allendalepharm Chapter 809: The Yu Family is Really Rich
Chapter 809: The Yu Family is Really Rich
"More than 30 accountants, in one afternoon, can't they even check these accounts? Even if they check each household one by one, it would be about the same, right?" Jiang Youzhen was speechless. Although there were many account books, wouldn't it be difficult to check those who were selling illegal salt?
"Sir, these people are very cunning. They mixed the accounts of contraband salt with others and used code words. We can't tell them apart for a while!" The accountants complained bitterly.
"Didn't I give you a list? First check the accounts of the private salt sales of the subordinates, and then check the accounts of the Yu family. Can the Yu family split all the account books? You're complaining before you even do it. Do you still need me to teach you these things?"
Jiang Youzhen snorted coldly, and then continued: "Today, we will reward you based on your performance. The best performer can get 100 taels. The average performer can get 50 taels, and the lesser ones can get 10 taels. It all depends on your performance!"
Everyone immediately started whispering. They thought they were just following orders, but they didn't expect there would be a reward.
"Don't worry, sir. We will try our best!" Without further ado, everyone started to count the accounts.
The sound of abacus clacking could be heard in the room, and Jiang Youzhen was flipping through files and letters.
The most important family at present is the Yu family. Most of the private salt in the city is sourced from his family, and his account books are very large.
There were only whispers of discussion in the room. Jiang Youzhen finished reading a file and found that Tongzhi Sun Wei not only participated in the smuggling of salt, but also provided a lot of convenience to the Yu family.
All the land and farms, whether owned by the government or through this person's mediation, were sold to the Yu family at extremely low prices.
Jiang Youzhen picked up the Yu family's purchase account book, which showed that they had made more than a dozen purchases last year. They went to the dock every time, and the amount of goods was huge.
Since Jiang Youzhen discovered the new taxation law for the wharf, the canal, as an important waterway in the south of the Yangtze River, should have a considerable amount of tax revenue every year. Many businesses of the Yu family have to load and unload goods at the wharf, and this Sun Wei simply opened the door to convenience.
When I checked the dock's tax revenue for that day according to the date, it didn't match the Yu family's.
In order to prove his idea, Jiang Youzhen checked the accounts several times, but none of them matched.
"It seems that this place is still too far away from the capital. How dare they be so blatant?" Jiang Youzhen closed the account book. The Yu family's accounts must be checked one by one.
At present, we will check the accounts of selling illegal salt first, and then check the account books of the shops.
For two consecutive days, Jiang Youzhen stayed in the government office.
The accountants had been checking the accounts at the government office for two days in a row and were all very tired, but they were making rapid progress and had already gotten most of the information right.
Jiang Youzhen was sorting out the account books of private salt and calculated that the total amount of private salt sold by the Yu family was 2.32 million kilograms. What a shocking number!
Five kilograms of smuggled salt means exile three thousand miles away. This time, every one of the Yu family members will be killed, even if they die a hundred times, it will not be enough.
Calculating that the Yu family earned an average of six cents per pound, don't think that it only seems like they made a few thousand taels of silver.
But this was only for two years, and what the Yu family valued was not the profits from private salt, but the benefits of bundled sales.
Those who took private salt from their family and sold it were usually from the small towns below or doctors who moved goods. In the entire city, apart from a few official salt companies, the Yu family was the only one that sold salt.
The profit from bundled sales is the greatest. In the past two days, the accountants have sorted out the Yu family's account books for the past three years.
Since they started selling illegal salt, the Yu family's business has improved, with profits increasing by nearly two hundred taels of silver each month.
"This Yu family is really rich!" Jiang Youzhen sneered. No wonder they found priceless treasures from the warehouse.
A wealthy family in a prefecture in the south of the Yangtze River actually has so much surplus wealth, which is not much worse than those wealthy families in the capital.
No wonder people often say that a horse cannot grow fat without night grass, and a man cannot become rich without unexpected wealth!
The Yu family relied on the Salt Gang, and each side got what they needed.
"The silver and money alone seized from the Yu family is more than 500,000 taels, not to mention other farms, houses, shops, etc. Those are the bulk of the money." Qing Lang was shocked. This Yu family is really arrogant.
"I heard that the toilet used by his young master is inlaid with gold!" Qingyan on the side sighed. With so much silver, he would never be able to spend it all in this lifetime, right?
Jiang Youzhen laughed in his heart, what's this? Your young master also has more than 600,000 taels of silver in savings, and there are still many industries that have not been counted!
“The Yu family used to be ranked last among the families in the prefecture, but they had some extra money. It was only in recent years, after they hooked up with the Tongzhi Sun Wei, that they started to make money.
The real fortune should be when he colluded with the Salt Gang, so all this wealth was accumulated rapidly in the past few years. It's a pity that he has the life to make money but not the life to spend it! "
Jiang Youzhen sneered, and then said: "Have you registered all the property? These must be transported to the capital."
Jiang Youzhen had more money than he could spend, so there was no need for him to embezzle it.
"Everything has been recorded in the account books. Here is the list. Please take a look!" Qing Lang handed over three booklets.
Jiang Youzhen took a quick look and didn't ask any questions. If the water is too clear, there will be no fish, so you have to give people some money. As long as it's not excessive, she will turn a blind eye.
Another day passed, Jiang Youzhen was writing a memorial when he heard the voice of Accountant Sun outside.
Accountant Sun came in and said, "Your Excellency, the other account books have been settled. This is the general account book we have sorted out. Please take a look at it!"
Jiang Youzhen took it and found that the summary was quite detailed.
"Where are the accounts of the Salt Gang? Have they been sorted out?" Jiang Youzhen looked at Accountant Sun, a man Jiang Youzhen had promoted temporarily because of his clear thinking and fast and accurate response speed.
"It has been verified. All the account books and property lists are in this pile." Accountant Sun pointed to the pile aside. The Salt Gang is richer than the Yu family, and it took them a full day and a half to sort them out.
Jiang Youzhen took it and looked at it. He estimated that the property was about 3.67 million taels.
Seeing this, Jiang Youzhen remembered that she had also taken over the private warehouse of the Salt Gang that day, and she had finished all the work.
When she has some free time in the next two days, she will definitely take it out and have a look at it.
The study was silent except for the occasional sound of papers being flipped.
"Is Accountant Sun on duty?" Jiang Youzhen suddenly asked.
Shopkeeper Sun was suddenly asked this question. After a moment's hesitation, he quickly replied, "Oh! Your Excellency, I am an accountant at Huixin Hall."
"Who are the people in the family?"
Shopkeeper Sun's heart moved, could it be?
"There is also my old mother, my first wife, and my two children."
"I am in need of an accountant to take care of miscellaneous affairs. I wonder if Manager Sun is willing to do it?" Jiang Youzhen put down the account book. This man had organized it in an orderly manner and everything was clear at a glance. He was exactly the person she needed.
She had a lot of properties and an accounting office, but she just lacked a chief accountant to supervise it.