Chapter four hundred and sixty-seven: the master of Yongle County who shows his great power
After hearing what the chamberlain said, Emperor Chu said: "Xuan!"
Xiao Ruxue also stepped aside, stood behind the Xian Wang's seat, and looked towards the door.
At the door of the royal study, a doctor of mathematics walked in from the outside, followed by two chamberlains carrying a screen.
On the screen is not a gorgeous pattern, but a detailed topographic map of Da Chu, with all the mountains and lakes clearly marked.
These terrains were recorded and mapped by people sent by the imperial court to visit and draw them together.
Every change in the topographic map requires a lot of manpower and material resources.
The doctor of arithmetic bowed his hands and said, "I see your Majesty, Your Majesty, and Princess Yongle."
The wise king didn't say anything. It didn't matter how the brothers fought in private on weekdays. Whenever there were ministers present, the wise king still gave his younger brother face.
After the Emperor of Chu sat down at the royal desk, he waved his hand and said, "Get on your feet."
The doctor of arithmetic straightened up and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Emperor Chu said: "I ordered Aiqing to calculate the food, grass, and ordnance arrangements this time. Has Aiqing got any results?"
The Chu State and the Zhou State have not gone to war for more than ten years. This time the Zhou State is approaching fiercely, so they should transport grain, grass, military pay and other supplies to the border as quickly as possible.
The doctor of arithmetic said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I and my colleagues in the Imperial College have been calculating for three days to slightly improve the previous route for transporting grain, grass and ordnance. If we take this road, we can save more than 600 miles, and we can arrive earlier.
When you reach the border, you can also save 20,000 taels of silver on the way."
The soldiers and horses went ahead before the grain and grass were moved, and the teams transporting the baggage and grain were burning money every day. If they could reach the border earlier, they could also spend less money.
Now that the imperial court is not rich, the national inventory of silver can save one point and eleven points. If there is a closer road to transport grain, grass and ordnance, each time the ordnance is transported, the imperial court can save 20,000 taels of silver. Then over time, it will be a
Terrifying figures. If this approach is feasible, the Imperial College of Economics and Statistics will really make an indispensable contribution.
The doctor of imperial estimating was also secretly happy. If this plan was adopted by the imperial court, he would have made a great contribution, and he would be able to be promoted to an official position soon!
The Emperor of Chu looked at the Xian King with a happy face and asked, "Brother, do you think this path is feasible?"
Before the King Xian could speak, Xiao Ruxue, who was behind the King Xian, took the lead and said, "No! Father and uncle, we cannot go this way!"
The Xian Wang heard Xiao Ruxue's voice behind him and asked: "Oh? Why can't you go on this road? Xue'er, tell me."
Seeing the opposition of the lawless little princess, the doctor of arithmetic quickly bowed and said: "My calculations are absolutely correct. This method can save the court twenty thousand taels of silver. Please think twice, prince and princess."
Xiao Ruxue walked over and pointed to the improved road: "Although this road shortens the distance to the greatest extent, it chooses more valleys and trails. Such roads are generally bumpy and rugged, and when encountering windy
It will also be muddy and difficult to walk when it rains. If you are just passing by, you will naturally take the road mentioned by the doctor of arithmetic. However, there are a lot of food, grass, baggage and other things, and your progress is already slow. If you give up the flat and easy official road,
If we change to a small road, the distance will be shortened on the calculation paper, but will it really be like this in actual travel?"
"The doctor only considers saving distance, but ignores the actual situation and blindly changes routes. How is he different from Zhao Kuo, who talks on paper?"
After saying this, Emperor Chu suddenly woke up. He only thought about saving money, but ignored the actual situation. If he really ordered to change the route, if it rained heavily halfway, I am afraid that the carriages and horses transporting food and grass would get stuck in the muddy path.
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How could it be possible for the baggage to travel all the way and encounter sunny weather every day?
The wise king looked at his daughter with eyes full of approval.
But the doctor of arithmetic quickly knelt down on the ground: "Wei Chen is just calculating based on the existing drawings. But the marks on the drawings show that although it is a mountain road, it is enough for vehicles and horses to pass. As for the road conditions, I really don't know.
I serve the imperial court wholeheartedly, and I would like to ask your majesty for your enlightenment!"
Emperor Chu looked at the doctor of arithmetic and said solemnly: "The Institute of Calculation of the Imperial College is so eager for quick success that it does not consider the actual road conditions. Fortunately, Xueer corrected the mistake in time before it caused a big mistake. He ordered all the doctors of the Institute of Calculation to be fined for half a year and give them to me to meditate on my fault.
go!"
The doctor of the Imperial College of Accountancy knelt on the ground. Hearing His Majesty's words, although his body trembled, fortunately the fine was only half a year's salary and there was no severe punishment. He quickly said: "I know the crime, and I accept the order to thank you."
Xiao Ruxue pointed to the original road marked for transporting grain and grass, and asked thoughtfully: "Father, is this the road used to transport grain, grass and baggage in the past?"
The wise king nodded and said: "Of course it is. Whether it is the baggage or the army, Chu has been traveling on this road for decades without making any mistakes."
Xiao Ruxue pointed to another place and said: "There is obviously a shorter road. If you walk from here through Qingzhou, Yunzhou and other places, although you can't save more than 600 miles, you can still save 400 miles. You can still save 400 miles."
Save a lot of money."
[Old rule, place names are not brought into reality]
After hearing this, the Xian Wang stood up from his seat, walked to Xiao Ruxue's side, looked at the road drawn by Xiao Ruxue, and said in surprise: "Xue'er, how did you find this road?"
Xiao Ruxue shook her head and said: "I don't need to look for it. The Guoshang Yuan's business is spread all over Dachu, so it is inevitable to transport goods to the surrounding state capitals. This is the caravan route from the Guoshang Yuan to the border states.
Months ago, the State Council of Commerce sent caravans to Zhou and Zhao respectively, and the caravans going to Zhou State took this route."
"By the way, there is also a baggage route leading to Zhao State, which can save at least four hundred miles. Let's go from here..."
As she spoke, Xiao Ruxue traced the route with her fingers.
Why is it that she is also the vice president of the China Business Academy? Is it strange to know this?
Do you think she is the vase princess raised by other lords in their fiefdoms?
She knows a lot!
Hum~
The wise king looked at the two paths pointed out by his daughter, and his mind suddenly buzzed. He had already seen the clues to the improvement plan of the Imperial College of Accountancy Doctor just now after leading the army for many years, and his daughter could also see it. This proved that his daughter was naturally smart, and he could follow him
!
But the plan my daughter just gave has actually shortened the baggage route!
How much money did Chu State throw away on the road in the past?
To be honest, he didn't feel so bad about the money being stolen by corrupt officials.
Because of the stolen money, at worst he would find out and ransack a few houses and still get it back.
But what was wasted on the road will never come back no matter what!
Damn the Imperial Academy!
Are all the people in there a bunch of losers?!
Fortunately, it's not too late to make amends.
When Emperor Chu heard this, he looked at the math doctor kneeling on the ground with anger on his face.
The calculation methods of the Imperial College are not as good as those of the Imperial College of Business.
The Account Department's auditing accounts are not as profitable as those of the National Business Academy.
The selection of talents by the Ministry of Civil Affairs is still inferior to that of the National Business Council.
The Criminal Ministry's ability to detect cases and formulate laws is also inferior to that of the National Commercial Academy, and even requires the dean of the National Commercial Academy to teach in person.
None of them can compare to the National Business School.