Empress Tantai Zijun had never imagined there was such an arrangement! Her first reaction was: Why did the Special Security Bureau preserve records on paper? It was far too backward!
But having learned from her mistakes, she knew she could no longer take things for granted and had to think it through carefully.
Since none of the previous emperors had raised any objections, there had to be a reason for its existence.
And upon closer thought, this method did indeed go a long way toward ensuring that an emperor's reputation would not collapse.
First, verbal orders left no electronic trace. If the emperor misspoke, he could simply deny responsibility.
Second, if there were electronic versions, the likelihood of someone stealing everything in one go would increase dramatically.
She was a skilled network expert herself and knew what hackers were capable of.
No firewall, however strong, could guard against an insider...
But with paper copies scattered among tightly secured filing cabinets, they would not be easy to steal! Even if there were an insider who could steal some of the materials, it would be difficult to take everything.
After all, sneaking into an archives room to take photos was no easy task.
At the very least, it was much harder than a hacker stealing information online.
Having figured out the reasoning behind this arrangement, Empress Tantai Zijun no longer intended to "reform" it. But then she thought again—those materials truly could not be recovered...
That made her deeply distressed! Was there information in them that she needed to know?
Would she never learn it?!
Would it affect her reign as emperor and her control over this Empire?
These were all matters she needed to consider.
Empress Tantai Zijun looked at Huo Yushen, narrowed her eyes, and said, "Since those Archival Documents