Chapter 311, "Reckoning".
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Because Qingwangfu is busy pulling officials at all levels these days, the money is tight. And Nangong Xun, the prince of the county, took care of his grandfather's family, and sent 20,000 taels of Cheng Yi, which made the already somewhat stretched treasury silver even more unable to pay. In desperation, Nangong Xun had no choice but to hand over the woodware shop and cloth shop that was on the verge of bankruptcy to Mu Chenxue for rectification.
Mu Chenxue observed for a month, and also determined that the three masters in the carpentry shop were all skilled people, so he took Baoru and led his subordinates to clean up the shortcomings.
After sitting and waiting for a while, I saw Baoru holding a few account books and walking out of the inner courtyard with Mr. Bookkeeper, "Young lady, these accounts are hidden in the mezzanine of the account cabinet, they should be the original accounts, please take a look!" ”
"Hmm!" Mu Chenxue took the account book and checked it, with Mu Chenxue's mental arithmetic ability, although these accounts were loose and hidden, they still couldn't escape her eyes. However, at the time of the second pillar of incense, Mu Chenxue had already read the account book.
"Shopkeeper, according to the record in this account book, it was you who recommended to the prince of the county and gave the three masters ten taels of monthly money every month, and the apprentices around the three masters also had one tael of monthly money every month, am I right?" Before Mu Chenxue finished asking, Master Dong stood up first.
"Second young lady, the younger one has never taken ten taels of monthly money, and the monthly money is only three taels every month. And the two apprentices who are younger only have a monthly salary of 100 Wen per month! As soon as Master Dong spoke, Mu Chenxue already understood, waved his hand at him, and signaled him not to say more.
"I haven't asked you yet, please don't be impatient, Master Dong!" Then he looked at the shopkeeper again, "According to what is written in this account book, the three masters have received enough monthly money every month, doesn't the shopkeeper want to explain it to Mrs. Ben?" Mu Chenxue glanced at the shopkeeper coldly, and then looked at the account room, so frightened that the two knelt directly on the ground.
"Damn it, I don't know what's wrong with the little one! It must be that Mr. Bookkeeper was greedy for the monthly money of several masters, and he also made fake accounts, please don't wronged the little one! "The shopkeeper relied on the fact that he was the concubine of Princess Qing, and the account room was just invited back by the prince of the county from outside, so he naturally had to pull him back after the incident in the east window.
"No, it's not small, Second Lady Mingjian! This is all done by the shopkeeper, and it's not about the villain! "The account room just made a false account according to the instructions of the shopkeeper, and he himself was not greedy for a tael of silver, but now he was pulled out to pad his back, and naturally hated the shopkeeper.
"Dog-bite-dog-mouthed hair!" Baoru snorted disdainfully, if these people were placed under her hands, they would have died eight times a long time ago. That is, the second young lady has a good temper, and let them explain.
"Baoru, send someone to send this shopkeeper and this account to the county prince, raid his home, and collect the silver to make up the account as payment!" Mu Chenxue glanced at the account room again, "Although you are acting according to orders, you have forgotten the important point, who is your owner." This shop belongs to Qingwangfu, but you obey the orders of a minion, this is your biggest mistake. But for the sake of not being greedy for ink, pack up your things and leave! ”
The bookkeeper walked away. If it weren't for the fact that Baoru didn't know where to find a rag and gagged his mouth, he couldn't even scream and was sent to the Qingwang Mansion and handed over to the county prince.
"Three masters!" Mu Chenxue's eyes swept over, and the three of them also knelt on the ground, of course they knew that as the servants of the Qingwang Mansion, taking work in private was to betray the master, and they were so frightened that they were covered in cold sweat and kept kowtowing.
"In the past, there was no one in charge in the palace, and it is understandable that you have been wronged and tried to find a way to make a living for yourself. It has been nearly a year since the prince of Keqing entered Beijing, and the prince of the county has not come to inspect the shop, why do you still conceal it and do not report it, and are deceived by such evil slaves. Do you know that if you do not report it, you will be guilty of the same crime as the treasurer according to the law? ”
Everyone wants to live, and no one is bent on death, so several people in charge of Qingwangfu did not enter Beijing, and the shop was controlled by evil slaves, and Mu Chenxue could understand the actions of the three masters. However, it has been nearly a year since they entered Beijing, and these people are still bored and only care about their own personal wealth, and their crimes are unforgivable with the traitor.
"The little ones betrayed their masters, they should be punished, they should be punished. But the little ones have been angry with the shopkeeper for all these years, and they can't be angry for a while, so they betrayed the master, and asked the second young lady to be light, so that the little ones have the opportunity to atone for themselves! Several men vied with each other to show their loyalty, but they did not say a word about what they had done.
"Mrs. Ben has suffered many years of grievances in you, and you can ignore the past. However, since you have not been idle all these years and have earned enough silver taels in private, I don't think you need to make up for the monthly money that the palace owes you, right? ”
"This is natural, the second young lady can spare the lives of the little ones, and the little ones are grateful!" The three masters breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly kowtowed to thank him.
"It's not Mrs. Ben who let you go, but the prince of the county, but the prince of the county is busy, so he invited Mrs. Ben to take care of this matter. If you want to thank you, you have to do your best in the future! "This shop is not from Mu Chenxue, so she doesn't point to these people to be loyal to her.
"Master Dong, you take your apprentice, and within three days, dispose of all the furniture in this shop at half price. Then bring in all the furniture that Mrs. Ben has ordered from you these days, and as for the money you have received, it will be recorded in the account as the money for the feeding, and as for the furniture that has not yet been made, you must hurry up! ”
"Yes, yes!" The three of them kept nodding.
"As for how this shop will be operated in the future, I have a new charter here, you can take it back and see it for yourself later, and if you don't understand, ask Baoru. As for Mr. Bookkeeper, I will consult the prince of the county, and there will be news tomorrow at the latest. Alright, I don't have anything to do here for the time being, so you all go down and get busy! ”
Baoru sent the new regulations prepared by the young lady to the three masters, and then accompanied the young lady back to the Zhenguo Mansion. "Young lady, those three people eat inside and out, why don't you teach them a lesson, and let them go?"
"These three people have good skills, and now Qingwangfu is on the occasion of employing people, if these three people are sold, where to find someone who can be found for a while. Among the people we trained, there were no craftsmen who could make woodwork! ”
"That's just as well!" Baoru felt that the young lady was thoughtful, and she was only angry and a little embarrassed. He looked for another conversation and covered up the matter.
In the evening, Nangong Xun deliberately took Ling'er to the Zhenguo Mansion, firstly, to thank Mu Chenxue for her help, and secondly, Ling'er was clamoring to come to see the second uncle in the mansion. (To be continued.) Mobile phone users, please browse and read, a better reading experience.