The World Online

Chapter 164: Internal Affairs Department

In the afternoon, Shen Zhui walked into the lord's office.

Until he sat down, he still wasn't sure why Ouyang Shuo had called him.

The last conversation between Ouyang Shuo and Tian Wenjing was naturally kept confidential. Apart from those two, there wasn't a third person that knew. Tian Wenjing wasn't a big-mouthed person, and before Ouyang Shuo revealed it, he wouldn't tell others about it.

Ouyang Shuo smiled as he pushed the teacup towards Shen Zhui. "Relax, it's good news." Although Shen Zhui was chosen and developed by Ouyang Shuo, this was the first time both of them had a conversation. Naturally, he felt nervous.

Shen Zhui heaved a sigh of relief and calmed down.

"I've noticed your performances in the Saltpan Division, and you've been doing well. Now I have a more important task for you. Are you willing to leave the division?" Ouyang Shuo didn't hold back the compliments.

He was shocked. Now that he was already a secretary, what was a more important role? He didn't dare to think about it and said carefully, "I'll follow what sire says."

Ouyang Shuo nodded. "If I let you become the new director of the Material Reserves Department, do you have confidence?"

Even someone as calm as Shen Zhui, upon hearing such news, couldn't keep his emotions in check.

To be able to be commended by Tian Wenjing, Shen Zhui was obviously special. But this news was too shocking. However, he quickly collected his emotions and said, "To be honest, I don't dare to think about this question. Compared to the four directors, in terms of skill or experience, I'm still lacking."

"You don't dare?"

Shen Zhui gritted his teeth. He knew that if he rejected this, then he might not have another shot at such a once in a lifetime opportunity. Although the temptation was great, he decided to be rational.

Think about it, the 4 directors of Shanhai County, none of them were simple and ordinary.

Director Fan and Director Zhang were famous people in history. Becoming directors was wasting their talents. Naturally, one wouldn't talk about not being able to live up to certain expectations.

Director Cui was the godsister of the lord, and was born into a business family. She had vast experience and had been in this territory since the beginning.

Director Ge was the one out of the 4 with the least experience. Even so, he could bring along a huge camp of refugees and survive in the wilderness, which spoke volumes of his ability.

He also had vast experience in the military. Even so, there were negative rumours about director Ge spreading, and if it wasn't for the support of Ouyang Shuo, he wouldn't have been able to hold his position.

Every director was a monster in leadership, and they weren't people a normal person could beat.

Shen Zhui knew that he was a scholar, and had only a few years of private schooling to learn a few things. His formal education was done in Lianzhou College. In the territory, not mentioning the talents, there were more than 5 scholars and people who passed the imperial exams.

As for experience, he had one of the least out of the few secretaries. Out of the 3 secretaries in the Material Reserves Department, he had the least experience.

The only thing that he had was his spirit and his desire to learn. However, such qualities couldn't add to his competitiveness, as after all, everyone looked at results.

Hence, Shen Zhui didn't have the confidence or the skill to take over such a heavy responsibility.

He gritted his teeth and said solemnly, "Yes sire, I don't dare."