The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Zhu Youtang arrived at the port, and the situation in the northwest suddenly became tense. These two things happened almost at the same time.

However, due to the lag in the transmission of news, Zhu Youtang was completely relaxed after arriving at the port. Accompanied by Zhang Zhou, Zhu Feng and others, he took a good tour of the port, which made Zhu Youtang He was greatly amazed. As an emperor, he had never seen such a close view of a city built in his imagination.

It is also a huge and imposing city near the sea.

After Zhu Youtang moved into the palace, he immediately named the city "Binhai City" and personally inscribed the plaque "Crown of Linhai" as the plaque for the gate of Binhai City.

As the emperor had arrived at the port, the imperial court no longer concealed the news of the emperor's tour from the outside. For a time, everyone in the capital and the port knew that the emperor was coming to the port, and the security at the port was also strengthened. Curfews were also implemented in most areas after dark, but those The construction site is still operating day and night.

Xie Qian was still dealing with accounts that day, and when he was worried, he gradually realized that his eyes were not working well, and he realized that it was already dark.

No one lit a candle for him, so he personally brought the candle over, put it on the candlestick and lit it, then picked up the pen to continue writing, but found that he was a little powerless because his thoughts were interrupted.

"Thank you, sir? It's almost dinner time. Would you like to eat first before continuing?" Someone at the door reminded with a smile.

Xie Qian said with a dark face: "No need."

While Xie Qian was talking, he couldn't help but touch his stomach. If he said he was hungry, he was indeed hungry, even a little hungry, but the next day was when he handed over the next batch of accounts and plans. He was busy eating before the work was finished... He couldn't pass the test in his heart.

After being busy until the next shift, Xie Qian finally took some time to finish his meal, and then prepared to stay up late to read.

Someone would come in and bring two boxes of accounts to Xie Qian. Xie Qian stared and said, "What is this?"

The visitor said: "It's the accounts of the salt farm."

"Salt farm? When will it be my turn to take care of the accounts of Daming's salt farm? Are these things related to the errands here?" Xie Qian looked very unhappy.

I'm already very busy. Even if I work late into the night, I may not be able to complete the task. Why do I need extra work?
Moreover, the salt accounts are still very unreliable. In Xie Qian's opinion, these are not within the scope of his responsibilities at all and have nothing to do with the port.

The visitor said: "This is a newly opened salt farm outside the city. It has just started operating. After the beginning of spring, the first batch of salt has been dried and sold to various places in the city to ensure the cost of the salt."

Xie Qian became angry when he heard this and said coldly: "This is a bad rule. Even if you can open a salt farm, can you add salt at will? In this case, what is the difference between these and that private salt? And? It is still for public use. The salt used by the people in the city should be allocated from various places, and should not be produced and sold by him alone! "

This is a blatant accusation against Zhang Zhou.

The visitor said: "Master Xie, you are wrong. These salts are not for eating."

"What?" Xie Qian frowned.

"It's all... how should I put it? It's said to be industrial salt. No one knows exactly what happened. But now that His Majesty has arrived at our port, if you have any opinions on this matter, why don't you report it to the emperor? We Just follow orders."

The visitor said, opened the box and then explained, "These accounts are not to be clarified today. You just do it. Anyway, there are a lot of things recently. But I heard that the manpower will be increased again, so you should go to bed earlier, but Don’t tire yourself out.”

Xie Qian was very upset after hearing this. He seemed to be caring about himself, but he was basically squeezing himself.

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Xie Qian stayed up almost all night, and didn't take a nap until dawn the next day.

Until three o'clock in the morning, he was lying on the recliner and still dreaming about spring and autumn. In the dream, he was still the elder who pointed out the country. But at this moment, a noise made him couldn't help but open his eyes.

But he saw a woman-looking person reviewing the accounts he had written, and there were many people standing next to him. When a group of people saw him open his eyes, they all looked at him curiously. It felt like... It was as if he was looking at an unrelated person on the outside.

"You guys..." Xie Qian turned over and thought about it, but found that his legs were numb.

Then he found that he was still covered with clothes, and then he thought that this group of people were reviewing accounts and plans, but there were still people covering him with clothes. Is this because they were afraid of waking him up?

That woman...

Xie Qian couldn't help but take a few more glances. He had always wanted to know who his boss was. He had never been able to find out clearly when he asked others, and no one could answer his question. It seemed that he had seen someone alive this time.

The person who came was none other than Mrs. Huang Zhao. She hurried over to review the accounts and then went to report to Zhang Zhou.

And Mrs. Huang Zhao now has a lot of people working for her. Wherever she goes, they are surrounded by people, both men and women. She already has the air of a female shopkeeper.

The person next to him smiled and said: "Thank you, Master, are you awake? Ms. Zhao has time to come over now. I will accompany her to go through all the accounts. You can rest and it will not be in the way."

Xie Qian rubbed his legs, and after a while he reluctantly stood up and moved in front of a few people.

At this time, Huang Zhao also stood up and saluted Xie Qian.

Xie Qian said: "Who are you?"

Mrs. Huang Zhao said: "I have been ordered by the father-in-law to sort out some accounting matters. I have accounting and other errands to do. Today, because I have to report the public accounts and other matters to the father-in-law, I came here to sort out Mr. Xie's accounts. "

"I'm not an adult, I'm just a little old man, so you don't have to be polite." Xie Qian said with emotion.

Seeing that the other party was so polite, Xie Qian suddenly felt good about him.

However, Xie Qian didn't think the other party had much ability.

"What do they do?" Xie Qian looked at the group of people around him.

Someone next to him smiled and said: "Mr. Xie, we came here to study with Mr. Zhao. Mr. Zhao is a professional...accountant. This is a business opened by Mr. Cai Guogong. There are very few capable people in it. , and Mr. Zhao is now in charge of many public accounts in the city, and most of us are from accounting backgrounds and came to learn from him. "

Xie Qian said: "You learn from her?"

Obviously, in the eyes of traditional old men like Xie Qian, he looks down on young women's ability to do things.

Huang Zhao said: "I am not very talented and have little knowledge. I would like to thank you for your guidance."

"Ahem." Xie Qian coughed twice to cover up his embarrassment.

Immediately, Mrs. Huang Zhao quickly looked through the accounts compiled by Xie Qian. There was someone nearby who was proofreading with an abacus, and Mrs. Huang Zhao also held a pen in her hand. Just when Xie Qian thought that the woman was just bluffing, she saw Mrs. Huang Zhao. As I casually turned over a page, I seemed to find an error and simply made additions and corrections.

Just when Xie Qian wanted to take a closer look to see if her changes were correct and whether she was deliberately nitpicking, Huang Zhao had no time to explain, so she turned back and continued to add, change and record. If there were any defects, She can also put things in order quickly.

Xie Qian watched for a while, dumbfounded.

Show off your skills?

There were a bunch of people waiting to learn next to them, but they were also scratching their heads, because they didn't understand how Huang Zhaoshi did it, and no one there would explain it to them. They could only watch helplessly, and they felt like they were... There is no difference between watching a magic stick dancing with a master. Anyway, I can’t understand or understand it.

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Xie Qian initially wanted to see if this woman had real abilities, but then he suddenly felt that he and this woman were not in the same rank.

Then he sat down and watched the performance not far away.

After less than half an hour, Mrs. Huang Zhao raised her head and looked at the woman playing with the abacus beside her and said, "How is it?"

The woman said: "Everything has been calculated and the accounts are correct."

"That's good." Mrs. Huang Zhao said, "As long as the major accounts are correct, you can report them to the father-in-law. Do you have anything else to add?"

Then Mrs. Huang Zhao looked at a group of accounting clerks with big eyes and small eyes around them.

Everyone shook their heads immediately, and then showed expressions of surprise and helplessness. Like Xie Qian, they probably all felt that this woman's rank was too high.

Mrs. Huang Zhao looked at the old accounting clerk beside her and said, "Have all the forms been filled out?"

"Yes." The accountant stood up.

Madam Huang Zhao stood up and said, "It's time to go."

After saying that, Huang Zhao was about to leave with the accounts compiled by Xie Qian.

Xie Qian couldn't sit still anymore and quickly stood up and said: "Please stay."

Only then did Mrs. Huang Zhao remember that she had forgotten to say goodbye to Xie Qian. She knew Xie Qian's identity and knew that he was a big shot that she could not afford to offend. Although he was a down-and-out Phoenix, he was from a high official background, not like her. A woman from an ordinary wealthy family can compare with her.

"Thank you, sir." Mrs. Huang Zhao saluted.

Xie Qian looked a little embarrassed and said, "Can you... take a step to speak?"

Mrs. Huang Zhao looked at the people around her.

The group of people were very sensible and walked toward the door with smiles. After only Xie Qian and Huang Zhao were left in the office room, Xie Qian walked over and asked doubtfully: "How many years have you been doing this...? "

Xie Qian also wanted to know how big the gap was between himself and Huang Zhao.

Huang Zhao said: "It took more than a year."

"Is it just over a year? What did you do before?" Xie Qian asked like a curious baby.

Huang Zhao continued to answer seriously: "I used to be just a woman in the boudoir. After the family members were in trouble, she was assigned as a slave. Later, she was assigned to the name of Cai Guogong as the person who sorted out the accounts. After that, she was selected and now comes to the port. Responsible for some simple tidying up.”

Xie Qian said: "What you do is not easy, don't belittle yourself."

Huang Zhao didn't know how to answer these words.

"Who taught you all this?" Xie Qian said, "Who is your husband? Who else among you? I... It's been a while now, and I actually want to do something, but..."

Xie Qian was also in a dilemma.

He was transferred to the port years ago, and it has been more than two months since late February, and he has still not been able to adapt to this kind of work.

Huang Zhao said: "There is no teacher to teach me. I only have some simple books as a summary, which are distributed from above. Initially, I was given time to learn. Some of them were not able to learn, so I gave up this job and did other things." . Concubine...perhaps because there is someone in the family who has done business, so I can understand the accounts to some extent, and then..."

"No one taught you? Self-taught?" Xie Qian was shocked.

If this was said by a man with extraordinary talent, especially a man with a good academic background or a Jinshi background, he would admit it.

But in front of him was just a little girl, and she was born as a woman, which made him confused.

Huang Zhaoshi explained: "There are books on teachings, and there are many examples. When I do things, I follow the rules at first. How to record in the accounts, I will summarize and summarize, and record the corresponding figures in the corresponding Wherever you go, you can do the accounting. As for the plan, you can also do the cost accounting.”

"Cost accounting? Tell me." Xie Qian finally found someone who could advise him and quickly asked for advice.

Mrs. Huang Zhao originally didn't want to deal with Old Man Xie, but she didn't know how to refuse, so she could only patiently say: "The cost of each item is fixed, and it must be calculated based on the quotations of the warehouses and stores in the city at that time. , according to the rules given above, it should be 20% higher than the current quotation to ensure the smooth purchase, and the actual purchase price should be used when calculating the cost.”

"As for the control of other costs, most of them are determined by labor. Many materials come from the mines, so there is no cost, or the cost does not need to be calculated here. You only need to organize the quantity of the goods, and a certain amount can be allowed. Deviations and losses must be recorded.”

"The cost of many goods changes greatly among the four seasons. Some projects can only be started in specific seasons. However, after the sea transportation became smooth, many goods were shipped from the south, and the cost has been reduced a lot. According to the above requirements, the cost must be carried out every season. Through compression, it is best to reduce costs by about 20% a year.”

"The last thing is the transportation cost... Shipping and other matters are not within the scope of my responsibility. This has to be connected with the shipping yamen. In addition, I usually have to meet with the people at the warehouse, and they will tell the cost According to the newspaper, there are futures and spot, and there are many people doing business in this area..."

Xie Qian initially thought that he would be able to get on the road by relying on his own brains and finding someone to give some casual guidance.

Then you can do it with ease.

But after hearing what Huang Zhao said, not only was he not clear, but he was even more confused.

Is this... talking about heavenly scriptures?
Xie Qian said: "The lesson plans you mentioned, that is, the samples and routines, etc., who gave it to you?"

Huang Zhao said: "I don't know."

Xie Qian asked anxiously: "Don't you even know who the professor's husband is?"

This makes Mrs. Huang Zhao very embarrassed. You just said that I am self-taught. Why do you care so much about who my husband is now?
"Zhang Bingkuan...that Cai Guogong, how much did he teach you? Zhang Bingkuan understands all this, right?" Xie Qian suddenly thought of the key person.

Mrs. Huang Zhao nodded and said: "My lord, of course, knows everything. As for the previous lesson plan, it may have come from my lord. I don't know the specific details."

Xie Qian said: "Isn't he an alchemist by birth? How can he know so many arithmetic things even if he is a champion? What has he experienced at such a young age? He has learned so much miscellaneous knowledge?"

"Thank you, sir, can I leave now?" Huang Zhao asked.

"You... go ahead. Come here if you have time. I would like to ask you for more advice... I discovered that this small port is also a place where crouching tigers and hidden dragons are located." Xie Qian said sincerely. (End of chapter)