Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1692 The New Diligent Governance Hall
On the first day of the new year, Zhou Xu walked into the Hall of Diligent Governance amidst Charman's resentful gaze.

Although he had handled government affairs almost entirely on his own when he was emperor, after arriving here, he found that the workload he had experienced before was nothing compared to that of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

You should know that under normal circumstances, once a country enters a period of stable development, everything tends to level off.

This phase could very well last for decades.

Normally, there aren't that many things that require your personal attention.

But the Great Zhou was different. After arriving here, Charman discovered that the Great Zhou not only had a vast territory, but it had also maintained a remarkably rapid pace of development.

Even many things are constantly being updated and iterated.

At present, it is no exaggeration to say that internal development is progressing rapidly.

This directly resulted in a large number of documents being sent over every day, requiring the Qin Zheng Hall to review them.

The workload is basically at full capacity every day.

When Zhou Xu was still around, he could at least come to work for half a day every day, and occasionally in the afternoon.

The Hall of Diligent Governance is still able to maintain a healthy operating state.

As a result, Zhou Xu's business trip lasted for half a year, which was undoubtedly a heavy blow to Charman, who had finally adapted to the work rhythm here.

Faced with overwhelming work pressure, Charman was completely numb, which explains his deep resentment at the moment.

But there's just no way around it.

After working together for a while, Charman had figured out that their Emperor Zhou was essentially a workaholic.

They didn't sneak out to play. Even when they did go out, they were still busy with important matters and even traveling around. What can you say about that?
Entering the Hall of Diligent Governance, ignoring Charman's resentful glare, Zhou Xu didn't waste any words. He sat down and got right to work, which was more effective than anything else.

I've been away for six months, and there's a lot of documents and reports piling up.

Now he was somewhat relieved, relieved that he had approved the documents there while he was in the Saint Laurent region.

Otherwise, the number of documents we would have to deal with right now would probably be even greater.

"Huh? In the area where we're building an industrial city, we've unearthed a vein of source crystals and oil while digging the foundation?"

It's not uncommon to unearth underground resources during construction projects.

Sometimes, the discovery of certain resources can even bring an entire project to a halt.

In this situation, the problem is relatively minor.

If it's a source crystal vein, just fence it off and convert it into a mining site.

Oil is not difficult either; just fence it off, and you can even build another oil refinery next to it.

These effects are negligible for an area that was originally intended for the construction of an industrial city.

At most, it would involve making some appropriate adjustments to the factory locations that were already determined.

The Urban Construction Bureau has already finalized the specific adjustment plan, and the detailed planning blueprint and report have been submitted together.

Zhou Xu glanced at it, found no problems, and approved it.

Meanwhile, in the secretary's office, Li Bowen was living a more and more comfortable life.

Yes, this intensity is just right.

After instructing his subordinates to prepare the documents to be sent to the Hall of Diligent Governance, Li Bowen stood up.

"I'll send these documents over. You guys continue with your work." After sitting for so long, it's good to walk around and stretch my muscles.

Li Bowen pushed a small cart to the Hall of Diligent Governance, and immediately noticed Zhou Xu sitting in the main seat processing documents.

Their Qin Zheng Hall doesn't have many formalities, mainly because people are working, and if you speak, you might interrupt their train of thought.

If you don't speak and just wait there until everyone has finished processing the documents, it will take up your time.

In most cases like this, just put the documents away and leave.

However, by sheer coincidence, Zhou Xu happened to notice him, and then, remembering something, he casually asked a question.

"Bowen, how's Carl's work performance lately?"

"Your Majesty, Karl has performed exceptionally well, and the work in the secretary's office is no longer a challenge for him."

After Zhou Xu asked this question, Li Bowen already knew the answer.

As mentioned before, when Karl first arrived, in terms of talent alone, he was already no less than Li Bowen, and even more outstanding in terms of potential. Karl only lacked experience.

Therefore, Zhou Xu directly arranged for Karl to work in the secretary's office, allowing Karl to gain experience.

Now that we've considered the timeline, it's about time to give Karl a boost.

After receiving Li Bowen's reply, Zhou Xu nodded.

"Then let him prepare. Starting tomorrow, he will work at the Diligent Government Hall as an assistant. You can come and guide him for the first few days so that he can adapt to the daily work here as soon as possible."

"Yes!"

Li Bowen readily agreed; this arrangement by their emperor was exactly what he had anticipated.

Although His Majesty did not explicitly state it, the job arrangements for the Hall of Diligent Governance and the Secretariat were quite clear.

Basically, if a secretary in the secretariat office is not capable of being promoted to the Hall of Diligent Governance as an assistant, they will eventually be sent out to work as a city lord or in a suitable government department, where they will be given some position.

Those who are capable of being promoted to aide-de-camp are essentially considered reserves for regional governorship.

When the right opportunity arises, he could be appointed as a governor, just like Huo Qubing, and manage a large area.

During this time, Charman, who was sitting on the side, naturally heard Zhou Xu's arrangements, and at this moment his mood was mixed with joy and worry.

Due to some previous international issues, his relationship with Karl was indeed rather awkward.

As his assistant, he had been working there for some time now. The secretary's office was right next door, and he and Carl would inevitably run into each other during breaks, meals, or commutes. Sometimes, they couldn't even avoid some work-related contact.

Carl maintained a strictly businesslike demeanor throughout, as did Charman on the surface.

But it would be a lie to say that neither of them felt awkward at all.

Now that Charman heard that Karl was to be promoted to aide and work in the Hall of Diligent Governance, he couldn't help but dig his toes into the ground.

However, putting aside their awkward relationship, Charman still acknowledged Karl's abilities.

If the other party could come to work at the Hall of Diligent Governance, his usual work pressure would definitely be reduced a lot.

After that, Karl, who also received the news through Li Bowen, was undoubtedly caught in a similar complex emotional state as Charman.

However, he will still do his job well.

The entire process went smoothly without any major mishaps. Karl's abilities perfectly filled the vacancy left by Li Bowen's transfer to the position of Secretary-General, and even surpassed it, significantly improving the work efficiency of the Diligent Governance Hall.

(End of this chapter)