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Chapter 754: Northern Governance Pavilion
Chapter 754: Northern Governance Pavilion
September 25, 2017
After listening to Xi Zhi Cai's words, Lu Hai Kong's brows furrowed. He hadn't expected that just as he was about to start constructing the Foreign City to enhance his foundation and hidden strengths, his family was facing a financial crisis.
Although Wang Jun's financial report had not yet been submitted, Xi Zhi Cai's statement confirmed the situation without a doubt.
This was a slightly embarrassing situation, as it meant that Lu Hai Kong's Foreign City would likely face another delay in construction, unless something unexpected happened. However, the delay of the Foreign City's construction was not unacceptable to Lu Hai Kong.
Initially, Lu Hai Kong's intention to build the Foreign City was to increase his foundation and hidden strengths. If the Foreign City was not suitable for construction at the moment, a temporary halt was not a big issue.
After all, when Lu Hai Kong decided to build the Foreign City, he never imagined that he would become the Governor of Bingzhou so smoothly and gain initial control over Bingzhou in less than a year. With Lu Hai Kong's current strength, as long as he managed Bingzhou well, the construction of the Foreign City was not an urgent matter.
However, Lu Hai Kong did not completely abandon the plan for the Foreign City. Once Bingzhou developed and Lu Hai Kong had more resources and sufficient manpower, he would still proceed with the construction of the Foreign City. Lu Hai Kong had a vague feeling that the construction of the Foreign City might bring about significant changes for him.
After chatting with Xi Zhi Cai for a while, Lu Hai Kong finished discussing official matters with him. Then, Lu Hai Kong brought Xi Zhi Cai to Nanan's side, intending to introduce this guy to Nanan.
It had been over an hour since Lu Hai Kong and Xi Zhi Cai arrived. Lu Hai Kong noticed that Nanan had regained some energy and was happily playing with Gun Gun and Yin Yue, who was lying on the side like a lazy pig, completely forgetting about her cheap older brother.
Seeing the little girl's joyful smile, Lu Hai Kong's frown, caused by the financial crisis, gradually relaxed.
The little girl seemed to possess an innate aura of innocence, purity, and warmth, infecting everyone who saw her. She was a likable little girl.
Although Lu Hai Kong liked this little girl, he was, after all, a governor with a busy schedule. Despite her proficiency in managing the business, it did not change the fact that he was constantly occupied. Therefore, Lu Hai Kong could not always accompany this little girl.
Lu Hai Kong decided to entrust Nanan to Xi Zhi Cai, allowing him to take care of Nanan along with Gun Gun and Yin Yue. This way, the little girl would not have to feel lonely in the Assembly Hall.
To Lu Hai Kong's surprise, Nanan seemed a bit afraid of Xi Zhi Cai and preferred sticking close to Lu Hai Kong instead. This situation made Lu Hai Kong both happy and slightly worried, as he was concerned that Nanan might feel bored when he was away.
However, seeing how well Nanan was playing with Gun Gun, completely engrossed and forgetting about her older brother, Lu Hai Kong felt that his worries might be unnecessary.
After spending some more time with Xi Zhi Cai, Lu Hai Kong was politely asked to leave. Xi Zhi Cai had many responsibilities, including managing the intelligence system, overseeing the Establishment Hall, and assisting Lu Hai Kong with the administrative work of Beifeng City, leaving him extremely busy. He did not have much time to chat leisurely.
Lu Hai Kong did not mind being asked to leave. He left Nanan to play with Gun Gun while he himself went to the fourth floor of the Northern Governance Pavilion!
The Northern Governance Pavilion, where Lu Hai Kong's administrative team worked, was one of the iconic buildings in Beifeng City. The building had five floors, with the top floor serving as the office for both Xi Zhi Cai and Lu Hai Kong. Wang Jun and Li Xiong also had their offices on this floor, but neither of them had ever come up.
Li Xiong, in particular, was always on the move. When he was not in the territory, Lu Hai Kong would send him to handle diplomatic affairs. Since joining Lu Hai Kong, Li Xiong had been one of the busiest and most overworked subordinates. During his service to Lu Hai Kong, he had sustained several serious injuries.
It was Li Xiong's diligence and hard work that gradually earned Lu Hai Kong's trust, despite his talents not being the most outstanding among Lu Hai Kong's administrative team, and even struggling to secure a stable position in the first-tier team. However, Li Xiong's contributions and experience made him one of the top three in Lu Hai Kong's eyes.
Of course, Li Xiong's achievements and seniority also granted him the qualification to enjoy this privilege!
Unlike Li Xiong's constant 'business trips' that kept him away from the fifth floor, Wang Jun voluntarily moved to the fourth floor. He found the fifth floor inconvenient.
Wang Jun had always been the executor of Lu Hai Kong's administrative duties, making him one of the busiest in Lu Hai Kong's team. His heavy workload even made Wang Jun feel that waiting on the fifth floor for his subordinates to submit their work was time-consuming. Moreover, under normal circumstances, ordinary officials were not allowed on the fifth floor due to the presence of confidential documents.
Due to these circumstances, Wang Jun found the fifth floor inconvenient, so he went down to the fourth floor on his own. Lu Hai Kong, at this moment, was also looking for Wang Jun on the fourth floor.
After learning about the financial concerns from Xi Zhi Cai, Lu Hai Kong wanted to come down to understand the situation. Since Wang Jun had already prepared to throw the financial report at him, Lu Hai Kong felt it necessary to first understand what was going on.
As Lu Hai Kong went from the fifth floor to the fourth, he felt as if he had entered a completely different world. Although Xi Zhi Cai's work on the fifth floor was busy, the work atmosphere was relatively relaxed.
Imagine a two to three-meter-long silver-white giant wolf lazily lying in the office, a two-fist-sized Roulun playing with a one-meter-two-tall little loli. How tense could the atmosphere be with these three?
The fourth floor, however, was different. Although they were all doing clerical work, these guys seemed to be marching and fighting, creating an incredibly tense and busy atmosphere.
Amongst his subordinates who were generally this busy, Lu Hai Kong couldn't help but feel that he might be a little too 'loitering around'.
With this vague sense of guilt, Lu Hai Kong went straight to Wang Jun's office.
Lu Hai Kong arrived at an inopportune time as Wang Jun wasn't there, but his deputy, Zhang Wen, was still present. Upon seeing Lu Hai Kong enter, Zhang Wen immediately stood up to salute.
"That's enough, no need for excessive courtesy. Bring me the financial report that Wang Jun prepared!" Lu Hai Kong said as he scanned Wang Jun's office.
Unlike Xi Zhi Cai's office, which was filled with toys and treats for Roulun, Wang Jun's office was spacious and well-organized. However, aside from some 'someone's' belongings, Lu Hai Kong could hardly see anything unrelated to work.
The first impression of Wang Jun's office was one of strictness, order, and cleanliness.
Lu Hai Kong wasn't overly surprised, as he had been here frequently in the past few months and had already grown accustomed to it.
(This chapter is complete)
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