high official

Chapter 36 How to squeeze out the boss ([-])

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In the early Ming Dynasty, there were no three-legged or four-legged accounts, and the method of bookkeeping was still the single-entry bookkeeping method that simply reflected the profit and loss of cash receipts and payments.This bookkeeping method cannot reflect all aspects of financial activities at all, it is just a cash account.

Anyone who has studied accounting knows that it is impossible to truly understand the real income and expenditure of a department only through a cash account. The simplest example is the consumption of purchased materials and materials, because no money expenditure is involved. , will not be recorded in the account.

In short, this kind of bookkeeping method that grabs the beard and eyebrows and only gives the result but not the process is very easy to falsify.

Wang Xian just did the calculations and felt that there must be something wrong.Seeing that there was still time, he took out one month's accounts and switched to the debit and credit bookkeeping method to check whether the income and expenditure were balanced. If it was not balanced, he could naturally find out the uneven inflow and outflow, and then find out the problem.

But after a lot of work, he found that the other party was a veteran, and he made the accounts very evenly...

But this is not a problem for professionals. Wang Xian also has a magic weapon such as "Benford's Law".This rule says that in a bunch of unadorned numbers, the number that starts with one appears about [-]% of the time.Numbers that start with [-] have a probability of about [-]% of the total number, numbers that start with [-] have a probability of [-]% of the total number... After that, the numbers that start with [-] and [-] have a total probability of occurrence , is [-]% of the total.

As long as the sample is large enough and the numbers are unmodified, this rule will be obeyed.In other words, if the numbers were fabricated, the statistical results would deviate significantly from the law.Auditors use it to check whether there is fraud in the first place, which can greatly improve audit efficiency.

It took an afternoon for Wang Xian to count the accounts for one year. Looking at the ten statistics on the paper, they were so average. He smiled... Looking at the column of the person in charge of the accounts, it was impressively Li Sheng, who was still a pawn at the time, smiled even wider.

"Still laughing, did you check it out?" Fatty Wu appeared next to him, seeing that there were only nine numbers on the paper, he immediately said anxiously: "My lord will read it later."

"It's already been done." Wang Xian smiled, and picked up the result calculated in the morning.

At this time, the cloud board rang, and all the scribes hurried to the Sili's room to gather.

Sure enough, after Li Sheng spoke, he walked up to Wang Xian and stretched out his hand without saying a word.

Wang Xian handed him the account.

Li Sheng glanced at it, threw it on the ground and said, "It's all wrong..." Then he looked at Wang Xian indifferently and said, "Recalculate tomorrow." , have to recalculate from scratch.Li Sheng believed that for a layman like Wang Xian, it would be wrong to count ten times, and even if he was right, he could be wrong.Repeated torture like this several times, even a clay figurine can be driven crazy... Even if he insists on not leaving, he can be 'incompetent' and kick him out of the yamen. Kill two birds with one stone.

"Yes, my lord." But to Li Sheng's disappointment, Wang Xian didn't have any overreaction, just bent down to pick it up, nodded honestly: "Then I'll do the calculation again."

"If you can't figure it out, get out, the yamen doesn't support useless people!" Li Sheng glanced at him contemptuously, then turned and went into the back room.

"Yes, my lord." Wang Xian nodded.

All the scribes looked at him sympathetically, it was too much for a newcomer who had never learned anything to count complicated accounts without making mistakes... Besides, Wang Xingye had a good reputation in the yamen, Everyone admired him.The law of the country still says that the wife and children are not as bad as the disaster. Why did you, Li Sheng, hold on to his son?

It's just that everyone was frightened by Li Sheng's lust, and they didn't dare to say anything to Wang Xianduo.He could only sigh, patted Wang Xian on the shoulder and said, "Let's go eat first..."

Wang Xian nodded, without saying a word, and looked like a small sufferer.It's just that no one knows, he actually miscalculated on purpose...

For the next three days, Wang Xian still miscalculated every day and was scolded every day. Hearing this group of knife and pen officials couldn't bear it... Sigh, this young man is actually quite good, he is diligent and respectful to his seniors, He fetched water and poured tea every day, never slack off, it was not at all the same as the rumors, why did it fall into Master Li's hands?

Zhang Dianli couldn't bear it anymore, and after leaving the yamen that day, he followed Li Sheng into the inner room, and persuaded him, "There's no need to treat Wang Xian like this, he's a layman, if you torment him like this all day long, I think he'd be stupid. "

"I've already given him five days for what he needs in one day! What else do you want?" Li Sheng's first priority in doing things is to stand up to the truth, so he always speaks confidently: "Could it be that the yamen is going to change?" Is it a place to raise idlers?"

"You have to give him some time and let him learn slowly."

"There are so many ready-made ones, and they are still waiting in line, why should I use him?" Li Sheng snorted.

"Alas..." Zhang Dianli sighed and said nothing more.

When Dianli Zhang went out, Li Shengku sat for a long time, dripping water with a gloomy expression.He didn't know that the longer this matter dragged on, the worse the impact would be.It's just that Wang Xian was so resilient that he could endure it until now.

'No, we have to find another way. 'Li Sihu frowned, thinking about it.

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At noon that day, Wang Gui came to the yamen suddenly and asked Wang Xian to go out for dinner.

Wang Xiancai remembered this incident, packed up his things, informed his colleagues, and followed Wang Gui to Yaqian Street.

Yaqian has been a beautiful sight since ancient times. In addition to official institutions such as shop houses, medicine, and Yin-Yang studies, there are also four major parasitic industries... The first is the hotel.People from outside the county come to the county to file lawsuits, and most of them come here to stay. It is convenient for the plaintiff to submit the case in time, and it is convenient for the witness to be summoned at any time. .

The second is a teahouse.When the above-mentioned people settle down, they will come here to inquire about news and ask for help, because those clerks who write pleadings for others and litigators who help others litigate are here all day long.

The third one is the restaurant, where the servants and servants in the government and the masters follow suit, sharing news, talking about money, colluding with fraud, and haggling at the wine table.There is also food and drink at the government's public expense, the boss will either earn or pay for death...

The fourth is the pharmacy, which is often opened next to the medical department. The medical officer only needs to diagnose the disease and prescribe the prescription, and the patient may wish to grab the medicine nearby.It is said that every time the medical officer prescribes a prescription, there is a discount. Dr. Wu waived Wang Xian's consultation fee, but in fact he did not lose money at all.In addition, in the yamen, it is common to hit the board, slap the finger, and clamp the stick every now and then. Injury to tendons and bones, skin torn and rotten flesh are commonplace, so the bruise medicine sells very well.Lu Yuan, the owner of the pharmacy, has also become one of the richest households in the county.

In addition to these four prosperous shops, there are also some money houses, rice shops, pawnshops, fruit shops and other businesses, which are inextricably linked with the yamen's business of urging grain and taxes, punishing and knocking.

In addition, there are food stalls specially serving the public officials of the yamen and those who work in the yamen.Wang Gui invited Wang Xian to dinner here.

After ordering a few stir-fried dishes and a cup of chicken soup, Wang Gui babbled like a worm eating an egg, his face flushed.

"What's the matter, can we talk about it now?" Wang Xian sighed, "Is it about my sister-in-law?"

"How do you know..." Wang Gui was taken aback for a moment, and then said clearly: "You are really smart now, it's your sister-in-law's business." He gritted his teeth, "We have reconciled."

"That's a good relationship." Wang Xian said with a smile.

"Aren't you angry?"

"Why am I angry?" Wang Xian said seriously: "I was like that at the time, it's normal for my sister-in-law to be unbearable."

"Xiao Er, you are really sensible." Wang Gui said happily: "I want to take her home, will you agree?"

"Why didn't I agree?" Wang Xian spread his hands and said, "The problem is, it's useless for me to promise."

"Yes, mother agrees." Wang Gui was stunned for a moment, then looked forward to Wang Xian and said, "You have a lot of ideas, help brother think of a way."

"I've been played like a monkey by my old lady," Wang Xian said with a wry smile as he sipped his tea, "What do you think I should pay attention to?"

"..." Wang Gui lowered his head depressedly.

"Are you talking through your mouth?" When the dishes came, Wang Xian took the plate and asked while setting it.

"En." Wang Gui nodded.

"What about my wife?"

"Didn't she say that the Hou family said that after leaving the Wang family, Cuilian is no longer the daughter-in-law of the Wang family..." Wang Gui whispered, "I also said that Cui Ni from Uncle Liu's house on West Street is a big girl with yellow flowers, but she only wants to marry her." Twenty dowry gifts..."

"..." Wang Xian is so sweaty, my old lady really has the demeanor of a generation of queens, "What do you think?"

"That's just out of anger. Your sister-in-law is very nice..." Wang Gui bowed his head and said, "When she was a girl, how could she have endured that kind of hardship? She also suffered with our family for more than a year, and finally she couldn't bear it anymore. Yes." He said in a low voice: "One day husband and wife, one hundred days of kindness, besides, she has already admitted her mistake..."

"Yeah." Wang Xian nodded and said, "I have to help with this. Who made it because of me?"

"What help?"

"This..." Wang Xian sighed and said, "I was really angry that time, and it's not so easy to let go, unless..."

"Unless what?" Wang Gui asked with wide eyes.

"Unless there is some reason for her to let go." Wang Xian said with a smile: "Didn't my old lady say that in front of Lizi, face is nothing..."

"What reason?" Wang Gui's eyes widened.

"What do you think my mother is looking forward to the most?" Wang Xian asked persuasively.

"Grandson..." Wang Gui said, "Seeing his little grandson, she can't wait to take it home and raise him."

"This is the end..." Wang Xian picked up a chopstick of shredded bamboo shoots, chewing and swallowing slowly.Speaking of eating in the yamen for a few days, he is obviously not as hungry as reincarnated as a hungry ghost.

"..." Wang Gui looked at him in confusion, and said after a long while, "You mean, let me take a grandson home for her?"

"You don't have to wait until you're born, just conceive it." Wang Xiandao: "If it's an ordinary mother-in-law, it's fine to fool her a little bit, but with my mother's piercing eyes, she is destined to reveal her secrets."

"Oh, if she could give birth, she would have given birth sooner..." Wang Gui said disappointedly after hearing the words: "We have been married for two years, but she has only been pregnant once and had a miscarriage..."

"It doesn't matter." Wang Xian said softly: "I will teach you a set of jade planting methods. When you go back and count the days, at most three months, I will guarantee you Lantian planting jade!"

"So amazing?" Wang Gui opened his mouth wide.
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