Although the Wu family's rise was short-lived, it has been extremely powerful for decades. It holds the financial power of five major border towns. The Prince Wu's Mansion is one of the largest in Bianliang City!
A large group of people surrounded Wu Ming and Muchun and arrived at the accounting room. Top 23S.
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The servants who had seen the bad luck had already informed Zhang Shun, the accountant. When everyone arrived, they were already standing in the courtyard with a group of subordinates.
Zhang Shun is an old man in his fifties with a goatee and a somewhat bookish attitude.
He was dressed in a Confucian robe, carefully tidied up, and even patched, matching his skinny appearance, and his face was a little sallow, and he looked like he hadn't eaten enough!
If it weren't for the shrewdness that flashed in his eyes when he looked at Wu Ming, he would have thought that this was a frail old Confucian.
"Eunuch Mu is here to visit the palace. The little man Zhang Shun has been appointed as the accountant of the palace. I am sorry for not being able to welcome him from afar. Please forgive me!"
In front of Mu Chun, Zhang Shun looked respectful, his demeanor was neither humble nor arrogant, and he was very polite.
As for Wu Ming next to him, he didn't even take a second look. He just frowned when he looked at the fat young man next to him who was obviously noble.
It feels familiar, but I just can’t remember who it is!
This fat boy was none other than Jia Zhengjing, who happened to come over just when Mu Chun was hesitant to get involved!
Of course, being a Jia Zhengjing is not enough for him to decide to get involved in Prince Wu's industry, but it is still possible to give him some face and help Wu Ming build up his momentum!
After all, several properties owned by his subordinates, or the palace property, are inseparable from the Jia Family Trading Company!
"Manager Zhang, there is no need to be polite. We are just guests, and the young prince is the real owner!"
Mu Chun waved his hand lukewarmly and gave up his seat.
How could someone as smart as him fail to see that as a steward of the palace, he actually worshiped him first and left Wu Ming aside, making it clear that he did not take Wu Ming seriously.
"That's what Eunuch Mu mentioned!"
Zhang Shun bowed down respectfully, took two steps forward quickly, and saluted Wu Ming, "Please forgive me, young prince. I am busy with affairs in the palace and feel unwell. I really don't have time to visit, which caused some misunderstandings!"
"I wonder what you, Zhang Laosan, are doing, but you haven't even made arrangements for the application of the young prince? Do you still have the young prince in your eyes?"
Wu Fu took a step forward and asked sternly.
Naturally, Wu Ming cannot directly come forward to do this kind of thing, as that would be too embarrassing!
"Steward Wu, you and the young prince have been away for many years and don't know the current market situation. Many of the prince's shops in the capital are now in deficit.
In addition, Bian Town has been invaded by demons and barbarians, which has caused heavy losses. It has been unable to make ends meet. The villain has worked so hard that his body can hardly bear it.
Fortunately, the young prince returned safely. He has been sorting out the government's account books these past few days and preparing them for delivery. Fortunately, he has already gone home to recuperate."
Zhang Shun looked so loyal and loyal that people who didn't know the truth would have thought that he was a loyal servant who had to take care of everything for his little master even when he was sick before he could rest!
"laugh!"
Jia Zhengjing sneered, causing a lot of dissatisfaction, and quickly waved his fat hands, pretending to be 'I'm just here to watch a show'!
"Manager Zhang is very diligent. Since you are ill, I don't need you to be the accountant anymore. In order to avoid being said that I, Prince Wu, do not care about my servants, please hand over all your account books!"
Wu Ming glared at Jia Zhengjing, and directly drove him away without any intention of showing off.
After doing so many things just to drive these restless people out of the palace, how could they pretend to retain them just because of a few high-sounding words?
Hearing these words, Zhang Shun's old face changed, but he didn't speak after all.
The situation is stronger than the person. With Mu Chun here, he has no chance to speak, but just because he doesn't speak, it doesn't mean that others can't speak.
"Little prince, are you going too far? Sanshu Zhang has no merit but hard work. He has been guarding this mess of Prince Wu's Mansion. Even when he is ill, he still has to take care of the accounting room for you. This is how you treat the old man of the Prince's Mansion.
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A middle-aged man said coldly.
"His name is Zhang Quan. Five years ago he was a guard in the outer courtyard of the palace. Judging from his current clothes, he should be the captain of the inner courtyard guards!"
Seeing Wu Ming raise his eyebrows, Wu Fu whispered.
"That is, Uncle Zhang has been working hard these years and has been kind to our servants. He has never deducted our money. Even when the shops in the city were not open, it was thanks to his mediation that the shop was saved from being broken. This is what the young prince did.
It’s so inhumane!”
"We are all servants, and we shouldn't criticize our master. But as soon as the young prince came back, he was dissatisfied with us everywhere. He beat this one and chased that one away. It may not mean that he doesn't treat us as human beings! Could it be that?
After staying in Beijin for a long time, have you learned the tricks of demons and barbarians?"
Someone took the lead, and a few bold servants came shouting.
Wu Fu had sharp eyes and recognized one of them, but he didn't recognize the others. They were obviously new servants who had been hired within the past five years.
As more and more people made a noise, Zhang Shun's expression remained unchanged, but the corners of his eyes became higher and higher, making it difficult to conceal his lust!
Mu Chun, with the old god present, had no intention of stopping. Instead, under the service of several young eunuchs, he sat leisurely drinking tea and watching the show.
"Uncle Fu, there are so many people named Zhang. I don't know when I arrive. Should this Prince Wu's Mansion be called Prince Zhang's Mansion now?"
Wu Ming said in surprise.
Wu Fu's face was gloomy, and he obviously knew that it was not just a matter of a day or two for so many people with the surname Zhang to enter Prince Wu's Mansion!
"Young prince, please don't evade the important and take the easy. The old man is old and his health is not good. He may kick his legs into the earth one day. But they are still young. They are all Bianzhen people with families and families. They have made great efforts to develop Bianzhen.
, many family members and elders died in the border town.
Prince Wu's palace was founded by soldiers and took great care of the children of the soldiers. I have no objection to you expelling the old people, but I ask you to be merciful and give them a bite to eat!"
Seeing that it was almost over, Zhang Shun looked pitiful and burst into tears.
"Mr. Zhang, you can't leave. What will we do if you leave?"
"That's right, Third Uncle, this kid has been in the Beijin Demon Barbarian Land for so many years. Maybe he has been assimilated by the Demon Barbarians. Who knows what he will do to us?"
"Mr. Zhang, please send a letter to the uncle quickly and ask him and the others to come back and seek justice!"
When the servants saw Mu Chun acting like it had nothing to do with him, they became more courageous and immediately gathered around him, as if they were going to take action if Wu Ming didn't give him an explanation.
"You guys~"
Wu Fu protected Wu Ming and wanted to retreat, but he pushed him away.
"Justice? Okay, Zhang Laosan, please hurry up and call the unfaithful ones. I want to see if the Zhang family is all unkind, unfaithful, unfilial, and inferior to pigs and dogs!"
Wu Ming said loudly.
"Young prince, how dare you insult your elders like this? You just forced the young master away indiscriminately, and now you are still slandering the elder.
Do you know that without my hard work over the years, Prince Wu’s Mansion would have been disbanded long ago, where would you go to show off your power as a young prince?"
Zhang Shun's old face turned red, and a sinister look flashed in his eyes.
"Oh, I really don't know this. I only know that today's Prince Wu's Mansion might as well be called Prince Zhang's Mansion!"
"Young prince, be careful what you say!"
Mu Chun said solemnly.
If this word really spreads, it will be a slap in the face of the royal family. After all, Prince Wu's Mansion is personally sealed by the royal family!
Wu Ming said indifferently.
"Okay, where is all this nonsense? Hurry up and take out the account book and show it to your young prince. If there is a problem, it will be solved. No problem. Our family is in a hurry to go back to the palace to do business. We don't have time to listen to you wrangling here!"
Mu Chun spoke suddenly, and no one dared to make a mistake.
"That's it, brother, hurry up and check the accounts. I want to see who can make the accounts and hide them from my eyes!"
Jia Zhengjing shouted.
"I wonder who this young master is? Young prince, do you want outsiders to check the accounts? If word spreads, the reputation of the palace will be ruined in your hands!"
Zhang Shun heard his tone of voice and said in a deep voice.
Mu Chun's white eyebrows wrinkled, and the look of surprise in his eyes flashed away. He instinctively thought that Wu Ming had found a new 'backer', and that was why he dared to audit the accounts so openly!
"You don't need to worry about who he is. Since it is the palace's account, I will naturally check it, and no outsiders will interfere!"
Wu Ming winked and said calmly.
"In that case, young prince, this is the account book of the palace for the past five years. Please take a look at it. I'm sorry that I am not feeling well and can't accompany you!"
Zhang Shun hesitated, waved his hand, and someone immediately brought several feet of thick account books.
Now that he had broken his skin, Zhang Shun naturally did not intend to show Wu Ming a good look anymore and would leave immediately.
"Wait a minute, since you have been the accountant for five years and there are so many people present, of course it is best to watch it together to avoid defaulting on the account later!"
Wu Ming waved his hand to stop him, his expression turned cold.
Originally, he just wanted to drive people away, but this old boy was playing dirty tricks and instigating so many people to stir up trouble. What made him even more intolerable was that he had started taking care of accounts five years ago.
In other words, it was from the day he left the palace that Zhang Shun became the accountant.
Even he, the legitimate heir, was bullied like this. One can imagine how his mother would be ostracized.
"Okay, okay, I'm just waiting here. If the young prince can find out a bad debt, I'll do whatever I can to deal with it!"
Zhang Shun stopped the dissatisfied Zhang Kaiquan and others, and said with pride in his sinister eyes.
Although he has never stopped martial arts, he is good at calculations, otherwise it would not be his turn to be the accountant.
Based on his ability, I simply don’t believe that a young brat can find out what he did!
The other elderly stewards of the palace all gathered around. Some were unhappy, some looked hopeful, and most of them were noncommittal.
Among these people, there are people from the Zhang family, as well as servants who have been oppressed by several major factions for many years.
But similarly, there are also people who end up in the palace, but they are only in charge of their money and their slave contracts, and they dare to be angry but dare not speak out.
Mu Chun paused while drinking tea and slowly closed his eyes. An invisible ripple spread without anyone noticing.
"Don't talk too much!"
Wu Ming showed no fear and casually checked the account books. He threw aside those account books marked as property, and directly picked an account book about the monthly salary of servants in the mansion and started to look through it.
Although he is a domestic servant, he has no control over his life and death, and cannot have private wealth, but the regulations are more humane. Even if his monthly salary is not much, he can send it to his family.
However, children born from domestic servants are born as servants and are more relaxed in this regard.
Wu Ming did not pay attention to these, but looked at the number of servants in the palace, the monthly salary of the first to third-class servants, and the monthly salary and number of the royal guards.
Although I can't say that I know nothing about business, at least I haven't had much exposure to it. But if you think about it, nine years of cramming compulsory education is not in vain.
Unless this old boy even had clean underwear, Wu Ming didn’t believe it and couldn’t find any mistakes!