Li Chongyang hurried back after hearing the news that Gu You was locked up. He had just entered the mansion and heard that something was going on in Meiyuan. Princess Ning wanted to take the opportunity to fight for the fund-raising, so she came over in person. trip.
When he arrived, Princess Ning, Princess Shen and Gu You were competing for the right to host.
Princess Ning said that the Huainan Palace could not let a trustworthy person come forward to handle the matter, and everyone was worried. Concubine Shen said that she could come forward, but Gu You insisted that she did not agree to leave this matter to anyone.
The people below were warming themselves by the fire, drinking tea and eating snacks, waiting for the ending.
Fund-raising is put on hold for now.
Mingxin added a piece of burnt charcoal to Xie Yixiao's hand stove. Xie Yixiao took it and put it in his sleeves, holding it with both hands, talking to Mr. Wen, and asking about his family's situation.
As long as the money is used where it should be used, it doesn't matter who does it, so they don't care.
Li Chongyang had already understood the situation when he came over, and said to Princess Ning: "This was originally something proposed by Prince Huainan's Palace, so there is no need for Prince Ning's Palace to worry about it. If Princess Ning is serious and pays more attention to people's livelihood in the future, there will definitely be something like this in the future Chance."
Princess Ning tilted her head slightly and smiled faintly: "King Huainan is joking. I don't think there is anyone in Prince Huainan's palace who can handle this matter. I can't stand it, so I thought of taking over."
Concubine Shen said: "Leave this matter to me, maybe I can't reassure you."
Gu You gritted his teeth: "Don't even think about it, I will never allow you people to get involved in this matter."
"It's better to leave this matter to Miss Gu." Li Chongyang said, "Miss Gu is a person whom I trust. She also proposed this matter. It would be best for her to handle it."
Princess Ning wanted to speak again, but was interrupted by Li Chongyang: "Since the Huainan Palace has left the matter to Miss Gu, the Huainan Palace will also be responsible for all subsequent matters. Please rest assured that the money raised will There won’t be any problem.”
Princess Ning and her mother, Mrs. Zhao, looked at each other. Mrs. Zhao raised her eyebrows and asked, "What if King Huainan speaks better than what he sings? What if there is a problem? Although Miss Gu has won the trust of the prince, she can rely on her We people don’t believe in reputation, what if she takes the money she raised and runs away?”
Li Chongyang frowned: "If anything happens, the Huainan Palace will bear the responsibility."
It's a good one to shoulder the responsibility.
This is what you have been waiting for.
Someone said: "We were relieved when we heard what the prince said. Since Miss Gu is so valued by the prince, she must be capable. For the sake of the prince, we are willing to believe her for once."
"That's exactly what it means."
Princess Ning and Mrs. Zhao also had nothing to say: "Since King Huainan has said so, I have nothing to say."
Concubine Shen was reluctant, but seeing her son's face gloomy and looking a little ugly, she moved her lips and said nothing, forget it, as long as the matter is still handled by Prince Huainan's Palace.
"Thank you all for coming today. Miss Gu will be responsible for the rest. Please bear with me if there is any lack of hospitality."
Li Chongyang said a few polite words to everyone, and then left. There were ladies from various houses here, and it was really hard for a man like him to stay for a long time.
After Li Chongyang left, the donation matter resumed. Gu You was relieved and a little proud that Li Chongyang stood up and supported her in doing this. However, she also knew that she was afraid and did not dare to call out anyone else.
Following the donation of 4,000 taels from the four princely houses, each prince's house donated 2,200 to 3,000 taels. The Jingyang House of Marquis donated the most, with a donation of 4,000 taels. Aunt Xian came under Jiang's order to see the marquis.
Most of the people in the government had three thousand taels, so they also gave three thousand taels.
The rest was donated by wives from various aristocratic families, and wives from official families. The Xie family gave two thousand, and the Liao family also gave two thousand.
Xie Yixiao was slightly surprised when he heard that the Liao family had donated two thousand yuan. He turned around and saw Kong and Liao Zhuyin sitting together, slightly straightening their chest and raising their chin in the face of everyone's gaze.
Mingshi shook her head helplessly, thinking that Liao Zhuyin was indeed from the same family as the Liao family. They were all people who only wanted to save face no matter how hard their lives were. The Liao family had to sell their ancestral property to make a living, and they were all very depressed in the end.
, and yet so wealthy.
Donating is a good deed, but your family still has to live a life.
Gu You asked people to collect the banknotes given by each family, and also asked people to write them down and calculate the total. He was very satisfied.
Today, the Huainan Palace has 10,000, the Ning Palace has 8,000, the An Palace has 5,000, the Huaijiang Palace, the four Duke Palaces, and the Jingyang Marquis Palace each have 4,000. Among the remaining 11 Marquis Palaces, eight have given 3,000.
, the three families who were not doing well also gave two thousand.
Including those from various aristocratic families and various official families, the total amount exceeds one hundred thousand taels of silver.
One hundred thousand taels is already a large amount. If converted, it is equivalent to 100 million. One hundred million is enough for the people in the North to rebuild their homes and even improve their lives.
"One hundred thousand taels, the Huainan Palace had better ensure that this money is used where it should be used, otherwise no one will be able to let them go." When everyone left the Meiyuan, Ming felt a little emotional.
One sentence.
Rong Guogong's mansion is considered wealthy. The income from this year is only about 110,000 to 20,000 yuan. Among them, there are two types: public and private. The business of the public is not under the control of the Ming family. The income from these operations is used for
To support the military and house veterans.
Although the national treasury will allocate a part of the money to support the army, it is also limited. If you want to support the army better, you need to provide money yourself. It is also a matter of resettling veterans. These account for 70,000 to 80,000 yuan.
The remaining ones managed by the Gui Ming clan are privately owned by Rong Guo Gongfu. This much is recorded in the account, and the family spends a lot in a year. The remaining amount may be about 30,000 taels. Of these 100,000 taels, Rong Guo Gong's government wants
Saving for three years may be enough.
This is basically the case in every prince's palace, the Duke's palace, and the prince's palace with military power.
But when it comes to palaces with military power, Prince Ding's Palace is the leading one, Prince Huainan's Palace has some, and others such as Prince An's Palace, Prince Ning's Palace, and Prince Huaijiang's Palace don't have any.
"I hope so." Xie Yi smiled, closed the cloak around him, and held the hand stove tightly, "It's a bit cold, let's go back early."
"That's fine."
As soon as the group left the door, they saw a carriage parked not far from the entrance of Prince Huainan's Mansion. They heard the sound of footsteps and the people in the carriage slightly raised the curtain and looked this way.
A pair of cold eyes faced the ice and snow.
Ming raised her eyes, then reached out and tugged on the cloak of her sister-in-law beside her.
Xie Yixiao looked back at her: "What's wrong, sister-in-law?"
Mingshi motioned her to look over and said, "Look, who is that?"