Three Kingdoms: My father-in-law is Lu Bu

Chapter 54
Zong Village is attached to Ye Xiaojun!
This is definitely a great event!

The ecstasy in Ye Xiao's heart was revealed on his face, he couldn't help clapping his hands and smiling.

"Official platform, when did the news come back?"

Chen Gong pretended to be mysterious and smiled.

"For details, you can ask Gao Shun. General Gao!"

After the words were finished, Gao Shun, who was hiding aside, came out and bowed in front of Ye Xiao.

"My lord, fortunately, I did not disgrace my fate. I finally completed the cooperation negotiation with the head of Zan Village yesterday. In order to announce the good news to my lord, I came back overnight on a raft from Zan Village."

"Okay, all of you are making fun of the lord."

Ye Xiao pretended to be angry and said: "Originally, Gongtai and Gao Shun should make a big contribution to this matter, but now they can only make a small contribution, and we will award them together in the future."

"Follow my lord's order!"

"Thank you, my lord!"

Gao Shun and Chen Gong looked at each other, knowing that Ye Xiao was not really angry, this proposal itself was proposed by Ye Xiao, and it was only them who carried it out, it was already good to write down a small merit.

"My lord, Zeng Hu, the patriarch of Zeng Village, agrees to our terms and personally brings a gift to congratulate you."

Gao Shun timely brought out Zeng Hu, a member of the Zengcun tribe who had been waiting for a long time.

Zeng Hu is 56 years old this year, with a burly body and dark complexion. He looks like a middle-aged man in his 40s, a bit simple and honest.

"The villager Zeng Hu, and the dog Zeng Li, meet the lord."

Zeng Hu pulled his son and knelt down in front of Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao stood up and walked over to help him up in two steps.

"Zeng Village deserves to be a place of outstanding people, Patriarch Zeng, being famous is worse than meeting."

Seeing Ye Xiao being so courteous and virtuous as a corporal, Zeng Hu was very moved in his heart that no official in their small village had ever treated them well.

"My lord, I don't dare to take the name of patriarch. The old man is just a rough ferryman, and I can't afford to be treated so favorably by the lord."

Ye Xiao patted the nervous Zeng Li on the shoulder and told everyone to sit down.

"Zeng Li, you have a good father. If other villages in Xiapi City have your father who is so sensible, why should I, Ye Xiaojun, be afraid of him, Cao Mengde and Yuan Gonglu!"

"My lord's advice. Mr. Zeng came to congratulate my lord today, and specially presented ten pieces of brocade with silk reeling patterns and one thousand strings of money as a congratulatory gift. Such a generous demeanor is indeed worth spreading in Xiapi."

Gao Shun continued the topic, and presented Zeng Hu's surrender gift list to Ye Xiao.

When Ye Xiao heard this, he looked at Zeng Hu in a different way.

These supplies must be a heavy burden for Zong Village, and they can also relieve Ye Xiaojun's current pressure

"Officer Zeng. You came here with your son today. I guess you want to tell me something, right?"

Hearing this, Zeng Hu dragged Zeng Li to kneel down again with some trepidation.

"My lord, the gifts we brought are all for my lord's wedding congratulations, so I dare not make any demands."

"It's just." Zeng Hu looked at Zeng Li's dull face, gritted his teeth, and said, "It's just that my son Zeng Li, since he was young, he likes to tinker with some arithmetic and the like. Hearing what General Gao said, my lord values ​​talents very much, so... "

"So I thought, if my son can be of help, I can just stay with the lord and serve you."

arithmetic?

Ye Xiao was a little surprised. This kind of talent is either a genius or a fool.

"The way of arithmetic is also a good skill."

Ye Xiao looked at Zeng Li, seeing that his expression was dull, and he was a little nervous.

"Well, let me test you. If I can answer the answer within a quarter of an hour, how about you staying to help the office handle some accounts?"

When Zeng Hu heard the words, he was overjoyed. "My lord, you don't have to ask questions, A Li is the one who settles the accounts in the village."

"Okay, then I'll make something more complicated. Listen up, Zeng Li."

Zeng Li nodded incessantly, and when he talked about arithmetic, his eyes shone brightly, not as dull as before.

"Someone borrowed 750 cash and returned it on the ninth day of the month. The interest rate is calculated as [-] cash for a thousand cash. How much interest should I pay when I return it?"

After finishing the words, Zeng Li stretched out his fingers and kept pointing, his eyes flickered, obviously entering the ranks of mental arithmetic.

Seeing this, Ye Xiao nodded inwardly. This question is not easy for a normal person to calculate.

The number of 750 is okay when calculated as a percentage, but when calculated in thousands of dollars, and the loan period is only nine days less than one month, it requires strong logic to separate and calculate it.

"Zeng Li, you have a quarter of an hour, why don't you go to the side hall and count slowly?"

Seeing everyone looking at Zeng Li, Ye Xiao worried that it would affect his calculations, so he opened his mouth to remind him.

However, Zeng Li had already entered his own world of mental arithmetic, and turned a deaf ear to Ye Xiao's words.

"Forgive me, my lord, my son does his math every time."

Zeng Hu saw that his son was in a daze and quickly pulled him to the side hall.

Ye Xiao smiled and turned to Chen Gong. Seeing that the other party lowered his head in thought, he was probably thinking about this question.

"The accounts of the public desk are actually not difficult. The staff in the accounting office estimate that they can get the answer quickly with calculations. Now that everyone is here, there is something I want you to do."

Chen Gong smiled awkwardly when he heard this, because he had only done half of the calculation just now. This arithmetic is indeed not his strong point.

"What do you want my lord to order?"

Ye Xiao glanced at Zhang Liao, Liao Hua and the others, showing a warm smile.

"I waited for the old master to enter Xiapi, and finally won the place to stay from Cao Cao."

"Everyone has paid a lot, and we have stabilized so far, so we have to give you some credit."

When Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and other generals heard this, they all showed excitement.

Whether they follow Ye Xiao or Lu Bu, they just want to be named marquis and general.

Now Ye Xiao controls a city and has the right to open a mansion. Under his command, he can set up four major military school lieutenants and civil servants such as Yilang.

Although these official positions are only the lowest, the generals outside are not as good as the official official positions certified by the Han court.

"Chen Gong, you are responsible for the drafting, and you will present it to the emperor later. I don't think Cao Mengde will refuse my proposal."

"It's the lord!"

Chen Gong was also secretly excited. He had a formal official position when he was the county magistrate in Zhongmu, but he was not as excited as he is now.

"My father-in-law is not here, and Chen Gongji temporarily expresses his father-in-law as Captain Fenwei, commanding eight hundred Xiliang cavalry."

"Zhang Liao!"

"The end is here!"

"You are the captain of the Po Zei, commanding the five thousand infantry of the Chinese army."

"Thank you, my lord!" Zhang Liao knelt down on one knee and shouted excitedly.

"Gao Shun!"

"The end is here!"

"You are the captain of the military guard, commanding a thousand camps."

"Follow the lord's order, and I will never hesitate to die!"

"Liao Hua!"

"The last general is here!" Liao Hua was shocked, he did not expect that he would also get the title and official position.

"You are the captain of Changshui! Command the rear army of three thousand."

"Thank you, my lord! In the end, I will definitely repay the kindness of knowing you!"

Liao Hua's heart was agitated, because he had the worst background, and he did not expect to be rewarded by Ye Xiao.

"Gongtai, I've wronged you to take up the position of chief bookkeeper temporarily. I will give you the title of military adviser and general after I ride across the whole of Xuzhou in the future."

Chen Gong had already written it down on the paper, and replied: "Thank you, my lord."

"You all should keep your responsibilities in mind. When you return, your captain will make your own arrangements to train elite soldiers who can be as good as ten!"

The generals agreed with a bang.

"My lord. Report to my lord, the dog has figured it out."

Seeing that Ye Xiao's discussion was over, Zeng Hu hurried out to ask for instructions.

"Huh? So fast, how much is the interest calculated?"

Zeng Li walked to the meeting hall and gave the answer confidently.

"The interest should be seven cents!"

The correct answer is 6.75 Wen, but Zeng Li calculated that it was not much different from [-] Wen, Ye Xiao couldn't help laughing.

"Gongtai, this is the material for being a Taicang order, haha. Zeng Li, you should follow Gongtai and become a warehouse official in Yanshi first."

Yanshi Cangguan was a basic official in charge of statistics and accounting affairs in various places in the Han Dynasty.

Equivalent to ordinary civil servants in the modern Finance Bureau.

Zeng Hu was very grateful when he heard the words, and quickly pulled Zeng Li to bow down.

"Thank you, my lord, for the promotion!"

(End of this chapter)