Chapter 21 Zhang Wangfu
Although the Wu family started for a short time, it has been powerful for decades, holding the financial power of the five border towns, and a Wu Wangfu is in the capital of Bianliang, which is also a large mansion that can be counted!
The group of people surrounded Wu Ming and Mu Chun and came to the account room.
The servant who had already seen the bad opportunity notified Zhang Shun, the manager of the accounting room, and when everyone arrived, he had already taken a group of subordinates and stood in the courtyard early.
Zhang Shun is an old man in his fifties, with a goatee and some bookishness.
Dressed in a Confucian robe, he cleaned up meticulously, and he was patched, with a thin appearance, and his face was a little sallow, and he looked like he was not full!
If it weren't for the shrewdness that inadvertently flashed in his eyes when he looked at Wu Ming, he would have thought that this was a weak old Confucian.
"Father-in-law Mu came to the palace, the villain Zhang Shun, added as the manager of the palace's accounts, there is a loss of welcome, please forgive my father-in-law!"
In front of Mu Chun, Zhang Shun looked deferential, his bearing was neither humble nor arrogant, and the etiquette was sufficient.
As for Wu Ming next to him, he didn't even take a second look, but just looked at the chubby young man beside him, who was obviously extraordinary, and couldn't help frowning.
It feels familiar, but I just can't remember who it is!
This fat boy is none other than Jia Zhengjing, who happened to come when Mu Chun was hesitant to get involved!
Of course, a Jia Zhengjing will not make him decide to get involved in the industry of Wu Wangfu, but it is still okay to give some face and help Wu Ming to grow stronger!
After all, several of his sons' industries, or palace properties, are inseparable from the Jia family's firm!
"Steward Zhang doesn't have to be polite, our family is just a guest, and the little prince is the main one!"
Mu Chun waved his hand lukewarmly and gave up the main position.
If he is as shrewd as he is, how can he not see that as the steward of the palace, he actually worships him first, puts Wu Ming aside, and makes it clear that he doesn't take Wu Ming in his eyes.
"Grandpa Mu mentioned it!"
Zhang Shun bowed down respectfully, hurriedly took two steps forward, and saluted Wu Ming, "Please forgive me, the little prince, the old man is busy with the affairs of the house, and he is not feeling well, so he really has no time to visit, which caused a little misunderstanding!"
"I don't know what you, Zhang Laosan, are busy with, and you haven't even arranged the application of the little prince?
Wu Fu stepped forward and asked sharply.
This kind of thing, naturally, Wu Ming can't come forward directly, that would be too low!
"Steward Wu, you and the little prince have been away for many years, I don't know the current market, the shops in the capital of the palace are now in deficit.
In addition, the border town has been infested by demons, and the loss is quite heavy, and it has always been unable to make ends meet, and the villain is exhausted, and his body is almost unbearable.
Fortunately, the little prince returned safely, and he has been sorting out the account books in the house for the past few days, preparing for delivery, and fortunately, he has already gone home to recuperate. ”
Zhang Shun looked loyal, and he didn't know what he was doing, and he thought that this was a loyal servant who had to take care of everything for the little master even though he was sick, and he was willing to rest!
"Whew!"
Jia Zhengjing sneered, causing a lot of dissatisfaction, and quickly waved his fat hand, making a look of 'I'm just watching the play'!
"Steward Zhang is diligent, since you are in poor health, then you don't need to do this account steward anymore, lest people say that I Wu Wangfu does not know how to be considerate of people, you hand over all the account books!"
Wu Ming glared at Jia Zhengjing, and he didn't mean to do superficial work, so he drove people away.
has done so many things just to drive these restless people out of the palace, where can they be pretended to be retained because of a few high-sounding words?
Hearing this, Zhang Shun's old face changed, and he didn't speak after all.
The situation is stronger than people, with Mu Chun here, he has no part to speak at all, but if he doesn't speak, it doesn't mean that others can't say it.
"Little prince, what you said is too much, isn't it? Third Uncle Zhang has no merit, he also has hard work, he has been guarding the mess of Wu Wangfu, even if he is sick, he has to take care of the accounts for you, this is how you treat the old man of the palace?"
A middle-aged man said coldly.
"His name is Zhang Kaiquan, five years ago he was still a guard in the outer courtyard of the palace, and looking at his current clothes, he should be the captain of the inner courtyard guard!"
Seeing Wu Ming raise his eyebrows, Wu Fu said in a low voice.
"That is, Uncle Zhang has been conscientious and conscientious all these years, and he has never deducted our Fengyin, even when the shops in the city cannot be opened, it is thanks to him that he came forward to mediate, so he was saved from breaking the store, and the little prince did this, which is inevitably unkind!"
"We are all subordinates, and we shouldn't have said that the master is not, but as soon as the little prince came back, he was dissatisfied with us everywhere, fighting this and that, and not necessarily treating us as human beings! Could it be that we have been in Beijin for a long time, and we have also learned the way of demon barbarians?"
Someone took the lead, and a few bold servants shouted.
Wu Fu's eyes were old and hot, and he recognized one of them, while the rest didn't know him, obviously a new domestic servant within five years.
As more and more people shouted, Zhang Shun's expression remained the same, but the corners of his eyes became higher and higher, and it was difficult to hide his color!
Mu Chun, where the old god was there, did not mean to stop drinking, but under the service of a few little eunuchs, he sat leisurely and drank tea and watched a good show.
"Fu Bo, there are so many people surnamed Zhang, I don't know when I arrive, this Wu Wangfu is now, should it be called Zhang Wangfu?"
Wu Ming said in surprise.
Wu Fu's old face was gloomy, obviously knowing that it was not a matter of one or two days that so many people surnamed Zhang had entered the Wu Wangfu!
"Little prince, please don't avoid the important and light, the old man is old, and his body is not good, maybe he will kick his legs into the ground one day, but they are still young, they are all border town people with families, and they have developed great strength for the border town, and many family elders have died in the border town.
Wu Wangfu started with soldiers, and took great care of the children of soldiers, you expelled the old decay, the old decay has no opinion, but please be merciful and give them a bite to eat!"
Seeing that it was almost over, Zhang Shun looked compassionate and compassionate, and said with old tears.
"Elder Zhang, you can't go, you're gone, what should we do?"
"That's right, third uncle, this kid has been in the land of the Northern Golden Demon Barbarian for so many years, maybe he has been assimilated by the demon barbarian, who knows what will happen to us?"
"Elder Zhang, hurry up and send a letter to the uncle, let him and a few masters come back, and uphold justice!"
Seeing that Mu Chun looked like he had nothing to do with himself, the servants were emboldened, and they gathered around him, and there was a posture that Wu Ming was going to do it if he didn't give an explanation.
"You guys~"
Wu Fu protected Wu Ming and wanted to retreat, but he pushed him away.
"Presiding over justice? Okay, Zhang Laosan is right, hurry up and call the unfaithful, I want to see if the Zhang family is unkind, unfaithful, unfilial, and not as good as pigs and dogs!"
Wu Minglang said.
"Little Lord, how dare you insult the elders like this? You are indiscriminate, just force the little young master away, and now you are slandering the uncle.
Do you know that if it weren't for the uncle's conscientious work over the years, the Wu Wangfu would have been dispersed a long time ago, where would you go to play the majesty of the little prince?"
Zhang Shun's old face was flushed, and the cruel color in his eyes flashed.
"Oh, I really don't know this, I only know that today's Wu Wangfu is simply renamed Zhang Wangfu!"
"Little prince, be cautious!"
Mu Chun said solemnly.
If this word really spreads, it will be a slap in the face of the royal family, after all, Wu Wangfu is a royal family!
Wu Ming said indifferently.
"Okay, where is there so much nonsense? Hurry up and take out the account book, show your little prince, there is a problem to solve, no problem, our family is still in a hurry to go back to the palace to pay errands, I don't have time to listen to your nonsense here!"
Mu Chun suddenly spoke, and no one dared to make a mistake.
"That's it, brother, hurry up and check the accounts, I want to see who can hide the accounts from my eyes!"
Jia Zhengjing shouted.
"I don't know who this young master is? Little prince, do you want outsiders to check the accounts? If it spreads, the reputation of the palace will be lost in your hands!"
Zhang Shun listened to his tone and said in a deep voice.
Mu Chun's white eyebrows furrowed, the look of surprise in his eyes flashed, and he instinctively thought that Wu Ming had found a new 'backer' to dare to check the accounts so openly!
"You don't care who he is, since it is the account of the palace, it is naturally up to me to investigate, and no outsiders will interfere!"
Wu Ming glanced at him and said lightly.
"That's the case, little prince, this is the account book of the palace within five years, please look at it, forgive the old man for being unwell, and he will not accompany him!"
Zhang Shun hesitated, waved his hand, and immediately someone brought a few feet of thick account books.
Since he had torn his face, Zhang Shun naturally didn't plan to give Wu Ming a good look, and he was about to leave immediately.
"Slow, since you have been the bookkeeper for five years, and there are so many people present, of course it is good to watch it together, so as not to repay the account afterwards!"
Wu Ming waved his hand to stop it, and his expression turned cold.
Originally, he wanted to get rid of people, but this old boy was playing tricks, and he drove so many people to stir up trouble, what made him even more unbearable was that he started to manage the accounts five years ago.
In other words, it was from the day he left the palace that Zhang Shun became the bookkeeper.
Even he, the orthodox heir, was bullied like this, and it is conceivable how his mother would be squeezed out.
"Okay, good, the old man is waiting here, if the little prince can find out a bad debt and bad debt, the old man will dispose of it!"
Zhang Shun stopped the dissatisfied Zhang Kaiquan and the others, and said with pride in his eyes.
Although he does not stop martial arts, he is good at arithmetic, otherwise it would not be his turn to be the bookkeeper.
With his ability, he doesn't believe it at all, a stinky boy who has not dried up can find out what he has done!
The rest of the elderly stewards of the palace all gathered around, some were not angry, some were hopeful, and more were noncommittal.
Among these people, there are people from the Zhang family, and there are also servants who have been oppressed by several major factions for many years.
But in the same way, there are people who finally have the palace, but they are only in charge of the money, and the slave deeds are pinched, and they dare not speak out.
Mu Chun's teacup paused, slowly closed his eyes, and an invisible ripple spread out without anyone noticing.
"Don't talk too much!"
Wu Ming was not frightened, flipped through the account books casually, threw aside those account books marked as industries, and directly picked out an account book of the domestic servant Yuecheng in the house and began to look through it.
Although he is a domestic servant, he can't live or die by himself, and he can't have private property, but the regulations are more humane, and even if the monthly salary is not much, he can send it to his family.
A son born of a domestic servant, who is born a servant, is more lenient in this respect.
Wu Ming didn't pay attention to these, but looked at the number of servants in the palace, and waited for the third-class servants to serve the month, as well as the number of the palace guards.
For business, although it can't be said that you don't know anything, at least you haven't had much contact, but if you want to say that it counts, nine-year cramming compulsory education is not in vain.
Unless this old boy even has clean underwear, Wu Ming doesn't believe it, and he can't find any mistakes or omissions!