Reborn: Imperial Officer Promotion Guide

Nothing happened that night. When Hull arrived at his office the next day, he found that the secretary and three other junior government officials were already waiting for him.

After asking, I found out that something big had happened.

"Lord Hull, the Ministry of Resources sent someone to inform us this morning that they had received a complaint about you! The specific document is here." Secretary Edmond took out a notification document sent by the Ministry of Resources.

It clearly informed the Resources Department that they had received a complaint.

"Complaint? Where did the complaint come from?"

"Um... I'm not sure. Did you send a personal secretary to provide large-scale relief to the people?"

Hull frowned and instantly remembered the three suspicious guys he met at the city gate last night.

They seem to be from the Resources Department.

"That's true. What's the problem? Is there anything wrong with distributing food to hungry people?"

Secretary Edmond's eyes suddenly widened when he heard this, and the other three subordinate government officials also looked at each other in confusion.

"Is it true?" Secretary Edmond pulled Hull aside and said, "Sir, you may not know that the Ministry of Resources is in charge of providing relief to the disaster victims. In their view, your actions have undoubtedly stolen their limelight. I guess they are the ones who made the complaint, just to cause trouble for you."

Hearing this, Hull couldn't help but sneer: "They don't care about the lives of the people outside the city. I pay for their rescue of the people out of my own pocket, and they still come to trouble me?!"

"I'm going to find them now!"

Having said that, Hull shook off the hand of Secretary Edmond and walked out the door.

"But..." Secretary Edmond quickly followed.

"Don't worry, I'll handle this matter, and I'll take all the responsibility personally!"

"Since you insist on doing this, I will go with you..."

Hull had only taken a few steps when he heard the voice of Secretary Edmond again from behind him, "Um..."

"I think you are right. However, sometimes right and wrong are not as important as a stink bug... Especially in this red viper desert full of dung beetles. If you just bow your head and admit your mistake, everything should be fine. Don't make a big deal out of it..." Secretary Edmond looked worried.

"I am not at fault in this matter, so naturally I have no reason to apologize. Don't worry, I was very good at getting rid of insects when I was in the North. I will take care of this matter."

Then Hull took Edmond to the Resources Department.

The full name of the Resources Department is the Resource Integration and Dispatch Department, which is responsible for managing all income and expenditure of the East Territory, including taxes and financial expenditures, as well as the territory's water resources, food, livestock, spices, gems and all other resources are under the management of the Resources Department.

At the same time, they are also responsible for rescuing the people and distributing supplies.

Hull knocked on the door of the Resources Department's office and was greeted by a "Come in".

When I opened the door, I found a fat, white, and weak-looking man leaning on the sofa.

He wore three strings of silver earrings on his left ear from top to bottom, and a subordinate was fanning him with two large cattail-leaf fans. He seemed to be afraid of the heat.

Hel stood opposite the man and bowed slightly: "Hello, I am Hel Helm, a mid-level political officer. Is Mr. Gozil, a mid-level financial officer, here?"

"Oh! You are the newly appointed mid-level political official, Lord Helheim. Excuse me, I am Gozel. Come on! Please take a seat!"

Gozel, the middle-level financial officer, stood up and enthusiastically invited Hull to sit down and talk in detail. He also asked one of his men to pour Hull a glass of ice water.

At the polite urging, Hull sat down on the sofa opposite.

"Mr. Gozil, we are in official business hours now, so let's get straight to the point. I came here because I heard that the Resources Department has received a complaint about me?"

Gozel smiled and waved his hands: "It's not that serious, not that serious! I just happened to mention that you sent people to help the people. This kind of thing is not a big deal, nor a small one..."

The fat guy suddenly put away his greasy smile.

"However, you have privately distributed supplies to the people, which has taken away the work of our Resources Department. We are very embarrassed about this kind of publicity-seeking behavior."

Hull looked into the office and found the man who had taken notes at the city gate last night.

They should be the ones who reported this matter to the Resources Department.

Perhaps it was an order from Gozel in front of him?

"The food and water distributed to the people are all my personal property. In other words, providing relief to the people is ultimately my personal behavior and has nothing to do with my current position as a government official. This should not violate the laws of the empire, right?"

After these words came out, Gozil's expression was obviously a little ugly. He yelled at the subordinate who was fanning himself next to him: "Use more strength! Didn't you eat?!"

"Yes...yes!" The man increased the strength of his hands as if he had been electrocuted.

Gozel turned around and gave Heer another disgusting smile: "That's why I said that your behavior of showing off might make it difficult for us. People who don't know might think that our Resources Department is not doing its job well... Don't you think so? Hahahaha!"

Hull thought to himself, it is you guys who are just sitting there doing nothing and leaving the people who can't afford to eat out there to die.

It has been several days, but no one has seemed to care about the lives of the people outside the city.

"And..." Gozel fiddled with the three silver earrings on his ears, making a jingling sound.

"Your hypocritical propaganda may encourage the mobs outside the city to take advantage of you, making our future work more difficult. You should also consider the impact on the people around you before you do anything!" His voice suddenly rose a level, sounding like a warning and a reprimand.

Heer laughed calmly: "Hehehe... If possible, I don't want to pay for this kind of thing out of my own pocket-"

"——Huh?!" Gozil suddenly let out a strange cry and moved the ear with the earring closer: "Did I hear correctly? Is this middle-level political official accusing our Resources Department of incompetence?"

"Or..." Gozel paused and turned his head to look directly into Hull's eyes: "You, the new kid, want to give orders to our Resources Department?!"

"Is that how you understand it?"

"That's right. From what I hear, you are accusing our Resources Department of inaction!"

"I see. That's great. I really think the people in your Resources Department are just there to do nothing!" Hull suddenly raised his voice.

This sentence was unexpected by everyone present.

Everyone, including the secretary Edmond, widened their eyes.

"..."

"..."

Everyone looked at each other, and Gozel also opened his mouth wide.

He originally wanted to accuse Hull of meddling in other people's business and force him to back off, but he didn't expect Hull to admit it so openly and even blame the Ministry of Resources in public? !

The silence lasted for a while, and Gozel's face turned red.

"You... you don't know yet, right? The Minister of Resources, Mr. Ganasde, has already heard about your complaint! He is very unhappy!"

Hull is a mid-level civil servant, and above him are senior civil servants, who belong to the government department.

In addition to these, the East Territory also has a Transportation Department that is responsible for transporting supplies to the front line, a Resources Department that manages finances, a Security Department that is responsible for security and maintaining public order, and so on... several departments.

The highest officer of the department is the minister. In fact, the minister is two levels higher than Hull, which means he is a lieutenant colonel-level officer in the military.

Secretary Edmond was already starting to get worried.

"Really? Never mind. If there's nothing else, we'll leave first."

Hull, on the other hand, was very calm. He stood up and prepared to leave.

Hel suddenly interrupted the conversation, leaving Gozil stunned.

“…Huh? Are you…leaving now?”

"Yes, I plan to go to the Minister of Resources to explain in person."

Gozel couldn't sit still any longer: "You...wait a minute! Idiot! Help me up!" Gozel shouted to the people around him.

The subordinate holding the palm-leaf fan quickly put it aside and used all his strength to help Gozel up with difficulty.

"Mr. Ganasde is the Minister of Finance, two levels higher than you. How could he easily find time to meet with a mid-level government official like you?!"

Hale tilted his head. “As long as there’s no problem with your schedule, what’s wrong with you taking the time to meet with me?”

"I'm not talking about the time issue! I'm saying that it's against the rules for you to go directly to meet with your superior's superior! Don't you understand?"

Sure enough, in the land of East Territory, there are always all kinds of strange rules.

Are you going to submit the documents complaining against me and not allow me to defend myself?

Does this make sense?!

"Then you can write a letter and explain the contents of the letter. I can ask Mr. Ganasde's secretary to pass it to him personally." Secretary Edmond chimed in.

Hull did not comment.

"What are you going to write?"

"Of course it's about the explanation of providing relief to the people. Since there is a misunderstanding, it naturally needs to be explained clearly." Secretary Edmond replied.

"Um...just explain that to me in person. There's no need to bother Mr. Ganasde. He's very busy."

Hearing this, Hull probably understood.

The other party is lying, and is most likely using the name of a complaint to suppress me without the knowledge of my superior.

Minister Ganasde may not even know about this.

Then things will be easier.

"You're right..." Hull smiled, "Since that gentleman is so busy, how can he explain it by writing a letter..."

"It would be more efficient for me to explain directly to the highest person in charge of the Resources Department. If I really want to follow the rules here, then I will apply for a meeting with Mr. Ganasde through my direct superior, Mr. Gilder, the senior political officer."

"It just so happens that I have been here for several days and have not yet met Mr. Gilder."

Hearing this, Gozil immediately relaxed and sneered: "So you haven't greeted your superiors yet? Ha! I don't think Senior Political Officer Mr. Gilder would specially arrange for you to meet with Mr. Ganasde."

The way Gozel shook his head made Heer feel helpless.

"This has nothing to do with you. If you can get the approval of the Minister of Resources, you will shut up your barking mouth, right?"

"You...!" Gozel was about to explode when Hull strode out of the office with his secretary Edmond.