Unparalleled Concubine

   Chapter 711 Unspoken Rules of the Ministry of War

  Xie Jun took a few deep breaths before calming down.

   He glanced at the numbers written down by Li Xin repeatedly.

   Among the four divisions of the Ministry of War, he was in charge of the Department of Military Selection and the Department of Treasury, and he was also in charge of the Department of Treasury.

"Li Shangshu... If Xiaguan remembers correctly, the Zhenbei Army ordered a batch of saber armor three years ago, and the cotton coat only once the year before. They shouldn't be short of these two things. If there is a problem, the Treasury Department can quickly transfer it."

  Jing'an Marquis glanced at the old servant with a smile.

   "Xie Shilang means that apart from arrows, other things are not coming out of the Ministry of War?"

Xie Jun took a deep breath, looked up at Li Xin, gritted his teeth, and said, "Master Hou, the Ministry of War also has difficulties in the Ministry of War. It is true that you are going to take office in the Zhenbei Army, but in Dajin, there is only one army of the Zhenbei Army, the Ministry of War. Also take into account the other armies."

   The smile on Li Xin's face subsided.

"If other troops want things, you just need to write a note to the Ministry of Housing. Now I am still the Minister of War, and I have added the seal of the Minister of War. This is the official document of the Ministry of War. I just ask Shi Lang Xie, do you Or not?"

   "If you don't give it, I'm afraid I'll go to your Majesty and have a good talk."

   Xie Jun has been working in the Ministry of War for so many years, and he is not a coward who is afraid of being scared. The old man gritted his teeth and said, "Then the lower official and Li Shangshu will go to the Majesty together and discuss the matter!"

   Li Xin looked at Xie Jun and suddenly smiled.

   "The things of the Kubu Division are placed there. First, they can't give birth to cubs, and second, they can't sell for money. Xie Shilang's reaction is so big, let the official guess."

  The Marquis of Jing An tapped on the table with his hand, and said lightly, "Could it be that there are not so many things in the Treasury Department?"

If only Li Xin wanted to call the Department of the Treasury Department, then there would be no problem. After all, the war in the north was about to start, and it was natural for the Department of War to send supplies to the front line. The reason why Xie Shilang reacted so much was because …

  The Treasury Department of the Military Department actually doesn't have so many things.

   To be precise, there is on the book, but in fact there is no!

Li Xin just turned over the account books of the Treasury Department a few days ago. All the things he wants are based on the inventory of the Treasury Department, and only a fraction is left for the Treasury Department, but the officialdom of this era wants to make money. , the data on the account is generally not true.

  There are four divisions in the Ministry of War. Among them, the Division of Military Selection and the Division of Treasury are the two most important positions. The Division of Military Selection is responsible for the selection of military attachés, which is equivalent to the personnel department of the military attache. How to make money for this position naturally goes without saying.

As the yamen responsible for the supply of military resources in Dajin, the Treasury Department naturally has a way to make money. For example, in the last purchase of 3 million pieces, the Treasury Department can scrape a small half of it from it. With so much oil and water, they made a fuss from the account and deducted some oil and water.

   These are all unspoken rules of the Ministry of Military Affairs, but if Li Xinhao has been in the Ministry of Military Affairs for a year or two, he will know it well, but he has never spent much time in the Ministry of Military Affairs, so this kind of thing will happen.

As soon as Li Xin said these words, Xie Jun's face changed suddenly, and he said solemnly, "Don't talk nonsense, Li Shangshu!"

At this time, Qian Sheng, the right servant of the Ministry of War, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly stood up and said to Li Xin: "Master Hou, although the lower official does not care about the Kubu Division, but since the Kubu Division has it on the account, then I want to come to the library. It should be there.”

   said, he walked over to Xie Jun and lowered his voice.

   "Xie Shilang, this document has the seal of the Minister of War, so there is no problem, you should think about it clearly."

   Xie Jun glanced at Qian Sheng in shock and anger.

   This fat man with low eyebrows and pleasing eyes on weekdays actually jumped up and made trouble at this time!

   Fatty Qian sighed in a low voice when he saw Xie Jun's appearance.

   "Xie Shilang, this is all my good intentions, don't think about it."

Seeing the two people whispering, Li Xin finally stood up and looked at Xie Jun lightly: "If Xie Shilang insists on not giving it, then this official has to share this time with Xie Shilang in front of His Majesty, but this official is still at this time. Minister of War, go check the warehouse of the Treasury Department, there shouldn't be any problems, right?"

   Old man Xie took a few deep breaths and his face became ashen.

   In fact, he is an honest official, and he is not greedy for many things, but he is not a serious official, and he does not want to go to some unwritten rules in the yamen.

   He has been in the Ministry of Military Affairs for nearly 20 years, and only does his own thing. As for the greediness of his subordinates, as long as it is not particularly excessive, Xie Jun will turn a blind eye.

   It is precisely for this reason that he has been able to sit so firmly in the Ministry of War in the past 20 years.

   As a result, over time, the Treasury Department will naturally have a deficit. Xie Jun also knew it in his heart, but the account was passable, so he was reluctant to investigate.

   After all, in a few more years, he should return to his hometown. He is so old that there is no need to fight with those who are in the prime of life.

  Xie Jun was silent for a long time, and finally lowered his head slowly.

   "Li Shangshu is the minister of the Ministry of War. Since the official book is stamped, the Ministry of War should naturally follow it."

   As he said, he put Li Xin's document in his sleeve and gritted his teeth: "The Ministry of Treasury will send Li Shangshu to Zhenbei Army for these things that Li Shangshu wants, please rest assured, Shangshu."

   Although Xie Jun is old, he is a very rational person. Obviously, the deficit of the Treasury Department can't be concealed. Since it can't be concealed, he must find a way to fill this hole.

   As for what to supplement…

   Naturally, those who took the money would spit out the money to fill the hole.

  The Marquis of Jing An looked at Xie Jun with a smile.

   "In that case, I will trouble Xie Shilang."

   "The Department of Treasury has eight warehouses in Gyeonggi. I will pick up the items in these eight warehouses tomorrow. As for the remaining missing, please send Shilang Xie to the Zhenbei Army as soon as possible."

   Having said that, Li Xin glanced at Xie Jun again.

"If Shi Lang encounters difficulties and can't send things to the Zhenbei Army quickly, then write a letter to this officer, and this officer will report the truth to Your Majesty. By then, the scandal of my military department will leak out, it is nothing more than ours. A few ministers and ministers were dismissed and questioned."

   It doesn't really matter if Li Xin is a minister of the Ministry of War or not, but Xie Jun, an old servant who has been in the Ministry of War for half his life, if he is dismissed and questioned when he is about to enter office, his reputation for life will be ruined.

  Old man Xie, whose beard and hair were gray, gritted his teeth and whispered: "Li Shangshu, don't worry, even if the Ministry of War is smashing the pot and selling iron, there will be no shortage of materials from the Zhenbei Army."

  Li Xin patted the old man on the shoulder with satisfaction.

   "Xie Shilang hates me?"

  Xie Jun took a deep breath, bowed his head and said, "I dare not."

   "Of course you dare."

Li Xin said with a smile: "As this matter continues, the entire Treasury Department and even half of the Military Department will have to bleed to make up for this gap. At that time, I, the minister who has cut people's money, will be abused by you behind the scenes. scold."

   "You might even think about digging up my family's ancestral grave."

  The Marquis of Jing An looked calm and looked at Xie Jun lightly.

   "You will think in your heart, the Ministry of War has always been like this, why would I, the stunned Qing Shangshu, jump out and do such evil things."

   "But the Ministry of War was not supposed to be like this."

  Li Xin looked at Xie Jun and said word by word, "The sage's book of sages did not teach you to search for oil and water."

   "You guys did bad things first, I just corrected it a little bit, let you spit out a little bit, and make up for it."

   "If you are still unwilling, then it is not as simple as breaking the bank and avoiding disaster."

   Li Xin left his minister's room with his hands behind his back.

   "Without you, the Ministry of War would be the same. There are many people in the world who want to be officials. They have sharpened their heads and want to squeeze into the Ministry of War."

   "Whether this matter should be done or not, what should be done is up to you to consider, but the ugly words are ahead."

   "I don't mind taking a charge of laxity."

   (end of this chapter)