Reborn: Imperial Officer Promotion Guide

The next morning, the first ray of sunlight shone on the colorful windows, and Hull got up early.

After washing up, he carried the sleepy Ling to the Golden Roof Castle like a cat.

Getting ready to start today's work day.

Entering the office, Hull discovered that the other three junior political officials had not yet arrived.

No wonder, it's only seven in the morning and there are still two hours before work starts.

Just as he was thinking this, he found that Edmund, a mid-level political secretary, was sitting at his desk.

His eye sockets were deep, with a pair of particularly obvious dark circles, and his hair was a little messy, obviously he had not slept all night.

As soon as he noticed Hull, he quickly stood up and saluted.

"Good morning, Lord Hale."

"Didn't you go back to rest last night?"

"Yes... that is... I wanted to review the policy document you prepared as soon as possible. I am really sorry that I wasted so much time. When I came to my senses, it was already dawn."

Hull walked over to his desk and took a look. It was full of notes and reference materials.

It seemed that it was a bit too difficult for him. The policy plan that Hull spent more than 40 minutes preparing yesterday was indeed quite profound.

It takes some time to understand and review it, especially since it is difficult to refer to relevant data.

However, Hull did not urge that the review must be completed today. This secretary was too conscientious.

"Except for the two policy documents submitted to Senior Political Assistant Mr. Badda yesterday, there is no rush for other plans. There is no need to work overtime. Staying up late to catch up will reduce work efficiency. You need to be careful in the future and don't overload yourself with work."

"……sorry."

Actually, if you think about it, Hull himself is also responsible.

Yesterday he went to see Badda in such a hurry with the policy proposal. Maybe that was why Edmund mistakenly thought that other documents also needed to be reviewed and completed as soon as possible.

Maybe he just didn't want to hold Hull back.

"Don't apologize. I am very pleased with your sense of responsibility."

"Yes...yes!" Edmund felt a little embarrassed by the compliment.

"That's right." He put his hand on the head of the black-haired girl who was still a little unconscious.

"I'd like to introduce you to this girl, her name is Ling, and she's my personal secretary."

"Ah? Let the child do the secretary's work?"

Edmund couldn't help showing a look of astonishment.

Hiring a personal secretary officer at the level of a mid-level civil servant is nothing new.

This is a right only possessed by mid-level civil servants and above.

The castle will provide such private secretaries and private guards with a certain salary subsidy, which is a free benefit.

There is no reason not to use it.

Almost all middle and senior civil servants brought their own personal secretaries with them when they took office.

This kind of personal secretary is basically a special person such as a confidant. Of course, some people will choose to promote their mistresses or third parties to the position of personal secretary.

Edmund couldn't help but wonder, could it be that Lord Hull likes underage girls like this...? !

Otherwise, no matter what, how could a child who might not even be able to recognize all the words be able to serve as a personal secretary to a political official?

The black-haired girl yawned and rubbed her eyes: "Hello, please take care of me."

"My name is Edmund... I also ask for your guidance."

Hull patted Edmund who was still in a daze and said, "You are an excellent secretary, but this child's ability as a secretary is still better than yours. I hope you will not be competitive with her in the future work."

"Oh... okay, I see." Edmund's eyes widened.

She looks like some kind of genius girl, right?

The empire is rich in talented people and resources, and there has never been a shortage of geniuses. Many of the now famous top nobles have all shown amazing talents when they were young.

Yesterday I witnessed Hull's ability as an internal affairs officer, which is undoubtedly at the genius level.

If he is his personal secretary, he must be quite capable. Maybe he is also a genius, right?

Edmund would definitely not argue with a child, let alone compete with the strong.

In fact, he was about five years older than Hull, but as a general he was two levels lower.

Hull was a terrifying existence who had returned unscathed from the meat grinder in the North and even made an exception by being promoted two levels.

If it were just a rumor, Edmund might have thought it was a false rumor.

But on his first day in office, Edmund was beaten to a pulp by Hull's extraordinary business ability.

Now I don’t dare to compare myself with others.

"Then you go back now."

"Ah!?" Edmund widened his eyes again, a little confused.

"You worked all night yesterday, so take a good rest today."

"but……"

Edmund was a little overwhelmed.

According to the practice of interior officials, no matter how heavy the work is, as long as it is assigned by the superior on the same day, it must be completed on the same day and must not be delayed until the next day. This is a matter of course.

It is common to stay up all night to catch up on progress until the sun rises.

Taking a whole day off is only allowed for special events such as weddings, funerals, etc.

Perhaps sensing the uneasy look on Edmund's face, Hull added.

"Work when you need to work, and rest when you need to rest. Even His Majesty the Emperor cannot be so busy 356 days a year that he has no time to rest. There are no documents that need to be processed as urgently as yesterday. You can do the work on your hands tomorrow. Your health is important, so go back and rest."

"..."

"Of course, if you encounter a job that must be completed on the same day, I will ruthlessly ask you to complete it overnight, depending on the situation. There is nothing I can do about it."

"You... are really a special person. I have never encountered such a thing before. To be honest, I am still a little uncomfortable with it." Edmund smiled embarrassedly.

"Don't worry, you'll get used to it sooner or later, go back and rest."

At Hull's repeated urging, Edmund walked to the office door with a satisfied expression, then bowed heavily to Hull: "Well, I'll be rude first."

Hull nodded to him and then sat back in his seat.

At this moment, the guy Ling was looking at Hull's profile with a smile on his face.

"What's wrong? Is there something on my face?" As he spoke, Hull began to work on a new plan.

"I was wondering, Sensei, do you particularly dislike me? Why are you always so gentle to your subordinates other than me, and always hammer down on a cute girl like me?"

"Gentle? What about me makes you think I'm gentle? I just gave specific instructions based on the specific situation."

"Then, can you let me have a good rest too?"

Ling showed an innocent smile and stretched out a pair of lovely hands towards Heer, as if asking for a gift.

Hull naturally and ruthlessly pushed the chubby hands away, picked up a document on the table as a reference and continued to draft a policy plan.

"I've told you. Work when you should work, and rest when you should rest. What you lack most now is practical experience that combines learning with reality. You won't have any vacations in the next few years, so please be prepared."

"Wow! That's so annoying!"

"Hate it if you want, I don't care."

"I'm different from the teacher. I'm just a weak girl. I need plenty of rest and fun. I came all the way to this desert. I finally had a good sleep in bed, but you woke me up at six in the morning. Do you have the nerve to do that?"

"It's okay. You have a strong ability to withstand pressure, which is also your advantage."

"I also want to be like other girls, eat sweet cakes, wear beautiful clothes, go shopping and enjoy the peaceful afternoon sunshine. My life cannot be filled with study and work only, at least..."

"Stop making so much noise! ​​Hurry up and sit down and check these documents for me!" Hull put a stack of documents on the side of the table.

The little girl immediately pouted and sat obediently next to Hull, her eyes almost popping out.

Almost an hour and a half later, with half an hour left before office hours, three junior interior officials entered the office.

As soon as they entered the office, they found that they were later than their immediate boss. Everyone had an "oh no" expression on their faces and hurried towards Hull.

"How rude of you to be here later than you. I'm so sorry—"

Just as they were apologizing, Hull raised his hand to interrupt them.

"I'll only say this once. You don't have to come earlier than me. This so-called rule is meaningless. Normally, as long as there is no emergency, you don't need to come to the office so early. Just rest when you need to."

"How can this be possible..."

"I may be different from others. I only evaluate my subordinates based on their abilities and actual achievements. You don't need to use coming earlier than me or leaving later than me as a propaganda of "I am very motivated". This will disgust me. In the future, if you need to report to work early or work overtime, you must inform me in advance and I will judge whether it is necessary."

"..."

The three lower-level government officials looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

"Different people have different work styles. It is true that some people like to talk about attitude. I do not deny that attitude will have a certain impact on work performance. However, during my tenure as your superior, I do not need to do such meaningless things."

"Yes..."

Two of the three junior government officials had already covered their faces and shed tears, while the third was still trying hard to restrain himself, but his lips were trembling all the time.

Their expressions seemed to be telling of the grievances they had suffered in the past, and their eyes revealed that they had not met a superior who truly cared about them until today.

Ling smacked her lips and looked at the three junior political officials. Each of them looked at Hull with admiration.

"Alas, the charming teacher has used this method to deceive the love of three poor people..." Ling sighed silently in her heart.