Two hundred pounds of millet!
With these two hundred kilograms of millet, the impact of this drought will be minimized.
Although life is still not very comfortable, it is simply impossible to starve to death.
"What a great gesture!"
With the financial resources of Anshun County, it is impossible for such a big deal to be made, so there must be someone else behind this matter.
When Xu Laosan came back from school in the county in the afternoon, he also brought a message from Zuoqiu asking him to bring it back.
These two hundred kilograms of millet were donated to the court by Mr. Zhao from the Zhao family in the capital. Not only Anshun County, but also all drought-stricken areas in Xiangyi Prefecture received such a donation.
"Go crazy!"
Knowing that the person behind this matter was his little uncle who was as evil as a sieve, Mr. Xu's first reaction was that his little uncle had gone crazy.
Although the Zhao family is rich, they claim to be rich enough to rival the country.
But for such a large-scale disaster relief, Mr. Xu couldn't calculate the amount of money donated.
"It makes absolutely no sense!"
Mr. Xu couldn't figure it out, and he didn't understand what his uncle had planned.
Based on Mr. Xu's understanding of the Zhao family, they all have a purpose in doing things, every move, every word and every deed. For every effort they make, they are looking for some kind of reward.
This time, there will definitely be no exception.
"Master, what do you think you are doing so much? No matter what he plans, we can't stop him!"
Mrs. Xu's words really hit the nail on the head.
Mr. Xu was a little embarrassed, because the moment his wife revealed the key point, he suddenly realized that he was just eating carrots and not worrying.
…
At this time, Beijing.
In the newly renovated Qiantian Hall, Emperor Yongping was summoning Zhao Bingjun, the head of the Zhao family in the capital and Zhao Bingzhen's biological brother.
The Zhao family paid for this amount of rice and donated it all to the court to relieve the drought in Xiangyi Prefecture.
As an emperor, Emperor Yongping was also quite confused.
Naturally, he knew how wealthy the Zhao family was.
Once upon a time, Emperor Yongping also thought about attacking the Zhao family.
But in the end he gave up his thoughts.
Because, although this method can temporarily fill the national treasury, it is very detrimental to the rule of the imperial court. And the most important thing is that this method can easily solve the court's financial problem. Emperor Yongping was worried that he would lose the courage to face difficulties and take shortcuts when encountering difficulties.
After all, in addition to the Zhao family, after taking over the Zhao family's wealth, another family with unparalleled wealth will emerge in a few years.
If the emperor only wanted to fill the treasury in this way, then the dynasty would not be far from being destroyed.
In the end, Emperor Yongping curbed his greed, and with his own efforts, he managed the court and the world in an orderly manner, and the money in the national treasury increased year by year.
This time there was a severe drought in Xiangyi Prefecture. Even without the Zhao family's intervention, the court could handle it without causing the tragic scene twenty years ago.
But now, the Zhao family has spent such a large sum of money, and even used the money to buy enough rice, which can really be regarded as urgent for him.
For this reason, Emperor Yongping specially asked his chamberlain to invite Zhao Bingjun, the eldest son of the Zhao family, into the palace.
Compared with Zhao Bingzhen's sly mind, Zhao Bingjun is somewhat upright.
"So, you don't know about this?"
Emperor Yongping was quite shocked.
It was really hard for Emperor Yongping to believe that Zhao Bingjun, the head of the Zhao family, had no idea about such a large transfer of money.
"Back to the Holy Spirit, the common people really don't know anything about it."
"My brother-in-law has been in charge of the business of the grassroots family many years ago!"
"Although the Caomin is the head of the family, he is no longer involved in the management of these businesses. He is only responsible for the sacrifices within the clan and the teaching of future generations. In addition, the Caomin takes care of the fields of my Zhao family!"
"Are you separated?"
Emperor Yongping was stunned for a moment. According to what Zhao Bingjun said, the Zhao family's situation clearly meant that the family was divided.
"Returning to the Holy Spirit, Cao Min has not separated from his younger brother."
"It's just that the grassroots and the brother-in-law each perform their duties."
Zhao Bingjun answered Emperor Yongping's question calmly.
Emperor Yongping finally had to accept the fact that Zhao Bingjun really knew nothing about this matter. No, it’s not like he didn’t know anything. At least Emperor Yongping knew that the person who specifically handled this matter was named Zhao Rui.
As a result, Zhao Bingjun was sent out of the palace, and Zhao Rui was summoned to the palace to face the saint.
"The common people bow before our Holy Emperor!"
Zhao Rui entered the Qiantian Hall and knelt down after receiving his head.
He has the perfect image of a commoner who has never seen much of the world.
"Get up and talk!"
Emperor Yongping stared at Zhao Rui, who was prostrate on the ground, for a long time before speaking slowly.
Zhao Rui immediately stood up, looked at Emperor Yongping respectfully, and said in a loud voice: "The common people thank you, Your Majesty!"
The voice was a bit loud, which made Emperor Yongping feel a little depressed.
"I can hear you, you don't need to be so loud."
"yes!"
Zhao Rui responded quickly, looking frightened.
"I called you here because I wanted to ask you. Zhao Bingzhen asked you to buy grain and donate it to the court. What reward do you want?"
"Return to the Holy Spirit!"
Zhao Rui spoke again, still with a loud voice, but soon he seemed to realize that he had made a mistake, and his voice dropped.
"My second master previously knew that my eldest daughter's only son was still alive, so he took the villain to find him."
"It's just that my second master is old and too excited. He accidentally fell and injured his muscles and bones. He is still recuperating in Anshun County and cannot move."
"There is a severe drought in Anshun County right now. My second master asked me to go and investigate and found out that the entire Xiangyi Prefecture is suffering from drought."
"So, my second master asked the younger one to come back and buy grain to present to the court."
"I also asked my second master why he did this? He also said that your Majesty will definitely consider this kind of thing."
"But the second master of my family said that if you come and go naked throughout your life, and earn so much money, you won't be able to take a penny with you when you die, so naturally you should do something meaningful with the money you earn."
"I think my second master is kind-hearted and doesn't want to see others go hungry!"
"When it comes to this matter, the roots still lie with the eldest daughter of my family..."
"Your Majesty may not know that the eldest daughter of my family actually died due to poverty and illness. My second master has never been able to cope with this problem..."
"Okay, I get it!"
Emperor Yongping saw that this fool Zhao Rui was about to make a big speech, so he quickly interrupted him.
He naturally knows a thing or two about the eldest daughter of the Zhao family.
Although the details were not clear to him.
However, Emperor Yongping knew very well that Miss Zhao was the wife of Xu Shuoyuan, Marquis of Dingbei. (End of chapter)