818 The prince is a great good man
At this time, the Mid-Autumn Festival has passed, and the weather is starting to be cold, and occasionally there will be cold snaps.
Just a few days after Qiu Guhan returned from Xu's Mansion, a sensational piece of good news suddenly broke out in the city: Prince Xing was sympathetic to the people, deeply felt the suffering of the poor people, and decided to sell his wealth, distribute clothes and food, and make sure that the poor people of Tianzhou can survive this winter safely!
When the news reached Qiu Guhan's ears, Qiu Guhan jumped up in shock: "What's going on?" When have I ever done something like this? ”
It's not that he's stingy, he's just busy with affairs and doesn't have the leisure to think about doing great good deeds.
Elder Yi said, "I have investigated, it was Miss Feng who sold the gift you gave her, raised 200,000 taels, purchased a large amount of materials, and then distributed them in your name. ”
Autumn Bone Han: "......"
After a while, he smiled bitterly: "Is the gift I gave her worth so much money?" ”
200,000 taels is definitely not a small amount.
He gave her things, never thinking about the price, only whether she needed it or not, whether she liked it or not, so he really didn't calculate how much those gifts were worth.
It's just that he knows that she doesn't like flashy things, so most of the gifts she gives aren't particularly expensive.
Elder Yi said, "It's not worth it. Miss Feng probably advanced twenty or thirty thousand silver herself. ”
Qiu Guhan was speechless for a long time before he said, "Where does the Feng family distribute supplies?" I'm going to go and see. ”
Selling those gifts is a big job.
Purchasing materials worth 200,000 taels is also a big job.
Distributing so many supplies to the poor in need is still a big task.
She did all this work quietly, and he, the real beneficiary, stayed at home and enjoyed his fame, which was really unreasonable.
Elder Yi said, "In order to prevent the waste of materials and fraudulent claims, Miss Feng sent two groups of people to distribute them. Groups of people with supplies drove through the streets and alleys, handing out beggars, refugees, and vagrants whenever they came across. A group of people brought supplies into the slums and distributed them from house to house, basically a pair of cotton shoes, a cotton jacket, a quilt, and a bag of rice per person. Now, the people of the whole capital are praising the prince as a great and good man, and there are people who want to build a temple for you. ”
Qiu Guhan twitched the corners of his mouth, his expression a little complicated.
It stands to reason that this money has been sent out anyway, and it doesn't belong to him anymore, but he has won the reputation of a "great good man" because of this, and it can be regarded as taking a big advantage.
However, he could not be happy in any way.
Because, the good reputation of this "great good person" is, to put it bluntly, her return of the gift.
-- A gift worth more than the gift he gave.
She obviously didn't want to owe him a favor.
He sighed, got into the carriage, and Elder Yi drove him to the slum in the southwest corner.
He was dressed very modestly, with only a few guards, and the carriage was very modest, and he went all the way without attracting any attention.
The living pattern of Tianzhou is "noble in the north, rich in the east, peaceful in the south, and poor in the west".
It means that the north side is the imperial city, and most of the people living around the imperial city are nobles.
Most of the people living in the east are wealthy people.
The south side is mostly populated by civilians.
Most of the people living on the west side are poor.
In the southwest corner is the largest and most famous slum in Tianzhou.
From the moment the carriage entered the civilian area, Qiu Guhan kept seeing horse-drawn carts carrying winter clothes and food parked on the side of the road, and handing out supplies to unkempt and ragged beggars.
And at this time, he could hear the people talking.
"Fortunately, the prince is really a good man, he didn't ask the court for any reward after winning the war, and he sold so much family wealth to support the poor, there is really no one more merciful in this Tianzhou than him......"
"There are more people in the capital who are richer than the prince, but there are really few who take out 200,000 in one breath, and the prince still sends people to send things to the poor, so that the poor don't have to go all the way to queue up and look at people's faces, it's really good......"
"I've checked it all, the prince's hair is all good things, definitely not black-hearted cotton and spoiled rice, tsk, it's the first time I've seen relief materials so good......"
"The prince also let people say, if someone dares to rob the poor of the materials received, they can't get along with the palace, and the palace will definitely not give up, these things, let's use them with confidence......"
"I heard that the prince was calculated a few days ago and was seriously injured, and his hands were almost useless! You say that the prince is such a good person, how can someone poison him? How bad must this person be? Ahem, good people are rewarded, I hope the prince is safe and sound, and he will live a long life......"
"Although the prince is very young, he is really a good person! I heard that there are no young and beautiful maids in the prince's palace, except for men, who are old women and ugly women, and they are never close to women, and they are gentlemen......"
"Anyway, the prince is our great benefactor, and we can't forget the prince's kindness......"
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Qiu Guhan listened to such discussions all the way, and his mood was even more complicated.
The carriage finally drove into the slum.
You don't need to ask for directions, you only need to know where the people in Fengfu are distributing supplies according to the direction of the flow of people.
They followed the running crowd to an alley.
The alleys are crowded with people, everyone has a smile on their faces, and there are many people who drag their families with their mouths, and those who don't know think that the New Year is over, and they come to visit the temple fair.
It turned out that Feng Jinghua was fair and comprehensive, no one left out, and insisted on letting people go door-to-door, according to people's hair and things, it happened to be sent to this street at this time, and the people in the neighboring alleys came to see the excitement when they heard the news.
Qiu Guhan got out of the car, crowded into the crowd, and walked forward.
With his appearance and bearing, he definitely stood out and sparkled in such a place, but first, everyone was immersed in the joy of receiving supplies, and secondly, his face was injured, and he was covered with many pieces of dog skin plaster, and he was dressed plainly, so it did not attract much attention.
As he walked forward, he heard a cry.
He thought something bad was wrong, but when he squeezed to the front, it turned out to be a family kneeling in front of the man who distributed the supplies, crying and thanking him.
"Lord Qingtian-" The old lady probably didn't know what to call it, so she shouted, "My child has been hungry for two days, and he is about to die, you have saved our whole family, old woman, I will kowtow to you, please God bless you with a long life......
Behind her, there was also a pair of middle-aged men and women holding small dolls.
The little doll cried a lot.
"Hurry up, thank the prince if you want to thank you, we are just acting on orders." The man who was kneeling down hurriedly went to help the old lady, "You are this age, don't kneel anymore, kneeling breaks your knee, it will cost money to cure." ”
Qiu Guhan's eyes widened when he heard this voice.
It's actually that woman?
If you look at it in a different direction, it's not her who dresses up as a man.
She was dressed as a man with a green scarf on her head, dressed in gray clothes and cloth shoes, her face was plastered with dust, and her chest was probably flattened with strips of cloth, and she looked like an ordinary man who was relatively good-looking, but Qiu Guhan recognized her at a glance.
Even on this occasion, her attitude was still light and light, and she did not show a smile to the people who knelt down to thank her, and it still seemed a little difficult to get close to.
Helping the old lady up, she didn't delay any longer, just raised her hand to wipe the sweat beads on her face, and walked to the next family.
Resolute and neat, it is still her usual style.