Unparalleled Concubine

In the past few years you have been in the capital, this old man has also done these things...

But there is still work to be done on the surface, he bowed his head and said: "Your official must live up to Li Shangshu's entrustment and take care of the affairs of the Ministry of War."

The Marquis of Jing'an smiled as he took out a piece of paper from his sleeve.

He spread out the piece of paper, and then took out the big seal of his Ministry of War Minister, breathed out with his mouth, and stamped it heavily.

Thus, this piece of paper, which was originally ordinary, became a document of the Ministry of War.

Li Xin glanced at the seal he had stamped with satisfaction, then put away the big seal and handed it to Xie Jun.

"Thank you servant, I will leave this seal to you."

Xie Juan stared dumbfounded at Li Xin's operation. He stared blankly at the material in Li Xin's hand, and asked a little stutteringly, "Li...Li Shangshu, can this document...can you show it to the lower officials? one look?"

Li Xin handed over the document very readily.

"Of course I have to show Xie Shilang, after all, Xie Shilang has to take care of things."

Xie Jun took the paper and glanced at it casually, then felt a little dizzy.

The content on the paper is exactly the same as the format of ordinary military documents, but the content is a bit scary.

"Allocate [-] sets of infantry armor, [-] long knives, [-] crossbow arrows, and [-] sets of cotton clothes, and send them to the Northern Army Camp in Jimenguan Town."

The general idea is the above sentence.

Xie Jun only felt a little dizzy, and his hands were shaking.

"Li Shangshu...this document is against the rules!"

Li Xin glanced at him with a smile.

"Where is it out of order?"

Xie Jun said tremblingly: "The allocation of supplies by the Ministry of War needs to be reviewed by the imperial court..."

Li Xin glanced at the old man indifferently.

"I know this, but the allocation of the inventory of the Treasury Department of the Ministry of War is within my power as the minister of the Ministry of War, and does not need to be reviewed by the court."

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

"A few days ago, I adjusted the accounting books of the Ministry of Treasury and looked at them. We still have these things in the Department of Treasury."

When Xie Juan heard this, not only his hands trembled, but his breathing became short of breath.

Chapter 711 Unspoken Rules of the Ministry of War

Xie Jun took several deep breaths before calming down.

He repeatedly glanced at the numbers written by Li Xin.

Among the four functions of the Ministry of War, he is in charge of the military selection department and the treasury department, and he is also in charge of the treasury department.

"Li Shangshu... If I remember correctly, the Zhenbei Army ordered a batch of swords and armor three years ago, and cotton clothes only once the year before last. They should not lack these two things. As for arrows and the like, they don't have any." If there is any problem, the Kubu Division can dispatch it quickly."

Lord Jing'an looked at the old servant with a smile.

"Xie Shilang means that, except for arrows, the Ministry of War will not produce anything else?"

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 will go to the Zhenbei Army, but the Jin Dynasty is not only the army of the Zhenbei Army, the Ministry of War There are other armies to take into account."

The smile on Li Xin's face faded.

"Other troops want things, you just need to write a note to the Ministry of Households. Now I am still the Minister of the Ministry of War. I have added the seal of the Minister of the Ministry of War. This is the official document of the Ministry of War. I just ask Xie Shilang a word, are you for it?" Or not?"

"If you don't give it, I'm afraid I will go to His Majesty and talk about it."

Xie Jun has been in the Ministry of War for so many years, and he is not a coward who is afraid of being scared at the first sight. The old man gritted his teeth and said, "Then I will go to His Majesty with Li Shangshu and discuss this matter!"

Li Xin looked at Xie Jun and suddenly smiled.

"Where the things of Kubusi are placed, firstly, they can't have cubs, and secondly, they can't be sold for money. Xie Shilang has such a big reaction, and let me make a guess."

Lord Jing'an knocked on the table with his hands, and said indifferently: "Could it be that there aren't so many things in the Ministry of Treasury?"

If it's just Li Xin who wants to use the things from the Department of 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. The reason why Xie Shilang reacted so strongly is because ...

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

To be precise, it is on the books, but in fact it is not there!

Li Xin just looked through the account books of the Treasury Department a few days ago. All the things he wanted were based on the stock of the Treasury Department, and only a little bit was left for the Treasury Department. However, the officialdom of this era wants to make money. , The data on the books are generally not true.

There are four divisions in the Ministry of War, of which the military selection department and the treasury department are the two most lucrative functions. The military selection department is responsible for the selection of military officers, which is equivalent to the military officer's official department. Naturally, it goes without saying how to make money for this function.

As the yamen responsible for the supply of military resources to the Jin Dynasty, the Treasury Division naturally has a way to make money. For example, the last purchase of 300 million yuan, the Treasury Department can scrape a small half of it, which is not so much on weekdays. If there is a lot of oil and water, they will make a fuss from the account and deduct some oil and water.

These are the unspoken rules of the Ministry of War, but Li Xinhao would know it well after working in the Ministry of War for a year or two, but he hadn't been in the Ministry of War much before, so this kind of thing happened.

As soon as Li Xin's words came out, Xie Jun's expression changed suddenly, and he said in a deep voice, "Li Shangshu, don't talk nonsense!"

At this time, Qian Sheng, the right servant of the Ministry of War who had been silent for a long time, suddenly stood up, cupped his hands to Li Xin and said, "Master Hou, although I don't care about the Treasury Department, since the Treasury Department has it on the books, then if you want to come to the Treasury It should be there."

After speaking, he walked to Xie Jun's side and lowered his voice.

"Xie Shilang, there is nothing wrong with adding the seal of the Minister of War to this document. You should think about it clearly."

Xie Jun glanced at Qian Sheng in shock and anger.

This fat man who usually has a low eyebrow and a pleasing eye, unexpectedly jumped up to make trouble at this time!

Fatty Qian sighed softly when he saw Xie Jun's appearance.

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

Seeing the two people whispering, Li Xin finally stood up and looked at Xie Jun indifferently: "If Xie Shilang insists on refusing to give it, then I have no choice but to part with Xie Shilang in front of His Majesty. Minister of the Ministry of War, check the warehouse of the Ministry of Treasury, there should be no problem, right?"

The old man Xie took a few deep breaths, his face turned livid.

In fact, he is considered an upright official, and he is not greedy for too many things, but he is not an admonishing official, and he does not want to follow some unwritten unspoken rules in the yamen.

He had been in the military department for nearly 20 years, and he only did what he was supposed to do. As for the greedy behavior of his subordinates, as long as it wasn't particularly excessive, Xie Jun would turn a blind eye to it.

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

In this way, after a long time, Kubusi will naturally have a shortfall. He knows it in his heart, but he is not willing to delve into it because it is good on the books.