Chronicles of Celestial Origins

Tang Ning was promoted as the deacon of the Information Department, and he knew very well how much power deacons had in the department. No matter how much power was reduced, it would always end up being backlogged on the disciples below.

At that time, all departments of the entire sect will be in a state of paralysis, and even normal salaries may not be paid.

The hall fell into silence for a while. Peng Wanli didn't urge him. After a while, Tang Ning slowly said, "Is there something I don't know whether to say or not?"

Peng Wanli smiled and said: "I came to you just to talk about things. Is there anything I can and cannot talk about?"

Tang Ning said: "I think if you want to reduce the expenditure on spiritual stones, you need to focus on the overall situation, rather than just focusing on the disciples of each department. If you forcefully squeeze out the benefits from them, it may lead to very serious consequences, especially now in the Demon Sect. "Rampant, two teams are facing each other. It may not be a good time to implement financial reforms at this time."

Peng Wanli nodded: "Continue,"

Tang Ning said: "The biggest expenditure of the sect is not the consumption of various ministries and departments, but they are all necessary expenses. When the salary cannot be reduced, starting with the funding spirit stone will have little effect, and people will not be convinced. If it is true I am determined to reduce expenditures, and I believe that the only way to achieve results is to move upwards, otherwise it will be difficult to move forward.”

Peng Wanli smiled and said: "Just let it go. No matter whose interests are involved, no matter how high his position, how powerful he is, how powerful he is, the leader and I will support you. Are you satisfied with this answer?"

Tang Ning nodded slightly. The meaning of this was obvious, that is, he agreed to cut expenses from the top level. It was obvious that Luo Qingshui and Peng Wanli had a secret agreement.

Peng Wanli publicly expressed his support for Luo Qingshui at the last moment, allowing him to take the position of head teacher. After that, the sect immediately began to reduce the funding of various departments.

Now, he is asked to implement a new financial reform system and promises that Luo Qingshui will support the plan to reduce expenditures from the top.

It seems that this item was included in the original agreement between the two.

The reason why Peng Wanli needed him to implement the new financial plan was not only because he didn't want to offend the disciples in the departments below, but probably the bigger reason was to avoid a head-on collision with the sect's senior officials.

If we start from the top and reduce their expenses and funds, it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among others, such as Shi Mingsui, Tong Quan'an, and Cheng Shuimin.

These people have high positions of authority and many confidants, and have very strong influence in the sect.

Therefore, a buffer zone is needed to avoid direct confrontation. He is this buffer zone. Luo Qingshui and Peng Wanli pushed him to the front. If it really caused the wrath of Shi Mingsui and others, they would just dump the responsibility on him.

Tang Ning said: "I don't think it's a good time yet. This matter needs to be considered in the long term. If it is done too hastily, it may be counterproductive."

Peng Wanli nodded and said: "You have enough time. There is no need to rush this matter. You can slowly formulate a plan and launch it at the right time. The headmaster and I will fully support you. I only have one request. The sect's expenses must be reduced by three One percent. Once the plan is implemented, I want to see the results.”

"I'm not very familiar with the financial aspects of the sect. I need to understand it first before planning a plan."

"I've prepared it. These are detailed accounts for the past ten years. Take a look at it. It will be helpful for you to formulate change plans in the future." Peng Wanli turned his left hand and took out a thick stack of files and handed it to him.

Tangning took the file and looked through it.

Peng Wanli explained from the side: "In the past ten years, the sect's total income has been 67 million spiritual stones, and the total expenditure has been more than 90 million."

"Among them, the Ministry of Internal Affairs spent 9 million spiritual stones, the Foreign Affairs Council spent 6 million spiritual stones, and the Secret Academy spent 6.5 million spiritual stones."

"The Qingxuan Palace will spend 7 million spiritual stones, the Xuande Palace will spend 7 million spiritual stones, and the Yuanyi Palace will spend 7.5 million spiritual stones."

"This is departmental expenditure."

"In addition, the salary of all department managers is approximately 2.5 million spiritual stones per year, and the salary of the Golden Core monks is 2.5 million spiritual stones."

"There are four small spiritual mines in Chu State, and the Demon Sect currently occupies two of them, namely the Shuxu Mountain Spirit Mine and the Huangxuan Mountain Spirit Mine. The remaining Jingping Mountain Spirit Mine and Wuyun Mountain Spirit Mine produce about 800,000 spirit mines per year. stone."

"The sect has ten regular shops under its jurisdiction, three in Chu, three in Wu, and three in Qi, including Duanjishan. There are ten shops in total, with an annual profit of about two million souls. stone."

"There are a total of five gambling houses controlled by the sect's assets, with an annual profit of about 300,000 spirit stones."

"The sect participates in twenty-five gambling houses, shops and lofts, with an annual profit of about half a million spiritual stones."

"The spiritual stone tax revenue of each cultivating family under the jurisdiction of Chu State is about 800,000."

"There is also the external export trade, which is directly connected with the Chamber of Commerce and Market, including spirit beasts, various cultivation materials, etc. Add up, the annual income is about 800,000 spirit stones."

"As well as Xuanyue Mountain's middle-grade spiritual mine, we jointly mine it with Shuiyun and Qingyang sects, and we earn about one million spiritual stones every year."

"To sum up, the sect's annual income is between 5 million and 6 million, and its annual expenditure requires at least 8 million. In recent decades, the sect has been unable to make ends meet."

"Coupled with the plundering of the Demon Sect, the expenditure is even greater, at least more than nine million yuan every year, and sometimes even as high as more than ten million yuan."

"We have a total balance of 80 million spirit stones in the Baoxing Chamber of Commerce Bank account, and there are 32 million spirit stones in the sect's storage. This is all the assets of this sect."

"If this progress continues, the sect's savings will be exhausted in less than a hundred years, so financial changes are urgent."

"There are two indicators of whether a sect is strong or not. One is the strength of the monks themselves, and the other is the sect's financial resources."

"The two are inseparable. The collapse of either will cause the entire sect to collapse."

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Tang Ning flipped through the files. All the sect's financial income and expenditures in the past ten years were clearly recorded.

He didn't know this, but it really shocked him.

Almost one-third of the sect's financial expenditure is spent on high-level monks. You must know that the entire sect has 1,500 monks, but there are only seven or eight Jindan monks, but they can spend one-third of the financial expenditure. , one can imagine what a large proportion it accounts for.

Take the Secret Academy as an example. Its annual budget is 650,000 spiritual stones, but only 500,000 are allocated to various ministries. The remaining 150,000 spiritual stones belong to Yin Qingyuan alone, which is nothing.

In addition to taking away 150,000 spiritual stones from the funds, Yin Qingyuan's annual salary is 300,000 spiritual stones, which means that the spiritual stones that Yin Qingyuan gets every year are at least 400,000 spiritual stones, and this does not include the secret share.

Including the 600,000 allocated by the Secret Academy, there are a total of 950,000 spirit stones. He took 450,000 alone. This ratio is simply exaggerated. No wonder the sect's finances are in or out, the source is all here. .

According to the sect's rules, Luo Qingshui, Tong Quan'an, Peng Wanli, Shi Mingsui, Yin Qingyuan, Cheng Shuimin and Zhuang Xingan all receive a salary of 300,000 yuan every year.

Jiang Yuhuan and Tang Ning, the stewards of the three palaces and courtyards, receive an annual salary of 200,000 yuan.

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The hall fell into silence for a moment. Peng Wanli only briefly introduced the general aspects of the sect's finances without saying anything more. The only sound in the empty hall was the rustling of Tang Ning's pages.

After a while, he read through the three-foot-thick file and had a general understanding of the sect's finances.

He closed the last file and said, "I want to go back and think about this carefully, and then try to come up with a financial reform plan. Can I take these files back and read them?"

Peng Wanli said: "Of course, these are originally prepared for you. There is no need to rush. You can make plans slowly. My bottom line is that the financial reform plan you proposed must control the entire sect's expenditure to 680 yuan per year. In Wanling Stone, the expenditure must at least be equal to the income in order to maintain the development of the sect. Otherwise, the sect will inevitably collapse in the long run.”

"Just now you said that there are 32 million spiritual stones stored in the sect's storage room. Where is the unknown storage room?"

"Don't worry about this yet. You have just come to Yuanyi Palace and are not familiar with all aspects of affairs. It is better to call the deacons from various departments for a meeting. At least they must know that you have taken up your post and come."

Two disciples who were on duty outside came into the hall, bowed and said, "Uncle, what are your orders?"

"Go and summon the deacons from each department to discuss matters."

"Yes." The two responded and turned around and left the hall.

About a moment after lighting the incense, a tall, burly middle-aged man came in. He glanced at Tang Ning and then saluted Peng Wanli: "Disciple pays homage to Master Peng."

Uncle Peng nodded slightly without saying anything.

Not long after, another tall man walked in. He also saluted Peng Wanli and stood aside.

One after another, three more people came to the hall, a total of five people, standing below.

Peng Wanli said: "I called you here today to announce an appointment of the sect. From now on, Junior Brother Tang Ning will serve as the steward of this palace and be responsible for the sect's finances."

"Disciple pays homage to Master Tang." Several people bowed to Tang Ning and saluted.

Peng Wanli pointed at them and introduced them one by one from left to right: "This is Lin Yifan, the deacon of the review department, responsible for the review of the sect's assets."

"This is Zhang Miao, the deacon of the Yuanzi Department, responsible for the payment of salaries to the disciples of the sect."

"This is Zhu Zhongwen, the deacon of the Palm Seal Department, responsible for all audits of the sect's finances."

"This is Wu Yong, the deacon of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, responsible for the statistics and processing of assets outside the sect."

"This is He Ming, the deacon of the Internal Supervision Department, responsible for the statistics and processing of assets within the sect."

"From now on, when I am not in the sect, Junior Brother Tang Ning will be responsible for handling the affairs of Yuan Yidian."

"Yes." Everyone responded.

Peng Wanli waved his hand: "Go!"

"Farewell, disciple." Several people turned and left the hall.