After the reward last night, the guards of the palace are now loyal to Ji Lie.
As Ji Lie finished speaking, the two guards outside the door quickly rushed in and pushed Feng Chong to the ground.
Seeing this situation, several servants in the room subconsciously wanted to step forward to help him.
Ji Lie's face darkened and he scolded sternly,
"Do you want to die?!"
Seeing his stern expression and his tone full of murderous intent, several handymen were horrified and quickly knelt down to beg for mercy.
"The villain dare not!"
Ji Lie snorted coldly and then ignored them.
"What does this mean, Your Majesty?"
Feng Chong struggled desperately and looked at Ji Lie reluctantly.
"You hooked up with Li Zhuo and sold Wang Tian without authorization. I arrested you. What do you want to say?"
Ji Lie said coldly.
"This matter was done by Li Zhuo under the guise of Your Majesty. It has nothing to do with my subordinates. They were just following orders!"
Feng Chong stiffened his neck and said with an unconvinced expression,
"The prince is so indiscriminate, it is really unconvincing!"
"Mr. Feng was just following Li Sheren's instructions!"
"Yes, please give me a warning, Your Majesty!"
Several other handymen also began to plead for Ji Lie.
"Have I asked you to speak?"
Ji Lie glared at the servants coldly, then sneered and said,
"It seems that you are determined not to give up until you reach the Yellow River, so please ask Mr. Feng to bring out all the accounts of the palace!"
Although Li Zhuo was removed, the palace guards headed by Zhang Changde were successfully subdued.
But judging from today's situation, many people in the palace may not take him seriously.
A mere Feng Chong and a few handymen actually dared to challenge him!
Ji Lie made up his mind to use Feng Chong as a warning to everyone today to let everyone know that Prince You's Mansion had the final say.
Not cats and dogs like Li Zhuo and Feng Chong!
Being escorted by two palace guards, Feng Chong did not dare to make any move and honestly took out all the palace's account books.
Although Ji Lie became a vassal, it only took more than a year, but the palace still accumulated several thick account books.
Looking at the dusty account books in front of him, Ji Lie couldn't help but frown.
When Feng Chong on the side saw this, he couldn't help but reveal a sarcastic smile.
He originally thought that Ji Lie had some evidence, so he wanted to take him down aggressively.
But he didn't expect that Ji Lie wanted to convict himself by checking the accounts!
joke.
Having worked as an accountant for so many years, the accounts of the palace have already been kept quite clean.
Unless they are senior colleagues, no one will be able to find out!
Ji Lie noticed Feng Chong's mocking face and was not angry. He said to Xiu'er beside him,
"Xiu'er, Laifu, you two come and sort out the palace's account books for me."
Hearing this, Feng Chong almost laughed out loud!
Just relying on the maids and servants around him to find out the loopholes in the account books, this Ji Lie is too naive!
At this moment, Feng Chong was completely relieved and did not take Ji Lie seriously at all!
"Your Highness, we... have never taken care of the accounts."
"Yes, such a heavy responsibility is beyond the reach of a small child!"
Xiu'er and Laifu quickly waved their hands and refused.
"Since I asked you to do it, just do it."
Ji Lie smiled nonchalantly and said,
"As for the lack of experience, being alone is the best way to get started quickly!"
Seeing Ji Lie's confident look, Feng Chong instinctively had an unknown premonition in his heart.
Xiu'er and Laifu looked at each other and nodded in agreement.
"Laifu, you first need to find some strong wood. I have a magic trick for you."
Ji Lie ordered.
Laifu didn't hesitate and immediately stood up and left.
After a while, he returned, holding a few logs in his arms.
“You polish these into the shape of short sticks and round beads.”
Under Ji Lie's guidance, a simple abacus was created in a short time.
"My lord, what is this?"
Xiu'er said curiously.
"This thing is called an abacus. As the name suggests, it is a tool used for calculations."
Ji Lie smiled and slowly explained the purpose of the abacus and how to use it.
The abacus is simple, clear and easy to use. In previous lives, it was mostly used to teach children about numbers.
So Ji Lie only told it once, and Xiu'er and Laifu understood its purpose.
Feng Chong's expression changed slightly!
The job of a bookkeeper is difficult not only because it requires literacy and reading, but also because one must be proficient in calculations.
In ancient times without computing tools, this was not easy!
However, the abacus Ji Lie made casually can directly solve the calculation trouble!
With an abacus in hand, you can not only calculate proficiently, but also calculate accurately and improve calculation efficiency!
No rush, no rush!
Even with an abacus, Xiu'er and Laifu's abilities would never be able to sort out the accounts!
While Feng Chong was comforting himself, he heard Ji Lie say,
"In addition to this abacus, I will teach you two more tricks!"
"The first move is called Arabic... um, Daxia numerals."
"Well, this symbol represents one, this symbol represents two..."
Arabic numerals are easy to understand and clear at a glance.
Under Ji Lie's guidance, Xiu'er and Laifu understood how to use Arabic numerals with just a little practice.
"The second trick is called the new accounting method."
"The principle is also very simple. You first reorganize the palace's account books for the past year into two volumes."
"One volume is used to record the storage of materials and money, and the other volume is used to record the consumption of materials and money."
"After the sorting is completed, you only need to subtract the two numbers to get the number of remaining supplies."
"In this way, we can also know the true situation of our palace's warehouse."
Ji Lie said with a smile.
The reason why he made the abacus was that he taught Xiuer and Laifu Arabic numerals and new accounting methods.
The purpose is very simple, it is to hope that they will be responsible for taking care of the palace's accounting room in the future.
The accountant manages the palace's money and materials. Ji Lie doesn't feel comfortable leaving such an important position to anyone else.
After some teaching from Ji Lie, Xiuer and Laifu got started smoothly.
The two first reorganized the palace's account books, then picked up the abacus and started playing.
Feng Chong has been immersed in the accounting profession for so many years, so he can naturally see at a glance how advanced the so-called Chinese figures and new accounting methods are!
With these two things and an abacus, no matter how complicated the accounts are, they can be calculated clearly without much effort!
No wonder Ji Lie wanted to check the palace's account books with great confidence. It turned out that he had such means!
What to do now?
At this time, Feng Chong was already nervous and his forehead was covered with sweat!
Time passed by, and just after noon, Xiuer put down the account book in her hand and said softly,
"Your Highness, this servant has already figured it out!"
