Bab 55: Chapter 55
"Xu Wenzhao, you have made these accounts very beautiful. There are thousands of account books, all kinds of expenses, income and so on. There are also hundreds of data every day." Shen Lang: "You want to cover up the truth in these complicated accounts? That is really whimsical."
"No matter how beautiful the accounts are, it is useless. I only care about the core data, the income and expenses of the Count House every year."
"Xuan Wu Mansion has four main sources of income: food from the fief, silk, iron from Wangya Island, and salt!"
"There are six main expenses of the Count's Mansion: the salaries of the personnel, the taxes paid to the lord, the military expenses for the 2,700 troops, the expenses for various festivals and celebrations, the expenses for entertaining distinguished guests, the purchase of daily necessities, and the construction of the fief."
"The focus of your embezzlement is on the repeated salary of the personnel, construction of the fief, and daily necessities."
"Of course, this is just your way of embezzlement in the early stage. In the later stage, your ambition became bigger and bigger. You even put your hands of embezzlement into the army of the Count House and the salt and iron."
Shen Lang said sternly: "The composition of the infantry and cavalry is the same as the 2,700 troops. If you take into account the changes in the price of goods and the salary of the soldiers, why is the expenditure of this army increasing every year, and the increase is getting faster and faster?"
Xu Wenzhao's face was pale. He shouted: "Lord Count, no matter how crazy I am, I have no right to interfere with the private army of the Count House. It is ridiculous to say that I am embezzling the military expenses."
"Yes, you do not have the right to embezzle the military expenses." Xu Wenzhao sneered: "But every year, the horses, armors, and weapons of the army will be damaged, and they will have to be replaced. Then where did these obsolete weapons and armors go? "
Xu Wenzhao said: "Of course they are sent back to the furnace to be reforged."
Shen Lang laughed: "Then why is the production of iron in the smelting workshop not increasing? Or the increase is getting smaller and smaller every year."
Shen Lang said: "Also, one of the biggest sources of income of the fief of the Xuan Wu Mansion is salt and iron. Why is the production of these two kinds of minerals decreasing every year?"
Xu Wenzhao said, "How would I know?"
Shen Lang: "That's because you're the one who handles the salt and iron transactions every time. You used all kinds of methods to make the salt and iron disappear. Then, you took the salt and iron as your own and sold it privately. "
"Hahaha." Xu Wenzhao laughed and said, "You don't have any evidence at all. It's all your own speculation."
"Evidence?" Shen Lang sneered, "You are too greedy. The salt and iron that you floated away also needed to be packed in gunny sacks, bamboo baskets, carriages, and boats. The production of salt and iron has decreased, so the amount of gunny sacks and bamboo baskets should have decreased as well. But it didn't. On the contrary, it has increased. This is the evidence. This is the flaw that you revealed. "
Then, Shen Lang pointed out the data on the table to Count.
"Father-in-law, the data on this is very clear." Shen Lang said, "You only need to take a look at it to understand everything."
When Mr. Count took the report from Shen Lang, his hands were trembling slightly.
Although he had a soft temper, he was good at reading people.
He could see that Shen Lang had a card up his sleeve and that Xu Wenzhao was weak on the inside.
Therefore, he didn't need to look at the report to be able to judge.
But when he saw the report, Mr. Count was still shocked.
Shen Lang was able to make the accounting data so clear. All kinds of income, all kinds of expenses, everything was clear at a glance.
Even a layman like Mr. Count could see through it at a glance.
With this kind of ability, it was really amazing.
What was even more clever was that he didn't care about the fake accounts that Xu Wenzhao made. He didn't care about the details at all.
Instead, he directly focused on the two basic data of the Count House. No matter how Xu Wenzhao made the accounts, it was useless.
However, the loopholes in Xu Wenzhao's accounts were still discovered by Shen Lang.
Every single one of them was real evidence, and it couldn't be any clearer.
For example, during the Chinese New Year celebration the year before last, the Count House had purchased 1000 more bottles of wine than the previous year. However, they didn't finish the wine after the celebration, so they returned the 1000 bottles of wine with only a 30% discount. Just like that, the count's mansion had lost dozens of gold coins.
Xu Wenzhao's way of making money was really full of tricks. It was an eye-opener for Mr. Count.
Mr. Count was trembling as he read through the report from Shen Lang.
His heart was filled with anger, amazement, and joy.
Of course, he was angry because of Xu Wenzhao.
As for amazement and joy, it was all because of Shen Lang.
He didn't expect his son-in-law to be so smart and knowledgeable. In just one night, he had checked all the accounts clearly.
How … How did he do it?
Mr. Count wasn't proficient in arithmetic, so he couldn't imagine it at all.
From this, it could be seen that Mr. Count was also an amazing person.
At this time, he should be completely immersed in anger because he was betrayed, and the Count House had suffered such a huge loss.
However, he had the extra thought to be happy because of his son-in-law's excellence.
"Let Mr. Lin come," Mr. Count ordered.
A moment later, Mr. Lin came.
"Look, these are the accounts that Shen Lang made last night," Mr. Count said.
Mr. Lin took the report and carefully read it.
Then, he was completely stunned!
He first raised his head and glanced at Shen Lang before continuing to look at the reports.
How … How was this possible?
In just a single night, Shen Lang had actually managed to check all the accounts clearly.
How … How did he do it?
It was completely unimaginable!
Laymen didn't think it was amazing, but Mr. Lin was an expert.
Therefore, no words could describe the shock in his heart.
"How is it?" Mr. Count asked.
"A genius, a genius." Mr. Lin bowed and said, "Congratulations, my lord, for placing such a genius in my Xuan Wu Mansion. This kind of mathematical talent, this kind of accounting method, I have never seen or heard of it. "
Mr. Count smiled and looked at Shen Lang. "Don't be arrogant, understand?"
"Yes, my lord," Shen Lang said.
Then, Mr. Count looked at Xu Wenzhao and said in a cold voice, "I have relied on you for more than twenty years. I know that your hands and feet are not clean, but when the water is too clear, there will be no fish, so I turned a blind eye. I didn't expect you to be so crazy! "
It was rare for Mr. Count to be angry, but this time, he was really angry.
Xu Wenzhao's face was pale, and his legs were trembling.
He felt that he couldn't breathe!
Cold sweat kept breaking out on his back, and he couldn't feel a trace of warmth in his body.
Mr. Count said sternly, "Xu Wenzhao, what else do you have to say?"
Xu Wenzhao gasped desperately.
This was not the time to admit his guilt. If he admitted it, then it would be over. He had to stubbornly resist to the end.
He had to wait for the big shots behind him to save him.
And the gold coins that he had hidden was the key to his survival.
Xu Wenzhao gritted his teeth and said, "Mr. Count, if you want to blame someone, you can always find a way to frame them. The Count House has a financial deficit, and you want to start with us? Just arrest me, why do you have to pour dirty water on my head? "
Mr. Count's body was shaking in anger. He patted the papers in his hand and said, "Isn't this evidence?"
Xu Wenzhao said, "To catch a thief, to catch the dirty. You keep saying that I embezzled thirty thousand gold coins? Where are the gold coins? Where is the evidence? Take it out! "
"You are accusing me of embezzlement? Where are the gold coins? Where is it? Where is it? "
"Shen Lang is ignorant and incompetent. His heart is not in the right place. You want to use the things he wrote to pin a crime on me? I won't accept it! "
"Mr. Count, I am only hired by you. I am not a servant of the Count House. The Count House does not have the power to deal with me privately. I have the honor of the State of Yue!"
What was the meaning of a cornered beast fighting? What was the meaning of making people crazy before destroying them?
This was it.
Xu Wenzhao vividly played out all the ugly scenes.
Mr. Count was trembling with anger.
He did not think that once a person shed all pretense of cordiality, they would be so ugly.
This person was shameless to this point. Was it because he was too lenient that the thief lost his fear of him?
Xu Wenzhao loudly shouted, "Everyone, come and see. Shen Son-in-law wants to wipe out the dissidents. Someone is going to make a move on us, the old people of the Count House."
However, the gold coins that Xu Wenzhao had embezzled were the most important.
Mr. Count clenched the cup in his hand and took a sip of tea. He suppressed the anger in his heart and calmly said, "Xu Wenzhao, hand over the gold coins. I will spare your life because of our friendship for more than 20 years."
Now the Count House was facing a financial crisis. Only Mr. Count knew this.
If he could get the gold coins back, it would be greatly alleviated.
Xu Wenzhao's heart was more certain that the gold coins were his life-saving charm. His life was not worth much, but the gold coins were very important to the Count House. Of course, it was also a huge attraction to the big shots behind him.
Xu Wenzhao loudly said, "I did not embezzle. How can I hand over the gold coins? All of this is Shen Lang framing me. I hope Mr. Count will investigate this so that the hearts of the old people of the Count House will not be cold. "
Xu Wenzhao desperately wanted to make the matter bigger and make everyone panic.
The most important thing for the Count House now was stability and unity. He wanted to find a way to make everyone feel insecure. After all, he was not the only one who had embezzled money.
Shen Lang took a step forward and said, "Xu Wenzhao, you just ruined your last chance to live."
Xu Wenzhao sneered, "I did not embezzle money. Why don't you show me the evidence? Why don't you show me the gold coins that I embezzled? "
A shameless man was invincible.
"I will let you die in peace and in a tragic way." Shen Lang squatted down and said, "You don't say. Do I really know where your secret vault is?"
"In your dreams!" Xu Wenzhao laughed.
His secret vault was only known to two people, him and his eldest son.
Even his wife didn't know. Even if Shen Lang died, it would be impossible for him to know where his vault was.
Want to blackmail me? Do you think I, Xu Wenzhao, am three years old?
Shen Lang took out the note from his pocket and handed it to the Count, "father-in-law, let's go to this place and see Mr. Xu Wenzhao's secret vault."
The Count took a look and was surprised, "Lang'Er, can you really recover the gold coins?"
If he could recover the gold coins, it would be a great contribution to the Count House.
Shen Lang: "99%!"
The Count loudly said, "Jin Zhong, Jin Hui, you take 100 cavalries and escort Xu Wenzhao to his secret vault. Listen to the Count's orders."
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