More than 10 days after He Lanxiong had a deep talk with Zhao Xilie and used a clear division of labor for their respective work, an inspection team from Jicheng broke the calm of the headquarters of the Third Military Region in Mengchong.

This was an inspection team led by the Ministry of Finance, and on top of the official document sent to He Lanxiong, it was the Ministry of Finance that sent personnel to inspect the use of funds allocated by the imperial court center to the Third Military Region since the beginning of this year.

At present, most of the needs of the Third Military Region still need to be supplied by the central government, including the salaries of all the people, and the annual expenditure, which is indeed an astronomical amount for ordinary people, and if someone wants to make trouble in it and want to fill their own pockets, it is indeed too easy.

He Lanxiong shook the official document and said to Zhao Xilie: "There will be no problem with the use of funds, right?" Has there been any misappropriation or other circumstances? Wang Wuyan's subordinates are all the same as him, and they love to be more honest characters, and this time it is Su Mo, Vice Minister of Finance, Wang Wuchang's descendant, and the most proficient in auditing. ”

"I'm sure there is no corruption, but the embezzlement is perhaps, you know, now the Third Military Region is under construction everywhere, and the budget at the beginning of the year cannot be so accurate, some projects are too many, and some projects are far from enough, so there must be a lot of things like this to fill the gaps in other projects with the extra on some projects." Zhao Xilie said: "This shouldn't be a big deal, right? And I didn't fill my pocket! ”

He Lanxiong smiled bitterly: "You hurry up and let people count these situations to see if you can plug these loopholes and use special funds, this is what Wang Wuyan has repeatedly emphasized, although it is excusable to move the east to make up for the west, but in terms of procedures, it will definitely not be able to pass Su Mo's pass." Even if you can't make up for it, the accounts must be clear. ”

"Yes." Zhao Xilie was a little unimpressed.

"Don't think that this is a trivial matter, annoying these ancestors, and next year's budget allocation will be greatly reduced. If you can't get a lot of projects, they can cut them for you. He Lanxiong reminded.

This reminder woke up Zhao Xilie a little, now the northwest is the time to use money, if the plan for next year is delayed because of this, it will 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, Su Mo, the vice minister of finance, appeared outside the headquarters of the Third Military Region of Mengchong with his team, and He Lanxiong led all the officials of the headquarters to greet him outside the gate and stand beside Helanxiong. It is Zhao Xilie with two dark circles under his eyes, in the past few days, he has been working day and night, and today he finally figured out all the accounts, and he is confident that he will not let this iron abacus find any flaws.

The carriage opened with a bang, and Su Mo, who was wrapped like a bear, got out of the carriage tremblingly, and shook his nose without knowing it, looking at his face, on the way. I really haven't suffered less.

"Minister Su, it's been hard all the way." Helan Xiong greeted him with a smile and said with a smile.

"Su Mo has seen the commander." Su Mo's voice was a little hoarse, and he saluted He Lanxiong. Although he is now regarded as a minister, in front of this Helan commander, he can't put a score at all, whether it is background, qualifications or position. The one in front of him is not comparable to him, let alone for this commander. He is still very respectful.

Giving up the privileged life in the rich areas of the Central Plains, coming to this place where birds don't lay eggs, development, is not something that ordinary people can make a decision categorically, for Helan Xiong to come to the northwest, the reason for the interior, as the vice minister of the Ministry of Finance, Su Mo also knows more or less.

"It's been a lot of hardships along the way, hasn't it?" Helan Xiong laughed, stepped forward and took Su Mo's hand, "Let's go, I've already set up the banquet, go in and have a few drinks, and go to the cold." ”

"Okay, okay, this way, almost froze me into a dog, I thought Jishi County was cold enough, but I never thought that compared to here, it was really a small thing. Look at me like this, I just have to wrap myself in a nest. Su Mo was very embarrassed to say that usually, he was a very personable person, but now it seems that there is still the slightest demeanor at all.

"Here, it's indeed a little colder, in the first year, most of us here didn't get used to it, but after staying for a long time, we got used to it, when our Commander Zhao first came, he was sick from the cold for half a month." He Lanxiong pointed to Zhao Xilie beside him.

"Minister Su has worked hard all the way!" Zhao Xilie greeted him warmly.

Su Mo looked at Zhao Xilie and said in surprise: "Deputy Commander Zhao, looking at you like this, why do you look like you haven't slept for several days?" Didn't I hear that Su was coming, and he was in a hurry to make a fake account! ”

Zhao Xilie and He Lanxiong were dumbfounded in their hearts, this Su Mo was really the same as Wang Wuchang, and he was still smiling just now, his eyes blinked, and the old hen turned into a duck and turned her face.

"Minister Su has wronged me, Zhao was originally out to inspect the wintering situation of various farms, received a letter from the commander, and rushed back overnight, didn't he sleep all night, he became like this, he smiled, he smiled!" Zhao Xilie smiled quietly.

"Oh, that's hard work. In fact, Su Mo's visit was just a routine inspection by the Ministry of Finance, and Deputy Commander Zhao really didn't need to rush back like this. Su Mo smiled.

"How can this work? How can we say that Minister Su is also the minister of the Qincha, how can we, the local officials, have to stammer, and next year we will count on the center to take care of our poor place where birds don't! Zhao Xilie stepped forward and took Su Mo's hand enthusiastically, shaking it.

He Lanxiong was a little unaccustomed to Zhao Xilie's performance, and turned his head with a smile to look at the people who came with Su Mo, but this look made him stunned for a moment, he saw a familiar face, but this face should not appear in the team of the Ministry of Finance, he blinked his eyes, leaned forward slightly, and took a closer look.

Yes, it's him, Niu Ben, the former general under the command of the Supervision Yuan, and now a senior official of the National Security Bureau, how did he get mixed in with the team of the Ministry of Finance? He Lanxiong had just taken a step forward, and Niu Ben, who was mixed in the team, suddenly shook his head at him, He Lanxiong stopped suddenly, took a deep breath, turned around, and said to Zhao Xilie and Su Mo, who were still stuck together like kraft candy: "Xilie, hurry up and invite Minister Su in, it's snowy outside, stay for a while, don't make Minister Su sick." ”

"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 wind of Hexi rushed towards him, Su Mo couldn't help but be stunned, looking at the people coming and going inside the building, most of them were only wearing a jacket, that is, He Lanxiong and Zhao Xilie, who had greeted them before, and the same was true for the two, if their group of people were wrapped, they really looked very different at the moment.

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

He Lanxiong smiled proudly, "Come on, give Master Su a wide coat." ”

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

"Master Su, this is a new type of heating equipment that has just been developed by a workshop in Jishi City, how is it good? Outside the world, there is another world inside, right? He Lanxiong said proudly.

"There is indeed another world, this equipment, even Jicheng does not have it!" Su Mo exclaimed, "Commander, is this the case in this building?" That's a lot of money, isn't it? ”

As soon as Vice Minister Su mentioned money, Helan Xiongke became vigilant: "It didn't cost much, this thing is that the workshop put it here for me to do an experiment first, see how the effect is, and how to improve it?" You also know that new things like this, trying them out, are all risky, and we rough people who are soldiers have the courage to use it, and he really can't find it in other places, and besides, the fuel used for this thing is a medium, and we don't have many other things in the northwest, but this coal is everywhere, not money, not money. ”

"I see!" Su Mo nodded suddenly.

The storm was raging outside, but the inside of the building was as warm as spring, which opened Su Mo's eyes, compared with Jicheng, it was a different scenery here.

In the building, a banquet has already been set up, but the guests and hosts are happy, after a drink, Zhao Xilie arranged for Su Mo and his party to rest, such a long distance, and such a weather all the way to the journey, these people are indeed hard, that is, with the purpose of finding faults, then they have to cultivate enough spirit before they can be motivated.

"Commander, this Minister Su is not easy to deal with!" After arranging this group of people and returning to Helanxiong's residence, Zhao Xilie frowned and said.

"Of course it's not easy to deal with, but it doesn't matter, as long as it's okay on the whole and there is no corruption, we can easily pass this level." He Lanxiong said with a smile.

"Hey, a few days ago, you were like a great enemy, why did you relax today?" Zhao Xilie was puzzled.

He Lanxiong smiled mysteriously, "Xilie, are you okay now?" Just sit with me if it's okay, maybe in a while, we'll have guests coming. ”

"Didn't the guests all sleep?"

"This guest is a night owl, and he will definitely not be able to sleep at this time, and he will definitely come to us." Helan Xiong smiled and said.

Before the words fell, a soft knock sounded outside the door.

"Come in, the door isn't closed!" Helan Xiongdao.

The door was pushed open silently, and a figure flashed in, Zhao Xilie looked at each other with wide eyes, isn't this one of Su Mo's entourage?

"Tell us about yourself!" Helan Xiong crossed his legs and looked at the visitor with a smile.

"The National Security Bureau Niu Ben, I have met two commanders."

He Lanxiong jumped up from laughter, spread his arms widely, and gave the other party a fierce bear hug, "Commander Zhao, I have fought side by side with General Niu on the Donghu battlefield before, and we are old comrades-in-arms. Niu Ben, what kind of wind did you blow to me, a member of the National Security Bureau, could it be that my Third Military Region still has something that you are interested in? (To be continued......)