Tang Dynasty good man

Chapter [-] Abacus

In July, although the weather is still hot, morning and evening are already divided, unlike in midsummer, where time is not divided. From morning to morning, people can at least sleep comfortably.

The housewarming and resettlement project at home is gradually on the right track. The labor hired by the foreign village has played a big role. I am 90.00% assured that there is an experienced and well-connected Qian Butler in charge.Another [-]% is to worry about the housekeeper's body. Although he looks fat and strong, he is an elderly person after all. He is prone to illness due to overwork. Finding a good housekeeper is more difficult than finding a good wife. Let the old man get sick and retire or something.

In fact, these old men from the Wang family are all good hands. They have all worked at home for decades. They have come here through ups and downs. Some people have the habit of being petty and cheap, but when it comes to the position, it is absolutely unambiguous. Whether the nail is nailed or riveted, the interests of the Wang family are above all else.

For the ancients, this is ethics, the minimum criterion for being a human being, and a tradition.If you put it in the 21st century, you will be evaluated as foolish and loyal, without brains, without the most basic pursuit of being a human being, and it is pedantic.Anyway, the times are advancing, and people's thinking is also advancing. Maybe people in later generations are right, but I am an ancient person now, and of course I want to protect the face of the ancient people, so I still affirm the former in my heart.

After a long time, it is inevitable to have contact with the local bureaucrats and minds. The officials and yamen servants will meet each other more or less. Although the Wang family has a noble status, the relationship with their parents and officials must be harmonious. Those who grow up on the top of their heads and disdain to deal with small officials and officials are short-sighted, and maintaining a good relationship with the local government is the long-term solution.

Now that the Tang Dynasty was not long after the founding of the country, the government was relatively clean, and it was acceptable to reciprocate courtesy. If you directly send money to express your affection, it will scare people, so what new toilet water products or high-quality paper from paper workshops.Those who celebrate the New Year and the holidays will bring some over, that little thing is insignificant to the Wang family, but it can bring a good fortune to themselves.I will be the one to make codes for the officials, and Ying will be in charge of the farmers in the farm. Both the officials and the people have gained a good reputation.

What is the foundation, fame is the foundation these days, wealth is not a skill, and there are many people who are rich and powerful and are reviled when they go out.To get the unanimous approval of the government and the people is the way to live.Ying often nags, it is better to keep a reputation than to keep land, and it is better to keep land than money. I agree with the former, but I choose to approve of the latter. After all, the culture I have been exposed to since childhood is different from the education I received in the land.

Ying has a habit of sitting under the oil lamp every day on the kang to make an approximate plan of the day's money and grain, and now she has added another homework.Even when planning for his own family, helping the Yun family enthusiastically counts as one time, very dedicated.The landlady is impeccable in this role.At first, I was afraid that she would suffer from hard work. After all, it is still very exhausting to work hard for a long time.Gradually, I found that this was purely Ying's personal hobby. It was entertainment, just like my fishing, it was a rest.But the benefits are more than fishing highlands.

To calculate, the number of digits is marked on the small bamboo slices, and they are placed in a row on the kang table, and then added and subtracted one by one. When I first saw this calculation method, I mistakenly thought she was playing cards for fortune-telling.It took a long time to observe from the side before I figured out the way. The principle is very simple.It is very complicated to use, and it is the same principle as abacus calculation, except that the abacus beads are replaced with bamboo slices, and the efficiency is not the same.

When working in a bank, no matter whether you are a cashier or an accountant, you can dial twice on the abacus, up to the president, down to the business counter.If you don't know how to make calculations, you will be laughed at by your colleagues.Especially on the counter, there is no special n-level abacus certificate.I'm too embarrassed to say hello to people when I go out.Banks, especially the four major state-owned banks, have a tradition of delegating newcomers to exercise. All newly assigned people, no matter what major you are or what department you will be transferred to in the future, must first practice at the business counter for three months and plan to count money. Familiar with the working environment and basic work theory, even if you are the son of the director or the nephew of the director, you have to pass this test first, and treat everyone equally.

Three months is not long, but it is enough for a clumsy, 180-centimeter, bearded idiot college student to practice abacus level [-]. Although it is a low-level level in the bank, it is very airy to occasionally show off after leaving the unit. .I remember once I went to a private enterprise to collect loans, and I often dealt with the financial personnel of the enterprise. There was a young and beautiful cashier surnamed Liu who admired me very much. She liked to climb up to me to see my plan, and made tea every time. Yan served attentively, and then I proudly helped her set up accounts, and the accountant on the opposite side would say to the cashier: "Xiao Liu, you asked the comrades in the bank to help you work, anyway, the bank's loan interest is temporary. It can’t be paid, at least it can help you work for half a month, and you have to give half of the wages to others.”

Ying didn't have the habit of being lazy with little sister Liu, so even if I volunteered to help her, I couldn't figure it out, but the small bamboo pieces that came and went were not a solution after all, and I felt distressed when I wasted my brain and my eyes under the oil lamp.Why not use an abacus?

Abacus was proudly introduced in elementary school extracurricular readings, saying that the subject of "Abacus" existed in the Han Dynasty, but I haven't seen it at all in the more than a year since I came here.On this question, I asked the professional personnel accountant Hu, and the answer was no. First, I have seen the abacus, but it is not what I describe, and I don’t have it at home. It is a product that has been eliminated; The abacus calculation algorithm is completely different. It is useless to balance the accounts, and it can even be said to have nothing to do with the accounts. It is specially used for recording large numbers, and it can only be added and subtracted, and it is slower than calculating.

Understand, the abacus I mentioned in the later generations did not appear in the Tang Dynasty. The "abacus" invented by the Han Dynasty is completely different from the one we use every day. It is just called the same name.Simple, we can't get a steam engine, but if we can't get an abacus, it's a shame.If you want to get it, you can get high-end goods, not to mention small and exquisite, if the five sons are eliminated, they will go directly to the fourth son, a few for daily use and decoration, and jade and agate beads that can be placed on the ground. There are many craftsmen, and they don't even need to do it themselves.

"From today onwards for the next three days, if I don't discuss knowledge with you, Master Ben will shock the world and weep ghosts and gods to open your eyes." I solemnly swore to Lanling early in the morning: "I want to accomplish a great cause, Just three days, just wait and see."

"You want to rebel?" Lan Ling's first reaction was when he saw me talking about Scorpion Tiger.Then he said with a smile: "It's not like you are so lazy, it's raining and it's cooling off, so hurry up."

"I'm not bluffing people. Why don't you believe me." Now this appearance is not good, thin and ordinary, and can't bluff people.I found a sharp knife recently, and I shave my face randomly after washing my face every day. The little yellow face must be shaved into a bearded face. The corners of the mouth are still hairy for a 20-year-old man, which is unbearable.According to my original experience.Persist in scraping for three years or have a small success, and strive to surpass Zhang Fei at the age of 30. "Whispering, I need to rest when I'm cool. Reach out, let me see the thickness of your fingers, and I'll make you something interesting." The principle of making abacus is the same as making weapons. Any expert must make a tailor-made one.The more convenient you are, the better you can perform.In the past, there were colleagues who were abacus masters, and they all picked and picked among dozens of abacus models. Now they have to keep improving, and such a big thing can't be sloppy.

Ying's fingers are slender, while Lanling's are much plumper.It feels good to the touch, it is fleshy and slippery in the hand, and it is soft and comfortable to hold gently.Holding it hard is painful..."Oh, why are you so hard!"

"Did you play with other people's hands like this?" Lan Ling thought I was playing a hooligan. He lay on his side on the soft chair with a chuckle, stretched his body, and took out his hand to gently stroke the back of my hand. "Why is your wife always Running towards the neighbor's house in a hurry? No wonder you are getting more and more courageous."

"Cut," I glanced at Lanling disdainfully, "what do you think of me? Does it matter to me whether she runs away or not?" Since reaching an egg purchase agreement with Zhuangzi Shang farmers.The Yun family also seemed to follow the example of the Wang family's chicken raising method, and half-disclosed the scale of the breeding. Ying was very interested in the Yun family's income, so she asked Miss Yun to ask for homework, and went to the Yun family every now and then to inquire.How many chickens, how many eggs were laid, how many died, how many were added.I suspect that Yingbi Yun girl knows all about it.Anyway, after the night's calculations, he smiled happily, thinking that the Yun family had no possibility of repaying the debt. "How about the two stewards you sent to study abroad?"

"I just learned how to do it. Naturally, it can't compare to the fine hair at your house. But the maggot seeds I got from you have already tossed a lot of bosses, and I feel flustered." Lan Ling talked about the chicken feed, and goose bumps all over his body , "When there were too many maggots, the chickens couldn't eat them, so they fed them to the livestock."

"Huh? Animals?" It was unbelievable. It was the first time I heard that animals also eat meat, and I felt weird.

"That's right, those two stewards used to be cattle sellers, and they are good at these things." Lan Ling laughed when he mentioned this, "The two people I sent here were liars in the past, and they were cheated by the people in my village. If they are caught, they will be sent to the government, and I think they have some skills, so they are taken in as stewards, specializing in taking care of large animals."

"Liar?" No wonder I saw those two old men with mischievous eyebrows. It turned out that they were from this background. Lan Ling really dared to use someone, so he let me call him out.

"Liar." Lan Ling nodded with a smile, "He makes money by secretly buying and selling livestock. If it's his duty to resell it, it's fine, but they are two black-hearted ghosts. In autumn, pick some thin and sick ones, buy them cheap, and then take them back to raise them Fertilizer, sell it again during the busy season of farming in spring, and the price will at least double.”

"Isn't that good? Fat, fat and strong is just working in spring, so how can you call him a liar?"

"Hehe, it sounds reasonable, but there are many ways in it." Lan Ling roughly explained the tricks, and I was completely confused, secretly admiring the great wisdom and courage of the ancient liars.

Autumn is the season for cattle and horses to put on fat. Generally, those with better physique can eat a lot of fat before winter, but some livestock with poor physique or diseases will not grow meat just by eating, and they will not have much strength to work in the field. All kinds of money-losing goods are the targets of slaughter by the government.Those two people took this opportunity to buy up the weak animals, feed them in a unique way, and sell them at a high price during the busy season of spring.As for how to feed them, Lanling is not clear about the details. All he knows is that he catches a lot of voles and feeds them with hay, which is crushed with a guillotine. The original shape will be revealed immediately (I will not introduce the details of the outrageous things, book friends who are speculative and habitual, please do not delve into it, once exposed, they will be caught and beaten to death by the farmer's uncle).This is a high-tech crime in this day and age.But having said that, those who can do this are all experts in the study of livestock. Once they have a place to play and use it reasonably, they are definitely model workers.

"Actually, it's good for this animal to see a bit of meat occasionally, but it shouldn't be too much. If there is too much, it will make you sick." Lanling's attainments in agriculture and animal husbandry, I can't accept it, and I never play royal staff studying crops and animals in TV dramas things like that.I used to think that those people were perverted except for eating and whoring, and none of them were serious. "Is there someone in your family who knows how to do it, or I'll pick one to help you take care of it."

"No, my family also has masters, hehe." I thought of Dr. Zhou who was enshrined at home. In the future, I will learn from Lanling in employing people and make good use of other people's strengths. Dr. Zhou should give full play to his own advantages.

The first calculation was finally done.According to my design, there are one piece on the top and four pieces on the bottom. The sandalwood frame is made of sandalwood beads polished by nanmu. The bamboo skewers are smooth and round to reduce friction. crackling.When performing, I pull myself together.After a few familiar touches, under the watchful eyes of Ying and Lan Ling, more than a hundred arithmetic problems of superposition and decrement were wiped out in the crisp sound of 'pop' with a clear rhythm.Anyway, I calculated it in advance, and I knew the correct answer earlier, and the whole process was just for show.Try to play as smartly as possible, regardless of whether it is wrong or right, anyway, just dial the correct answer when you stop your fingers. , Ying and Lan Ling were dumbfounded.I haven't returned to my soul for a long time, yes, it's a lot of face.

Lan Ling didn't quite believe it, so he climbed on the table and wrote a thick dozen of numbers for me to type again.Small meaning, under the condition of not affecting the image, just be careful and slow down.

Coughed twice, grabbed the abacus and shook it up and down a few times, imitating the movement of the God of Gamblers to release the color cup.Press the abacus on the table, return the abacus smartly (this action has been practiced hard, it belongs to the facade decoration, and it is indispensable. If you use the return device, it will be shameful), dip your left hand in some water, and start quickly Turning over the question paper, holding the beads in the right hand, chanting words (in fact, there is no need to chanting. It adds to the atmosphere of the scene).The problem will be completed in a cup of tea, and the calculation will be repeated.Done.The treasured sword is not old, if there is a special three special two masters, the time can be more than doubled.

"How about it?" He proudly swiped and pulled the abacus beads, "This is addition and subtraction, and multiplication is also okay, want to see?" It's a shame.

"A little faster than the plan." Lan Ling didn't want to fuel my arrogance, suppressed his excitement, and said in a flat tone, "But the truth is similar to the plan." He looked up and down with the abacus and praised: "Not bad, the workmanship is exquisite, and the materials are exquisite. , most people are afraid they won’t be able to use it.”

I have no experience, and I can't afford it later. When the agate and jade are finished, I will know what it means to be unusable.I estimated the size according to the shape of Ying and Lanling's hands, and specially found a good craftsman to order a pair for them. Now I plan to give this to accountant Hu.The chief accountant of the dignified Earl's Mansion also needs to have a posture to be dignified.

Seeing Lan Ling present, Ying couldn't praise it too much, but her eyes were still full of admiration, she stood beside her eagerly looking at the abacus in Lan Ling's hand, and if she had to wait, someone else would have snatched it earlier.

"What did you just read?" Lan Ling imitated me and dialed a few times, "How do you use it?"

"This..." Shaking his head, he took a shelf and said slowly, "It's hard."

Ying was present, and Lan Ling was not easy to get angry. As soon as Ying left, he jumped up and strangled my neck, shaking, "I told you to put on airs, teach me quickly, and strangle you to death!"

"Let go, I'm dead." Killing people is not an attitude of studying, and the desire for new knowledge is too much, "Teach, teach, eager to learn...stop."

Principles, formulas, simple fingering, besides, Lanling is also a person with a foundation of planning, and he can teach and show at any time. "Take it away, I'll go home to practice at night." Lan Ling overbearingly took the abacus for himself, "It's okay to sell the abacus to make money, but you can't sell it too expensive, it is usually used at home to live."

"Huh? Just take it if you say it!" I regretted only ordering a sample.It's a good suggestion, I didn't expect this to happen, but Lan Ling reminded me.She thought I was trying to get a new gadget to make money, hehe, that's fine.Just like computers, it is a low-cost thing, and it can be sold for a high price when no one has it. When it becomes popular in the future, it will not be profitable to imitate it one after another.The abacus is now a high-end product, and it is easy to use. It is sold together with a pamphlet printed with formulas. It is more elaborate and uses more expensive materials. "You can practice it yourself, but don't let others see it. This thing is easy to imitate, and once it spreads, there will be no money to be made."

Ying was annoyed that Lanling took away the abacus for a while, but she supported this suggestion, because the abacus was modified by using the principle of calculation, and there are many people who know how to calculate. Just follow the booklet and read it several times to learn it, which is profitable , While starting to make a profit, Lima gave up without profit.

"By the way, there is one more thing to discuss," Jianying immediately began to think about the listing plan, and hurriedly said it first, otherwise the money will be lost in a while and she will not be able to pull it out. "I plan to bring back all the animals that our family raises in the tenants' houses and raise them together. There is still room in the village to build a barn for Dr. Zhou to take care of."

Yingzheng was climbing on the kang table to settle the accounts. Hearing what I said, she asked: "It will cost a lot to pull it all back. What's the benefit for our family?"

"I can't say there are any benefits, but I think I can rest assured that I have Dr. Zhou to take care of me. If I have a minor problem, I can be treated in time. It is easier to manage than leaving it at the tenant's house." These days, the cattle, donkeys and horses must be taken care of, and Lanling will do it. Yes, I also want to follow suit, "Maybe it will be beneficial, and it won't cost much."

"Well, according to my husband's wishes, the barn will be added after Zhuangzi's house is built." Seeing the second daughter entering the house, Ying turned to ask her: "Is Dalai's injury better? Doctor Zhou is really not good at treating people."