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"Lord Chancellor, when do you think His Majesty will return?"

Liu Minghan, the Minister of Revenue, brought over some files for Chancellor Zhao Wenyuan to approve.

When Li Chen was away from the Imperial Capital, many files required a decision from Zhao Wenyuan as chancellor.

As the dynasty's current chancellor, Zhao Wenyuan naturally held considerable authority. Li Chen had delegated so much power to him that he could make most decisions independently.

Only thorny issues that were truly difficult to handle were set aside for Li Chen to review after he returned to the palace.

This delegation greatly reduced Li Chen's workload, sparing him from staying up all night reviewing memorials as the Previous Emperor often had.

The same was true of Liu Minghan, the Minister of Revenue. He only submitted files involving officials of equal or higher rank to Zhao Wenyuan for approval. He could handle the other files himself, and he had many officials working under him.

Through this system of delegating authority at every level, Li Chen gave each official at the Imperial Court clear responsibilities. Everyone attended to their own duties, and government affairs ran all the more efficiently.

With staffing recently expanded and numerous new departments established, the officials of the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty were not under much pressure at work.

In response to the Minister of Revenue's question, Zhao Wenyuan lifted his cup and took a sip.

Yet this powerful chancellor drank the most ordinary coarse tea, the kind even common folk could afford.

He set down his cup and said slowly, "His Majesty is young and vigorous, and he often goes out incognito to learn how the people live. I do not know when he will return to the palace, but as his subjects, we ought to shoulder more of his burdens."

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