Chapter 32 Secretary Zhu
He Xi heard Zhu Xiongying say this. It proves that Zhu Xiongying has read books.
To be honest, the word "farming and fighting" was too accurate in the pre-industrial era. Liaodong is a land of hundreds of battles, so we must prepare for war. As for Liaodong's thousands of miles of transshipment, even if it is shipped by sea, the consumption is not small. We must focus on farming, but we can't just do farming and fighting.
Unfortunately, times have changed.
He Xi did not answer Zhu Xiongying directly, but said, "What books have you read?"
Zhu Xiongying said: "There are thirteen classics and seventeen histories of various schools of thought. There are many books in the inner court collection, and I have read a lot of them with the King of Shu."
The King of Shu has always been known as the scholar of Shu. He is also the only prince among Zhu Yuanzhang's sons who has expressed his attitude and does not want to enfeoff. I will stay in the capital from now on. However, the title of the King of Shu was downgraded and inherited. Nowadays, the King of Shu has a simple mind. He only focuses on studying and wants to be a great scholar. The King of Shu knew all the books in the inner court.
He Xi said: "How about math?"
Zhu Xiongying said: "Uncle, just test me."
He Xi said: "I won't test you anymore. You go to bed early today, get up early tomorrow, and come to me. I'll show you what real government affairs are."
Zhu Xiongying was stunned for a moment, then became a little happy.
Although others treat him with respect, they treat him like a child. Now Hexi directly arranged errands for him to make him feel valued. He thought to himself: "It's my uncle after all. For the sake of His Majesty, I won't say more about the bad things you did."
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At night, He Xi and Princess Anqing hugged each other and fell asleep.
Princess Anqing said: "Brother entrusts Xiongying to us. You can't lead him astray."
He Xi smiled softly and said: "Don't worry. I won't embarrass him. However, His Highness the Crown Prince asked him to come with him, isn't that just for the sake of training? I always want him to see the world. Otherwise, it is not actually a favor to the Crown Prince." the meaning of."
Princess Anqing thought about it, too. It’s always time to let your children see the world.
No more questions.
But He Xi thought of the time when he worked as Zhu Yuanzhang's secretary.
After much deliberation, I still absolutely believe that to train a person, you must first train him as a secretary. Because the secretary is a position that can fully understand the whole situation. Cultivate an overall view first, and then delegate to specific tasks. He Xi decided happily.
He would not feel that he was suffering from being ordered around by Zhu Yuanzhang. He must still be with his grandson at this moment.
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Zhu Xiongying couldn't sleep well all night, thinking that he would be able to really get in touch with national affairs tomorrow, and he was extremely happy. Got up early.
Came to He Xi's study.
He Xi's desk was piled with documents, as high as a hill. Although Zhu Xiongying looked grown up, he was still a little short, and He Xi was sitting, separated by so many books. Zhu Xiongying couldn't see He Xi at all, he could only see He Xi's bun.
He Xi said: "In three days, we will go out on inspection. In these three days, you have to summarize the accounts of various places, starting with Fushun Coal Field and Shenyang Iron Works. It must be completed within three days. Go. "
Zhu Xiongying agreed and came out in a daze.
After coming out, he realized that this seemed to be different from what he thought.
After Zhu Xiongying came out, someone immediately came to greet him, and then led Zhu Xiongying into a side room.
Then several soldiers came in carrying big red boxes.
After putting it down, he left the key and went out respectfully.
Zhu Xiongying opened the box, which was full of account books. Zhu Xiongying's first feeling was that he was trying to trick me. Then he thought to himself: "It's just some accounts, it's so scary sometimes. Let me show you how powerful I am."
Zhu Xiongying picked up the abacus on the table and pulled it casually. The abacus made a crisp sound, just like music. It moved up and down, and all the beads were in place, just like the rest of the instrument.
Zhu Xiongying immediately started working.
This is really not He Xi's deliberate attempt to trick Zhu Xiongying, but that there really is so much accounting information.
The accounts of the agricultural era are completely different from those of the industrial era.
Industrial large-scale production is a system. These economic data are their core. Even in the eyes of many people, the essential difference between a planned economy and a market economy, or a socialist country and a capitalist country, lies in accounting.
The planned economy has a complete set of calculation methods and theories to arrange economic production. It may even have a certain effect, otherwise there would be no Soviet economic miracle.
But He Xi is not so exaggerated now. But there are also a lot of various accounts, arranging economic activities among more than a dozen places, resource allocation, outsourcing, procurement, etc. Economic activities must be reflected in each account.
Otherwise, how would He Xi know what was going on with the people below? These economic data are the complete picture of Liaodong production controlled by He Xi.
In He Xi's opinion, this is a secret.
Ordinary people have absolutely no way of knowing.
After all, whoever can see this can know how much steel and coal Liaodong produces in a year. How much armor is produced, and thus the industrial production capacity of Liaodong, is directly related to the combat effectiveness of the front line. Of course, no country today has this kind of analytical capability.
However, I want to truly understand the economic operation of Liaodong.
This is the most intuitive.
However, He Xi also knew the difficulty. Others have already calculated these data. Although there is no intention to embarrass him, they are giving him a blow. Let him know the depth, and then he can be obedient.
So, Zhu Xiongying spent a whole day calculating.
He had no experience at first, so he asked some people around He Xi for advice, and then he finally understood it. Then a lot of calculations began.
Zhu Xiongying specially studied mathematics. However, the teachers around Zhu Xiongying were not too concerned about this aspect. After all, who is Zhu Xiongying? He is the grandson of the emperor. Even if he cannot ascend the throne, he will not have to worry about food and clothing in the future, as long as he understands mathematics. As for calculations, there is no need to force it.
Is it possible that Zhu Xiongying will work as a bookkeeper in the future?
Therefore, Zhu Xiongying knew all kinds of calculation methods, but the amount of calculations was not enough.
After doing calculations all morning, I felt dizzy. Finally, the data of Fushun Coal Mine was sorted out. But when totaled, the numbers on both sides don't match up.
Zhu Xiongying was dumbfounded.
Look at the draft again. Where did the draft go?
Looking at the blank papers everywhere, he didn't know where to look for the place where he calculated wrongly.
So, we can only start from scratch.
After all, the lights are on at night. Under dozens of candles, Zhu Xiongying had a hasty meal. The important thing is to figure out the numbers. As a result, there was a difference of five hundred guan of treasure notes between them. That's five hundred gold coins.
Zhu Xiongying gritted his teeth and said: "I will definitely waste my treasure money in the future. It's too embarrassing for me."
What caused Zhu Xiongying the greatest difficulty was not the accounts of Fushun Coal Mine. The accounts of Fushun Coal Mine are actually very simple. The coal he produces does not have that much effect, and it is very simple to enter and exit. Otherwise, He Xi would not have given three days.
Although there are many accounts, they are not complicated.
He Xi was given a blow, not a blow to death.
But it was the conversion of treasure notes, silver, copper coins, and grain that made Zhu Xiongying suffer enough.
Silver and copper coins are not locked up to one tael of silver or a thousand copper coins. But just go with the flow. Of course. Generally speaking, it is relatively stable. Silver is scarce. In the past, silver was expensive. More than 1,100 coins could be exchanged for one tael of silver.
Grain prices are controlled by the court, especially in Liaodong and He Xi's control, which is also a fixed price.
But Baochao is different.
The treasure banknote is actually a moving price. Since the 14th year of Hongwu to the present, Baobao has fallen a lot, and it has fallen every year. Although Zhu Yuanzhang has stopped issuing treasure banknotes. But too many treasure notes were issued before. The specific number is probably hundreds of millions.
So that the decline every year is different. But there must be.
Therefore, the Fushun Coal Mine has been operating for several years, and the price of Baobao varies every year. Very annoying.
Five hundred Guan treasure notes are worth less than twenty copper coins.
Zhu Xiongying wished he could pay for it himself. Big money is easy to find, small money is hard to find. Zhu Xiongying had never had such a large amount of calculations before, and it was normal for problems to arise. But Zhu Xiongying refused to admit defeat, so these dozens of candles were lit all night.
