Chapter 1301: Carrying on the Past and Opening up the Future (One Hundred and Ninety-One) A Friend Comes From Afar

More than ten days after He Lanxiong and Zhao Xilie had an in-depth talk and clearly divided their respective tasks, an inspection team from Jicheng broke the calm at the Mengchong Third Military Region headquarters.

This is an inspection team led by the Ministry of Finance. According to the official document sent to He Lanxiong, the Ministry of Finance sent personnel to inspect the use of funds allocated by the imperial court to the Third Military Region this year.

Nowadays, most of the needs of the Third Military Region still need to be supplied by the central government, including everyone’s military salary. For ordinary people, the annual expenditure is indeed an astronomical figure. If someone is causing trouble and wants to enrich their own pockets, then it is indeed It couldn't be easier.

He Lanxiong waved the official document and said to Zhao Xilie: "There will be no problems with the use of funds, right? Is there any misappropriation of the funds? Is there any misappropriation of funds? Wang Wudi's subordinates are all the same as him. De Xing loves serious people, and here comes Su Mo, the deputy minister of finance, Wang Wu’s direct and beloved general, and the guy who is the most proficient in accounting. "

"I'm sure there is no corruption, but misappropriation is a possibility. As you know, construction is going on everywhere in the Third Military Region. The budget prepared at the beginning of the year cannot be so accurate. Some projects have too many projects. It’s far from enough, so there must be a lot of things like using the extra money from some projects to fill the gaps in other projects.” Zhao Xilie said: “This shouldn’t be a big deal, right?”

He Lanxiong smiled bitterly: "Hurry up and have people tally up these situations to see if these loopholes can be plugged and earmarked for special use. This is what Wang Wudi repeatedly emphasized. Although it is understandable to move things to make up for things, but in the program It is absolutely impossible to pass Su Mo's level. Even if it is impossible to make up for it, the accounts must be clear. "

"Yes." Zhao Xilie was somewhat disapproving.

"Don't think this is a trivial matter. If you offend these ancestors, next year's budget allocation will be greatly reduced. Maybe they will cut off many projects for you." He Lanxiong reminded.

This reminder made Zhao Xilie wake up a little. It was time to spend money in the northwest. If next year's plan was delayed because of this, it would be a big trouble.

"I'll arrange for someone to do it right away, and I'll keep an eye on it myself."

Three days later, Deputy Minister of Finance Su Mo and his team appeared outside the headquarters of the Mengchong Third Military Region. He Lanxiong led all the officials of the headquarters to greet He Lanxiong outside the gate, standing beside him. It was Zhao Xilie who had two dark circles under his eyes. He had been working day and night in the past few days. Today he finally clarified the accounts. He was confident that this iron abacus would not find any flaws.

The carriage opened with a clang, and Su Mo, who was wrapped like a bear, got out of the carriage with a trembling voice. He licked his nose inexplicably and looked at the expression on his face.

He really suffered a lot.

"Minister Su, it's been a hard journey." He Lanxiong greeted him with a smile.

"Su Mo has met the commander." Su Mo's voice was hoarse and he saluted He Lanxiong. Although he is now considered an imperial envoy, he cannot stand out in front of Commander Helan, regardless of his background, qualifications or position. The person in front of him was not comparable to him, let alone this commander. He still respects me very much.

Giving up the good life in the prosperous areas of the Central Plains and coming to this place where birds do not lay eggs to colonize and develop is not a decision that ordinary people can make decisively. As for the reason why He Lanxiong came to the northwest, as the deputy minister of the Ministry of Finance , Su Mo also knew more or less.

"You've had a lot of hardships along the way, right?" He Lanxiong laughed and stepped forward to hold Su Mo's hand. "Let's go, let's go, I've laid out a banquet. Let's go in and have a few drinks to get rid of the cold."

"Okay, okay, I almost froze like a dog along the way. I thought Jishi County was cold enough, but I never thought that it would pale in comparison to here. Look at me In this state, I just had to wrap the quilt around me," Su Mo said sheepishly. Normally, he was a very elegant person, but now it seems that he has no grace at all.

"It is indeed a bit cold here. In the first year, most of us were not used to it, but after staying for a long time, we got used to it. When our Commander Zhao first came here, he was half sick from the cold. Months." He Lanxiong pointed at Zhao Xilie beside him.

"Thank you for your hard work, Minister Su!" Zhao Xilie greeted enthusiastically.

Su Mo looked at Zhao Xilie and said in surprise: "Deputy Commander Zhao, look at you like this, why do you look like you haven't slept for several days? Maybe you heard that Su is coming, so you are rushing to make false accounts!"

Zhao Xilie and He Lanxiong were both dumbfounded. As expected, Su Mo was the same as Wang Wu. He was smiling just now, but in the blink of an eye, the old hen turned into a duck and fell out.

"Minister Su, you have wronged me. Zhao was originally out inspecting the wintering conditions of various farms. He received a letter from the commander and rushed back all night. Didn't he just stay up all night? He turned out to be like this. It's ridiculous. , What a joke!" Zhao Xilie said with a calm smile.

"Oh, that's really hard work. In fact, Su Mo's visit is just a routine inspection by the Ministry of Finance. There is really no need for Deputy Commander Zhao to rush back like this." Su Mo chuckled.

"How can this be done? Why do you say that Minister Su is also an imperial envoy? Why do we, local officials, have to fawn over us? Next year, we still expect the central government to take more care of us who are too poor to shit. Where is the place!" Zhao Xilie stepped forward and took Su Mo's hand enthusiastically, shaking it.

He Lanxiong was a little unaccustomed to Zhao Xilie's performance. He smiled and turned to look at the people who came with Su Mo. This sight made him startled. He saw a familiar face, but this face didn't look like that. It shouldn't appear in the team of the Ministry of Finance. He blinked, leaned forward slightly, and took a closer look.

Yes, it's him, Niu Ben, a former general under the Supervisory Yuan and now a senior official of the National Security Bureau. How did he get here among the ranks of the Ministry of Finance? Just as He Lanxiong took a step forward, Niu Ben, who was mixed in the team, suddenly shook his head gently at him. He Lanxiong stopped suddenly, took a deep breath, turned around, and looked at him as if he were still eating brown sugar. Zhao Xilie and Su Mo, who were stuck together, said: "Xi Lie, please quickly ask Minister Su to come in. It's very windy and snowy outside. If you stay for a while, Minister Su won't get cold."

"The commander is right, Minister Su, please come in, please come in!" Zhao Xilie said with a smile.

As soon as he walked into the building, a warm and warm breeze rushed towards him. Su Mo couldn't help but be startled. He looked at the people coming and going inside the building. Most of them were only wearing jackets. They were He Lanxiong and He Lanxiong who were welcomed out earlier. The same is true for Zhao Xilie and the two of them. If they were wrapped up, they would really look very strange at this moment.

"Here?" He looked at He Lanxiong in surprise.

He Lanxiong smiled proudly, "Come here, please undress Mr. Su."

An officer stepped forward, took off Su Mo's thick coat, and stepped aside with a smile.

"Master Su, this is a new type of heating equipment that was just developed by a workshop in Jishi City. Is it good? Compared with the outside, there is another world inside, right?" He Lanxiong said proudly.

"There is indeed another world. This kind of equipment is not even available in Jicheng!" Su Mo exclaimed: "Commander, is this the same in this building? Doesn't it cost a lot of money?"

As soon as Deputy Minister Su mentioned money, He Lanxiong became wary: "It didn't cost much. This thing was put in the workshop by me to do a test first to see what the effect is and how to improve it? You also know , there are risks in trying out new things like this. Only us roughnecks like soldiers have the guts to use them. He really can’t find them elsewhere. Besides, the fuel used in this thing is matchmaking. We don’t have much else in the northwest, but coal is everywhere. It’s not worth the money.”

"So that's it!" Su Mo nodded suddenly.

The storm was raging outside, but it was warm as spring inside the building, which opened Su Mo's eyes. Compared with Jicheng, this place has a different scenery.

In the building, a banquet had already been set up, and the guests and hosts were enjoying themselves. After having a good drink, Zhao Xilie arranged for Su Mo and his party to rest. Such a long distance and such weather, these people had to travel all the way. It's hard work, even if you come here with the purpose of finding faults, you have to be energetic first before you can be motivated.

"Commander, this Minister Su is difficult to deal with!" After arranging the group and returning to He Lanxiong's residence, Zhao Xilie frowned and said.

"Of course it's difficult to deal with, but it doesn't matter. As long as it's okay on the whole and there's no corruption, it will be easy for us to pass this level." He Lanxiong said with a smile.

"Hey, you felt like you were facing a formidable enemy a few days ago, why are you so relaxed today?" Zhao Xilie asked in confusion.

He Lanxiong smiled mysteriously, "Xi Lie, are you okay now? Just sit with me for a while. Maybe after a while, we will have guests coming over."

"Aren't all the guests asleep?"

"This guest is a night owl. He will definitely not be able to sleep at this time and will come to us." He Lanxiong said with a genuine smile.

Before he finished speaking, there was a gentle knock on the door.

"Come in, the door is open!" He Lanxiong said.

The door was pushed open silently, and a figure flashed in. Zhao Xilie stared at him with wide eyes. Isn't this one of Su Mo's followers?

"Introduce yourself!" He Lanxiong crossed his legs and looked at the visitor with a smile.

"The National Security Bureau has gone crazy and met two commanders."

He Lanxiong burst out laughing and jumped up, arms wide open, and gave the other party a fierce bear hug, "Commander Zhao, General Niu and I fought side by side on the Donghu battlefield before, and we are considered old comrades. Niu Ben, what brought you, a senior member of the National Security Bureau, to come to me? Could it be that there is something in my Third Military Region that you are interested in?" (To be continued...)