(I was directly pushed off the list. You can’t just sit back and watch, right? In addition, I write and publish as I go, and I don’t save the manuscript...)
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In the early Ming Dynasty, there were no three-legged accounts or four-legged accounts. The accounting method was still a single-entry accounting method that simply reflected the profit and loss of cash receipts and payments. This accounting method could not reflect all aspects of financial activities at all. It was just a cash book.
Just an account.
Anyone who has studied accounting at all knows that it is impossible to truly understand the true income and expenditure of a department through only a cash account. The simplest example is the consumption of purchased materials and supplies, because there is no expenditure of money involved.
, will not be recorded in the account.
In short, this kind of accounting method that scratches the beard and eyebrows and only shows the results but not the process is very easy to make fraud.
Wang Xian just did the calculation once and felt that there must be something wrong. To see if there was still time, he took out one month's accounts and switched to the debit and credit accounting method to check whether the income and expenditure were balanced. If they were not equal, he could naturally find out what was wrong.
Inflow and outflow, and then find the problem.
But after a lot of work, he found that the other party was a veteran and kept the accounts very even...
But this is not a problem for professionals. Wang Xian also has a magic weapon such as 'Benford's Law'. This rule says that among a bunch of unmodified numbers, the probability of a number starting with one is about 30% of the total number.
For numbers starting with two, the probability of occurrence is about 17% of the total number. For numbers starting with three, the probability of occurrence is about 12% of the total number... Then it decreases in sequence. For numbers starting with eight and nine, the total probability of occurrence is
, which is 10% of the total.
As long as the sample is large enough and the numbers are not modified, this rule will be followed. In other words, if the numbers are fabricated, then the statistical results will greatly deviate from this rule. Auditors use it to initially check whether there is fraud, which can greatly improve audit efficiency.
After spending an afternoon, Wang Xian counted the accounts for a year. Looking at the ten statistics on the paper, they were so average that he smiled... Looking at the column of the person in charge of the accounts again, it was surprising that
Li Sheng, who was still serving as a pian at that time, smiled even more.
"Still laughing, have you checked it out?" Little Fatty Wu appeared next to him. Seeing that there were only nine numbers on his paper, he immediately said anxiously: "Your Excellency, I will read it later."
"It's been done a long time ago." Wang Xian smiled and picked up the results calculated in the morning.
At this time, the cloud board rang, and all the scribes hurried to gather in the secretary's room.
Sure enough, after Li Sheng lectured, 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 Xiandian with an indifferent expression and said, "We'll do the calculation again tomorrow." The most torturous thing is not the calculation, but the fact that after doing the calculation for a long time, he found out that something was wrong.
, you have to recalculate from the beginning. Li Sheng believes that a layman like Wang Xian can't calculate it ten times, not to mention that even if he is right, he can still say he is wrong. If you repeat this torture several times, even a clay figure can be forced to death.
Crazy... Even if he refuses to leave, I can kick him out of the Yamen because he is "incompetent", relieve my hatred, and vent my anger on Master Diao, killing two birds with one stone.
"Yes, sir." But to Li Sheng's dismay, Wang Xian didn't have any overreaction. He just bent down to pick it up, nodded honestly and said, "Then I'll recalculate."
"If you can't figure it out again, get out of here. We don't support useless people in the yamen!" Li Sheng glanced at him contemptuously, turned around and entered the back room.
"Yes, sir." Wang Xian nodded.
All the scribes looked at him sympathetically. It was too much to ask a newcomer who had never learned anything to calculate complicated accounts without making mistakes... Besides, Wang Xingye had a good reputation in the yamen.
Everyone admires him. The law of the country also states that no harm will come to the wife and children. Why did you, Li Sheng, hold on to his son and not let him go?
But everyone was frightened by Li Sheng's power and did not dare to say anything to Wang Xian. They could only sigh, patted Wang Xian on the shoulder and said: "Let's go eat first..."
Wang Xian nodded without saying a word, looking like he was in trouble. But no one knew that he actually made a miscalculation on purpose...
In the next three days, Wang Xian continued to make miscalculations every day and was scolded every day. This group of writers couldn't bear to hear it... Alas, this young man is actually quite good. He is diligent and respectful to his seniors.
Fetching water and tea every day, never slacking off, not at all like the rumors, how come it fell into Master Li's hands?
Wang Dianli couldn't bear it anymore. After leaving the office that day, he followed Li Sheng into the inner room and advised: "There is no need to treat Wang Xian like this. He is a layman. If you torment him like this all day long, I think he will go crazy."
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"I gave him what he wanted in one day, but I gave it to him in five days! What else do you want?" Li Sheng's first priority when doing things is to stand upright in theory, so he always said confidently: "Is the yamen 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..." Wang Dianli sighed and said nothing more.
After Wang Dianli went out, Li Shengku sat for a long time with a gloomy expression. Little did he know that the longer this matter was delayed, the worse the impact would be. But he never expected that Wang Xian would be so resilient.
, I can endure it until now.
"No, we have to find another way." Li Sihu frowned and thought about it.
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At noon that day, Wang Gui suddenly came to the Yamen and asked Wang Xian to go out to dinner.
Wang Xiancai remembered this, packed up his things, informed his colleagues, and followed Wang Gui to Yaqian Street.
Yaqian has been a beautiful place since ancient times. In addition to official institutions such as building houses, medicine, and yin-yang studies, there are also four major parasitic industries... The first is a hotel. Most people from outside the county who come to the county to file lawsuits come here to stay. The plaintiff
It is convenient for timely submission of petitions, convenient for witnesses to be summoned at any time, and convenient for family members of defendants in custody or prisoners in prison to do favors and inquire about information nearby.
The second one is the teahouse. When the above-mentioned people settle down, they will come here to inquire about information and ask for help, because those scriveners who write petitions for others and litigators who help them fight lawsuits stay here all day long.
The third one is the restaurant, where the subordinate servants of the government, the masters, and the like communicate with each other at the wine table, talk about debts, collude to commit fraud, and bargain. There are also government officials eating and drinking at public expense, and the boss either makes a profit or loses his life...
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The fourth is a drug store, which is often opened next to the medical school. The medical officer only diagnoses the disease and prescribes prescriptions, and the patient may as well get the medicine nearby. It is said that every prescription the medical officer prescribes has a tap. Doctor Wu waived Wang Xian's consultation fee.
In fact, the profit is not less at all. In addition, in the yamen, people are beating boards, bending fingers, clamping sticks from time to time. Injured tendons and bones, skin and flesh are broken, so the medicine for bruises and bruises is sold very well. The owner of the drug store, Mr. Lu,
He also became one of the richest households in the county.
In addition to these four prosperous shops, there are also other businesses such as banks, rice shops, pawn shops, and fruit shops, all of which are inextricably linked to the yamen's business of collecting grain taxes, levying fines, and expropriating people.
In addition, there are food stalls specially catered to government officials and those who work in the government office. Wang Gui treated Wang Xian to a meal here.
After ordering some stir-fried vegetables and a cup of chicken soup, Wang Gui squeaked like a worm eating an egg, his face turned red from holding it in.
"What's going on? Can you tell me now?" Wang Xian sighed and said, "Is it my sister-in-law's business?"
"How did you know..." Wang Gui was stunned, and then said clearly: "You are so smart now. This is your sister-in-law's business." He gritted his teeth and said, "We have reconciled."
"That's a good feeling." Wang Xian smiled.
"Aren't you angry?"
"Why am I angry?" Wang Xian said sternly: "It's normal that my sister-in-law can't bear the way I acted at that time."
"Xiaoer, you are really sensible." Wang Gui said happily: "I want to take her home, will you agree?"
"Why wouldn't I agree?" Wang Xian spread his hands and said, "The problem is, it's useless for me to agree."
"Yes, my mother agrees." Wang Gui was slumped for a moment, then looked longingly at Wang Xiandao: "You have many ideas, help my brother think of a way."
"I've been tricked into a monkey by my mother," Wang Xian smiled bitterly and took a sip of tea: "What do you think I can pay attention to?"
"..." Wang Gui lowered his head depressedly.
"Did you pass it by mouth?" When the food was served, Wang Xian took the plate and asked while setting it.
"Yeah." Wang Gui nodded.
"What's wrong with me?"
"Didn't she say that the Hou family said that after leaving the Wang family, Cuilian would no longer be the Wang family's daughter-in-law..." Wang Gui whispered: "She also said that Cuini from Uncle Liu's family on West Street, Huanghua's eldest daughter, is just a daughter-in-law.
Twenty crowns of betrothal gifts..."
"..." Wang Xian is so sweaty, I really have the demeanor of a queen, "What do you think?"
"That's just an angry talk. Your sister-in-law is very kind..." Wang Gui lowered his head and said: "When she was a daughter, she never suffered that kind of hardship. She also suffered with our family for more than a year before she finally couldn't bear it anymore.
"." He said in a low voice: "One day, a hundred days of grace between husband and wife, and besides, she has already admitted her mistake..."
"Yes." Wang Xian nodded and said, "I have to help with this favor. Who told me it was because of me in the first place?"
"How can I help?"
"Well..." Wang Xian sighed and said, "I was really angry that time, and it won't be so easy to let go, unless..."
"Unless what?" Wang Gui asked with wide eyes.
"Unless there is any reason for her to let go." Wang Xian said with a smile: "Didn't I say that in front of Li Zi, face is nothing..."
"What's the reason?" Wang Gui's eyes widened even more.
"What do you think I'm most looking forward to?" Wang Xian asked in a persuasive way.
"Grandson..." Wang Guidao said, "When she sees someone else's little grandson, she can't wait to snatch it home and raise it."
"Isn't this the end..." Wang Xian took a piece of shredded bamboo shoots with chopsticks and began to chew slowly. After eating in the Yamen for a few days, he was obviously not as hungry as a hungry ghost who was reincarnated.
"..." Wang Gui looked at him confusedly, and then said after a while: "You mean, you want me to bring her a grandson back?"
"You don't have to wait until the baby is born, just get pregnant." Wang Xiandao: "If it's an ordinary mother-in-law, it's okay to fool her, but with my sharp eyes, I'm sure the secret will be exposed."
"Well, if she could have given birth, she would have given birth sooner..." Wang Gui said with disappointment after hearing this: "It has been two years since we got married, and she was pregnant once and had a miscarriage..."
"It doesn't matter." Wang Xian said softly: "I will teach you a set of jade planting methods. Go back and calculate the days. At most, it will take three months to guarantee that you will grow jade in the blue field!"
"So awesome?" Wang Gui opened his mouth and asked.