"A businessman, how can he be allowed to enter the palace to settle the Yellow Book, if he miscalculates, how to deal with it? The household department can help the ministers, or the household department will come. Liu Jian was not at ease.

Since you want to recheck, you need to get accurate figures.

If you miscalculate, it's all in vain.

Yan Chengjin knew that Xie Yu was unlikely to miscalculate, but he couldn't say anything conclusive and assured His Majesty.

At this moment, Chen Qing said: "If there is someone who is proficient in arithmetic to help, the minister will think about it faster, and the minister will supervise it, and he will definitely look at the audit first, and then submit it to His Majesty." ”

"How fast does this person learn?"

Yan Chengji thought for a while and said: "You can calculate the population and acres of Liangxiang and Fangshan in half a day, he is an old talent who failed the exam, and he has been learning arithmetic since he was a child. ”

Xie Yu only took less than an hour to figure it out.

But entering the palace will inevitably play abnormally, so I said three more hours.

"Quasi-play, after the calculation of the house, first present it to me, compared with the number of acres of cultivated land in previous years, I want to see how many people have abandoned the land and fled." Emperor Hongzhi had already thought of a plan.

Your Majesty is very clever in this move.

If you look at the total, you can only see that the population and arable land are less, or even more.

But by comparing each of the thirteen provinces, you can see which prefecture and county have more, and the blame can fall on the parents and officials.

In later generations, this is called the subdivision of responsibility to people.

Yan Chengjin raised his head slightly, I'm afraid His Majesty also knows that there will be cats.

Baiguan and Yan Chengjin thought of going together, with a sad look on their faces.

Good country, tooth line.

Xie Yu counted the accounts of the wine shop, and his fingers crackled with marbles.

Although he counted day and night, it was much more comfortable than him sleeping in the open with a business-style meal.

You can also earn silver, where can you be grateful for such a good thing.

"Master Zhang, why are you here?"

"The imperial court summoned you to the palace and liquidated the yellow book?"

My reputation for thanking the big abacus has spread to the palace? Xie Yu's brain floated as if it had been injected with water.

The will of the imperial court, then the holy decree of His Majesty.

But he only glanced at His Majesty in a hurry from the crowd, how could His Majesty remember him?

Zhang Xian said: "This time, you need to enter the palace for a month of retreat and liquidation, you have to be prepared." ”

The rope ruler was easy to make, and it was soon dispatched by the Ministry of Engineering to the Thirteen Roads.

The household officials of Shuntianfu took the lead in using it, and only ten days later, all the prefectures, counties and townships handed in the yellow book and submitted it to the household department.

Chen Qing stroked his beard and sighed: "This official has another year, and he will be a leader, eh, now that he has not completed the investigation, how dare he be a leader." ”

If you quit at this time, you will definitely be left in history by the historian and become a stain on your life.

"My lord, the old show of Liangxiang is here."

Chen Qing and the household officials looked at the door of the duty room, only to see an old Xiucai who was cowering and carried an abacus into the small courtyard of the household department.

Xie Yu entered the palace for the first time, but he traveled from south to north and was well versed in the world.

I didn't dare to look around, so I followed the scribe to the front of the duty room and saw the official wearing a brocade robe and a scarlet robe.

He hurriedly saluted: "Student Xie Yu, I have seen Lord Chen, I have seen all the adults, and I was ordered by Lord Yan to count the yellow book." ”

Seeing that he is no different from the account office in the market.

At such an age, my fingers are not flexible, so I must not be able to calculate quickly, and even if I calculate quickly, my eyes can't really see it, right?

Chen Qing and the head of the household department were overjoyed, and they miscalculated, even if it was Yan Chengjin's.

Xie Yu reminded: "My lord, what about the yellow book? ”

After a short time, the officials of the household department brought all the yellow books they had prepared.

Xie Yu couldn't help but complain, you don't count together, just let me count it alone?

But he didn't dare to squeak, and sat down in a huff.

Crackling with an abacus, he wrote down the numbers in the account book with his right hand.

"Quick...... It's so fast! ”

"It's the simplest three-finger technique, but it's so fast."

The head bookkeepers of the household department couldn't help but marvel at it, and they could discern the fingering at a glance.

Xie Yu's hands were all on the abacus the rest of the time, except for eating and paying tribute, and they were already as flexible as his arms.

This is a yellow book.

If you miscalculate, you will lose your head, but it is not considered to be resisting.

"I hope that adults, don't count, let the students count."

I'm tired, I'm tired, but my life is still in my own hands.

Xinuan Pavilion.

Today, there is a difference in the imperial court, and the ministers unanimously take leave.

Emperor Hongzhi saw the reason for the hundred officials, Yang Yue, the chief secretary of the Ministry of Rites, kicked the threshold, and Ji Yue's hand was sprained by the Ministry of War......

"What are they doing when they don't go to court one by one?"

"Slave maid, slave maid doesn't know, but you want to send factory guards to their house to secretly investigate?" Xiao Jing asked.

These people are afraid that if the land is cleared, they will be affected.

Xiao Jing served the Three Dynasties, knew the wind direction of the hundred officials well, and collectively took a leave of absence, which was about to cause a big incident.

But he didn't dare to mention it to Emperor Hongzhi.

"Your Majesty, Xie Pi is in Anlu Prefecture to control the water, and now he is back to pay the decree."

Emperor Hongzhi rejoiced in his heart: "Xie Qing's family has worked hard, I still think that after Liu Daxia became a minister, there will be no more water control ministers in the court, Xie Qing's family, it really lives up to your father's reputation." ”

The water in Anlu Prefecture is no different from the water in other parts of the world.

Xie Qian was relieved, and since he learned that his son had returned to the palace to pay the decree, he hurried from the cabinet.

Seeing His Majesty's praise like this, his eyes were filled with tears, and my son finally made a contribution to the imperial court.

What he didn't expect was that Xie Pi's next words almost choked him to death.

"This is all the credit of Lord Yan, when the minister went to Anlu Prefecture, he gave the minister a waterway map, named Tianhe, speaking of which, Lord Yan knows too many truths."

"This ......"

Emperor Hongzhi knew that Yan Chengjin had a lot of ideas, but he could also control the water, so he was really surprised.

But he couldn't help but sigh, this son was weak and sickly, and he resisted as soon as he left the capital.

Otherwise, it can be of great use.

……

Yan Chengjin stayed in the house, taking advantage of the collective leave of the hundred officials, he also took the opportunity to take a day off and didn't go anywhere.

Menzi came to report: "Young master, the son of the Xie family asks to see you." ”

Xie Pi?

Yan Chengjin changed into a pauper's version of home clothes, came to the main hall, and saw Xie Pi standing respectfully in the hall.

"My lord, Anlu Prefecture has built three canals to divert the water of the Han River, and the wasteland can be reclaimed along the way......"

Xie Pi reported in an orderly manner.

Anlu Prefecture has reclaimed new wasteland, which can not only effectively dredge the torrent, but also reclaim more fields.

The official position was taken by him casually.

What he wants most is the position of chief engineer of Liangxiang.

When he returned from Anlu Prefecture, he became more and more convinced that science could change the Ming Dynasty and benefit the people more than being an official in the imperial court.

One day, it would be great to be an all-round total like Master Xiao Song.

Yan Chengjin was a little puzzled: "Your Majesty has given you a reward, what are you doing here to find this official?" ”

"Student...... Students want to get paid for a higher salary. Xie Pi gritted his teeth and said it bluntly.

The rank of an engineer is determined by the salary, and now he receives twenty taels of silver, which is the highest except for Song Jing and Wang Ji.

The engineer was promoted, and Lord Zhang didn't dare to make decisions without authorization, so he had to ask Yan Chengjin for advice.

If it weren't for the fear of being beaten by Xie Qian, you would have been promoted to one hundred taels.

Yan Chengjin thought for a while: "I will give you ten taels of silver, you are still far away from the chief engineer, and you must not relax." ”

"Students know." Xie Pi is grateful to Dade, there are still seventy taels missing.