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Chapter 355 Don't think too highly of yourself

The female workers of the Weaving Bureau gathered a thousand people.

A few guards stood behind Zhu Biao, looking coldly at the gathered weavers: "Be quiet, everyone!"

The crowd was still buzzing, and the women were whispering to each other about whether Sanbao was a real eunuch or a fake servant, and they also discussed whether His Highness the Crown Prince liked men or women, seeing that he was neither hot nor cold towards the two Crown Princesses.

Zhu Biao quietly listened to the chatter of the crowd, standing in the sunshine of March, facing a group of women, feeling very complicated.

There were so many people, they gathered towards the yard in twos and threes, and the weavers couldn't get there anytime soon.

Sometimes these orders are effective for men and lieutenant soldiers, but there is nothing they can do about these women who are messing around.

"Today's wages have been deducted, and you guys should talk about it here." Daotong looked at the crowd, his boss is here, if he doesn't stop, he will really lose face.

Zhu Biao was not surprised when he heard the deduction of money. Because of the large number of people in the Weaving Bureau, for the sake of management, they will do a roll call at a fixed time every day, similar to a roll call, to check whether there are any latecomers or absenteeism.

Some of the female workers standing in front were very beautiful and charming.

"You guys count the number of people." Zhu Biao shouted to the officer who looked at the woman in a daze, "Do you want to give her to you alone, and hold her to see?"

"Your Highness, I will know my mistake at the end." The soldier led several people to separate to count the number of people.

With this roar, the female worker immediately fell silent.

"The new looms of the Weaving Bureau, Zhu's looms will be fully assembled in a few days. Recently, some people have spread that the imperial court will drive away a group of female workers. This matter is pure nonsense. After today, no private discussions are allowed.

The loom will be assembled, and you will also have new things to do. I will organize you to learn how to make clothes, and some of you will go to cattle farms and fattening farms outside the capital. The monthly money is more than this. "

Weavers only know how to weave cloth, and from birth to old age, they only know how to weave cloth and raise silkworms. If they are asked to do other things, they will not know.

But Zhu Biao intends to train a group of female garment workers, and Shen Qiancheng will train the rest and send them to cattle farms and fattening places. They always know how to raise livestock.

Some female workers are illiterate and bold, stretching their necks to look at Zhu Biao in front of them. What they think at this moment is not that they are driven away, but that if they want the prince to look at them, they will fly on the branches and become phoenixes. .

It's just that this is just a dream. Some of them think that the man is dead, so they can earn some money to support themselves.So I was satisfied when I heard that the monthly money was more than that of the dry weavers.

Looking at the gangster female workers, Zhu Biao was not afraid of them, but it would be a headache for so many people to really listen to the rumors and start messing around.

If there was any resistance, the loom would definitely be destroyed.

This time, I made promises to them in advance and stabilized them early.But he will not let go of those who spread rumors.

"You tell Gu, who told you these things?" Zhu Biao looked at these women and asked.

No one answered, Zhu Biao glanced at Daotong: "Did you bring it?"

Dao Tong replied: "His Royal Highness, I have already sent someone to invite Chen Sihui."

Interrogation of the female workers was fruitless, so Zhu Biao asked the female workers to tell those female workers that as long as they told the rumors, they would be rewarded with five taels of silver.

Five taels is not a small amount for them.

Soon, it will be revealed.

Chen Rulan went to invite her to drink tea in the back hall, her eyes were on her nose, her nose was on her heart, and she had a very calm look on her face.

"Chen Sihui? What are your intentions?" Dao Tong pointed at her and asked, "Nanjing Weaving Bureau is the lifeline of the imperial court. Why do you want to stir up trouble?"

"His Royal Highness, the little girl has been wronged."

Zhu Biao took a look at her, wronged you, a fairy, with witnesses and evidence, and you are still pretending to be pitiful here.Only a blind guy like Zhu Xi would fall in love with Chen Rulan.

"Gu is polite to Chen Di, but he is only polite to Chen Di. He is your uncle, but not your father. Don't think that Gu will miss old favors."

Chen Rulan raised her head. It wasn't that she was backed by Chen Di, but that she was sure that she had some accounting tricks that only experts could see.

Seeing her confidence, Zhu Biao did not forget to stab her in the heart: "The king of Qin is married, do you know? He married the daughter of the Duke of the State."

Sure enough, Chen Rulan shook her shoulders and said with a nonchalant smile, "It's a great event."

"Chen Sihui, don't think you are blind with your hands and feet in the account book. This time you have encouraged the female workers, and tomorrow you will not be used to weave bureaus."

Zhu Biao didn't want to destroy the brotherhood between himself and Zhu Xi because of this incident, just drive his woman out.This also gave Chen Di face.

"I don't have one. Someone must have framed me." Chen Rulan knelt down and said, "Your Highness, I can check all the account books in person. question."

Suddenly, Sanbao came in from the door and stood beside him with Shen Zhiwu.

"Eighteen magic hands?" Daotong stroked his beard.

Zhu Biao thought that the Eighteen Magic Hands were a metaphor for Chen Rulan, but he was a little curious when he saw Dao Tong thinking about it.

"Your Highness, do you know of the eighteen magicians in Jiangnan?" Daotong said slowly: "A few years ago, all the businessmen in the Jiangnan area knew about the eighteen magicians. In one day, hundreds of account books were calculated, and they could calculate even a centimetre. Not bad. They have disappeared in the past few years, and no one can overthrow the accounts that have passed through their hands."

Zhu Biao choked for a moment, and looked at Shen for help.He can only understand the account book at a general level, and these eighteen magicians...

Account books have been moved up.

In fact, Zhu Biao already knew about the account books and the money lost, but it only involved Zhu Xi.I thought about opening and closing my eyes and passing by.So last time he only warned Zhu Xi.

But today, Chen Rulan dared to spread a rumor that she was going to drive away the female workers and replace them with new looms.She must be removed from the weaving bureau.

Until now, Chen Rulan still looked at Zhu Biao with a calm expression, and said with a smile: "Your Highness, please check. I have to go to settle the accounts after the check. If there is a delay, it would be bad for His Majesty to blame him."

Zhu Biao walked in front of the ledger, looked at Shen Zhiwu and said, "The ledger of the Weaving Bureau is up to you."

Shen Zhishi nodded, patted Zhu Biao's hand lightly, and picked out the account books that had been marked in the Ming Commercial Bureau from the account books sent by the Weaving Bureau.Walk across and sit down calmly.

Dao Tong was a little sweaty, Miss Shen was naturally proficient in accounting, but the second master of the Chen family was also an expert in business, and it was hard to find out that the daughter of the Chen family had tampered with.

Chen Rulan looked curiously at Shen Zhifu who was sitting opposite, and was slightly stunned for a few seconds. This woman was far more beautiful than herself.Looking at my own flatness, and then at the proud figure of the woman opposite, the inferiority complex immediately came in my heart.

He covered his chest with a veil.

Chen Rulan felt that although she was not as good-looking and tall as her, her account books were absolutely fine.Just waiting for the vase woman on the opposite side to lose.

Zhu Biao and Daotong stood outside the door, and the two were talking about the Eighteen Fortune Tellers.

The eighteen magicians are eighteen people who are proficient in accounting and planning. Many merchants in the south of the Yangtze River have suffered heavy losses due to falsified accounts.These eighteen magicians are all invited.

But where these people went, they only lowered their heads to make calculations, and didn't talk much at all. The rumors in the Jiangnan area are very mysterious.

Dao Tong whispered: "This Chen Rulan feels that the weaving bureau cannot do without her, that's why she is so proud."

"She really thinks highly of herself." Zhu Biao said coldly.

After half a stick of incense.

Five account books were cleared out separately and marked with a pen.Shen Zhiwu looked at her coldly with a pair of peach blossom eyes and said: "Your account is fine, but the raw materials of the weaving bureau.

Last summer, you actually used the name of the Weaving Bureau to buy silk at [-]% higher than the price of silk in the Jiangnan market, if the supply is correct.

It was Chen Jiasi who acted as a cover for you, and [-]% of the account was a false report.

The cost of Nanjing Weaving Bureau is several times higher than that of Suzhou Weaving and Hangzhou Weaving.But the average person looks like the cost is right.Only those who know the Jiangnan silk market can see the problem.

How could the account books of the Weaving Bureau be easily shown to ordinary people. "

"You... nonsense." Chen Rulan turned pale.

"A piece of high-quality silk can be sold for at least five taels of silver. If it is sold to Korea and Annan, it can be sold for seven taels of silver. But it is written in the account book that the price of cloth in May and June will be reduced.

In fact, it didn't drop at all, just ask others.

You explained to Annan merchants that there were floods in various places and there was a shortage of silk, so you sold it one or two more than the usual stipulated price.The explanation to the court was that due to the flood disaster, the price was reduced by one tael than usual.The overhead silver just happened to be eaten by you.

…… Admiral Zhizhi is an outsider, and he can’t understand normal.The ministers of the imperial court didn't know that folk silk actually had other methods of operation, so naturally they couldn't see it. "

"You...why are you slandering me." Chen Rulan's voice trembled a little: "Who are you, how can you talk nonsense without proof?"

"You think you are the only one who can buy and sell cloth? Only you know the market price?"

"By the way, my surname is Shen."

"You are the eldest lady of the Shen family?" Chen Rulan often heard her father talk about the Shen family, but she had never seen her, and heard that she hadn't appeared for more than a year.

Zhu Biao and Daotong walked in and understood what happened.

"In the fourth year of Hongwu, all the money you swallowed in the cloth from June to May was given to Zhu Xi, right? He is Gu's second brother...

In fact, I just want you to admit that I didn't care about this matter with you, but I didn't expect you to dare to talk nonsense to the weaver girl.Since nothing went wrong, you won't use it to weave bureaus tomorrow. "

"His Royal Highness." Chen Rulan lowered her head.

"If you want to thank you, thank Chen Di for saving your life. Otherwise, even if you embezzled one or two things, I will drag you to be stripped..."

Chen Rulan was very disappointed. She thought that no one could shake her position as a secretary.Who wants to be easily replaced.

Before leaving, Chen Rulan stopped, knelt down and kowtowed to Zhu Biao, and then bowed to Shen Zhifu.Asked strangely: "You know the eighteen gods, right?"

"Of course I know." Afterwards, Shen Zhifu slightly parted his red lips, and said a word, which completely vented Chen Rulan's confidence.

"I taught the eighteen magic hands."

Zhu Biao and Daotong looked at each other and exchanged eyes, and then said: "I never thought that Gu would have such a day of favoritism and perverting the law."

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