Transmigrated into a female county magistrate during a famine, leading her country to prosperity

After the "interview", some people were happy and some were sad. Shen Zheng did not say a word and sat silently on the chair, scaring everyone so much that they didn't even dare to breathe.

In just one hour, Shen Zheng discovered their problem.

If we only talk about these people's loyalty to the county, they are all excellent, but if we talk about their overall quality... it's still a little disappointing.

It seemed as if everyone...had some shortcomings. Shen Zheng didn't know if it was because she had been in the county government for too long, and was surrounded by talented people like Yu Shizhang, Xu Zhubu, Liang Fu, and Shen Xingjian, so when she looked at these "trainee shopkeepers" now, she found everything about them unpleasant to her.

Shen Zheng called the young man who had two wisps of mustache "Little Mustache".

The man with the mustache has good eloquence and looks inconspicuous, but once he opens his mouth, you can tell what he is capable of. His introduction to the cotton cloth almost made Shen Zheng want to buy two sets of it.

But his shortcomings were also obvious - he could use an abacus, but he could not read a few words, and his account books were a mess!

So what if he can talk as much as he wants?

The things can be sold, but what about the account books?

I won’t remember!

So when he arrives at the local area, how will he count the accounts and how will he report to the county?

We can't assign him an accountant just because he can't read.

If this is the case, the county's demand for talent will rise sharply. The original reserve for opening ten stores will only allow five to be opened in the end.

"My requirements for you are really not high." Shen Zheng said earnestly, "I don't require you to know all the words, nor do I require you to be able to use an abacus perfectly. I just need to remember and calculate the things you sell yourself! Is that all?"

Dozens of people, including the vice president of the Chamber of Commerce, lowered their heads together, like bald quails.

"Pa pa——" Shen Zheng patted the table, "Everyone, raise your heads."

Everyone slowly raised their heads again, but no one dared to look Shen Zheng in the eye.

Shen Zheng "be polite first": "There are not many people in the world who can keep accounts, but there are definitely many. But do you know why the cloth shop and the bookstore chose you to be the shopkeepers?"

The quails whispered, "Because we are from the county..."

"See, you know it yourself." Shen Zheng glanced at everyone and laid the foundation for her words, "You are the only ones I can trust. You are the only ones who are my own."

Just one sentence really made everyone's minds active and their blood boil.

They are our own people!

Seeing everyone's eyebrows relax, Shen Zheng "retreat" and said: "But because you are 'our own people', when you go out, you represent the face of Tongan County and also the face of this official. Tell me, if you can't even keep a good account, then will you only lose your own face?"

"no......"

"I won't make it difficult for you." Shen Zheng picked up the scribbles on the table and showed them to everyone, saying, "You can't keep track of the accounts because there are so many kinds of fabrics, ready-made clothes and books. For you who are not very literate, it is really a challenge to write down every word, so I want to try another way. But I'll make it clear in advance, if you can't remember the second way by the end of the month, then don't even think about being the shopkeeper."

Lord Shen gave them an ultimatum!

Everyone's scalp shrank and their hearts almost jumped out of their throats.

They were very proud to be chosen by the Chamber of Commerce as the candidate for shopkeeper.

Take Little Mustache for example, his mother has never liked him. She used to be annoyed when she saw him, but ever since he was elected into the Chamber of Commerce, his mother has been calling him "Baoer" every day!

How face-saving...

But if he is expelled from the Chamber of Commerce for not knowing how to keep accounts...

The man with a mustache didn’t dare to think about it - after returning, he would probably eat the “Stir-fried Pork with Bamboo Sticks” until he was completely full!

"Master Shen, please tell me!" Everyone was nervous and curious about what this second way of accounting was.

Shen Zheng looked at the vice president and asked, "Are there any books from the bookstore?"

“Yes, yes, yes!” The vice president’s palms were so wet that they seemed to be dripping with water. “I bought a few books to study. Please wait a moment, sir. I will get them right away!”

After taking the book back, Shen Zheng turned the back of the book to them and pointed to a line of small characters and said, "Every book produced by the printing house has a book number on the back, and each book number is unique. Once this book number is given, it will only belong to this book forever."

"Similarly, every piece of cloth and every piece of clothing in the cloth shop has a cloth number and a clothing number, and they are all unique. Do you understand what I mean?"

Everyone looked at the words covered by little fingers, and seemed to understand, "What do you mean... that we should remember the book number, cloth number, and garment number?"

Everyone looked at each other, and the next moment they understood Shen Zheng's intention.

"In this way, in the early stage of opening the business, we must be able to write and remember only those ten numbers. We can first remember the book number, cloth number, and ready-made clothing number, and then slowly learn the book name, cloth name, and ready-made clothing name!"

In this way, not only will the accounts become tidy, but they will also have more time!

Shen Zheng finally smiled. "That's right, but you said it yourself. This is just a delaying tactic. When you get to the local area, you have to learn how to read and how to keep accounts. The county's accounting and arithmetic methods are very unique and simple. How about this? Starting tomorrow afternoon, you will set aside an hour to go to the county school to find Master Shen."

Shen Zheng paused, "Master Shen Xingjian, not me. Let him give you some lessons. In the remaining half month, you must master as many accounting methods as possible."

Shen Xingjian studied mathematics in the county school all day long, and it was just right for him to take in dozens of apprentices to strengthen his skills.

After hearing this, everyone was both happy and sad.

What kind of status do they have? The adults actually asked the adults from the Ministry of Revenue to teach them...

I don't know if Master Shen Xingjian is strict or not? Does he hit people?

......

After leaving the Chamber of Commerce, it was almost time for dinner, so Shen Zheng went straight back to the county government office.

If nothing else, she really wanted to take advantage of her uncle.

As for Liang Fu, she sent a yamen runner to invite him back, but she didn't know whether Liang Fu was willing to come back.

Xu Zhubu was holding a stack of case files and just came out of the book office. When he saw Shen Zheng, he was a little surprised, "My lord, you are back?"

Shen Zheng said "hmm" and looked at what he was holding. "What are these...?"

"The list of students taking the provincial examination." Xu Zhubu handed her the list. "Would you like to see it, my Lord?"

Shen Zheng stared at the list and finally realized, "I felt something was wrong when I first went to the county school. I felt like I had forgotten something..."