Zhu Youtang arrived at the port, and the situation in the northwest suddenly became tense. These two things happened almost at the same time.
However, due to the lag in the transmission of news, Zhu Youtang felt completely relaxed after arriving at the port. Accompanied by Zhang Zhou, Zhu Feng and others, he took a good tour of the port. After a while, Zhu Youtang was greatly amazed. As an emperor, he had never appreciated a city built in his imagination so closely.
It is also a huge and imposing city near the sea.
After Zhu Youtang moved into the palace, he immediately named the city "Binhai City" and personally inscribed the plaque "Crown of Linhai" as the plaque for the gate of Binhai City.
As the emperor arrived at the port, the imperial court no longer concealed the news of the emperor's patrol. For a time, everyone from the capital to the port knew that the emperor was coming to the port, and the guards were strengthened in the port. After nightfall, in most areas A curfew was also imposed, but those construction sites continued to operate day and night.
Xie Qian was still dealing with accounts that day. When he was worried, he gradually realized that his eyes were not working well, and he realized that it was already dark.
No one lit a candle for him, so he personally brought the candle over, placed it on the candlestick and lit it, then picked up the pen to continue writing, but found that he was a little powerless because his thoughts were interrupted.
"Thank you, Master? It's almost dinner time. Would you like to eat first before continuing?" Someone at the door reminded with a smile.
Xie Qian said with a dark face: "No need."
While talking, Xie Qian couldn't help but touch his stomach. If he said he was hungry, he was indeed hungry. , even a little hungry, but the next day is when the next batch of accounts and plans are handed in. The work has not been completed yet, and he is busy eating... He can't pass the test in his heart.
Having been busy until the last shift, Xie Qian finally took some time to finish his meal, and then prepared to stay up all night and read.
Someone came in and brought two boxes of accounts to Xie Qian. Xie Qian stared and said, "What is this?"
The visitor said, "It's from the salt farm." Accounts."
"Salt farm? When will it be my turn to take care of Daming's salt farm accounts? Are these things related to the errands here?" Xie Qian looked very unhappy.
I am already very busy. Even if I work late into the night, I may not be able to complete the task. Why do I need to work extra hours?
And the accounts of salt are still very unreliable. In Xie Qian's opinion, these are not within the scope of his responsibilities at all, and they have nothing to do with the port.
The visitor said: "This is a newly opened salt field outside the city. It has just started operating. After the beginning of spring, the first batch of salt has been dried, and the salt is sold to various places in the city to ensure the cost of everywhere. "
Xie Qian became angry when he heard this and said coldly: "This is a bad rule. Even if you can open a salt farm, can you add salt at will? What’s the difference between it and private salt? It’s still a public utensil for private use. The salt used by the people in the city should be allocated by various places, and should not be produced and sold by him alone!”
This is a blatant accusation against Zhang Zhou.
The visitor said: "Master Xie, you are wrong. These salts are not for eating."
"What?" Xie Qian frowned.
"It's all...how should I put it? It's said to be industrial salt. No one knows exactly what happened. But now that His Majesty has arrived at our port, if you have any opinions on this matter, how about Report it to the emperor? We just follow orders."
The visitor opened the box and then explained, "These accounts are not to be clarified today, you just do it. There are a lot of things to do. But I heard that the manpower will be increased again, so you should go to bed early and don’t get exhausted.” It's just squeezing yourself.
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Xie Qian almost didn't sleep all night, and he didn't take a nap until dawn the next day.
Until three o'clock in the morning, he was lying on the recliner and still dreaming about spring and autumn. In the dream, he was still the elder who pointed out the country. But at this moment, a noise made him couldn't help but open his eyes. .
But he saw a woman-like person reviewing the accounts he had written, and there were many people standing next to him. When a group of people saw him open their eyes, they all looked at him curiously. Coming here, it feels... like I'm looking at an unrelated person on the outside.
"You..." Xie Qian turned over and thought about it, but found that his legs were numb.
Immediately I found that he was still covered with clothes, and then I thought that this group of people were reviewing accounts and plans, but there were still people covering him with clothes. Is this because they were afraid of waking him up?
That woman...
Xie Qian couldn't help but look at it a few more times. He had always wanted to know who his boss was. He never asked others clearly, and he didn't know. No one could answer his question. It seemed like he had seen someone alive this time.
The person who came was none other than Mrs. Huang Zhao. She hurried over to review the accounts and then went to report to Zhang Zhou.
Ms. Huang Zhao is now surrounded by a lot of people working for her. Wherever she goes, they are surrounded by people, both men and women. She already has the air of a female shopkeeper.
The person next to him smiled and said: "Thank you, Master, are you awake? Ms. Zhao has time to come over now. I will accompany her to read all the accounts. You can rest and it will not be in the way."
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Xie Qian rubbed his legs, and after a while he reluctantly stood up and moved in front of a few people.
At this time, Huang Zhao also stood up and gave Xie Qian a gift.
Xie Qian said: "Who are you?"
Huang Zhao said: "I am under the orders of the father-in-law. I am responsible for sorting out some accounting matters. I have accounting and other errands to do. Do it. Today I have to report to the public account and other matters, so I came here to sort out Mr. Qian felt a little emotional.
Seeing the other party being so polite, Xie Qian suddenly felt good about him.
But Xie QianI don't think the other party has much ability.
"What do they do?" Xie Qian looked at the group of people around him.
Someone next to him smiled and said: "Mr. Xie, we came here to study with Mr. Zhao. Mr. Zhao is a professional...accountant. This is a business opened by Mr. Cai Guogong. There are... There are very few capable people, and Mr. Zhao is now in charge of many public accounts in the city. Most of us are from accountants and have come to learn from him."
Xie Qian said: "You follow me. She learns?"
Obviously, in the eyes of traditional old men like Xie Qian, he looks down on young women's ability to do things.
Huang Zhao said: "I am not very talented, so I would like to thank you for your guidance."
"Ahem." Xie Qian coughed twice to cover up his embarrassment.
Immediately, Mrs. Huang Zhao quickly looked through the accounts compiled by Xie Qian. There was someone proofreading with an abacus nearby, and Ms. Huang Zhao also held a pen in her hand. Just when Xie Qian thought that the woman was just bluffing At that time, I saw Mr. Huang Zhao turning over a page casually, as if he had found an error in it, and simply made additions and corrections.
Just when Xie Qian wanted to take a closer look to see if her changes were correct and whether she was deliberately finding faults, Mrs. Huang Zhao had no time to explain, so she turned back and continued to make additions and changes. She can also quickly sort out any missing parts in the records.
Xie Qian watched for a while, dumbfounded.
Coming to show off your skills?
There were a bunch of people waiting to learn, but they were also scratching their heads, because they didn’t understand how Huang Zhao did it, and no one there would explain it to them, so they could only watch helplessly. It feels no different from watching a magic stick dance master.
I can’t understand it anyway.
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Xie Qian initially wanted to see if this woman had real abilities, but then he suddenly felt that he and this woman were similar. Not a rank.
Then he sat down and watched the performance not far away.
After less than half an hour, Mrs. Huang Zhao raised her head and looked at the woman playing with the abacus beside her and said, "How is it?"
The woman said, "It's all done. "The accounts are correct."
"That's good." Huang Zhao said, "As long as the big accounts are correct, you can report them to me."
Then Mrs. Huang Zhao looked around at a group of accounting clerks with big eyes and small eyes.
Everyone shook their heads immediately, and then showed expressions of wonder and helplessness. They probably felt like Xie Qian that this woman's rank was too high.
Ms. Huang Zhao looked at the old accounting clerk beside her and said, "Have the forms been filled out?"
"Yes." The accounting clerk stood up.
Huang Zhao stood up and said, "It's time to go."
After saying that, Huang Zhao was about to leave with the accounts compiled by Xie Qian.
Thank youQian couldn't sit still anymore and quickly stood up and said: "Please stay."
Only then did Mrs. Huang Zhao remember that she forgot to say goodbye to Xie Qian. She knew Xie Qian's identity and knew that he was her Although he is a down-and-out phoenix, he is a big shot who cannot be offended, but after all, he comes from a high-ranking official. He is not comparable to an ordinary woman from a wealthy family like her.
"Thank you, sir." Mrs. Huang Zhao saluted.
Xie Qian looked slightly embarrassed and said, "Can you... take a step to speak?"
Huang Zhao looked at the people around her.
The group of people were all very sensible and walked toward the door with smiles. After only Xie Qian and Huang Zhao were left in the official room, Xie Qian walked over and asked doubtfully: "What are you doing? How many years has it been?"
Xie Qian also wanted to know how big the gap was between himself and Huang Zhao.
Huang Zhao said: "It's been more than a year."
"It's been just over a year? What did you do before?" Xie Qian was like a curious baby. , asked.
Huang Zhao continued to answer seriously: "I used to be just a woman in the boudoir. After the family members were in trouble, she was assigned as a slave. Later, she was assigned to the name of Cai Guogong as the person who sorted out the accounts. Later, she was assigned as a slave. After selection, I am now responsible for some simple arrangements at the port."
Xie Qian said: "What you do is not easy, don't belittle yourself."
This made Huang. Mrs. Zhao didn't know how to answer it.
"Who taught you all this?" Xie Qian said, "Who is your husband? Who else among you? I... It has been some time now, and I actually want to do it. There is something wrong, but..."
Xie Qian was also in a dilemma.
He was transferred to the port years ago, and it has been more than two months since late February, and he has still not been able to adapt to this kind of work.
Huang Zhao said: "There is no teacher to teach me. I only have some simple books as a summary. They are distributed from above. Initially, I was given time to learn. If I couldn't learn some, I just put them down." I went to do other things. Maybe it’s because there was a businessman in the family, so I can understand accounts to some extent, and then...”
“Is there no one to teach me? "Xie Qian was shocked.
If this was said by a man with extraordinary talent, especially a man with a good academic background or a Jinshi background, he would admit it.
But the woman in front of him was just a little girl, and she was born as a woman, which made him confused.
Huang Zhaoshi explained: "There are books on teachings, and there are many examples. When I did things, I followed the rules at first. How I recorded it in the accounts was how I summarized and summarized it. Record the corresponding numbers in the corresponding places and then do the calculation. As for the plan and so on, just do the cost calculation." "Cost calculation?" Xie Qian finally found one. If you can give me some advice, please seek advice immediately.
Ms. Huang Zhao originally didn’t want to deal with Old Man Xie, but she didn’t know how to refuse, so she could only patiently say: “The cost of each item has a fixed amount.At that time, the quotations from warehouses and residences in the city were calculated, and according to the rules given above, they were 20% higher than the current quotations to ensure a smooth purchase. When calculating costs, it should be sorted according to the actual purchase price. ”
“As for the control of other costs, most of them are determined by labor. Many materials come from the mines and do not require cost, or the cost does not need to be calculated here. Just add the quantity of goods. When organized well, certain deviations and losses can be tolerated, but they must be recorded in a book. ”
“The cost of many goods changes greatly in the four seasons, and some projects can only be started in specific seasons. However, after the sea transportation became smooth, many goods were shipped from the south, and the cost has been reduced a lot. According to the above requirements , costs must be compressed every quarter, and it is best to reduce costs by about 20% a year. "
"The last thing is the transportation cost... Shipping and other matters are not within the scope of my responsibility. This has to be connected with the shipping yamen. In addition, I usually have to meet people at the warehouse, and they will report the cost, which is divided into futures and spot, and there are many people doing business in this area..."
Xie Qian initially thought that he would be able to get on with it by asking someone to give him some advice.
But he listened to Huang Zhao. After what he said, not only was he not clear, but he was even more confused.
Is this... talking about heavenly scriptures?
Xie Qian said: "The lesson plan you mentioned, In other words, who gave you samples and routines? "
Huang Zhao said: "I don't know. ”
Xie Qian said anxiously: “Don’t you even know who the professor’s husband is?” "
This makes Mrs. Huang Zhao very embarrassed. You just said that I am self-taught. Why do you care so much about who my husband is now?
"Zhang Bingkuan... ...That Cai Guogong, how much did he teach you? Zhang Bingkuan knows all this, right? "Xie Qian suddenly thought of the key person.
Huang Zhao nodded and said: "My father-in-law naturally knows everything. As for the previous lesson plan, it may be from my father-in-law. Specifically, I don’t know. "
Xie Qian said: "Isn't he a sorcerer? How could he know so many arithmetic things even if he was born as a top scholar? What has he experienced at such a young age? Have you learned so much miscellaneous knowledge? "
" Sir Xie, can I leave now? "Huang Zhao asked.
"You...go first. Come here when you have more time, I would like to ask you for more advice... I discovered that this small port place is also a crouching tiger, hidden dragon. "Xie Qian said sincerely. (End of this chapter) The transcoding has been serious recently, which makes us more motivated and updates faster. Please use your little hands to exit the reading mode. Thank you