Li Er returned to Yanjia Hall with a heavy heart.

He was thinking about the saying that the wool came out of the dog all the way, and before he knew it, he was fascinated.

Empress Eldest Sun personally served him to bathe and change clothes.

Li Eryi turned around and saw that Empress Changsun was wearing a long dress with a few patches on her shoulders.

He was surprised: "Guanyin, you are the master of the harem, why do you wear patched clothes?" ”

The eldest grandson said helplessly: "Second brother, the money in the inner treasury is almost gone. ”

What the?

Li Er was a little dumbfounded.

The inner treasury is Li Er's own small treasury.

Every year, the Ministry of Civil Affairs allocates a portion of the money from various localities to the expenses of various activities of the imperial family and the expenses of the harem.

Empress Changsun is the lord of the harem and has always been in charge of the finances of the inner treasury.

In previous years, the inner treasury would also be in deficit, but not until after October.

It's only May this year, and it's almost empty?

Li Er couldn't help but be surprised.

Empress Changsun explained: "Second brother, have you forgotten, since the beginning of this year, you have used the money of the inner treasury to reward the ministers, the prince and the princess, a few months ago, there was a great drought in Guanzhong, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs cried poor, and the second brother generously allocated a sum of money for disaster relief, even if there are ten inner libraries, it is not enough for you to squander!" ”

In the words, there is still a bit of grievance.

It's easy for me to be in charge of the inner library!

Li Er couldn't help frowning.

He waved his hand and said, "Guanyin, you give me some time, and I will definitely find a way to get more money from the Ministry of Civil Affairs." ”

……

Two days passed.

Dai Guan, the secretary of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, met Li Er in the Ganlu Palace.

Dai Xuan said: "Your Majesty, the minister has made a rough calculation, and the fields and houses are converted into the world, and the wealth of the world, the family accounts for seventy percent, the court accounts for two percent, and the rest of the people account for one percent." ”

Crash.

When Li Er heard this, he suddenly overturned all the things on the table to the ground.

A crazy smile appeared on his face: "The family accounts for seventy percent, and the imperial court only accounts for two percent?" ”

Dai Xuan explained: "Your Majesty, time is in a hurry, this result may not be accurate, but it will not be wrong. ”

Li Er suddenly thought of Chen Chu's shyly face.

"What Chen Chu said is good, in the future, only the poor will get poorer and the rich will get richer!"

Dai Xuan asked curiously, "Your Majesty, who is Chen Chu?" ”

Li Er came back to his senses and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Chen Chu? Did I say Chen Chu? You heard me wrong, Dai Aiqing, there is something I want to discuss with you. ”

Seeing Li Er's smiling smile, Dai Xuan was sincerely afraid: "Please command, Your Majesty!" ”

Li Er said: "My inner treasury has been lost, and the harem is about to become unsustainable, and I plan to allocate a sum of money from the Ministry of Civil Affairs to the inner treasury, what do you think?" ”

When Dai Xuan heard this, his eyes suddenly widened, and he hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, don't ...... At the end of each year, the local taxes are transported to Chang'an, and the courtiers allocate a sum of money and grain to the inner treasury according to the tax income, which is already the custom, and now, His Majesty wants to allocate money again in the middle of the year, for fear that it will attract the opposition of the courtiers...... Moreover, there was a severe drought in Guanzhong at the beginning of the year, and now there are floods in Henan and Hebei, and the money and grain of the Ministry of Civil Affairs have been spent like flowing water, and they can no longer hold on......"

Li Er's face was depressed.

He wanted to fool Dai Guan, but he didn't expect Dai Zhou to cry poor in turn.

Li Er waved his hand a little angrily: "You go down first." ”

"Yes!"

Dai Zhou left with a heavy heart.

Li Er sat behind the table, but he sighed for a long time.

Datang is very rich!

And the emperor is poor!

is so poor that the inner library is almost empty, and the harem is almost unable to open the pot.

Even my queen is dressed in patches!

He doesn't blame Dai Guan.

Because the imperial court is indeed poor.

And the money is gathered in the hands of the big families.

Click.

His fist couldn't help but clench.

Then, a feeling of soreness came.

Li Er was stunned: "Could it be that what Chen Chu said is right, I am sick?" ”

After speaking, he shook his head: "Impossible, my body is tough, why is my illness." ”

……

Meanwhile.

Under the breeze village.

In a thatched hut by the stream.

Candlelight flickering.

Li Changle, the king of the cottage, looked at Chen Chu with a look of adoration.

"Husband, why are you so good at arithmetic?" Li Changle sincerely admired.

A husband.

Natural and intimate!

The sound is squeaky!

Chen Chu's scalp is a little numb, and his whole body is soft and soft!

It turned out that Li Changle had been settling the accounts of the cottage in the past few days, but he found a mess and had no clue.

So, with the mentality of giving it a try, she handed over the account book to Chen Chu.

Who knows, it only took Chen Chu one afternoon to sort out the accounts.

Li Changle was shocked by Chen Chu's calculations!

No matter what the number is, Chen Chu can calculate it at a glance.

Li Changle's real identity is the eldest princess of the Tang Dynasty, who has studied poetry and etiquette in the palace since she was a child, and also learned miscellaneous studies such as arithmetic.

She felt that even if she was an arithmetic master in the palace, she would not be Chen Chu's opponent in total.

After a while, after Chen Chu finished the account book, Li Changle asked shyly, "Husband, can you teach me your arithmetic?" ”

Chen Chu pursed his lips and said, "You can't learn!" ”

Li Changle said unhappily: "There is no one in the world who can't learn from this village!" ”

She's a princess!

Smart from a young age!

Even the emperor praised her for being smarter than the current crown prince.

Small arithmetic, what's the big deal.

Chen Chu said seriously: "Arithmetic is a science that is easy to get started, but difficult to advance, there is a saying in the industry, if you want to learn well, you must sleep with the master first, so you are destined not to learn." ”

What?

Li Changle was stunned at first.

Then his face turned red.

"Phew, Dengzi!"

"The owner of this village is not rare to learn!"

With that, she ran away.

After a short time, Chen Chu was ready to blow out the candles and sleep, and the door was pushed open again.

Li Changle is back!

She looked at Chen Chu pitifully and said, "Husband, can you teach me your arithmetic?" ”

Ah!

Chen Chu had goosebumps all over his body.

Plainly, in the cottage, Li Changle is a little devil.

If you don't agree with each other, you will beat someone!

Everyone was afraid of her.

Yes, don't look at her young age, but she manages the entire cottage in an orderly manner.

At this moment, Li Changle is showing the posture of a child.

Chen Chu was still a little uncomfortable.

He scratched his head: "Okay, for the sake of your sincerity, I will reluctantly teach you, anyway, we are a family." ”

Li Changle wanted to refute, but he blushed and didn't speak.

Chen Chu took a few sticks of charcoal and wrote and drew on the table.

No way, in this era, although there is paper and brushes, it is too expensive, and not everyone can afford it.

What's more, a cottage that robs health is enough to have force, and reading and literacy are not important at all.

Li Changle leaned over, saw the ten words written by Chen Chu, and said in surprise: "What kind of ghost talisman are you?" ”

Chen Chu had a black line on his face: "This is an Arabic numeral, learning this number can simplify the bookkeeping process, this circle, in fact, is zero, this is one, this is two......"

When Li Changle heard this, he learned with interest.

Chen Chu taught it twice and said, "Okay, you learn Arabic numerals first, and then teach you the rules of Arabic numerals in a few days." ”

Li Changle blinked: "But I've already learned!" ”

What?

Chen Chu was instantly stunned.

……