Fortunate Young Gentleman

"Go home?"

Han Ming, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, stood up from his seat and said in confusion: "You said that Tang Zhushi went home?"

The clerk in front of him nodded and said: "Yes, Tang Zhushi went home as soon as the gong sounded. ＷｗＷ．КanＳhＵge．Ｌａ"

Han Ming was stunned and asked: "Where are the account books?"

"They were moved to the room and locked up." The clerk said helplessly: "The accountants of the Ministry of Revenue have also gone home."

Han Ming looked at Fang Zhe on the side and opened his mouth, "Master Fang, this..."

"If Master Han hadn't reminded me, I would have almost forgotten that the government had been closed..." Fang Zhe closed the book, stood up, and said with a smile: "Master Han, see you tomorrow."

"Ming, see you tomorrow..."

Han Ming watched Fang Zhe walk out and sat back in his seat, thinking that this person who passed the imperial examination had a different way of thinking from ordinary people. Fang Zhe was like this, and Tang Ning was even more so.

The clerk in the household department said, "Sir Han, what about the account book?"

Han Ming's eyes flashed for a moment, and he waved his hand and said, "Since the Minister has handed over the Duzhi Office to him, let him go."

In a hall somewhere in the imperial palace.

"When the Duzhi Department was calculating the account books of the previous quarter, the Duzhi doctor took half of the accountants to Shangzhou." Emperor Chen smiled and said, "It's a coincidence."

The Minister of the Ministry of Revenue Qian Shuo stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, according to the situation in previous years, there are only half of the accountants left in the Duzhi Office, and it is impossible to complete the calculation within the deadline. Otherwise, transfer some accountants from other parties to him, or extend the deadline for a few more days?"

"No need." Emperor Chen waved his hand and said, "If he can't even handle this matter, what's the point of letting him walk around the six ministries?"

The Minister of the Ministry of Revenue Qian Shuo bowed and said, "I obey your order."

...

Tang Ning returned home, and only Xiaoru was waiting for him.

Su Ru came out of the room and said, "Aunt asked us to go over for dinner today. My sister went over first. I'll wait for Xiao Ning to come back and go together."

Tang Ning was puzzled: "Didn't we go over yesterday? Could something happen today?"

Su Ru shook her head and said, "I don't know, but uncle seems very happy. We'll know when we go over."

Tang Ning and her left the house together and walked to the county government office. They saw a team of carriages parked in front of the government office.

A servant was standing in front of the carriage, dismantling the large and small packages on the carriage and moving them into the government office.

This scene didn't look like unloading, but more like moving.

Tang Ning walked into the back government office and saw two people standing in the yard. One was his father-in-law, and the other was no stranger. The former Yi'an County Magistrate Zhao Zhijie has now been promoted to Ping'an County Magistrate.

Although it seems to be a demotion from county magistrate to county magistrate, Zhao Zhijie also jumped three levels from Yi'an County to Ping'an County. This situation is rare in Chen State, which already has a mature promotion path.

Zhao Zhijie stood in the courtyard with his hands behind his back, looked at Zhong Mingli, and said, "You are worthy of being the magistrate of Jing County. I haven't seen you for half a year, and your authority is getting stronger and stronger."

Zhong Mingli glanced at him and said, "What are you talking about? Call me Sir!"

Zhao Zhijie snorted coldly, "Mr. Zhong, don't think you are great just because you are one level higher!"

Zhong Mingli looked at him and smiled, "Sorry, being one level higher means you are great, Zhao County Magistrate, you should call me Sir Zhong..."

Zhao Zhijie looked at him for a long time, waved his sleeves, and said stiffly, "Sir Zhong!"

Tang Ning watched this scene from afar, thinking that it was no wonder that he came to eat today. This Zhao County Magistrate was an old friend of his father-in-law and mother-in-law. He should be welcomed with a banquet when he arrived in the capital.

As for the grievances and entanglements when they were young, why they always loved and hated each other with his father-in-law, although Tang Ning was also very curious, it was not something that he, a junior, could inquire about.

In a county government, the county magistrate is the top leader, the county magistrate and the chief clerk are assistant officials, and the next level is the county lieutenant.

The former county magistrate and county lieutenant are still in prison. Ping'an's chief clerk has been on the side of his father-in-law from the beginning. Now there is another county magistrate Zhao who is in the same boat with him. In this way, Ping'an County Government is in a strong position. His position in the county government is as stable as it can be, and Tang Ning does not need to worry about it.

He only needs to take care of his own affairs.

Doctor Chen took eight accountants to Shangzhou, leaving less than ten people for him. If it is based on the past situation, his first job in the Ministry of Revenue must be messed up.

This incident happened by chance. The chief officer was transferred away when the Duzhi Office was the busiest. It seems that the power of the Tang family in the court is even more than Tang Ning expected.

Conspiracies can be dealt with by conspiracy, but this kind of open and justified trouble can only be solved by legitimate means.

The next morning, after breakfast, he came to the Ministry of Revenue again. Nine accountants from the Ministry of Finance were already standing in a row in the yard waiting.

Seeing him come in, a clerk stepped forward, breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Sir, you are finally here!"

Tang Ning glanced at them and asked, "Why are you standing here if you are not working?"

The clerk immediately said, "Sir, we dare not open the box until you give the order."

Tang Ning nodded and asked, "How did you calculate the accounts before? Tell me."

The clerk followed him into the duty room and said, "Sir, for each quarter's account calculation, all accounts need to be calculated several times. If the numbers calculated three times are the same, and the numbers of the other times are not much different, then it can be reported to the court..."

Tang Ning probably understood that it was not enough to calculate these accounts once. The Account Department did not have a calculator, let alone a computer, and could not make excel sheets. It could only calculate them one by one with an abacus. With so many accounts, there would always be miscalculations. Maybe The result is different every time he calculates it, which is similar to the math problems he used to do...

After the scribe finished explaining, he immediately said: "My lord, time is urgent. I urge them to start now..."

"There's no rush." ​​Tangning waved her hand and said, "Call them all over first."

Not long after, all nine planners from Duzhi Yamen stood in front of Tang Ning.

Tangning looked at them and asked, "Do you want to learn my mental arithmetic skills?"

A strategist was stunned and asked, "Sir, are you willing to teach us?"

Mr. Tang's mental arithmetic speed is extremely fast, and he can be called the fastest man in the household department. Although they are destined not to be as fast as Mr. Tang, as the accountant of the household department, who doesn't want to be faster?

Tangning shook her head and said, "It doesn't matter whether you are willing or not. Knowledge belongs to all mankind. If you want to learn, it doesn't matter if I teach you."

He raised his pen and said, "But before that, you need to learn some basic knowledge."

Tangning picked up a pen and wrote on the paper: "First, you need to remember these symbols..."

Traditional Chinese numbers, such as zero, one, two, three, four, etc., are very troublesome to write. Tang Ning does not plan to popularize Arabic numerals to everyone, but these calculations must be taught. Learn to convert Chinese character numbers into Arabic numerals can save a lot of time when writing.

Fortunately, these planners have been dealing with numbers all their lives and are very sensitive to certain concepts. Although it cannot be said that they can be mastered at a glance, after a morning's work and Tang Ning's point-by-point guidance, I was able to use them skillfully. Arabic numerals.

A strategist's eyes flashed strangely, and he murmured: "This kind of substitution method is completely unheard of, but it is simple and convenient, and it is perfect for counting..."

"I can guarantee that using this method can save at least 30% of the time!"

"Although it looks a little awkward, it really saves time and effort..."

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Tangning looked at them and said, "Okay, you guys practice first. I have something to teach you this afternoon..."

Everyone bowed: "Thank you, Lord Tang!"

Tang Ning nodded. If they want to complete the calculations within the stipulated time, it is not enough to teach them Arabic numerals. Although it is not difficult to calculate the household accounts, it is very tedious. You must teach them how to classify the income and expenditure. Separate it so that it will be much more convenient when checking again and again later.

Lunch time was coming soon, and the lunch at the Ministry of Revenue was even worse than that at the Hanlin Academy. He looked around, waved to a scribe, and said, "Come here..."