Ming Dynasty: I risked my life to teach the prince, the emperor begged me not to die

Chapter 251: Please kowtow to him and become his disciple
Qin Hong had always been speculating before, speculating that the prince knew Chen Ce and that Emperor Hongzhi knew Chen Ce.

But when he actually saw the Crown Prince and Chen Ce getting along so harmoniously and acting like brothers, he was still shocked for a moment.

He thought a lot in an instant.

The recent changes in His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are obvious to all. His shocking suggestions are amazing. Qin Hong suspected that they were the work of the teacher in the East Palace. Later, he and the three elders of the cabinet suspected that they were the work of Emperor Hongzhi.

After all, Emperor Hongzhi had only this one son, who would succeed the throne in the future. The prince's previous misbehavior was known to all, so Emperor Hongzhi paved the way for his son in advance and made all officials believe in the prince. Therefore, many policy theories were clearly said to be suggested by the prince, with the purpose of raising his son's prestige among officials.

But now...all his doubts were overturned.

The one who teaches the prince may not be the tutor of the Eastern Palace or Emperor Hongzhi, but the young man in front of him.

If that's the case...hiss!

Minister Qin secretly took a deep breath. Could it be that the scheme to establish the salt permit in Kaizhonghe was also the work of this ordinary young man?

Solving the problem of Kaizhong's exhaustion and dealing with the decades of salt permits, which one of them is not a headache? The Ministry of Revenue couldn't solve the problem, but this inconspicuous young man in front of him solved it so easily?
Who could believe this? Who could believe that the boy sitting in this small courtyard was secretly making decisions and guiding or even plotting against everyone in the world?

How could Minister Qin not gasp? He was so shocked.

Minister Qin quickly gathered his thoughts and hastened to pay his respects to Zhu Houzhao. There was a distinction between the emperor and his subjects, and he could not break the rules.

Zhu Houzhao was still in a daze. Why did this old man come? It's over. What should I do? Should I hide?

Liu Jin punched Qin Hong on the head, knocking him unconscious. He then pointed at Liu Jin angrily and said, "You lowly slave!"

Liu Jin winked at Zhu Houzhao, and Zhu Houzhao finally reacted.

Although he and his younger brother knew each other's identities tacitly, Zhu Houzhao could not break this window paper.

He quickly walked up to Qin Hong and slapped him on the head again, not giving Qin Hong any chance to speak.

A Shangshu, a powerful official, was insulted by the Crown Prince and the eunuch one after another. Who could stand it?
Even if you are the emperor, you can't insult your officials like this, right? I am an official of the Ming Dynasty, not a pig, dog or slave of your Zhu family!

Qin Hong was about to get angry, but Zhu Houzhao quickly asked, "Are you the official from the Ministry of Revenue?"

"Little brother! Is this the guy who summoned you to the Ministry of Revenue? I, a high-ranking official of the Imperial Guard, will help you deal with him!"

Chen Ce shook his head and said, "It's not him. Um, I'll go make some tea first."

Give them some time to communicate well. Chen Ce doesn't want to expose his relationship with Zhu Houzhao right now.

After Chen Ce left, Zhu Houzhao breathed a sigh of relief, and then said to Qin Hong: "Haha, Lord Qin, I'm sorry, there were people here just now, how about I kowtow to you? Don't bother with me."

"You know it's very dangerous for me to travel incognito. You can't let outsiders know my identity, otherwise I'll be taken advantage of."

The Crown Prince had spoken so humbly that even though Qin Hong was very angry he did not dare to say anything more.

Liu Jin knelt down and kowtowed to Qin Hong: "Old sir, I kowtow to you. The situation just now was urgent."

you!
Qin Hong's beard was shaking with anger. He said, "You shouldn't hit someone who smiles at you. If he doesn't dare to deal with the crown prince, how can he deal with you, a eunuch?"
But Liu Jin has already done this, and if Qin Hong continues to care about it, he will seem petty.

But...I just got slapped twice for nothing?

"Humph! Forget it, get up!" "What the prince said is true. I was reckless just now and almost delayed the prince's important matter."

"Your Highness, from what you said, he doesn't know your identity yet?"

Zhu Houzhao nodded: "Yes."

"I see." Qin Hong nodded and said, "Your Highness is smart and always thinks of danger. I admire you very much."

Chen Ce came out with tea and said, "Come and have some tea."

Zhu Houzhao walked over with a smile and said to Qin Hong, "Master Qin, please sit down."

Qin Hong hurriedly said, "Master... Sir Xiao Zhu, please come in."

Chen Ce watched the two of them acting quietly. After they both gave way to each other and sat down, Chen Ce bowed and said to Qin Hong, "My Lord, I know my crime. If I have offended you in any way, please forgive me."

Qin Hong waved his hand and said, "It was not my intention that the Ministry of Revenue summoned you. Liu is a reckless person and cannot represent the entire Ministry of Revenue. I have already sent him to the Taxation Department to study."

Since it’s not the old man in front of him, the person behind Master Liu is most likely Jiao Fang.

Chen Ce understood and immediately asked, "Then I wonder why you came here this time?"

Qin Hong glanced at Zhu Houzhao, thought for a moment, and said, "I would like to ask you something about bookkeeping, such as what is the 'accrual basis' bookkeeping."

Chen Ce said "oh" and glanced at Zhu Houzhao.

Zhu Houzhao thought to himself, why are you all looking at me?

Chen Ce explained: "The so-called accrual accounting method determines the attribution period based on the date when income and expenses actually occurred... All income realized and expenses incurred or to be borne in the current period, regardless of whether the money is received or paid, should be treated as income and expenses of the current period... This system helps to correctly reflect the expense level and profit and loss situation, financial status, and operating results of each period."

Qin Hong listened very seriously, nodding from time to time. This theory was not difficult to understand. After Chen Ce finished speaking, he nodded in agreement: "It will become clear now!"

Previously, Zhu Houzhao had only vaguely mentioned the concept of the accrual basis, but Chen Ce's explanation was obviously more thorough.

Now Qin Hong is 100% sure that Zhu Houzhao learned many of his theories from this inconspicuous young man!
This guy has a treasured collection! No wonder the emperor recommended me to ask this guy, he really has some stuff, and a lot of it.

The current accounting method of the Ministry of Revenue is the cash basis. He has always felt that this accounting method will cause the results of financial management to fluctuate greatly, which is not conducive to reflecting the achievements of the Ming Dynasty for the whole year to the emperor and the cabinet. He just can't find a better ending.

Now after listening to Chen Ce's words, he suddenly realized that it might be possible for the Ministry of Revenue to promote the use of this accounting method in the future.

Qin Hong bowed to Chen Ce with a little excitement and said, "Thank you, sir."

Although Zhu Houzhao didn't understand what he heard, he was able to read Qin Hong's expressions. Seeing Qin Hong's excitement, he knew that Chen Ce's accounting theory was very important to the Ministry of Revenue.

But your Ministry of Revenue sent people to arrest me before? Now that he is selflessly sharing so much with you, you just say thank you?
Zhu Houzhao smiled sinisterly and said, "Master Qin, if you ask me, he has taught you so much, why don't you kowtow to him and become his disciple? You will learn a lot in the future."

Qin Hong: “…”

Chen Ce: “…”

(End of this chapter)