Tongdatang’s accounts this year are not large…
After Liu Shen calculated the accounts, he handed the various accounts to Pei Xueyan for comparison to see if there were any discrepancies, wrong accounts, underreported accounts, etc.
It only took half a day to make the accounts clean...
Pei Xueyan felt relieved when she saw that it took her several days to check the account, but with Liu Shen's help, it only took three or two hours to check it.
She looked at the pile of account books in front of her, and then thought about her own predicament. She had an inexplicable illusion in her mind that 'as long as this young man is here, none of this will matter'.
In a trance...
Pei Xueyan felt that the burden on his shoulders suddenly became lighter, as if most of it had been taken away by others; it also seemed that someone was carrying the burden with him.
This is a feeling she has never experienced before entering the Song family, or even before joining the Song family...
It's very relaxing, very reassuring, and very mysterious.
Pei Xueyan looked at him straightly, and murmured whether she was crying or laughing: "Liu Shen, do you know how capable you are?"
"What ability?"
"You alone can support ten accounting clerks!"
"Ten?"
Liu Shen raised his eyebrows when he heard this, stretched and asked, "I can only support ten accounting clerks?"
"The twenty..."
Pei Xueyan rolled her eyes at him angrily, and joked with a smile: "Twenty accounting clerks can't calculate as fast as you. They can calculate accurately, okay?"
"That's pretty much it..."
Liu Shen smiled contentedly after hearing this, picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and then asked seriously: "Is there anything wrong with Tongdatang's accounts?"
"no problem."
When Pei Xueyan saw him mentioning business, her expression turned serious and she said softly: "Shopkeeper Hu from Tongda Hall has no backbone. There is no problem with the accounts now, but that doesn't mean there will be no problem in the future."
"It's best to eliminate the subtleties gradually..."
Liu Shen nodded, pondered for a while and asked: "I would like to ask, if, I mean, if there is a problem with the account books of Tongdatang, how will the young lady plan to deal with it?"
"Of course it's the official report..."
Pei Xueyan said righteously: "The old man has worked hard here for decades to save this family fortune. How can he be taken away by some young people?"
After she finished speaking, she saw that Liu Shen was thoughtful but did not express his position. She asked in confusion: "The Song family spent a lot of money to support them, but they want to take a piece of meat from the master's body. Shouldn't I report it to the official for punishment?" Them?"
"Should!"
"Then why are you acting like this?"
"..."
Liu Shen pondered for a while, cleared his thoughts, and smiled: "Because I think you did the right thing, but it's not entirely right."
"oh?"
Pei Xueyan was surprised when he heard this and asked, "Then what do you have in mind?"
"It's not a high opinion..."
Liu Shen shook his head and said: "I just want to ask the young lady a question. After the problem is reported to the official, is there anyone under the young lady who can take the position of the shopkeeper?"
"I don't have many people I can use..."
Pei Xueyan frowned when she heard this. She seemed to understand what Liu Shen meant, and said with a somewhat ugly face: "Even new shopkeepers need time to test their abilities before they can be used effectively."
"Then it would be inappropriate to report the problem to the official."
Liu Shen sighed and asked again: "I heard just now that Mr. Song treats the young mistress well?"
"good…"
"The old man told you privately that there have been problems with the accounts in recent years, and asked you to build up your prestige while he is still here and find out those shopkeepers with evil intentions?"
"yes…"
Pei Xueyan frowned slightly and nodded, as if she vaguely sensed something from his words, but it was vague and unclear.
"Those who are in authority are confused, but those who are onlookers know clearly. Young Mistress, you are the one who is in authority now."
Liu Shen shook his head with a smile and reminded: "Mr. Song has been operating here for many years. Although he is old now, he can see that the shopkeepers under him have different intentions, so how can he not arrange a backup plan?"
"..."
Pei Xueyan was stunned and froze on the spot after hearing this, as if he was awakened by his words.
Liu Shen said to himself: "In my opinion, Mr. Song asked you to establish your prestige and find out those shopkeepers with evil intentions while he is still there. The point is not to let you take out those shopkeepers with evil intentions. They are all sent to prison, but they build up their prestige."
"This this……"
Pei Xueyan only felt a slight numbness on her scalp. In desperation, she grabbed his arm, bit her lower lip and said, "Liu Shen, teach me!"
"Don't be impatient, young mistress. Listen to me analyze it slowly."
Liu Shen smiled and patted the back of her hand, telling her not to worry, and then smiled and said: "In my opinion, what Mr. Song is really worried about is not the shopkeepers, but you, young lady."
"Young lady, think about it for yourself. Although Mr. Song is old, since he can see the strange things in the shopkeepers under his hands, it proves that he still has clear eyes and ears. If this is the case, then why doesn't he handle it himself, but let you do it? How about taking action?"
"Because you have only been in the Song family for a year, you have little prestige and it is difficult to convince the public. The old man is afraid that you will not be able to suppress the people below you after you leave, so you are allowed to come forward to establish your authority this time!"
"I'm sure that as long as Mr. Song is still alive, those shopkeepers will not be able to make any trouble. In fact, Mr. Song has already recruited some new shopkeepers who can replace them at any time."
"What Mr. Song wants to see now is how you handle this matter! How to establish your prestige! How to make the people below obey you, the young lady of the Song family, as the head of the family!"
"Otherwise, even if Mr. Song changes the shopkeepers who have different intentions, you will still be unable to suppress the new shopkeeper. Sooner or later, someone will still take possession of the family property!"
"If your thoughts are darker, young lady, you can even regard this matter as Mr. Song's test for you."
"understand?"
"..."
After hearing this, Pei Xueyan felt her body tremble a little, and the hand holding Liu Shen's arm subconsciously used some force...
She closed her eyes and took a long, soothing breath before suppressing the throbbing in her body. After opening her eyes, she nodded with a smile and asked, "Then what should I do to pass the old man's test?"
"This is easy..."
Seeing that she calmed down so quickly, Liu Shen patted the back of her hand and said with a smile, "It only takes eight words to establish prestige."
"Which eight characters?"
“Strength and softness are combined, grace and power are given at the same time!”
"Strength and softness are combined... kindness and power are given at the same time..."
Pei Xueyan murmured the eight words Liu Shen said with slightly focused eyes, as if he was thinking about how to implement these eight words that seemed simple but actually revealed a lot of academic knowledge.
She pondered for a long time before slowly asking: "After finding out those young people who covet the Song family's property, I have to report them to the official, but I can't report them all to the official, right?"
"Young mistress is extremely smart."
Seeing that she understood what he meant, Liu Shen smiled and said: "Those shopkeepers are definitely not monolithic. The young mistress should use the power of thunder to find a few thorns to scare the monkeys, and even use some underhanded methods to make those A few thorny family members can’t live in peace either.”
"As a result, other shopkeepers who have evil intentions will be afraid of following in his footsteps."
"In this way, the 'strong' and 'powerful' side of the young mistress can be reflected. Then the young mistress only needs to divide a group of people, suppress a group of people, and win over a group of people to reflect the 'softness' and 'kindness', so that the following people can As long as people are afraid, they also think of your goodness."
"..."
Pei Xueyan was stunned for a moment, but secretly rejoiced in her heart, feeling more and more that she had found a treasure.
Then she seemed to have thought of something, and asked with a hint of worry: "It is said that the harm will not harm the family, do you have to use some underhanded methods?"
"It doesn't have to be used..."
Liu Shen glanced at her and said jokingly: "If Mr. Song can live a few more years, you will have time to show your power slowly, but Mr. Song is already old. Do you have time to show your power slowly?"
"..."
"To put it more harshly, if Mr. Song passes away one day, with your current thinking, there won't be any bones left that can be eaten."
"good!"
Pei Xueyan also woke up and asked worriedly: "Then what kind of despicable means should I use? I have no experience in this..."
"The good thing is that..."
Liu Shen raised his eyebrows and smiled, and said pointedly: "It doesn't matter if you have no experience, there is an experienced old man in the Song family watching you from behind."
"You mean... old man?"
