Tian Yuan Xian Ji

Chapter 557
Peng Wanli got up and said, "Let's go! I'll take you to the storage room."

Tang Ning followed him out of the main hall, and straightened up from the light. After walking for a while, he came to a majestic and majestic peak. The entire mountain was shrouded in a blue light curtain.

Peng Wanli flipped his hands over, took out a black array plate, moved it slightly, and a gap was melted in the light curtain.

The two entered the inner room, and Peng Wanli said: "This formation is called the five-element intergenerational formation, and it is a third-tier defensive formation. Even Jindan cultivators cannot break through it in a short period of time. Back then, everyone on Qiyun Island was invited to practice the formation. This formation has two formation disks. The one on me is the main formation disk, and there is also a secondary formation disk, which can control the south side of the large formation, and I handed it over to guard disciple Wei Jie here."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a ray of light shooting towards him, showing the figure of an old man with white beard and hair. He bowed to Peng Wanli and said: "Disciple Wei Jie pays homage to Master Uncle."

"Wei Jie, this is Tang Ning, the new steward of the hall, in charge of the sect's finances."

"Disciple pays respects to Master Tang." Wei Jie glanced at Tangning and bowed in salute.

"Junior Brother Tangning wants to see our sect's storage room, take us there!"

"Yes." Wei Jie led the two of them to a black mountain wall, where two disciples on duty were sitting cross-legged, practicing with their eyes closed, and when they noticed the arrival of several people, they hurriedly got up and saluted.

Wei Jie pulled out a token with his left hand, pointed at it, and the token shot out a red light, hitting the black stone wall.

There was a bang, and the mountain wall moved away to the sides, revealing a wide passageway inside. The three of them walked in, and after a distance of about a hundred steps, another light curtain stood in front of them.

Peng Wanli took out the array disk and fiddled with it, the light curtain disappeared, and it suddenly became clear in front of him that there was a huge stone room inside, displaying many cabinets.

Peng Wanli said: "This is the storage room. Each stone box contains one hundred thousand spirit stones. No one except me can open the restriction outside. Only the official documents of Yuanyi Palace can come here to get the spirit stones."

Tangning pushed open a stone box, but saw countless crystal clear spirit stones neatly arranged inside.

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"There are only [-] million spirit stones here, all of which are low-grade spirit stones. Even if thieves sneak in secretly, these stone boxes will not be so easy to transport out." Peng Wanli said.

Tangning asked, "Where are the eight million spirit stones left?"

"That belongs to the teacher's custody of finances, and has nothing to do with me,"

The two left this peak, and returned to Yuanyi Hall, Peng Wanli said: "You used to have your cave at Middle Finger Peak, right? Now that you have advanced to Jindan, you can choose any place in the Zongmen to build your cave."

Tangning said slowly, "I hope to transfer someone to Yuanyi Hall to help me complete the Zongmen's financial reform plan."

"Who?"

"Xu Qingwan from the intelligence department, when I was in charge of the intelligence station, she was in charge of the station's finances. She was recruited into the sect and is now in the Yingxia Mountain camp. I hope she can help me."

Peng Wanli glanced at him with a half-smile, "I know her."

Seeing his expression, Tangning knew that Peng Wanli must have heard some rumors between herself and Xu Qingwan, but she didn't explain too much.

The reason why he asked to transfer Xu Qingwan was that Xu Qingwan himself made a request, and the other was that he had no cronies in the Yuanyi Palace, so he needed someone he could trust to be his assistant, otherwise many things would be inconvenient.

"This matter needs to be discussed with the head teacher. Which department do you want to transfer her to?"

"Palm Printing Department," Tangning replied.

The Palm Printing Department is a department shared by the three halls, and it is also the department with the most authority among the thirty-seven departments.

The Qingxuan Hall has the Qingxuan Hall Palm Printing Department, the Xuande Hall has the Xuande Hall Palm Printing Department, and the Yuanyi Hall has the Yuanyi Hall Palm Printing Department.

The Palm Seal Department, as the name suggests, is the department in charge of seals. Any provisions, official seals, and imperial orders need to be sealed to take effect. All financial expenses of the sect cannot bypass the Palm Seal Department of Yuanyi Palace, and they must agree to be allocated. Lingshi.

For example, when the intelligence station applied for Lingshi funding, the final decision maker was the Yuanyi Palace Palm Printing Department. Tangning transferred Xu Qingwan to the Palm Printing Department, which was equivalent to installing a spokesperson inside the Yuanyi Palace.

Some things can be communicated directly through her, including some difficult and offending things, which can be handled through her, without the need to directly go into battle.

Zhu Zhongwen, the current deacon of the Palm Printing Department of Yuanyi Palace, is Peng Wanli's first apprentice.

"Okay! You can go directly to the head teacher and talk to him about this matter. Only the head teacher and Junior Brother Shi have the authority to be transferred to the sect disciple," Peng Wanli said.

"Then I'll take my leave." Tangning stood up and left the meeting hall. After a short while, she came to Luo Qingshui Cave Mansion. With a wave of her hand, the talisman was handed in.

Soon, amidst the thick fog, a ray of light shot out, revealing a middle-aged man with a thick back and waist, who was Yan Yuan, the head of the Zhili Department.

"The head teacher invites Uncle Tang to enter." Yan Yuan bowed and saluted.

The two entered the inner room one after the other and came to the hall.

"Uncle Tang, please wait a moment." Yan Yuan withdrew.

About tea time, Luo Qingshui came in from the outside, Tangning stood up and saluted, "My disciple pays his respects to the head teacher."

Luo Qingshui waved his hand: "Sit down! You don't need to be too polite, you are also a Golden Core cultivator now, you have to adapt to your new identity!"

"Without the support of the head teacher, how could I have a disciple today." Tangning said humbly, and sat down as she said.

"I heard that Junior Brother Peng has returned to the sect, have you met him?"

"Yes, just now he took me to meet with the deacons of the various departments of Yuanyi Hall and announced the appointment. He asked me to promote the reform of the Zongmen's financial system and reduce the expenditure to one-third."

Luo Qingshui nodded and said, "Well, he talked to me about this matter, what do you think? What do you think?"

Tang Ning said, "It's not feasible to reduce the sect's expenditure if all the burden is put on the departments. I've seen the sect's financial revenue and expenditure in the past ten years, and the sect's average annual expenditure is about eight million spiritual stones. expenses, while the income is only [-] million."

"Among them, [-] million yuan is used as the department's funds, and the other [-] million yuan is the salary of the disciples above the foundation of the sect."

"Uncle Peng means that at least the expenditure should be lowered to a level of income so that it can be balanced."

"In this case, it means that the expenditure of two million spirit stones will be reduced every year. If the salary does not drop, half of the funds for each department will be reduced. Once implemented, I am worried that the entire sect and all departments will be paralyzed."

"I haven't thought of a good solution to this matter yet, and I need a long-term plan, but I think it will definitely not help to start with reducing funds."

Luo Qingshui nodded and said: "The Zongmen's finances have not been able to make ends meet for a day. Since the Demon Sect started to occupy Qinchuan and Longyou, our financial revenue has been greatly reduced. As they erode and occupy more territory, our The finances are even more stretched.”

"I know that if things go on like this, the sect will have to spend all of its spiritual stone savings in less than a hundred or two hundred years, and there will definitely be chaos.

"Over the years, we have been slowly implementing financial changes and reducing expenses step by step, but we still cannot make ends meet."

"Although this matter involves the foundation of the sect, we should not act too hastily, otherwise chaos will ensue. Right now, our confidant is the devil sect. Once the financial reform is too big, causing riots, the consequences will be disastrous."

"Actually, the best way is to defeat the Demon Sect and take back the land under our resource jurisdiction. This is the fundamental way to govern and maintain the development of the Sect."

"Although you want to find a way to control the sect's expenditure, you must also focus on the overall situation, especially now that the demon sect is in turmoil and the two armies are confronting each other. It is better to delay the reform of the financial system."

Tangning said, "I understand, Master Peng also thinks about it this way."

Luo Qingshui said: "That's good. There are priorities, and we have to solve them one by one. You came to me, not just to report the sect's financial affairs!"

Tang Ning said, "I hope to transfer someone to Yuanyi Hall to help me complete the reform plan of the sect's finances. I hope the head teacher can agree."

"Tell me! Who is it?"

"Xu Qingwan from the Information Section, this disciple hopes to transfer her to the Palm Printing Department of Yuanyi Palace."

Luo Qingshui glanced at him: "Have you discussed this matter with Junior Brother Peng? What did he say?"

"Uncle Peng agreed with the disciple's proposal, and he asked the disciple to report to the master."

"I heard that this Xu Qingwan is quite concerned in the sect?"

"Yes, this girl is very beautiful. I was the head of the intelligence station back then, and she was in charge of the financial affairs of the intelligence station. There are not a few disciples who covet her. Over the years, there are occasional sect disciples who want me to make a connection. , I want to become a dual monk with him."

Luo Qingshui smiled and said: "I heard that this woman is quite close to you? If you are both talented and beautiful, if you are in love with each other, you can just form a Taoist couple, so as not to be criticized by others and gossip in private."

Obviously, Luo Qingshui had heard some of the disciples' comments below, misunderstood the relationship between the two, and believed that Tangning's proposal to transfer her to Yuanyi Hall was due to that reason.

Tang Ning said: "My disciple was the director in Jingbei in the early years. I met her and had some contacts with her. Later, I worked with the intelligence station. Therefore, I became more familiar with her. This caused some rumors and gossips among the disciples below. In fact, it was nothing. And the disciple has already Marriage."

"Oh? You're married? I've never heard of that."

"It's the disciple's wife who is married with his fingertips, and his wife is not a Xingang monk."

"I see." Luo Qingshui nodded and said, "Then let her go! I will say hello to Qingxuan Hall later."

"Thank you headmaster, this disciple will leave."

Tangning returned to her cave, and just walked through the thick fog, she saw a beautiful woman with bright eyes and white teeth walking towards her, smiling like a flower, "Master, you are back!"

This person was Gu Yuanya. Seeing her return, Tangning smiled and said, "When did you come back?"

"I heard that the master successfully formed the alchemy, so I hurried over here. Master, why didn't you tell me about the alchemy when you returned to Zong?" Gu Yuanya was slightly dissatisfied.

"What's there to say, if you succeed, if you don't, try again next time."

(End of this chapter)