Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 437 Seeing Li Shimin
The weather in Chang'an is getting hotter and hotter, and beer, toilet water, mosquito coils, etc. have become best-sellers again.

Early this morning, Han Fei leisurely came to a restaurant.

As soon as he entered, the people sitting in the corner of the restaurant were stunned for a moment, and then shouted: "Brother Han, here."

Han Fei looked up and saw those people, smiled and walked over.

"You guys are really leisurely, how about drinking and chatting here?" After Han Fei sat down, he picked up a bowl of beer to quench his thirst.

One of them said with a smile: "Brother Han works as an accountant in the Qinhou Mansion. I heard that the Qinhou Mansion has a lot of bills this year. Why do you have time to relax? Could it be that you were kicked out by the people of the Qin Mansion?"

Han Fei rolled his eyes: "Brother Liu, don't miss me a little bit. As one of the people who settle accounts the fastest in Chang'an City, do you think the Qinhou Mansion will drive me out?"

"Then you are?"

"The account of the Qinhou Mansion has been settled, so I went out for a stroll."

The others are also the accountants of Chang'an City. Every year, they help some wealthy businessmen in Chang'an City to settle their accounts. They usually just sit and chat and drink together when they have nothing to do.

They had heard about the accounts of the Marquis of Qin's Mansion. After all, the Qin family had more business and there must be a lot of accounts. It was hard for Han Fei and the others to settle the accounts so quickly. They couldn't believe it.

A group of people looked at Han Fei with puzzled eyes.

"Brother Han, don't fool us, can you really finish the calculation?"

"That's right, I didn't hear that the Marquis of Qin's Mansion is looking for accountants again. Besides, we are the only accountants in Chang'an City, unless the Marquis of Qin's mansion finds them from other places."

"........."

Everyone asked in a hurry, and Han Fei laughed: "I didn't find Mr. Accountant, the main thing is that Lord Qin invented an abacus. This thing can be calculated at a speed comparable to that of four people. You think we If you use the abacus, it means you have more than a dozen accountants, and we finished the work for more than ten days in two days, so we have time to come out to drink with you."

Han Fei was a little complacent when he said it, but everyone heard that he was a mess.

"Brother Han, don't fool us. Is this abacus invented by Lord Qin really so useful?"

"That's right, what is this abacus, why don't you show it to us?"

Han Fei said: "Of course it's so easy to use. If you want to see the abacus, you can, but the abacus is kept in the Qinhou Mansion. If you want to see it, you must apply. I can show it to you. After all, it is a secret of the Qinhou Mansion. Weapons, don’t you think?”

Good stuff, can people look at it casually?

These accountants all understand this truth, so after listening to Han Fei's words, they didn't ask too much, but after asking Han Fei to take it out, they must let them see it.

As an accountant, whoever can settle accounts quickly will have more resources. After all, some people are in a hurry to settle accounts. If you calculate quickly, they will use you, and you will be able to make more money.

Everyone was drinking and chatting like this.

Soon, the news of Qin Tian's invention of the abacus slowly spread in Chang'an City.

Day five after lockdown.

Li Shimin was reviewing memorials in the Imperial Study Room when Tang Jian, Minister of the Household Department, came in a hurry.

Seeing Tang Jian coming, Li Shimin was a little curious, and said, "Tang Aiqing came here in such a hurry, but what's the matter?"

Tang Jian was in his forties and thin. Li Yuan was a veteran of the Li family when he was in the cavalry in Taiyuan, so he was quite useful.

"My lord, I have something important to say to my lord."

"What's the matter?"

Tang Jian hesitated for a moment, and then continued to speak: "Recently, the account department has a lot of accounts, but the accountant has not enough, so the efficiency of the account department is very low."

"Then spend a lot of money to hire Mr. Accountant."

Tang Jian smiled wryly, and said: "My lord, that's not what I mean. What I mean is that Lord Qin Tian invented a tool for calculating accounts, called the abacus. When you calculate the accounts, it can support four accountants. ...I want the little marquis to teach the abacus to those accountants in the household department, but now the little marquis is grounded by the Holy Spirit, so I don't know what to do."

After speaking, Tang Jian raised his head and glanced at Li Shimin. After hearing his words, Li Shimin's expression changed slightly, and then he chuckled: "This Qin Tian really can't help him, even if he is imprisoned, he can encourage him." If you get something out, it seems that you have to lock him up."

Tang Jian's cheeks twitched when he heard this, and he asked quickly: "My lord, do you see this?"

Li Shimin thought for a while, and said: "Come here, go and call Qin Tian into the palace, and ask him to bring the abacus with him."

Li Shimin also wanted to see what kind of abacus Qin Tian invented.

The two of them didn't wait long in the palace, and soon Qin Tian entered the palace. This was the first time he left the palace after being imprisoned in the palace for five days. It felt very strange, as if a prisoner had finally been released from prison. generally.

He knows that this is an opportunity for himself, and he has been waiting for this opportunity. Maybe today he can use this opportunity to regain his freedom.

After coming to the Royal Study Room of the Imperial Palace, Qin Tian saw Li Shimin and Tang Jian at the same time, but he was not familiar with Tang Jian at all, and hadn't talked much with him on weekdays, so when he saw Tang Jian, Qin Tian was still A little surprised.

"My lord, I don't know why you, Xuan Weichen, entered the palace?"

Li Shimin glanced at Qin Tian, ​​but he didn't give him a good face, and said coldly: "Have you got the abacus?"

Qin Tian was a little unhappy, it was really unreasonable to treat him so coldly if he wanted his own things.

But he was unhappy in his heart, and Qin Tian didn't dare to show it. He quickly took out the abacus and said, "Your Majesty, I brought it here."

Li Shimin took the abacus and looked at it. He saw that the shape of the abacus was quite interesting, and when he moved the beads, he felt pretty good. But looking at such a thing, he didn't believe that it could settle accounts.

"Is this the thing for reckoning?"

Qin Tian nodded: "Hui Sheng has spoken, yes."

After answering a sentence, Qin Tian didn't continue talking, Li Shimin frowned slightly, a little displeased, and said, "How do you use it?"

Li Shimin opened his mouth, and Qin Tian stepped forward and told Li Shimin how to use it. Li Shimin is still very smart, and he can use this thing as soon as he hears it.

But when Li Shimin understood how to use the abacus, he was immediately astonished.

There is actually a limit to the speed of people's calculations. Even some people who are particularly good at mental calculations can't be very fast, but using the abacus as a tool makes people don't have to think about other things at all, as long as they keep counting. Yes, this efficiency is simply against the sky.

Li Shimin raised his head and glanced at Qin Tian, ​​he couldn't believe that Qin Tian invented this thing, what on earth is this kid pretending to be able to even invent this?
Shocked, especially shocked, Li Shimin's expression suddenly changed.

(End of this chapter)