"Oh, I knew it!"
Michaela covered her head and didn't want to read the newspaper.
Sir Humphrey still refused to mention any pot: "Minister, your news is so exciting that there are queues at the newspaper stalls."
Fortunately, Bernard took Michaela's side: "Well, Sir Humphrey, the minister wanted to ask if his solution to the troll's underground tomb yesterday was published in the newspaper."
"Oh, that!"
Humphrey opened the newspaper, turned to the middle page, pointed to a piece of article the size of dried tofu in the corner, and said:
"Of course, the Sun News is a news media, and they must report on the minister's heroic deeds."
haha, really!
Michaela also flipped through the newspapers a few times. The story about herself and the human demon Alderaan occupied the entire front page of the Sunshine Newspaper, but the story about solving the troll's underground tomb by herself only had a small article...
Comparing the two, no wonder Torina complained: "The Sun is not a news newspaper, but an entertainment tabloid!"
Michaela folded the newspaper and stuffed it back to Humphrey. Thinking that she had to regain her place, she immediately asked:
"Sir Humphrey, the one mentioned yesterday..."
However, Humphrey seemed to have seen through Michaela's mind, and said with a smile on his face before the latter finished speaking: "It's done, minister."
As if to match Humphrey's words, Bernard took out a thick stack of white papers from his secretary's office and placed them on the minister's desk.
Michaela took a look and saw that the title of "Expansion of Professional Trade Unions and Related Institutions" was written on the cover, and it was still written by: Sir Humphrey.
"Wow, Sir Humphrey, you are so quick."
Facing Michaela's praise, Humphrey nodded slightly and said "humbly": "My creaking old bureaucratic machine still has some use, doesn't it?"
Bernard on the side also urged: "Minister, please hurry up and finish reviewing these white papers. We have to go to the Garden Market in the afternoon to deal with the separation wall issue."
"knew."
Without further ado, Michaela immediately flipped through the white paper to check its contents. As long as this white paper is successfully passed, Silvermoon City can begin to train future adventurers!
In response, Torina complained: "Michaela, since you originally wanted to expand the professional union, why don't you just turn to the last page and sign it?"
"I am the minister!"
Michaela retorted on the spot: "I signed the white paper that my subordinates brought me without reading it? What if they sold me?"
(This is not Lao Jin’s nonsense. In reality, there are bosses who sign directly without reading the content of the document.)
As a result, Michaela really saw the problem:
"Sir Humphrey, your white paper does include the expansion of professional unions, but what follows?"
Humphrey put his head up, looked at the white paper, and asked: "Minister, what do you mean?"
Michaela pointed to the second half of the white paper and said, "Why is there content about expanding the Administrative Affairs Department in the white paper? Members of our department already have...well, there are..."
Bernard immediately added: "413 people, minister."
"Thanks, Bernard."
Michaela said to Humphrey: "Our department already has 413 people, why do we need to expand the number of employees?"
However, Humphrey reached out and turned the white paper to the next page, pointed to the content on it, and said: "Minister, you obviously didn't notice that I have reduced the establishment of our department here."
"Reduce the establishment?"
Michaela followed Humphrey's finger and saw that the white paper did indeed reduce the administrative affairs department's original establishment of 20,000 people to 19,950.
"Oh, so that's it!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Michaela immediately turned her face and shouted: "That's weird!"
The so-called establishment refers to the planned number of people, not the actual number. Since the Administrative Affairs Department is not fully staffed, reducing the establishment is purely a word game and has no practical significance!
Michaela immediately turned the white paper back to the previous page, pointed to the department’s enrollment expansion and asked Humphrey:
"Sir Humphrey, don't play word games with me. Tell me why we need to expand the number of members in our department. This is the actual number of people in the department!"
While speaking, Michaela glanced aside to see a thick stack of white papers that had not yet been reviewed.
Torina immediately interrupted:
"The meaning is very obvious. With the 413 clerks in the department now, they can compile white papers as thick as mountain peaks every day, which makes Mikayla dizzy. If the department expands its enrollment, the white papers compiled every day will exceed the sky and make Mikayla dizzy. Keira is completely overwhelmed!”
It was obvious that Torina's words were pure nonsense. Michaela just believed that the current department had enough staff and did not need to expand its recruitment.
"So, why do we need to expand the number of clerks in our department?"
However, facing the minister's question, Humphrey pouted, was silent for a moment, and then said:
"I can only say that based on the current situation, looking at the overall situation, looking at ancient and modern times, considering various situations, analyzing and summarizing, it may be thought that, in summary, in summary, you are likely to find that although it may not be true, Listen, no matter what, I’m afraid the prospects are delicate, so we can only plan this way at this stage, do you understand?”
Michaela, who looked confused, blurted out: "Huh?"
Who would have thought that the system elf Torina would also come to join in the fun:
"I just want to say that everyone who understands understands. If you don't understand, I won't explain too much. After all, just know it yourself and savor it carefully. So I can only say that everyone understands. Everyone who says they understand understands, just nod. …”
"Shut up, Torina!"
Michaela, who had not yet recovered from Humphrey's long and difficult sentences, was hit by Torina's "combination" of long and difficult sentences, and almost fainted on the spot.
But just because Michaela couldn't be an official didn't mean that he was a fool, because he quickly discovered something and immediately asked:
"Wait, Torina, you just..."
Unexpectedly, Torina actually had a little temper: "Michaela, you told me to shut up, so I didn't speak."
"Okay, I'm sorry, you can talk!"
Michaela had no choice but to give in: "Tolina, where did you get that 'everything you know' thing you just said?"
Torina then raised the memory file in her hand and replied: "The memory of your previous life as a person on Earth. When you visit forums, you often see long nonsense comments like this."
"Long nonsense... oh!"
Michaela reacted immediately and shouted at Humphrey: "You were perfunctory just now!"
"Um!"
Humphrey raised his brows, as if he did not expect that the young minister in front of him would be able to recover from his long and difficult sentences so quickly.
Bernard on the side also helped: "Sir Humphrey, I think with the minister's IQ, he should be able to understand your real reason."
Do you think I'm a fool?
Michaela immediately glared at Bernard, who shrank his neck obediently.
As for Sir Humphrey, he looked at Michaela, seemed to have made up his mind, and finally said:
"Okay, minister, I chose to expand the number of people in the department for the sake of the power of our department."
He is indeed an old bureaucrat, with a sense of power engraved in his bones.
"Power, power?"
But Michaela obviously didn't understand. She just relied on her own understanding of power and said: "Sir Humphrey, our Administrative Affairs Department is the only government department in Silvermoon City now. The power is only under the regent. Do you want to overthrow the world?" ?”
"well."
However, in the face of Michaela's "shattering" accusations, Humphrey just sighed and said: "It seems that you, who have never been in officialdom, really can't understand."
Michaela really couldn't understand, so she asked Humphrey for an explanation.
"Okay, Michaela, listen up!"
Sir Humphrey said solemnly:
"As for the size of power, don't use common sense to judge it. For example, the state-run enchanting industry in the old Silvermoon City period was to ensure the employment of our blood elf civilians, so its contribution was measured not in profits but in losses; but the government There is no profit or loss in the department. It is measured by the number of employees and the size of the budget. Large departments are more powerful than small departments. This is the cornerstone of our entire system!"
The above content was completely unheard of for Michaela, who had been born as a commoner for both her life. It was an eye-opener. No wonder Torina exclaimed:
"As long as you savor it carefully, you can find every word of it!"
However, there is still something that Michaela does not understand: "But, Sir Humphrey, there is only one department in Silvermoon City today, our Administrative Affairs Department!"
"Only for now!"
Sir Humphrey explained like a teacher teaching an unsatisfied child:
"Minister, please think carefully. As Silvermoon City gradually recovers and the situation gradually improves, the regent will establish a new administrative department sooner or later. By that time, our power will inevitably be weakened!"
"To this end, we must seize the first-mover advantage, expand our membership, and become the largest and most powerful department in the government. Then we will gain the highest power and the largest budget!"
In fact, if Michaela is a person with political ambitions, he will definitely listen to Humphrey and expand the size of the department and expand his power.
Unfortunately, Michaela is not.
As a Chinese in his previous life, he firmly believed that officials should serve the people wholeheartedly. No matter what department or power they had, they were not within his scope of consideration.
Therefore, Torina suggested to Michaela: "Don't listen to Humphrey. He is just an old bureaucrat who only thinks about power."
But Michaela also had his own ideas, so he asked Humphrey: "Do you want to make our Administrative Affairs Department the first department in Silvermoon City?"
Without hesitation, Humphrey said, "Yes."
"Then do it!"
Having said that, Michaela signed her name on the white paper without hesitation.
Torina, who didn't know why, immediately asked: "Why?"
Why?
The answer is here.
After signing, Michaela said to Humphrey: "Look, Sir Humphrey, I support you today."
How could the old bureaucrat Humphrey not understand? He immediately smiled and said: "Yes, minister, and I will support you."
From the perspective of right and wrong, Humphrey, who is full of power, is indeed wrong, but Michaela will not beat him to death with a stick. On the contrary, increasing the power of the department will not harm Michaela, so why should she object?
Moreover, through this expansion of the support department, Humphrey’s support has been obtained, which will be more beneficial to Mikayla’s future actions, which is definitely a good thing!
To sum up, Michaela said to the innocent Torina in a serious voice:
"Tolina, it doesn't matter if you usually fight and fight, but you have to remember that the world does not run on simple right and wrong."
Torina said "Oh" in a half-understanding manner.
Returning to reality, Michaela asked while reviewing the document: "Sir Humphrey, why is every white paper made as thick as a dictionary? Can it be shortened?"
Sir Humphrey smiled slightly and said:
"Yes, Minister."
