Ming Dynasty: At the beginning of the game, Lao Zhu resigned and retired.

Chapter 759 Zhu Biao's Rising Ambition

"Uncle, you have repeatedly said that governing a country is related to arithmetic, and you even said that it is inseparable..."

"Is it really that important?"

Since there were no outsiders around at the moment, Zhu Biao just let himself go and say whatever he thought.

Mr. Hu didn't care much about it. Instead, he nodded calmly.

"Of course!"

"It is because arithmetic is related to governing a country. I have always relied on my good arithmetic skills and a little bit of carefulness to be able to govern easily."

"Now that you understand, you will understand why I didn't teach you then."

"Mathematics!"

"Don't you know how much content is in that thing and how long it takes to learn it?"

Zhu Biao paused when he heard this.

"Well, although I haven't studied arithmetic seriously, I still know the general idea."

"But, uncle, the question is, is this thing really useful in governing the country?"

Master Hu nodded in understanding, not at all angry because of Zhu Biao's suspicion.

"Well, let's take the memorial you were thinking about last time as an example!"

"Do you remember what he said?"

When this was mentioned, Zhu Biao became excited.

"of course I remember!"

"At that time, the prefect of Hengyang reported that there was a flood disaster, so he applied for 7,000 taels of disaster relief funds to purchase 20,000 shi of grain to deal with the displaced victims."

"Of course, there are many roundabout words of flattery, greetings, and descriptions of the tragic conditions in the disaster area in the memorial, so I don't need to mention them."

Master Hu smiled and nodded: "You see, this is the problem."

"At that time, I pointed to the figure of seven thousand taels and said that there was something wrong with this person."

"Later verification also proved that I was right."

"At that time, your father promised me verbally, but he actually remembered what I did. He always thought that I was being mysterious and unwilling to reveal my abilities."

"But actually, why should I do this?"

"Now let's analyze why I knew that Hengyang Prefecture had faked the number when I first saw it."

As soon as these words were spoken, not to mention Zhu Biao, even Hu Xinyue turned around and came over with great interest.

do not forget!

As the eldest daughter of the Hu family, Hu Xinyue was personally trained by the great master Hu.

Back then, Master Hu devoted all his energy to the training of Miss Hu Xinyue.

Apart from other things, although he didn't teach them how to govern a country, Master Hu did instill in them a lot of "knowledge" on how to manage a household and run a business that is not inferior to that of this era.

Therefore, it would be strange if Miss Hu was not interested when she met Mr. Hu to educate her again.

Master Hu did not continue to stretch it. He smiled and pointed at the void, as if he was reading a memorial.

"First of all, we have to confirm that it is a petition for help."

"The reason for the lack of resources is simple. The local area was hit by floods, resulting in many landless victims being displaced, and the local disaster relief grain is no longer sufficient, so we need to report to the court to allocate disaster relief funds to purchase grain."

"Is that right?"

The young couple nodded in unison.

"Then the question is, the victims have been displaced and the relief grain in the local government warehouse has been consumed. This proves that the disaster has either lasted a long time or was very severe."

"But why has there never been any mention of local disasters in Hengyang Prefecture before?"

"Not only did Hengyang Prefecture fail to report the disaster, but no other prefectures nearby reported it either." "Then the question is, is this disaster related to Hengyang? Why did it come here without any warning and cause trouble?"

Zhu Biao's expression also became serious at this moment.

Obviously, Master Hu treated him as his own family member and his junior, and was teaching him how to read memorials.

Zhu Yuanzhang also taught this way back then, and it is still taught today.

But what did Zhu Yuanzhang teach?

"I feel this person is wrong. Let Mao Xiang check it out!"

"This guy has a bad character. Hmm, we need to investigate more. Don't let him fool you!"

It can be said that Zhu Yuanzhang was a suspicious person, and only with sufficient investigative means could he discover the problems in the memorial.

But Master Hu doesn’t!

He doesn't care about your character, he just looks at what you submit.

If nothing happens, then it is normal government affairs, but what if something happens?

Hehe, that means the evidence of the crime is delivered to your doorstep.

It has to be said that this method of arresting people directly based on memorials was exactly what Zhu Biao wanted.

As a result, Zhu Biao did not expect that the phrase "floods caused disasters and people were displaced" would immediately become a flaw in the eyes of Master Hu.

Given his sensitivity, if he doesn't become the prime minister, who will?

Master Hu didn't pay too much attention to Zhu Biao and the other man. He still had to continue speaking.

"Well, there is no clear evidence in this matter. As the prime minister at that time, I couldn't just investigate and punish an official at will."

"I believe that even if Hengyang Prefecture suddenly encountered a natural disaster, it would be a disaster that would bring disaster to the entire Hengyang Prefecture."

"Then, here's the problem!"

"Then how could the prefect of Hengyang buy 20,000 dan of grain with only 7,000 taels of silver in a place that was hit by such a severe disaster?"

"It's a disaster area, and it has to be a severely affected area. Even if the prefect has great means, the price of grain has not risen to the sky, but why should people sell so much grain at the original price?"

"Who among those who can do grain business at the prefecture level doesn't have some family background?"

"As the prefect, you can suppress the price from going sky-high, but you can force people to sell grain at the original price in a disaster year, that's impossible!"

"So, this is the second mistake made by the Hengyang prefect. He habitually included the actual local grain price in his calculations."

"This also proves conversely that local food prices have not changed at all and the disaster has not occurred at all."

"In this case, this is completely contrary to what he said in his previous memorial."

"The question is, has this disaster come?"

Looking at the playful smile of Master Hu, Zhu Biao could not help but smile bitterly.

Impressed!

After all, he was the prime minister who accompanied my father from the end of the Yuan Dynasty to the founding of the country, and is the only one who survived and is living a comfortable life today.

This ability is simply amazing.

Analyzing this memorial afterwards, especially after knowing that something happened in Hengyang Prefecture, we can indeed find some problems by working backwards.

But what about that time?

At that time, Mr. Hu just took a glance, found the problem after a glance, and pointed out where the problem was exposed.

What the hell is this level of governing ability?

Zhu Biao's eyes lit up at this moment!

He wants to learn this!

As long as he learns this, becoming an emperor would be a piece of cake for him.

Surpassing his father is definitely a piece of cake!