And on the day of the exam, a prefecture and county near Wuzhou also had a big flood, although it was not as serious as the embankment, but landslides, mudslides, etc. broke out continuously, without the king of Chu in advance, there was no order to transfer in advance, and the casualties were particularly heavy.

The emperor really heard the news, and his condition worsened again without explanation.

Shen Qingwan was strange, the emperor tossed so much, and his body deteriorated much faster than in his previous life.

In his previous life, he also had this news, but the emperor held it up and did not get sick.

In the previous life, the emperor came back from the palace and was always fine.

The treasury finally couldn't hold on, the emperor went out of the imperial list to raise donations, and the courtiers generously donated money, driving a group of wealthy merchants and squires.

However, the courtiers' donations are more ridiculous, and they are not giving cash, but the money for the next few months.

It sounds good, and it adds up to a lot of money, but in the end, isn't that a lot of money to be given by the treasury? If they say a word, they still have to take the money from the treasury?

If the treasury had the money to advance so many officials for months, would there be no money for disaster relief?

Therefore, such a donation has become a joke, and the emperor opened his mouth, and it is okay to donate money directly, at least for more than three years, otherwise, directly take the cash.

The emperor's words made the household happy and popular, and this lively donation was finally not a blank check, and finally saw the cash.

With a group of officials leading by example, donations finally entered the formalization, and wealthy merchants, squires and people generously donated money.

As the chief eunuch, Lin Quan has been serving cautiously recently, for fear that the emperor will have a sudden situation and his good days will come to an end.

Although he didn't want to participate in the succession, he didn't expect to be able to leave so early, and many things had not been arranged.

Therefore, he sincerely hoped that the emperor would get better.

"Your Majesty, it's time to drink medicine." Lin Quan came over with the medicine.

The emperor was looking at the fold, glanced at the medicine bowl, and a trace of disgust flashed on his face: "Bring it here!" ”

Although he hates it, he still has to drink the medicine, and he has some points about his physical condition.

Drinking the bitter medicine with two catties of yellow lotus in one go, the emperor was so uncomfortable that his eyes were wet, and he reached out and touched a date.

Lin Quan hurriedly stopped: "Your Majesty, the imperial doctor said that you can't eat sweet after drinking the medicine just now, and it will solve the medicinal properties, so drink two sips of boiled water to rinse your mouth!" ”

The emperor was deflated, rinsed his mouth and continued to watch the twists, but he pushed angrily: "I want money, I want money...... It's all about asking for money, and even these people who have just raised money for the disaster area are worried about it, can they still do something? ”

Lin Quan cautiously glanced at the spread out fold several times: "The emperor is angry, the dragon body is important!" ”

"One by one, they don't do anything, they only know how to ask for money, and they are full of anger." The emperor felt that it was all tears when he said too much: "When people ask for donations, they have a good idea to fight one by one, and they will be paid for the next three months?" Hehe, who sent this money? It's a shame that they figured it out. Do you think I can't see it? ”

Lin Quanxin was stuffed, and he was about to say that he was passing the meal, but the emperor complained like this, how could he pass the meal? I definitely don't have an appetite!

"Don't be angry, didn't the emperor donate all the silver in the end?" Lin Quan can't help it, there really hasn't been anything smooth recently.

Originally, the summer vacation was a distraction, but I didn't expect that there would be so many bad things.

"Hehe, are they donating? That's called Hanako! It's okay not to say it, but the emperor felt even more angry when he said it: "Look at the list, one hundred taels?" Hehe, said that the next three months will be paid, but the result is that the donation of cash will not be a month, one-third? I am ashamed of these ministers of mine. ”

Lin Quan glanced at the list and didn't dare to comment casually.

It's no wonder that the emperor got angry with the list, these ministers are more uneasy than the other.

When I ask for silver, I am more active than anyone else, and when I ask them to give out silver, hehe, one by one is stingy, as a person in power, the national disaster is at the head, and anyone who sees it will feel sad.

The emperor was obviously angry, chattering: "The dignified ministers of the first and second grades, donate one hundred taels, it's really ridiculous, on weekdays, they women eat a bowl of bird's nest abalone, I'm afraid it's more than this amount, is this really forcing me to sort out their money and can afford their expenses?" ”

Lin Quan sighed secretly, these ministers are dead, and the expenses on weekdays are amazing, and the emperor doesn't know it.

When the water is clear, there are no fish, and the emperor is not easy to manage, otherwise, there will be many civil and military affairs in the Manchu Dynasty.

The emperor has cultivated himself in recent years, and his temper has improved a lot, because he doesn't want to make a bad scene, let alone a river of blood. The government and the opposition are in turmoil.

The lords of the world have indulged them so much, so they should be vigilant, they can run faster in the face of national disasters, and they were whipped twice to donate such a little, isn't it clear that the emperor will trouble them?

I thought that if the law didn't blame the public, I could play casually, but I didn't see that the properties of Concubine Shu and King Jin were sold to make money?

If the emperor really wants to be serious with them, this thing will be fun!

Lin Quan silently lit wax to the ministers in his heart, feeling that this matter was going to be a big trouble.

Think the emperor has become a paper tiger in recent years? Unfortunately, it was just a real tiger napping, not without a temper.

"Hehe......" The emperor read a few more books, and still stated a lot of reasons, the ultimate goal is to ask for money, and it is really a change of soup and not medicine, and this anger also came up: "I don't know what to say, the donation is not as good as the people who have a little money, and the reason for asking for money is better than anyone else, Long Yi!" ”

"The subordinates are here." A man dressed in black appeared in the main hall, with a more respectful attitude than ever.

"Hand in some of the evidence you've found, and I'll see who likes to jump the most." The emperor's eyes were cold, and he was obviously angry and couldn't go away.

"Yes!" Long Yi immediately went to get evidence.

Lin Quan raised his eyebrows, his ears and nose were observing, and he knew that these ministers were dying, and they had finally provoked the emperor to anger, and now they were going to fight cattle across the mountains.

Who will be the mountain that will be directly beaten, weigh it yourself.

Just when everyone was still paying attention to the situation of the great water in the south, the emperor suddenly became angry, attacked without warning, thunder was rampant, and the evidence was conclusive to copy a few small officials.

There are also a few small businesses that brazenly raise prices, especially urgently needed supplies such as grain, and make it difficult for the country to make a fortune.

Although the big ones didn't move, they all understood.

The emperor killed chickens and monkeys, and they all gave a little vigilance, if they were not well-behaved, just wait to be copied!

As a result, the officials also spontaneously raised a second fundraiser, and the major merchants followed the donation, not to mention, but also very well-behaved, and the faintly rising prices were instantly suppressed, and they tended to be flat according to the current standard.

"Miss, those who are in charge have donated for the second time, so fast? Shall we donate a little? Mu Tao was a little excited, thinking of those who were affected, and felt that the more silver, the better.

"No, no matter how much it is my turn." Shen Qingwan raised her eyebrows and smiled.

Why did these officials donate twice? She saw it very clearly, only people who don't understand politics would think that it was a kind act, and it was clearly taken by the emperor's anger, and she didn't dare to brush the tiger's beard at this time.

"There is a prime minister in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and no matter how bad it is, there is still an old lady, and it is not the turn of the young lady to donate. Miss has not yet married into the palace, not the head of the palace, don't be too overstepping, so it's better for Miss not to act, if the master and the old lady have a heart, there will be a young lady. Mama Ye said admonishingly, I was really afraid that Mu Tao and the others would give their minds indiscriminately and affect the master's judgment.

My own lady is not unkind, tens of thousands of taels of silver have been sent to the disaster area, why bother to ask for this name? It's a bit thankless!

Shen Qingwan naturally didn't care about this reputation, she had already done her best by sending so much silver to the King of Chu.

The most important thing is that if it weren't for the relief of the King of Chu, she would not necessarily be so generous.

In recent years, there have been disasters every year, and the court can't take care of it itself, and still expect individuals to fail?

"Mama Ye, you look at my shops, you can't raise the price, now the emperor is staring at it!" Shen Qingwan said with some anxiety.

"Miss, don't worry, your shop doesn't have any items you just need, and now you have no money due to the disaster, or you can't show that you have money, you can't take care of buying luxury goods, and it doesn't matter if the price rises or not."

Mama Ye said with reassurance that Shen Qing's evening shop did not involve food and daily necessities, so it didn't matter.

Shen Qingwan nodded, not because she didn't understand, but when she talked about this topic, she mentioned it in passing.

Although the treasury in the previous life was also short of money, the emperor did not do this.

It seems that I have been really provoked in this life, and I am easy to get angry if my health is not good.

However, the obvious advantage of this is that the amount of silver collected is considerable, and the major imperial merchants and other merchants have donated a lot of money.

Therefore, the imperial merchant is not so easy to be, in addition to being cautious on weekdays, he must also take the initiative to show loyalty in the face of national disasters, otherwise he will have to worry about the emperor to settle accounts after the autumn.

In this way, the amount of silver collected was several million taels, which was really more considerable than the taxes on weekdays.

However, most of this is the foundation of the merchants, and there are a few small officials and a few small businesses, and there is also a background for that family.

Of course, the emperor was even more angry when he saw it, unknown small merchants, small officials of sesame officials can have hundreds of thousands of taels of money, and these officials of his are really richer than the treasury!

It was precisely because the emperor was a little impatient when he saw the benefits that many high-ranking officials were afraid.

I'm afraid that the emperor will be happy because of the silver, after all, no one's ass is clean, if this is targeted, if the official is lost, not to mention the house, then it is better to hurry up and pay more silver to calm the dragon's anger.

If not, how could there be so much money to be donated?

For this reason, the performance of continuing to write to ask for silver has been reduced, and the current emperor's tiger whiskers can't be touched, if you still can't see the situation clearly, just wait to be copied!

The emperor didn't care so much, the silver was fundraised, so it was naturally used in the disaster area, and immediately allocated another 1 million taels to the king of Chu, and 500,000 taels to the nearby disaster-stricken prefectures and counties.

can only say that he really deserves to be his own son, and this silver adds up to a lot.

This made the prefects of the nearby prefectures and counties all hope that the king of Chu can hurry over, and the prince will not panic if he has the silver in his hand!

The King of Chu smiled after receiving Shen Qingwan's letter, knowing what was happening in the capital, and said thoughtfully: "My father's approach reminded me, are the butts of those merchants who raise prices clean?" ”

Just raising prices, according to the current law, the sin is not to death, let alone to the extent of raiding the house.

However, those who will make a fortune in the country are not pure in their hearts, and their foundations may not be clean.

Ah Jin's eyes lit up, and he understood what the king of Chu meant.

The emperor didn't know how terrifying the water in Wuzhou was, how terrible the disaster was, and no amount of silver was enough.

What's more, in addition to the first batch of 100,000 taels, the next few batches of silver have not yet arrived, and the hand is very tight!

As a result, the king of Chu took out people to investigate some of the more famous local merchants, and the crimes were particularly obvious and unreadable, and they were directly copied, and the silver in hand instantly eased the tension at hand.

From the first one that was really copied, other unclean businesses hurriedly covered their tails.

The price of food that had been inflated was immediately controlled, and it was even lowered.

But King Chu didn't care so much, the silver in his hand made his eyes light up, and he was very happy to go on.

In recent years, there have been more unscrupulous merchants, and if you really want to investigate, you can't stand them all.

When the king of Chu finished copying the third one, many merchants couldn't sit still at all, and they instantly united not to embarrass the king of Chu, but to organize to send things to the king of Chu.

was not stupid enough to bribe directly, but donated the hoarded food and other supplies, and also sent some things that were just needed, so that the king of Chu did not continue to copy.

Seeing the silver in his hand and the various piles of items that were being sent, the king of Chu suddenly felt that this was a good method.

The king of Chu is different from the emperor, the first thing he picks is the biggest and richest, and it is clear that he really wants to copy, not to warn anyone.

When raiding the house, he was particularly ruthless, and he searched out how tightly he hid it, and those who stored in the money bank also took the vouchers.

In short, the geese were plucked and cleanly saught.

It is precisely because of this that other people will be scared to pee, this is clearly not a warning, the queue station that does not know each other, the king of Chu is not in a hurry, the family comes, it will always be the turn.

Therefore, the merchants here are much more conscious than those in the capital.

The emperor's methods look powerful, but many people understand that there is no major situation, and the emperor will not move them, and he is somewhat fearless.

Seeing that the King of Chu was seriously raiding his home, he was terrified.

Shen Qingwan saw that King Chu was talking energetically in the letter, and couldn't help but smile helplessly.

The emperor and the king of Chu really deserve to be father and son, but the king of Chu also did this kind of thing in the previous life, and no one inspired him, otherwise he would not be able to hold on at all when the treasury has no money.

For this reason, the king of Chu also took on a certain bad name, and was referred to several books by the imperial history.

It's good now, the emperor has done it, and the king of Chu will not look abrupt again, and the imperial history will have to see if the king of Chu will insinuate the emperor.

There is money and food, seeing that the King of Chu lacks nothing, Shen Qingwan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, everything is available, then he can smooth out the disaster relief step by step, and the rest does not have to worry too much.

After nine days, the emperor's anger finally eased a lot, and Shen Ziyu also came back after the exam.

A lot of gossip has been circulated, who fainted in the examination room, who who cheated was discovered, and who had bad grades, but did well in the exam, eighty percent of them were successful, etc., it was really impossible to say for three days and three nights.

Shen Qingwan felt that most of the people who fainted were hungry, and the price of food inside could really make people feel painful.

Cheating or something, it's your own problem.

If you don't get good grades, you can get in, and that has to do with her selling the exam questions in a scattered manner.

Shen Yijiamo wrote down a set of questions, she had people divide them into several parts, and each set of papers added other guessing questions to sell, so that it would not be too eye-catching.

In addition, the people who do things are shrewd, and even the topic has been changed, but it is similar, so that it will not be discovered.

As long as you buy a set of questions, you can gain something, if you buy them all, it can only be said that it is not easy to do poorly.

Therefore, after this test, the fame of those who sell questions among students soars to a level.

These are what Shen Qingwan wants, to pave the way for next year's spring exam.

Shen Qingwan has raised the overall strength of the candidates, and it is inevitable that Shen Ziyu will be able to win, but it will be difficult to get the first place.

The most important thing is that Shen Qingwan heard that Shen Ziyu didn't use the answer given by Cai Xiaofeng.

The guests of the entire Prime Minister's Mansion have the best answer for Cai Xiaofeng, and they may be able to win the first place.

Shen Ziyu self-righteous abandoned, and no one else can be blamed.

Shen Yijia worked hard and worked hard to help Shen Ziyu take the exam, but she couldn't stand herself too stupid!

Therefore, after Shen Yijia knew the situation, she couldn't help but give Shen Ziyu a slap.

Originally, Shen Ziyu ran to report to Shen Yijia with great interest, and some admired his sister.

As a result, everything was slapped in the face.

Shen Yijia slapped Shen Ziyu, and she cried instead: "Why don't you use a better answer?" Although I don't know what ranking Cai Xiaofeng's answer can get you, it must be in front, just because of your willfulness, you wasted a great opportunity. ”

"Do you know that if you do better in the exam, your aunt will be able to be corrected? Can the old lady still give her aunt such a face and not take her aunt seriously? Do you know that the old lady has already shown her father a good look at the new lady, but she is afraid that she will enter the door after the Mid-Autumn Festival? ”

"If you do well in the exam, if you can get the first place Xie Yuan, will we have such a hard time in the Prime Minister's Mansion?"

Shen Yijia was also a little sad when she said it, she had experienced the benefits of her daughter in her previous life, so she naturally knew that nothing was going well now.

Although the Prime Minister's Mansion will be gone in a few years, it would be good to have more benefits now!

Her expectations were so high, but she didn't expect that everything was ready, but she dropped the chain here with Shen Ziyu.

Originally, Shen Ziyu felt that he would definitely be able to win, and he was in a good mood, but he was slapped and angry, and he was stunned when he heard Shen Yijia's words: "Dad is going to marry a wife?" He doesn't straighten out his aunt? ”

Aunt Liu and Shen Yijia naturally wouldn't say a lot of things to Shen Ziyu, so they were shocked at first glance.

"So, brother, why are you willful? If you can do a little better in the exam, your aunt will be much better! My aunt is still sick in bed and can't get up, and the old lady is so ugly for my aunt, you don't have to be angry. Shen Yijia was also very sad when she said it, and her words were full of provocations for the old lady and Shen Ziyu.

Shen Ziyu had a face full of shame: "Sister, why didn't you say it earlier, I don't look down on Cai Xiaofeng's poor acidity, and I dare to dislike the Prime Minister's Mansion for being uncomfortable, I have to go out to live, I don't care about his answer, as long as I can get in......"

"You can see that Cai Xiaofeng's answer is better than others, as long as he can achieve his goal, what identity do you care about him? Passing the exam and doing well are two different things! Shen Yijia hated that iron could not become steel, the road had been paved, and Shen Ziyu could still go astray, which she didn't expect at all.

"If I am admitted, I will be able to participate in the Spring Festival, sister, where do you ask the master to guess the question? Do you have a spring bar? I'm going to do well this time. Shen Ziyu looked at Shen Yijia expectantly, and didn't notice anything wrong with the test paper that Shen Yijia took out.