Now that he is fifteen years old, he has had the experience of returning to his hometown to worship his ancestors. In addition, his father's official position has been transferred, his in-laws have traveled, or they have made special trips to relax and have fun, so there are really not many places to go.
This time, Xue Meiren confidently wrote several pieces of paper.
Immediately afterwards, Ying Zheng continued to ask: "Write down everything you know about the prices."
The concubines all vaguely understood what the emperor meant.
He lowered his head and wrote quickly.
Girls of this age are all from decent backgrounds. If they don't enter the palace as concubines, they will be promised to be the wife of a well-matched family, manage the house, manage the affairs, and give favors. When they get a little older, their mother has carefully taught them. Especially when it comes to money transactions, accounting is a top priority.
Cloths, jewelry, grain, fruits and vegetables, large pieces of furniture, cattle and sheep, and even many daily necessities at home...
Ying Zheng waited patiently for a quarter of an hour before he saw someone stop writing. He left his seat and went to watch, but stopped again in front of Xue Meiren.
He was a little surprised: "You actually know the price of millet in various places last year?"
Xue Meiren's face turned red. There were some things that she was afraid of being laughed at in the past, but now she could speak out with confidence: "My mother is the daughter of a grain merchant, and my mother and I also had a grain shop for their dowry. My mother said, you have to understand it yourself." One or two, so that I won’t be fooled by the stewards below.”
Ying Zheng nodded slightly: "I see."
After that, he asked a few more questions one after another. After the concubines finished answering, he put away their answer sheets, and another chamberlain came forward to present the test papers drawn up by the accounting stewards.
Feng Lanruo took a look and saw that the first page was full of accounting calculations, and couldn't help but be slightly speechless.
Looking at the second page, they asked about the tax measurement. There were men, women, old and young in the family. Referring to the government decrees of this dynasty, how much land should be obtained and how much tax should be paid.
By now, I'm starting to get a headache.
Go to the third page: Today the wall is nine feet high. Melons grow on them, and their vines are seven inches long. The gourd grows under it, and the vine grows one foot long. When do we meet? How long are the melons and gourds?
Feng Lanruo:? ? ? ? ?
After flipping through it, it was all...Nine Chapters of Arithmetic.
Emmm.
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The chamberlain Taiping stood beside Ying Zheng, looking at the room full of beauties like flowers, a flash of sympathy could not help but flash in his eyes.
I don’t know if it was his imagination, but after the test paper was handed out, the girl’s head suddenly grew a lot bigger.
Except for that guy over there...
It seems that his surname is Xue Lai?
All the concubines looked at the test papers in front of them, but their heads were as big as a bucket, as if they had seen a demon. Only Xue Meiren was refreshed and energetic. She touched the abacus with her left hand, opened the test papers with her right hand, and looked at the familiar faces one by one. Numbers are all so kind.
Ha ha!
Finally arrived at my home court!
Chapter 16
Overall, Ying Zheng was quite satisfied with the performance of his concubines.
Especially the beauty named Xue, who is extremely talented in arithmetic. She got full marks on the nine-chapter arithmetic paper issued by the doctors in the arithmetic room!
You know, given the difficulty of this paper, if they don't know the answer in advance, even the doctors who write the paper may not be able to get full marks!
According to Xue Meiren, this was inherited from her mother. As the daughter of a grain merchant, her mother began to figure out the abacus at the age of three, and helped the family manage the accounts at the age of twelve, including purchasing prices, selling prices, net profits, and gross profits. , as long as the number has been passed through her mind, she will never forget it.
Isn't this a real talent?
Meiren Xue was an unexpected surprise to Ying Zheng, and the other concubines were also of good quality.
Wu Jieyu's father, Wu Dunnai, was a well-known figure in the country, and she herself was also a well-known and talented woman. She was even summoned a few years ago to pay homage to the emperor in the palace, and received a huge reward.
This dynasty valued literature over martial arts, and valued talents. Therefore, although Wu Jieyu's father did not serve as an official and only held the false title of a doctor of the Imperial College, after she entered the palace, she was also the concubine whose median rank was second only to Feng Lanruo's Jieyu. .
What's even more rare is that Wu Jieyu is not the kind of idiot who just loves reading.
The prosperity of the imperial examinations in this dynasty far exceeded that of previous generations, and the number of scholars quickly expanded to an astonishing number. Wu Dun was able to stand out among the talented scribes in this dynasty, and he was called a famous scholar. Naturally, his reputation was not in vain.
As the daughter of a famous scholar, Wu Jieyu did not live a very prosperous life. There were more than a dozen people in the Wu family, and there were only a few servants to serve them. Many things had to be taken care of by the children of the Wu family themselves. For this reason, Wu Jieyu was not raised in a family. In a deep house, an ordinary lady never leaves the house.
Among the eight concubines selected into the palace, Wu Jieyu's mother's family was the poorest, but she had been to the most places and had the most knowledge.
There is no other reason. Wu Jieyu has a good father.
The book has its own golden house, and the book has its own Yan Ruyu. Wu Dun has a wide circle of friends and has friends all over the world. He does not have the concept that it is inconvenient for his daughter to go out. He stays at home to teach in summer and winter when it is inconvenient to go out, and every spring and autumn. , is traveling with the family.
Everywhere he goes, he first learns about the local people's livelihood, and then uses it to test the children in the school, so that they know the sufferings of the world, and finally he will teach him a thing or two.
As the saying goes, Wu Jieyu teaches by words and deeds. As his daughter, Wu Jieyu herself is quite smart. She has been influenced by it for more than ten years. How could she not be so smart?
With so many words, Ying Zheng felt as if he had been to the place in person after reading it. How could he not nod in admiration.
As for the remaining few people, although they have never been as talented as Xue Mei and Wu Jieyu, they are still pretty good.
Ying Zheng confirmed that these eight people were not incompetent, so he turned around and started assigning tasks to them.
"The Queen Mother is seriously ill, and I don't want to disturb her with palace affairs. However, the Shang Palace Bureau is full of personnel, and the Shang Palace is old and unable to do many things. I have to make early plans - are you willing to share my worries?"
How could the concubines miss the opportunity to show their face in front of the emperor?
No one raised a voice to object.
"very good."
Ying Zheng looked around and was quite satisfied: "In that case, you will use the West Pavilion as your basis and work here every day. As for the hours of work every day..."
He frowned and suddenly felt a little melancholy in his heart: "Let's just be the same as the officials from the three provinces for now."
This is also something that makes Ying Zheng very unhappy.
He couldn't help but complain to the emperors in the space: "This Great Qin... is too lax!"
Only work half a day every day!
After arriving, have lunch at the official office and then go home!
I still have to take care of the food!
Take a break every five days!
There are also family leave, holiday, holidays, etc.!
Zhu Papi was shocked on the spot: "What? Only working half a day a day?! What's the difference between this and not working?!"
The DNA moved violently!
"What are you doing standing still?"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the three remaining emperors in the space: "You have nothing to say about such an unbelievable thing?!"
Liu Che: "It's okay. If the water is clear, there will be no fish. Why are you forcing people so hard?"
Li Yuanda: "That's about it. You only get three days off a year like you do. Lao Zhu, aren't you afraid of being dragged out to hang street lights?"
Zhu Yuanzhang: "???"
Then he went to look at the last person who didn't speak: "Shimin, what did you say?"
Li Shimin wiped his sweat sheepishly: "Oh, I only work half a day a day. This is how we in Datang have holidays."
Zhu Yuanzhang: "????"
Liu Che: "In other words, Lao Zhu, you are the emperor, and you have to be born as a landlord. You are the kind of person who goes out before dawn to imitate the crow of roosters."
Emperors: "Pfft!"
Ying Zheng set working hours for the concubines, and the next work fell into place.
Wu Jieyu was thoughtful and sophisticated, so she led several lower-ranking talents and beauties to screen the transfer of personnel in the palace in the past twenty years, whether they were still on duty in the palace, those who had died of illness, or those who had died of illness. All those who have been released by empresses in various places and who have come together to support themselves when they are old enough will be checked.
During this period, who worked as errands, what positions they held, what they did when they were in office, how many times they went out of the palace, who else was in the family, who they recognized as godfathers, or married to palace servants. When it comes to food, you have to plate it carefully.
Xue Meiren was good at calculations and was a rare good accountant. This time, she was asked to lead the other concubines who were good at calculations to settle accounts.
In the past twenty years, the salary of the servants and palace people, the purchase of dining rooms, the transactions of the emperor's private treasury, the rewards from the concubines, the accounts of each room in the palace bureau, the cultural relics given to the ministers, the various palaces during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Rewards...
Xue Meiren held the abacus in hand and issued a military order to the emperor. As long as she was here to control it, not a penny would be missed!
As the highest-ranking concubine, Feng Lanruo was responsible for directing the overall situation. She led the emperor and several of her people to conduct random inspections from time to time, firstly to ensure the accuracy of the concubines' work, and secondly, to protect their safety.
In the year of disaster, as soon as the imperial edict for disaster relief was issued, fires broke out in granaries in various places, and then the account books were also burned. Wouldn't the same thing happen in the palace?
Dogs can jump over walls when they are anxious, let alone humans.
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The concubines had been in the palace for a long time and felt a deep sense of loneliness.
The emperor was still in his filial piety and would not invite them to his bedside. With the exception of Feng Lanruo, he had almost no contact with the others.
Now that there is no longer the conflict between the concubines, which is destined to be holy favor, life will be much easier.
The clothes and food in the palace are all the best. The empress dowager has no reason to be mean to them. The minister is not sure which one will be favored in the future, and he doesn't dare to watch others order the dishes. At most, he just flatters Feng Lanruo a little more. , and the rest also provide dietary needs according to position.
The late emperor's period of filial piety has not yet come out, so there will be no entertainment activities in the palace. Those hobbies such as playing the piano and playing music have to be restrained for the time being. As for palace performances, there is no thought of them. Apart from greeting the Empress Dowager once every five days, the rest The rest of the time can only be spent boringly in the palace.
Xue Meiren privately complained that the maid who followed her into the palace was almost moldy after staying in the palace!
However, things are different now.
They have serious jobs and are busy!
The morning dynasty time of this dynasty is the fifth watch day - this means that it has to start on the fifth watch day, but it does not mean that the fifth watch day has arrived.
The courtiers had to get up, change clothes, have some breakfast, go out, ride horses or sedans, wait until they enter the palace, verify their identities, and then go to court on their legs. They really got up earlier than the chickens.
Compared with ministers, concubines are much cheaper. After all, they live in the palace and are much closer to each other.
Before dawn that day, the concubines were busy in their respective bedrooms. After changing clothes and eating, they set off to the West Pavilion early.
It’s the first day of work, so fresh!
Furthermore, no matter whether we do more or less, we must let His Majesty know our thoughts!
Feng Lanruo hurriedly hurried, but when she arrived, she found that she was almost the last one to arrive. As the concubine with the highest status, she couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
