"I have a few design drawings here, related to city construction, military construction, and disaster relief equipment. You can make do with them for now, but don't count on me next time. I'm not here to support useless people!"
Quan Ji's words were clear enough.
Although they have basically escaped poverty after winning two consecutive wars, they have not become rich in the end—even if they had become rich, they would never support idle people!
Those in a position should fulfill their duties.
This is a basic standard of being a decent human being, and it must never be broken!
Once broken, the scales are shattered.
Some people will start to feel indignant, wondering why others can do it but they can't.
Therefore, one must treat everyone fairly—if the Ministry of Works continues to be so inactive, even if she doesn't eliminate it, someone else will naturally do so.
As she spoke, Quan Ji found a stack of design drawings in her spatial pouch, leaving Lu Ziban completely dumbfounded.
He said with a sense of shame that he would definitely achieve something next time, but at the same time he couldn't resist the temptation to go forward and look at the blueprints.
It would have been better if I hadn't looked—but once I did—
Kuang!
Lu Ziban immediately knelt down.
Tears streamed down his face as he held the design drawings, trembling in his hands.
The others couldn't understand what Lu Ziban's perplexing actions meant at all.
However, at that very moment, Lu Ziban kowtowed three times to Quan Ji.
"Young Miss...you are my god! You are the omnipotent god in my heart!"
These design drawings...
These designs completely surpass the ones the young lady gave us last time in every aspect.
The young lady's mind is definitely not something a human could have, otherwise how could she come up with such ingenious ideas!
Quan Ji gave Lu Ziban a disdainful look. "Alright, alright... you can leave now."
Lu Ziban, with tears streaming down his face, bowed to Quan Ji as he retreated.
The young lady is simply an angel incarnate!
Following that, Princess Quan gave instructions on several other matters, and finally everything was settled.
She was exhausted—she felt that after returning from the Dream Empire next time, she must hold an imperial examination.
She refused to believe that her vast Holy Glory Empire, with over a million people across three regions, couldn't produce a single reliable and easy-going civil official!
It's not that what they have now is bad; they are very good. It's just that... the Holy Empire needs to be better.
Before leaving court, Princess Quan gave a reminder:
"This afternoon, our Holy Glory Empire will be certified as a Level 4... I have already told you about the pros and cons, and I hope you will not disappoint me."
"We will face all sorts of troubles ahead, and everyone must be mentally prepared."
"And... I want to see everything ready for Saint Glory Academy within two months. Until then... the Ministry of Personnel can begin preparations for student recruitment."
"The Holy Glory Empire needs more talent. The Ministry of Rites has issued a proclamation that I will hold the imperial examination in three months. Regardless of background, talented individuals will have the opportunity to be selected. As some enter officialdom, others must leave. If you wish to retain your current positions, then demonstrate your abilities and prove your worth."
"Don't be an unstoppable tide of the times, because you will eventually be swallowed up by the mud and sand and eliminated."
"I'll say it again, I don't support useless people... I don't want the situation of untimely disaster relief to happen again next time, and I don't want other things to be like a group without a leader or without purpose without me."
"I have said that the masters of the Holy Glory Empire are the people, and these people include you. Do not let yourselves walk gently into the cold night, and do not let yourselves lose your homes before you realize how precious the word 'home' is."
That's all I have to say. Take care of yourselves.
Upon hearing Quan Ji's words, every official subconsciously tensed up.
Although I knew this day would come sooner or later, I didn't expect it to come so soon—now all I can do is do what the young lady just said.
To prove one's worth.
At that moment, everyone's fighting spirit was ignited.
They don't want to become part of the trend!
...
After the officials left.
The five princes remained standing in the main hall, gazing at Princess Quan, seemingly with unspoken words in their hearts.
Quan Ji raised an eyebrow in confusion: "Five of you, is there anything else?"
The eldest brother, Quan Ye, who had lost an arm, looked at Quan Ji with a hint of admiration in his handsome appearance: "No... I just wanted to apologize to you. You have managed the Holy Glory Empire very well."
The second brother, Quan Ming, also gave a haughty snort, "Although I don't have a good impression of you, you are indeed amazing, and I am ashamed to admit that I am not as good as you!"
Third Brother Quan Fei's eyes were gentle: "We didn't expect things to develop this way. We five older brothers are staying here today to apologize to you."
"I'm sorry... We neglected you as you grew up, ignored your existence, and failed to make you feel the love you deserved during your childhood."
"Although we know it's too late to say anything now, the important thing is that we also want to give ourselves an explanation."
"To be honest, when we learned that you had taken control of the Holy Glory Empire, we were first surprised, then angry... But now you have exceeded everyone's expectations, and we have to say... you were right."
"The Holy Glory Empire can do without the five of us princes, but it absolutely cannot lose our young lady. We are proud to have a leader like you."
Third Brother Quan Fei is a man of great things. He has excellent eloquence and expressiveness, and he is worthy of being a man who has assisted a level five empire.
Quan Ji looked at the five men, but she didn't feel any resentment.
She was not of Quan Zhan's bloodline to begin with, and these five brothers did not belong to her.
Besides, the five princes were just children back then, so it was understandable that they neglected her on Quan Zhan's orders.
Since there is no such responsibility, there is no fault to speak of, let alone an apology.
Quan Ji simply replied with a cold tone.
“You don’t need to apologize to me… Just treat the Holy Glory Empire well in the future, and don’t repeat the mistakes of Quan Zhan. That’s the greatest apology you can give me.”
Although she didn't seem to care much about the apologies on the surface, to be honest, Kwon Hee was still touched.
After all, Quan Qingchi and Quan Chengying can be considered her brothers.
The other three are the older brothers of these two, so having three more older brothers is not a problem.
Furthermore, all five of them are people of good character.
However, the princes did not think so.
They felt that Kwon Ji had not forgiven them.
They said, "If there is anything you need us to do in the future, please just give the order. For the sake of the Holy Glory Empire, we will do our best."
Quan Ji glanced at them indifferently and sighed.
"Your efforts to maintain the image of the Holy Glory Royal Family are the greatest help you can give me."
As she spoke, Princess Quan did something that none of the five princes expected.
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