After all the things for the people were divided, they came back to eat.

Jia Yu and Jia Zheng were also invited by Jia Zhen, and together with Jia Rui, they all had dinner together.

"Lai Da, Lai Er, Wu Jinxiao, you also come over to eat at the same table, just discuss something together, today I don't pay attention to the rules, it is convenient to speak."

Seeing Jia Zhen say this, several people went to the table and ate together.

"Uncle Rui, this is something for you, and someone has been sent to send it home."

Lai Er handed Jia Rui a list.

Jia Rui looked at it, and there were more than a dozen kinds of deer, roe deer, roe deer, Siamese pig, deer tendon, live chicken, live duck, rice, etc.

"So much?"

Even Jia Rui was surprised.

"Brother Rui, you are a disciple of Wenchang Xingjun, and you have won a lot of face for our Jia family, so you should give you a little more. Come, let's have a drink. ”

Jia Zhen touched a glass with Jia Rui.

"Thank you, Brother Jane."

It seems that this disciple of Wenchang Xingjun works, in the past Chinese New Year, Jia Rui did not have this treatment.

Jia Yu put down the cup.

"Brother Rui, you don't have to thank him, help for a day, he should give you something."

"I really have to thank Uncle Rui today, in previous years, I had to count it several times, but this year with Uncle Rui, we will be reconciled twice. By the way, Uncle Rui, I don't think you wrote down anything, so many things, what you said is not bad at all, how did you write it down? ”

Lai Er said strangely.

"I wrote it down too, didn't I write it down on those pieces of paper?"

"I looked at your papers, sketches and drawings, but there are no words."

Lai Er went over and took Jia Rui's account.

"Oh, this one, I'm using Arabic numerals."

Jia Rui didn't think too much about it at the time, and for convenience, he habitually used Arabic numerals.

"What is this Arabic numeral?"

"I'll take a look."

Jia Zheng listened to Jia Rui and Lai Er's words, and took the paper over.

"Ouch, it's really the first time I've seen it, and you've seen it too, have you ever seen this kind of writing?"

Jia Zheng handed the paper to Jia Yu and Jia Zhen again.

Naturally, the two have not seen each other.

"Brother Rui, you are ......."

Jia Yu was circled.

Jia Rui originally planned to launch Arabic numerals after next year's scientific expedition to take the opportunity to make a wave of money, but he didn't expect to inadvertently expose the matter in advance today.

"It's called Arabic numerals, and it's one, two, three, four...... Nine, ten, and zero are just another way to write it, so it is easy to write and quick, and it is also quick to calculate the accounts. ”

"Quick reckoning? Can it be faster than an abacus? ”

"It's not faster than an abacus, but when there is no abacus, it's much faster to calculate, the biggest advantage is that it can be written quickly, and it takes up less space, let's wait for a while before drinking, I'll do the math for you, and you will understand."

"Okay, Brother Rui'er will do the math and let us open our eyes."

A few people left the table, and Jia Rui was on the table on the side, picking up a pen and paper to calculate.

Explain while calculating.

This calculation process is mainly in the calculation, which can clearly show each operation step.

Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division are four operations, each of which gives an example.

"This advantage is that Mengtong learns very quickly, and if it is used for bookkeeping, it is much more convenient than the original ......."

"That's true. Brother Rui, could it be that this was also taught to you by Wenchang Xingjun? ”

Jia Yu took the initiative to give the source.

"The eldest lord is right, exactly. However, Wenchang Xingjun originally didn't let me reveal this matter at this time, and he asked me to wait until next year's imperial examination to make this figure public. It's just that I was in a hurry today, so I used it. So, please don't go out and wait until next year. ”

"Since Wenchang Xingjun explained like this, there must be a reason. Everyone keeps it a secret, just know it yourself, and don't talk to your family. ”

Jia Zheng admonished.

"Of course, I didn't think that Rui Ge'er still had a hand. If this matter is made public, I think it will be more sensational than the reading of Wenchang Xingjun's sentence. ”

"Brother Zhen is right, Brother Rui can get the favor of Wenchang Xingjun, it seems that my ancestor is virtuous. When you worship your ancestors tomorrow, you should thank your ancestors. ”

I said, Daddy, does this have anything to do with your ancestors? It was Rong Guogong and Ning Guogong who came to life, do they know Arabic numerals?

"Hahaha, I didn't expect that today was another big event, so I had a good drink tonight. Come, Brother Rui, let's have another drink. ”

"Okay, Brother Zhen, the younger brother will do it first as respect."

In Jia Rui's impression, Jia Zhen is a person who is both good and evil.

Last night, he partnered with Wang Xifeng to get rid of Jia Rong and Xue Pan, but today he can also beat Jia Qin, who came to take advantage.

As the patriarch, he also takes care of the clansmen. Although he ate, drank and had fun all day, the people of the tribe generally had a good impression of him.

As for saying that his relationship with Qin Keqing was not normal, Jia Rui did not hear any rumors about this.

In fact, the current Jiafu is somewhat different from the description in the book "Dream of Red Mansions".

According to the book, during this time period, Qin Keqing should have been very sick, but now Qin Keqing is fine. As the eldest grandson and daughter-in-law of Ning Guofu, she is in charge of the house, which is the same as Wang Xifeng's role in Rongguo Mansion.

Jiao Da, who scolded what to pick up ashes, actually passed away five years ago, so naturally there were no words that Jiao Da scolded after drinking.

Jia Yu's original wife, that is, Jia Lian's mother, said in the book that she had passed away.

Now the situation is that she did not die, but only became a monk more than ten years ago and is still alive.

Of course, most of the people and things are still the same as in the book.

Jari was dead, but because of me, he was alive again.

The records in the book are a little different from reality, and it seems to be normal.

Thinking of this layer, Jia Rui is no longer entangled.

Next, Wu Jinxiao mentioned the matter of acceptance.

The so-called contribution means that some peasants transfer their land to the names of wealthy families like the Jia family, scholars, and officials, and then rent it back to cultivate it in the name of lease.

Because a state like the Jia family did not have to pay taxes or serve in the military, those peasants could take this opportunity to evade these obligations.

Doing so is good for both parties.

The advantage of the Jia family is that they can get a rent out of thin air. The advantage of the peasants was that they could avoid taxes and forced labor.

But there are always people who suffer, and it is the imperial court that suffers.

For the peasants, it is called consecration. For the Jia family, it is called Naxian.

"I think it's better to be cautious about this matter, last month, Xia Shouzhong, the chief eunuch of the celebrant and eunuch, also mentioned to the emperor that he wanted to clean up the matter of accepting contributions."

Jia Zheng said.

"What are you afraid of, for decades, this kind of thing is not uncommon. How many ministers of the DPRK and China have said that they will clean up, and which one has really cleaned up? It's just that our family is honest and didn't do this kind of thing. ”

Jia Yu was quite unimpressed.

Jia Zhen coughed and spoke.

"What the eldest lord said also makes sense, today's princes and nobles, civil and military officials, even if it is a scholar who has just been promoted, are all vying to pay tribute. Which of the ministers of the Xilin faction doesn't donate at least a few thousand acres or tens of thousands of acres of land? Even those eunuchs in the palace also have a lot of land under their names. In the spring, Dai Quan donated more than 2,000 acres at once. It's just that our two families are timid, and our ancestors didn't let it, so they didn't catch this oil and water. ”