Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 81
In Longxi Manor, in the spacious room, there are nearly 30 people occupying a seat, each with a box or bamboo slips, or books and other books in front of them.And in the middle of the hall, there is a plain screen, and a piece of paper is pasted on each side of the screen. The lines on the paper are interlaced, horizontal and vertical.

The form on the screen is the work of Shen Zhezi. He is really incapable of accepting the records of the current people's journals, so he simply promotes this form of accounting directly, ignoring the records and reading habits of the current people. Anyway, it is just his own private account.Since Mr. Lang forced the order, even if these scribes are dissatisfied and unaccustomed, they can only accept it with a hard scalp.

It is not easy to completely correct the traditions of many years. In the past ten days, Shen Zhezi has been popularizing the bookkeeping method and correcting the mistakes of these people.But once you get used to it, your work efficiency will be greatly improved.Now, after a few days of raids, more than half of the old accounts sent by various manors have been sorted out.

Although the Shen family has a large population, it is not easy to gather so many clerks who are proficient in common affairs.There are quite a few people in the Shen family who can read and write, but not many who are really good at arithmetic. Although they have ethnology, most of their professors are poetry, books and classics.

Among these more than 30 people, some are in charge of various manor treasuries, some are in charge of property sales, and there are even civil servants directly transferred from the county office.As for the computing tools they use, there are all kinds of calculation tools, including various types of bamboo and wood chips, and there are also engraved disk beads that Shen Zhezi has never seen before.

As for Shen Zhezi, holding an abacus recently made by a carpenter, he was thinking hard about the messy abacus formula in his mind, and occasionally lowered his head to write a sentence.The workmanship of this abacus is exquisite, and it was built completely according to Shen Zhezi's memory. The abacus is polished smooth without burrs, and even some green bamboo color remains.

The operation of the abacus is naturally more difficult than the calculation chip, but once the operation is proficient, the calculation speed and ability are much higher than the relatively primitive tool such as the calculation chip.

There is a more obvious example next to Shen Zhezi. Qian Feng's eyes are full of concentration, and he is holding the abacus with one hand and flicking the beads, while the other hand is writing vigorously.His ability to accept this new calculation tool is even higher than that of Shen Zhezi. After a few days of familiarity with the operation, he can already check the accounts of nearly half of the clerks without falling behind.

For a good gay friend like Dad, Shen Zhezi really wants to write a big word of convincing, he is a rare talent who can play tricks and keep accounts.No wonder the first thing my father did after joining Wang Dun was to introduce his good friends to General Wang. Such a practical talent with outstanding ability is even more precious in this era.

Without Qian Feng's help, it would be much more difficult for Shen Zhezi to take back the power of the manors.

He was able to grasp the general trend, and relying on the rice and grain in the warehouse, he ordered the villages to send the roster of the population to Longxi, and then rationed after counting.Even if the managers of the various villages have other ideas, and the most important food is restrained, they can only submit obediently.But these people also have their own ways to deal with it. The registers handed in even have old accounts from the last years of Soochow, and there are a lot of dead and bad accounts that are difficult to track down.

Shen Zhezi knew what kind of plan these people had, they wanted him to get out of trouble.In terms of workload, it would take at least a month to sort out these books piled up like hills.Either he gritted his teeth and persisted in the investigation, and watched the households in the villages starve to death due to lack of food, or he was fooled by thunder and rain.

It is so difficult for the Shen family to count the population and acres of land. It is conceivable how much pressure the imperial court will bear in implementing the soil cutoff.

However, Shen Zhezi is not helpless. He only takes the accounts after the first year of Daxing.That is, shortly after Sima Rui ascended the throne in 318 AD, at that time, the old man took refuge in Wang Dun, and then mobilized turnover and began to mint coins in Longxi, and his own industrial property began to flow on a large scale.

The accounts are counted, and the effect is outstanding, it can be said to be shocking.Not to mention the more complicated turnover of goods and goods, the household registration of this part of the population counted out is nearly [-]% more than that held in the old house, which is several thousand people!That is, in the past few years, the Shen family has been supporting thousands of people who did not appear on the register for free!
Seeing this result, Shen Zhezi couldn't help thinking of the real feudal era in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period, when the princes emptied the emperor, the nobles divided the powers among the princes, and the retainers abused the nobles!Layer upon layer of feudalism, layer upon layer of rebellion, the bottom overcomes the top, and it has become a common practice!

It is conceivable that those generals who intercepted the Dingtian property of the Shen family, while strengthening themselves, they only waited for a suitable opportunity to counterattack the master.For example, Zhu Gong from before, didn't he make a fortune because of this?
Among the registers that have been counted, the most serious one is a manor located in Tiaoxi. Five years ago, the Shen family invested manpower and material resources in the cultivation, but they have not received considerable returns so far, and have been investing all the time.But the excess population counted by this manor alone is as many as hundreds of households!If [-] mu of cultivated land is used per capita, nearly [-] hectares of cultivated land will be hidden in Tiaoxi Village alone, and there must be more in reality!
Thirty hectares of land may not seem like much compared to the vast property of the Shen family, but if all manors are counted, it will be an extremely astonishing number.Shen's family can neither gain income from these lands, but instead have to invest in corresponding production costs, which can be described as a double loss!
The name of the steward of Tiaoxi Manor was Wu Ru, and Shen Zhezi couldn't help being taken aback when he saw this name.When Shi Zai's father Jiankang was defeated and returned to Wu Xing, he was killed by Wu Ru in exchange for a reward from the imperial court.

After Shen Zhezi's hard work, his family's destiny was changed. He had already forgotten this festival, but he didn't expect to find out this bug again when he was rectifying the property.So Shen Zhezi ticked off the ink pen, and Wu Ru's family had already been captured, and they would only bring them out after the industry was reorganized as a typical criticism, so as to imitate others.

After sitting for a whole morning, Shen Zhezi sorted out a piece of abacus formula. After reading it silently, he always felt that it was not catchy and easy to remember, so it was not easy to popularize it.Not everyone nowadays is as savvy as Qian Feng, who can quickly accept the impact of adapting to new things.

After revising for a while, he was not satisfied after all, so Shen Zhezi simply dropped the brush and walked out to relax.At present, he is a talent who can build a strategic position, and it is a bit of a waste of money to bury his head in a pile of paper all day long.

It's winter leisure now, but Longxi Manor is still busy.The main reason is that Shen Zhezi has arranged too many things recently, which makes it rare for these shade households to be free as the new year approaches.

After leaving the manor, Shen Zhezi turned to the entrance of the Wukang Valley. The soil is frozen in winter and it is not suitable for reclamation, but the trees and vegetation in the valley have also been cut down, and the vision is very transparent.

Dingkou of Longxi Manor has been reorganized and divided into five farm camps, three civil engineering camps and two craftsman camps.This is just a framework, and it has not yet achieved Shen Zhezi's vision of precise division of labor. Only after all the manor properties have been counted can further scheduling and integration be carried out.

Beside the Wukang mountain stream, a group of craftsmen are building water reels, and the water is dry in winter at the right time.The roller water mills of later generations were built by Shen Zhezi, and one of them has been put into operation.

Compared with the flushing water reel, the drum is just adding a piece of wood to each of the two sections of the water wheel. Although the change is not large, it can effectively restrain and concentrate the hydraulic power, and it does not need to rely too much on damming the river to increase the impact of the water flow.

At this time, what is processed in the water mill is not rice, but soybeans.Soybean is a good crop. The plant can be used as fodder to fertilize the land and raise the land. The fruit can be used in many ways. Nowadays, people often use it to make salt and soy sauce, or cook it for food. It is a bit wasteful.

This time, the Shen family's new crops include soybeans and other miscellaneous grains. The price is much lower than that of japonica rice, and they are not used as staple food.For Shen Zhezi, when he showed his talents, a batch of bean sprouts had already been raised in Longxi Manor and were about to be formed. Now the water mill grinds soy milk, which is used to make tofu.Once these processed products are made, the value can definitely be doubled, and it can be regarded as making the best use of them.

Nowadays, there is already tofu, but it has a strong bean flavor and a lot of dregs, so it can only be regarded as a vulgar ingredient.Shen Zhezi doesn't know how to make tofu, but he can try it and improve the process one by one. At present, there is no finished gypsum to use, so Shen Zhezi developed the northern tofu made with brine.A pot of finished product was made yesterday, but the color is not good, and there is a bitter taste of brine.

Shen Zhezi squatted next to the water mill and observed for a while, the soy milk was well ground.There are quite a few processes involved in making tofu, but the most labor-intensive process of grinding soybean milk has been replaced by a water mill. The rest of the process, such as boiling soybean milk, brine, and pressing tofu, can be done by ordinary weak women.

The female workers in charge of making tofu are not surprised that Shen Zhezi often comes to watch, but they are still somewhat cautious when answering.Shen Zhezi listened carefully to their narration and offered some suggestions for process improvement by the way.

The most important thing is to take a female worker's record of the process. In this era, there are not many women who can read and write, but there are not a few.For example, the female prostitutes that my father trained in Qianxi Manor are all excellent in color and art, and have a high level of cultural literacy. The female worker in front of me was recruited by Shen Zhezi from Qianxi Manor.

After receiving the record from the female worker, Shen Zhezi couldn't help but feel ashamed when he saw the beautiful handwriting.He himself is a dog, even the little maid Gua'er in his room can't compare.It's just that after seeing those words, Shen Zhezi couldn't help being amused. The choice of words and dictionaries can be called brilliant, but it's just a tofu. Do you want to write it like the Queen Mother celebrates her birthday?
"The mother of salt is lightly wiped, the wind is light and the moon is bright, and the dawn and fog are gathering..."

Shen Zhezi thought for a while, and then he probably realized that the bean curd should be condensed out of the soy milk when the brine was added.But what he needs is a precise and highly operable practice manual that can quickly promote and expand production capacity. What the hell is this?

"Miss Su, for future records, the words should be simple and straightforward, and there is no need to rhyme. The ingredients, dosage, and time should be more precise." Shen Zhezi handed the scroll back and explained patiently.

The female worker, Mrs. Su, bowed her head after hearing the words, feeling a lot of grievances in her heart.She was supposed to wear colorful clothes, draw black eyebrows, speak softly, play the piano and flute in a luxurious hall to please the celebrities, but now she has to be with a group of vulgar women, unkempt, and circles around the pot every day.He worked so hard to write the chapter, but was accused of making mistakes, this young gentleman is really puzzled!

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