The accounting methods of later generations are quite complicated, but Zhao Xie is not an expert and can only explain them like a flowing water account. Hopefully, the great Song Dynasty's talents will make it so that even future generations won't understand it.

  In fact, if you put aside the so-called subjects and simply list the income and expenses, anyone can understand it.

  Just like now, Empress Cao through Zhao Xi said so casually... actually it's just making the accounting table formalized.

  At a glance, easy to understand.

  The female officials themselves were literate and knowledgeable palace maids, none of them were foolish people.

  As for Zhao Xi's cleverness, it seems like everyone has already become numb to it, as if it was always meant to be that way.

  At this time, people only sighed at the accounting method, and no one sighed about Zhao Xi anymore.

  It's really disappointing, Zhao Xi originally wanted to shock everyone, but in the end, even the empress only cared about those treasures...

  Zhao Xi didn't get the flattery, and felt that staying here was pointless. With little money, he could even say that without using this group of people to make a fuss, he could still come up with a rough estimate of the profits.

  It's better to leave some room for people, if things are done too tightly, there will be a group of people who lose their benefits.

  However, Empress Cao did not think so.

  Not long after Zhao Xi standardized the accounting forms, the imperial court fully implemented the new accounting method. Along with this, Empress Cao once again wielded her big stick, repeatedly striking the buttocks of those in charge of procurement and storage management.

  "What's going on in the imperial palace?"

  The inner palace was originally a place of intricate relationships, and even the imperial attendants and palace maids had their own people to show filial piety to, follow, and get along with.

  The big stick of Empress Cao was used to beat people, and naturally someone went to the government office to file a complaint.

  "Government officials, for internal palace expenses, I have never been stingy. Now, due to the change in accounting methods, I just realized that I was deceived by these underlings."

  Empress Cao said, handing over a stack of account books to Zhao Zhen.

  "What is this again?"

  "This accounting method was created by Xi'er, I think it's practical, so I've been using it in the inner courtyard, and as a result, I discovered that some procurement and warehouse management personnel were acting recklessly, causing chaos in the palace's expenses. Therefore, I punished them to serve as a warning."

  Punish them if you must, they're just some lower-ranking officials. As for the imperial consorts... I'm too tired to think about it now. Zhao Zhen looked at the accounts recorded here, and he could understand them clearly.

  One line and one column, the first row and the first column indicate the project, and only numbers need to be filled in at the intersection. Turn over, start a new page, continue from the previous page summary...

  Very practical!

  "Sir, this bill..."

  Zhao Zhen wanted to present this accounting method to the imperial court. It is said that for a long time, there has been no rumor about Xi'er in the world.

  There are notes all over this account...

  "This ledger has been abolished. If Your Excellency reports it to the imperial court, this account will be most useful. This is annotated by Xi'er, and both the confusion and standardization of the accounts have been clearly stated."

  ……

  The gentlemen didn't care about the officials' pretentious expressions and their desire for praise, all attention was drawn to that horizontal and vertical table.

  Zhaos tender and delicate words, densely annotated on the form, from the standardization of project nouns to the manifestation of profits and losses, clearly stated the original intention of the account book.

  "Your Majesty, I humbly request that this be taken as a model. From now on, all accounts related to the entry and exit of goods in our dynasty will be changed."

  This... Zhao Zhen didn't mean it that way, he just wanted to show off Xier's innovation to the other husbands.

  It's been a long time since Xi'er has done anything to surprise the various officials, and Shi Lin is used to Xi'er being just like everyone else, with no one having any opinions about her.

  Zhao Zhen put this matter into the account book and placed it on the imperial court, just wanting to tell his officials that Xi'er was as clever as ever. But he didn't think about making a clean sweep of the national dynasty.

  That's quite a troublesome thing. And Zhao Zhen hated trouble the most.

  From Taibao Temple, Junqiu Temple to Sansi Temple, Fan Zhongyan made a thorough cleaning.

  The account book was borrowed and changed, and a large-scale inventory was carried out.

  More and more deficits appeared, and more and more officials were out of luck.

  "Fan Xiang, with one stroke of your brush, a whole family will be brought to tears."

  Fu Bi looked at Fan Zhongyan's report on the appearance of corruption and embezzlement, and without hesitation, he signed it. This is punishment...

  A family's cry is louder than one person's cry.

  Geng Zhi's Fan Zhongyan had no mercy on this kind of pest at all.

  Zhao Xi found it strange that the number of imperial edicts entering the palace had been increasing, and one by one they looked worried and unhappy, as if they owed someone money.

  He was either accompanying Tan Niang to play or going to the food factory side to take a walk.

  But today he found that the Temple of Merciful Clarity was packed, and even the incense sticks were not enough. But those ghosts still didn't want to leave, standing there chattering and complaining.

  Dragging his wife, Zhao Xi hid behind the main hall... His current understanding of this era was all thanks to these women coming over to gossip.

  This time there's so much at stake, can't afford to miss this opportunity.

  It didn't take many words to understand... it turned out that their own family members were dealt with and couldn't find their old father, so they came to the empress to appeal.

  When will Niangniang take on the task of responding to public calls?

  Zhao Xi listened for half a day, and Xiao Nang's mother kept blinking her eyes and staring at him strangely... Did San Lang actually eavesdrop?

  He listened for half a day and didn't hear a single name he was familiar with... No, that's not right, they were all scolding Fan Zhongyan.

  It is said that Old Fan has a high reputation, what's going on now?

  The warehouse is empty, isn't it a problem for the warehouse manager? The grain and rice don't match up, isn't that a problem for you to take care of? Who else is affected by this?

  Zhao Xi is also convinced! I thought Old Fan was wronged, but it turns out the punishment fits the crime. Can't understand how they dared to be so righteous and ask for leniency from Niang Niang!

  Finally left. Zhao Xi woke up Tao Niang who had fallen asleep, and walked to the main hall. He wanted to tell his mother: Don't get involved in court affairs.

  "Xī ér, can you understand why the imperial decree is like this?"

  Empress Cao looked a bit tired, but when asking Zhao Xi questions, she had a somewhat proud and teasing tone.

  "The child does not know."

  What does he know? A four-year-old child, the imperial court is not a place he should be involved in, not even the empress.

  "It's all because of your accounting method. The accountants in all the yamens have adopted your accounting method, and with the new accounting regulations, it is very easy for them to understand the gains and losses. Therefore, they have made arrangements for many unnecessary official duties and their own offices."

  What? I'm going! Zhao Xi was stunned. How can this be done like this?

  Even in later generations, no matter which country or family, they all followed the sequence and did not dare to cut people down with one knife.

  To say that his own loss of memory was a deliberate act, without any intention of implementing it in the imperial court, Zhao Xi himself could not justify.

  But he didn't expect his old man would be so ruthless and have such a large scale... How many people must have resisted?

  When the water is clear, there are no fish. This principle is understood by Zhao Xie, and it's not that the gentlemen don't understand it either. The accounting method has been left with room for maneuver by Zhao Xie from the start, but it also needs to be run for a while before everyone gets familiar with it and can discover and apply it.

  Shouldn't this be piloted on a small scale and then promoted after it's mature?

  What are you doing, old man?

  "How's Father?"

  Empress Cao was surprised once again. Zhao Xie's answer made her feel that this child's wisdom in the imperial court was higher than his father, and even higher than those officials who shouted for new laws.