At night, a carriage parked in front of Wang Mu's house. Wang Mu's house was Chen Qing's old house in Lin'an. Chen Qing gave it to the newspaper office. Now it lives with Wang Mu's family of eight and more than a dozen maids.
Servant.
Lu Gang got out of the carriage and asked his men to knock on the door. After a moment, the door opened a crack, and the butler asked: "Who is it?"
"It's Special Envoy Lu, looking for your master!"
The housekeeper hurriedly ran to report. After a while, Wang Mu came out and said with a smile, "I've kept the special envoy waiting for a long time."
Lu Gang said apologetically: "Sorry to bother you so late!"
Wang Mu quickly invited Lu Gang through the door and asked him to sit down in the study. Lu Gang waved his hand, "I have something urgent? Has tomorrow's newspaper been printed?"
"Probably not yet, it's still being typed!"
Lu Gang said quickly: "Hurry up and stop, I want to insert an urgent message."
"Okay! Let's go to the newspaper office first."
Wang Mu took a robe from his wife, put it on simply, and got into Lu Gang's carriage. The carriage turned around and sped away to the newspaper office two miles away.
In the carriage, Lu Gang handed a warrant to Wang Mu, "His Highness just sent someone to deliver it, take a look!"
Wang Mu quickly opened the warrant and saw a few words written on it, "Starting from this month, each elderly person over 60 years old in Lin'an City will receive a monthly subsidy of 300 Wen, which can be collected at the Special Envoy's Office at the end of the month. Please report it immediately.
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Wang Mu said with a smile: "This is to strike while the iron is hot, so that the east wind brought by His Highness today will be further rooted in the hearts of the people."
"That's right! The old man is a good entry point, but I'm under a lot of pressure."
"Is it money?"
Lu Gang shook his head and said with a wry smile: "I don't have to worry about money. Hu Yun handed me 300,000 yuan. I just want to make preparations. I want to make 20,000 yuan worth of signs. I will get money based on the signs later. At the end of the month, you can lend a few more people."
I, I may not have enough manpower."
Wang Mu chuckled: "You can borrow as many people as you want. If it's not enough, I'll help you too!"
The carriage stopped in front of the newspaper office, and the two of them walked into the newspaper office. Fortunately, the craftsmen were doing typesetting, and there was still half an hour before printing. At this time, Wang Mu suddenly discovered a problem. The manuscript had long been sent to Yuezhou, and Jiaxing Prefecture was in peace.
If Lin'an changes the front page but other states don't, there will be chaos.
"Special envoy, why not publish it in the newspaper the day after tomorrow? The manuscript has been sent to other states."
"Is there any other way? Can I use a special message?"
Special news is an extra-announcement. It is usually a major event that suddenly occurs after the layout is completed. It is too late to revise the edition, so we can only print a separate page and insert it into the newspaper.
But the news of special subsidies for the elderly is not a major event, nor does it reach the level of special news.
Wang Mu hesitated for a moment, then agreed, "If it must be published tomorrow, then it can only be a special message."
The next day, a drizzle began to fall in Lin'an. Although the heat subsided, the heat did not decrease. The weather seemed to be even more sultry, making people feel like they were in a steamer.
It had only been one day since Chen Qing's visit to Lin'an, but it was already silent in the court. No one dared to mention it, as if it had never happened.
However, the popularity among the people has not diminished, and all teahouses, restaurants and brothels are still talking about it.
At noon, newspaper sellers appeared on the street. They ran and shouted: "Special news, His Highness King Yong is providing subsidies to the elderly over sixty years old!"
Special news has always been the most interesting thing to everyone. When they heard that there was special news, everyone ran out to buy newspapers. Soon, teahouses and restaurants exploded. Each person over sixty years old in Lin'an City received a monthly subsidy of 300 yuan.
Money.
This news swept through the city like a strong wind, and countless families were extremely excited, especially the poor families at the bottom. Three hundred coins was not a small amount for them. They could buy five buckets of rice, which meant that the whole family could have enough to eat and no longer have to go hungry.
But for the rich and powerful, there was no trouble. They simply looked down upon the mere three hundred cents. They could not imagine how important three hundred cents a month was to the poor, especially the elderly from the poor.
A timely help.
But the reason why this news shocked the whole city was not the three hundred coins itself, but because everyone saw the sincerity of King Yong through these three hundred coins, and saw King Yong's care for the poor people and his love for the poor elderly.
It is like a clear spring flowing into everyone's heart.
Qin Hui walked through the Ziweidian Square and walked quickly to the Emperor's Imperial Study. When he reached the entrance of the main hall, he met Kang Lu, the eunuch of the Imperial Study who was waiting for him here.
Qin Hui took out a small cloth bag, took out a gold leaf and gave it to him. A gold leaf weighed three coins and was worth six coins. Qin Hui would always give Kang Lu a gold leaf every time he came, so that he could understand Zhao Gou's secrets.
Mind, this is the real reason why his phase has not fallen for a long time.
Kang Lu whispered: "The special news in today's newspaper made the officials very upset, but they were not angry. They probably just wanted to find the husband for this matter."
"Does the official know about the news outside the city yesterday?" Qin Hui asked again.
"I probably know a little bit. Yan Xin reported the matter, but he left the number of people vague."
Qin Hui was relieved, he knew how to deal with the emperor.
He quickly came to the imperial study room and saw Emperor Zhao Gou pacing back and forth with his hands behind his hands. It was obvious that he was very troubled, but not in an angry mood.
Qin Hui walked into the room and bowed, "I am here to see you, Your Majesty!"
Zhao Gou looked at him and asked, "How was the situation yesterday?"
"Overall, it's pretty good. Most of the people are afraid of the war and haven't gone out. Only a few have gone out. All the city gates have been controlled. I heard that some people ran out from Yongjin Gate, but not many. They are still in our area.
Within the tolerance range, Wei Chen also sent people to explore the riverside, basically it was the common people outside the city, and there were not many people in the city."
This is the cunning point of Qin Hui. He leaves himself room for everything. If someone reports that there is a huge crowd of people, he can explain that it is the common people outside the city. Qin Hui knows that officials do not like to hear the truth.
Zhao Gou nodded, "The people outside the city want to go, and I can't stop them. Fortunately, the time is short, and no serious consequences are caused. It's okay not to mention it, but did Qin Xianggong read the newspaper today? It just gave me eye drops!"
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Zhao Gou slammed the newspaper on the table and said angrily: "My people, do they need him to protect them?"
Qin Hui was reminded by Kang Lu in advance and already had something to say in his mind. He smiled slightly and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry. It seems that Chen Qing is trying to win people's hearts, but in fact it will not have any effect. Chen Qing also knows it well."
Ming, it’s just pretending!”
"How do you say this?" Zhao Gou asked anxiously.
"Weichen's father-in-law is already seventy years old, but Weichen knows that he will never receive the three hundred cents. In fact, even if his family is slightly better off, he will not look down on the three hundred cents, and he will go to
They can't afford to lose this person by asking for money like begging. The people who really go to receive money are those who are from poor families and have no food to eat. This is where the problem comes. People from poor families eat chaffy vegetables all day long and live until the end of their lives.
How many people are over sixty years old? I'm afraid there is not one person in ten households. If he is really sincere, why not relax it to fifty years old?"
Qin Hui's explanation made Zhao Gou feel a little better, but he still said bitterly: "He wants to gain public opinion all day long. Don't think that I don't know his purpose. Does he think that the Song Dynasty is so easy to win? How many can he win?"
Can the people at the bottom win people's hearts? Huh! He thinks things are too simple."
"Your Majesty is absolutely right. Chen Qing has indeed considered the problem simply. The state of the Song Dynasty is not decided by businessmen and poor people. He doesn't understand. This is related to his origin. He pleases businessmen and the people at the bottom, but it is actually useless.
So your Majesty doesn’t have to worry too much. If he wants to do it, just let him do it. It’s a good thing to let him go astray and go deeper and deeper. We are afraid that he will wake up and turn to win over wealthy families. That will be our trouble.
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Qin Hui's mouth could make dead people speak. In his words, Chen Qing's love for the people turned into a misguided choice, a wrong choice of class, and a good thing.
Zhao Gou was completely convinced by Qin Hui. He nodded happily and said, "Qin Xianggong is right. If he wants to care about the people at the bottom, let him do whatever he wants. As long as he doesn't collude with wealthy families, what do I have to worry about?"
Qin Hui secretly sighed, how could it be unimportant to care about the people at the bottom? Soldiers came from the bottom. Since the officials refused to face reality and always wanted to listen to what they heard to numb themselves, they had no choice but to let him go.