Wang Huaqiang looked at the little girl in front of him, who was only sixteen or seventeen years old, and laughed, he still didn't believe what An Suiyu said: "Miss An, although I am very optimistic about your An family's business talent, don't you think it's too ridiculous for you to tell me these words?" Or is it a clever way to brag in person without blushing? ”

An Suiyu shook her head, her eyes fell on the account book on Wang Huaqiang's desk, and said, "If Brother Wei Chi doesn't believe it, this girl is willing to borrow this account book from you to prove her ability to settle accounts." ”

The smile on Wang Huaqiang's face slowly faded, he was actually quite interested in seeing the legendary magic of the An family, so he nodded, leaned slightly to the side, and made a gesture of please.

An Suiyu confidently stepped forward, sat on the high chair, took two pieces of paper, turned the account book directly to the first page, and began to write.

Wang Huaqiang was slightly stunned: "Miss An, don't you need to calculate?" He stepped forward as he spoke, wanting to see what An Suiyu had written on the paper.

An Suiyu smiled mischievously: "The abacus is used by you Central Plains people, we Sogdians never use it, my little sister knows that Brother Wei Chi is a master of arithmetic, and I just happened to talk to you today." As she spoke, strings of Arabic numerals began to appear under her hands.

Wang Huaqiang was stunned and froze in place, in his impression, Arabic numerals did not seem to be a product of this era, but he did not expect to show them in the pen of a Turkic girl.

He immediately interrupted An Suiyu's calculations and asked, "Miss An, what are these things you wrote?" ”

An Suiyu's eyes narrowed into two crescents with a smile: "This is the secret method of accounting passed down by our An family, and these numbers have also been handed down from our ancestors. It's completely different from your Han people in the Central Plains. ”

Wang Huaqiang carefully looked at the Arabic numerals he had learned in elementary school before crossing through his previous life, and sighed: "Your ancestors have been to Arabia? ”

An Suiyu shook his head, a trace of doubt appeared on his face: "What Arabia?" ”

Wang Huaqiang suddenly realized that in this era, the records about Arabia have not yet been seen in the history books, even in the Chinese historical books, only Persia in the far west has been mentioned, presumably there is no Arab saying in this era, so he smiled self-deprecatingly: "It's Persia, are you Persian numbers?" ”

An Suiyu smiled and shook his head: "No, our algorithm number comes from Tianzhu, hundreds of years ago, there was a great mathematician there who invented this kind of number, and our An family also purchased from Tianzhu before, so I learned this kind of number, and it has been used to this day, Brother Yu Chi, I have also read your Han people's "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic", to be honest, compared with our ancestral secret method, there is still a gap." ”

An Suiyu said, but her hands were not idle at all, and the three pages of the account book were calculated for her at once.

Wang Huaqiang watched her skillfully use the arithmetic symbols such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, and after calculating the daily expenses of the store to a decimal point, he sighed secretly, the world of the heart is so big, there are no surprises, I didn't expect that he crossed to recognize himself as the world's first computing ability, and even this An Suiyu can also have it, he suddenly regretted that he didn't study well in his previous life, if he learned some calculus and other things, he would definitely be able to press her again.

Wang Huaqiang stretched out his hand, gently grabbed An Suiyu's soft, and said with a smile: "Miss An, don't continue to write, I believe what you just said." ”

An Suiyu's face flushed slightly, she withdrew her little hand, put down the pen, looked at Wang Huaqiang, and said a little unhappily: "Wei Chiqin, you always like to take advantage of girls, I don't like you this, you played hooligan last time in the Turks, and this time you come again, are you Han people so dishonest?" ”

Wang Huaqiang smiled: "The gentleman is not messy, my Wei Chiqin is open in his heart, why bother to stick to the subtleties." Miss An, I said that you are a child of the grassland, bold and unrestrained, but I didn't expect to be more conservative than our Han women, and you will blush when you touch it. ”

The corners of An Suiyu's mouth hooked, and she diverted the topic: "Wei Chiqin, since you have recognized my calculation skills, you should also recognize the sincerity of our An family this time." I can completely represent my brother, and even represent Kedun, if you have anything, tell me directly, I can call the shots. ”

Wang Huaqiang nodded and asked, "Since that's the case, I'll just say it directly." May I ask Miss An, where is your gold now? You're coming alone, there's something we need to do other than the last transaction, but please be clear. ”

An Suiyu pursed his lips, his eyes flowed, and said: "First, the gold was transported with our goods, and now two hundred carts of furs and jewels are placed in the warehouse of Anjia in this Guzang city, and one thousand eight hundred catties of gold are hidden in this batch of goods.

Brother Wei Chi, the An family in this Guzang City is a distant relative of us, and now they are just business partners, and they can't be regarded as their own people, so you still need to send someone to pull the gold. ”

Wang Huaqiang's face changed slightly: "What? You put the gold in the warehouse where you settled? Aren't you afraid that they will get rich and hack this money? Or did you learn about the relationship between the two of us? ”

An Suiyu looked at Wang Huaqiang and shook his head: "Brother Wei Chi, you don't know how powerful this rich businessman in Guzang City is, do you really think that if we make such a big move, they will know nothing?" One of the most important things that we must follow on this Silk Road is to have enough respect for the wealthy families in Guzang, and not to try to hide anything from them, let alone try to seize their territory.

So this time I came with the goods, and I also greeted the An family, saying that this is a business transaction between our family and the Central Plains distinguished guests, and I borrowed their treasure land for a while, and asked them to make it convenient. Of course, according to the old rules, five percent of the benefits should be given to them, that is to say, 1,800 catties of gold should be given to the An family 90 catties. ”

Wang Huaqiang pondered for a moment and said, "Is this money really necessary?" If you borrow an family's warehouse and use it, you have to give them ninety catties of gold? The checkpoint of the imperial court is only one percent of the tax, and I will transport this gold back to Daxing in broad daylight, and I am afraid that I will not be able to pay 90 catties of gold. ”

An Suiyu smiled: "Brother Wei Chi, don't be so rash, you see that you are a big man, and your heart is not as good as that of a woman like me, in fact, it is your business whether you give him this money or not, and the An family will not force you to do it."

But don't forget, from Guzang to Guanzhong, this Qianli Longyou is full of small tribes of Xiqiang and Tuyuhun, and of course, there are also you Han bandits, if you don't pay this money, the An family will arrange some robbers to rob the money on the way, and you won't be able to cry when the time comes. ”

Wang Huaqiang said coldly: "We also have our own forces, and we are confident that we can transport this gold back to Daxing safely and soundly by relying on our own strength." ”

An Suiyu laughed out loud: "Okay, good, I believe that your brother Wei Chi has this ability, but so what?" Your gold can't see the light, even if you can't settle down in the dark, then secretly report to the government, saying that your General Wei Chi has a huge amount of money with Hu Shang in the Western Regions, and when the time comes, your emperor will send someone to investigate, I'm afraid your entire group will be exposed. ”

Wang Huaqiang's words revealed a trace of anger: "Miss An, don't forget, we are an alliance on the same chariot, if something happens to us here, I'm afraid it won't be good for you, but the letter and edict of Kedun are in our hands, in case it is found out, the old thief will definitely send someone to the Turks to ask for the guilt." ”

An Suiyu nodded seriously: "Yes, it's true, so we are grasshoppers on a rope now, Brother Wei Chi, this time we should all show enough sincerity, don't always expose the scars like this, hurt feelings, if you don't want to pay this money, we will pay it, do you think it's okay?" ”

Wang Huaqiang shook his head, and there was a hint of resoluteness in his voice: "No need, now we are allies, you bow your head to the An family, that is, we bow to the An family, if we can't even handle a small Gu Zang Haoshang, how can we compete for the Central Plains and compete for the world in the future?" ”