"As for the expense of purchasing charcoal by Jinling City Government, naturally it was to be allocated by the Financial Bureau…"
At this point, Teng Yanping paused, he said to Shu Guan with a bitter expression:
"…A few days ago, when I was checking the accounts, I discovered that the funds that should have been allocated to the Jinling City Government before last winter were never actually transferred… The funds were intercepted by Director Song himself, and it's unclear what he has done with them."
"Was the amount significant?"
"Yes, it was as much as fifteen million silver coins. But that's not the most important part. The most important thing is that because the funds were not allocated to the Jinling City Government, they didn't purchase and store enough charcoal for the entire population of Jinling City to get through the winter before last winter arrived."
