Work in Progress
"Lord City Lord, what brings you here? You could have just sent word if you needed something. I would have gone to you. How could I trouble you by making you come all this way yourself?"
The minister, who could remain calm no matter what happened, was currently doing his utmost to steady his breathing before greeting the city lord before him with a beaming smile.
Ignoring the cold sweat pouring down one stream after another, the fact that the man could still speak fairly coherently showed that this minister was indeed a little more capable than Little Zhang.
Zhang Xiaoshan was a busy man himself, so naturally he could not spend too much time here.
This time, if their emperor had not issued an order and designated the shipbuilding project as a key project, he would not have made a special trip here.
"Minister Wang, you're too polite..."
Zhang Xiaoshan was just about to speak when a worker nearby came hurrying over.
Seeing this, Zhang Xiaoshan cut himself off and looked toward him.
The worker immediately understood and hurriedly reported, "Reporting to Lord City Lord, this batch of goods has been completely unloaded."
"Good. Thanks for your hard work. Go take care of your duties."
Hearing this, the worker called to his fellow workers, and they hurriedly took their leave.
During this time, Minister Wang, who was standing nearby, instinctively turned his gaze toward the goods after hearing those words.
Before he could think much about it, Zhang Xiaoshan's voice rang out first.
"Minister Wang, I've delivered all the supplies you applied for yesterday today."
"..."
Zhang Xiaoshan's words left Minister Wang utterly baffled.
Great Zhou had grown powerful and prosperous by now, so the process of applying for funding and supplies had inevitably become more