Lan Feng made an invitation gesture and invited Muchuan to a military tent.
This military tent is very large. It is built with wooden piles and covered with white cloth. It looks very stable.
Seeing this military tent reminded Muchuan of modern yurts.
After walking into the military tent, we found that there were shelves of weapons around it, and a large round table in the center had a military sand table and many bamboo slips, books, etc.
With one move, Lan Fengshou invited Muchuan to sit down and presented the list, weapons and equipment, ordnance and supplies related to the military camp one by one for Muchuan's review.
"Because the position of 'General' in the Shanghe Military Camp has been vacant for a long time, the military's paperwork is temporarily handled by the Junior General. There may be some mistakes. I hope the General of the Zhenjun can review it again."
Lan Feng said very humbly.
In fact, even if Lan Feng didn't say anything, Muchuan would still need to review it. If he didn't review it, it would be difficult for him to detect the situation in the army.
Now Muchuan sat down to review it, while a group of generals stood nearby.
There was a bit of a strange feeling in the atmosphere, and Muchuan naturally knew why there was such a strange feeling, because when he was reviewing the military information, more than a dozen pairs of eyes were staring at him, which naturally made him feel uncomfortable.
Already.
Muchuan ordered all the redundant personnel to leave with a wave of his hand. He didn't like being stared at like this.
Sima Yuanshan said: "General, don't you need the company of the generals?
If you don’t understand anything, let us answer it for you.”
"No need... If you really need someone to answer your question, wouldn't there be a cavalry officer here?
You all, please step back."
Just like that, Muchuan dismissed everyone, leaving only Lan Feng to accompany him.
About half an hour passed, and Muchuan read all the military classics at a glance.
"Well... Captain, you have worked hard during this period. I have read it all, so there is no big problem."
Lan Feng was obviously stunned after hearing this. Did he read all the classics in just half an hour?
This made Lan Feng feel incredible. After all, even he needed three hours to read such a huge amount of information.
At that moment, Lan Feng was secretly thinking, this general of the army must be impatient, right?
To save trouble, I’ll say I’ve finished it even if I haven’t finished it.
Lan Feng is a person who has a good eye for words and emotions, and he will not expose Muchuan, so he nodded respectfully and said: "Thank you for your hard work, general. Everything you did is what you should do."
If your Excellency has already finished reading, how about going to inspect the soldiers?"
"There is no rush to test the soldiers, why don't we talk about the military affairs first?"
"Military matters?"
Lan Feng was startled. He thought Muchuan was looking at the military classics casually. If he was looking casually, he would not be able to tell what was going on in the army.
But now Muchuan actually wants to take the initiative to talk about it?
Could it be that Muchuan really read all the records in the classics?
So Lan Feng asked: "I wonder what the general is talking about?"
"First of all, the military expenditure is excessive. This is unreasonable."
The total number of people in the Shanghe military camp is 10,000. Based on the comprehensive calculation based on the food consumption of 10,000 people and the loss rate of equipment and weapons, using the average as the middle value, the value obtained by the military camp is far from common sense and is higher than the normal consumption.
Out of 10%.
Although 10% may seem inconspicuous, it accumulates over many years and becomes very large.
Muchuan then pointed out the military supplies and said bluntly: "There should be generals in the army who are lining their own pockets."
When Lan Feng heard this, he was so frightened that he trembled. You must know that all military supplies were organized through him. If the military supplies were damaged, he would be the biggest suspect.
But Lan Feng had read the accounts many times, and there was no doubt that there would be no loss according to logic! He suspected that Muchuan had made a mistake, so he calculated it again.
After about a stick of incense, Lan Feng finally calculated the results of several accounting issues pointed out by Muchuan. The loss consumption was indeed 10% more than the normal value.
10%, if the annual expenditure of 10,000 troops is almost 2,000 taels of gold, this is a huge amount of money.
"My lord, I have neglected my duty and deserve death!"
Lan Feng fell to his knees on the ground with a plop, looking frightened.
Muchuan sat on a low chair, looked down at the other party, and said silently: "You have indeed derelict in your duties. As a captain, you did not conduct a post-examination... But this is not your fault, it is the account keeper's method.
So subtle."
Muchuan couldn't help but admire it. After all, if these accounts hadn't been accumulated for a year and scrutinized carefully, there would never be any problems.
Fortunately, Muchuan is careful and has been influenced by modern "calculus", "advanced mathematics" and other mathematical theories, otherwise he would not be able to detect it with his ability.
"Captain Lan, your crime of dereliction of duty must indeed be investigated...but if you can find the person who enriched your own pocket, you can naturally make up for it."
"Sir... sir?
Don’t you doubt me?”
Lan Feng asked.
In fact, if we want to say who is the most suspicious, it must be Lan Feng.
As one of the top commanders of the Shanghe Military Camp, Lan Feng specializes in handling military documents and accounts. It would definitely be most convenient if he personally enriches his own pockets.
As for why Muchuan did not suspect Lan Feng, there are two reasons.
Lan Feng didn't behave like someone who was lining his own pockets. If he had broken the law, he would not have invited Muchuan for review so proactively, and would even have made various excuses and obstructions.
From this point of view, he considers himself to be aboveboard and innocent in his heart.
Another point is that Lan Feng has no motive to enrich himself. He comes from a famous family and is not short of money. If he brings shame to his family or even ruins his future for the sake of money, this is a very uneconomical thing.
Muchuan expressed his inner thoughts at this time and smiled slightly: "So Captain Lan, you are innocent. I don't doubt you... I think there must be someone else."
"My lord... you understand everything clearly, I admire you!"
Although Shanghe City is nearly a hundred miles away from Chang'an City, Muchuan's reputation is far spread here.
Lan Feng often heard people talk about Muchuan. He became famous at a young age and was the youngest number one scholar in the Tang Dynasty. He was awarded the title of third-rank household minister before he reached thirty. He was both civilized and military, and was extremely talented.
There are countless achievements made by Muchuan in the imperial court. For this reason, he was rated as the "future prime minister" and a "human hero" who is inferior to one person and surpasses ten thousand people.
When he heard about Muchuan's fame, Lan Feng only laughed bitterly, saying that it was probably those ignorant people who were spreading the news indiscriminately.
Now it seems that the rumors are probably not false, Muchuan Ying really has an unparalleled talent!
Afterwards, Muchuan began to look for people to "line up" for Lan Feng. According to Muchuan's calculations, the suspect should have served in the military for a long time, had a high military status, and had regular access to military supplies.
