Taking out 50,000 taels can be called a hemorrhage for Chen Zhongwen.

Although the Da Rui prince's income and various offerings are not low, but because he has to raise a large family, he can only barely support it.

For them, what really determines the amount of wealth is nothing more than two aspects: one is whether the father is favored or not, and the favored person will have many rewards on weekdays; The second is that everyone has crossed the sea to show their magical powers, and they are trying their best to make more money from various channels.

Therefore, King Zhao, who met both conditions, became a well-known rich man in the royal family.

And Chen Zhongwen is just a county king with no sense of existence, and he rarely gets Chen Borui's favor; Although the nobles and merchants who are attached to him are not absent, they are two or three kittens, and they are very unproductive.

Therefore, he can't save a few dollars in a year, 50,000 taels can be said to be a lot of savings, and he may even need to sell some belongings to make money.

It's not easy for this kid!

Thinking of this, Xiao Jing's face softened again.

"It's good to have a heart in this matter, and it's not about the amount of silver." He chuckled and said, "It's not advisable to be a cold watcher, but it's even more undesirable to donate so much that you can't even live your own life, Brother Ling should be cautious." ”

Chen Zhongwen shook his head and said, "Fifty thousand taels is nothing, it's just to compensate for my fault...... I have made up my mind, Brother Xiao doesn't need to say more. ”

Xiao Jing was very happy to see this person's appearance on his face, he stepped forward and patted Chen Zhongwen on the shoulder, and laughed: "Of course, you have the final say on how much you want to donate, but Xiao has the final say on how much you want to receive." I don't think so. ”

He lowered his head and paced a few steps, raised his head and said, "You donate 30,000 taels...... After that, the newspaper donated another 30,000 taels in your name, which means that you donated 60,000 taels, how about it? ”

Chen Zhongwen was startled at first, and then a little warmth appeared on his face; But soon, he straightened his face again and said, "How does this work?" Although Ling is not rich, he can't use the newspaper's money to make up for it......"

Before he finished speaking, Xiao Jing interrupted him with a casual wave of his hand: "Anyway, I will charge you 30,000 yuan, and you can't be the master of the rest, so this matter is decided." You don't have to worry that others will know, only me and Xiaoya will handle the accounts of the newspaper, as long as you make it look like you are bankrupt, even Song Qian, who is next to His Majesty, will not be able to find any real evidence, so don't worry. ”

Chen Zhongwen's eyes were a little moist. His throat moved, but words of gratitude were jammed back.

That's 30,000 taels of silver!

This money came from the newspaper, and it has nothing to do with the rich Xia family, so it's really a big favor.

A prince who has the heart to win the heir needs to raise hope, and donating money to share the worries of the court is one of the best ways.

In this way, my father will notice me, right?

Chen Zhongwen was deeply moved. After calming down, he chatted casually and left the Xia Mansion.

Seeing Chen Zhongwen's car drifting away, Xiao Jing, who was sent to the door, was ready to go back. At this moment, a little servant suddenly walked up to him and whispered a few words.

Xiao Jing's face suddenly turned blue-purple. Regardless of his physical inconvenience, he kicked heavily on the pillar beside him.

Just to divert the focus, can you artificially create an accident that killed nearly 100 people?

The brutes!

After a cup of tea, his breathing gradually evened out, and he commanded in a deep voice: "Come on, prepare the car." I'm going to Puhua Town. ”

The servant beside him was taken aback: "Uncle, this can't be helped, you are still grounded...... If you go, the lord will have to peel off the villain's skin! ”

Xiao Jing glanced back at him, his eyes sharp: "This matter is my idea, and it is none of your business if your father-in-law blames him, it is a big deal that I will be beaten again." Walk! ”

The servant wanted to persuade again, but saw Xia Hanxue walking over neatly dressed. She stepped forward and hugged Xiao Jing, and said lightly: "You don't have to worry, when my father asked, he said that my husband and I were going to do something, and we would go back when we went." ”

The man replied with a bitter face, and resigned to retreat.

Xia Hanxue whispered something in her husband's ear, and Xiao Jing's cold expression eased a little.

After a while, the carriage was gone.

That night, many people in Ruidu received the news that a levee seventy miles away had burst the night before, and ninety-three people had drowned in the nearby villages; If you count the people who were swept away by the water and whose fate is unknown, the death toll is likely to be more than 100.

Such casualties are devastating. Because the location is not far from the capital, and some people there are also related to the residents of the capital, so this matter soon became a new hot spot in Ruidu.

Human beings have always liked the new and hated the old. Everyone had a new conversation after the dinner, and the heat of the previous Hedong incident soon began to decline.

The best thing to do to close a topic is to launch a new topic to replace it!

There are also people in the market who feel strange about the breaking of the embankment.

Now that it is the dry season, the water volume of several nearby rivers is not very abundant, and there should be no danger in the embankment, why did it collapse inexplicably?

Fortunately, the water is insufficient, otherwise the loss will be several times great!

Despite some people's doubts, such a sound does not even make a splash.

Only well-informed people like Xiao Jing know what happened:

Someone dug the embankment at night!

As for who did it, it is self-explanatory.

In their eyes, human life may be just a number!

By the next morning, the newspapers were making headlines about the incident.

Of course, the Mirror is no exception.

To the surprise of those behind the scenes, the Mirror covered the story more than any other newspaper: the previous fundraising campaign was drastically reduced, giving the impression that they were also focusing on new hot spots.

What does this mean?

Zhao Wang and the others were a little confused.

For the sake of prudence, a group of people put down their bodies and watched for a while; After gradually confirming that the mirror newspaper had "put aside" the Hedong affair, they finally couldn't help but start to celebrate each other, with some pride and pride of "winning back for a while".

The long-lost smile also returned to King Zhao's face.

On this day, he held a banquet in the mansion to entertain the staff who had worked hard during this time.

As soon as the banquet opened, King Zhao drank a drink with everyone; Then, with a slightly red face, he put down the cup and sighed: "This time this king can avoid the tricks of others, and you gentlemen have contributed a lot. But there is one more person who has to be mentioned, he is the most powerful...... Come on, bring them up. ”

At that moment, someone brought Pan Feiyu to the table.

King Zhao immediately put on the appearance of a corporal Lixian and stood up to greet him, and said in a smug tone: "This is President Pan of "Morning Post", and he is also the think tank of this king. He ......"

In the middle of speaking, a steward came over in a little panic.

King Zhao's face changed slightly, and he frowned and said, "Is there something wrong?" ”