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Chapter 228: The stingy Li Shimin

Even though it took the people from the Ministry of Household Affairs half a year to liquidate it, Li Min was really confident that he could liquidate it within half a month with these "elementary school students".

After all, in terms of number, they are definitely more than the people in the Ministry of Household Affairs.

It is impossible for the Accounts Department to do nothing, and all personnel must come to settle the accounts of previous years.

In terms of efficiency, there is no comparison between the two sides.

Wherever you do business, whether it is China Commercial Bank, No. 1 House in the World, or No. 1 Hospital in the World, you have your own accounting office.

Previously, Li Min had also watched them keep accounts and settle accounts.

The numbers are written down in Chinese characters first, and it is a simple addition. As long as the number is large, it takes half a day to calculate on the fingers.

Then it is extremely inconvenient to write it down.

Seeing how troublesome it was for them to settle accounts, Li Min directly taught them how to keep accounts in Arabic numerals.

They were also asked to use cross-entry accounting, so that the accounts would be clear at a glance, and it would be impossible to record false accounts.

And since they learned Arabic numerals and vertical calculations, their calculation time has become more than ten times faster.

And these accounting gentlemen also shocked Li Min into a heavenly being.

There are really many account books of the Ministry of Accounts for three years, as many as a room.

But each account book here actually doesn't record many numbers.

Because they are all recorded using Chinese characters with a brush, no matter how small your font size is, how small can it be?

An account book usually requires more than one table to complete the complete statistics.

However, the number of ledgers is still a bit large.

Li Min felt that it would take about three or four days to complete all the accounting books.

However, if you finish tallying the ledger and simply add the numbers, it will be very fast.

And Li Min also gave them a method to check the calculation. After calculating the result, they can also check the calculation by adding the remainder and the total amount of expenditure.

If you're sorry, it means the numbers were added incorrectly.

Using this method, they can ensure that the numbers they calculate are correct.



At this time, Li Shimin called Li Min in.

After Li Min entered, Li Shimin couldn't help but said to him: "Min'er, you shouldn't agree to their bet."

In Li Shimin's view, even if he doesn't agree, this is my son. As long as I don't want to deal with him, do you still want to do anything to him?

Hearing Li Shimin's words, Li Min smiled and said: "Father, how could I not know that they are deliberately messing around? However, I believe that these numerical symbols are really useful and worthy of being used throughout the entire Tang Dynasty.

Promotion.”

The emergence of Arabic numerals and mixed arithmetic symbols has a huge promotion effect on mathematics.

Li Min mainly wanted to promote numbers and arithmetic symbols. Otherwise, how could Li Min be so boring and agree to bet with them?

After Li Min said this, Li Shimin also remembered that before this, Wang Xiaotong, a mathematician, had also presented a memorial.

At that time, he talked about the promotion of numbers and arithmetic symbols.

However, after asking Li Tai at that time, I ignored the matter and finally left it alone.

Unexpectedly, Min'er would value this set of numbers and arithmetic symbols so much?

Li Shimin couldn't help but ask: "Yin'er, are these numbers and arithmetic symbols really so magical?"

Li Min smiled slightly and said: "Father, you can rest assured. I judge that it does not take half a month to calculate the numbers."

Li Shimin couldn't help but ask: "Ming'er, do you really don't need your father to send additional manpower to you?"

Huo!

It turns out that my father couldn't help but want to cheat, and was planning to secretly send him more manpower!

Li Min smiled slightly and said, "No need really!"

None of the people my father could send out knew Arabic numerals or mixed arithmetic, so they would be of no use.

Besides, once someone finds out, it will be troublesome.

However, Li Shimin actually had such a protective side, which made Li Min very touched.

Li Shimin couldn't help but ask: "Yin'er, although this flood did not cause heavy casualties, many people still lost their homes and suffered heavy losses. But now, the border is unstable and the Turks are ready to move. It is difficult for the national treasury to come up with this

A sum of money. Min'er, what do you think we should do now?"

After finishing speaking, Li Shimin looked at Li Min expectantly.

Huo!

Along with the sensationalism just now, just to wait for me here!

Li Min didn't believe it. The treasury was so poor now that it couldn't even afford this little money!

Seeing Li Min's expression, Li Shimin couldn't help but said: "Min'er, do you think that only the people near Chang'an City were affected by the disaster?"

"The people near Chang'an City have been the least affected by the disaster because of you. But downstream, countless people's houses have been washed away, and now they don't even have anything to eat. There is an urgent need to transport a large amount of relief food and medicinal materials."

"As for the people around Chang'an City, because they are the least affected by the disaster, the imperial court really does not have the financial resources to rescue them now!"

After listening to Li Shimin's words, Li Min couldn't help but nodded thoughtfully.

Yes, it rained so heavily and there was so much water in the river. It makes no sense that only the people near Chang'an City were affected.

But now what does my father mean by telling me so much?

Doesn't he want me to use my own money to help the victims?

Sure enough, I heard Li Shimin say: "Yin'er, my father knows that you have made a lot of money in business. Of course, you earned all this money based on your ability, and my father will not let you use it in vain. Now what?

, you first use part of the money to provide disaster relief, and my father will write you an IOU. When there is money in the treasury, I will definitely return it to you with interest."

Um?

You actually want to borrow money from me?

The question is, if I really lend it out, when will you have the money to pay me back?

Li Min was really willing to even ask him to donate part of his money for disaster relief.

But there are too many victims. There are nearly 20,000 victims. If you want to properly resettle them, it will cost you everything!

Li Min would never do such a thing.

But those victims must be rescued.

After all, Li Min sent people to burn down the houses of the villagers in the eleven villages downstream.

Although the final result was that they saved their lives, no matter what, it was Li Min who made them lose their home.

If they are not settled properly, Li Min's conscience will be uneasy.

But such a great good deed should not be done by him alone.

No, there are so many rich people in Chang'an City, how can he let himself be beautiful?

After thinking for a long time, Li Min suddenly thought of a way and couldn't help but excitedly said to Li Shimin: "Father, there is a way!"

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