Never divorce, never stop getting rich

Chapter 106 1 Money

Song Meixiang also heard the voice nearby, frowned in slight surprise, but did not react in any other way, and quickly immersed herself in her own calculations.

While waiting for the eunuch to hand over the reorganized booklet from Liu Zhengrong, he breathed a sigh of relief and was in the mood to go see Song Meixiang. He thought that if he handed in the booklet first, Song Meixiang would be nervous and even her steps would be disrupted.

But when he turned around, he found that the girl was still doing her own thing, unwavering.

He was very curious about what the girl was writing, why she didn't use an abacus, and whether she was ready to admit defeat, so he made trouble on the stage. But he also felt that she was just a woman and there was nothing worthy of his attention. When he won the competition, he would naturally have nothing to do with such an inferior person.

"The final verification is correct. Qiming Academy is superior. Qiming Academy..."

"I'm done." Song Meixiang interrupted the eunuch's announcement and handed over her own booklet.

The eunuch actually felt that there was no need to continue verifying, because Liu Zhengrong's answer was correct, and he was the first to finish, so there was no suspense in this competition at all.

"Girl, please wait a moment..."

But after the competition, Eunuch Yang sent someone to instruct that this competition did not need to favor Panshi Academy, but must be fair and just. If the winner was hastily announced without checking the final result of Panshi Academy, it would seem a bit hasty and not safe enough.

Liu Zhengrong was extremely unhappy. He knew very well that his answer could not be wrong, so it was unnecessary for Song Meixiang to submit the answer again. It was just a waste of time.

But there was a eunuch standing by, and his ancestors for three generations had been dealing with eunuchs. He knew that these people should not be offended, so he endured it for the time being.

As soon as Song Meixiang's booklet was submitted, the people in the Ministry of Revenue were dumbfounded. It was full of frames, completely different from the original recording method which was entirely in text. But it's not that difficult to understand.

The people in the Ministry of Revenue were experts in dealing with numbers for many years. After taking a look at it, they immediately understood the benefits of this form and were all amazed.

Unfortunately, time is tight today and they cannot check each one one by one, so they can only turn to the last few summary figures. The rest are fine and the same as Liu Zhengrong's answer.

However, there was a difference of at least one hundred coins between the last item and the interest on the loan from the court.

The people in the Ministry of Revenue couldn't help but feel regretful. They had all seen Song Meixiang's performance. If they were not mistaken, this child was extremely sensitive to numbers. After reading the account books almost once, she could classify them and remember the numbers.

But the human brain is not as good as the abacus, and we actually lost a hundred dollars.

Everyone was sighing, but Doctor Duzhi fell into deep thought. He then called his attendants, gave them a few instructions, and sent them away.

"It seems that Qiming Academy has won."

“This is fast and good, and the abacus is also very impressive. You are worthy of being a child of the Liu family.”

"If he gets promoted through the imperial examination, he'll probably have to return to our Ministry of Revenue."

As if it was a done deal, Doctor Duzhi unexpectedly stepped forward and said, "Two students, we have the answer, but there is one point where you two differ. Would you be willing to explain it to us?"

The people in the Ministry of Household were confused. The number given by Liu Zhengrong was exactly the same as the answer given by the Ministry of Household. What was there to argue about?

But after all, they were all colleagues, and the doctor was his superior, so they just stood aside and watched how the show played out.

Liu Zhengrong was already certain that he would win, so his previous cautious and nervous emotions faded away, leaving only the joy of victory. He took a few steps forward and talked freely. Although his explanation was not satisfactory, at least the answer was correct.

"No, Taozhou Port has a loan period stipulated with the imperial court. If repayment is not made within the stipulated period, the interest will be doubled. In other words, as long as Taozhou Port continues to hold back on this loan, the interest on this loan will have doubled starting from noon today. Now, an hour has passed, which is exactly one hundred yuan."

The people in the Ministry of Revenue were shocked, and some people had already started looking through the account books and loan contracts. Taozhou Port was a port supported by the Empress. She wanted to conduct foreign trade through overseas ships. Only by opening Taozhou Port would people from other continents be willing to bring wealth to Tang Kingdom.

So as long as no one mentions it, the loan period is over, and the doubling of the interest is just recorded in the contract. Not many people really care.

"You... you're just making up stories!" Liu Zhengrong was completely dumbfounded when he saw that what had seemed like a sure thing suddenly became uncertain. He was the first one to submit the booklet, so how could he be wrong? There was absolutely no way these numbers were wrong. After all...

He anxiously looked for the dean of Qiming Academy, but found that the dean had already left the stands and disappeared.

Song Meixiang didn't bother with him, even though she admired his speed, but right is right and wrong is wrong.

Mathematics is no different from other subjects; it is never ambiguous and never deceives.

Either you do it or you die.

"Yes, it really is. It was signed today, in just one hour. This is too detailed." The attendant beside Doctor Duzhi brought the contract over. The contract of Tang State was very detailed. It not only had the year, month and day of the signing, but also the time of signing. If calculated according to the time, the interest would indeed need to be an extra 100 yuan.

Of course, they will not go to Taozhou Port to ask for money now, but from today on, interest, compound interest, and penalty interest will all be counted.

Seeing that the dust had settled, Song Meixiang returned to her seat with a smile, continuing to cross her legs, her calves shaking up and down briskly, seeming more cheerful than before.

Liu Zhengrong looked at the people walking back and forth, and saw the eunuch was about to go down to announce the winner. He lifted up his clothes and rushed to the back. After entering, he saw the dean of his college.

"Dean, the answer is wrong!"

The dean of Qiming Academy didn't expect him to come back, so he pulled him out.

"It's wrong, it's wrong. We lost! Don't think too much..."

"But……"

"No buts!" The dean of Qiming Academy grabbed him, his usual warm expression gone, and warned him, "You must remember that your skills are inferior to others, and nothing else matters. Don't forget, your family has high hopes for you..."

Liu Zhengrong had never seen this side of the dean before, and the cold sweat that had just dried up broke out again. He nodded repeatedly and swallowed the secret for which he had received the answer the day before.

"We won, we won! Rock Academy won every match except the last one!"

"No, I bet on Qiming Academy before. No, next time I want to bet on Panshi Academy to make up for my previous losses."

"Don't even think about it. We might lose the next game too. They're all girls, and the one on the other side is a martial arts champion!"

When Han Zhi walked into the martial arts arena with the three losers, the scene had become joyous and exciting. It was thought that everyone had bet on Panshi Academy to win.

"It's so lively? Did the match just end?" Ma Teng supported Wen Siqin and looked around curiously.

"Looking at the situation, it seems that the other side has won. I said that they can't do this without us. I don't know which unlucky guy got involved in this game." Wen Siqin grimaced in pain.

"Hey, my family tree..." Wen Cheng glanced at the stage inadvertently, but found that the student walking towards them was actually a girl!

It's over, the forest is poisonous and he is already hallucinating.