front of him, he scratched his head from time to time, looking quite distressed.

The Great Zhou Dynasty did not have a tradition of keeping long hair. Because long hair was too troublesome to manage, they had all cut their hair short.

The black work uniform made him look exceptionally capable.

Of course, no matter how capable you are, your mental state will obviously not be very good after staying up all night.

The guards who entered the hall did not speak immediately. Instead, they took advantage of the moment when one of them finished processing the documents in his hand and stepped forward to report in a low voice...

"Reporting, sir, our new assistant officer, Charman, has arrived."

Upon hearing this, Huo Qubing, who was having a headache at the time, suddenly brightened up.

"Invite him in quickly!"

"Yes!"

With permission granted, Charman entered the Hall of Diligent Governance without any trouble.

The Hall of Diligent Governance is quite large; it is the largest hall in the palace besides the Hall of Court Assembly.

However, the space inside the hall did not feel particularly spacious.

Because huge solid wood bookshelves had been placed all around, filled with neatly organized documents, and many handcarts, also piled high with documents, were also placed on the surrounding open space.

And on the desk, which serves as the main office, the documents are piled up like mountains.

Charman was quite familiar with this setup; in fact, he was even somewhat acquainted with it.

His administrative office was basically in the same state, and when he got busy, all sorts of documents would pile up everywhere.

However, the Hall of Diligent Governance in front of him was several times larger than his office, and the sheer volume of documents piled up there was truly exaggerated.

Before Charman could even take a closer look, Huo Qubing's gaze had already fallen upon him.

"Charman?"

"it's me."

Charman tensed up slightly, about to ask himself what to do next, when Huo Qubing immediately waved to him.

"Come here, come here!"

Charman was a little confused, but he still went over. Meanwhile, Huo Qubing continued to ask him questions.

"You were once the emperor of the Saint Laurent Empire, right?"

The question sounded strange, but Charman nodded nonetheless.

"Yes."

"Great, look at this."

As Huo Qubing spoke, he placed a document in front of Charman.

"Take a look at how to handle this."

Upon hearing this, Charman's gaze instinctively fell on the document that Huo Qubing had spread out.

He then quickly confirmed that this was work focused on the surrendered Saint Laurent Empire.

After the Saint Laurent Empire announced its surrender, the relevant work naturally had to be taken over by the Great Zhou.

In addition, their own post-war work in the Great Zhou Dynasty has made the workload of the Diligent Governance Hall explode during this period.

Given this premise, the most difficult part for Huo Qubing and his team in handling the work in the Saint Laurent region was that they did not have a good understanding of some local matters or even the situation, which to a large extent made them feel at a loss.

In this context, Charman's arrival was undoubtedly a timely boon.

"Well, as long as..."

Although the problem with Huo Qubing came suddenly, Charman's abilities were undeniable, and he quickly got into the swing of things.

Charlemagne was undoubtedly a diligent emperor during his reign, which made him exceptionally adept at handling documents related to the Saint Laurent region.

With Charman's assistance, the processing efficiency of the piled-up documents has increased exponentially.

However, it is unrealistic to expect to complete all of this in a short period of time.

Taking advantage of the temporary break from work, Huo Qubing vigorously rubbed his cheeks, while Li Bowen, sitting at the opposite desk, also breathed a sigh of relief.

"I've been so busy I'm dizzy. Come to think of it, I haven't even welcomed you to the team yet, but I probably won't be able to find the time these next couple of days. Have you had breakfast yet? Shall we eat together later?"

Compared to Huo Qubing, Li Bowen's personality remained as shrewd and worldly as ever.

"Thank you for the invitation, but I've already had breakfast."

Li Bowen wasn't surprised to hear this, after all, apart from those who work here all night, who would come to work without having eaten breakfast?

His invitations were always brief and to the point; being overly enthusiastic could sometimes put people in an awkward position.

During this time, Li Bowen pointed to the desk next to him.

"This desk is yours. All the usual office supplies have been prepared and are right next to you."

Charman thanked him again and then walked toward his desk.

After a period of frantic activity and processing a pile of documents, Charman unexpectedly found relief from the initial discomfort of being a newcomer.

"Can I just start processing these files now?"

"Yes."

Li Bowen nodded.

"These on the table, and these carts over there, are all documents from the Saint Laurent region. The secretary's office has already sorted them out in advance. You just need to process these. Once you're done, put them on those carts over there. His Majesty will review them when he arrives."

Halfway through his sentence, Li Bowen couldn't help but yawn.

"After Lao Huo and I finish breakfast, we need to take a nap. Tell His Majesty later that we'll come over this afternoon."

"..."

Afterwards, watching the two figures leave the Hall of Diligent Governance without looking back, Charman really didn't know what to say for a moment.

I always felt that the way the emperor and his ministers got along in this Great Zhou Dynasty was somewhat different from what I had imagined.

(End of this chapter)