Chapter 421
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Chapter 421: A Tricky Problem
At the same time, in Luo Ji’s office, Lu Yang sat at the newly placed desk, diligently immersing himself in his new work.
However, the work of an Assistant Official was not significantly different from that of a secretary.
With the experience he had accumulated in the Secretary Office, Lu Yang found it quite easy to handle documents and reports here.
Just as he was thinking this, a very tricky document appeared before him.
After quickly scanning the report’s content, Lu Yang couldn’t help but rub his forehead, clearly indicating a severe headache.
The report’s content, to put it plainly, detailed the lingering effects of the previous brawling incident.
Although Luo Ji’s final judgment placed the blame on the Sun brothers and not the kobold Gou Shan, many “emotional faction” people among the Human Race within Luo Ji’s civilization still had reservations about this ruling.
At the same time, the integration of the two races, which had been slightly boosted by commercial trade, was also clearly set back.
After such an incident, many Beastmen were less willing to approach Human cities and began to stay peacefully within their own tribes.
As for the Human Race, it went without saying.
The Beastman tribes were inferior to their Human cities in all aspects, so why would they need to go there?
Occasionally, a few odd individuals who liked to frequent the other side’s territory would appear, but they couldn’t avoid encountering frustrating situations or even verbal disputes under the subtle atmosphere.
With this back and forth, the commercial trade between the two races, which Luo Ji had painstakingly promoted before, seemed to be going to waste.
The more Lu Yang read this report, the more his head ached.
This matter was difficult to handle as it involved the relationship between the Human Race and the Beastman Race.
Originally, the integration of the two races was a very tricky matter.
From His Majesty’s previous promotion of trade between the two races, Lu Yang could clearly see that their emperor had formulated a long-term plan, intending to gradually unify the two societies through a subtle approach.
However, who would have thought that such a troublesome incident would occur at this critical juncture?
It almost rendered Luo Ji’s previous arrangements useless.
After all, if the two races had no contact, how could trade flourish?
Holding the quill pen designated for approving file reports, Lu Yang hesitated to put pen to paper.
If this document was not handled properly, it might further worsen the current situation, forcing him to be cautious.
“Should I present it to His Majesty for decision?”
With thoughts racing, Lu Yang quietly turned his head to glance at Luo Ji, who was intently reviewing documents.
The slight furrow in his brow and the almost unconcealable fatigue between his eyebrows made him clearly feel His Majesty’s demanding political schedule.
“No, no!”
Lu Yang withdrew his gaze and vigorously rubbed his temples.
“If I present every tricky matter to His Majesty for decision, how is that different from when I was a secretary? Since His Majesty has promoted me to Assistant Official, I naturally need to learn how to handle these tricky problems.”
At this thought, a resolute expression clearly appeared on Lu Yang’s face.
He then casually took out a blank piece of paper.
“I will first write down my proposed solutions on this blank paper, and then present it along with this report to His Majesty.”
“If my plan is approved, then I will formally write the reply under this report. If it is not approved, then I will take the opportunity to ask His Majesty for his opinion, or simply hand it over to His Majesty for decision!”
With this in mind, Lu Yang, who now had a plan, picked up his quill pen again, carefully dipped it in ink, and began to write on the paper.
This quill pen had a disadvantage: the ink could easily smudge the paper if one wasn’t careful, so attention had to be paid while writing.
Compared to the previous charcoal pen, the charcoal pen was definitely more convenient.
However, after developing ink and quill pens, Luo Ji still designated them as the exclusive pens for approving official documents, and they had to be used when approving formal papers.
The reason was that while the previous charcoal pens were convenient, the content written with them could easily be altered, and sometimes the modifications might not even be noticeable.
But quill pens were different.
Although troublesome to use, even requiring re-dipping in ink after a few words, their advantage was that the written words were not easily changed.
Any alteration would easily leave obvious traces that others could basically spot at a glance.
To put it simply, Luo Ji was worried that some ill-intentioned individuals might unilaterally alter his orders.
Although such an incident had not yet occurred, Luo Ji had proactively promoted the use of quill pens to prevent future problems.
The writing method was essentially no different from that of the previous charcoal pens.
Besides paying attention to dipping ink and being careful not to smudge the paper, the promotion of quill pens proceeded very smoothly.
After quickly and carefully reviewing his written plan to ensure nothing was missed, Lu Yang left his seat and respectfully said, “Your Majesty, I have a document report that I am somewhat unsure about. I ask Your Majesty to review it.”
“Is that so? Bring it, let me see.”
Luo Ji, who had just finished processing a document, motioned for Lu Yang to present the report.
Scanning the report and then the paper filled with writing, a flash of understanding immediately appeared in Luo Ji’s eyes.
It seemed Lu Yang had tried to come up with solutions himself.
After quickly reading the report, even Luo Ji himself had a bit of a headache.
“Your luck is truly terrible. You encountered such a troublesome matter on your first day in office.”
Lu Yang didn’t know what to say to that, and in the end, could only offer a wry smile.
Luo Ji, meanwhile, while looking at Lu Yang’s solution written on the paper, casually asked.
“Where do you think the root cause of this matter lies?”
Lu Yang pondered for a moment upon hearing this, then slowly replied.
“This humble subject believes it is a problem of ideological concepts. Even among humans, there are differences in ideological concepts, let alone between humans and Beastmen?”
“Exactly.”
Luo Ji nodded. This Lu Yang saw things clearly.
“To fundamentally cure this problem, we must start with ideological concepts. We need the Human Race and the Beastman Race to accept each other’s existence from the bottom of their hearts. Right now, my people merely ‘know’ and are ‘accustomed’ to the presence of Beastmen, but they have not truly accepted them.”
“This humble subject is ashamed; I could not devise a fundamental cure.”
Lu Yang said, bowing apologetically.
Most of the solutions he wrote were focused on appeasement, which, to put it plainly, was treating the symptoms but not the root cause.
The main goal was to stabilize the situation. After all, how could he possibly implement a method to change someone’s ideological concepts?
If it were just one or two individuals, they could be influenced through earnest guidance, but this was a problem concerning an entire Human Race and Beastman Race.
