Chapter 44 New Books of Account
"Heavy rain? Luohe overflow? β
After listening to Yang Su's words, Li Yuanjia was speechless.
Hedong and Henan are really unlucky, he has only been a few years old? There was a drought and a plague, and this year there was another heavy rain - that is, the meaning of heavy rain continued, and even the Luo River burst its banks!
The poor people of Henan seem to have been bitter since ancient times......
While sighing secretly in his heart, Li Yuanjia's face also showed a trace of anxiety at the right time, and said: "So, the day of Your Majesty's return to Beijing will be postponed?" β
"Yes, King!"
Nodding, Yang Su said respectfully: "According to the news from Luoyang, the time for Your Majesty to return to Chang'an may be postponed for half a year, at the beginning of next year. β
When he said these words, Yang Su couldn't help but show a hint of joy on his face.
Sensing this, Li Yuanjia was not surprised at all.
In fact, for a lot of people, that's a good thing. After all, Chang'an's population is increasing day by day, and the top magnates of the Tang Dynasty are concentrated, and the daily consumption of grain is an astronomical amount, which makes the officials responsible for transporting grain and grass from the south exhausted. And the emperor stays in Luoyang for one more day, Chang'an can save a lot of food, if you stay in Luoyang for half a year, the stored grain is enough for the Tang Center to stay in Chang'an for three years!
If nothing else, the next time the emperor goes to Luoyang again, it should be the fifteenth year of Zhenguan.
Therefore, for Yongzhou Governor Shi Yangsu, every time the emperor stays in Luoyang for one more day, it is good, and it can make him, the governor of Yongzhou, have a lot less headaches. As for the titular Yongzhou Mu Li Yuanjia, it was enough for him to explain it to the other party......
After Yang Su said goodbye, Li Yuanjia couldn't help but shake his head.
No wonder after the fall of the Tang Dynasty, Chang'an could no longer regain its former glory, and gradually declined since then, and even the short-lived empress dynasty moved directly to Luoyang. And by the time of the Song Dynasty, even Luoyang was defeated by Kaifeng City, which had more convenient transportation......
However, the emperor postponed the time to return to Chang'an, which Li Yuanjia was quite happy about.
At least his wedding with the big lady can be postponed to next summer as a matter of course, and Li Yuanjia has more time to clean up his new home, and of course, more importantly, he can rest assured that he can finish what he has to do!
After a moment of silence, a smile appeared on the corner of Li Yuanjia's mouth.
"Liu Mei, pass my order."
Flicking his sleeves, Li Yuanjia said indifferently: "Early tomorrow morning, let Li Zhong, Zhang Wan, Han Cheng, Wang Pu, Ma Liang and Sun Zhan enter the mansion, and at the same time let Han Shan and Han Lucheng come to see me together!" β
"Yes, King!"
Without the slightest hesitation, Liu Mei bowed down.
And just when Liu Mei turned around and walked towards the gate of the courtyard, the spring smoke that he wanted to leave to serve the king by his side lit up, and his hands instantly subconsciously held to his chest: "Wow! The king is so handsome, is this going to look at the sky again......"
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"Whoa!"
"Whoa!"
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In the small courtyard where King Han usually likes to stay the most, Han Shan, the housekeeper, Han Lucheng, the housekeeper, Wang Pu, the manager of the papermaking workshop, and Li Zhong, the manager of the movable type workshop, stood in a row, listening to the sound of the paper turning page by page with bated breath.
No one spoke, no one even moved.
Everyone's eyes were locked on the book Li Yuanjia was flipping through at this time, but some people's expressions were calm, while some people's eyes were wandering, and their hearts were beating with the sound of the pages turning, as if Li Yuanjia was looking at something that was vital to their lives at this time.
"Smack!"
After turning the last page, Li Yuanjia squinted and thought for a moment, and finally picked up the book and put it asideβunder it, several stacks of almost identical books had been stacked at this time.
And it was this "snap" that made the bodies of three or four people suddenly shake!
But as if he hadn't seen their abnormal performance, Li Yuanjia glanced at the people in front of him and said indifferently: "Okay, I've finished reading the account books for the past half a year......
"Goo-dong!"
After listening to his words, at least two people subconsciously swallowed their saliva.
"But I'm very dissatisfied with your account books!"
After his gaze swept from Han Shan's face on the left to Ma Liang's face on the far right, and then from right to left, Li Yuanjia frowned.
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After a moment of silence, Han Shan took the lead in leaning down: "The old slave should die!" β
"Damn it!"
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"Alright, let's all get up!"
Seeing that his words made all these people kneel, Li Yuanjia waved his hand and said impatiently: "Don't kneel down at every turn...... I didn't even say how dissatisfied I was, what the hell are you guys fucking? Well?! β
Looking at the group of people in front of him, Li Yuanjia felt angry.
It's just that he was angry that everyone quickly knelt down and pleaded guilty as soon as they heard his words, instead of these account books in their hands, although there are still many vague numbers such as more than 100 yuan in today's accounts and more than 10 yuan in expenditure, and the order of records is also quite confusing, but in the same way, Arabic numerals have also begun to appear in the account books, especially Li Zhong's boys, who have begun to use these things just a few days after taking over the workshop, which still makes Li Yuanjia feel very pleased.
Of course, there's a little bit of other anger.
There is nothing wrong with the ancient method of bookkeeping, but if you don't want to improve it after teaching Arabic numerals and can record them accurately, you either don't want to make progress or you have a ghost in your heart......
Li Yuanjia's words made several people feel a pang in their hearts, and in the end, Han Shan hurriedly said: "Please also show the king!" β
"Hehe, no need!"
With a sneer, Li Yuanjia pushed the account book in his hand and said directly: "I said last month that you should each take stock of the warehouse, but there is a result?" β
"Back to the king, there is already one."
"It's been counted."
"There are results, my lord!"
With one answer after another, Li Yuanjia's eyes narrowed and said, "That's good!" Starting from next month, the whole palace will use the latest bookkeeping methods...... Spring smoke! β
"Yes, King!"
After hearing Li Yuanjia call herself, Chunyan, the maid who had been waiting beside her, immediately picked up a stack of books from the table next to her, and then divided one copy among each of them.
"From next month, you can only use this for accounting!"
After everyone had a book in their hands, Li Yuanjia said in a deep voice: "We must use our words and Tianzhu numbers to record every income and expenditure at the same time. In addition, in order to facilitate the record, all account books must be written horizontally, and the order of writing must also be from left to right......"