Chapter 101: Hidden Worries Under the Books (1st Update)
"Thank you, mother!" Feng Shujia said solemnly. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Bai Shi was stunned for a moment, and then nodded her forehead and smiled: "You~ and your mother, do you still need to thank you so solemnly!"
Feng Shujia wanted to say that of course she needed to, there was nothing to repay for her kindness, and there was nothing to repay for her kindness, she just saluted and thanked her, and it was far from being able to repay her kindness, but looking at Bai's disapproving look, she still smiled and said: "Thank you and thank you, mother and others are naturally different!"
Bai pursed his lips and was happy.
Although the Bai family said that whoever they wanted to use was just to ask Tao Zhen, the chief steward of the outer courtyard, Feng Shujia still told the Bai family about his favorite candidate in advance: "Mother, I want to transfer the brothers Da Chun and Xiao Chun first, how about it?"
Afraid that the Bai family would not remember them, Feng Shujia also deliberately explained: "It's the two brothers who ran errands for me recently, I think they are quite clever and have dealt with each other, so they are very suitable." ”
Bai Shi nodded with a smile and said, "You go and talk to the Tao steward in the outer courtyard, if he also thinks it is appropriate, then the matter is settled." ”
The Bai family's housekeepers do not ask to do everything themselves, but only restrain the stewards below, and then they manage the people below. Otherwise, there are so many people in the Hou Mansion, she will have to ask them one by one, and she will not be tired.
"Thank you, mother!" Feng Shujia hugged Bai's arm and coquettishly.
Cai Lu, who was standing with his head down, was so excited that he twisted the handkerchief in his hand more and more tightly when he heard the words.
When Cai Wei saw it, her head hung lower and lower, and she felt that compared with Cai Lu, she still needed to be more loyal and diligent to Feng Shujia!
After the person was chosen, the big stone in Feng Shujia's heart fell to the ground, and then he pointed to the account book on the table, and said to the Bai family: "There are some things in this account book, I don't understand it yet, I want to ask my mother!"
Judging from Feng Shujia's previous reply, she was clear about the accounts above, so what she didn't know now was naturally the secret behind the accounts.
These things are not heard by idle people.
"You can do whatever you want, you don't have to wait here. Bai smiled and waved everyone away, and glanced at Lamei again.
Lamei understood, and retreated with the maids and daughters in the house, and personally covered the door and guarded outside, leaving only Bai and Feng Shujia's mother and daughter to talk in the house.
"Say, what else do you not understand?" Bai Shi pointed to the stool next to him and asked Feng Shujia to sit down and speak.
Feng Shujia obediently sat down on the stool, took out two of the account books, quickly flipped to the pages where they recorded the income of the same grange in different periods, and said in a low voice: "Mother, you see, this grange has only been separated by two years, but the income has doubled, and there are still two years of war between them...... I'm afraid that no one will believe it. ”
Although the war in the first year of Longqing did not affect the capital in the end, the land rent and prices in the capital were still affected, and the fluctuations were not small.
In such a situation where the rent of the land is lowered and the price of goods is growing, the income of a grange is considered good if it does not fall, how can it be doubled?
This accounting is naturally done in order to wipe out the gains that Feng Yi seized on the battlefield.
Although Emperor Longqing once issued an edict, clearly stipulating that the soldiers and the court would divide the spoils of war captured on the battlefield into 28 points, but under the increasingly heavy exploitation, the soldiers got less than two-tenths of what they got in their hands, and sometimes they could not even reach one-tenth.
Why did the soldiers fight bloodily and win something, but in the end they had to be used for the luxury and pleasure of those people in the imperial harem.
There are policies at the top, countermeasures at the bottom, and concealment and underreporting is one of the most commonly used means.
However, these shady money must be transferred out through normal channels, and after being laundered, it can truly become its own wealth and can be used at will.
Obviously, the Bai family chose to put this part of the gray income on the bright side through the income of the Grange shop and became the legitimate savings of the Marquis of Wu'an.
However, the books are not done carefully, as long as the person who uses a little snack can find the loopholes.
Fortunately, no one cares, if someone deliberately targets the Wu'an Hou Mansion, then these account books are at least indirect evidence, if not direct conviction.
Come to think of it, Li Jing must have made a fuss about these account books in his previous life.
After all, Feng Shuying has studied housekeeping with the Bai family for two years, and she has a good chance to come into contact with these account books!
Bai's expression was solemn, obviously, she also thought of the meaning implied in Feng Shujia's words.
"These account books are all fine-tuned by the mother after the account clerk from all over ......the place is done," Bai sighed, "I didn't expect that even you could see that something was wrong......
This kind of secret thing, which is actually not a secret, of course, cannot be faked by others. But Bai Shi has simply learned to do accounts, how can he do it without negligence.
But this omission was now seen by Feng Shujia, who was only eleven years old, in just one day, and Bai's heart was inevitably lost.
Seeing the frustration on Bai's face, Feng Shujia couldn't bear it, hugged his arm and coquettishly, and comforted: "Mother has done a good job...... It's just that I happened to see this, and I thought that I occasionally heard people talk about the difficult years in the first two years because of the war, so I became suspicious, and my mother must not be presumptuous!"
If it weren't for the fact that she was trapped in Zhongshan Bofu in her previous life, she could only look for clues through the smoothed account books to destroy the enemies who did not share the sky, so that she was familiar with making accounts, checking accounts, and was familiar with the routines of the general's family to make money, I am afraid that she may not be able to see the problems in the account books in a hurry.
Bai reluctantly accepted Feng Shujia's obviously comforting words, and took advantage of the situation to ask, "What does Jia'er think these accounts should be done appropriately?"
Feng Shujia subconsciously opened her mouth to answer, but fortunately she controlled herself in time, and said very seriously and modestly: "I just barely know how to read accounts, and I haven't learned to do accounts, and my mother's words can turn me down." ”
Feng Shujia spread her hands, looking embarrassed and frustrated.
Bai Shi was slightly sure in her heart that if Feng Shujia really gave a solution, she was afraid that she would be so surprised that she didn't know what to do.
A person who has never learned to manage accounts seriously may be able to easily learn to check accounts because of his talent, but he will definitely not be able to make a perfect account book.
"However, I think that as long as we run the current Grange shop under the name of the Hou Mansion, it is normal for the income to continue to increase!" Feng Shujia took advantage of the situation and requested, "If my mother gives me a ready-to-wear shop to take care of, I will definitely be able to double the income of the shop within a year!"
The higher the income, the easier it is to launder the gray income captured on the battlefield, and it is safe and bold to receive it in your own treasury.