Xie Jun took several deep breaths before calming down.

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

Among the four functions of the Ministry of War, he is in charge of the Armed Forces Selection Department and the Treasury Department, and he is also in charge of the Treasury Department.

Li Shangshu ...... If the lower official is not mistaken, the Zhenbei Army asked for a batch of swords and armor three years ago, and only asked for cotton clothes once the year before last, they should not lack these two things, as for arrows and the like, there is no problem, and the Treasury Department can quickly transfer them. ”

The Marquis of Jing'an glanced at the old waiter with a smile.

"What does Xie Shilang mean is that except for arrows, nothing else will come out?"

Xie Jun took a deep breath, glanced up at Li Xin, gritted his teeth and said: "Master Hou, the military department also has the difficulties of the military department, it is true that you want to go to the Zhenbei Army to take office, but the Great Jin is not only the Zhenbei Army, and the military department also has to take care of other armies." ”

The smile on Li Xin's face retracted.

"Other armies want things, you just make a note to the household department, now I am still the secretary of the military department, I added the seal of the military department, this is the official document of the military department, I only ask Xie Shilang a word, do you give it or not?"

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

Xie Junneng has been in the military department for so many years, and he is not a cowardly bag to be scared, the old man gritted his teeth and said: "Then the lower official will go to His Majesty with Li Shangshu to talk about this matter!" ”

Li Xin looked at Xie Jun and suddenly smiled.

"The things of the Treasury Department are placed there, one can't give birth to cubs, and the other can't be sold for money, Xie Shilang has such a big reaction, and let Benguan guess."

The Marquis of Jing'an knocked on the table with his hand and said lightly: "Isn't it in the Treasury Department, there are not so many things?" ”

If it's just that Li Xin wants to call the Treasury Department of the Ministry of War, then there is actually no problem, after all, the war in the north is about to start, and it is only natural for the Ministry of War to send supplies to the front line, and the reason why Xie Shilang reacted so much was because of ......

In fact, the Treasury Department of the Ministry of War does not have so many things.

To be exact, there is it on the books, but in fact there is none!

Li Xin only turned over the account books of the Treasury Department a few days ago, and the things he asked for were all according to the stock of the Treasury Department, and only a fraction of what was left for the Treasury Department, but the officialdom of this era wanted to make money and water, and the data on the books generally could not be true.

There are a total of four divisions of the Ministry of War, of which the Department of Military Selection and the Department of the Treasury Department are the two most oily and water-heavy functions, and the Department of Military Selection is responsible for the selection of military attachés, which is equivalent to the Ministry of Military Attachés.

For example, in the last purchase of 3 million yuan, the Treasury Department was able to scrape off a small half of it, and there was not so much oil and water on weekdays, so they made a fuss from the books and deducted some oil and water.

These are all unspoken rules of the Ministry of War, but if Li Xin is born and works in the Ministry of War for a year or two, he will know it, but he has not been in the Ministry of War much, so this kind of thing will happen.

As soon as Li Xin's words came out, Xie Jun's face changed suddenly, and he said in a deep voice: "Li Shangshu doesn't want to talk nonsense!" ”

At this time, Qian Sheng, the right attendant of the Ministry of War, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly stood up and arched his hand at Li Xin: "Master Hou, although the lower officials don't care about the Treasury Department, since there is it on the books of the Treasury Department, then if you want to come to the Treasury, there should be one." ”

As he spoke, he walked up to Xie Jun and lowered his voice.

"Xie Shilang, this document has been added with the seal of the Ministry of War, so there is no problem, you have to think clearly."

Xie Jun glanced at Qian Sheng in surprise and anger.

This fat man, who usually has low eyebrows and pleasing eyes, actually jumped up and made trouble at this time!

Seeing Xie Jun's appearance, the fat man sighed in a low voice.

"Xie Shilang, I have a good intention, 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 no choice but to share this time with Xie Shilang in front of His Majesty, but this official is still the secretary of the Ministry of War at this time, and there should be no problem to check the treasury of the Treasury Department, right?" ”

Old Man Xie took a few deep breaths, and his face turned pale.

In fact, he is a clean official and does not be greedy for too many things, but he is not a courtier, and he does not want to go to some unwritten unspoken rules in the yamen.

He has been in the military department for nearly 20 years, only doing his own thing, as for the greedy behavior 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 military department in the past 20 years.

In this way, after a long time, there will naturally be a deficit on the side of the Treasury Department, and he knows it in his heart, but it is okay on the books, so he is not very willing to delve into it.

After all, in a few years, it will be time for him to return to his hometown, and there is no need to fight with those subordinates who are in their youth.

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

"Li Shangshu is the book of my military department, since the book is sealed, the military department should naturally pursue it."

As he spoke, he put Li Xin's letter in his sleeve, gritted his teeth and said, "These things that Li Shangshu wanted, the Treasury Department will soon send them to Hou Ye to the Zhenbei Army, please rest assured." ”

Although Xie Jun is old, he is a very rational person, and the deficit of the Treasury Department is obviously no longer hidden, since he can't hide it, he must find a way to fill this hole.

As for what to make up for it......

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

Marquis Jing'an looked at Xie Jun with a smile.

"In this way, it will trouble Xie Shilang."

"There are eight warehouses in the Gyeonggi area of the Treasury Division, and I will take away the things in these eight warehouses tomorrow, and as for the remaining gaps, I also ask Xie Shilang to send them to the Zhenbei Army as soon as possible."

Speaking of this, Li Xin glanced at Xie Jun again.

"If Xie Shilang encounters a difficulty, and there is no way to send something to the Zhenbei Army soon, then write a letter to this official, and this official will truthfully report to Your Majesty, and when the time comes, the family scandal of our military department will leak out, and it is nothing more than the dismissal of our Shangshu Shilang to ask for guilt."

It doesn't matter whether Li Xin is a secretary of the military department or not, but Xie Jun, an old waiter who has been in the military department for half his life, if he is dismissed and questioned when he is about to become a minister, then his reputation for a lifetime will be ruined.

Old man Xie, whose hair was already gray, gritted his teeth and said in a low voice: "Li Shangshu rest assured, the military department is smashing pots and selling iron, and there will be no shortage of supplies for the Zhenbei Army." ”

Li Xin patted the old man's shoulder with satisfaction.

"Xie Shilang hates me very much?"

Xie Jun took a deep breath, lowered his head and said, "The lower officials don't dare." ”

"Of course you dare."

Li Xin said with a smile: "If this matter continues, the entire Treasury Department and even half of the military department will have to bleed to make up for this gap, and when the time comes, I, who is a scholar who has cut off people's money, will be scolded by you behind your back." ”

"You may even have the mind to dig up my ancestral grave."

The Marquis of Jing'an's face was calm and looked at Xie Jun lightly.

"You will think in your hearts, the military department has always been like this, why did I, a stunned Qingshangshu, jump out and do such an evil thing."

"But the military department wasn't supposed to be like this."

Li Xin looked at Xie Jun and said word by word: "The sage book of the sage did not teach you to scavenge for oil and water. ”

"You did the evil thing first, and I just corrected it a little bit, so that you can spit it out a little and make up for it."

"If you still don't want to, then it's not as simple as breaking the bank and avoiding disasters."

Li Xin left his Shangshu class with his hand.

"Without you, the military department will also turn, and there are more people in the world who want to be officials, and they sharpen their heads and want to squeeze into the military department."

"Whether this matter is done or not, and what should be done, it is up to you to think about it, but ugly words are ahead."

"I don't mind being charged with a sloppy offense."