Thirty thousand Hedong soldiers and thousands of elite cavalry have been staying in Wuling County for half a month.
When Han Liang, the official of Zuo Cheng, the Shangshu of Daxingtai of East Shaanxi Province, urged him again and again, even his right servant She Qu Tutong came, but Qi King Li Yuanji always stood still.
Li Yuanji openly said that he didn't even go hunting, so what else do you have to complain about?!
Wow, this is really true.
Before the expedition to Luoyang, Li Yuanji served as the director of Bingzhou, claiming that he could go without food for three days, but he could not go without hunting for one day, and then Bingzhou fell... But Li Yuanji was fine after a month.
Qu Tutong and Han Liang were so desperate because in the past ten days, a steady stream of bad news had come.
Shuang Shiluo, the director of Dingzhou, is alive and dead.
Yingzhou fell and Ma Kuangwu of Yingzhou was killed.
Liu Heitai sent Gao Kaidao as the vanguard and captured Boye County within three days, and Lizhou fell.
Liu Heitai's younger brother Liu Shishan captured Mozhou and everyone from the supervisor down was beheaded.
Cui Yuanxun, Liu Heitai's old subordinate, raised troops to respond and offered Shenzhou.
Dou Jiande's old generals Ma Junde and Liu Huijun gathered their troops to rebel and occupied Yanzhou and Guanzhou respectively... These two areas were later combined into Cangzhou.
The military front was so sharp and frightening that half of the entire Hebei Province fell into Liu Heita's hands.
Li Shan sat boredly in the study room in the backyard of the county government office, looking at the accounts of grain and grass paid in. From time to time, he dialed the abacus and took notes to write down the numbers.
King Li Yuanji of Qi used the lack of food and grass as an excuse to avoid sending troops. In the past seven or eight days, Daxingtai of Shaanxi Province has been allocating food and grass continuously. Li Qianyou and Rong Jiusi are mainly responsible for this matter, and Li Shan naturally has to contribute.
While working, Li Shan thought to himself that Liu Heitai was quite good. He captured half of Hebei in more than ten days. Now that's good, Li Yuanji's fellow was even more reluctant to stand out.
"Li County Lieutenant."
"Li County Lieutenant."
Li Shan frowned slightly, but soon calmed down. He just lowered his head as if he hadn't heard anything. It wasn't until the footsteps stopped beside him that he raised his head and looked at Li Dewu calmly, who had a complicated look on his face. "There's something wrong, Mr. County Captain."
Order?"
Hearing this title, Li Dewu looked very calm, and his eyes fell on the abacus, "I heard that this is from Lingnan?"
Li Shan grinned and showed a bright smile, "There are rumors that this is the secret of the Danyang House of the Li family in Longxi."
Li Dewu avoided the other party's gaze and felt his cheeks heat up slightly. Just a month ago, he was boasting and praising Abacus in front of Mr. Pei.
This is also the most difficult thing for Li Dewu to figure out. Where did you learn this?
"I heard that you are staying at Dongshan Temple?"
"Yes." Li Shan paused, "I heard a few days ago that the county captain is the son-in-law of Prime Minister Pei Kuai. Where does he live?"
Li Dewu's face turned dark. He didn't believe that Li Shan didn't know that he was still living in the Pei Mansion. He was mocking him for being a son-in-law!
"By the way, I heard that the county captain was blessed with Lin'er not long ago. Dongshan Temple is very popular. Many dignitaries pray for their children and light everlasting lanterns in the temple."
This time, the two's eyes collided before they avoided each other.
The meaning of Li Dewu's words is very obvious. If you are staying at Dongshan Temple, Zhu family must be there too!
Li Shan's reply was unceremonious and cruel. If you threaten me with my mother, I will threaten you with your son.
Li Dewu smiled stiffly, "Let's wait until we return to Beijing. If you have time, go to Dongshan Temple to worship Buddha."
"I don't dare to accept it. The county captain is too polite. After returning to the capital, I will naturally come to visit you first." Li Shan smiled brightly and was gentle and kind.
The scribes next to him were confused and felt something, but they didn't find anything.
At the entrance of the county government compound.
"So fast?" Yu Zhining looked at the signed official document in his hand and asked in surprise: "The inspection was completed in just one hour?"
Rong Jiusi smiled and said: "Each truck of grain and grass is put into the warehouse, and there is no quantitative quantity. Teams will count the items when they are put into the warehouse, calculate the total amount, and inspect every ten of them. If there are no mistakes or omissions, the whole team will be punished."
Yu Zhining reviewed it in his mind and said with a smile: "I've heard for a long time that Brother Jiusi is good at arithmetic and his reputation is well-deserved."
When grain and grass are put into storage, the quantity of each cart is different. If you want to count and put into storage on the spot, you need someone who is good at arithmetic and has a quick mind to be present.
Rong Jiusi's face turned a little red. Although he had learned abacus, he was still stumbling when doing it. Today, it was actually Li Shan who was doing it, and his abacus was flying.
At this time, Li Shan happened to go out and saluted: "Bachelor Yu, I am honored to be the master."
Rong Jiusi nodded slightly, "Are you done today?"
"All the account books have been counted. Based on the 30,000 Hedong soldiers and 3,000 cavalry, the food and grass can still be supplied for 20 days."
Yu Zhining squinted his eyes as he looked at the young man in front of him. He worked as a doctor in Daxingtai branch of Shaanxi Province. Although his position was not high, he had great authority.
From last year to this year, from the King of Qin to the King of Qi, the supply of food and grass for the Tang army in Hebei Province was provided by Shaanxi Province. Yu Zhining was the actual operator and was naturally proficient in arithmetic.
It is not difficult to calculate the supply time of grain and grass, but it is a bit difficult to complete so much work in just one hour after the grain and grass have just been counted and stored in the warehouse.
"Brother Jiusi, is this your disciple?"
Rong Jiusi's face turned redder, and he forced a smile and said, "This is the military scribe. By the way, Brother Zhong Mi, is there any military report today?"
Yu Zhining glanced at Li Shan again before saying, "Zhaozhou fell, and the supervisor Zhou Fengxing died in the battle."
Rong Jiusi had a complicated look on his face. Zhou Fengxing, the director of Zhaozhou, was an old man from Taiyuan. Although he participated in the battle of Luoyang with King Qin, he did not enter the palace of King Qin. He did not expect to die in the battle in Hebei at this time.
Yu Zhining whispered a few words to Rong Jiusi about the war situation in Hebei, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw Li Shan quietly walking out of the door.
Rong Jiusi's attitude just now was a bit puzzling. Just by looking at his words and deeds, the young man knew that he was from a poor family, but Rong Jiusi avoided answering the origin of his name... What Yu Zhining was even more confused about was,
Li Shan left silently, showing that he was not Rong Jiusi's subordinate.
Yu Zhining walked around the county government office and met with the King of Qi. Not surprisingly, he received a reply that he was unable to send troops due to lack of food and grass. Afterwards, he asked someone to inquire and wrote down the name Li Shan.
At this time, Li Shan had already returned to the house, and was not surprised to see Wei Zheng stroking his goatee in the yard.
"It is said that Li Shan of Dongshan Temple has great strategies and tactics, and is brave and good at fighting. Unexpectedly, he is also good at arithmetic. Even the Zheng family is willing to be defeated."
Li Shan scratched his head and said nothing. He sat down and took a few sips of the glass of water from Zhu Bal.
Just yesterday, the children of the Zheng family in Xingyang recruited by Li Yuanji inspected the granary. Li Qianyou took Li Shan and Rong Jiusi to accompany them.
The five surnames and the seven families each have their own strengths, whether they are good at military affairs or classics, but no matter which family they are, arithmetic is a basic subject. If the children of the family want to make contributions, there is no one who does not want to learn it.
Rong Jiusi didn't know if he had any grudges with the Zheng family kid. The latter picked on him several times, and finally Rong Jiusi pushed Li Shan out... The apprentice couldn't do it, so he had to be the master.
The result was no suspense. Li Shan easily answered the question raised by the other party, while the Zheng family's children struggled for an hour and had no clue about the quadratic equation of two variables.
Wei Zheng smiled and said: "I have used abacus before, and I was just going to ask you for some advice."
Li Shan sat down and cast a sidelong glance at the man, "Mr. Wei, why do you come here so often if you don't go about business?"
"Oh, I guess Mr. Wei is not busy with anything right now."
After just two words, Wei Zheng's expression changed slightly.
All the saved manuscripts have been scrapped and I need to rewrite them. I’m on vacation today, but I have to go home and try my best to keep updating. However, the update time may be irregular. It is expected to be on the shelves on October 15th.