Reborn: Imperial Officer Promotion Guide

Goering stumbled back to Noor Ghana's office with a swollen face.

"What's the matter with the wound on your face? Did that guy Helheim do it?!"

Goering quickly denied it: "No, no, no, no! I accidentally hit it on the road."

"You can get a handprint on your face? It's obvious that you were slapped hundreds of times!"

"Lord Nur Gana, please believe me, I was in such a hurry that I didn't see clearly. I really bumped into him by accident."

Goering knew that even if he told the truth, he would not be able to do anything to Hull, after all, he did not beat him personally.

At most, Moyna can be held responsible.

But this was not a good thing for Goering. If word got out that he was slapped in the face by his own subordinates, he would be extremely embarrassed.

You may also be branded as someone who is unable to discipline your subordinates.

Of course, the most important thing is that now Helheim has the leverage over him. After this incident, he finally understood the horror of Helheim.

He didn't want to become like Lasolo and Moina.

(I will quit my job and return home after this matter is over...)

"Well...the matter is urgent, let's talk about business first..." Goering reminded.

"Hmm...how are things going? Have you taken over the supplies in Helheim's hands?"

"Well... I negotiated with him. Helheim said that for the sake of East Territory and the soldiers on the front line, he was very willing to hand over the supplies."

"Really? That's good..."

"but..."

"Hmm?" Nur Ghana, whose expression had just relaxed, frowned again: "But what?"

"Well... Helheim said that he spent all his fortune to buy those materials, so it might be difficult to provide them for free..."

"Humph!" Nur Gana looked up. "I knew that guy didn't have such good intentions. He doesn't know what it means to contribute to the empire. Considering the current emergency, there is no other way. Tell me! How much does he want?"

"Well... Helheim wants us to buy those materials at 600 times the market price..."

"How much?!" Nur Ghana's eyes widened. "Six hundred times?! Is he crazy? How can he ask for such a high price?!"

"...Yes! I thought so too."

"and then?"

"……Then?"

"You didn't refute him? You just came back with this offer?"

"Hmm. No, that... He has his own difficulties. Considering the current situation, we can't refuse even if he asks for too much..."

"What the hell are you talking about!?"

Noor Ghana banged his hands on the table.

In an instant, Goering's armpits, forehead, back... everywhere began to sweat.

Noor Ghana stared at Goering as if he wanted to tear him to pieces.

"Who is the superior between you and him? How can you not even handle a low-level civil servant?!"

"Those supplies are in his hands... I can't do anything..."

"Then just reject him decisively according to your own judgment! Don't you even understand this!?"

Goering thought to himself, what the hell are you talking to me about!

I refused in my own name, but in the end the supplies couldn't be delivered to the front line, and all the blame was put on me. Do you think I'm stupid?

"This...is not something I can decide..." Goering said humbly with a wry smile on his face.

"Tsk... The order I gave you was to take over the supplies from him!? Since he didn't really want to sell them, why didn't you follow my instructions!"

"That's definitely not going to work. After all, robbing someone's property is a serious crime and you'll have to go to jail."

Goering had a flattering smile on his face, but in his heart he was already greeting Nur Ghana's eighteen generations of ancestors.

You think you are the only one who is smart and knows how to pass the buck. Will they agree if I take over? If there is a conflict, won't I be a criminal who committed robbery? Afterwards, you will definitely say - I gave the order to take over, not to rob. Then all the blame will be put on me.

"It's your job to avoid legal problems and get this done!"

"Yes……"

"Go and take over all those supplies now! I won't spend a single copper coin!"

"I...I understand!"

Goering immediately turned around and quickly walked out of Noor Ghana's office.

"Damn it...that bastard Noor Ghana...it's obviously your fault that things have turned out this way! And you still force me to clean up your mess!"

Goering walked into Helheim's office, cursing.

"How about it?"

"I'm so sorry, I tried my best! I really tried my best. I even knelt down before that guy Nur Ghana. There was no way he could accept this price -"

"Six hundred and ten times..."

"..."

"..."

"……What?"

Goering didn't understand the meaning of this number for a moment.

"You probably don't have much time now, right? The more scarce and urgent a commodity is, the higher its price will be. This is common sense in economics."

"The price is rising instead of falling. How should I report this to Noor Ghana?"

"If it's hard to explain, why don't you just take out your pocket and pay the money?"

"..."

"You don't have to be so embarrassed. If you think it's too expensive, don't buy it. To be honest, I prepared these supplies for the people. I actually hope that you will be held accountable by the higher-ups, and those who deserve to be sentenced will be sentenced, and those who deserve to be beheaded will be beheaded. I am sitting here now and taking the time to talk to you, all for the sake of money. If you think the price is unreasonable, I will withdraw my hand immediately. Anyway, I am not the one in a hurry."

"No, no, no! That's not what I meant. We will definitely buy these supplies. I'll go back and report the price right away!"

Walking out of Hull's office, Goering felt dizzy.

This is not going to be easy! If Heran Haim withdraws his hand at this moment, Nur Ghana will definitely put all the responsibility on him.

This way, you will also be involved in this storm.

That guy actually knew that this was a very difficult matter, so he hid behind the scenes to avoid exposing his incompetence.

You say that you can't even deal with a mere low-level civil servant - you're so noble, you think you're great, why don't you try to deal with one for me!

If I had known earlier, I should have followed Gilder's example and just quit and completely withdraw from this matter.

Only now, Goering was being put on the fire.

If he pulled back now, the fact that he couldn't even handle one of his subordinates would soon spread.

For civil servants, reputation is everything. With this stigma, there will be no future for them to succeed.

——After all, which territory would accept an incompetent political official?

This price has increased instead of decreased. Even if we report it, the result will definitely be negative.

The only way to make this deal happen now is to pay out of your own pocket to make up part of the price difference.

"Damn it...why is it me? It's obviously not my fault!"

Goering came to Noor Ghana's office muttering to himself and bowed his head deeply as soon as he entered.

"I'm sorry! After much persuasion, I finally convinced Helheim to lower the price. He was finally willing to hand over all the supplies at 580 times the market price."

"Are you kidding!"

"Eh……?"

"I told you, I won't pay even a single copper coin! He's looking for the wrong person if he wants to extort money from me! Listen to me, he can't get even a single copper coin from me!"

"but--"

"No buts! Use your superior's authority! Force him to hand over the supplies!"

"Yes Yes."

Goering ran out of Noor Ghana's office in a panic as if he was escaping.

Standing at the door, he was stunned for a long time.

Neither of them had any intention of not giving in, leaving no room for maneuver.

What should I do…what ...

“…Gurgle.”

In an instant, the contents of my stomach surged up.

“Ugh—!”

Perhaps because he had been hurt on the head when he was slapped before, he felt dizzy and vomited directly.

"Six hundred and twenty times..."

Standing in front of Hull in a daze, as expected, the price rose again.

"No! Really not! I've tried my best! I've even planned to pay part of the difference out of my own pocket! At least, at least a hundred times... No! Even if it's two hundred times the market price..."

"I've explained that time is money, and the longer you wait, the higher the price will be."

"No! I really can't! I've already risked my life!"

"Alas..." Hull sighed: "Really? There's really nothing I can do..."

"Thank you! Thank you so much!" Just when Goering thought Hull would give in, he said, "Six hundred and thirty times."

"Why! Why did the price go up again!?"

"Because your remarks really upset me. Who do you think didn't risk their lives? The people out there are exhausted from just feeding themselves a few mouthfuls of food every day. They work hard every day, and you use this as a bargaining chip. You...you and yourselves have lived too comfortably in the past."

Hull stood up from his office chair and grabbed Goering by the collar: "Listen to me, what you eat, drink and use every day is dozens of times more than those ordinary people! Shouldn't you work harder than them? As an official here, you haven't done enough! There is no diligence award in the Empire... I advise you to find a way to convince Nur Ghana!"

Goering was already in tears: "It's really impossible, I can't convince him at all, how about... how about I bring him here too, and you guys talk directly, please let me go!"

"I reject..."

"Why...why?! Wouldn't it be faster if you just talked directly?"

Hull looked at Goering with interest at this moment: "Because you really work hard, I see this advantage of yours. I hope you can work hard to bring good results. I look forward to you reaching the peak this time."

"Across..." Goering's ears buzzed - what was this guy talking about? Was he giving me chicken soup?

Just like Goering used to give his subordinates chicken soup, such nonsense as climbing to the top, creating greater glory, and hard work will be rewarded...

"Didn't you do the same? You transferred those two strict superiors, Lasolo and Moina, here. I worked very hard to finally gain their recognition. I hope you can also work hard to reach this peak."

"that..."

"What's wrong? Don't you like climbing? Don't you like overcoming obstacles? No way, no way. I don't have any bad intentions. I just hope that you can grow from this."

......

"How many times do you want me to tell you that I won't pay that guy!"

"I...I know! Of course I know! - But!"

"but what?!"

"...Gu, sorry, I'll try to convince you again now."

......

"Six hundred and forty times."

"Haah...haah..."

......

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

"Three hundred and ninety times is fine. No! Three hundred and eighty times! Please!"

"Stop talking nonsense! If I say it's impossible, it's absolutely impossible!"

......

"Six hundred and fifty times"

"This price is really not good... I have tried my best..."

......

"Are you...are you making fun of me?"

"No no no..."

"How many times do I have to tell you this before you understand? I'm not asking you to negotiate the price! Just take over! Take over! That's why you're getting bullied by a junior government official!"

"Huh...huh..."

......

"Seven hundred times."

“Please just forgive me! I already… I really have no other choice aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”

"No problem, you can do it, come on, you are the best."

The ever-changing world is dizzying and mad.

"Who...who...who come to save me..."

......

"Why can't you understand me? I want you to take all the supplies back to me, not to--"

"Don't you dare talk nonsense to me here! Go away! I'm not going to get involved anymore!"