Arabic Numerals
Half a month later, in Chang 'an, a shop named Tang Ice Cellar was established on the Vermilion Bird Avenue, where every inch of land was precious.
There was only one item in the shop, but it was popular throughout Chang 'an. Both the rich and powerful and merchants went crazy for it.
Ice!
This shop sold ice.
However, the shaved ice sold in this shop was different from the large pieces of ice that the world understood.
Who wouldn't want a cup of sweet shaved ice in this hot summer? Even if it was expensive!
Moreover, under the personal guidance of our wise and mighty Crown Prince, this small shop will launch a shaved ice of different flavors every two days. On the day of the launch of the new product, you will enjoy a 20% discount.
Business was booming!
Especially after noon every day, there would be a long queue at the entrance of this shop.
On closer look, this was the Regional King's Mansion's Steward Zhou, that was the Duke of Ji's Mansion's Steward Zhao, and the future Runan King's Mansion's Steward Sun…
The Crown Prince's Eastern Palace.
Li Chengqian looked at the ten chests of silver ingots and copper coins densely packed in front of him and could not close his mouth from smiling.
"How much in total?" Li Chengqian rubbed his small hands and asked Yang Yuande.
Yang Yuande was a merchant under the Crown Prince's name. In this day and age, any ambitious businessman would put himself under a certain high-ranking official to avoid unnecessary exploitation and trouble. In exchange, he had to pay the respect of his master and monthly payment.
"Your Highness, in the past half a month, under the guidance of the '100 Ways of Marketing' that Your Highness gave me, my shop has achieved unprecedented success. In the past half a month, I've sold countless types of shaved ice…"
Yang Yuande said with a fawning expression as he handed over the account book of the Great Tang Ice Cellar.
"Humph!"
Little Bi did not give Yang Yuande a good look. After all, scholars, farmers, businessmen, and merchants were ranked last. She proudly lifted her small chin and took the account book from Yang Yuande's hands. Then, like a little kitten that needed to be stroked, she respectfully handed it to Li Chengqian.
Li Chengqian took the account book and flipped through a few pages. His face quickly darkened." Yang Yuande, are you playing with me?”
Yang Yuande's face turned pale, and he directly laid in front of Li Chengqian, terrified." Your, Your Highness the Crown Prince, how would I dare? I've been wronged!”
"Then tell me, what is this book? Accountbook?" Li Chengqian questioned unkindly.
" Yes, yes…" Yang Yuande trembled.
"Accountbook? Yang Yuande, you've really become something! Do you think that this prince is so easy to deceive because he is young?”
Li Chengqian's face darkened as he threw the so-called account book at his face and questioned coldly,""Open your dog eyes for this king to take a good look. What kind of things are written on it! You said this is an account book? Is there such an account book?"
Yang Yuande picked up the account book shakily and looked at the rows of dense and neat words on it. His face was pale.
There was nothing wrong with that! This was the account book? Didn't all the accounts books in the world look like this?
Yang Yuande didn't understand why the usually approachable Crown Prince would suddenly be so angry. Also, from the Crown Prince's tone, the account book didn't look like this.
"Do you know your mistake now?" Li Chengqian asked.
Yang Yuande held the account book and stood there in fear. He was incoherent as he cried," Your, Your Highness, Crown Prince, I've been wronged. I've been wronged! This is indeed an account book. Ever since I started doing business, I have always used this kind of account book to record things. I really don't know what the account book Your Highness is talking about looks like!”
"Do you mean that this prince has wronged you? Come over here for this king!"
Li Chengqian raised his eyebrows and walked into the study angrily. The sharp-eyed and quick-witted Xiao Shi had already prepared a brush, ink, paper, and inkstone.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
A line of vigorous and powerful official script appeared on the white paper.
0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9……
It was ten Arabic numbers!
"Watch carefully for this king!"
Li Chengqian had yet to realize that the Arabic numbers that were common in the future had never appeared in the Great Tang.
He scribbled a few lines of numbers on the white paper and did a few simple addition, deduction, multiplication, and division. Finally, he threw the brush aside and raised his head to stare fiercely at Yang Yuande.
"How is it? Don't think that this king is bullying this king because this king is young and doesn't know the skills of the accountant! Yang Yuande, do you have anything else to say?”
Li Chengqian had wanted to take this opportunity to teach this Yang Yuande, who had attempted to deceive him, a profound lesson.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, he realized that Yang Yuande's expression was a little off at the moment! His eyes widened, his mouth opened, and he panted heavily!
Immediately after, Li Chengqian heard Yang Yuande's trembling and excited voice. His eyes were glowing red,""Wonderful, wonderful! These ten numbers were really wonderful! Your Highness, this, this, this new calculation method, this lowly one has traveled the world for more than twenty years, yet I have never heard of it. Could, could it be that…Your Highness, the Crown Prince, created this!？”
"Wait!"
Li Chengqian was suddenly stunned, only then did he react belatedly.
It seemed, probably, should, maybe…Arabic numbers were only spread to the Central Plains in the 13th or 14th century.
It was only the year 627!!
"Looks like I was really wrong!”Li Chengqian thought as he patted his head.
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