As soon as the matter of Shantang was finalized, Shang Shigong and the people under him began to prepare in full swing. In order to support Shang Shigong, Shang Jinxiu took out 1,000 taels of gold as a donation. This gold is only a part of the gold she took out from that secret room, it's not that she is reluctant to take out all of it, it's just that the amount taken out at once is too much, not to mention that Shang Shigong and Li Shuhua will doubt the origin of this gold, and others will inevitably have other thoughts.

No matter what time it is, pay attention to wealth and not show it. Even if the people didn't know that the gold was taken out by the merchants, the people under the merchant's hands knew it. These people have their own minds, and now they just see that the affairs of Shantang are profitable, so they let go of their prejudices in their hearts.

But once something goes wrong, these people will inevitably turn against each other immediately!

After some careful consideration, Shang Jinxiu decided to take out a thousand taels of gold first. This thousand taels of gold is not a small amount for ordinary people, but there are many wealthy households in Qingzhou City, and the people in the government naturally have all seen it.

After completing the preliminary preparations, Shang Shigong ordered someone to issue a notice, stating that the original benevolent hall would be renovated and expanded, and a medical hall would be added. Poor people have the opportunity to see a doctor and get medicine for free once a month, and the rest of the time the price of medicine is only half the price of a general medical center.

If the family is poor, they will go to the government office to register and receive a voucher, and in the future, they will have to rely on this voucher to see a doctor and buy medicine. However, not everyone can receive this voucher, not only depending on the financial ability of the other party, but also on the person. If it's the kind of lazy thing to do. Not at all.

Therefore, if you want to receive the voucher, you must first find the guarantor.

I am worried that someone will enrich himself in a dark box operation. Shang Shigong and his subordinates worked hard to formulate a relatively complete review system. Even if there is no guarantee that the unspoken rules will be completely eliminated. But it can also minimize this kind of thing.

As soon as the notice was posted, it caused a sensation in the entire Qingzhou City. Because Shang Shigong is still a new official, many people in Qingzhou have complicated thoughts at this time. One is to see which three fires Shang Shi Gong will burn, and the other is to purely gloat, wanting to see Shang Shi Gong unlucky.

Especially those county commanders who used to be about the same level as Shang Shi Gong, they were very jealous of Shang Shi Gong's promotion. Qingshan County was originally a small place, and Shang Shigong was also young, none of these people thought that he would become the prefect of Qingzhou!

It's so jealous!

So. Many people think that Shang Shigong, a hairy boy from a poor countryside, will definitely not be able to control his subordinates, and they are all waiting to see his jokes.

However, no one expected that a few days after Shang Shigong became the prefect, he would make such a big move!

Renovation and expansion of the church? Where did he get the guts and the money?

Some people think of 'Yipin Xian', but they instantly understand. These are all insiders of Zhilu Dao, and the amount of money allocated by the Zhilu Dao Imperial Court is very small, which is not enough to run Shantang well. If you want the people in the good hall not to starve to death, you have to pay out of your own pocket.

But. In this world, there are officials like Du Yuzhang who are willing to pay out of their own pockets to subsidize Shantang, but there are definitely not many. Either they don't have the financial resources, or they don't want to. What's more, it will even fill some of its own pockets. Let the people in the good hall drink rice soup every day!

As for those who don't know the inside story of the road, they either admire the courage of the businessman, or they scold in their hearts. They are all officials. Why didn't Master Du think about repairing the good hall and adding a medical hall in the past? Could it be that Lord Du was greedy for the money allocated by the imperial court?

But at this time people were used to being enslaved. Even if there is a little bit of such a thought in their hearts, few people dare to say it. Unlike modern times. Freedom of speech is boundless, and some people can say whatever they want, without the slightest scruples.

Especially through the computer, there is no scruple about talking on the Internet wearing a vest. What I usually don't dare to say in reality is said on the Internet, completely unscrupulous. Just looking at some of the remarks, it is not an exaggeration to say that public discontent is boiling.

Since the notice was issued, Shang Jinxiu has been secretly paying attention to the outside speech, for fear that the speech will not be controlled, and the three of them will become tigers, and once some kind of terrible public opinion is formed, Shang Shigong will become the target of public criticism.

Fortunately, there are few literate people these days, and no one dares to be as unscrupulous as some people in modern times.

Even some discordant voices died down in a very short time.

After all, more people still want to live a stable life. Although Qingzhou City is prosperous, there are not many poor people, and the polarization between the rich and the poor is particularly serious.

Now that the notice is posted, for those who are struggling on the poverty line, who can't eat enough and have no money to see a doctor and buy medicine, it's just a fairy sound!

After many people learned the news, their cloudy eyes instantly lit up a little, and they felt that they saw the hope of living.

You must know that many people die of illness because they have no money to see a doctor. Sadly, those illnesses were just minor illnesses at first, but these people were so poor that they couldn't even afford to eat, so where were they willing to spend this 'wronged' money for a minor illness?

Even in modern times with developed communications and universal education, there are many people who do not pay enough attention to minor illnesses and are willing to go to the hospital only when the condition is serious.

Although everyone only has the opportunity to see a doctor and get medicine for free once a month, even this is something they never dared to think of before. What's more, other times it's half price!

These people suddenly felt that the newly appointed prefect of Shang was a rare good official!

After Gu Yunhai learned the news, he didn't say a word, but let people spread the word, saying that as long as Shang Shigong was willing, the Gu family was willing to provide medicinal materials for the medical hall of Shantang, and the price was discounted by 20%.

As soon as this news came out, the Gu family immediately won a good reputation. When Shang Shigong learned the news, he ordered someone to call Gu Yunhai over and asked him if what he said was true. Gu Yunhai was also angry, he nodded directly and admitted, and said that he was very willing to provide medicinal materials for the medical hall of Shantang, and it would definitely not be shoddy, and the price was also announced to the outside world.

If Shang Shigong wants to say that he is not impressed, it is absolutely fake. At the beginning, he actually wanted to make this deal with Li Guangcai. After all, Li Guangcai is his father-in-law, so he is naturally relieved. Medicinal herbs such a thing. Shang Shigong did not dare to take it lightly.

But the ancient Yunhai dialect has already been released, and he is willing to give a 20% discount. If he refuses Gu Yunhai and takes medicine from Li Guangcai instead, then Li Guangcai must also get a discount, otherwise once this matter is said, it will be unreasonable, and it will make people think that he is helping Li Guangcai, and even suspect that there is something wrong with it.

He was reluctant to let Li Guangcai spend money, nor did he want this matter to be misunderstood by the people. So, Shang Shigong hesitated.

However, he did not hesitate for long. He did not agree and did not refuse. just said that he had to think about it first, and sent Gu Yunhai out. Then he consulted with those under him. Basically, everyone felt that he should say yes, and the deal was a good deal.

Shang Shigong's heart gradually wavered, Gu Yunhai is the largest medicinal herb merchant in Qingzhou, once he cooperates with him, he naturally does not have to worry about the problem of insufficient medicinal materials in the future. It's just that once he cooperates with Gu Yunhai, he has to be careful that there is a problem with the medicinal materials. Once there is a problem with the herbs. Not to mention that the medical hall and the good hall will be destroyed, his business and scholarly skills will also be knocked to the dust, and there will be no place to turn over.

Because of this scruple, Shang Shigong did not directly agree with his subordinates. Instead, he decided to go back and discuss with Li Shuhua.

Shang Jinxiu has also been thinking about Shantang recently, although the preliminary plan has been made, and the initial preparations have been almost done. But there are still some problems that must be addressed.

The good church wants to take people in. At the most basic, clothing and food must be available. All these things have to be bought from others. It's a question of who to look for. Now that we want to open a medical center, medicinal materials are the top priority, and we can't be sloppy.

When Shang Shigong found Li Shuhua to discuss this matter, Shang Jinxiu already had an idea. First of all, she is going to sponsor a batch of clothes for Shantang in the name of 'Yipinxian'. Of course, these clothes are custom-made in the name of 'Yipinxian', and the logo of 'Yipinxian' will be embroidered on them.

Secondly, in terms of medicinal materials, Shang Jinxiu is ready to let Shang Shigong directly bid for it. First, you can test the attitude of Qingzhou merchants, and secondly, you can buy the best things at the lowest price.

Shang Jinxiu mentioned this idea to Shang Shigong, and reminded him that he could issue an announcement to solicit sponsorship. In order to support the merit of businessmen and create an advertising effect, 'Yipinxian' was the first to express its position.

Then, Shang Shixun also expressed his position.

He is engaged in porcelain trading, and Shantang wants to feed people, so he naturally needs tableware.

Shang Shixun didn't really want to send it originally, but his business encountered problems and the situation was very bad, so he naturally didn't have this mood. But Li Yunxiang woke him up. Li Yunxiang's words were very simple and straightforward, she said: "Master, I am a woman, I don't understand other things, but sir, think about it, sister-in-law has done loss-making transactions over the years?" What's more, once you send something, your reputation will naturally be there, so what is there to worry about in business problems? ”

Shang Shixun was like an initiation when he heard this, and he quickly thought of the key to it, and personally sent it to the government with his things.

There are also many smart businessmen who have also smelled business opportunities from this, and they have sponsored things for a while, and the things they sponsor are also varied.

There are also businessmen who follow Gu Yunhai and take the initiative to release the news that they are willing to provide building materials at a low price.

Even the doctors were not willing to be lonely, and took the initiative to report to the government one by one, willing to become the doctors in the hospital.

For this reason, the government was suddenly busy.

And Shang Shixun soon discovered that Li Yunxiang's words were too right, and after he sent things, his reputation gradually improved! Even the business in the shop is good!

Although the effect was not too obvious in a short period of time, Shang Shixun knew very well that his calamity this time had passed.

Shang Jinxiu's caution was not in vain.

Gu Yunhai is a very careful person, and his past experience has taught him a profound lesson, only by being cautious can he live. So the next day, before the things were sent out, he opened the box and checked it again. Of course, this inspection is to open it to see if there is anything wrong with it, and it is impossible to pour out all the gold inside, count it and put it back again.

Therefore, even though Gu Yunhai was very careful, he still couldn't find that most of the gold in the box had already been replaced by Shang Jinxiu, and it had been replaced with hard and worthless stones.

When something is delivered to some people, he will naturally pay a great price for it.

Although Shang Jinxiu had such a windfall, he was not ready to swallow the gold privately. It just so happened that Shang Shigong had just become the prefect of Qingzhou, and he was in urgent need of political achievements. Thereupon. Shang Jinxiu planned to use the gold to open a charity hall to take in those street children who had nowhere to go. and some lonely old people and poor women.

At the same time, Shan Tong will also invite doctors to open free clinics every month. Help the poor who can't afford to see a doctor and deliver medicine.

This kind of thing has been done by Shang Jinxiu and Li Shuhua when they were in Qingshan County, but Qingshan County is only a small county town after all, and the scale of Shantang is naturally not large.

Today's Qingzhou City is much larger than Qingshan County, and Shang Shigong is still the prefect of the entire Qingzhou.

This charity hall was also opened in the name of the government. It cannot be opened in the name of a private person. Otherwise, if anyone dares to win people's hearts like this, even if it is really for the sake of doing good deeds, the emperor, who is already suspicious and sick, will have conspiracy theories and think that this person wants to rebel.

Shang Jinxiu didn't know this truth at first, after all, there are all kinds of charitable funds in modern times, both official and non-governmental. Where did she know that it was so troublesome to do a good deed in ancient times, and if she didn't do it well, she might lose her head.

Then. It was Li Shuhua who reminded her, and she understood the unspoken rules here.

Now, Shang Jinxiu has experience, and although she has to put out the gold, she has to hang the name of the government to make her a little uncomfortable. But thinking that it was her father who was the official, she didn't reject it at all.

Anyway, the gold came from the wrong way, so it was just right to use it for charity. It can help the poor people. It can also add political achievements to the merit of businessmen.

Shang Jinxiu made up his mind, and the next day he discussed with Li Shuhua about opening a good hall. Li Shuhua already has experience. There is no objection to the Charitable Church. The government actually opened a good hall, but it was only because of the lack of funds. The situation in Shantang is not good, and the people who are taken in it are living a bad life, at most they can eat enough, but they eat very poorly.

It's not that Du Yuzhang can't do things, he was born in a family, and there is no good way to encourage those big households to donate, even if they really agitate, those big households will give a little at most. What's more, although the emperor ordered the opening of good halls in various places, he was not a generous lord. A portion of the annual tax is deducted as the expenses of the benevolent hall, but the amount set by the emperor is very small. With that bit of silver, how can it be possible to maintain the daily operation of the entire Qingzhou Charity Hall?

In this year, the grain production is low, not to mention the disaster year, even in the good year, many people starve to death because there is not enough food. When a disaster year comes, or another natural disaster, there will be a lot of refugees. Some of these refugees died in the famine, some of them were arranged by the government afterwards and could be self-reliant, and the remaining part was old, weak, sick and disabled, and had no ability to be self-reliant, so they could only stay in the charity hall.

Even so, not all such people are lucky enough to enter the Shrine.

Du Yuzhang is already considered a good person, not only will he not be greedy for ink, but he will also subsidize a little bit every year. Even so, these donations are still a drop in the bucket for Shantang.

But Du Yuzhang is also capable, although not every poor person can enter the good hall, but as long as it is a person who enters the good hall, he will ensure that the person is full, even if he can only eat thick noodles and steamed buns, so he doesn't have to go hungry.

However, compared with Du Yuzhang's method, Shang Jinxiu and Li Shuhua obviously have more experience and means. Some of these methods were learned by Shang Jinxiu from books, some of them were her own thoughts, and some of them were Li Shuhua's ideas.

As a strong woman, Li Shuhua naturally hopes that those poor people in Shantang can be self-reliant, instead of passively relying on the government to support them. Of course, if there is really no way, she can't force people to work, but just maximize the potential of those people, help them find suitable jobs, and make them self-reliant.

Because of the efforts of Li Shuhua and Shang Jinxiu, many people in Shantang in Qingshan County later left Shantang and had their own homes. Although it is only a small house, it is on its own to support itself.

With such a successful experience, Shang Jinxiu and Li Shuhua are naturally very confident in running the entire Shantang in Qingzhou. What's more, they don't need to do it themselves at all, as long as they work out a detailed charter, the business will be handed over to the people of the government to do it.

As for those who are unwilling to do things or want to fill their own pockets with bad intentions, Shang Shigong will naturally take advantage of this opportunity to catch a typical example of the other party.

As long as this kind of thing is done well, it is a great achievement. Anyway, the reputation is too good. Even if Shang Shigong has not been the prefect of Qingzhou for a long time, even if there must be many people who see him unpleasantly and disobey his control, once he tells these people that he can run the good hall well. Those people will not refuse.

No one is a fool and would be willing to give up such an opportunity to increase his fame and merit. Not to mention. The methods of Shang Shigong will not infringe on their interests, so why not do it?

Shang Jinxiu discussed with Li Shuhua. Li Shuhua agreed with her decision, and the two first drew up a charter according to experience, and when Shang Shigong went home for dinner at noon, Li Shuhua mentioned the matter to him.

Shang Shigong has already tasted the sweetness of Shantang, and Li Shuhua helped him run Shantang in Qingshan County at the beginning. Besides, he also hopes to help those poor and poor people, so naturally he will not refuse such a good deed.

So in the afternoon, he gathered his subordinates in the yamen and held a meeting to discuss this matter with them.

As soon as he brought it up, the faces of those subordinates changed slightly. looked at Shang Shigong's gaze with a little more disdain. These people all feel that the merit of the businessman is too good and ambitious. Shantang has always been a troublesome errand, and the emperor ordered it to be opened, even if it burned silver, it was impossible to say that it would be closed.

It's just that even if this good hall is open, the situation is very bad, and it costs a lot of money every year to support the idlers inside. Even so, the situation of Shantang is still very poor.

These people have long been accustomed to such a status quo, and it can be said that they have long been dead. Nor are they hard-hearted. Or rather, it's all about profit. As long as there are people with a conscience, they all hope to run the good hall well, so that those poor people who are homeless can have a place to go and not live on the streets.

It's just that reality has already hit them a long time ago. They no longer have hope in the Church at all.

Therefore, as soon as Shang Shigong mentioned the matter of Shantang, they felt that Shang Shigong was too eager for quick success. Even to the point of losing his mind. Because Shang Shigong was still very young, these people felt that he didn't look very reliable.

Shang Shigong saw their faces. I guessed what they thought, but I wasn't angry. He went on to state his plans. Of course, these plans were all discussed between Li Shuhua and Shang Jinxiu, and they had the successful experience of running a good church in Qingshan County.

Shang Shigong didn't say a few words, and these people's faces changed again.

None of the people standing here are stupid.

Shang Shigong's luck can be said to be very good, and this position was taken over by him from Du Yuzhang. When Du Yuzhang was still in office before, some moths or incapable people had already been cleaned up. Du Yuzhang was born in a big family, and the Du family was loyal to the emperor, so Du Yuzhang naturally had no scruples when he started.

Now Shang Shigong has just taken over this position, and the people below have not changed. Even if some people have moved their minds, they haven't had time to do it in a hurry. Therefore, the team under him can be said to be quite capable people.

These people are not stupid, so they naturally heard that the method of Shang Shigong is really good. In addition, Shang Shigong also said that if the donation is not enough, he is willing to pay out of his own pocket. Of course, this part of his own pocket will only be in the name of the government and will not be announced.

But it doesn't matter if the people don't know the way, as long as the emperor knows the way.

Shang Shigong is not greedy, and he knows very well that this kind of thing cannot be greedy. Even the big families don't dare to buy people's hearts too obviously, otherwise a person who is not careful will be labeled with the intention of rebellion, let alone a small businessman?

Once he dares to do this, not to mention that the emperor will not let him go, those who want to pull him down have already rushed up!

Shang Shigong also made a decision to make a decision, although he hoped that the people would live a good life, but he did not want his wife and daughter to suffer from it. He also knew that it would take a lot of money to maintain the business of the temple. Even if donations can be raised, and there are funds allocated by the imperial court, the remaining holes are still very large.

If Li Shuhua and Shang Jin were all allowed to show off, he would be reluctant.

But in the end, Li Shuhua persuaded him, because she was confident that once the business was good, they would not have to pay much out of their own pockets.

Shang Jinxiu doesn't care, she just happened to have a windfall recently, how can she do it if she doesn't spend it? Anyway, it's not her gold, and she doesn't feel distressed at all.

After Shang Shigong finished speaking, his subordinates immediately agreed to his decision. At the same time, the way they looked at Shang Shigong also changed.

From disdain, to pity.

These people feel that Shang Shigong is simply a big wrong.

Shang Shigong naturally will not be the wrongdoer, and Shang Jinxiu, who worked hard to promote this matter, is not the unjust, and soon, these people will understand. (To be continued......)