Chapter 188 Red Cross

"Xiao Qi, you go and call Xiao Tian to come up."

"Yes, Childe."

"Pu Shougeng, I am the son of Huyan in the mall, you just need to understand it in your heart, don't talk nonsense."

"Childe, the grass people understand."

"Well, you are a smart man, you know what to say and what not to say."

After a while, Xiao Tian came upstairs with Xiao Qi and said, "Childe, are you looking for me?" ”

"Xiao Tian, sit down. Let me introduce to you, this Mr. Pu Shou Gengpu is the owner of Quanzhou Pu's Commercial Bank, Mr. Pu, this is Xiao Tian, is the big shopkeeper of my Shifeng Commercial Bank, how close you are. ”

"Mr. Pu?" Pu Shougeng was secretly stunned, thinking about what I just called him, to know that it was a great honor to be called Mr. by the emperor.

For businessmen, Pu Shougeng's name is like thunder, of course Xiao Tian has heard of it, it turns out that the person who came here to visit Gongzi is a legendary figure, Xiao Tian hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted, and said excitedly: "After entering Xiao Tian, I have long admired Mr. Daming." ”

Pu Shougeng came back to his senses and saw that the young man who took him upstairs in front of him was the big shopkeeper of Shifeng Commercial Bank, and he didn't dare to slack off, so he got up and saluted: "Pu Mou has seen Shopkeeper Xiao, but I didn't expect Shopkeeper Xiao to be so young, it's really terrifying." ”

"Xiao Qi, make a pot of tea again." I smiled, "Xiao Tian, from now on, I account for ninety percent of Pu's firm, so Mr. Pu is also his own person, and Houshifeng is mainly aimed at domestic customers, and Pu specializes in overseas markets. ”

Xiao Tian was slightly surprised, this Huyan Gongzi's ability is too big, and he has become the big proprietor of Pu's Commercial Bank, the leader in the business world. However, Xiao Tian has been following me for a while, and he is no longer the young owner of Tongle Lou who has just debuted, so he naturally knows that if he doesn't dare to ask, don't ask more, but just respond: "Yes, son." ”

"Mr. Pu, after you go back, you will start to prepare for moving the headquarters of the firm to Lin'an. First, it can facilitate the selection of new items, and secondly, it can also facilitate the frequent correspondence between me and you. ”

"Yes, Childe, the grass people will start as soon as they get back." Of course, Pu Shougeng understands the meaning of the second point I said, but now that he has come, he can only act according to my arrangement, whether he wants to or not.

"With the current strength and future development trend of Shifeng and Pu, they will surely become the Chu Qiao of the business community of the Great Song Dynasty. As you know, I have always believed that businessmen should take from the people and use them for the people, so I intend to set up a charity in Lin'an. ”

"Charity?" Xiao Tian and Pu Shougeng glanced at each other and asked in unison.

China's philanthropy has its own long tradition, and the Han and Tang monasteries have been prosperous for a long time, such as poverty relief, disaster relief, medical treatment, and abstaining from killing; the prosperity of the cause of old-age care and child care during the Song Dynasty; the rise of medical aid in the Yuan Dynasty; The Ming and Qing dynasties are second to none in the history of Chinese philanthropy. It's just that the meaning of the word "charity" in ancient times is slightly different from today's, and the ancients' understanding of charity is a compassionate act of kindness, which is basically an act of charity carried out by individuals, temples, etc., so it has not formed a certain social atmosphere, so that in later generations, even large classics such as "Cihai" did not include the word charity.

After World War II, philanthropy flourished in Western countries, and the wealthy were enthusiastic about philanthropy and formed a relatively complete charity mechanism. Today's big-rich American Bill. Gates has invested nearly $26 billion in philanthropy, or 54 percent of his total fortune, and he even made a will: after his death, 99 percent of his wealth will be donated to charity.

Borrowing from the Encyclopædia Britannica entry on "charitable foundations," I explain: "I am talking about a charity that is a spontaneously formed non-profit organization of the people, with property provided by donors and managed by its own staff, and whose revenues serve purposes useful to society." This is similar to temple disaster relief, but there is an essential difference, temple disaster relief comes from donations from others, and its good deeds end with the use of donations, so it is not a long-term continuous business, and the charity I am talking about will also invest the donated wealth into some stable business activities after receiving donations, and the profits obtained from this will be used to do long-term good deeds, such as building compulsory education, opening free medical centers, and so on. Of course, I would suggest to the imperial court that I hope that the institution that is charitable will receive a lot of preferential treatment in terms of taxation in order to guarantee the basic profit of the institution. In many cases, the imperial court may not be able to take care of it for various reasons, so it is up to charity to do these good deeds. For example, if there is a patient in a certain place who needs a lot of money to treat the disease, and he has no money, the court will not pay for the medicine for him, so our charity can help him. ”

Pu Shougeng thought about it carefully and praised: "Gongzi is really a bodhisattva's heart. ”

"Mr. Pu, this is also one of the reasons why I asked you to move the firm to Lin'an. For this charity, my idea is that you and Xiao Tian will take the lead, you will be the president of the organization, Xiao Tian will be the vice president, of course, the specific executor will have to find someone else, otherwise you two will be busy to death. Mr. Pu, Xiao Tian, what do you think? ”

Although my tone was close to negotiation, Pu Shougeng, who knew my identity, would not dare to disobey me, and Xiao Tian, who trusted me incomparably, would not object either.

Xiao Tian said: "This is a good deed, Xiao Tian is naturally willing." ”

Pu Shougeng also nodded and said: "Childe, the grass people follow the will of Childe, this can be regarded as the ultimate realm of businessmen as Childe said." ”

"Exactly, maybe the two of you will feel this way in the future, and you will be even happier to help others than to make money yourself. Xiao Tian, you can think about the affairs of this charity in the early stage now, and if you can do it, you can do it first. ”

Xiao Tiandao: "Yes, Childe, what is the name of this charity?" ”

I smiled and said, "Let's call it the Red Cross." ”

"The Red Cross?" Both of them are unclear in their hearts, what does this mean?

Xiao Tian has become accustomed to these unheard of terms and ideas for me, but he still seems at ease, but Pu Shougeng was surprised again and again, and he felt more and more that there were really no words to describe except for the "god man".

Two days later, Zhang Shijie, escorted by 100 young guards and 50 imperial guards, quietly left the youth guard camp in the early hours of the morning with 300 Yun's muskets. Although no outsiders know the power of the musket, these 300 muskets are the first batch of firearms that can be used in actual combat, and I also carefully arranged Zhang Shijie's return journey, and the ammunition for the musket had been transported away by Yun Zhongfei and his people the day before. According to the plan, after arriving at Qiuquan Villa, Zhang Shijie and others will go north to Yangzhou in batches, and be incorporated into the Wushui Army, and together with the soldiers screened by Li Tingzhi, they will form a musket battalion. The members of the Youth Guard, who had been trained in the villa, returned to Lin'an and became the musket instructors of the future Young Guard, while the sharpshooter Li Long returned with the Young Guard.

On the night of July 15 in the first year of Xianchun, the full moon hung high, and many stars in Pingyu disappeared under the bright moonlight, and only a few stars could occasionally emit faint starlight.

The moon and stars are scarce, and the sky of this night only belongs to this bright moon, but tonight's moon seems a little weird to some masters.

On Dragon and Tiger Mountain, Dao Fa looked puzzled, looked at the sky quietly, and said to himself: "What is it today, there is such a celestial phenomenon, maybe only those gods in the inner hall of the Emperor Valley know the reason." ”

With the ability of the Taoist master and the people of the outer hall of the Imperial Valley, he can only deduce the natural phenomena, and he is helpless against abnormal movements.

Near the end of the hour, Yin Tianya's sedan chair had already stopped in the big room outside the Four Peerless Array Houses.

"Greetings to Lord God." Liu Bingzhong in the back room said loudly.

"Well, Bingzhong, it's been hard work, open the door."

"Yes, sir."

The sedan chair was still parked in place, and the sedan curtain was not opened, let alone the figure of Yin Tianya moved, and it was seen that it had appeared in the inner room.

Under the light of the candlelight at the base of the pagoda, the smoke around the pagoda has solidified and formed. In the middle of the four pagodas, a rotating transparent pagoda appeared, this transparent pagoda was suspended in mid-air, its shape was exactly the same as the four towers of wind and clouds, thunder and lightning, but the size was much smaller.

The pillar guard messenger and the gray-clothed palanquin man stood on the eight pillars next to the transparent pagoda, their hands intertwined, motionless. Liu Bingzhong sat under the transparent pagoda, with his palms facing upward, and slapped his palms from time to time to stabilize the float and rotation speed of the pagoda.

"Yes, that's good." Yin Tianya looked at the rotating transparent tower, and said lightly, "The Four Peerless Towers have been completed, and when the child is halfway through, the deity will inject the birth date of Zhao Yu of the Southern Dynasty into the tower, which will definitely damage his life star." ”

Liu Bingzhong said with confidence: "Lord Shenzun, as long as the four peerless formations are successfully activated, you will be able to get your wish, and it will not be far before the Great Khan wields his army to destroy the Song Dynasty!" ”