Ju-Hai Chou

Ju-Hai Chou was the Minister of State of Shou Lung.

Personality
Ju-Hai Chou was the model of a perfect career mandarin: subtle, clever and well-mannered. He used his skills to held his ministry together. If need he can used force without hesitation.

Activities
Ju-Hai Chou managed well all the 15 departments of his ministry plus all the shou ambassadors to foreign lands. He also received ambassadors and emissaries from other countries. In time he had managed to gain contacts and allies in most of the provincial ruling families.

History
Ju-Hai Chou had for long time ruled the most powerful ministry of Shou Lung. Around 1350 DR, he managed to put his protege Ting Mei Wan as new head of Ministry of State Security. This movement permitted to Ju-Hai Chou to use the State Security's resources as own. However he not full trusted Ting Mei; instead he put a ninja as her secretary with order to spy her. He often worked with Governor Kawabi of Chou' Yuan province. In 1358 DR, Ju-Hai Chou used all his effort to blame the disaster in Chou' Yuan to General Goyat Nagumo in order to save his reputation.