The yamen of the governor of Yingtian was full of friends, but it was full of copper smell. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info are all invited by the next post, and all of them are rich families.

Salt merchants, cloth merchants, rice merchants, large landowners, and the fledgling money merchants. All of them are the Lord with a hundred thousand in his loins. The government summoned so many people to come, and for what reason, everyone naturally knew it. In the past, there was nothing to do, and the government had to do countless things, but now that there is such a good excuse, it is natural for the officials to be full.

So while the big bosses greeted each other, they also looked bitter, for fear that others would know that they were rich. If you don't know that you can't hide it, and you still need a little face, you can't wait to wear patched clothes.

In the past, when everyone was organized to donate in the Tianfu Yamen, most of them would set up a few tables in the best restaurants in Nanjing, but now there are piles of victims outside the city, and the government will naturally save a little.

But the dishes are still those dishes, the wine is still those wines, and the chef is also invited from the best restaurant in Nanjing, "Taibai Building", and he will definitely not snub the proprietors. When the time comes, for the sake of this table of delicacies from the mountains and seas, everyone who has been invited to the governor's yamen will be embarrassed to come out too little, right?

Lichen was very low-key and sat on the wine table with Zhu Zaikai, which was very eye-catching!

This is a "pig killing banquet", but it is not an ordinary person who goes to the banquet, and there are even people who come with their own children. And then there is that Lichen is too young and too naïve, and most of the big bosses in Nanjing City have never seen him, so he is so strangely noticed.

China's officialdom has been passed down from generation to generation. It's no different from the meeting scene that Lichen knew in his previous life. First of all, the governor made a speech, and Yitongzi said that Shiyun sang the greatness of the court for a long time, and the sage of Zhu Houzhao of Emperor Zhengde, reviewed the national peace and security of the people in the past few years, and the prosperity of culture and education, and then praised the rich businessmen and merchants present for their benevolent deeds of building bridges and paving roads on weekdays and providing relief to the victims.

After the good thing was said, the governor immediately changed the tone of his words, sighed at the financial difficulties of the imperial court, and loudly criticized the group of rats who were often closed in Nanjing. Speaking of this, the governor paused, and glanced at the rich merchants and gentry present very carefully.

The deep meaning is not without threat. It's just that a gentleman can't say anything bad, not to mention that it's just a fundraiser, as long as everyone understands the meaning.

If it was at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, maybe the governor's expression would still be somewhat useful, but now that it has reached the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the businessmen without the background have long been eaten and there are no bones left, and there are a few people who can do it today and do not have a huge relationship network. How can you still be afraid of the threat of the government?

But you still have to give face, officialdom has the rules of officialdom, shopping malls have the rules of shopping malls, you will not behave in the world, how dare you open the door to do business everywhere?

Seeing that the response of the visitors was mediocre, the governor still talked eloquently without changing his face, and sighed at the difficulty of the government and the difficulties of the victims, and finally hoped that everyone would work together in harmony, work together, have money to contribute, and make a strong contribution to the example of the people of Nanjing, repay the court, and give back to the society.

As soon as the governor finished speaking, except for the more Zi Yue Shiyun, it was simply a set of Chinese-style conference templates, and it was inherited for a long time, and it could last for five hundred years without any problem.

After the governor finished speaking, thunderous applause rang out below, and then everyone ate and drank. The wine has passed three rounds, and the dishes have passed five flavors. A petty officer in a green robe walked up, followed by two scribes.

The fundraiser is on!

"Three hundred taels of Master Zhang in the west of the city!"

"Longsheng Buzhuang Wang Boss two hundred taels!"

"Two hundred taels of rich wine luggage!"

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The green-robed petty official walked through the book history in turn, and for each donation, a scribe shouted at the top of his voice.

It's just that everyone here is an old man, how can they let themselves spend money because they are afraid of face in the government?

The governor's face was a little unpleasant, and he laughed embarrassedly twice, and then began to look for a suitable person.

But apparently the governor is too worried, and there is still a dust in this scene! How can the governor not come down?

The green-robed petty official finally walked to the dusty table, and Lichen casually took out a stack of silver tickets and put them on the green-robed official's plate, although he couldn't see how many, but the green-robed petty official's face immediately changed.

"Master Liao in the north of the city donated 50,000 taels of silver" After the scribe counted the number of silver tickets, he shouted in a long trill.

For a while, the hall was full of alarm, and everyone started talking as if they had exploded.

The governor immediately laughed, and immediately stood up, walked towards the dust and said very kindly: "Boss Liao is extraordinary, benevolent and kind, and the good is also good, this official remembers you." In recognition of your kindness, I would like to give you a gift! ”

After the governor finished speaking, after beckoning, several officials came over carrying a plaque. It reads "House of Benevolence" in four big words, and it is still the governor's handwriting, I can't help but say that the governor is well prepared, maybe it was ready early in the morning!

The governor was a virtuous officer, and he made an exception and drank three glasses of wine with Chen, and after lifting the dust fiercely, he turned around and walked back.

It's just that after waiting for the dust to sit down again, he found that everyone's eyes on him were obviously wrong.

There are those who look at fools, those who look at enemies, those who look at poor worms, those who look at losers, all kinds of eyes, but none of them admire!

Because of Chen's actions, many people can't get off the stage. As a rising whirlpool, it is natural that Lichen is regarded as an outlier by everyone.

Lichen smiled, mixed up, just took care of himself and carefully served Zhu Zaicheng vegetables, but guessed in his heart how much food he could buy with 50,000 taels of silver, and how much of it could be used on the heads of the victims.

With the big head of the dust, the tycoons in the back or in front had to temporarily increase the size, more than a dozen tables of banquets, adding up to nearly 100 people, and the donated silver was just over 100,000 taels.

However, how could the victims outside Nanjing be only in their early 100,000s, and with these 100,000 taels of silver, how could they buy 100,000 stone of grain, that is, more than 20 million catties of grain. Now, even if the price of grain in Nanjing soars, it is only a little more than one or two stones, and if you take advantage of the ripe grain in Huguang to purchase in large quantities, you can buy more.

The charity banquet of the governor's yamen was over, and the governor finally sent everyone away with satisfaction. Lichen also took Zhu Zaikai to sit in the carriage and turned back to the house.

"Master, why did you donate so much money, I heard others whispering, Master, you are a fool!" Zhu Zaikai asked in a low voice.

"I'm for the good of your family, and you still say that!" Lichen smiled and gently patted Zhu Zaikai's little head and said.

Anyway, the money in the dust is not his own, so why should he feel distressed when he spends other people's money?

"Little one, do you think those victims are pitiful?" Lichen asked.

"Poor!" Zhu Zaikai nodded affirmatively and replied.

"Pity is pity, but if you put it another way, those victims will be terrible! Now it depends on your master's silver, how the government is going to spend it! Lichen sighed.

Just before the carriage of Lichen and Zhu Zaiqi arrived at the door, the governor in the governor's yamen had already put 20,000 taels of the donated silver into his pocket. Then more than 80,000 taels of silver were put into the treasury.

This silver is the governor's part, and it is also a tacit unspoken rule in the officialdom. The governor didn't take any more points, and he didn't take any less points!

Back at home, the old butler had been waiting at the door for a long time. Things in officialdom often spread faster than rumors. The old housekeeper already knew about the big donation of 50,000 taels of silver.

As an old housekeeper who has already seen a loser (former master), he is very unimpressed with Chen's behavior. It's not that the old housekeeper doesn't sympathize with the disaster victims outside, it's just that some things can't be done with good intentions.

For example, donate to the government!

"Master, you shouldn't donate so much, don't show your wealth, otherwise it will be easy to cause trouble, and according to the rules of the government, it would be good if one percent of the master's silver could be used on the victims" When the old housekeeper found no one, he persuaded Chendao a little bitterly.

Lichen knew what the old housekeeper was worried about, it was nothing more than the autumn breeze of all parties, and he slaughtered himself as a pig, Lichen waved his hand very indifferently and said: "It's okay, this old man has his own ideas"

The old butler shook his head and sighed, but Lichen turned back to his room, meditated and breathed, waiting to see how the government would perform tomorrow.

The next day, he became famous, and he became very famous. Even the beggars know that in the future, begging will have to go to the gate of the dusty mansion to beg for food!

Maybe it's because of naivety, maybe it's because people are stupid and have a lot of money, or maybe it's because he's really a good person. So when the government sent the plaque of "House of Benevolence" to the dusty mansion, the old housekeeper's face changed.

"The government is not well-intentioned!" The old butler sighed in front of the dust.

People are old and fine, how can the old housekeeper who has passed through right and wrong not know that this "plaque" is not something that anyone can accept!

Fortunately, the old housekeeper knew that his master knew the eunuch of Nanjing, otherwise it would not be a sigh.

The old housekeeper has changed owners, but he doesn't want to change it!

The old housekeeper sighed and worried about the plaque worth 50,000 taels, but Zhu Zai and the little girl were very happy.

At least 50,000 taels finally bought something and came back, isn't it, it's better to have a good name than nothing, okay? After donating so much money to your family, you finally have a little return, right?

Whether it's better than nothing, you'll see it in a few days!

When the old housekeeper arrived with a large number of invitations from the yamen, Zhu Zai thought it was a good thing, thinking that he had finally been recognized by everyone.

"Young master, these banquets are all asking the master to donate money! The master is in the Shu brocade business, and in this Nanjing city, no yamen is easy to offend! , I'm really in trouble now! It's just the beginning! The old housekeeper was in a hurry, and explained to Zhu Zai with grain.

Zhu Zaikai was instantly frightened by the old housekeeper's explanation. Hurry up and find the master of the study.

"In a normal society, good deeds will only be praised and praised by others, but once good deeds are regarded as fools, as weak and bullied, little guy, do you know what the world will become?" In the study, Lichen asked Zhu Zaikai with a smile. (To be continued.) )