Chapter 45 Once again exceeding Zhu Di's expectations
Chapter 45 Once again exceeded Zhu Di’s expectations
Author: Shushangmu
Chapter 45 Once again exceeded Zhu Di’s expectations
Afterwards, Zhu Di waved his hands with disgust and asked Nie Zishi and all the magistrates and magistrates to leave.
Seeing this, Guo An took steps and prepared to walk out.
However, before he had even taken two steps, he felt his body sink. He turned around and saw that Wang Zhen had stretched out his hand to hold him firmly.
"Wang Dianshi, what are you doing? Let's go?" Guo An urged.
Wang Zhen said softly: "Your Majesty, please wait a moment. Your Highness has something to do with the County Lord!"
"Huh? I can't leave yet?"
Guo An was startled and looked back, and sure enough he saw Zhu Di still sitting quietly on the throne.
He just stared blankly in the direction of the door, not knowing what he was thinking, and at the same time he kept mumbling something.
After waiting for a long time, there was silence in the hall, and Zhu Di had not yet recovered.
Guo An could only look at each other with Wang Zhen!
After another long while, Zhu Di was still frowning and thinking about something, while Guo An's legs were already numb from standing!
Unable to stand any longer, Guo An slowly took a few steps forward and shouted softly to Zhu Di: "Your Highness, Your Highness..."
Wang Zhen was startled and hurriedly whispered: "Your Majesty, please don't disturb His Highness!"
"Um?"
But Zhu Di, who was above him, had woken up and looked at Guo An with an angry look.
"Guo An, why are you making such noise to me?"
"Forehead!"
Guo An looked at Zhu Di speechlessly, "Didn't His Highness ask this official to stay?"
"Come on... what a fucking stinky fart, when will I keep you?"
Zhu Di directly denied it.
Guo An helplessly glanced at Wang Zhen beside him, and then bowed his hands slightly towards Zhu Di, "I have misunderstood, please forgive me, I will not disturb Your Highness, I will take my leave!"
After saying that, he was ready to leave.
Zhu Di's eyes widened, "Wait a minute, since you, the thief official, have stayed, it's time to show me another account book!"
Guo An turned around and asked with some confusion.
"Your Highness, are you talking about your rank and file?"
Zhu Di said angrily: "Besides you, who else is in the palace?"
Guo An subconsciously glanced at Wang Zhen beside him, but found that Wang Zhen's face was expressionless and he didn't care that Zhu Di was saying that he was not a human being.
He curled his lips helplessly and said: "Your Highness has an order, and I will definitely do my best to fulfill it!"
"Hmph, follow me!"
Zhu Di walked straight out.
Guo An and Wang Zhi quickly followed.
Along the way, they bypassed several halls and Zhu Di took Guo An into the study of a hall.
As soon as I entered, a maid brought herbal tea.
After Zhu Di finished his drink, he waved his hand and asked all the maids to go down.
Wang Zhen also quietly followed out.
"this?"
Guo An was startled.
Zhu Di casually handed an account book to Guo An, "Aren't you the best at verbal calculations? Can you give me this account book to calculate clearly today?"
"Jingshan Villa's revenue account book?"
Guo An picked it up, took a look at it, and nodded confidently.
"Don't worry, Your Highness, I can calculate the revenue account book of a mere farm in no time!"
"Calculate quickly!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Guo An nodded quickly, then raised his head and looked around.
Zhu Di stared and asked, "Why doesn't it count?"
Guo An looked helpless and said: "Your Highness, when calculating such a messy account book, it is easy to make oral calculations confusing. I need paper to do the calculations!"
"Paper?"
Zhu Di walked straight to the side, took out a stack of white papers from the side of the bookshelf, and placed it on the desk.
Seeing this, a flash of envy flashed in Guo An's eyes, it turned out to be King Yan, and there was a lot of paper at home.
Then he sat directly on the chair behind the desk, picked up the inkstone beside him, studied the ink with one hand, and opened the account book with the other hand to read.
Zhu Di, who was sitting, suddenly remembered something and asked aloud: "How long do you need?"
Guo An didn't even raise his head and said directly: "Your Highness, please don't disturb me. Please give me half an hour first!"
"Half an hour?"
Zhu Di, who was already ready to get up and go out for a walk, subconsciously sat down again, a trace of doubt flashing in his eyes.
"Your Highness, don't make any sound!"
Guo An, who was concentrating on checking the account books, said again.
Zhu Di stared, but then he remembered something and glanced at the screen behind Guo An, then continued to sit down and looked at Guo An silently.
Guo An, on the other hand, was still looking at the account books intently, and the room became silent, with only the sound of Guo An flipping through the pages of the book.
Then, there is the sound of writing.
Zhu Di sat quietly on his chair and looked at Guo An boredly.
I don't know how long it took, but maybe he was tired of sitting. Zhu Di couldn't help but get up, walked behind Guo An, and watched quietly.
At this moment, Guo An had filled two pages of paper, but they were all arranged in Arabic numerals. Zhu Di read for a long time, but he couldn't understand it.
Just as Zhu Di was about to leave, Guo An suddenly put down the pen in his hand, stretched his arms upwards, and stretched his body.
"Your Highness, I have already figured it out!"
"Your Highness, Your Highness..."
Looking up and seeing no one, Guo An looked confused and couldn't help shouting loudly.
"What are you shouting for?"
Suddenly, a voice came from behind, which frightened Guo An.
"Your Highness, why are you running behind the official?"
"Why, this is my king's study. I can go wherever I want to go? You don't allow it?"
"I know my mistake, I should not talk too much!"
Guo An decisively admitted his mistake, stood up quickly, and moved away from his chair.
"Your Highness, please see, I have already calculated it!"
Zhu Di's eyelids twitched, "How much money did my village spend last year and how much money did it receive?"
Guo An glanced at Zhu Di and whispered: "Your Highness, the total money spent by this village last year was ninety-two taels of silver, and the income was 340 taels of silver, plus 680 shi of grain!"
"Um?"
Zhu Di's expression condensed, "Did you make a miscalculation? I remember that this village spent more than 160 taels of money last year and received 240 taels of silver. As for food, it was 560 shi!"
Guo An smiled helplessly, "Your Highness, the last number recorded in the account book is indeed the number mentioned by Your Highness. However, what the official calculated is the real income and expenditure of the farm!"
"How can this be?"
Zhu Di's face suddenly darkened, and he directly picked up the account book and started reading it.
"Your Highness, didn't you ask your subordinate to check the accounts today?"
Seeing this, Guo An couldn't help but feel something was wrong.
Zhu Di ignored Guo An, but quickly looked through the account books, and occasionally looked at the two pages written by Guo An.
Unfortunately, he didn't see anything.
He raised his head and stared at Guo An.
"Your Highness?"
Guo An was confused. He just calculated the account books and did not provoke Zhu Laosi.
"How did you calculate those income and expenses?" Zhu Di asked.
"Your Highness, please take a look..."
At this time, Guo An understood and quickly flipped through the account books and pointed them to Zhu Di one by one.
"Here, to repair the farm house, we purchased fifty pieces of wood, each worth fifty cents, which is twenty-five hundred cents. But later in the second half of the year, we actually had to repair the house again, and it was still fifty pieces of wood...
There is also food. The farm has more than 1,100 acres of fertile land and has harvested more than 3,400 dan. The tenants kept 80% and handed over 20% to His Highness. It should be 680 dan, but here it is 500 dan.