bookbashuk Chapter 448 Who said Zheng Gong was here to attend the annual meeting? We are here to ask you for me
Chapter 448 Who said Zheng Gong was here to attend the annual meeting? We are here to ask you for me
After Mr. Zhang finished reporting Sangong’s annual expenses, he left and a young and handsome young man walked in.
"Three elders, Miss, Master Jiao, Master Yu, please allow me to introduce myself. I am the accountant of Zheng Palace, and my last name is Yang."
In the entire banquet hall, except for the three elders and Gong Shangjiao, Gong Zishang, Gong Ziyu and Gong Yuanzheng were looking at the man sitting at the table in the middle.
"The next step is to settle accounts with the Zheng Palace. Let's start with the Yu Palace!"
Mr. Yang smiled and looked at Gong Ziyu who was not in the signal. "Mr. Yu, is there any problem?"
"Settle accounts? What accounts? How come I didn't know that the Zheng Palace had a separate accountant?"
"In the entire palace, except for Yu Palace, there is no accountant. The other three palaces have their own accountants. Because Yu Palace has no source of income, there is no accountant. The other three palaces have their own sources of income. Every month, the accountants of each palace need to calculate the income and send it to Jiao Palace."
Gong Ziyu knew all this, but why did Zheng Gong want to settle accounts with them?
"What is the score between Zheng Gong and us?"
Mr. Yang tilted his head and smiled at Gong Ziyu, "Because everything in Zheng Palace is taken care of by Zhuo Mansion, whether it is the medicine or the monthly salary of the servants in Zheng Palace, the palace has never borne a single cent."
Mr. Yang took Yu Gong's account book from the table and said, "Then let's start the account now!
There are four masters in Yu Palace. Every month they receive four bottles of Herbs Extract. Each bottle contains ten grains of Herbs Extract. One grain of Herbs Extract is worth twenty taels of silver, which means eight hundred taels of silver per month. In total, the amount of silver used for Herbs Extract in a year is nine thousand six hundred taels of silver.
Old Zhiren and the young master have not been sick this year, and have never seen a doctor. Madam Wu Ji and the maids in Yu Palace take a glass of Jinzhi herbal tea every day, which is worth three taels of silver. Yu Palace has three maids, and the amount of Jinzhi herbal tea they take in a year is four thousand three hundred and eighty taels of silver.
Master Yu was born prematurely with congenital deficiencies, so he often had to go to the clinic to get medicine. This winter, he received ten sets of cold-relieving medicine. The cold-relieving medicine costs 15 taels per set, so 10 sets is 150 taels. The usual medicine costs 425 taels. This year, Master Yu spent 575 taels on medicine alone.
The cost of the treatment for Yugong's servants and guards at the clinic was thirty-four taels."
Mr. Yang calculated with his abacus, "Reporting to the three elders, Master Zheng and His Highness, the amount of medicine used by Yu Palace this year is 14,589 taels of silver. I will round off the amount for Master Yu, so it will be 14,580 taels of silver. How is Master Yu going to pay?"
Gong Ziyu looked at the bill that was longer than his life and wished he could faint.
Mr. Yang looked at Gong Ziyu, whose eyes were wandering, and counted on the abacus again, "According to Mr. Yu's current monthly salary, you get 500 taels of silver a month, and it will take you about two years and six months to pay off the money you owe to the Zheng Palace."
"Mr. Yang, there are still some banknotes in the Yu Palace. I will ask Madam Wu Ji to send someone to deliver them later." Elder Xue knew Gong Ziyu too well. He only lived paycheck to paycheck. It would be incredible if he could save up any money.
Elder Xue glared at Gong Ziyu who looked like a quail, "Mr. Yang, please continue!"
Mr. Yang withdrew his gaze from Gong Ziyu and picked up another book on the table, "Next is the bill from Shang Palace.
There are three masters in the Shang Palace, and the annual cost of collecting herbs is 7,200 taels of silver.
There are fifteen maids in the Shang Palace, plus the eldest daughter, a total of sixteen women who need to take Jinzhi Baicao Tea. The annual cost of Jinzhi Baicao Tea is 17,520 taels of silver.
The old palace master needs to take medicine every day. The prescription contains ginseng spleen-strengthening pills. He needs to take three pills a day. One pill costs fifty taels of silver, which means one thousand five hundred taels of silver a month and eighteen thousand taels of silver a year.
Young Master Liu Shang occasionally suffers from bruises and injuries. This year, he came to the clinic to get medicine, which cost one hundred and twenty-three taels of silver. We will round off the price for him and count it as one hundred and twenty taels of silver.
The next one is the eldest lady's." Mr. Yang looked at the bill and glanced at Gong Zishang deeply.
"Every time there is an explosion in the Shang Palace, the young lady would come to collect beauty pills and recovery medicine. This year, the Shang Palace exploded 184 times. Each beauty pill and recovery medicine together cost 15 taels of silver. This year, the medicine used by the young lady cost 2,760 taels of silver.
The Shang Palace servants and guards spent twenty-three taels of silver to see a doctor at the clinic."
Mr. Yang was still calculating, which made Gong Zishang's heart tremble. "Reporting to the elder, Miss. This year, the Shang Palace needs to pay 45,623 taels of silver to the Zheng Palace. I'll round off the amount for the Shang Palace. Miss, you can ask the accountant of the Shang Palace to take out 45,620 taels of silver later."
Gong Zishang covered his chest and rolled his eyes, pinching his philtrum, trying not to faint. "Okay, I got it. I'll ask the accountant to send it over in a while."
Gong Ziyu was completely relieved after hearing that Shang Palace spent more than his Yu Palace.
"After all, you have too many maids in the Shang Palace. If you remove a few of them, wouldn't you save a lot of money on the Jinzhi Baicao Tea? And your father's medicine is also a big expense. If you really can't make it, ask Gong Yuanzheng to prescribe a new warm tonic prescription."
Gong Ziyu really had no good feelings towards the sinister and patriarchal old Shang Palace Master. Moreover, his son had previously secretly used the Palace Master's seal to steal money, and even cursed him after being caught. He was not a good person at all.
Gong Zishang glanced at Gong Ziyu and said, "Gong Ziyu, why do I only realize now that you have such a smart brain?"
Gong Ziyu's chin almost reached the sky, "You just discovered it!"
“Next is the Corner Palace’s account book.
Young Master Jiao would hand over money regularly every month. As he had to go out on business, he and his guards carried a lot of medicines, costing between 12,000 and 3,000 taels a month, plus the Hundred Herbs Extract that he needed every month was 200 taels.
The guards and servants who stayed behind in Jiao Palace went to the clinic and spent thirty taels to see a doctor.
This year, Jiaogong paid 158,400 taels of silver to the palace, and the money for the servants' medical treatment has been wiped out for you."
Gong Zishang and Gong Ziyu gasped when they heard about Jiao Gong's annual medicine expenses. This money is enough for Shang Gong to use for more than three years, and Yu Gong will not have to pay any expenses for fifteen years.
Gong Ziyu's face suddenly turned gloomy, and a trace of sadness and self-blame flashed in his eyes, as if he had fallen into deep thought in an instant.
After a long while, he slowly spoke, "It turns out that Gong Shangjiao and his men have been going through so many hardships and dangers outside, while I have been hiding here like a turtle, enjoying the comfort, and often complaining that they control me too much.
Haha! I am a useless person who has been protected by everyone. I am really stupid and don’t know what is good for me! "
At this time, Gong Zishang on the side cast her gaze towards Gong Ziyu who was reflecting on herself, and a hint of admiration gradually emerged in her eyes.
She nodded slightly and said to Gong Ziyu earnestly, "Gong Ziyu, since you are clearly aware of your own shortcomings, you should make up your mind and go all out to make up for them. Only in this way can you continue to grow and become a person who can truly make a difference."
At the same time, Gong Shangjiao, Gong Yuanzheng and other people present also heard Gong Ziyu's heartfelt words.
Although Gong Yuanzheng still had a certain degree of contempt for Gong Ziyu in his heart, seeing that he was now able to actively reflect on himself, he felt that this was a big improvement.
Seeing this, Gong Shangjiao couldn't help but smile and leaned close to Gong Yuanzheng's ear and whispered softly, "It seems that Gong Ziyu is not completely hopeless."
Gong Yuanzheng curled his lips after hearing this and responded, "Brother, what you said is absolutely right, but if he still doesn't change his dandy behavior in the future, I will not hesitate to add ten times the amount of Coptis chinensis to the medicine soup I make for him, so that he will have a good taste of the bitterness."
Gong Ziyu had good hearing, so she naturally heard what Gong Yuanzheng said about the ten times coptis root.
Mr. Yang picked up the three account books on the table, "Three elders, Miss, Master Yu, Master Jiao, Master Zheng, Your Highness. The income of the Zheng Palace in the past six months has been calculated, which is 157,970 taels of gold.
The monthly consumption of medicinal materials in Zheng Palace has also been calculated, which is 14,000 taels of silver. I will hand this money over to Master Jiao when the time comes.
The monthly prescriptions developed by the old doctors in Zheng Palace have also been copied. Each prescription is worth one thousand taels. This year, the old doctors have developed a total of seventeen prescriptions, and Master Zheng has developed ten prescriptions alone.
This year, Zheng Gong has developed a total of 27 prescriptions, totaling 27,000 taels of silver. "
Elder Xue stroked his beard and looked at Gong Yuanzheng, "Not bad, not bad! I'll have to trouble Yuanzheng again. Please send the copied prescription to the Elders' Council when the time comes."
Gong Yuanzheng stood up and bowed perfunctorily, "I will send someone to take it to the Council of Elders tomorrow morning."
Elder Yue has the best temper. "Well, now that the summary of the year has come to an end, let's have someone serve the food!"
Jin Fu, who was waiting at the door, had already sent someone to the kitchen to serve the meal after Mr. Yang finished speaking. Now he just had to wait for the elders to speak, and the servants in the kitchen at the door of the hall could enter.