allonlinenovel Chapter 232 Arrogance and Unbridled Talent
Chapter 232 Arrogance and Unbridled Talent
After Shen Qing led his army into Andu, after more than ten days of reorganization, although the powerful families still retained their garrison troops, all the major fortresses were under the control of the Xuan Army.
During this special period of transition between the old and the new, everything was under military management. However, the daily affairs of the seven prefectures and thirty-six counties of Anguo were numerous. In order to ensure the normal operation of people's livelihood, the staff left behind by the Imperial Archives continued to handle paperwork, but the decision-making power was in the hands of the Xuan Army.
"General Shen has arrived."
The officials present at the Imperial Archives, whether they were high-ranking officials of the first, second, or third rank in Anguo, now had to stand up and pay their respects to Shen Qing, a fourth-rank general of Xuanguo, even if they didn't go out to greet him. As for whether they felt resentful or not, only they knew.
"Please do as you see fit."
Shen Qing casually uttered a sentence under everyone's watchful eyes, then walked to the head seat and sat down with an air of arrogance that seemed undeniably haughty to onlookers.
The highest-ranking person in Xuanjun was naturally Lu Zhen, but Shen Qing clearly felt that his physical condition had been deteriorating recently. Like boiling soup in a dry pot or cooking oil over a high flame, his energy was being rapidly depleted, so only Shen Qing could take charge.
In fact, Shen Qing was also impatient with handling political affairs, but there were many capable military generals in the army, but very few who could handle civil affairs. Guo Yu already held several positions and could be called a berserker in the world of cattle and horses, but he couldn't just keep harassing him. After all, Shen Qing was not a devil and didn't want to work him to death.
"General Shen, this is the military supplies allocation for Anguo's previous preparations for war." An official stepped forward and placed a stack of booklets on Shen Qing's desk.
Shen Qing casually picked up a book and flipped through it. The sheer number of titles made him frown slightly. The official's name was Feng Wei, formerly a principal officer in the Ministry of War. Seeing this, Shen Qing secretly gloated, "Can't understand it, can he? Good! We'll have to rely on us senior officials!"
Unexpectedly, Shen Qing immediately drew a table on the bamboo slip and tossed it to Feng Wei, saying, "Fill out this table and rewrite it."
Feng Wei hurriedly took the document, and upon closer inspection, his face showed surprise. The way it was categorized and filled out was indeed clear at a glance, and it would save time and effort when checking. He just didn't know if this was a record-keeping trick of the Xuan Kingdom's military or the ingenious idea of the young general in front of him.
Seeing Feng Wei return with a book in his hands, looking somewhat lost, Xu Zhen, the chief clerk of the Ministry of Revenue, was quite annoyed by his lack of ambition. He then stepped forward and presented another stack of books.
"These are the new tax items added this year. Please take a look, General."
Shen Qing picked up the abacus and started typing rapidly, making notes on the booklet as she did so. Xu Zhen was dazzled by the sight and suspected that Shen Qing was just pretending and randomly typing.
Less than a quarter of an hour later, Shen Qing swiftly put the beads back in their place, tossed the booklet back to Xu Zhen without even lifting his eyelids, and said, "If such a basic mistake occurs again, this general will have to question whether you are still capable of continuing to serve."
Xu Zhen's face flushed red and then turned pale, because what Shen Qing had crossed out was a mistake he had deliberately set up. He naturally knew that Shen Qing had corrected the correct amount. Could there really be such a person in the world who was both a scholar and a warrior? He was too favored by the heavens.
If Shen Qingruo knew what Xu Zhen was thinking, she would definitely laugh. Please~ In his previous life, the Second Young Master Shen was a businessman from the Nth generation. He just didn't like doing business. But his family's academic traditions and acupuncture skills had been instilled since kindergarten. Li Su asked him to manage the household, but he was unwilling, not because he was incapable, but because he didn't want to.
Perhaps Shen Qing's behavior was too arrogant, so Yuan Lantai Ling Kuang Jie couldn't help but mutter a mocking tone, "Hmph~ Arrogant and unrestrained!"
Grand Minister Cai Yong remained calm, saying, "This shows that they have talent to rely on, which is a compliment, isn't it?"
Kuang was speechless and unable to refute him.
"General Shen, now that everything is on track, we should hold a ceremony to announce it to the world, so that the people will be won over, and then hold a palace banquet to appease the old ministers."
Shen Qing finally raised his eyelids and looked at this usually inconspicuous former official of Anguo. His deep eyes held amusement, and the corners of his mouth curved up. "Very good, I love a lively atmosphere~"