When Shopkeeper Bai saw this, he immediately imitated Shopkeeper Liu and knelt down on the ground, hugging Hu Changan's legs and howling: "Young Master, I'm wronged. I work very hard for a small job, and I never dare to have any bad thoughts."
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"Okay, come one by one." Hu Chang'an shook off Shopkeeper Bai's hand and said to Shopkeeper Liu: "Explain, on July 20 this year, why did it appear in your account book that you consumed a jar of liquor and 2 taels of liquor?"
A jar of rice wine, but your income is only one tael of silver?"
“Isn’t the normal selling price for white wine two taels of silver and rice wine one tael of silver?”
Shopkeeper Liu was stunned when he heard this.
Unexpectedly, the young master looked at the account book so carefully.
But after a moment, shopkeeper Liu rolled his eyes and cried: "Master, you don't know, this is a restaurant, and from time to time guests will come and ruin the place. If they come and go, the drinks will be smashed."
Is it done?"
"And this wine will go bad if kept for a long time. The young people have no choice but to throw out some bad wine every day, which creates a hole in the account."
"Master, this is all normal wear and tear!"
"Oh, normal loss? I expected you to excuse yourself like this," Hu Changan sneered and continued, "I divided the actual daily sales of alcohol by the value of the alcohol and calculated a alcohol loss rate."
"If according to what you said, Shopkeeper Liu, these are the normal losses of opening a store, then the daily value of the wine loss rate should not vary much, and at most it will fluctuate occasionally."
"But what about your data, Shopkeeper Liu? The figures fluctuate greatly every month. It's not normal data at first glance."
"Shopkeeper Wang also owns a restaurant. His drink consumption rate is much more stable than yours, and the data is also much lower than yours."
"Even if Shopkeeper Wang's management ability is better than yours, it's not that bad."
"On average, Shopkeeper Wang only loses one jar of wine for every twenty jars of wine he sells. How come, Shopkeeper Liu, you consume more than you sell?"
"Shopkeeper Liu, I don't understand this young master anyway, and I hope you can answer my questions, Mr. Liu."
At this time, Shopkeeper Liu was completely stunned. It was obviously the late autumn season, but big beads of sweat were rolling down his forehead, and even his hands on the ground were shaking unconsciously.
What to do...Master, he really knows!
Although shopkeeper Liu did not fully understand what Hu Changan said, he also knew clearly that the young master had discovered that he had made false accounts and falsely reported sales.
What should I do? The deed of sale was signed in the Hu Mansion.
If the young master wants to be beaten or punished, it's not just a matter of words.
At this time, shopkeeper Liu hated his original obsession.
But now, it's too late to regret. Shopkeeper Liu can only kneel on the ground in horror, waiting for Hu Changan's final trial.
"Since Shopkeeper Liu can't explain it, let's just change someone else to be the shopkeeper of this restaurant." Hu Changan saw that Shopkeeper Liu was acting like a quail, and said coldly, "From now on, Shopkeeper Wang will take over Shopkeeper Liu's restaurant. Shopkeeper Liu, you
Just be a bartender."
"Yes, Master."
After hearing this, Shopkeeper Liu breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, the young master was kind and didn't beat himself to death or buy it directly.
Demoting yourself to a bartender might be the best outcome for you.
When Shopkeeper Bai on the side saw this, his face suddenly turned green and he wanted to run away from this terrible place.
The young master has finished dealing with Shopkeeper Liu, and it will be his turn next!
Shopkeeper Bai couldn't help but cast his pleading eyes on Manager He who was sitting beside him.
Lao He, most of the money I have gained from greed will go into your pocket.
Brothers, we were drinking together last night. Now you must not ignore me!
But Guanshi He, who was still fraternizing with Shopkeeper Bai last night, turned his face to the side and just drank tea by himself.
When shopkeeper Bai saw it, his heart suddenly felt cold and he shuddered all over.
It seems that I am going to die too.
At this time, Hu Changan's eyes happened to be cast on Shopkeeper Bai, and he said coldly: "As for Shopkeeper Bai, I hope you can explain why the rent of my Hu family's farm is only 40% on paper, but in reality it is enough
It’s more than half of it?”
"Yesterday I specially dressed up and went to the farm to ask the local farmers. They actually said that 60 to 70% of the annual harvest was taken away by the Hu family."
"Aren't you afraid that the tenant farmers won't have enough to eat by collecting so much rent? What should you do if Your Majesty finds out?"
After hearing this, all the shopkeepers broke into cold sweat.
Who doesn't know that today's emperor Zhu Yuanzhang values the life of farmers the most.
If he found out that the Hu family's rent was as high as 60%, then the entire Hu family would probably be left with nothing to eat!
Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but glare at Shopkeeper Bai.
When Shopkeeper Bai saw this, his legs went limp and he collapsed on the ground.
It's over, it's all over now.
My wealth and status in the first half of my life...
At this time, Hu Changan's words echoed in Shopkeeper Bai's ears at the right time: "Shopkeeper Bai, I will sell you my life in return for your deed, and you will never work in the Hu family again."
After everyone heard this, they couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
This punishment is so cruel!
As a servant, being kicked out of the mansion is the most humiliating thing you can do.
This clearly tells others that this person has made a big, unforgivable mistake.
By then, no one will continue to employ him, and they won't even give him a job sweeping the floor.
When he thought about his miserable life in the future, shopkeeper Bai couldn't bear it anymore, rolled his eyes and fainted.
Hu Chang'an waved his hand, and the well-trained servant at the side immediately stepped forward and took away Shopkeeper Bai, and thoughtfully stuffed the contract of sale into Shopkeeper Bai's sleeve pocket.
When all the shopkeepers saw the miserable situation of shopkeepers Liu and Bai, they felt happy in their hearts.
Fortunately, I didn't do anything like the seller seeking glory.
After dealing with the parties concerned, Hu Changan turned his attention to the mastermind behind the scenes.
The two shopkeepers definitely don't dare to do anything to enrich their own pockets. There must be someone in charge behind them.
Currently, there are only two stewards in the Hu Mansion, Steward He and Steward Zhang.
Among them, Manager Zhang is an honest person, while Manager He is more petty.
According to Hu Changan's various investigations, Manager He often had dinner with Shopkeeper Liu or Shopkeeper Bai at the restaurant from time to time, and more than half of the money that Shopkeeper Liu and Shopkeeper Bai embezzled went into the pocket of Manager He.
Seeing Hu Changan's sharp gaze, Manager He also put down his tea cup and sighed softly.
What was supposed to come will always come, but I didn't expect it to come so quickly, and I didn't expect that it was not the master and his wife who found out the trouble, but this young man in his twenties.