The Finance Office, as the name suggests, is responsible for the finance and logistics of the Shinsengumi.

In ancient Japan, mathematics was an absolutely rare skill.

Because of the emphasis on literature over theory, there are many liberal arts talents who are proficient in Sinology and can memorize the Four Books and Five Classics.

But science and engineering talents who are proficient in mathematics are really rare.

Mathematics is a fundamental skill in finance.

It is impossible for people who do not understand mathematics to be qualified for financial work.

In ancient Japan, most people were unable to understand even the most basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division due to the lack of basic education.

Anyone who knows how to use an abacus and master basic arithmetic can find a bookkeeping job in some small shops.

What's more, in addition to accounting, the director of the Shinsengumi also has to take care of logistics.

Compared with finance, logistics work is even more complicated.

The inflow and outflow of food, weapons, ordnance and other materials; how to mobilize transportation capacity; how to send materials from the rear to the front line of the battlefield... Just looking at it is dizzying.

In short, the head of the Shinsengumi must have certain financial management and management talents, as well as a hard-working spirit.

Talents of this level are really hard to find even with a lantern!

Since the establishment of the Shinsengumi, the post of office manager has been vacant, and its work is basically carried out concurrently by Aoto, with Shannan Keisuke also coming to help from time to time.

However, as the "Grand Recruitment" unfolds, Ayoto and Shannan Keisuke's respective jobs will inevitably become more and more arduous.

They will definitely become increasingly overwhelmed with the work of the room chief.

Moreover, neither Aoto nor Shannan Keisuke are experts in economics, so we cannot let them continue to lead the way blindly - giving blind orders.

The scale of the Shinsengumi is not yet large, and the financial and logistical work is not too heavy, so the two of them can barely cope with it.

But in the future, when the Shinsengumi's strength increases to 5,000, 10,000, or even tens of thousands, if it remains like this, there will definitely be a big problem!

After listening to Shannan Keisuke's suggestion, Qingden nodded seriously:

"Well, I understand. I will take time out later to try to find talents who are qualified for the position of director."

After having a small meeting with Shannan Keisuke, Qingteng returned to the room and went to give instructions on the documents. He just bowed his head in front of the case until dawn...

While presiding over so many important tasks at the same time, he can still manage them in an orderly manner.

While boldly delegating power, we also firmly hold on to the power of supervision.

Apart from the help of hundreds of millions from the talent system, I have to say that the days when I served as a side official and the employee of the imperial government really laid a solid foundation for Qing Teng's current military and political management.

Just when Qingdeng was so busy that he wished he could borrow the cat's paws, an unexpected incident distracted his time and energy.

This unexpected incident is not a military matter related to the Shinsengumi, but an extremely important political event - the date of Tokugawa Iemo's arrival in Luka has been determined!

On April 20, General Tokugawa Iemo, the general who conquered the barbarians, led the post-shogunate Hitotsubashi to celebrate his inauguration. Political president Matsudaira Harugaku, senior junior minister Mizuno Tadayoshi, senior junior minister Itakura Katsushige and other senior shogunate officials walked along Tokai Street.

Head west to Kyoto.

The general went to Luoyang... This was the first time 229 years had passed since the third generation of general Tokugawa Iemitsu went to Luoyang in the eleventh year of Kanei (1634 AD)! The Tokugawa general went to Luoyang again after a lapse of 229 years! It is destined to leave a strong mark in history.

major political events!

As early as several months ago, the imperial court, which was held hostage by Choshu, continued to put pressure on the shogunate and issued several edicts in succession, requiring Tokugawa Iemo to immediately fulfill his duties as a "barbarian general" and expel foreign barbarians.

Go to Luo and discuss the great cause of fighting the foreigners with the imperial court in person.

In the eyes of knowledgeable people, these demands of the imperial court are simply unreasonable!

Regardless of whether the general goes to Luo, it is absolutely impossible to defeat the barbarians.

Japan is an island country with a long and narrow territory, and important cities such as Edo, Osaka, and Nagasaki are located in the coastal areas.

Especially Edo and Osaka.

Edo Bay and Osaka Bay, with open water and gentle currents, are perfect places for docking fleets.

The Western powers randomly dispatched fleets to the coastal areas, and cities such as Edo and Osaka were within their shooting range.

Although limited by the level of technology, even today's most advanced warships do not have much power in their guns, and their accuracy is even worse. However, Japan's houses are also very fragile nowadays.

Not to mention buildings made of cement, stone houses are very rare, and they are basically sloppy bungalows built of wood.

As long as the right time, place and people work together, a single spark can burn down most of the city.

If a thousand or ten thousand artillery shells were fired...then Edo, Osaka and other cities would disappear in one night.

Facing the thousands of artillery fire from the Western fleet, the shogunate was unable to even mount a decent counterattack, let alone resist.

We can't expect the samurai to row small boats to attack the armored warships and "capture the steamship in the sea", right?

All in all, resisting the barbarians is the way to death.

It is absolutely impossible for the general to go to Luo.

If Tokugawa Iemo went to Kyoto, it would be equivalent to entering the opponent's home court, and the shogunate would definitely be in a very passive situation.

However... disobeying the imperial decree is an act of transgression and a crime of disrespect.

Even if you want to excuse yourself, you can't argue.

Finally... Tokugawa Iemo couldn't bear the pressure and decided to officially go to Los Angeles on April 20.

This symbolizes both the power of the imperial court and the weakness of the shogunate.

Looking back on the past two hundred years or so, how did the Tokugawa generals ever bow to the imperial court?

Not only was the imperial court in conflict with the shogunate, it even relied on the shogunate for daily food and clothing.

The salary paid to the court by the shogunate was very low. Even the emperor only had 10,000 koku, which was not even as good as that of a small feudal lord in a remote area. Although it later increased to 30,000 koku, life was still difficult.

But now... the tide has turned, and the offensive and defensive trends are different.

Now that we have decided to go to Luo, we need to start making preparations.

Attendants, escorts...all have to be mobilized.

At this time, a group of guys who were all talking about "what's wrong" jumped out.

They brought out the traditions, etiquette and so on, and unanimously believed that in order to show the spirit of the general who conquered the barbarians this time, the general should lead a large formation of three thousand people!

The security-related expenses for accompanying the general to Luo were 130,000 taels of gold, and the accommodation along the way was 80,000 taels of gold, plus the food expenses for 3,000 people...roughly calculated, the total cost of going to Kyoto was more than 1 million taels of gold!

This fee only covers the outbound journey and does not include the return journey.

Use 1 million taels of gold as travel expenses!

It was just a trip to Kyoto, and the distance was only from Edo to Kyoto, but it actually cost a full 1 million taels of gold!

When he learned this number, Qingdeng almost fainted.

The military expenditure the Shinsengumi received when they went to Luo was only a mere 3,000 taels of gold!

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PS: In fact, you can find that Qingdeng is not a self-taught genius. He built cities, set up camps, fought wars, and established an intelligence network... These advanced skills were all learned bit by bit from his past work.

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