Chapter 1234

The sun in midsummer is like a big fireball, shining on the earth, it seems to emit all the heat. The leaves on the roadside trees are all rolled in the sun, and several sparrows standing on the trees are listless.

While shaking the fan, Yurong said, "this weather is really killing people."

The red flower said, "madam, no more ice." The weather is too hot, Rao is beginning to frugal Yurong also put a basin of ice in the room.

Yurong shook his head and said, "the ice is so expensive, I don't want it. You send for two buckets of well water, and I'll wash my face. " As the weather gets hotter and hotter, the price of ice has tripled, and there is a trend to continue to rise.

There are two wells in the house, one in the front yard and one in the back yard. The well in the front yard is for the servants in the government. The well in the back yard is for Yurong, Yizheng and Mr. Gao.

After washing her face, wiping her body and changing her clothes, Yurong felt fresh. Before he got hot, he heard the red voice saying that Yizheng had come back.

Yurong met her son and asked, "why do you have a holiday today?" Yizheng studied with his husband in a private school. His predecessor was a Bachelor of Hanlin academy, and he was very talented. There were not many people in the private school, only nine. Yizheng was able to go in not only because he learned well, but also because he had received the favor of Jiang Wenrui.

Yizheng said, "the refugees are making trouble in the West Street. One of my classmates happened to pass by and get hurt. He was afraid of another accident, so he gave us a holiday

Yurong said, "I said before that if we let these refugees into the city, sooner or later something will happen." As she expected, something happened.

Yizheng said: "Niang, I went to find grandfather Gao." He has to tell grandfather Gao about it.

Half an hour later, Mr. Gao came to see Yurong. Seeing Yurong, Mr. Gao said, "madam, I'm afraid the capital will not be peaceful during this period. If the people in the mansion can't go out, they'd better not go out as far as possible! "

Yurong asked unexpectedly, "is it so serious? There are so many officers and men in the city. Can't they control these refugees? "

Mr. Gao shook his head and said, "it's not only the problem of refugees, but now food is too expensive for ordinary people to buy. I'm afraid there will be trouble again. " Last year, there was a scramble for grain shops. This year's situation is much more serious than last year's.

Yurong said, "listen to my husband." After a pause, Yurong said, "Sir, do you want to sell all our grain?" This year, the capital also suffered from drought, but it was not serious. The output was probably reduced by 20% to 30%. Yurong's 800 Mu also received more than 200000 Jin of grain. The old grain is replaced by the new grain. What is in the grain depot now is the grain stored last year.

As soon as Mr. Gao heard this, he knew that Yurong wanted to make a fortune, and he didn't object to it. He just said, "madam, according to this trend, the grain will certainly go up. Even if we want to sell food, we have to sell it for a while. "

Yurong said with a smile: "then sell it in a period of time!" Not to mention the grain in the cellar, the grain stored in this house is enough for them to eat for three or five months.

Seeing this, Mr. Gao said, "madam, if we want to sell grain, we can only sell it to those big grain shops, but we can't sell it ourselves." The price of selling to grain shops must be lower, but it is safe.

Yurong just wanted to make a profit, but he didn't dare to take a risk: "this is what Mr. Gao arranged." She is very relieved of Mr. Gao.

Smashing, deceiving, abducting, snatching, and the like have been happening one after another, causing panic in the whole capital. This matter, naturally also startled Yan matchless.

Su Shan, the commander of the Imperial Army, said: "emperor, it's not suitable to send refugees to Beijing any more. Otherwise, there will only be more such incidents. " He wanted to drive out the refugees who came in. But Yan Wushuang didn't say anything, and it was hard for him to speak.

Yan unparalleled thought, agreed to Su Shan's proposal, and then north delimited an area for the flow of residential housing.

Lord Gan, Minister of the Ministry of war, said that the refugees could not be allowed to enter the city, but they should not be ignored. They must be provided with food and then advised to return home. Otherwise, if so many refugees riot outside, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Yan Wushuang nodded his head and said, "you are right. The refugees outside the city should be settled."

Lord Geng, the Secretary of the Ministry of accounts, complained that the Treasury had no money, and it was a big expense to resettle the refugees. He didn't know where to find the money.

After discussing this, Yan Wushuang gives an order to let tie Kui lead his troops to build a shed outside the city for the victims to live in. In addition, we need to make good arrangements for these victims and maintain public order.

Tie Kui took the order, his face as black as the bottom of the pot. Yan Wushuang, a son of a bitch, asked him to settle the refugees.

Seeing this, the eunuch left the camp and went back to Beijing without asking for a reward.

When the eunuch reported this, Meng Nian happened to be present. After hearing this, Meng Nian frowned and said, "tie Kui is too presumptuous. The emperor asked him to settle the refugees, but he didn't want to." In Meng Nian's eyes, the people below should be as loyal to Yan as he is.

Yan Wushuang said: "I'm afraid it's because of Pingdingshan that makes him worry." He doesn't care if tie Kui thinks much, as long as he does the job well.

Meng Nian snorted and said, "if you want me to die, I have to die. But even those people who let him kill Pingdingshan dare to complain. No wonder the Emperor didn't trust him before. "

Yan Wushuang said: "if everyone is like you, I don't have to work so hard." After a pause, Yan Wushuang said, "if you don't talk about him, what's the situation in the northwest?"

Meng Nian said: "the news of Yunqing's extermination of the northern captivity came back to the city of ho. Within two days, the martial law was lifted. Emperor, will our previous plan be implemented? "

Yan matchless way: "no, now this situation or don't go to provoke Han Yuxi." Once the woman got angry, she didn't know what she would do.

Meng Nian thought about it and said, "emperor, Shanxi, Henan, Hubei and other places also suffered from the disaster. Emperor, their life is no better than ours. "

Yan matchless way: "you also missed the northwest and Jiangnan, the two places this year's harvest is still passable." Compared with him, Han Yuxi is much more relaxed.

Two people are talking about things, min Gonggong outside said: "emperor, your concubine Niang Niang asked to see."

No matter, jade Chen won't come to the imperial study. Yan Wushuang said, "please come in."

Yuchen is wearing a plain blue Palace Dress and qiluocui soft gauze outside. On the head, there is a jasper hairpin, which is decorated with thin silver thread and bead tassels. Even if he is more than 30 years old, his muscles are still like clotting fat and his face is like lotus. People can't move their eyes.

But no matter how beautiful people are, they won't feel too much. Yan Wushuang asked, "what's the matter with your concubine coming to the imperial study?"

Yuchen said: "I heard that the refugees outside can't eat enough. I want to do my best." Yuchen wants to gather the imperial concubines in the capital to donate money to the victims outside.

Yan matchless nodded and agreed. This woman's family member's donation to the disaster relief fund must be limited, but we can use this wind to call on all civil and military officials to donate together. Yan Wushuang said: "I'm very glad that your concubine has this heart. I can let Meng Nian help you with this."

Yuchen respectfully said: "yes!" This shows that Yan matchless agreed.

Out of the imperial study, mother GUI asked in a low voice: "Niang Niang, what does the emperor say?" If the emperor agrees, it is also an honor and merit for the princess to take the lead in calling on the ladies to donate money.

Yuchen nodded and said, "the emperor has agreed."

Back at the Zhanghua palace, Yuchen wrote a post, inviting the ladies and wives of officials of the fourth grade and above in Beijing to attend the banquet. She didn't hide it, either. She wrote in the post that the main purpose of the banquet was to raise money for disaster relief.

After the post persuades all to send out, the jade Chen this just let a person take the account book of the storehouse to come over, then picked a lot of things from inside.

Tie Kui's wife Xiao also received the invitation. Taking the post, Xiao went to the front yard to find tie Kui: "master, how much do you think we should donate at that time?" This is a party to raise money for disaster. She can't go without it.

Tie Kui didn't think of a cent of silver, but he also knew that he couldn't do without donating: "we will donate as much as others donate."

Xiao is a bit embarrassed: "this is not appropriate?" Who doesn't know that their Dasheng Caravan and shops are fighting for money every day. Even now, business is booming. If you donate the same amount as others, you will be called a miser.

Tie Kui was not happy: "what's wrong? If others want to say it, let them say it. "

Xiao Shi is not quite right, asked: "master, is something wrong?" As a wife, how can you not know who your husband is. My husband is not stingy. He usually subsidizes the poor subordinates. This time, it's quite unusual.

Tie Kui said, "nothing."

Xiao thought about it and said, "master, how about we donate 1000 liang?" Like others, it's not easy to handle.

Tie Kui said, "one thousand taels is one thousand taels, no more."

Xiao nodded and said, "good."

At this time, Zhong Shantong has something to report back. Xiao did not interfere in the outside affairs, and immediately went back to the backyard.

Zhong Shantong looked at tie Kui with more and more ugly look, and said: "master, things have been like this. It's useless to be angry again."

Tie Kui snorted: "Yan Wushuang has come up with a new idea and called on people to donate money for the victims. I'm afraid this time, I'm going to bleed a lot. " Han Yuchen's appeal to the public to donate money is just a cover. How much can this woman donate. Yan unparalleled target is afraid of the civil and military officials in the court and the rich businessmen in the capital. He has a good reputation, so it's no good not to donate three or five thousand taels.

It's not that tie Kui is cold-blooded and unwilling to help these refugees. It's just that instead of donating the money to Yan, it's better to exchange it for food and send it outside the city. But he just thought about it in his heart, but he didn't have the courage to do it. Otherwise, Yan Wushuang can't spare him. Don't wait for cloud Qing to lead troops into the capital, afraid that he has been killed by Yan Wushuang.

Zhong Shantong said: "master, your attitude will make the emperor very unhappy."

Tie Kui said: "last time I killed the refugees in Pingdingshan, I was assassinated by falcons. This time I was asked to resettle the refugees. If I am happy, I will be suspicious. " He is also too understanding Yan unparalleled nature, just deliberately show very dissatisfied. Of course, this time, tie Kui just needs to vent his psychological resentment. He doesn't need to play.

Zhong Shan nodded and said, "master, if Yan Wushuang really wants you to donate money, how much do you plan to donate?" The industry under their name is very profitable every year. If you donate less, you will not be able to pass. But if he donates too much, not to mention tie Kui, even he is distressed.

"It depends," tie Kui said He didn't want to donate too much, but he had to bow his head under the eaves. Since Yan Wushuang has made this idea, they can't do without donating.

In addition to Xiao got the post, Lu Yao and Yurong also received the post. Seeing the donation on the post, Lu Yao didn't want to go. Although Han Jiancheng is not lustful, he also has two concubines, each of whom has a daughter. Lu Yao's own three sons and one daughter, the family's eight expenses is not a small amount. In addition, Lu Yao has to help her mother's family secretly, so she has no loose money.

Lu Yao said to Han Jiancheng, "master, if you don't donate enough, you can't get by. If we donate too much, we can't afford that much. Master, I'd better call myself ill

Han Jiancheng said: "it's the grace of your wife that I can get my present job. Now your concubine is holding a fund-raising banquet. Are you not going to hit your concubine in the face? " Han Jiancheng's position is not low in the five grades of the official department. It is also for this reason that Han Jiancheng wants to buy property in Liaodong. If you buy a property and have a job to do, it's certainly a good day.

Lu Yao also understood the truth, but she was shy: "how much shall we donate?" She donated three or five hundred Liang, but if it was three or five thousand Liang, she couldn't get it.

Han Jiancheng thought for a moment and said, "the concubine knows about our family. Ask the lady about it and see what she means? "

Lu Yao nodded.

Yurong didn't have Lu Yao's tangle. She threw it aside after receiving the post. It's not easy for orphans and widows. How can they afford to donate.

After knowing this, Yizheng advised Yurong to donate money: "Niang, these refugees are so pitiful. We can help them if we can!"

Yurong said: "ah Zheng, the prices outside are so expensive now. The grain price has risen to 40 Wen / kg, and the oil and salt price has also risen many times. Although my mother still has some money in her hand, she has to support more than 20 people in her family. I don't know how long she can last. " Yurong is still talking about the price of coarse grains, refined rice and white flour are more expensive.

After a pause, Yurong said, "if the situation doesn't get better, my mother will cut down the personnel in the house." In addition to the people who have to stay, such as the guards in the house, the rude women and the little servant girls, she is ready to let them out. The world is not good. Just do the laundry by yourself.

Yizheng was stunned, and then said, "Niang, it's not like this."

Yurong said: "everything must be prepared for the worst. If it comes, it will be too late. Moreover, you are still young, and there will be a lot of money to spend in the future. " It's a big expense to study in politics and get married, so Yurong can't break a cent into two now! I'm not willing to donate.