Chapter 876 (1/2)
Tian Yuqiao and Fang Wenhao calculate the unscrupulous businessmen together, and Sonny is not idle. During this time, she has been with her father, constantly moving between the surrounding tribes.
The fish shop here in Bohai village has been officially on track, and special people are responsible for the daily incoming and outgoing account books. These leading officials were all Haotian army veterans trained and promoted by Tian Yuqiao.
Abacus beads have long been eliminated by them. Everyone holds a black wooden board in his hand. The numbers on the top are several lines and a long line at the bottom. This is the formula counting method taught by Tian Yuqiao.
Even Arabic numerals have been popularized here, and outsiders can't understand them at all. In order to understand the account books of the fish shop, Fang Wenhao specially followed them for several days, and finally recognized the Arabic numerals.
When he understood these simple numerical symbols, he immediately patted his thigh and said with a smile: ”this thing is really good. It is clear at a glance to record cumbersome data with such simple Arabic numerals. This should be popularized in our great China. How much effort must be saved for Mr. accountant. Go to inform the Ministry of accounts and let them learn such numbers.”
When the officials saw the simple symbol, they were a little confused. When Fang Wenhao explained to them in the court hall, the officials were amazed.
”Your Majesty, such convenient characters will indeed save us a lot of time.”
”That's right. It's really good to use such simple symbols instead of complicated numbers. After all, our previous numbers have been used for so many years. I'm afraid many people won't understand it if it changes suddenly.”
Fang Wenhao waved his hand and said, ”it doesn't matter. Such numbers will be our exclusive official accounting method in the future. You must learn them every day. Not only you, but also your wives and daughters. This is what Chinese officials must learn.”
Your majesty forced everyone to study, and the ministers naturally dared not neglect it. Only those old men, who disapprove of it, think it's a waste of time.
Dare to be angry but dare not speak. They don't say much. They can only take a rubbing booklet and say they have gone home for self-study.
There is a table of figures in that booklet. It won't be difficult to go home and study by yourself. These are all books compiled by Tian Yuqiao, because she really hates using capital figures to keep accounts. But only her own Arabic numerals to record, others can not understand, so this time she decided to popularize this way of accounting.
When Chinese officials began to learn Arabic numerals, good news came from Eji.
”Joel, my father has successfully made friends with those small indigenous tribes on the edge of us. Now their lives have improved a lot because we sell salt and coarse linen. And the game they hunt over there has also been purchased by my father. If we sell it here, we can sell it for a lot of money.”
Seeing Sonny's small mouth talking endlessly, she couldn't even stop her mouth from eating. Tian Yuqiao couldn't help admiring her.
”Did you just open the trade routes of the small aborigines nearby? How are things handled on the other side of Yuanshan?” Tian Yuqiao peeled a large piece of durian meat for her.
”Wow, this thing smells smelly. I didn't expect it to taste so good. HMM ~ I like it. My father doesn't dare to go there on the original mountain. I went there once before, but I met a mob who wanted to rob our goods. Fortunately, later I met a robber who helped us fight back the mob.” Sonny frowned.