PDLP Chapter 121 Audit
Chapter 121 Audit
In the end, Lu Chenshuang compromised and succumbed to Mu Hansu's gaze.
Because she actually saw fatigue and grievance in Mu Hansu's eyes.
Lu Chenshuang cursed inwardly, what the hell, or maybe she was blind and saw it wrong, why would Mu Hansu have such emotion, and then she resigned herself to helping her look at the account book.
Lu Chenshuang even laughed at herself, saying that she had not touched what the account book looked like in Jingyang Marquis Mansion for three years, and now she would probably vomit after seeing it.
The key is that these things are not yours yet.
However, Lu Chenshuang was also shocked after seeing these accounts. It turned out that Mu Hansu was indeed from a wealthy family.
There are countless fields, shops and houses, I won’t go into details about them.
He actually owns a gold mine and two silver mines.
Why would I need the throne when I have this family business? Isn't this better than the throne?
Lu Chenshuang was looking at the accounts, and Mu Hansu glanced at her from time to time. She felt that Lu Chenshuang's serious look was really fascinating.
Moreover, Lu Chenshuang's expression was particularly colorful as she was immersed in looking at the accounts.
She had a look of shock at one moment, understanding at another, and gnashing of teeth at another.
Mu Hansu never knew that Lu Chenshuang could have so many changes in expression.
Moreover, Lu Chenshuang was very fast in doing the accounting and would occasionally make some notes with a pen.
Mu Hansu didn't turn the pages of the book from the beginning.
Soon Lu Chenshuang finished counting several books. She looked up and saw Mu Hansu looking at her with bright eyes.
That gaze was like that of a wolf in the deep mountains and old forests, emitting a determined light and a hint of imperceptible doting.
Of course, the doting was hidden too deeply, and Lu Chenshuang, a straight woman like steel, didn't notice it at all.
She frowned and asked, "What are you looking at? Is there something on my face?"
After saying that, he touched his face.
Mu Hansu calmly withdrew his gaze and said, "No, I just noticed that you calculated the accounts very quickly. You also circled them with a pen from time to time. Is there something wrong with the accounts?"
When he asked this, Lu Chenshuang really had something to say, and she handed the account book to Mu Hansu directly. Then she said, "There is indeed something wrong with this account book.
There were three miscalculations.
Of course, the gap is not that big, so it’s not a big problem.
The biggest problem is the cost of mining this silver mine.
Apart from various expenses, the workers' wages are the biggest expense.
I did a quick calculation and found that each person could earn up to 500 wen per day, which is one tael of silver for two days, or 15 taels of silver for a month.
This amount may not be a big deal to us, but it is a huge sum of money to an ordinary citizen.
If this salary is really paid out, it will really benefit the people.”
Lu Chenshuang often sees patients in Baicaotang and has come into contact with many poor people.
They worked in all kinds of industries, including mining for big landowners, earning only twenty cents a day.
After hearing what Lu Chenshuang said, Mu Hansu's face suddenly darkened. Then he looked at the account book carefully and found that it was exactly as Lu Chenshuang said.
Mu Hansu opened his mouth and said to the outside: "Go and find Butler Cheng."
Someone outside immediately agreed.
When Butler Cheng heard that Mu Hansu was looking for him, he came in at a trot, so fast that his feet seemed to be making the wind.
After entering the room, Butler Cheng noticed that Mu Hansu's expression was not right, and quickly asked, "My Lord, what do you want me to do?"
The Cheng family member was old and shrewd, so he naturally saw that Mu Hansu had special feelings for Lu Chenshuang, so he deliberately stayed away from him.
He didn't expect that the prince would come to him in such a short time.
Mu Hansu handed him the account book and said indifferently, "Someone has tampered with the account book. Send someone to the silver mine in Qizhou City to check.
We need to conduct an undercover investigation to see how much they pay ordinary workers per day."
Butler Cheng took the account and took a look at it, and found that the errors were clearly marked.
But the handwriting above is not the prince's.
That could only have been found out by Miss Lu.
Miss Lu was really amazing. She actually figured out the problem that they hadn't figured out after several rounds of discussion.
Butler Cheng quickly responded, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will send someone to check it out right away.
You actually dared to tamper with the account books of our Zhan Wang Mansion. You are really bold."
Mu Hansu didn't say anything, just waved his hand and let him go.
After Butler Cheng left, Mu Hansu began to explain: "The silver from this silver mine will be used to pay for the military camp.
I know that if the water is too clear, there will be no fish, but I will never allow anyone to plot against this money."
Although Mu Hansu did not show much emotion on the surface, Lu Chenshuang knew that he was very angry.
In order to ease the atmosphere, Lu Chenshuang smiled and said, "I thought these were all your private property. It turns out that this money is used by the court to support the army. That's really abominable."
Mu Hansu glanced at Lu Chenshuang without explaining.
The silver mine was indeed his, but he voluntarily subsidized the military camp with it.
But he didn't explain this to Lu Chenshuang.
Seeing that she didn't react, Lu Chenshuang continued to look at the account book.
To be honest, the records in this account book are quite detailed, but it is too complicated.
She spent the whole morning reading only about ten books. Looking at the two piles of account books in front of her, Lu Chenshuang felt like her life was about to be extinguished.
But Mu Hansu was looking at the account book leisurely, and he hadn't even finished calculating one book in the whole morning.
Lu Chenshuang wanted to curse again. It was really true that the emperor was not anxious, but the eunuchs were.
So he threw the account book on the table and said, "I'm hungry. Your Majesty, do you want to take care of the food? If not, I'll go back and eat."
In fact, the food had been prepared long ago. Butler Cheng had just come over to ask for instructions. He saw Lu Chenshuang was engrossed in reading the account book, and he saw Lu Chenshuang was also engrossed in reading, so he didn't serve the food for the time being.
Lu Chenshuang was hungry now, so naturally she had to eat first.
To be honest, Mu Hansu asked Lu Chenshuang to help at that time purely because he wanted to spend more time with her, but now he has changed his mind. It would be a good idea to let her familiarize herself with these account books in advance.
Mu Hansu took Lu Chenshuang to the restaurant in Prince Zhan's mansion for dinner.
Today's meals were all Lu Chenshuang's favorites, and there were a few dishes that she wanted to eat but didn't get to eat last time in the palace.
Lu Chenshuang was really hungry after being busy all morning, so she didn't bother to be polite with Mu Hansu and started to eat heartily.
Mu Hansu sat aside and enjoyed his meal elegantly, occasionally picking up a few pieces of food for Lu Chenshuang with his chopsticks, and they were all her favorite dishes.
It's true that the first time is strange the second time is familiar. Lu Chenshuang no longer feels scared when Mu Hansu picks food for her again.
There were even dishes that she liked but couldn't reach, and Lu Chenshuang even instructed Mu Hansu to bring some for her.
Mu Hansu was willing to follow suit and was not angry at Lu Chenshuang for ordering him around.
Soon Lu Chenshuang was full and slumped on the stool in an ungraceful manner.