43.Chapter 43 The money is sought first by the supreme man (Second update)

Author: One Pot from the Farm

Chapter 43: Money comes first and people seek it out (Second update)

Lunch was an all-fish feast, and even the main dishes were fish dumplings and pickled fish rice noodles.

Just after dinner, a boat came upstream.

The people on the boat were armed with bows, crossbows, knives, shields, and spears, and their eyes were alert.

Boxes were brought down one by one and sent to the headmaster's house. The leader handed them over to the headmaster and put silver ingots in the boxes.

A total of seven thousand taels of silver were delivered, and Zhu Wentian stood by and watched, worried.

Why not copper coins? If treasure banknotes are issued, where will the money be spent?

"The prince was worried that the village would have difficulty making soap because it had no money, so he sent the money first." The leader explained the situation.

"Zhou Sheren, Your Highness, did you say anything else?"

The manager is in a mixed mood. Did you give me the money first? Do you still have to hand over the prescription?

"She said soap and rock sugar are good. If you have any new goodies in the future, remember to send them over. I wrote another letter."

Zhou Sheren took out the letter. His name was Zhou Zong, and he was carrying a sword.

Instead of being a normal Tongshi Ren, he was very good at fighting and taught Prince Zhu Biao how to practice martial arts.

"Okay." The leader took the letter with both hands, put it in his arms, and looked at the other person without making a sound.

"Food, hungry! Hey hey hey!" Zhu Wentian reminded, don't stand there stupidly, they came here at noon.

"Yes, let's eat. Don't be impatient. Zhou Sheren, the village is poor and there is nothing good. You should have a meal!"

The headmaster quickly invited the other party to come, with thirteen people and thirteen pairs of chopsticks.

"It's so disturbing." Zhou Zong agreed happily.

With his mission, he observed the people in the village to see who looked like an expert hermit. This fool was definitely not the one. He looked at other people while eating.

He and the twelve others washed their hands first, and the mayor also washed their hands, and just now they were counting the coins.

Zhou Zong saw the soap. The soap in Nanjing was worth 700 yuan. Now he can no longer buy it.

This thing is made by other people in the village, and it can be used in any way the village wants.

He went to the main table and nodded to each other with the county officials.

The other twelve people sat nearby and formed a table. When the food was served, they were greedy.

Just when I was moving the boxes, I saw the vegetables and smelled the aroma.

What's going on in the village today? There's a big banquet.

When you hear the boss greeting people, you understand and entertain the county magistrate.

Zhou Zong was a little confused, where are the people? Where are the experts? There is a chief, a fool, and four officials at the main table. That's not right!

With doubts, he asked: "Zhu Lichang, is there no one else?"

"People from Zhoushe, usually the elders of the clan sit at the main table. Today Magistrate Li and others are here, accompanied by me and the village guard."

The chief's mood was much more stable, and he realized who the other party wanted to ask was right next to him!

"Okay, are you a good village guard? Hanhan?" Zhou Zong forced a smile.

"Hey! Hey hey hey, Hanhan, me! Uh-huh-huh!" Zhu Wentian cooperated.

"Our silly smiles are innocent, Zhou Sheren, try this braised carp." Li Zhixian warmed up the scene.

Other officials followed along to liven up the atmosphere while eating. Even though they were also guests in the village, the village was their own county's home field.

The fish cooked in various ways is indeed delicious, and Zhou Zong dared to drink after giving away the money.

"Rice, rice." Zhu Wentian took two bites of food and asked for the staple food.

A bowl of rice noodles and a plate of boiled dumplings were brought to him. The dumplings were cooked fresh and fragrant, and the fish was cooked well.

From time to time, the head of the house would add food to Hanhan and take care of him.

Zhou Zong finally gained something. The village guards of Xiaqiu Village were well paid, had a large appetite, and could eat well.

Apart from the occasional giggle, he is not annoying at all.

Zhu Wentian finished the rice noodles and dumplings and left the table quickly, not accompanying him anymore. He was tired of pretending to be a fool.

Seeing the fool leave, Zhou Zong seemed to relax.

"Zhu Lichang, today is the banquet held to welcome Magistrate Li and others?"

Zhou Zong took a sip of fish soup, turned around and looked around. There were tables arranged one after another, and he asked casually.

If so, he would go back and tell the prince that officials entering the village wasted money and wasted people.

"What's the matter? Whether Magistrate Li and others come here or not has nothing to do with how the village eats. This is how I eat every day in Xiaqiu Village."

The director told the truth that county officials sometimes only add two dishes.

Li Zhixian echoed from the side: "People from Zhoushe, it is true that I don't wait until I enter the village to eat well. A few of us come here every now and then.

Xiaqiu Village is really rich and has few people. In order to free up manpower, the villagers cook and eat together.

If you don’t believe me, if you don’t leave today and still eat like this in the evening, it will be the same tomorrow morning, so we will go back tomorrow.”

"Li Zhixian, but the county is not busy?" This was the first time Zhou Zong heard that officials had nothing to do and went to the village for food and accommodation.

“The current season is not bad, the main thing is to eat well, have a clear head, and work quickly.

I'm leaving tomorrow because the village is making smoked fish and dried fish for me.

Tomorrow we will take it back and share a share, so that everyone can have fish to eat, otherwise they cannot afford to buy fish."

Li Zhi County is very honest. We are waiting for fish, there are a lot of them, and everyone in the yamen will give them to us.

Zhou Zong: "..."

Is it so direct? It’s not enough to just eat, but you have to take it back?

He looked at the other three officials, who nodded in unison, yes, as agreed, there are smoked fish and dried fish.

"I'll stay too, Mr. Zhu, is it convenient?"

Zhou Zong decided to observe more. The prince told him when he came, so he acted expediently.

"Oh! That's great! If Zhou Sheren doesn't say anything, I'll still be thinking about how to invite you."

There was a look of surprise on his face, and he said, "You can stay here! Do you think you can find someone if you stay here?"

After the meal, the villagers were busy with each other. The person who collected the tableware collected it on a cart and put it in the dishwashing shed.

The dishwashers work in a streamlined manner. Someone is responsible for one side of the water, someone rubs soap with a rag and then wipes the dishes, someone washes them a second time, and someone else wipes them dry.

Rinse the washed dishes with clean water again before the next meal.

Thirteen people from Zhou Zong dispersed and wandered around.

"Yichang, do you want us to help you sort out your accounts?"

Li Zhixian knew that there was a lot of business in the village, and a lot of things were consumed in eating a big pot of rice. The money had to be recorded in the accounts.

The head of the village hesitated for a moment: "Okay, thank you very much! I just got seven thousand taels of silver. If there is too much money, the accounts will be messed up."

If you refuse, someone will have to think wildly again, but this account...

He took out the account book and put it on the table: "Sorry to trouble you."

The chief clerk comes up first. I can finally help the village. Let you see my professionalism.

He opened the account and his eyes suddenly widened.

What are they? They are all grids. The horizontal ones are the balance of the current period, the amount incurred in the current period, and the balance at the end of the period.

On the first line vertically, write accounts, horizontally, debit, credit, debit, credit, debit, credit.

On the vertical bottom, there are wheat, ginger, rice, copper coins...

There are numbers next to it, one, two, three, four...

Why isn't it one, two, three, four...

He flipped through it, and the more he flipped through it, the more surprised he became. It was much more difficult to make false accounts than before. So detailed?

"Uh... Magistrate, take a look." Chief Zheng realized that he couldn't do it anymore and got out of the way.

Li Zhixian stepped forward: "Even if the accounts of a village are messed up again, how can he... um..."

Li Zhixian turned over a few pages: "Come and take a look, this...ah..."

The manager was smiling to himself next to him, help me with my accounts? My account was taught by Hanhan.

It's okay to say numbers like one, two, three, four, five, but try to get used to numbers like one, two, three.

The current accounts are in good order, and mistakes can easily be seen.
Chapter completed!