After Wang Shoushi left, Guo An raised his head and looked at the elders in front of him.
"Among the elders, if there is any account book that deceives me like Chief Wang, please take it back quickly and let me correct it!
Otherwise, don’t blame me for writing you down!”
"Don't worry, Lord County, we are definitely not as careful as Old Man Wang!"
"That's right, county magistrate, please rest assured, we will never be that greedy!"
"Your Majesty, in fact, Old Man Wang has no selfish motives. It's just that he suffered a lot of hunger when he was a child. Four of his brothers and sisters in the family starved to death, and two of his sons also starved to death!
At this point, when I see food, I can’t help but want to stock up on more!”
"Then you can't make false accounts!"
Guo An snorted coldly, "I can lead you and others to open up more wasteland and plant more food, but we can't make false accounts to defraud food!"
"Yes, County Lord!"
When the remaining old men saw Guo An's solemn temper, they felt guilty and quickly raised their hands in response.
"Um!"
Guo An nodded slightly and then took another account book.
"Which village is this from?"
"Go back to the county, this is from the village where the grassroots live!"
An old man in the middle quickly stood up and said nervously.
"Uh-huh?"
Just as Guo An was about to nod, his expression condensed and he quickly stood up.
"Your Highness... Your Highness?"
"Your Highness?"
All the old men looked shocked and quickly followed Guo An's gaze and looked back.
Sure enough, behind them, a young nobleman appeared out of nowhere!
At this moment, Guo An has already hurriedly stepped forward.
"I'm here to see His Highness Prince Yan. I wonder if His Highness Prince Yan has come to our county office for important matters?"
"Common people meet His Highness the King of Yan!"
Zhu Di said: "Can't I just hang out?"
Guo An said respectfully: "It is an honor for Xiaguan and all the officials in Wanping County to have His Highness come to Xiaguan Yamen. Xiaguan naturally welcomes you very much!"
Hearing this, Zhu Di nodded with satisfaction and looked around again.
"In this way, I will not disturb His Highness from wandering around!"
Seeing this, Guo An bowed respectfully to Zhu Di again, then returned to his official chair and began to check the account book.
In the entire public room, there was suddenly only the sound of turning pages and writing.
On the side, Zhu Di was in a daze.
He, the majestic King of Yan, was left hanging here by a small magistrate?
At this moment, Guo An had finished reading the account book in his hand and gave instructions directly to Ning Deyou on the side.
"Okay, the number of grain IOUs in Sanhe Village is about the same. Issue them the IOUs!"
"Yes, County Lord!"
As he spoke, Ningde counted out a stack of written IOUs and handed them to the head of Sanhe Village.
Hao Dade, the head of Sanhe Village, took the IOU with a happy face. After counting it in public, he put it into the wooden box he carried with him and quickly saluted Guo An.
"Thank you so much, Mr. County Secretary, Secretary Ning!"
However, at this moment, Guo An had already started to pick up a ledger again, flipping through the pages and looking at it quickly.
Ning De You on the side also picked up the brush and wrote the IOU repeatedly like a printing press.
In less than a cup of tea, Guo An finished checking an account book.
Immediately, he picked up an account book again and looked at it.
Seeing this, Zhu Di's face was full of suspicion and he couldn't bear it anymore.
"With such a fast speed, you can calculate the amount of grain that hundreds of households need to borrow in this ledger?"
Suddenly hearing Zhu Di's voice, Guo An was subconsciously startled.
"Your Highness, you haven't left yet?"
"Um?"
Zhu Di couldn't help but stare, "Are you driving me away?"
"Your Highness, please forgive me. I looked at the account book in a trance and thought that Your Highness had already left!" Guo An quickly apologized with a smile.
Zhu Di was not angry about this, but continued to ask: "If you haven't replied to me yet, are you trying to deceive me and the elders?"
On the side, Ning Deyou and the other chiefs suddenly looked strange.
"Your Highness, don't make any trouble. I am confident that I will not make any mistakes when adding or subtracting just a hundred numbers!"
"Um?"
Zhu Di's face darkened, "I don't believe it!"
"Your Highness, anyone can easily calculate the additions and subtractions within hundreds of digits. I really didn't lie to you!
I still have a small account book that I need to check, so I’m sorry I can’t accompany you!”
Guo An bowed helplessly towards Zhu Di, then continued to pick up the next account book and started checking it.
Ning Deyou and a group of old men on the side had wry smiles on their faces. This kind of county magistrate is good at everything, but he can't open his mouth. Even if everyone can easily calculate it, then who are they?
Zhu Di, with a black face, stood directly in front of Guo An. After Guo An finished checking the account book, he grabbed it with one hand.
"Tell me, the king, how many kilo of grain are needed to be borrowed in this account book?"
"Go back to Your Highness, a total of one thousand two hundred and twenty stones! As for why there are twenty more stones, it is because Li Lichang borrowed four more stones of food for his family, and there are also a few more widowers and lonely people in this family.
Several others also borrowed a few more stones.
However, overall, it doesn’t add many stones, so it can still be seen!”
With that said, Guo An picked up the next account book and continued to look at it.
"Thank you, Lord County!"
The chief on the side quickly expressed his gratitude with a sneer on his face.
Then, he looked at Zhu Di beside him expectantly.
"I don't believe it!"
After saying that, Zhu Di walked directly to a housekeeper nearby.
"Stand aside, I will personally settle the matter!"
The clerk in the household quickly stood up and gave his desk and chair to Zhu Di.
Zhu Di sat down directly, picked up the pen beside him, and began to count page by page carefully.
Although Zhu Di was not that proficient in the Four Books and Five Classics.
Zhu Di, who had loved leading soldiers in wars since he was a child, was very serious about arithmetic and considered himself to be as good as those arithmetic doctors from the Imperial College!
However, he has never met someone like Guo An, who can be calculated just by looking at him.
I can’t believe that there can be people in this world who are so quick in calculations!
Soon, a quarter of an hour passed.
Zhu Di finally raised his head with satisfaction and stretched his body.
At the same time, he asked the housekeeper who had been waiting on the side: "I have finally calculated it. It is a total of one thousand two hundred and twenty stones. How many stones did Gang Guoan calculate?"
The household official cautiously replied: "Reporting to Your Highness, the county magistrate also calculated one thousand two hundred and twenty stones!"
"What?"
Zhu Di quickly pushed aside the pile of paper in front of him and found the number he had just written.
Both eyes suddenly became straight!
"Fucking hell, how is this possible?"
"Your Highness, the County Lord is unrivaled in arithmetic! No matter what kind of complex numbers are put in front of us, the County Lord can calculate them very quickly."
The housekeeper said with admiration on his face.
On the side, a group of old men and housekeepers nodded their heads.
Seeing this, Zhu Di had no choice but to believe it. He turned to look at Guo An, who was looking at it intently, with a look of surprise on his face.
"What kind of magic is this?"
After saying that, he walked up to Guo An again and looked at him quietly.