Ma Ma originally wanted to ask Goudan how he calculated it, but he didn't expect Shopkeeper Sun to admit it directly.
"I think I've treated you well. I left the business to you and I seldom interfered with it. Is this how you repay me?" Ma Li asked.
Shopkeeper Sun has been with him for many years, and the wages he pays are higher than other shopkeepers.
Who knew he was so dissatisfied that he embezzled nearly three hundred dollars in one year.
You must know that Ma's Clothing Store's annual profit is only about one thousand guan.
In other words, one-third of them were embezzled by Shopkeeper Sun.
When profits were reduced before, shopkeeper Sun found various excuses to shirk it, but the fabric he needed every month was no different from before.
It would be strange if there were no ghosts.
"My boss, I owe money at the casino. I really have no choice but to do this because of my obsession. I hope my boss will forgive me for the sake of my hard work for so many years." Shopkeeper Sun begged for mercy.
road.
He didn't lie about this. He lost all his family savings in the casino last year and borrowed 30 pounds from the casino.
In ancient times, when borrowing money, it was important to go out nine times and return thirteen times.
He borrowed 30 guan and received only 27 guan. However, when the one-month deadline was up, he had to pay back 39 guan.
The money he borrowed was quickly lost, and his wages, not to mention repaying the money, were not enough with interest.
The casino threatened him that if he couldn't pay back the money, he would take away all his family members and sell them.
This will seem incredible to later generations.
But in ancient times, it was important to kill people to pay for their lives, and to pay debts for money.
Although people are arrested directly, the government will intervene.
But those who owe money dare not report it to the government.
The "Tang Lv Shu Yi" stipulates as follows: "Any debt that violates the contract and fails to pay for more than one day will be punished with twenty whippings on the 20th day, and one level will be added on the 20th day. The crime will be punished with sixty sticks, and if the violation is 30 days, the punishment will be two levels.
For hundreds of years, three more grades will be added, and each order will be compensated."
That is to say, if the money you owe reaches the price of a piece of cloth, if you can't pay it back within 20 days, you will be beaten with wattle sticks 20 times. If you can't pay it back within 40 days, you will be beaten 60 times. If the amount you owe is huge, reaching 30 pieces of cloth.
If the value of cloth exceeds 100 pieces of cloth, the crime will be increased by one level. If the value reaches 100 pieces of cloth, the crime will be increased by two levels, and each one will be beaten worse. If someone has money but still refuses to repay it within a year, he will be punished.
He was sentenced to "one year as a disciple", which means he would have to spend one year in prison for this.
What if you really don’t have the money to pay back? The law of the Tang Dynasty added to this: the debt must be paid off by working for the creditor without compensation until it is paid off.
Shopkeeper Sun had no choice but to conspire with the accountant to embezzle money from Buzhuang.
However, the embezzled money needs to be divided with the accountant. It is not enough for him to repay the debt. He can only repay the interest first.
As a result, he got deeper and deeper, leading to more and more corruption, which aroused Ma Li's suspicion.
"Forgive you once? I trust you so much, and you treat me like this? You still ask me to forgive you? Come on, report it directly to the official." Ma Li said.
"No, boss!" Shopkeeper Sun begged.
Corruption is equivalent to theft, and it is an even greater crime to commit theft.
According to the law, he embezzled nearly three hundred dollars, which is definitely a capital crime.
Ma Li ignored shopkeeper Sun and said to several waiters: "Catch him and send him to the government."
It's not that he is cruel. If he forgives Shopkeeper Sun this time, other shopkeepers will follow suit in the future.
"My boss, please spare my life!"
The two waiters ignored Shopkeeper Sun's call and took him away directly.
Ma Li asked someone to get some money and said with a smile: "Brother Zhou, this is the reward I promised you."
"Thank you!" Shen Yue'e took the money, pulled Goudan and prepared to leave.
"Wait a minute." Ma Li shouted.
Shen Yue'e quickly put down the money and said, "We didn't help much, so we won't need this money."
She thought Ma Li had gone back on her word and wanted her money back.
Seeing her misunderstanding, Ma Ma smiled and said, "Mrs. Zhou has misunderstood. I would like to ask if little brother Zhou can come to my place and be the accountant."
Shen Yue'e shook her head and said: "He is still young and has to study, so he has no time."
"That's a pity." Ma Li said to the waiter: "Bring over two pieces of better fabric."
The waiter nodded, and after a while, he brought two pieces of fabric over.
"Mrs. Zhou, little brother Zhou has helped me a lot. This is some kind of kindness." Ma Li said.
Shen Yue'e quickly refused: "No, you have already given us the money."
"You're welcome. I've wasted your time for so long. Just take it." Ma Li couldn't hold it back and stuffed it into Shen Yue'e's arms.
Seeing that she couldn't refuse, Shen Yue'e took the money and fabrics and left Goudan.
"What a pity." Ma Li looked at them leaving with some regret.
However, he also knew that Goudan was so young and had such talent, which he could not retain at all.
Shen Yue'e and Goudan carried the things they bought on their backs and walked outside Chang'an City.
Along the way, Shen Yue'e was a little confused.
She had agreed to let Goudan study before, just because she could get a rent reduction or exemption.
But Goudan has only been studying for half a year. Not only has her family's rent been reduced, she has also received two bonuses from the college, and now she has made a lot of money, which makes her feel like she is in a dream.
The imperial court announced that those who participated in the imperial examination would be rewarded, and those who passed the examination could even become officials.
But for ordinary people, these are somewhat out of reach.
However, Goudan received three coins in half a year of studying. Although two coins were awarded by the academy, the one just now was witnessed by her.
I have only been studying for half a year. If I study for a few more years, becoming an official may not be out of reach.
The temptation of becoming an official is too great for ordinary people.
"Goudan, you must study hard in the future, understand?" Shen Yuee said.
"Mom, I understand!" Goudan nodded solemnly.
He studies hard, partly because he likes it, and partly because he wants to change his family's living conditions.
Children from poor families become parents early.
The Goudan family is poorer than other families, so they are naturally more sensible.
The West Market is already lively and the flow of people is very large.
Shopkeeper Sun was escorted to the official, which aroused the curiosity of many people.
After a little inquiry, I understood the reason.
An eight or nine-year-old child is not only literate, but can also calculate accounts, which has attracted many people's praise.
And the rumors are getting more and more mysterious, and many people call Goudan a child prodigy.
Also famous as Goudan is Boyuan Academy.
Many people began to inquire about Boyuan Academy.
Many people became excited when they learned that Boyuan Academy not only has very cheap tuition but also offers rewards for good study.
They all went to the college to inquire about admissions.
Although it is already holiday, there are still some teachers in the college.
At first, the teachers answered the questions of the people who came to the door seriously, but as the number of people increased, they were overwhelmed and had to close the door tightly.
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"Are you saying that Goudan helps people settle accounts, which has greatly increased the reputation of our college and many people want to send their children to study?" Lin Xuan asked incredulously.
Xu Geng nodded, he was also a little speechless.
Generally, the reputation of a college increases greatly because it has very famous teachers or outstanding talents.
But Boyuan Academy was newly built, and these conditions were not met. Who knew that Goudan became famous because he helped people settle accounts.
Who can I talk to to reason with this?
"This is a good thing. Let someone send five guan of money to Goudan's family as a reward." Lin Xuan said.
"Reward?" Xu Geng looked at Lin Xuan with some confusion.
He came to Lin Xuan to see if he could solve the problem of a large number of people besieging the academy. Who knew that Lin Xuan would actually reward Goudan, which made him a little confused.
"Goudan has greatly increased the reputation of our college, shouldn't it be rewarded?" Lin Xuan said.