Chronicles of Celestial Origins

In front of the Zhongzhi Peak Cave Mansion, a ray of light came out, and a tall and straight man appeared. It was Wei Xian. With a wave of his hand, the talisman disappeared inside.

Not long after, the thick fog rolled in and a passage was cleared. Wei Xian went straight in and saw Tang Ning waiting outside, so he bowed his head and said, "Senior Brother Tang, I'm sorry to bother you."

"Junior Brother Wei, you are a rare guest! Please come in!" Tang Ning led him to the auxiliary room with a smile and sat down separately for host and guest.

Wei Xian said: "I should have come to visit Senior Brother Tang a long time ago. I have been busy with secular affairs and had no time to spare, so I dare not bother you today. I hope you won't be offended."

"Junior Brother Wei, what are you talking about? We work together in the same department, and we should be walking around frequently, so why are we talking about things that don't seem strange."

Wei Xian was originally a disciple of the fifth team. After establishing the foundation, Lu Guang put him in charge of the ministry's finances. Instead, he replaced Zhao Liheng, who was originally in charge of finances, to be in charge of intelligence liaison and summary.

Obviously, even if Wei Xian was not considered Lu Guang's confidant, he was still someone who favored him. Lu Guang's intention behind this visit must be Lu Guang's. Tang Ning knew in her heart that she was just waiting for him to take the initiative to speak.

Wei Xian said: "To be honest, I am taking the liberty to pay you a visit this time. In addition to congratulating Senior Brother Tang on his appointment as Ministry Supervisor, I also have something to ask for advice."

"Junior Brother Wei, it doesn't matter if you say so."

"A few days ago, Senior Brother Tang proposed to add a financial agenda every month in the meeting. What do you think about this? I am currently taking the post of Ministry Finance. I hope that Senior Brother Tang can give me some advice. What will happen next? What should be done?”

Tang Ning said: "I made it very clear when we were discussing matters in the department. The sect's finances are currently tight. Our department's annual funding is the highest among the secret institutes. As for what exactly these spiritual stones are used for, I, as the inspector, You should have the right to know!”

Wei Xian said: "But compared to before, the department's finances have been reduced a lot. In the past, the annual funding of the Intelligence Department was 220,000 spirit stones, sometimes even reaching 250,000, but now the annual funding has basically remained at 15. Ten thousand."

"The sect has reduced the funding subsidies from the ministry and departments, and we have rarely applied for subsidies in these years. The so-called freezing three feet does not last in a day. It has been like this for so many years, and it has formed a system."

"With the sudden large-scale reduction in funding, not only are the disciples complaining, but many affairs may also be difficult to carry out."

"Senior Brother Tang, as an inspector, of course has the right to know the financial situation of the department. I can report this to you separately. It seems that there is no need to put it in the meeting hall."

Tang Ning smiled and said, "I know you think I am doing this to deliberately embarrass Senior Brother Lu Guang and to rush for power with him. I don't mean that. I only do things within the scope of my duties. You can tell Senior Brother Lu Guang about this." ”

"The reason why I ask for financial discussions is not to make things difficult for anyone, but to make the department's finances transparent and standardized, and to form a clear normative system. It can no longer be the final say of one person, and it can be abused arbitrarily and without restraint."

Wei Xian was silent for a while: "Senior Brother Tang, I am sincerely asking you for advice today. I would like to have a frank and heart-to-heart talk. We might as well open the sky and speak frankly. If I have made any mistakes, I hope that Senior Brother Tang can forgive me."

"Junior Brother Wei, please speak your mind."

Wei Xian said: "Although you and I are supervising the affairs of the department, in the final analysis, we are monks, and everything has to be done by practicing. To put it bluntly, if it is not for the spiritual stone, who would be willing to spend the money on practicing the affairs of these sects? If you only rely on the sect’s salary, most disciples won’t even be able to provide elixirs, so how can they practice? Senior Brother Tang, do you think this is true?”

Tangning nodded slightly: "Junior Brother Wei is right."

Wei Xian continued: "To be a little offensive, where do the tens of millions of spiritual stones spent by the sect every year go? Even if we rely on the three halls and three courtyards alone to support ourselves, we can't afford so much. The real bosses are you and me. Everyone knows that they are the real ones who spend money without restraint. "

"With just a few clicks of their fingers, it's worth the funding of our department for a year."

"The sect's finances have been shrinking for so many years, but it has never been implemented. Each department is still doing its own thing. I don't need to explain the reasons. Senior Brother Tang must be very clear. The real resistance is not us, but those above who don't want to implement it."

"Their funding expenses are not reduced. Even if they squeeze out all our funding, it will be nothing to the sect, just a drop in the bucket. Should the finances be tight or tight? Do you agree with this, Senior Brother Tang?"

Tangning nodded and said, "Junior brother Wei said it thoroughly."

Wei Xian said: "Since the sect has encountered difficulties and the funds have to be reduced, then we can all reduce it together, and we have nothing to say. But the current situation is that the top will not reduce, only the lower ones will reduce it. This kind of thing is just to deceive a ten-year-old child , and he was not happy either.”

"Having said that, who dares to reduce their expenses? The entire sect depends on them for support."

"However, they will not reduce the cost, they will only reduce us. How can there be such a truth in the world? Since Senior Brother Tang agrees with this, I have an immature suggestion. I hope you will take a closer look."

Tang Ning said, "Junior Brother Wei, please speak."

"Senior Brother Tang has already proposed financial matters, and Senior Brother Lu has agreed. The matter has been settled as it is, and there is no need to change it. As for the finance of the Ministry, we will keep everything as before. The Ministry's annual funding of 150,000 spirit stones, according to the old According to the rules, Senior Brother Tang will still take this number." Wei Xian held out three fingers: "Of course, if there are other things confiscated by the Department, Senior Brother Tang will also have his share."

Tang Ning knew that the financial accounts of the department were always divided in a 3322 manner, that is, the deacons of the department received 30%, the disciples received a total of 30%, the inspectors received a total of 20%, and other managers in the sect received a total of 20%.

After such a set allocation, 150,000 spiritual stones were allocated. Lu Guang received 45,000 spiritual stones from it, Tang Ning received 30,000 spiritual stones, his disciples received a total of 45,000 spiritual stones, and the department managers received a total of 30,000. Spiritual stone.

These 150,000 spirit stones do not include the salary of the foundation manager, but are simply ministry funds.

The salaries of department managers are separately paid by Yuan Yidian.

When there were financial subsidies in the past, the subsidy funds were also allocated according to this ratio, so basically you had to apply for subsidies from the sect every year, because it was really not enough.

The deacons and inspectors alone took 50% of the 150,000 spirit stone funds, leaving only 75,000 spirit stones. Excluding the steward's share, there were only 45,000 spirit stones. How could it be spent on more than a hundred disciples? .

This is not a phenomenon unique to the Intelligence Department. It is the same in every department in the sect. It can be said that it is basically an unwritten rule.

Nowadays, the sect's financial funds have been reduced, and the reduction is nothing more than subsidy funds, which are no longer issued, but the annual funds are still 150,000 spirit stones, which is not a penny.

The deacons and inspectors still took away 75,000 spiritual stones. Although there was no subsidy fund, there have been continuous wars over the years, and numerous disciples have been killed and injured.

After so many years of war, out of the hundreds of disciples at the intelligence station, only about 60 are left, with 40% casualties and only three stewards left, so they can still support the expenses.

Although Lu Guang only took 45,000 spirit stones on the surface, in fact, he had more than 45,000 spirit stones. He also had a lot of hands on the shares of the disciples below.

There are currently only more than 60 disciples in the department, with 45,000 spirit stones, and each person has nearly 900 spirit stones. According to the sect's salary, the monthly salary of a ninth-level Qi Refining disciple is only around 50 spirit stones. The leader of the action team only has one hundred spiritual stones for one month.

But Bu Ke currently has no more than fifteen disciples above the ninth level of Qi Refining.

The real situation is that the annual salary of all the disciples under the department is only about 15,000 spirit stones. After excluding various rewards and mission funds, there should be some leftover.

Furthermore, Liu Miao had been dead for a few years, and his share of the spiritual stones was distributed to whomever, even if Lu Guang didn't take it all, he still had the lion's share.

In addition, the Intelligence Department also has income from properties outside the sect, and has a small share in some lofts, shops, and gambling houses. These are all secrets. Tangning doesn't know exactly how many there are. She just knows that there is such a thing. Account entries.

Zhu Xu had talked with him once before when he was in office. This aspect has always been taken care of by the steward in charge of ministry affairs. It used to be Lu Guang and now it is Zhang Yan.

"What do you think, Senior Brother Tang?" Wei Xian asked when he saw that he was silent.

Tang Ning smiled and said, "I made it very clear just now. The reason for increasing the number of financial discussions is to create transparency and standardization of the financial system. It is not deliberately to embarrass or make things difficult for anyone, nor is it to deliberately harm anyone's interests. I am not that selfless either. Man, I know the rules of the sect. The three-three-two system is an old rule of our department, and I have no objection to this."

Wei Xian heard what he said and said happily: "In that case, I will send my senior brother's share immediately."

"Wait, I haven't finished speaking yet."

"Senior Brother Tang, please speak."

"I have no objection to the three-three-two-two system, but I hope everyone can be honest and honest. During the financial discussion at the end of the month, what I want to see is a real financial file report, not something to fool children."

Wei Xian frowned slightly and said, "Senior Brother Tang, what do you mean, please tell me clearly."

Tang Ning said: "It means what I just said. What I want is accurate data, not messy accounts. I don't want to hear that the first team of disciples went out to perform a mission with a thousand dollars, and the fourth team Ridiculous words such as asking for 800 yuan for team disciples will make me feel that the proposal I proposed is very stupid, ridiculous and meaningless. "

"Actually, everyone has been working in the department for so many years. We all know the real situation by heart. There is no need to hide it. We have five stewards who are staying in the sect now. Junior Brother Zhao was also in charge of finance before, not to mention Junior Brother Zhang, who is in charge of the department. Regarding specific matters, no one knows his expression better than him, no matter how many spiritual stones a disciple takes.

"If there is anyone else in the department who doesn't know much about this aspect, I'm the only one left. In that case, why bother hiding it."

Wei Xian pondered: "I understand what Senior Brother Tang means, but I can't give you a clear reply yet."

Tang Ning nodded and said, "Tell Senior Brother Lu what I said and ask for his opinion."

"Okay, I'll take my leave now."

"I won't send you far."