This account book?
It was too messy to remember.
Ye Qiu realized that the data recorded in the account book was very chaotic and completely didn't conform to basic logic…If this was the case, anyone could get some benefits from it.
"Wang Erniu!"
Ye Qiu called out.
" Young Master, I'm here. What's the matter? Tell me…" Wang Erniu ran over and asked with a smile.
"Let me ask you, who recorded this account book?”
"The account book…"
Wang Erniu looked at the account book in Ye Qiu's hand. He took a deep breath and said,"There was a scholar who specialized in bookkeeping in West Mountain, but he resigned and retired when he got old. Butler Wang personally recorded this year's and last year's accounts…"
"Which Wang Dequan?"
Ye Qiu said.
"Yes, yes, yes, it's him…"
No wonder.
That Wang Dequan was a cunning person. If he said that he didn't profit from such a big business like West Mountain, Ye Qiu wouldn't believe it.
Moreover, the account book was in such a mess.
Ordinary people wouldn't even have the chance to investigate.
"Husband, what's wrong?"
Chang Le asked curiously.
Ye Qiu flipped through the account book and said,"There must be something fishy going on."
"Chunlan, Xiaohe, go and get the brush, ink, paper, and inkstone.”
Ye Qiu had to calculate it properly.
"What's the problem?"
Princess Chang Le also picked up an account book and looked at it. She did not find anything wrong. Wasn't this how accounts were recorded?
"Look at this…"
Ye Qiu pointed at the book in Chang Le's hand.
February 15th, Zhang Ji's rice shop, three strings of money…
February 17th, purchasing items, seven strings of coins…
February 19, Chang 'an Restaurant, consistent money.
……
"Is there something wrong?" Princess Chang Le looked at Ye Qiu curiously.
Ye Qiu said.
"No, of course not. There are thousands of acres of fertile farmland under the West Mountain. Do we still need to buy rice from a rice shop? This was the first reason. The second reason was that although the money was spent, it did not decrease on the other side.”
"There's also the purchase of items, seven strings of coins!”
"Seven strings of money is seven thousand wen, which is enough to buy more than three thousand candied hawthorns. What did you buy with so much money, but there is no record of it.”
"Isn't it too easy to earn money? I don't believe that there's no ghost involved!”
"But even if there is a ghost, how can we prove it? It's been so long, and there's no way to verify it…"
He stuck out his tongue.
"No, there's a way!"
Ye Qiu shook his head.
"As long as we change the method and re-record the account book, it will be fine.”
In Ye Qiu's opinion, this accounting method was too simple. Although there was a lot of room for manipulation, in Ye Qiu's opinion, it was also full of flaws.
It wasn't difficult to find out what was going on.
"Changle, I'll read the numbers later. You write them down…"
Ye Qiu said.
" Alright, alright…" Changle picked up the brush. Born in an imperial family, Princess Changle was naturally both talented and beautiful. She knew how to write and count.
Ye Qiu picked up the account book and began to read.
"March 11th, 156 wen.”
"March 12th, 1600 wen.”
" March 13th, eight hundred wen."
"March 14th, two strings of money."
" 15th of March, 12 strings of coins…"
……
At this point, Chang Le asked in surprise,"" Why did you spend so much money on the 15th of March…"
When Chun Lan heard this, she explained in a low voice,"The 15th of every month is the time to give out the monthly payment.”
"Oh, I see."
" Although the monthly salary seems to be a lot," Xiao He said unhappily," 10 strings of money were taken away by Butler Wang and his men. Each of us has less than 200 coins…"
Two hundred coins!
According to the current purchasing power of copper coins, it was equivalent to about 200 yuan.
It was actually quite tragic.
However, times were different.
Even in the prosperous Great Tang, it was an extravagant hope for the common people to have a full stomach. Many shops could recruit many people as long as they provided food.
200 copper coins was not too much and not too little. It was enough for living expenses.
However, compared to the butler, it was too shabby.
"Next month, I'll give you guys a raise.”
Ye Qiu smiled.
"Thank you, Young Master."
Chun Lan and Xiao He looked at Ye Qiu in surprise.
Wang Erniu was also very excited.
Increase in money?
The last time the price rose was two years ago.
Ye Qiu continued to read the data…
Chang Le was recording at the side.
Soon, the data for a month was sorted out.
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