Chronicles of Celestial Origins

Tang Ning said: "This is not a matter of the Intelligence Department alone. Almost all departments in the sect have cut off the expenditure on spiritual stone subsidies. Now our sect is encountering financial difficulties! I know your difficulties, and you have to too. Understand the sect’s difficulties.”

Wei Xian nodded and said, "Yes, we understand that now that the Demon Sect has gained momentum and occupies half of the Chu Kingdom, the sect's finances and taxes have been reduced, and there are difficulties in all aspects."

"However, Uncle Tang, you know our intelligence station. Our funds are all used to deal with the Youmei Sect!"

"Without funds, all latent rebellion plans will be difficult to implement. The confrontation with the Demon Sect will be a protracted war. If the intelligence aspect cannot take the lead, it will be very passive."

Tangning smiled slightly: "Okay! Since you are here, I can't let you go in vain. This is the first and last time. For the sake of my old department, I approved the intelligence station's spiritual stone subsidy. , please submit your application! From now on, I am going to introduce a financial system plan, and all funds and salaries must follow the procedures.”

Wei Xian said: "Thank you, Uncle Tang."

Xu Wenze said: "You are the old boss of our department, and we are all your subordinates. I hope you will take good care of our old department in the future!"

The few of them chatted for a while, then Xu Wenze and Wei Xian said goodbye and left.

About half an hour later, Mu Tiancheng came in from the outside and saluted: "Uncle Zhu Zhongwen of the Outer Palm Print Department is here to visit."

"Invite him in."

"Yes." Mu Tiancheng left in response. Not long after, a man with slightly white hair on his temples and deep eyes came to Tang Ning, bowed and saluted, "Disciple, pay homage to Master."

"Please take a seat."

Zhu Zhongwen sat down as he was told and said, "Disciple, I have some information about our headquarters and I came here to report to my uncle."

"Say it!"

Zhu Zhongwen turned his left hand, took out a file and handed it to him with both hands: "The disciples of the Wancong Mountain Camp fought with the Demon Sect and killed seven foundation-building monks. According to the sect's regulations, they were rewarded with fifty-five thousand spirit stones. The disciples have approve."

"There is also a set of second-level formations that are damaged. They should be handed over to the formation flag department. They will need 40,000 spirit stones to repair them. The disciple has also given approval."

"In addition, there is not enough elixir in the Alchemy Department, so the disciple approved one hundred kilograms of first-level medicinal herbs."

"Over at Tianshui Lake, we need to transfer the management fee with the Chamber of Commerce. We need fifty thousand spirit stones. The disciple has approved it."

"The shops in Tainan Gufang City are in short supply of second-level vitality pills, so my disciple approved the delivery of two hundred bottles."

"Our stores in South China are short of first-class magical artifacts. The disciple approved the delivery of thirty mid-grade magical artifacts, ten high-grade magical artifacts and five top-grade magical artifacts."

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Tang Ning looked through the file, and there were countless expenses on it. After a long time, he closed the file and said, "You can make your own decisions on these matters. This is the authority of your Print Department. We will send someone to send you a copy of the file in the future." That’s fine, you don’t have to come and report to me in person.”

"Yes." Zhu Zhong responded upon hearing this.

Tang Ning smiled and said, "Zhong Wen! I'm new here and I don't know much about the situation in Yuan Yidian. I hope you can count on me in the future. If there's anything I don't understand to make a joke, you have to remind me."

"I don't dare. If my uncle has anything to do, I just need to give you an order."

"You must also know that I was transferred to Yuan Yidian because of my respect. He asked me to be responsible for the financial reform of the sect. You are the deacon of the Palm Seal Department. All financial expenditures of the sect cannot be bypassed by you. In the future, we must implement I hope you will cooperate with the new financial system plan.”

Zhu Zhong heard: "Uncle Master, no disciple dares to disobey his instructions."

"Xu Qingwan's visit to your Palm Print Department didn't cause you any trouble, right?"

Zhu Zhongwen smiled and said: "All the junior brothers welcome the arrival of Junior Sister Xu. Our Palm Print Department has a strong Yang and a weak Yin, and several managers are men. Master Tang can transfer this famous Newport's most beautiful woman to our Palm Print Department, but we can't ask for it. of."

Tang Ning said: "She is here to help me complete the sect's financial reform plan. She is in the Palm Print Department, so please pay more attention to her."

After talking about the business, the two chatted for a while, and Zhu Zhongwen left. After that, deacons from the Yuanzi Department, the Internal Supervision Department, the External Imperial Department, and the Inspection Department came to report the affairs, including the deacons of the Herbal Medicine Department and the Elixir Department. Deacon Ke and others came to visit, and Tang Ning received everyone in turn and had a friendly conversation.

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In the Yuanyi Palace Palm Seal Department, several stewards are sitting together in the meeting hall. Today is the day for the Palm Seal Department to discuss matters.

After about a stick of incense, Zhu Zhongwen came in from the outside, took a seat directly above the main seat, and said: "Juniors are here, let's start! There are four things in total this time."

"The first thing is that after so many years of fighting with the Demon Sect, the inventory of first-order Yuanling crossbows is seriously insufficient. Now there are less than twenty in the warehouse. The Internal Supervision Department has requested to purchase a batch of Yuanling crossbows, and we need twenty pairs. , what do you junior fellow apprentices think?"

A person below said: "Currently we are fighting on the front line of the Demon Sect. All the disciples are risking their lives. Ten of them can't get a Yuanling Crossbow. For low-level disciples, the Yuanling Crossbow represents powerful combat power. I think a batch of Yuanling Crossbows should be purchased and delivered to the front line.”

Another person said: "One Yuanling crossbow requires three thousand spirit stones. Twenty Yuanling crossbows require 60,000 spirit stones. If you add the arrows, I'm afraid it won't be able to fire without 70,000 or 80,000 spirit stones. In my opinion, If you have this kind of money, you might as well exchange it for a top-grade magic weapon. A top-grade flying sword only costs two thousand spirit stones. As long as you have enough cultivation, it may not be worse than the Yuanling Crossbow."

"Senior Brother Chen is wrong! The Yuanling Crossbow itself is for the use of low-level disciples. Among our frontline disciples, there are many monks at the tenth level of Qi Refining. Most of them are still at the seventh or eighth level of Qi Refining. How many of them are there? Can withstand the Yuanling Crossbow attack."

The man surnamed Chen was about to speak back when Zhu Zhong heard: "Master once told me that although the sect is financially tight, things have to be prioritized. Other places can take it easy. Things involving the camp's front line must be taken seriously. I agree with Yan Yan. The junior brother explained and approved the request of the Internal Supervision Department to purchase twenty Yuanling Crossbows and give them to the frontline disciples."

When several people saw that he agreed, they said nothing more.

Zhu Zhongwen said: "Since all the junior brothers have no objections, the application of the Internal Supervision Department has been approved. Let me talk about the second thing."

"The Spiritual Animal Science Department of the Foreign Ministry has applied for a spiritual stone subsidy, which requires 50,000 spiritual stones to purchase blue-winged birds. What do you junior fellow apprentices think?"

The man surnamed Yan frowned and said: "The lifespan of a blue-winged bird is as long as one hundred and fifty years, and they have bred young green-winged birds to mate with adults. Why do they still want to buy one?"

When Zhu Zhong heard that no one expressed their opinions, he said: "In that case, we will reject the application for a subsidy from the Spiritual Animal Husbandry Department. The third thing is that in the Weapon Refining Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Xuanyan Stone used to refine spiritual weapons has been used up. Please apply for 60,000 spirit weapons." With the stone funds, I can buy two thousand kilograms of Xuanyan stones.”

No one expressed their opinions. The Weapon Refining Department is one of the few departments in the sect that has a positive financial income. Generally, their requests cannot be rejected, otherwise they will lose their temper and even report to the Headmaster.

Although everyone knows that two years ago, his department used this excuse to apply for a subsidy of 60,000 spirit stones.

"Since all the junior brothers have no objections, let's approve it! Now let's talk about the last thing. The Silver Fox Intelligence Station under the Intelligence Department applies for a subsidy of 50,000 spirit stones to engage in instigating rebellion and lurking plans against the Demon Sect."

The white-faced man said: "Now that the demon sect has already arrived at the city, and the horses and horses are ready to fight head-on, why do we need any information about petty theft?"

Xu Qingwan said: "I know the situation of this intelligence station relatively well. It has not issued spirit stone subsidies for ten years. All lurking and rebellion plans within it have been stalled. The war against the Demon Sect is a long-term war, and intelligence is indispensable. Support, I think appropriate subsidies are necessary.”

Zhu Zhongwen glanced at her: "I agree, do you junior brothers have any objections?"

Several people were silent, including the white-faced man from before. They all knew in their hearts that Xu Qingwan was Tang Ning's spokesperson in the Palm Print Department, and these words should be what Tang Ning meant.

Opposing her now is equivalent to opposing Tang Ning.

"Since the junior brothers have no objections, let's approve the spiritual stone subsidy for the intelligence station! This discussion ends here." Zhu Zhongwen announced, and everyone stood up and left: "Junior sister Xu, please wait a moment."

Xu Qingwan then sat back down. After everyone left, Zhu Zhong heard: "Junior Sister Xu, although you have been in our Palm Print Department not long ago, we do not prioritize first-come, first-served here. If anything happens in the future, you should call me first." Hello, let’s get together first.”

Xu Qingwan understood in her heart that the reason why Zhu Zhongwen valued her so much was because the person he was really afraid of was Tang Ning.

The so-called unified opinion is actually a unified opinion with Tang Ning, and he is just a mouthpiece.

Zhu Zhongwen is Peng Wanli's first disciple. He represents Peng Wanli's voice in Yuanyi Palace, and he represents Tangning's voice in Yuanyi Palace. If the two of them have different opinions and argue in public, it will make people think that Yuan Yi is Conflicts and disagreements occurred among the senior officials of the palace.

The Ministry of Seals has great power, and all financial expenditures of the sect are determined by it. There are six managers in the department, including Xu Qingwan, namely Yan Yuanjing, Chen Wenshu, Hong Xianyi, Fang Xun, and Jia Xuan.

Everyone is not simple, there are people behind them who support them, or they themselves represent all the forces within the sect.

Yan Yuanjing is the nephew of the Shi Ming Sui of the Qingxuan Palace, and his father is the Shi Ming Sui of the sect. Naturally, he represents the interests of the Shi Ming Sui of the sect. Just now he supported the Internal Supervision Department to purchase the Yuanling Crossbow because of the internal supervision. He Ming, the deacon of the Supervisory Department, is Shi Mingsui's confidant.

Chen Wenshu was Tong Quan'an's confidant. In his early years, he guarded the cave and did errands for Tong Quan'an.

Hong Xianyi represents Luo Qingshui, who was promoted by Luo Qingshui.

Fang Xun and Jia Xuan were originally disciples of the Palm Seal Department, and were the confidants promoted by Zhu Zhongwen himself. Naturally, they were Peng Wanli's confidants.