Inside the room, Zhao Zheng slowly opened the black cloth, revealing what was inside.
It was a piece of bright yellow silk. It looked a little old and must have been there for a while.
There was writing looming on the silk, and Zhao Zheng slowly spread it out. The Zhongzheng regular script was the only one he had ever seen in his life. Just by looking at the handwriting, he could tell that the person writing on this silk was unusual.
The writing was not on paper, but on silk. It was really confusing, but it also made him pay more attention to the content.
Zhao Zheng carefully moved the oil lamp on the table closer, looked at the silk, and concentrated on it.
His face sometimes showed confusion, sometimes showed surprise, sometimes his brows were furrowed, and sometimes he relaxed. At the end, he slowly stood up, opened the door, and said: "Please come in, some censors."
"Your Highness, several adults have fallen asleep..."
"Wake them all up!" Zhao Zheng waved his hand and said, "Just tell them that I have something important to discuss with them."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
The guard quickly stood up and ran away. Not long after, in the inn, many of the lights in the rooms that had been extinguished for a long time were turned on again.
"I wonder what important matter your Highness summoned you to late at night?"
Nearly ten censors came in a hurry. Some people didn't even have time to adjust their robes, and asked while tying the sleeves of their robes.
Zhao Zheng glanced at the burned silk in a bowl on the table, turned around and said: "I have been working hard these days and have improved the method of debit and credit accounting, adding and deleting several times.
, to make this method more convenient and practical. After tomorrow, you will check according to this new method."
He handed over a piece of paper. After the censor in front took it, he saw the crisscrossing lines drawn on it. The expression on his face showed some surprise. After staring at it for a long time, he showed surprise.
With a look of surprise, he looked at Zhao Zheng and exclaimed: "Your Highness, you are a talented person. In this way, when checking the accounts, all the entries will be concise and clear at a glance. This will greatly increase the speed and provide great convenience for us to do things."
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Hearing the words of the censor, Zhao Zheng nodded slightly. Naturally, he would not directly believe what the unknown old man said that appeared from somewhere. What he was thinking about at that time was just to save his life.
ingredients in it.
But after seeing the first part of the silk fabric, his thoughts immediately changed drastically.
The method recorded above is indeed exactly the same as that used by the censors, but it is more detailed and the details are clearer. Some auxiliary methods are also not told to them by the God of Money.
Obviously, the method they used was based on what the old man gave him, but it was incomplete. At this point, he had already believed seventy-eight percent of the old man's words.
After sorting out my thoughts, I inevitably felt high-spirited.
A worldly master with such a high level of martial arts came to visit him late at night just to pass on this wonderful method to him. Among the many princes in Qi State, who else has the same treatment as himself?
An expert is an expert, and mediocre people will never be able to match this ability.
"Your Highness is brilliant!"
"If this method is really implemented in the world in the future, Your Highness should stay here to keep it!"
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When several censors in the crowd said these flattering words, Zhao Zheng waved his hand and said: "Besides, I have one more thing to discuss with you."
"Your Highness, it's okay to say it. I'm all ears."
Zhao Zheng thought for a moment and said: "In recent days, we have been ordered to supervise the various state governments. We obtained the secret technique of "Loan and Loan Law" in Fengzhou. We checked the accounts of various government offices in Fengzhou and made great achievements. We arrested fifty-three officials, big and small."
However, the amount of corruption among these officials varies and cannot be punished in general. For those with relatively minor cases, they do not need to be demoted and punished. They can be made to pay silver in lieu of their crimes, and the fines can be returned to the national treasury and the internal government. What do you think?
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The censors at the bottom looked up at him, with shock on their faces.
This has never happened before, and if you think about it for a moment, you will realize that it is very involved and should not be talked about in vain.
"Your Highness, I believe that this method is absolutely unacceptable." After a censor thought for a while, he gritted his teeth and said, "This method is against the law and will cause the collapse of the country's laws. It is absolutely unacceptable..."
As censors, they have some instinctive sensitivity to certain things and instinctively feel that this matter is inappropriate.
"I'm afraid that Wei Yushi is exaggerating." Zhao Zheng glanced at him and said: "In recent years, the national treasury has been empty and the internal government has been in a tight situation. It is a temporary method. Although this method has certain risks, as long as it is controlled, it will be effective."
Du is a wonderful method that can replenish the national treasury. Could it be that Wei Yushi has any better method?"
"My lord..., no." Wei Yushi opened his mouth, glanced at him, and immediately stepped back and stopped talking.
Da Qi has been engaged in foreign campaigns for many years, and the national treasury has long been overwhelmed. This has always been a headache for His Majesty and the courtiers, and has never been solved.
It can be foreseen that if this method is really implemented, the national treasury will swell at a terrifying speed, and there will no longer be worries about lack of silver.
Moreover, this method could not be more suitable for use now.
Censors are ordered to supervise the state government and evaluate officials. Some officials are corrupt, some officials are unfavorable in political affairs, and some officials have flawed styles. There will always be minor problems in various aspects, but they are innocuous and difficult to judge. Failure to punish them is connivance.
, and I don’t know how to punish them. It would be much more convenient if they were all quantified into silver.
However, will this make some officials emboldened and exacerbate corruption?
It's like walking on a tightrope. Below is a cliff of ten thousand feet. If you can walk across it safely, you will be greeted by a crowd of applause. But if there is the slightest mistake, you will be doomed and your body will be shattered.
Before this, I have never heard of any dynasty using such a method. Whether it will be applauded by the whole house or shattered to pieces, I can only try it myself.
A censor thought for a while, with a tangled look on his face, stood up and said, "Your Highness..."
Zhao Zheng looked at him coldly and asked: "What objection does Shen Yushi have?"
Seeing the expression of the eldest prince, everyone was shocked. It was already clear that this time, the eldest prince was determined to implement this method.
The problem of the treasury has always been His Majesty's heart. If there is a way to solve this problem once and for all, many things will be worry-free. Even if it requires a small price, I believe His Majesty will not refuse.
For the eldest prince, this is also a rare opportunity. Once he can personally take charge of this matter, in the future, officials in the world will not be allowed to act based on his face?
On the one hand, it can gain His Majesty's attention, and on the other hand, it can establish prestige in front of officials...
If anyone goes against him on this matter, the consequences will be tragic.
Censor Shen opened his mouth, swallowed what he was about to say, bowed and said, "Your Highness is wise!"
A censor asked: "I wonder, Your Highness, does this method have a name?"
Zhao Zheng thought for a moment and said, "Let's call it the 'criminal silver'."
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Inside the room, Li Yi glanced at the sheet with a piece missing and blew out the oil lamp.
I bought two pieces of cloth today and will cut a new sheet tomorrow. A piece of sheet is missing and it looks really awkward...
