The prefecture of Chongming Prefecture is very large, and it is divided into three floors from the outside to the inside. The first floor is the work and residence of ordinary state guards and general civilian personnel, and the second floor is the work and residence of officers and senior supervisors of state guards. Lu Chong's personal guards, Shenmuzong, all live on the third floor. Lu Chong, Wei Yunyuan, and Han Xinchen have a small courtyard in a large courtyard, and Bai Changming and Chu Li also have a separate house.

It has been more than ten days since he arrived in Chongming Prefecture, but Lu Chong refused everyone's request and visit, and came out to ask Chu Li to issue a notice. Three days later, all the generals and lieutenants in Chongming Prefecture were summoned to discuss matters at the prefecture, and then he entered the courtyard on the third floor and could not see any figures.

Lu Tong is with Wei Yunyuan and Han Xinchen, and Han Xinchen is together. Han Xinchen made a bottle of pills with excellent healing effects yesterday, which made Lu Tong very happy. Today, he asked Wei Yunyuan to set up three cold crystal formations.

Wei Yunyuan squatted beside a flower bed in front of the yard and was calculating. About a quarter of an hour later, Wei Yunyuan stood up and glanced at the surrounding scenery, then quickly shot out three cold crystal stones, waved and danced. The flower bed disappeared, but a pool was rippling in front of everyone. Han Xinchen immediately applauded and applauded.

Lu Chong nodded happily. Wei Yunyuan saw Lu Chong's expression and shouted excitedly: "Brother Tong, I finally succeeded today. You can't say that Yun Yuan is stupid anymore."

Lu Chong smiled and said, "Okay, you two are good, but you still have to continue working hard, especially in cultivation. If you need anything, spend money to collect and don't let me down."

At this moment, Chu Li walked in from outside and saw the formation arranged by Wei Yunyuan, and said in surprise: "Wei Zongli really has strong calculation ability." Wei Yunyuan smiled at Chu Li.

Chu Li nodded at Lu Chong again, and Lu Chong said, "Have you investigated it clearly?"

Chu Li replied: "Many of them just made some small moves, but in terms of coins, the account books in the past two months are a bit messy and the cost is very large, so there must be something wrong."

Lu Chong nodded and said, "Have you informed everyone?"

Chu Li nodded and replied, "I personally delivered the documents to their hands."

Lu Chong said in a deep voice: "Then let them be happy first."

Three days later, Lu Chong sat upright in the main seat of the conference hall, with five state generals and fifteen state lieutenants sitting on both sides below.

Sitting on the right hand of Lu Chong were a general and four lieutenants in the army, one general and two lieutenants in the state guard, one general and two lieutenants in the left hand, one general and two lieutenants in the construction, one general and two lieutenants in the civil service, and the remaining three lieutenants in charge of the state government's internal affairs were added to the last seat.

When everyone saw that Lu Chong was just a young man with excellent martial arts, they couldn't help but feel relieved, and their faces seemed extremely relaxed. Only the generals and lieutenants of the State Guard knew better than these people. How terrifying and dull this young man had.

Lu Chong said slowly: "I am just a little bit old and can't figure out the situation in Chongming Prefecture. I will rely more on you here in the future. I heard others say that the expenses in the army are the most expensive, but I am afraid that the monthly salary is just over one thousand gold coins, right?"

General Jia in the army replied: "One thousand gold coins is far from enough. We spent more than two thousand gold coins last month, mainly to reward some officers and soldiers who suppressed bandits. These things are difficult to say exactly."

Lu Chong nodded, then turned to General Wu who was in charge of construction and said, "What's the situation with you guys?"

General Wu replied: "We should be less, and the monthly expenses are about 500 gold coins."

The general in charge of civil service said: "All our personnel need about one hundred gold coins."

General Ning, who was in charge of money and grain, replied: "We are almost the same as General Qu and others."

Qian Jiangguan from the State Guard said loudly: "Report to the State Guard, our State Guard must not spend less than 300 gold coins per month."

As soon as this statement was made everyone surprised to see General Qian, more than 5,000 officers and soldiers of the entire state guards, and 300 gold coins were basically not much profitable.

Lu Zong said calmly: "Okay, I have calculated it roughly. Without calculating the military's weapons, construction materials and other expenses, the expenses for the personnel of the state city alone reached 3,000 gold coins. So I would like to ask General Ning, how many various official taxes we receive every month?"

General Ning, who was in charge of money and grain, said hesitantly: "Around three thousand to four thousand."

Lu Chong said to the lieutenant in charge of money and grain, "Who is managing the account book of coins?"

A slightly fat lieutenant stood up and walked to the middle and replied, "I'm supervising the account books."

Lu Chong said: "Do you think these expenses are in line with the account books?"

The slightly fat lieutenant said casually: "Of course it's my own hands."

Lu Zong suppressed his anger and said, "Then I will calculate the amount for you. The normal cost of the eight thousand officers and soldiers in the army is 500 gold coins, 500 state guards, 50 gold coins, 50 gold coins, 150 gold coins, 50 civil servants, 1050 gold coins, 650 gold coins, totaling 1700 gold coins, totaling 1700 gold coins, our official tax is about 3500 gold coins, and after the third floor is paid to the king, it is 2450 gold coins. After all the fees are removed, there are still 750 gold coins left every month. What do you think?"

When everyone heard this, they realized that the Lord of Luzhou had already made it clear. The slightly fat lieutenant twisted his neck and said, "It's impossible, you don't know at all. I have the account book as evidence."

Lu Zong smiled anxiously and said, "I have cleared out your fake accounts for you. Captain Chu, bring the evidence."

Chu Li immediately came in from outside with two people. They carried bags and threw them on the ground, and stacked up accounts came out from inside. The slightly fat lieutenant's face suddenly changed, "How did you find it?" After that, he fell to the ground.

Lu Chong said, "Since you have admitted it, it's no wonder I'm ruthless." As he said that, he raised his hand and used his true energy. A huge handprint grabbed the slightly fat lieutenant on the ground. Before the slightly fat lieutenant could scream, he had been pinched by the big handprint. Lu Chong squeezed hard and a bunch of flesh and blood burst out. Many people sitting on both sides were stained with blood.

At this time, everyone was silent. Seeing Lu Tong's cold methods, Lu Tong said lightly: "Everyone, think about it carefully, don't deceive me, otherwise I will kill you even if you are a lieutenant and the city lord. However, today, the Qianjiangguan in the State Guard performed well. It would rather allocate 500 gold coins from the books to the Qianjiangguan. As a reward for the facts to him, the Qianjiangguan will use the coins to distribute to officials at all levels. Okay, we will start to handle affairs normally tomorrow. You can go down."

Everyone left the prefecture timidly, and Lu Chong said to Chu Li: "It seems that as my elder brother said, when others don't see your power, they will comfort themselves with self-righteousness, and we also need to make some follow-up preparations."

Chu Li nodded and said, "Last time the sect leader said that he would expand the guard team, I suggest that he increase it to 100 personnel, of which 50 are stuck in the prefecture, and the other 50 are collecting various information everywhere, so as to ensure the safety inside and outside the prefecture."

After pondering for a while, Lu Chong said, "There are a few more things. The first is of course the official tax. I contacted the Dingzhou Master of Qianfanzhou and transferred Chu Yu to manage the account books of coins. The second is to set up a battle field in the prefecture city. This can not only improve the combat power of the officials and the people, but also quickly accumulate coins. The third is to plan the development plan of the Shenmu Sect, continue to select boys with good foundations to join the sect, and at the same time establish a business store of the Shenmu Sect in various big cities. As for the medium and small families that come to rely on us, we must also accept it seriously. This secret benefit is also very great."

Chu Li nodded excitedly, quickly recorded what Lu Chong had just said, and then quickly left the conference hall to prepare for the implementation plan.
Chapter completed!