A powerful minister of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 44: Reading is not in vain
This is a settlement method for periodic clearing of accounts.

It originated in the Tang Dynasty and became popular in the Song Dynasty.

It constitutes the old management, new collection, expulsion, and the actual four pillars.

They are respectively equivalent to the beginning balance, current period income, current period expenditure and ending balance in modern accounting.

The basic formula for the settlement relationship between the four pillars is old management + new collection - dismissal = reality.

The emergence of the Four Pillars method overcomes the confusion between "old management" and "new collection".

The settlement time draws a clear line between the current period's income and the beginning balance.

Compared with the previous algorithm of input - output = remainder, it increases the difficulty of falsifying accounts.

But as long as there is an account book, there will be loopholes.

From ancient times to the present, many people have cooked accounts in order to make profits, and then many people have gone to prison for further studies.

Song Xuan quickly flipped through the account book and checked the accounts of the two shops himself, and soon found the problem.

Someone is cooking the books, and they're very skilled at it.

Song Xuan pushed the account book back:

"Mr. Lei, you are right. Someone is indeed cooking the books and swallowing up the profits that should belong to you."

When Mr. Lei heard this, he felt even more worried:

"Twelve also saw it, but I couldn't calculate it. When you have some free time, we can go over the accounts carefully."

"You don't have to wait that long."

Song Xuan put down the teacup in his hand and spit a few times:

"Mr. Lei, this is easy. It won't take too long. Once they come back from looking at the house and sign the contract, my shopkeeper Tao Hong will be able to help you recover your losses."

"what!"

Mr. Lei was shocked.

He had of course seen the clever boy next to Song Xuan, who was older than Song Xuan.

Is this guy also very good at accounting?

"Well."

Mr. Lei now has no other means, but he cannot just watch the money that originally belonged to him being taken away by others.

In order to help Tao Hong complete the house purchase as soon as possible, he went there in person and asked Song Xuan to wait for him at home for dinner.

Miss Lei saw her father go out, and the manuscript in her hand was:
"Twelfth brother, what happened last night?"

Song Xuan broke up some of the dragon cakes himself without crushing them, and told Miss Lei about it while making tea.

"That's really bold."

Miss Lei's chest didn't rise or fall much, she just clenched her fists fiercely:

"Those thieves who dared to rob Brother Twelve must be severely punished by the government and all of them must be brought back."

Song Xuan picked up the teacup again, not caring if the surgeon ghost ran away.

He became a fugitive and would probably have to become a thief and join the army to make a living.

Because the aristocratic families, which served as the middle carrier, were overthrown, and coupled with the turmoil of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.

The Song Dynasty lacked the aristocratic families, the intermediate power carriers, for a long time, which led to the extremely weak control of the Northern Song Dynasty at the grassroots level.

Riots break out at any time.

In order to reduce local unrest, the policy of the Song Dynasty was to bring all refugees under military control.

What are the grain-collecting troops and the garrison troops? They have no combat effectiveness at all.

At the same time, in order to strengthen its control over local areas, the Song Dynasty had already begun to develop the clans of small landlords, although they had not yet risen on a large scale.

In particular, as the first country to unify the Central Plains regime, the Northern Song Dynasty naturally provided the soil for the revival of clan organizations.

Just like the Song family, which was originally a large family, as the patriarch, he had the right to reasonably intervene in the future of his children for the benefit of the family. Whether it was politics, business or agriculture, there were corresponding subdivisions, which was somewhat unfair, but in the face of family interests, he had to obey.

Song Xuan's original intention was to go into business, because he showed talent in business.

But the old man of the Song family found that he could not control his grandson at all. He didn't care whether he was from the same clan or not. If he had the guts, he could expel him from the clan.

However, Song Xuan's talent in business forced the old man to think carefully.

After all, there has not been a second generation Jinshi in the family yet, so the family is really not strong enough!
Facing the third brother's branch, the old man was very lucky to be able to rescue the eldest brother from the sea of ​​suffering.

In this way, everyone becomes a legitimate son.

However, the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children in small families is not that serious.

Miss Lei sighed again when she saw that Song Xuan did not respond to her:
"I knew that if the government had the ability, they would have caught that man long ago. How could they let him escape?"

Song Xuan reached out and patted the young lady's hair:
"None of this matters. I'll first think about how to make a living in Songcheng. I can't just sit there and eat up all the money I have."

"Ah."

Miss Lei did not think it was a big deal that Song Xuan could not get into Yingtianfu Academy.

It is actually difficult to make a living.

The current business environment is not very good, coupled with the bad weather.

There are also quite a few refugees among the people, which poses a hidden danger.

If it was really easy to make money, why would dad still be so sad every day?

"Don't be anxious, brother Twelve. Just wait and see. I believe you can do it."

In response to Miss Lei's words, Song Xuan also nodded.

"By the way, when Twelfth Brother has free time, please update this Dream of the Red Chamber more often."

Song Xuan responded.

Mr. Lei has four sons and one daughter. Currently, only the fourth son has a chance to pass the imperial examination and become a Jinshi.

Now he has a "very high" status at home.

"Twelfth Brother is here."

Lei Qi was older than Song Xuan. He sat beside him and poured himself a cup of tea.

"Good fellow, you've ruined my dad's Dragon Ball and Phoenix Cake by drinking it, without even grinding it properly."

"I like to drink it this way." Song Xuan pushed the remaining tea ball over: "If you want to drink it, grind it yourself."

Lei Qi quickly wrapped up the remaining tea cakes and put them in his pocket.

When I take it out again at the next tea competition, I will surely be able to amaze everyone.

Lei Qi used Song Xuan to steal half a pack of tea from his father, with a look of joy on his face:

"Twelfth brother finally decided to leave the Song family private school and come to take the entrance exam for Yingtianfu Academy?"

"I used to feel that I didn't have enough knowledge, but now it's time to give it a try."

"it is good."

Lei Qi's face was filled with joy. "Do you need me to help you get in touch with a few classmates? I can also share some of my exam experiences with you. This will help you become famous in one battle."

Seeing that Song Xuan was still hesitating, he immediately struck while the iron was hot:
"Twelfth Brother, this money is really not wasted. I also took the exam three times before I was able to study at the academy. After all, only a few people can get in on the first try."

"With your experience, the sentences you write in your policy essay will surely gain the Master's approval more easily than others."

"After all, we are all taught by the same teacher. We can guess what kind of questions he likes to ask. In short, you won't suffer any loss."

Song Xuan had a playful smile on his face:
"Brother Lei, I think reading this book is not in vain. After all, people who read books can make money."

"Hey." Lei Qi poured himself some tea.

"Twelve Brother, since you know me, a student at school, just be happy. Ordinary people can't even ask for this!"

(End of this chapter)