Fight the Giants

  Chapter 676 Pledge

  Yang Fu still has lingering fears when he recalls the sights he saw along the way.

   "We should have returned early, but we were delayed for a long time along the way, and people in rags were everywhere asking us for help."

  The home is gone, the crops are gone, the cattle, sheep and livestock are all gone, and the whole family is lucky enough to survive, but they don't even have a dry, unsoaked food.

  Not to mention the achievements of the year, but the wealth accumulated over the years is gone.

   "We didn't dare to get close. We left some food and things far away, and then we took a boat and hurried away. We didn't dare to stop at all." As soon as we stopped, countless people rushed up, forcing you to advance and retreat.

"The situation in Huzhou and Jiaxing has not been affected. I'm afraid it will be difficult for Hangzhou in the second half of this year. The folks are all fine, but many people's homes are gone. I have distributed pension money to everyone according to Xi'er's instructions. Everyone Weeping and knelt down holding the money, Qiqi thanked the owner."

  Huo Xi felt very uncomfortable hearing that.

  Since ancient times, the most difficult people have been the low-level people. It is even more difficult for those who rely on the sky to eat and rely on the land.

   "Always pay attention to the situation in Hangzhou. If the situation improves, send someone to send some food and household over there."

"Don't worry, Xi'er. Everyone remembers it. I just came back, and the people in charge of the capital surrounded me to ask about the situation. They said they should eat less and save some food for the people over there and their families. They also said that they couldn't let the boss If one person pays, everyone wants to donate some money to the guys in those places."

  Huo Xi nodded: "It's good. We all work in the same company, and I am very comforted to see that everyone has a deep brotherhood."

   "It's just... I don't know what's going on in Ningbo. Shopkeeper Shen Da and Guanshi Zhu haven't come back. I heard in Hangzhou that Ningbo Mansion is seriously ill. This..."

  Yang Fu was very worried.

   Now it is impossible to send people to find them. If something happens, the people sent will not be able to come back.

   "I didn't expect such a serious illness to appear over there." If I knew this, I wouldn't let them go. Say it later.

   "Wait another two days to see if the previous wave of supporters can bring them back. If not, go over by sea and see the situation over there to see if they can be picked up."

   "That's what I have to do."

  All kinds of food in the capital, food and medicinal materials are continuously sent to Hangzhou and Ningbo, and the water is flowing.

  The imperial court has spent too much in these years, and the treasury is gradually running out.

  Zhong Cui Palace.

  Seeing that Concubine Zhang is packing up the jewelry, she picks them up one by one and looks at them, as if recalling, with reluctance in her eyes.

   "Your Majesty, why don't you just keep these. Let's just donate some gold and silver." Gong'e suggested very distressed.

   Concubine Zhang put the jewelry on the table into the box, took another look, raised her hand to close it with a snap, and pushed towards Gong'e beside her.

   "Put it away. As a member of the emperor's harem, I have also been honored with a high position, and I am in charge of the affairs of the harem. I am supposed to share the emperor's worries."

  The box held in Gong'e's hand contains all kinds of jewelry, gold and silver ingots, gold and silver tickets, and the box is full.

  Concubine Zhang Guifei glanced at it, then tilted her head, "Take it away. I will also go to the ladies in the palaces for a while, and say that this palace has set an example, and I hope that all the younger sisters will work together to help the emperor overcome this difficulty."

   "Yes." The maid left holding the box.

   Concubine Zhang summoned another maid, "You go out of the palace for me, go to my natal house, tell the family that it is my intention, let the family donate some, and show the sincerity of the British government to the emperor."

   "Yes. The servant girl will go now."

  The confidantes around Concubine Zhang came to the British government, met Hou Shi, Xiao Wu Shi and Huo Xi, and told them the meaning of the imperial concubine.

   "Please go back and tell the imperial concubine that this matter does not need her order, we should also do our part. Wait for the mansion to raise a little bit, please come again tomorrow."

  Hou stuffed a purse into the palace maid and sent her away.

   "Hey, I didn't expect that the treasury would not even be able to get out this little money." Xiao Wu was quite emotional.

  The national treasury, the imperial court is in charge of thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, shouldn’t the gold and silver in the national treasury be piled up like a mountain?

   Even without money!

"In the past few years, the government has spent a lot of money, such as distributing the meritorious officials of Jingnan, giving favor to the vassal kings of various places, conquering Annan and Northern Mongolia, building the capital of Beiping, sailing to the West, building the Changling Tomb, and dredging the Grand Canal. I'm afraid the national treasury has been empty all these years." Huo Xi said.

   Moreover, the Taizu was born with mud legs, overthrew the dynasty established by the previous dynasty, and did not inherit any wealth from the previous dynasty.

   "Be good!" Little Wu looked at Huo Xi's tongue in surprise, talking about why the treasury was empty.

   No wonder this sister Ning earns so much money a year, but she can only live in two dowry shops.

   "Yes, the imperial court has no money, why don't we reach out to us nobles. The imperial court is stable, and we will be safe." Hou said.

   "Our mansion can't make it difficult for the concubine and empress. The empress is now the head of the six palaces. If the money donated by the family is not as good as other mansions, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the empress to be a good person."

  Huo Xi nodded, "My father isn't here in Dafang, so I'll make the decision. Donate 10,000 taels."

  Little Wu's eyes widened in horror, ten thousand taels? With two shops and one village, she only earns a few thousand taels a year. Swallowing his saliva, he thought about how much Sanfang would donate.

  Ms. Hou nodded: "Then I will make the decision for my second master, and the second family will donate five thousand taels."

  Little Wu swallowed again: "You are all richer than me..."

"Third Aunt, this donation is all based on your heart, you don't have to be psychologically burdened. We only need to know the amount. In the end, only the imperial concubine will know. When the empress sends it to the emperor, it will only show the total amount pledged by our family. "Huo Xi comforted her a few words.

  Little Wu's is filling a house. Her status is low, and she comes from a small family. She is not as big as Hou's family.

  Little Wu breathed a sigh of relief, "That's fine, that's fine. Then..."

   Gritting his teeth, "Then let Sanfang donate three thousand taels."

  Looking in pain, Hou Shi and Huo Xi enjoyed watching, "After this wave of things is over, I'll find a business for Third Aunt to get money from."

  Little Wu's eyes immediately brightened: "Really? Sister Ning can't lie to Third Aunt!"

   "Really, don't worry."

  Although Xiao Wu has such and other minor problems, the third uncle is a good person. He has loved her since she was a child, so he has the right to repay the third uncle.

   "The third aunt has remembered it. Sister Ning can't lie to me! Your second aunt heard it too."

"I testify. Our sister Ning is not a nonsense person. When there is a good business to do, we must not forget the second aunt! Brother Bin, sister Wan and the others are all grown up, and the second aunt has to save some money for them. "

   "Okay, I'll write it down." Huo Xi responded.

  Hou himself has four biological children and three concubine children. It is not easy for a large family.

   "Xi'er, do you want to tell Mrs. Tai about this?"

  (end of this chapter)