Chronicles of Celestial Origins

Of course, the department's finances have detailed records, but they are all done perfunctorily to deal with the sect. This is a tacit thing. It is not a specific situation of the Intelligence Department, but is the same for all departments.

Chen Xuan was speechless for a moment, not understanding what this man wanted to do.

The atmosphere in the hall was a little solemn for a moment. Even Tang Ning did not expect that although Qin Gang had greeted him yesterday, he had just taken office!

He said something unpleasant and his butt was still hot, but he was so forceful and aggressive, with the posture of asking for the bottom of the casserole and trying his best.

He frowned slightly, feeling that Qin Gang was a little too eager for quick success, which was not a good thing.

After all, Lu Xingxian had been in charge of the Intelligence Department for many years, but he had just arrived and started attacking like this without any foundation. Not only did he leave a bad impression on others, but he probably didn't gain any actual advantage.

There was a deathly silence in the hall, and the atmosphere was very subtle. Chen Xuan was a little confused by his series of questions, and then his face changed slightly.

Lu Xingxian coughed slightly and said: "Junior brother Qin, you are new here. You don't know much about the situation in the department. You can't explain the financial affairs of the department clearly. We will not discuss this issue in today's meeting. I will discuss it with you next time. Please elaborate."

Qin Gang said: "Nowadays, the sect's finances are tight. Before I came here, Master Luo of the Xuande Hall and Master Tong of the Secret Academy had both warned them to control their spending. The uncontrolled spending like in the past will never happen again."

"The Secret Academy distributes 150,000 spirit stones to our department every year, which is the most among the subordinate departments. However, as of this year, the Information Department has to apply for subsidies from the sect more than twice every year, and the total annual cost is an average of 20 Twenty thousand spiritual stones, I don’t know what happened to these spiritual stones.”

"Today I am not going to investigate and investigate the past, and I will not ask anything about the past. But from now on, every expenditure of the ministry must have detailed accounts, and they must be clear and clear. I propose that the discussion be held at the end of each month , add a agenda item to announce the current month’s financial status.”

There was silence in the hall, and you could hear a needle drop. Qin Gang's strength was beyond everyone's expectation. Adding a financial discussion every month meant depriving Lu Xingxian of his financial power.

In the past, the internal finances of the Ministry were all decided by Lu Xingxian without any need to go through the Ministry's deliberation. Now, if they are discussed in public, it will greatly restrict Lu Xingxian's rights. Some private matters cannot be discussed in public. operate.

"Add one financial item to be discussed every month?" Lu Xingxian said slowly, glancing at Tang Ning and Zhu Xu: "What do you junior fellow apprentices think?"

Being stared at by him like this, I really felt a little stressed, as if I had conspired to do something shameful, even though I had indeed discussed it before.

"I agree with Junior Brother Qin's proposal." Zhu Xu said directly.

"There's no harm in discussing it, I agree." Tangning continued.

Chen Xuan and Lu Guang were both silent. As an inspector, it is Qin Gang's duty to supervise the financial situation of the department. He proposed that the discussion be reasonable and reasonable.

Lu Xingxian said: "Then let's discuss it! From now on, a financial discussion will be added at the end of each month. Junior Brother Chen, you are in charge of finance, and you will announce the financial situation of that month."

Chen Xuan nodded in agreement.

"Junior Brother Qin, is there anything else you can do?"

Qin Gang shook his head.

"If there is nothing else, today's discussion will end here."

Everyone got up and left the meeting hall and returned to the cave.

Not long after Tang Ning returned home, the storage bag on his waist shook. He took out the formation plate and took the talisman into his hand. It was Qin Gang's disciple Xue Yan who was visiting.

Without him having to say anything, Tang Ning knew what was going on. After leaving the cave, Xue Yan was waiting outside the thick fog. When he saw him coming out, he bowed and said, "Uncle Tang, my master, please come to the house to have a talk."

The two of them arrived at Qin Gang's cave one after another. Xue Yan led him to the main room, where Qin Gang and Zhu Xu were sitting across from each other and talking.

Qin Gang's cave is very simple, with only one main room and an auxiliary room, and it occupies a small area. Compared with Kong Fanxing's luxurious cave, it looks like a shabby hut.

He could have moved directly into Kong Fanxing Cave Mansion, but because he was disgusted with its luxury, he built a room here by himself.

It can be seen that he and Kong Fanxing have completely different personalities. Kong Fanxing is relatively smooth and somewhat mercenary, while he is more pragmatic. From his performance today, it can be seen that he is ordinary and his butt is not yet hot! He attacked Lu Xingxian and stated his opinions, which seemed to be impatient.

"Junior brother Tang is here. Come on, please sit down."

Tang Ning took her seat as instructed.

Qin Gang said: "I would like to thank you two for your support of my proposal today. I want to control financial expenditures in the next step, and I hope you will continue to support me."

Controlling financial expenditures is equivalent to curbing Lu Xingxian's financial control. If it interferes with other people's financial resources, it will inevitably lead to counterattacks.

Tang Ning frowned and said, "It's not advisable to rush into this matter. It's better to take care of it slowly."

"Junior Brother Tang's words are wrong. As the saying goes, changes will come if you delay. I control financial expenditures. On the one hand, I can restrain some people from spending uncontrollably. On the other hand, I can complete the tasks assigned by Master Luo. It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone."

Tang Ning felt that he was taking things for granted, but she didn't say anything more.

"After controlling financial expenditures, I will formulate a new reward and punishment system to unify the mission rewards, operational funds and loss subsidies for the disciples of the department to form standardized standards. All the old, messy, and unclear things in the past will be discarded. Just watch! In time, the entire sect will follow the rules and practices I formulated." Qin Gang's eyes were filled with enthusiasm.

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In Lu Xingxian Cave Mansion, Chen Xuan and Lu Guang gathered in a room.

"This Qin Gang, what on earth does he want to do? He has been dictating our department since he first came to our department. In the future, when he becomes powerful, he will not be able to ride on our necks and dominate us? For this kind of people, if you don't give him some color, it will only become worse and worse. "You have to push even further," Chen Xuan said angrily. Everything Qin Gang said in the palace today was aimed at him, which made him already feel angry.

Lu Guang said: "Obviously, they have premeditated it. The purpose of raising the financial agenda is obviously to constrain us. This is just the beginning. I don't think it will take long for them to make their next move. This Qin Gang came with a very clear goal." Yes, we won’t stop until we achieve our goal.”

"Now he is befriending Tang Ning and Zhu Xu just to confront Senior Brother Lu. Xuande Palace sent this person. I knew that the person who came was evil. I didn't expect him to be so aggressive when he came. I thought he would at least tolerate it for a while."

Chen Xuan snorted coldly: "He thinks that with the support of Xuande Hall, he can do whatever he wants in the Intelligence Department. Tang Ning, Zhu Xuben and him are in the same league. They have similar odors. If they are friends or not, it is only a matter of time before they start to attack. Senior Brother Lu , we must take a preemptive strike to avoid being passive.”

Lu Xingxian's face was expressionless: "Let's see again! If he wants to discuss something, he can discuss it. The Intelligence Department is not the Supervision Department. I want to see what kind of rumors he can make."

Chen Xuan and Lu Guang looked at each other and remained silent.

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A month passed in the blink of an eye. At the end of the month, when the meeting was scheduled, Tang Ning left the cave and came to the meeting hall. Not long after, Zhu Xu and Qin Gang also arrived. They nodded slightly to him, and the three of them sat in a row.

After a while, Lu Xingxian arrived. Lu Guangyin went to Qiyuan Island to take up his post, but Zhang Yan had not returned yet, so there were only five people in the palace.

Lu Xingxian walked directly to the top and sat down: "Junior brothers are all here. Last time, Junior Brother Qin proposed adding a financial agenda at the end of each month, and it has been approved. Today is the end of the month. Junior Brother Chen, will you submit this month's financial agenda?" Let’s make an announcement about the internal affairs situation!”

"Yes." Chen Xuan stood up and responded: "This month, the department's financial expenditure is 12,300 spiritual stones."

"Among them, Qiao Yu, the captain of the sixth operation team, led his disciples Wang Ping and Deng Wentong deep behind enemy lines to lurk in Qinchuan to learn about the Demon Sect's intelligence. The operation cost two thousand spiritual stones, and the mission was completed with a reward of one thousand spiritual stones, for a total of three thousand spiritual stones. "

"The captain of the second team, Yin Feng, and his disciples Kong Shiyuan and Zuo Mao went to Longyou to investigate the information about the Demon Sect. The operation cost two thousand spiritual stones. The mission was completed and the reward was one thousand spiritual stones, for a total of three thousand spiritual stones."

"Sun Ji, the captain of the fifth team, went to Jiangdong to investigate intelligence. The operation cost one thousand spiritual stones, and the mission reward was one thousand spiritual stones."

"Qian Zhong, the captain of the third team, failed to build the foundation and died. The funeral arrangements cost two thousand spiritual stones."

"The Central Plains Intelligence Station intercepted the Demon Sect's information and was rewarded with one thousand three hundred spirit stones."

"The ministry purchased a batch of musical notes and spent a thousand spiritual stones."

"To sum up, a total of 12,300 spirit stones were spent this month."

The accounts are very detailed, and every expenditure is clear and clear. It was enough to deal with the perfunctory sect's investigation, but to say it openly in this meeting hall, Tang Ning just felt very funny.

When he was serving in the action team, he served as the acting captain for a period of time. Each time he went on a mission, he was only rewarded with two hundred spirit stones. Where did he get the funds? It was often thousands. If so, let alone one hundred thousand spirit stones, it was only one hundred. Ten thousand is not enough.

Back then, he went to Qinchuan to investigate the Dou family's collusion with the Demon Sect. This was a long-term latent plan, requiring infiltration into the Dou family to obtain ironclad evidence of its collusion with the Demon Sect, and the Ministry only gave him 10,000 spirit stones. .

These paper accounts are difficult to hide even from outsiders, let alone those here who are experts.

Chen Xuan, on the other hand, didn't blush, his heart didn't beat, and he finished reading one by one calmly.

"These are the financial and internal affairs accounts for this month. Every expenditure is signed and pledged by the disciples. Do you want to take a look, Senior Brother Qin?" Chen Xuan looked at Qin Gang and said, his words were plain, but full of provocation.

Everyone knows that this account is fake, but it has a disciple's signature and pledge. It absolutely complies with the regulations and no one can find fault with it.

Tang Ning remembered that there was no such link before. The number of spiritual stones given to people when they were on duty was decided by the department. There was no such thing as a signature.

I think it was done specifically to deal with Qin Gang. How dare the disciples disobey Lu Xingxian's instructions, let alone just sign a calligraphy and painting pledge. Even if they were confronted in court, no one would dare to say anything.

Lu Xingxian has been in the deacon position for so many years and has great prestige. The disciples below are all in awe of him, not to mention the disciples just mentioned, the captain of the second team, the fifth team, and the sixth team were all promoted by Lu Guang Yes, he is his backup trusted disciple.