Chronicles of Celestial Origins

Tangning nodded.

Du Yuankai continued: "The so-called combination of kindness and power! It means to make them fear you and respect you. How to make them fear you? How to make them respect you when there are severe punishments? It requires sufficient benefits, and both are indispensable. ”

"The sect allocates 30,000 spirit stones every year, which is only enough for everyone's salary and rewards. With our cultivation level, the salary alone is not enough to even maintain the practice of elixirs. Let me tell you! The spiritual root qualifications are above average. , enjoy Class C superior resources within the sect.”

"At the middle stage of foundation building, I have a monthly salary of 1,600 spirit stones, and the elixirs I need every month require 3,000 spirit stones. The same is true for others. If there is no other way, relying on this salary How to practice?"

"Junior Brother Tang is still receiving rewards and subsidies from various departments and departments within the sect, but after leaving the sect, he has to rely entirely on himself to provide food and clothing. Spiritual stones cannot be produced out of thin air, so they can only rely on the sect. The door subsidizes this path.”

"On average every year, this site will apply for a subsidy of 20,000 spirit stones from the sect. Apart from my share of the 20,000 spirit stones, Fellow Daoist Xu and Fellow Daoist Zheng will assist in handling affairs. Naturally, they will also have a share, and..."

Du Yuankai pointed at the top: "Applying for subsidies from the sect must be reviewed and approved by multiple ministries. Every procedure must be plucking and leaving some offerings. Otherwise, no matter which ministry or department makes a stumbling block, it will be done." Don’t expect to get the subsidy smoothly, you need to pay for it.”

Tang Ning knew that this was an unwritten rule of the sect. Those ministries and departments that held key positions of authority controlled the distribution of resources. They had to be fed first.

It's just that he has never been in charge of financial and internal affairs, and he doesn't know the specifics.

Tang Ning said: "I have never managed financial matters. There are many things I don't know about. I hope Senior Brother Du can give me some advice."

Du Yuankai said: "Applying for a spiritual stone subsidy from the sect must go through three procedures and four departments. The first is the Information Department. We will send the dossier report of the subsidy application to the Information Department. After being approved by Senior Brother Lu, it will be transferred to the Secret Service. The court will then submit the report to Yuanyi Palace, and only after Yuanyi Palace approves it can allocate the spirit stone subsidy."

"To follow such a set of procedures, the approval documents from the Intelligence Department, the Directly Affiliated Department of the Secret Academy, the Payroll Department of Yuan Yidian, and the Palm Print Department of Yuanyidian are indispensable. Do you understand?"

Tangning frowned and said, "I wonder how many of them they will intercept?"

Du Yuankai smiled and said: "Junior brother Tang! You are really, what can I say? How dare they keep something with a clear price in black and white on a piece of paper? The number of spiritual stone subsidies you applied for will definitely be handed over to you, but After this, you have to deliver it to them personally.”

"Send it to them? I don't know who they are specifically? What's the ratio? Please give me some advice, Senior Brother Du."

"These people are naturally the heads of various departments. Senior Brother Lu, the deacon of the Intelligence Department, Senior Brother Tao, the director of the direct department of the Secret Academy, Senior Brother Jiang from the Payroll Department of Yuan Yidian, and Senior Brother Sun from the Palm Seal Department of Yuan Yidian. These four people have The ministry has great power, and if they don’t approve it, the spiritual stone subsidy you apply for will not be awarded no matter what. As for the specific ratio, each ministry will take half. This has been the rule for many years. "

There are three procedures, four departments, and each department takes half a percent. That is, no matter how many spiritual stone subsidies you apply for, 20% will remain in the sect, and you can only get 80%.

Tang Ning said: "Besides that! How much did Fellow Daoist Xu and Fellow Daoist Zheng take?"

Du Yuankai said: "The upper share is indispensable, and the lower share is up to you to arrange. According to the previous method, Taoist Xu and Taoist Zheng will each take 10%. The other 20% will be used as the funding of the entire organization."

"Normally, we will apply to the sect for spirit stone subsidies four times within ten years, each time worth 50,000 spirit stones. If we apply for too many at once, it will not be easy to pass, so we will apply for it several times."

Tangning nodded to express her understanding.

Four times in ten years, the spiritual stone subsidy is 50,000 each time, which is 200,000 spiritual stones. Each department of the sect will receive 20%, Xu Qingwan and Zheng Wei will each receive 10%, and the station's funds will be 20%. Then the remaining 40%, 80,000 spirit stones, are undoubtedly his own.

"It just so happens that I am applying to the sect for the spirit stone subsidy this time. After the sect approves the reply, you will come back to the sect with me. You will know some of these hidden things that are not common to outsiders when you see them with your own eyes." Du Yuankai finished speaking and shouted. He came to Kongji, stamped and signed the file sent by Xu Qingwan, and ordered him to present it to the sect with a black eagle.

Tangning stood up and said goodbye, returned to her room, sat cross-legged and closed her eyes to meditate.

For a period of time after that, Tang Ning followed Du Yuankai to deal with the daily affairs of the Silver Fox Intelligence Station. In fact, most of the time she had nothing to do. At most, she was approving intelligence files sent from various places, sorting them out, and reporting them to the sect.

If the information is not urgent and important, each information point will report it once a month and forward it to Zheng Wei, who will then send Xuan Ying to deliver it.

Time flies, two months have passed. On this day, Tang Ning was assisting Du Yuankai in handling matters in his room. Urgent information sent from the Beiyuan intelligence point stated that Yang Zhenhe, the head of the Yang family in Beiyuan, had been in contact with unidentified monks recently. He was suspected of being a monk. Disciple of the Demon Sect.

Beiyuan borders Longyou, and the Yang family's power is entrenched in the west of Beiyuan. It is close to the Demon Sect and can be said to be close to each other.

Nowadays, Yang Zhenhe, the head of the Yang family, has frequent contact with unknown monks. It is very likely that he wants to change his banner and join the Demon Sect.

Tang Ning approved that they should keep an eye on the Yang family's every move and report any news at any time.

Du Yuankai stamped his signature on the file and was about to hand it over to Kong Ji for transfer to the sect when there was a knock on the door outside the house.

"Come in." Du Yuankai said

The door opened, and the person who came was none other than Kong Ji. He held a file in his hand: "Uncle Du, this is the file sent by the sect just now."

Tangning took the file from his hand and handed him the Beiyuan Yang family intelligence file: "Send this intelligence file to the sect immediately."

"Yes." Kong Ji took the order and left.

Tang Ning tore open the seal of the file signed with the seal and took out the article inside. It read: The sect has approved the spirit stone subsidy and it has been distributed to the department. The signature is Lu Xingxian.

"Senior Brother Du, the sect has approved the spirit stone subsidy that we applied for last time." Tang Ning handed him the document in her hand.

Du Yuankai glanced at it and said: "Finally approved, Junior Brother Tang, let's go now! I will recommend those senior brothers to you, and you can go directly to them next time."

"good."

The two of them left the basement and disappeared into light. After traveling for less than two days, he returned to the sect and first came to Lu Xingxian Cave in Zhongzhi Peak. Du Yuankai waved his hand and handed a talisman through the thick fog.

Not long after, the thick fog dispersed, and the two of them walked in and came to his main room.

"Junior Brother Du and Junior Brother Tang are here, sit down!" Lu Xianxing sat cross-legged on the futon and made an invitation gesture.

The two of them sat down one after another, and Du Yuankai said: "Senior Brother Lu, this time the two of us are here for the spiritual stone subsidy approved by the sect. The day before yesterday, we received the news from Senior Brother Lu Xuan Ying and rushed here without stopping."

"If I had known that Junior Brother Du would be here in the next few days, the spirit stones would have been prepared." Lu Xingxian turned his right hand and took out a storage bag and a note.

Du Yuankai took the storage bag, signed and stamped the article, and returned it to him.

"Junior brother Tang should be familiar with many things now, right?" Lu Xingxian said

"Thanks to Senior Brother Du for your careful guidance, but I'm still not familiar with many things."

Lu Xingxian said: "Now the Demon Sect is concentrating on internal affairs and has no time to care about others. In addition, the two factions of Xuan Demon have not started the war and they have the intention of transforming the world and governing. They will not make any big moves in a short time."

"Our first goal is to keep an eye on the trends of those cultivating families. In recent years, many families have the intention to join the Demon Sect. If they directly change their flags, they may not be so bold, but there are secret intrigues and collusion between them. You must be on guard.”

"Especially those cultivating families that are bordering the Demon Sect, such as the Zhu family in the Central Plains. If such an influential family turns to the Demon Sect, the losses to us will be immeasurable, so we must be particularly vigilant."

Du Yuankai said: "I was about to report to Senior Brother Lu that intelligence has been sent from inside recently. Yang Zhenhe, the head of the Yang family in Beiyuan, has frequent contacts with unknown monks. He is suspected to be a disciple of the Demon Sect. The file has been submitted, but I think it has not yet arrived at the sect."

Lu Xingxian said: "I will send someone to investigate this matter. The Zhu family is what the sect is most worried about now. Junior brother Tang, after you take over, your main focus will be on the Zhu family. It is best to instigate a Zhu family to rebel." Brother, get into their inner circle. Junior Brother Du, how is the son-in-law of Zhu’s family who you instigated the rebellion? Has he handed over to Junior Brother Tang?”

Du Yuankai said: "All the insiders I have have been handed over to Junior Brother Tang. As for the eldest son-in-law of the Zhu family, the situation is not very good. He was squeezed out by the Zhu family and sent to the border to guard the quarry. He himself is becoming increasingly depressed. I drink and have fun all day long, and I don’t think about making progress. In addition, my cultivation has been stuck at a bottleneck for many years, so I’m afraid it will be difficult to achieve anything.”

Lu Xingxian said: "You can help him as much as possible. After all, he is our only chess piece in the Zhu family. Moreover, with his status, he may be of great use in the future. It would be a pity to waste it like this."

"Besides him, it is best to make another preparation and develop a Zhu family disciple as an insider. This task will be handed over to Junior Brother Tang. If you have any difficulties, you can mention it to the sect and we will try our best to help you. ”

"Last month, Master Tong of the Secret Academy personally talked to me and asked us to pay close attention to the Zhu family's movements. The head is also very concerned about this matter."

Du Yuankai said: "The cohesion of the cultivating family has always been very strong. In addition, in a situation like the Zhu family, with Mr. Zhu Mingxuan in charge, the people below would not dare to collude with outsiders even if they have conflicts. It is not easy to instigate the children of the Zhu family. Now, We can only take things slowly. If we do it too hastily, it will make the Zhu family doubt us and push him to the Demon Sect."

Lu Xingxian said: "I know that this matter cannot be accomplished overnight. With the current situation, the Zhu family will not fall to the Demon Sect for a while, so there is still a lot of time. We need a pair of eyes that can keep an eye on the Zhu family." trend."

Tang Ning said: "I will try my best to do it."

Lu Xingxian nodded: "I know that you are prudent and capable, so I will leave this matter to you. If this matter is done well, the people in the sect will not keep chattering about the funding issue of our Intelligence Department. ”