Chapter 45: Ma Zhou
Hearing Xuan Shijing's response, the Wang family nodded, nothing is too small, but it is necessary to prevent the truth, this time Liaodong has suffered a disaster, and the ministers in the court will definitely focus on it, although this time it is obviously to make the prince and the two princes famous, but if it is in the people, the action of the Jinyang Foundation is too big, and it is inevitable to attract jealousy, and secretly stumble, the Wang family has experienced so much, for these things, she still sees it more transparently.
The greed, hatred, and jealousy in people's hearts are not something ordinary people can imagine.
After dinner in Xuanwu Hug, Xuan Shijing returned to the Hou Mansion with the Wang family and Shi Hu, as for Gao Jun, Xuan Shijing let him stay in Xuanwu Hug, and now almost all the business cores of the Hou Mansion are in Xuanwu Hug, Xuanwu Hug is definitely not to be lost, so Xuan Shijing asked Gao Jun to take a group of people to guard Xuanwu Hug day and night in batches.
In particular, the fourth and fifth floors of the Xuanwu Embrace are the top priority, and the various defenses are tight, comparable to the Imperial Palace.
Early the next morning, the Hou Mansion was busy, and only the Wang family was needed, but Zhong Zishuo sent many people from the Hou Mansion to guard the Wang family just in case, because it was not only the Wang family who went out this time, but also the Cheng family's wife, the Qin family's wife and Li Xiaogong's princess.
Of course, there are also some official wives in Chang'an City.
On the 14th East and West Streets of Chang'an City, there are sheds built by these officials and wives to raise donations on each street, and everyone is surrounded by a group of family guards.
The people of Chang'an City were gradually attracted by these sheds, originally thought that the official wife of whose family was kind enough to give porridge in Chang'an, but when they looked closely, they did not see the iron pot, nor did they see rice and steamed buns, but on the wooden stakes of these sheds, they saw a huge white paper, and what caught their eyes was the eight big characters.
"If one side is in trouble, all sides will support!"
Driven by curiosity, the surrounding people quickly gathered around, and there were literate people in the audience who began to read aloud the contents of the notice.
"If one side is in trouble, all sides will support!" A scholar wearing a blue round-necked robe and a scarf on his head gathered in front of the notice, and his eyes scanned the content on the notice line by line: "Fellow villagers, Liaodong has suffered from a very serious snowstorm in recent days, and the people of Liaodong have been displaced in the ice and snow, and most of the 30,000 soldiers guarding Liaodong are frostbitten but still stick to the border of our Tang Dynasty and protect the peace of our Tang Dynasty. Many imperial doctors in the Imperial Palace Hospital have packed their bags and prepared for the battle in Liaodong to diagnose and treat the soldiers and the people! This sincerity is a critical time in Liaodong, I, the people of Datang, should work together to help Liaodong, folks, for the 30,000 soldiers in Liaodong will no longer be hungry and cold, and for the people of Liaodong will no longer be displaced, please contribute a warmth to our compatriots who are struggling in the ice and snow and fighting against the snow disaster, stretch out your hands, and let the relatives in Liaodong no longer feel lonely and confused! ”
This notice was written by Xuan Shijing, without those incomprehensible ancient styles, they are all real vernacular, and for the sake of brevity and precision, there is no large space to write some sensational things.
Standing in the shed, Wang said loudly: "Folks, our Royal Highness the Prince is ready to go, His Royal Highness King Wei rushed to Luoyang last night to raise donations, Princess Jinyang and His Royal Highness King Wu are in Xuanwu to control the overall situation remotely at the headquarters of the Jinyang Foundation, not to set an example, I Dongshan Hou Mansion donated copper coins to Liaodong, 100 pieces of thick clothes, 500 stones of grain and grass, although the things donated by our Hou Mansion seem to be slightly thin in the whole Liaodong, but there are many people, folks, as long as everyone is willing to contribute their own strength, then, The sergeants stationed at the border for our safe life will be able to have more warmth in the cold winter! ”
The most excited reactions were some old people and elderly people who had retired from the battlefield.
"My son is a member of the Liaodong army, originally in the winter I was worried about his situation over there, I didn't expect Liaodong to suffer a disaster, Liaodong is a bitter cold place, this has been bloodied for such a long time, it is simply not left for people to live, although my family is not rich, but for my son and his robes, I am willing to donate a horse of linen and a hundred copper coins." An elderly man standing in front of the shed had tears in his eyes.
The so-called mother of the son is worried, now the old man's son is guarding the frontier in Liaodong, and Liaodong has suffered another disaster, how can he not be worried, especially when it is written in the notice that most of the soldiers in Liaodong have frostbite, which makes the old man's heart even more nervous.
"The concubine is here, many people and soldiers in Liaodong are grateful to this old man." Wang said in a sincere tone, and then turned his head to Xiao Huan beside him and said, "Xiao Huan, record the name of the old man and the geometry of the donated materials for the account room to audit." ”
"Yes, ma'am!" Xiao Ji answered.
The shed built by the Hou Mansion is next to the West Market, and some people who often go to the Hou Mansion to deliver goods naturally recognized Xiao Huan next to Wang, and some even recognized Wang.
In the crowd, there were 10 to 100
"Isn't this the Duchess of the Kingdom of Jin from the Marquis of Dongshan?"
"Yes, I actually raised money for the soldiers in Liaodong on the streets"
"Yes, you see, there is a maid who specializes in bookkeeping next to her, and the maid I have seen is the personal maid of the Duchess of Jin, and I have seen her several times when I went to the Hou Mansion to deliver firewood."
"The Duchess of Jin Guo has come out in person, hasn't this disaster relief always been handled by the imperial court?"
"You don't know this, not only the Dongshan Marquis Mansion today, but also a few Duchess and some officials and wives in Chang'an City, all came out to raise materials for the people and soldiers of Liaodong, I heard that a few days ago, they opened a chamber of commerce in Xuanwu for what Jinyang Public Welfare Fund, it seems to be a non-governmental organization dedicated to helping the poor and disaster victims."
The person who can explain the Jinyang Foundation to everyone is obviously not an ordinary person, it is the person from Zhongshushe, Ma Zhou.
Speaking of this Ma Zhou, when he was young, he was also unlucky, with great talent but no one appreciated it, when he first entered Chang'an, he was only a guest in Zhonglang General Chang He's house, fortunately, Chang He was upright, and he also took care of Ma Zhou, Ma Zhou was able to settle down in Chang'an, so that he could later win the appreciation of His Majesty Li Er, and his career was soaring.
When Xuan Shijing went to the palace to pick up Jin Yang in the morning, he mentioned what the Wang family said to Jin Yang by the way, and Jin Yang thought of this talent who was deeply valued by his father's emperor on the spot, so he took Xuan Shijing to the Lizheng Palace.
After the early dynasty dispersed, His Majesty Li Er always liked to chat with Empress Changsun in the Lizheng Hall and talk about things in the court, so Jin Yang took Xuan Shijing straight to the Lizheng Palace, and asked His Majesty Li Er to ask Ma Zhou to go as an overseer. (To be continued.) )