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Wei Juyuan had many thoughts in his mind, but he still listened to Wei Ansi's tireless teachings and patient explanations.
"Your Majesty's move seems to be an encouragement policy out of desperation, but in fact it has a hidden secret. It makes the family have to willingly join his boss."
Seeing that Wei Ansi still had a confused look on his face and had no idea of the deeper meaning, he had no choice but to continue:
"Let me ask you, this time the imperial court raised funds, how much money did the family raise in total? How much did the Wei family donate?"
Wei Ansi pondered for a while, scratched his head, and said with some uncertainty: "I don't know exactly how much the family donated in total..."
I heard that after the imperial court raised funds, it only raised a total of about 30,000 yuan in money and food.
According to my estimation, the family donated about 10,000 guan, so this figure should not be much different.
As for how much our family donated, we know this clearly. Our family donated 300 yuan, which is the largest donation among aristocratic families.
After saying that, Wei Ansi looked at the middle-aged man.
In the Wei Mansion, middle-aged men usually collect information, so they knew it very well, so they said: "The young master is right, that's exactly what it is!"
"Well, the family only donated ten thousand yuan in total? That's too little!"
Wei Juyuan couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this data.
Although the Chang'an family secretly communicated with each other and everyone unanimously resisted the imperial court's fundraising, it was still a righteous act promoted by the imperial court.
After all, it was His Majesty who took the lead, and it was indeed unreasonable for the gentry to donate such a small amount of money!
He donated 300 guan from his own family, and he was already at the top of the list of aristocratic families.
Therefore, for His Majesty and the imperial court, the donation from the aristocratic family is worse than not donating. This is a naked slap in the face!
Wei Juyuan felt deeply worried about the eldest son in front of him. He only spent the whole day hanging out with a group of friends, either looking for flowers or reciting poems and writing poems.
He has no keen observation ability at all about the development of the current situation and the judgment of the situation.
How could he safely hand over the family business to him? He suddenly became angry and reprimanded in a stern tone:
"In the future, you are not allowed to go out and hang out with your friends. You will not do your job properly all day long, and you will not want to make progress. When I die, why do you hold up the house?"
Wei Ansi didn't seem to be afraid of Wei Juyuan at all, but replied with a smile on his face:
"You are in good health! Besides, my sister is Concubine Wei, who is second only to the Queen in the palace. Even if I wait for you for a hundred years, I will still have my sister to protect me. If my sister goes further in the future, her children and grandchildren will be rich and rich, and they will not be able to enjoy it.
Anyway, what’s there to worry about?”
Wei Juyuan was immediately furious:
"You bastard, do you think that our Wei family has been able to thrive to this day, remain prosperous, and remain standing even if the dynasty changes? Is it because of the so-called royal favor? Because of the protection of women?"
Wei Ansi couldn't help but asked, "Is my statement wrong?"
Wei Juyuan snorted coldly and glared at Wei Ansi as if he hated iron.
"What our Wei family holds on to is poetry, reputation, and the passion of the Wei family's children at the border..."
Reading can lead to understanding, and reputation can be passed down to the family!
Kings in the past dynasties never dared to disturb the family, do you know why?
It's because as long as the family is disturbed, it will cause turmoil and countless people will have different ideas!
Why do the people in Guanzhong care about my Wei family?
It's because our Webster family has a good reputation. We don't increase our wealth in good years, but we give out porridge in bad years!
So as long as we are in Guanzhong, as long as our Wei clan gives an order, there will be more than tens of thousands of people following us.
This is our foundation and the reason why the royal family dare not touch us!
He spoke quickly and urgently. He took a deep breath, took a sip of tea, and continued:
"Your Majesty has a good saying, water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it..."
This sentence applies not only to kings, but also to a family that has been passed down for thousands of years.
Our Wei family has never done anything unscrupulous to the people around us in every dynasty!
Therefore, even though countless prosperous families have collapsed, our Wei family is still prosperous!
Now, do you understand His Majesty's intention in erecting the merit monument?
Wei Ansi pondered for a while, thinking through what his father said from beginning to end, and soon figured it out.
He is not stupid, on the contrary, he is extremely smart. However, he has the support of his father Wei Juyuan, so he never takes the time to think about these things.
After all, if you have this free time, you might as well go to a brothel with your friends to have a drink and listen to music.
After thinking about it this way, he was suddenly surprised and said:
"Your Majesty, this is too sinister!"
Wei Juyuan was also very happy to see his son understand.
Although this eldest son has a bit of a temper, he is not stupid at all and still has room for improvement.
"If it were written on the stone tablet that our Wei family donated three hundred guan, how would the people in the city view us? How would the people in Guanzhong view us..."
This smallpox epidemic killed countless people, and many people even lost the main labor force in their families.
The spring plowing has just ended. If we need to wait until the autumn harvest, there are still several months to go and a lot of money and food will be needed!
At first, the imperial court called on wealthy families to donate money and food for disaster relief.
Because many aristocratic families were secretly causing trouble, our Wei family donated 300 yuan. Although it was the largest donation among many aristocratic families, it was also unkind for the sake of wealth!
If word spreads, the reputation of the Wei family will be completely ruined!
This stone tablet was erected by the imperial court. As long as the Tang Dynasty is immortal, the stone tablet must always stand there. Who dares to move it?
By then, my Wei family will be in disgrace for thousands of years.
This is too cruel!
Who on earth came up with such a sinister trick?
The more Wei Ansi talked, the more excited he became, and the more he talked, the more angry he became.
In this case, wouldn't the Wei family be completely accused of being "unkind and cold-tempered for the sake of wealth"?
If something happens to the Wei family, who among the people will be willing to stick to the Wei family.
Wouldn't it be that the reputation built up through generations of hard work would be destroyed in one day?
After hearing Wei Ansi's analysis, Wei Juyuan nodded happily.
At this time, the middle-aged man was also dumbfounded. There were so many Taoism behind this broken stone monument!
So he quickly said: "Isn't there still one day left? Should we donate more? But if we take the lead in donating, will other gentry have any objections?"
Wei Ansi suddenly realized:
"Yes, there is still one day left! Donate, donate quickly! That..."
When he said this, he couldn't help but look at his father Wei Juyuan. After all, it was his old man who was in charge.
Moreover, once Webster comes to the fore, other aristocratic families may be targeted.
It's up to the old man to decide how to weigh the pros and cons.
This is really a matter of donating or not donating. It is a bit difficult to handle.
Wei Juyuan glanced at his son and said calmly:
"At the beginning, most aristocratic families didn't want to raise funds for the imperial court. It wasn't that they didn't want to care about the suffering people. They just didn't want to contribute their own money, but it gave the imperial court a reputation."
Now that the matter is out in the open, I think everyone will seriously consider it.
Wei Ren, go make arrangements immediately to find out what the aristocratic families in the city are doing, and find out which ones are also donating and how much.
Since you have to donate now, don't be petty.
We want both speed and quantity. Donate your first name to me. Our Webster's name should be engraved on the top of the stone tablet.
The middle-aged man quickly took the order and left.
Looking at his father who was so decisive, Wei Ansi's eyes flashed with admiration from time to time.
I also secretly admired the ruthlessness of His Majesty's move.
No wonder my father said from the beginning that this strategy would make the gentry willing to join him.
Not only do you have to donate, but you also have to rush to donate. Who doesn’t want to have their name engraved on the top of the stone tablet for future generations to admire.