Chapter 482: Audience with His Majesty

Soon, Professor Smith received the official appointment document from the Emperor of the Great Xia Empire.

As a department-level official, he was able to be received by the emperor before taking office.

Especially since the Power Department had just been upgraded, the power structure was blank, waiting for him as the director to show his strength.

After a simple adaptation, he got the opportunity to meet the emperor three days later.

The palace of the Great Xia Empire, strictly speaking, did not even have a palace wall, and was very simple.

In the twelve years since the founding of the country, the Emperor of the Great Xia did not build a large palace, but only slightly expanded it to meet office needs.

As for the royal family, they lived more in the Swan Castle outside the city.

However, no matter how simple it is, it depends on who the owner is.

Director Smith walked in the Great Xia Palace, breathing three times faster.

He had met the Emperor of the Great Xia, and more than once.

However, in the past, they met as scholars, and it can be said that the feeling was no different.

After all, as a teacher, as long as I don’t make a big mistake, the emperor’s impression is just that.

But after becoming an imperial official, the feeling is different.

If you have concerns in your heart, you naturally cannot be detached from the world.

The attendant who led the way seemed to see his nervousness, so he deliberately slowed down his pace and comforted him: "Director Smith, don't be nervous. His Majesty is very kind. As long as you don't mess up the work, he won't care about small mistakes."

After saying this, Smith felt much better and thanked him.

After many inspections, he finally met His Majesty the Emperor again.

It was completely different from the meeting he imagined. The emperor was majestic and strict. He asked him a few questions about his plans after taking office, and urged him to promote electricity and improve technology as soon as possible, and then... it was over.

The officials waiting to see the emperor were still queuing up. How could they have so much time to waste?

If they really want to wait for a detailed discussion, they have to wait until the Electric Power Department has made achievements.

For the time being, he is just a slightly larger ant.

Department-level officials are considered senior officials in the entire empire, but they are not rare positions.

Especially some unpopular departments, no one cares about them.

The Power Department is certainly not unattended, but it doesn't have much presence. There is hope for the future, but that's just the future.

After leaving the palace, Director Smith felt a little disappointed. He thought he would have a detailed conversation with His Majesty, and he had already written a draft.

Fortunately, it was not a waste, and it would be useful after taking office.

He had already reported to the Power Department two days ago, and today he took office normally after the audience with His Majesty.

The treatment of the director is different. After leaving, a rare car was waiting for him. He also brought his students with him to act as his secretary.

When he returned to the newly listed Power Department, Director Smith finally shook up. He was nothing in Daxia, but he was the master behind closed doors.

Several deputy directors had already taken office.

Among them, there were promoted directors of the Power Bureau, parachuted nobles, and professors from Hadley University.

Director Smith had already communicated with his own people in private, so he held a meeting on the first day of work.

Ignoring the surprised looks of others, several academic officials from Hadley University quickly promoted the latest power transformation plan.

Taking Hadley University as the main body, the power transformation of the university area was completed first.

Then the transformation plan of the industrial park was put on the agenda.

As for the daily work of the Power Department, they let go of almost everything except financial power and started to work wholeheartedly.

...

Derrick is not not paying attention to the Power Department, but he does not need to intervene for the time being.

What Smith and others did was seen by Derek on the same day.

No matter how capable they are, they are ready to do things after all, and this attitude is very positive.

Compared with slow bureaucrats, academic officials are more motivated.

However, the effect depends on the results.

At present, the application from the Western Continent makes Derek feel a little funny.

The Lionheart Kingdom took the lead and sent a group of international students on the ship of the envoy Earl Jeffreys.

So other countries in the Western Continent could not sit still.

The Lionheart Kingdom is relatively powerful, and it likes to act as a troublemaker between countries. Its ambitions have never been concealed.

In recent years, due to the active introduction of steam industry, the national strength of the Lionheart Kingdom has increased rapidly.

Although it is a younger brother in front of the Great Xia Empire, it can be the elder brother among its cousins.

Therefore, other Western countries are undoubtedly the younger brothers among the younger brothers.

The steam industry has made many younger brothers headache. Although they have been catching up, there is no hope of catching up for the time being.

As a result, the damn Lionheart Kingdom did not abide by martial ethics and secretly sent people to study in the Great Xia Empire. Isn't this trying to force itself to death?

So the feudal nobles passed the study abroad proposal with rare high efficiency, and sent people to study in Great Xia one after another.

The envoy took the international students and set foot directly on the land of Great Xia, and the application documents were also placed in front of Derek.

What can he say about this?

Of course he agreed.

For the sake of the barbarian country's yearning for civilization, Derek very considerately instructed the preparatory class teacher to treat them well.

The preparatory class run by the Ninth Investigation Department is absolutely technically competent.

His Majesty the Emperor has just approved the application, and they immediately provided a one-stop service.

"Everyone, this is the apartment bought by the Lionheart Kingdom for students to live in.

After all, the cost of living in the imperial capital is very high. Only when the worries are solved can students study better. "The preparatory class teacher introduced to the envoys: "Jos, the student from the Lionheart Kingdom that I taught before, made rapid progress. He completed the preparatory studies ahead of schedule and went to the highest institution of learning in the empire for further studies. I heard that he has made great progress recently."

With a ready-made example in front of them, how can other countries sit idly by?

Poor, it depends on who it is.

The civilians in the Western Continent are poor, but these nobles are not poor.

The envoy of the Kingdom of Huiyue waved the gold note directly and shouted: "We also buy a building. Our country provides the best living conditions for scholars."

"The envoy is wise! Knowledge is the most valuable wealth, what is money?" The preparatory class teacher stared at the gold note and waved it up and down: "I think this apartment building here is good. It is just a little bigger than the one in the Lionheart Kingdom and has a better location. ”

After getting the consent of the envoys, the Ninth Investigation Department quickly sold some of its industries.

Then, they began to brainwash scholars from various countries, and they were familiar with the process like an assembly line.

For scholars who actively approached, they would provide convenience to help them integrate into the Great Xia Empire system as soon as possible.

However, the Lionheart Kingdom was a step ahead after all, and the first batch of international students basically all entered the university to start studying.

After half a year of wandering, Jos finally waited for his friends.