The predecessor who was scumbag by me was the emperor

"I figured it out!" A high-pitched and excited exclamation broke the tranquility of the Accounting Department. In the past few days, everyone has been working hard, and most of the time in the room is the sound of the planner, and the rustle of reading and writing. Scrap paper was strewn all over the floor.

Zuo Jiangyi took a piece of paper and ran to Shen Jia, "My lord, here, this is the latest data, it should be correct."

Shen Jia raised her head from the copywriting, her eyes were red, and she didn't have time to shave the stubble on her chin, it was a bit less glamorous, but somehow it made people feel calm.

"Okay, you go to rest for two hours, and let everyone eat their meals by the way, so don't suffer from hunger."

Everyone didn’t leave happily, but let the attendants deliver the food to the door. Some squatted at the door and picked up a few mouthfuls, still calculating the data just calculated in their minds. Some put down the food halfway through eating and ran back to fill in the numbers. .

After going through these big data statistics, their other abilities have not seen any growth, but their ability to count has gradually increased. Now let them look at ordinary ledgers, and it is absolutely no problem to read ten lines at a glance.

"There are still the last three days, can it be done?" One of the principals squatted on the ground and took two puffs of hookah. This thing cannot be brought into the house, so he can only take a few puffs outside the house to refresh himself.

"Yes, isn't it almost the same?"

"But the numbers calculated in this way are really useful?"

"Your Excellency also said that it is an estimate and a forecast, and there must be a difference from the actual situation, but looking at the entire Dajin, this error is actually nothing, but after a few more calculations, I found that there is a problem with the ledger in Sichuan. A mu of land only produces dozens of catties of grain?"

"I'll tell my lord about this later, I guess you can show him the report, and he will know it in his heart."

"That's true. My lord is not as fast as I am when I plan, but my calculations are really fast. I have read his manuscript paper, and there are some incomprehensible symbols. My lord said it was the numbers he used himself. It looks simple and clear."

"I know this. It seems to be called Arabic numerals. It's a weird name, but it's really very simple to change these numbers on the form, but it's like reading a book from heaven. Anyway, I can't understand it."

"Okay, let's stop talking, go to work after eating, the data in my hand will be finished by tonight at the latest, and I can finally go home and sleep well."

Shen Jia was indeed too busy to go home, but the family would send him food and clothes every day, otherwise a set of official uniforms would have gone bad after wearing it for more than ten days.

That evening, Shen Jia was wandering in the yard after eating, the porter brought in a young man and said he was looking for him.

Shen Jia saw that he was an unfamiliar face, and just about to ask a question, the other party smiled and bowed: "Master Shen, the villain is from the county lord's mansion, please send something to the lord for our county lord."

"Send something?" Shen Jia was surprised. He and Liu Yanwan met once, and the other party came to visit openly. Seeing that the wedding was approaching, the two could not meet in private, nor could they give each other things, although Shen Jia didn't think there was anything wrong.

"Yes, my county magistrate heard that the adults are working day and night in the yamen, and ordered the villain to send you some tea bags to cool off the heat, as well as some long-lasting food. She asks you to take care of your health."

The officials behind heard this and shouted: "My lord, it's really my sister-in-law who came here to take care of you because she was afraid that you would not spare your body. Please accept it."

"Sister-in-law must be afraid that you will be too tired to get up on the wedding day, so you should pay attention to your health."

"This man started to care about his fiancé before he even passed the door. Mrs. Sister-in-law is really virtuous."

"That's right, my family just sends a set of official uniforms every day, and doesn't care about anything."

"How can it be compared? They are newlyweds, and our family is an old couple. Let alone half a month, we won't miss them even if we don't see each other for a year."

"Don't say that, I really miss my mother-in-law's stewed meat, and I feel a little bloated from eating restaurant food every day."

Shen Jia accepted the things in a daze, and asked him to thank the county magistrate on his behalf, then turned around and said to everyone: "Then I will ask the family to send some home-cooked meals tonight, something lighter, and you can report what you want."

Everyone just expressed their feelings, not really complaining, and hurriedly said: "No trouble, if you persist, you can go back."

"Okay, everyone, work harder, and give everyone a holiday when you're done."

Everyone is in good spirits, and today they are willing to work overtime for a beautiful holiday.

The officials of the Great Jin Dynasty had three days off every month, and every year they had a [-]-day long holiday every year. The rest of the time, they were basically busy, especially the household department, which had heavy responsibilities and many account books, and there were always endless things to do.

Shen Jia stayed up for another two days, and she was a little excited when she saw the results. In the information age, these data can be found as long as the background is connected to the Internet, and the computer algorithm is fast and accurate, but here, only It is calculated by one person bit by bit, and if you make a mistake, you have to start all over again. Several officials were almost driven crazy by the data.

In the end, Shen Jia checked the total with the numbers in the account books over the years, and only dared to report it after confirming that the deviation was not too big, otherwise it would be a joke.

Coming out of the yamen, Shen Jia felt that even the two trees with crooked necks on the opposite road were particularly pleasing to the eye, so she didn't get in the carriage and walked all the way home.

When I met a colleague on the road, everyone looked at him in shock, wondering whether to recognize him or not, and finally confirmed his identity through his personal entourage.

"Master Shen? You are..." Everyone looked at him sympathetically, thinking that Shen Jia was so shocked by this incident that she didn't even want her image. It didn't look like she had completed the task.

Someone made a serious calculation, heh, the half-month deadline has come, and tomorrow is the time to see the real chapter, will Shen Jia want to go to court with this appearance?Could it be that he hoped that the emperor would let him go because of his hard work?

"I've just finished my work, and I'm in a hurry to go home. I won't chat with my brother for now, and we'll talk about it another day." Shen Jia was still a little distracted, and didn't want to socialize with these people in the officialdom.

Shen Jia walked slowly along the side of the road and almost bumped into people several times. Everyone hurriedly avoided him when they saw him in official uniform, especially his pale face and dull eyes were a bit scary, so they dared not provoke him.

He Yan saw sesame seed cakes on the side of the road, so he went to buy two yuan for Shen Jia. Shen Jia took a few bites when he smelled the aroma, and asked He Yan, "I'm not hungry, why are you buying this?"

He Yan replied solemnly: "This is to call you back to the world. Seeing your wandering appearance, do you know who the person you met just now is?"

"Who did you meet?" Shen Jia looked blank.

He Yan didn't want to tell him, so he went to buy a bunch of candied haws and stuffed them for him, "Here, the sour and sweet ones are more refreshing."

Shen Jia held sesame seed cakes in his left hand and candied haws in his right. When he walked to the door, the concierge almost didn't recognize him. Fortunately, He Yan was still the same He Yan, the master was still a handsome man even if he was unkempt.

As soon as Shen Jia entered the house, she was warmly received by her family.

He has been a treasure in the family since he was a child. If he hadn't changed his soul, he might have been spoiled by this family.

"Don't be busy, I'm going to take a shower first, my body stinks." Shen Jia fled back to the room, but she didn't expect Shen's mother to chase after her.

Shen's mother waited behind the screen with a bowl of ginseng soup, and told him that the older sisters would cook by themselves, preparing to cook a table of delicacies for the tired younger brother to nourish his body.

"Really, how can you accept such a thing? Others are trying to push things out, but you are still rushing to find something for yourself. If your eldest brother-in-law hadn't heard someone mention it, I wouldn't have done it." I know you are so brave.

Hurry up and get out of the wash, drink the soup, prepare the meals, sleep when you're full, don't ruin your body, and, whether you like it or not, you have to be in good spirits on the wedding day Go to greet the relatives, and marry people in beautifully, do you hear me? "

After not hearing a reply for a while, Shen's mother looked around and found that Shen Jia had fallen asleep lying on the bathtub, the black and blue eyes were really obvious, and she was really not used to seeing that stubble on her face.

She went out and called two servants, and told them to carry Shen Jia out, dry her body and put her on the bed to sleep.

This sleep lasted until the next morning, when Shen Jia opened his eyes and saw a light in the bedroom, looked sideways, Zhao Zhang was sitting by the bed looking at something, he coughed, and asked: "When did the emperor come? "

"Last night, wake up and wash up and eat. The old lady said that you didn't eat anything when you came back yesterday."

Shen Jia felt hungry after a good night's sleep, got up and leaned against him, saw that he was holding a memorial written by herself, and asked with a smile: "Is this answer sheet satisfactory?"

Zhao Zhang hasn't seen him for half a month. Shen Jia has been living in the household department, and it is impossible for him to go to the household department to look for him. Knowing that he came back last night, he thought he would come to see him no matter what. I was stunned at first glance, followed by heartache, and then I never wanted to leave.

Zhao Zhang touched his chin, pricked his hand, and then pushed his head away, "You don't have much time, hurry up and wash up. If you enter the palace in this state, the civil and military officials of the court may guess that you are going to give up on yourself."

Shen Jia didn't need to look in the mirror to know that she didn't have a good image. If she had known earlier, she would have locked the entrance to the secret passage and prevented Zhao Zhang from coming in. Now he has seen the sloppiest appearance, which is really not a good sign.

After he finished taking care of it, Zhao Zhang had already left, leaving a note beside his pillow: "I will take the memorial away first, see you later."

Shen Jia took a deep breath, tidied up her official uniform, put on her official hat and went out, but all three brothers-in-law came to see him off, as if he would never come back after leaving.

"Brothers-in-law, what are you doing? I'm just going to court, not to be tried, I just wait at home."

Jia Tingfeng sent him to the door, cupped his hands and said, "Jiadi, the family has already bought a house, and we are going to move today. After a few days, we will invite everyone to warm up the house. Thank you for your hospitality during this time."

Zhang Lu also said: "Yes, yes, I have troubled you for too long. You are busy with business, so we won't bother you any more. We will definitely go to get together at home in a few days."

Shen Jia smiled faintly: "That's natural."

Sitting in the carriage, He Yan suddenly asked: "Master, did the two gentlemen hear something? I never heard that they were in a hurry to move."

Shen Jia said nonchalantly: "What's the matter? Once the house is found, you can move, and you can still live in your father-in-law's house? Where did they buy the house?"

He Yan knew this, and told Shen Jia about two locations, and Shen Jia was not very familiar with Chang'an, and had never heard of it, so it probably wasn't the central location.

But it is also understandable. After they live in Chang'an for a while, they will know that Chang'an is not easy to live in. Will they regret the whole family moving to Chang'an?

"I heard that in order to come to Chang'an, the two families divided their homes and sold the fields, leaving only one old house. This is much more courageous than ours."

Shen Jia closed her eyes and didn't speak. He didn't care about other people's housework, as long as he didn't hurt his sister, there was nothing wrong with him in Chang'an, and he could take care of it.

The palace was as usual, it was not too early for Shen Jia to enter the palace, many ministers had already arrived, they stopped discussing when they saw him appear, and swept him from beginning to end, as if they were meeting him for the first time.

Chu Rongwei deliberately asked Zhou Qing loudly, "Zhou Shangshu, if Langzhong Shen can come here, he must have completed his mission, right?"

Of course Zhou Qing had already read the memorial, and it was impossible for any document from the Ministry of Accounts to submit before him. To be honest, he was surprised, but he didn't ask carefully, and he didn't understand the specific process.

"En." He simply replied with one word, and the adults around became even more curious. When the drums sounded, they lined up and entered the hall one by one.

The emperor didn't talk about this matter immediately. Just yesterday, there was an urgent report from the border, saying that there were some changes within the Tatars, and it seemed that they were gathering troops to prepare to use troops on the border. If the news was true, Shen Jia's half One month's data is for nothing, because once it is time to prepare for war, it is impossible for the imperial court to reduce or exempt the grain tax, and even charge more.

"The southwest has just settled down, and the north is not peaceful. There is no time for peace in this world."

"Once the Tatar cavalry go south, there will be another battle on the northwest border. I don't know if they can be stopped this time."

"Why do you want to grow others' aspirations and destroy your own prestige? The Tatars invade the south every year, and aren't they driven back to the grassland every year?"

The private discussions of the ministers did not reach the ears of the emperor. After reading the papers presented by the Ministry of War, he did not deal with the scattered natives in the southwest this time, but the Tatars with herds of cattle and sheep and sturdy horses. , that is the most dangerous enemy of the Jin Dynasty. Once a serious war starts, the whole country will be dragged into a state of preparation for war, and everything else is trivial.

He threw the memorial back to the Minister of War, "It's not detailed enough, just a written explanation is enough. Within three days, I want to see the current situation of the military strength in the Northwest and the preparation of food and grass."

Geng Shangshu knelt down to accept the order, because the urgent report came suddenly, and the Ministry of War was completely unprepared, so what he submitted was only the revised documents in the past. He also knew that the emperor would not be satisfied, but it was too difficult to be finished in three days .

Zhao Zhang seemed to see his embarrassment, tapped the dragon chair lightly and said: "If you feel that you can't finish it, you can ask someone else to do it. I think Shen Langzhong from the Ministry of Accounts is very efficient, and he only used one accountant." Secretary, is your military department not as good as an accounting department?"

Geng Yun hesitated for a moment, and immediately dared not say another word, how many people were staring at the position of Minister of the Ministry of War, and if he didn't do it, countless people would come to take his position.

But he was also unconvinced in his heart, he wanted to see what Shen Jia had done in half a month, it was just leading a group of people who knew how to count to make a plan, what kind of ability was it?

Zhao Zhang took extra care of the generals in the court. The Jin Dynasty has been stable for many years, and the border wars have always been small fights. The Marquis of Zhenyuan alone is enough to deal with it. Therefore, for many years, the court has always been in a state of emphasizing civility over military affairs.

Although Zhao Zhang also wanted to train trustworthy generals after he ascended the throne, military generals are scarce, and they must rely on military exploits to make achievements. These generals who are now honored in Chang'an are either too old to be able to move, or lack of experience, and they can only talk about military affairs on paper. It's useless.

Zhao Zhang suddenly remembered the temporary school that Shen Jia had set up before to teach accountants how to keep accounts. Could he also build a temporary school to teach generals how to fight with soldiers?

Although the old generals can't fight anymore, they still have experience and strategies. Why not let them pass on their skills to the young generals, it's better than being dragged into the battlefield in a daze.

But he also knows that not everyone is willing to pass on their skills to outsiders, especially the military generals, who are almost in the same line, and the families of several great generals are also inferior to each other with the peaceful age.

He called out the names of several veterans and said: "A few lovers will come to the imperial study later, I have something to discuss with you."

On weekdays, only civil servants could enter the imperial study, and the old generals came to the court almost to answer, get some soy sauce, and watch the excitement by the way. I didn't expect it was their turn to play their role today.

But they also have self-knowledge. If the emperor sends them to lead the battle, this battle may be the end of the shroud of horse leather. But as soldiers, no one is afraid of the shroud of horse leather. Instead, they are afraid of doing nothing in the prosperous city of Chang'an.

As soon as the war was mentioned, the atmosphere in the court changed completely. Everyone had to save the country first to enjoy the rights of being an official. Otherwise, they would be subjugated slaves. On this point, anyone who is not brain-destroyed can tell which is better Heavy.

In history, those courtiers who cared about the survival of the country for their own self-interest were a minority after all, and most of them appeared in the court of a foolish emperor. With Zhao Zhang's vision and methods, such moths would definitely not be allowed to exist.

When the war came, the status of the Marquis of Zhenyuan rose. When Zhao Zhang mentioned that Cao Ruiwen served as the Governor of Shuntian, no one would refute him. Just kidding, he made things difficult for his son at a time like this. Was it because he was afraid that it would be too easy for him to fight at the border? ?Moreover, the emperors of all dynasties had to do something to show their favor in order to appease the generals.

There was Song Zhaoyi in the harem before, who was the daughter of General Song. If she was still there, it would not be certain who would be the queen today.

When the court meeting was about to end, Zhao Zhang asked Director Du to pass on a thick booklet for the cabinet ministers to read, "This is the result of Shen Langzhong in the past half month, all my lovers, take a look, Ministry of War Make a copy of it and go back and read it carefully, it will be useful for mobilizing food and grass in the future, as for the reduction of food tax I mentioned before, I was too hasty, this matter will be discussed again, and it must not be spread outside the palace."

The ministers were extremely curious, why did they hear that the emperor had approved this data, what is so good about it?

Xu Shoufu was the first to read it. The memorial is very thick, but the text is not too much. There are only long text descriptions at the beginning and end. The middle is basically composed of various tables, and there are even some very simple pictures. It's ugly, but it's clear after reading the explanation.

Shen Jia drew curve charts and column charts in this memorial to compare the increase and decrease of grain production in the thirteen provinces in the past three years in the simplest way. I dare not say how perfect it is, but it is definitely A very detailed and useful database.

"Shen Aiqing has done a good job, and I am very satisfied with it. Feel free to ask for any rewards you want."

Everyone was still waiting for Xu Shoufu to finish reading it so they could appreciate the "excellent work" praised by the emperor, but Xu Shoufu took it for a long time and didn't pass it down. They didn't know whether it was too good or too bad.

Shen Jia lifted up her clothes and knelt in the middle of the hall, first kowtowed three times to thank her, and then said: "I want to report to the emperor, I dare not take credit for it, this data is the result of the gathering of dozens of people from the Accounting Department who have worked tirelessly for half a month. I want to ask for a reward for them."

"Say it." Zhao Zhang didn't object.

"I want to propose Jiang Yi, Gao Xiang, and Hong Yingjie as Yuanwailang, and the rest will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver."

Master Li retorted: "Your Majesty, this reward is too heavy. It's just their job. If you want to talk about hard work, who in the yamen doesn't work hard? If a trivial matter requires promotion and rewards, then Who will work hard in the future?"

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials also disagreed: "If the emperor thinks that they have meritorious service, he can issue an order to praise them, and silver can also be rewarded, but a hundred taels is too heavy, and a month's salary is enough to reward them. The emperor's reward is already the greatest reward for them. gift."

The rest of the ministers disagreed, and it was Shen Jiashi who opened his mouth. If someone does something, he will be promoted and rewarded with money. If there is no benefit in the future, who will do things with all his heart?

Zhao Zhang hesitated for a while, and said: "I reserved the position of Yuanwailang for them, and it's not included in the rewards. Originally, I wanted to wait until the end of the year for the promotion. For the sake of doing things, it is better to do this matter a few months earlier, as for rewarding silver, according to Li Shilang's intention, each person will be rewarded with a month's salary, what do you think?"

Although the ministers were still a little unhappy in their hearts, they also knew that this was the result of bargaining. Since the establishment of the accounting department, it had indeed done a lot of things.

Seeing that the emperor did not object to the promotion of these three people, Shen Jia quickly kowtowed to thank him. Before Zhao Zhang said that he would only give two promotion places, it was a huge gain to win three places this time.

Moreover, three people were promoted, and the vacant positions of three principals can be used to motivate employees. This time it is not in vain.

Zhao Zhang glanced at his satisfied smiling face, and thought in his heart: this benefit is enough, and he is really not greedy. Looking at the ministers standing in front, which ones are not disciples all over the government and the public, which ones are not Jiji camps? Shen Jia is still too tender.

"Okay, that's the decision. The Ministry of Officials will try their best to hand over the matter of promotion. The old generals will follow me to the imperial study and retire."

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live..." The courtiers kowtowed and waited for the people on the dragon chair to leave before they got up. Then several officials quickly surrounded Xu Shoufu, wanting to see the memorial in his hand.