About a few minutes later.
Feeling that it was about time, Liu Hong called on Jian Shuo to stop.
"So? Have you memorized all those numbers?"
"Your Majesty, I have remembered it clearly!"
As they were talking, Jian Shuo handed the page back to Liu Hong.
"Since you've memorized everything, I'll test you. Get your paper and pen ready!"
Liu Hong smiled, then picked up a pen and paper and handed them to Jian Shuo.
"promise!"
Upon hearing this, Jian Shuo hurriedly and respectfully accepted the paper and pen, then looked expectantly at Liu Hong.
"six!"
As soon as Liu Hong finished speaking, Jian Shuo quickly drew a "6" on the paper.
"666!"
"666"
"Haha~, not bad, not bad, let's continue!"
Upon seeing the words written by Jian Shuo, Liu Hong couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Liu Hong then tested Jian Shuo on the numbers one through ten, and Jian Shuo wrote them all down in Arabic numerals without missing a single one.
"Okay!"
Looking at the numbers Jian Shuo had written down, Liu Hong nodded in satisfaction.
"Jian Shuo, how do you think these numbers compare to previous ones?"
"Your Majesty, these numbers are simpler and easier to remember than counting rods, and they are also faster and clearer to write!"
Jian Shuo thought for a moment, and then described in detail all the advantages he could think of.
"Yes, that's right!"
Liu Hong smiled and nodded.
Even a eunuch could grasp and discover the benefits so quickly.
It seems that those scholars and officials in the court should have no problem mastering it in a short period of time.
The main reason was that the various original reports submitted by the officials gave Liu Hong a headache.
The figures in those original reports were unclear and lacked a clear and direct understanding, which consumed a lot of my time and energy.
Liu Hong had initially tolerated the issue because of the paper problem.
Now, with the widespread use of ink and paper, government offices at all levels have begun to use ink and paper for office work and record keeping.
Therefore, Liu Hong put the reform of numbers and reports on the agenda.
Liu Hong then rewrote the units of quantity, such as hundreds, thousands, ten thousand, millions, and hundreds of millions.
A grid-style report template was created, with time, income and expenditure, totals and other formats arranged horizontally.
Then Liu Hong asked Jian Shuo to find a copy of the Imperial Household Department's account book, and then copied and organized the numbers from the account book onto the new-style report.
"Phew, it's finally finished!"
After working for about half an hour, Liu Hong smiled and nodded in satisfaction as he looked at the clear and concise report in his hand.
"Take a look, what do you think of this I've created?"
As he spoke, Liu Hong handed the report to Jian Shuo, who was standing to the side.
"promise!"
Jian Shuogong responded respectfully and then took the report with a humble expression.
Upon seeing the dense array of numbers in the report, Jian Shuo felt a wave of dizziness.
"First look at the time in the left column, then the income, expenditure, and surplus in the top column. Then, starting from the first row, read the numbers horizontally from left to right!"
Seeing Jian Shuo standing there with a worried look on his face, Liu Hong couldn't help but remind him.
"It's Your Majesty!"
Upon hearing this, Jian Shuo's eyes, which were fixed on the report, moved slightly from left to right before he softly read aloud:
"On the first day of the first month of the first year of Jianning, ten million coins were received, no expenses were made, and fifteen million coins were left in the balance!"
On January 2nd of the first year of Jianning, there was no income, one million coins were spent, and fourteen million coins remained!
......
In January of the first year of the Jianning era, a total of four million coins remained!
Soon, Jian Shuo read out the accounts recorded on the report clearly and accurately, one by one.
"How are you feeling now?"
"Your Majesty, this method of bookkeeping is more direct and clear."
For auditing and summarizing, you only need to compare the final results—it's incredibly convenient and fast!
In the end, Jian Shuo couldn't stop praising the report that the emperor had produced.
Liu Hong smiled and nodded, "That's right. With this kind of bookkeeping and statistics system, I won't have to nitpick over every single word!"
"Your Majesty is truly a wise and virtuous ruler, unprecedented in history. To have invented such a method fills me with boundless admiration..."
"Alright, alright, stop flattering me!"
As he spoke, Liu Hong handed the report, along with the revised figures and units of measurement, to Jian Shuo.
"Go and take these documents, make several copies, and then send them to the Ministry of Personnel, the Imperial Household Department, the three academies, and the Minister of Agriculture. Teach them how to use them so that they will use this method from now on!"
"promise!!"
Jian Shuo respectfully accepted the papers and then quickly ran out of the hall.
"Ha! This guy!"
Watching Jian Shuo run away, Liu Hong couldn't help but chuckle, then shook his head.
"Hmm~, the digital revolution has begun, and it's time to put basic mathematics on the agenda!"
Liu Hong thought for a moment, then picked up another sheet of paper and began scribbling again.
"One times one equals one"
...
Two times two equals four.
...
Nine times nine equals eighty-one!
While muttering to himself, Liu Hong's hands continued to move.
Soon, a multiplication table appeared on the page.
"Next up is division...!"
Before long, Liu Hong produced another set of division tables!
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