Chronicles of Celestial Origins

Tang Ning said: "The three doubts mentioned by Senior Brother Zhuang are not problems at all in my opinion."

"Let's talk about the concerns about slow returns first. It is true that refining elixirs, refining weapons, making talismans, and making formations is not something that can be accomplished overnight. It takes time and effort to achieve results. I myself often refine elixirs, and I know how difficult it is. I don’t think anyone here knows the art of elixirs better than me.”

"It takes at least twenty or thirty years for a disciple with no foundation to learn from refining the Bigu Pill until he refines the Qi Condensation Pill. These are still disciples who are talented and willing to learn. Some people even never learn it throughout their lives. Those who can refine Qi Condensing Pills have such disciples in this sect’s Pill Medicine Department.”

"Twenty or thirty years is certainly a long time for ordinary people, but for practitioners, it is not such a long time."

"The richest thing we have now is time. It has been fifty or sixty years since we went to Qinghai Port Island to negotiate with the Chamber of Commerce to purchase flamingo breeding! Now, haven't we begun to slowly recover costs and become profitable? ?”

"I have to declare that what we need is not high-level alchemists, but a large number of low-level alchemists. My requirements for them are only to reach the level of refining Qi Condensing Pills."

"My requirements are not high. If an alchemist refines ten Qi Condensing Pills in one day, he will create one hundred spiritual stones in one day, three thousand spiritual stones in one month, and thirty-six thousand spiritual stones in one year."

"If we could have a hundred alchemists of this caliber, and then give them the task of refining ten Qi Condensing Pills every day, which only takes three months a year, then our annual income could be increased by one million spiritual stones. ”

"According to my estimate, as long as the sect can fully support us, we can have a hundred such alchemists within forty years, and this is just the income from alchemy."

"As for whether the resources are sufficient, there is no need to worry about this. All we need are low-level alchemists. The maturity period of first-level medicinal herbs only takes a few years. We don't even need to expand the cultivation of elixirs, because now outside the sect All families grow a large amount of first-level medicinal herbs, and we can directly purchase their medicinal herbs.”

"Therefore, in my plan, in terms of teaching and cultivating disciples' skills, I will focus on alchemy, with weapon refining, talisman making, and formation formation as supplements."

"This is not only a problem of resource supply, but also involves the sales channels mentioned by Brother Zhuang. Regarding this, there is no need to worry."

"The sales of a mere million spirit stones don't need anyone else, we can digest it ourselves."

"Magical weapons, talismans and formation flags are commonly used in the practice world, and may not be used by everyone, but elixirs are definitely consumables that everyone needs."

"We can completely use elixirs instead of spirit stones and distribute them as salaries or funds to the disciples below. After all, they still need to buy elixirs after taking the spirit stones."

"In addition to internal digestion, if there is any leftover, we can resell it to the cultivation families that we have good relations with. As far as I know, there are very few of those cultivation families who can make alchemy. We sell it to them at a more preferential price, and we can also deepen it. Their connection with us.”

"It really doesn't work. Those cultivating families who have turned to the Demon Sect are also the target of our sales. Even the disciples of the Demon Sect can find middlemen to sell to them. Anyway, whoever earns the spiritual stones will make the same profit. Instead of letting the Chamber of Commerce earn it, why don't we Take the first step.”

Luo Qingshui nodded slightly: "Junior brothers, do you still have any objections?"

No one said anything, Luo Qingshui said: "I think this plan is very good and should be implemented immediately. To be honest, no one is willing to reduce expenses, but the situation is like this and it cannot be done. If this plan can make the sect more efficient every year By increasing our income by two million spiritual stones, we won’t have to cut back on expenses.”

"This matter will be left to you, Yuanyi Palace, to take full responsibility. Each palace and court must cooperate as much as possible. Tangning, if you have any difficulties, please feel free to raise them."

Tang Ning said: "I hope that before this, an inventory team will be organized to be responsible for inventorying all the assets inside and outside the sect, including the finances of various halls, courtyards, and departments. After the inventory is completed, a register will be created. No matter how many shortfalls and corruptions there were before, we will not ask any questions. . What I need is a true financial statistical report. Only in this way can I know the true benefits after implementing the financial reform plan.”

Luo Qingshui nodded and said: "Okay, I ordered all ministries and departments to report their financial status to cooperate with your investigation. How long will it take you to complete the investigation?"

"Inventory the assets within the sect first, and then check the assets outside the sect. Once the assets within the sect are inventoried, we can proceed with the plan to expand production capacity."

Luo Qingshui said: "Will the expenses of each palace and courtyard next year be the same as in previous years? What are your plans for Yuanyi Palace?"

Tang Ning said: "Since the sect's financial reform plan has not been completely completed, I think there will be no need to cut next year's funding for the time being. It will be implemented after the plan is completed and passed."

"Junior brothers, if there is no other matter, this discussion will end here!" Luo Qingshui said.

Everyone got up and left the hall one after another, and each of them disappeared into the light.

Tang Ning returned to the meeting hall of Yuanyi Palace. When the two disciples on duty saw him, they hurriedly saluted: "Disciple pays homage to my uncle."

"Go and invite the deacons from all departments in this palace to discuss matters."

"Yes." The two of them responded and flew away with their flying swords.

Tang Ning entered the inner room and went to the top to take a seat. About a quarter of an hour later, five deacons from the ministry under Yuanyi Palace arrived one after another. They bowed and took their seats.

"Everyone is here. I have called you here to announce something. I have just gone to attend the annual sect meeting on behalf of Palace Master Peng. You must also know that the sect's finances have been incurring losses year after year. Recently, I have been working on the sect's finances. The reform plan was therefore reported to the headmaster.”

"With his permission, this palace will establish a team to inventory the sect's assets. I will serve as the leader of this team. Each of you will select a steward and ten disciples to join the team, responsible for the inventory of the sect's assets, and then create Register. Wait for me here at noon tomorrow.”

"You should also prepare an inventory of the assets of your respective ministries and departments when you return, and hand over a detailed file to me."

"The Ministry of Internal Affairs compiled the statistical list of the sect's assets last year into a file and handed it to me."

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will sort out the statistics of the sect's external assets last year and compile them into a file and give it to me."

"And the audit department, please give me the latest financial audit report."

"do you understand?"

"Yes." Several people responded.

"Go!"

"Disciple takes leave."

Several people stood up and walked out of the hall. Only Zhang Miao, the deacon of the Yuanzi Department, and Zhu Zhongwen, the deacon of the Palm Print Department, remained motionless. Tang Ning looked at them and asked, "Do you have anything else to do?"

Zhang Miao said: "Next year, the sect's disciples' salaries will be distributed. They need the uncle's signature and the seal of Yuanyi Palace, and then go to Jin Yuanfeng's storage room to collect the spirit stones."

Tang Ning said: "Palace Master Peng only gave me the seal of Yuanyi Palace, but there are restrictions on the storage room, and I can't open it. I'd better wait for Palace Master Peng to come back before reporting it to him!"

Zhu Zhong heard: "My master has given me the formation disk in the storage room. Before he left, he had told me that all affairs in this palace will be decided by my uncle."

"In that case, bring me the receipt for the property! I'll sign it and then go to the storage room to collect the spirit stone."

"Yes." Zhang Miaoying turned over with his left hand, took out a stack of files and handed them to him with both hands.

Tang Ning took the file and took a look. On it, the lists of each department and discipline in the three halls and three courtyards were neatly arranged. Everyone's salary was written clearly. These were only the salaries of the foundation-building monks in each department. The rest were for Qi Refining. The disciple's salary is included in the expenses.

There are a total of one hundred and sixty-three Foundation Establishment monks, 97 of whom are in the early stage of Foundation Establishment, the other 42 are in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, and the remaining 24 are in the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

The total expenditure requires 2.36 million spirit stones.

Tang Ning signed and stamped the file, took out a big black seal, stamped Yuan Yidian's handprint on it, and returned it to him: "Tomorrow at midnight, gather your disciples and go to the storage room with me to move it. Spiritual stone."

"Yes." Zhang Miao answered as he took the file.

Zhu Zhongwen turned over with his left hand, took out a file and handed it to him: "Uncle Tang, this is the funding for each temple drawn up by our Palm Print Department. Do you think it needs to be changed?"

Tangning took the file and opened it and took a look. Just like the expenses in previous years, the file showed the total expenses of the three palaces and three courtyards.

Among them, the Yuanyi Palace has a funding of 750,000, the Qingxuan Palace has a funding of 700,000, the Xuande Palace has a funding of 700,000, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has a funding of 900,000, the Foreign Affairs Council has a funding of 600,000, and the Secret Academy has a funding of 65.

Among the thirty-seven departments of the sect, only the Zhili Department, the head of the sect, is not under the jurisdiction of the three halls and three courtyards. Naturally, their funding for spiritual stones is not included in the Yuan Yidian plan.

Their expenses are handled by the headmaster, who himself manages a small treasury, from which all expenses of the headmaster Zhili are drawn.

Tang Ning also signed and stamped the file.

Zhang Miao and Zhu Zhongwen put away their files, stood up and said, "Disciple, please retire."

"Zhongwen, wait a minute."

"Yes." Zhu Zhongwen returned to his seat. After Zhang Miaoyuan left, he asked, "What are your orders, uncle?"

"In the formation of the investigation team, I hope that Xu Qingwan will be responsible for the specific affairs. Most of the sect's financial reform plan is her idea."

"Yes, disciple understands."

"Well, go ahead!"