Although there are many celebrities and nobles in Chang'an, Liu Yuan personally came to the door, took turns to visit, spent several days to visit one by one, circled down, counted it, and couldn't help but find with some sadness that his old face was sold out, and a total of about 230,000 taels were raised, of which he personally donated 10,000 taels, Li Lizhi personally donated 5,000 taels, Chang'an Daily and Jinyu family each donated 10,000 taels, and Moyun Study also donated 3,000 taels.

Nearly one-sixth of his own people have been released, and there are so many powerful people, and there are only less than 200,000 taels in total.

If the more than 200,000 taels were gold, it would be cool, Liu Yuan felt that he had lost money in business for the first time, and this was selling his own face, but in exchange for the benefits of the royal family.

In the secret room, looking at the room full of gold and silver, Cui Mengyao couldn't mention the slightest joy, because the more than 200,000 taels were too far from the more than 1 million taels needed for Ji Lu's planning.

"Xianggong, what can I do about this, this bit of silver is almost the same for planting flowers and grass, the gap is so big, what should I do now?" Cui Mengyao voiced her concerns.

Liu Yuan was not as anxious as Cui Mengyao, he just gently touched the items donated by those celebrities, and said with a relaxed smile: "Don't worry, this good show will be staged well, these money and silver are just warm-ups." ”

In order to confirm his words, Liu Yuan did not let Cui Mengyao wait too long, and the next day he began to carry out his plan in an orderly manner, first continued to make great remarks in the newspaper, and set up a donation box at the Wuhou shop in one hundred and eight squares, so that the people of Chang'an could donate money conveniently, and asked Wuhou to write down the name and amount of the donor, and then entrusted a relationship. Let the officials of the municipal bureau gather the presidents of the guilds of various industries and ask them to go back and call on the members of the industry to donate money, and the news of the donation of silver from the Jinyu family and Chang'an was also disclosed at the first time, which can be regarded as an example.

Chang'an Daily, Jinyu Family, and Moyun Study donated so much at once, which made it difficult for those merchants to donate too little, first, this is a good thing, and secondly, they donated less, but I am afraid that the official family will be dissatisfied and think that they will not cooperate. For a time, donating more and donating less has become the biggest headache for many businesses, and many businessmen count down those who donate a lot, and donate so much at once, and others donate too little for fear of being laughed at.

Ordinary people don't have so many scruples. For them, the emperor is willing to build cement roads. and do not force it on them. This is a great good thing, the people are kind, the people are also grateful, from the newspaper or heard that the road construction is short of money, one by one also generously donated, for a time in front of the Wuhou shop donated silver in an endless stream. Even lined up, this kind of pure servant is Liu Yuan was also deeply moved when he saw it, although many people donated mostly broken silver or even copper coins, but this was also their heart.

The road was repaired. Self-benefit, not to mention the repair of roads and bridges, is also a great merit, the people are also happy to donate, that is, the Pude master of the Great Ci'en Temple, at the request of Liu Yuan, also preached to the believers when preaching the Fa This is a great merit, calling on believers to actively participate, for a time, the respondents gathered, and the people of Chang'an were mobilized by this emotion.

Of course, there are also people who are not very happy:

In Cheng's Mansion, several shopkeepers cautiously asked Cheng Lao Demon King for instructions, and they were all from Cheng Mansion, who came forward to take care of Cheng's property and trading for Cheng Lao Demon King:

"Master, Cuiye Building donates three hundred taels, how much is it appropriate for us to donate Xiangyun Building?"

"Master, the opposite Splendid Silk Village donated three hundred and eighty taels, then how much do we donate to the Seven Color Silk Village, and please ask the Lord to take the idea."

"How much do pawnshops need to donate, and the small ones don't make a decision in vain, please decide."

Several shopkeepers were called to a meeting by the president of the guild before, and this is what they said, although they are the shopkeepers, but just a spokesperson, the real owner is Cheng Fu, to be precise, it is Cheng Lao Demon King, this donation is a bit large, they don't dare to make up their minds, they can only report to Cheng Lao Demon King, let him get an idea.

Cheng Lao Demon King has always been a shrewd person, has always been unprofitable, as soon as there is a benefit, he will not hesitate to shoot, after Li Er ascended the throne, he saw the national peace and security, knowing that the land will become more and more valuable, has been buying land, but the more shrewd the person, there are times when he makes mistakes, originally he planned to draw a good plan, but Liu Yuan's Changluo high-speed came out, suddenly his capital chain was torn off, in order to participate in it, had to reluctantly sell a lot of high-quality industries, although there are many fields under his hands, but those are long-term investments, No matter how anxious it is, there is only two harvests a year, plus the purchase of treasury bonds, there is not much spare money in hand, and now I have to donate so much at once, and I am naturally reluctant to do so.

Don't look at a few hundred taels is not much, there are still a few shops and restaurants under Cheng Laomo, which add up to thousands of taels.

"No matter, donate thirty or fifty taels per store, we won't be in the limelight." Old Demon King Cheng gritted his teeth and said.

An elderly shopkeeper said cautiously: "Master, many peers are staring at me, if the donation is too small, will there be any objections, besides, this is called by General Liu, he is a big celebrity in front of the emperor, if he is not worthy, I am afraid"

"What are you afraid of" Old Demon King Cheng waved his hand without hesitation and said, "Who else dares to trouble me Old Cheng?" I twisted his neck off, Liu Yuan's kid, Changluo Speed, he accounted for the most shares, but the bleeding was the least, so many families were greatly injured, but he crossed and became more moisturized, and donated 10,000 taels, forget it, he has silver, let him have a little more blood, hehe"

"What about donating silver, sir?"

"Just do what I say, just mean it, and don't care what others think." Old Demon King Cheng said angrily.

"Yes, sir"

Old Demon King Cheng's attitude Liu Yuan was not clear, and he didn't have time to pay attention to it, at this moment, Liu Yuan was busy on Suzaku Street.

Vermilion Bird Street, the main road of Chang'an City, this is about 1,500 zhang long, about 40 zhang wide, the extraordinary street, fully embodies the ruler's handwriting and Chang'an City's extraordinary, many Hu merchants or friendly neighbors to Chang'an City, will be shocked by this magnificent street, Yi to the powerful Tang Dynasty more respect and yearning, but on this street, some people openly set up camp here.

The leader is Liu Yuan, and at this moment, he is pointing out to the craftsmen and migrant workers who are working:

"Fit neatly, don't be sloppy"

"Take it all the way from here and tie it firmly."

"There will be a gap between about 30 zhang, so don't close the road."

Some people actually set up camp on the bustling Suzaku Street, which caused a lot of onlookers, and many people pointed at those craftsmen, the reason is very simple, as the main road of Chang'an, it is related to the image of Chang'an, except for the Shangyuan Festival, it is usually not allowed to do anything else, that is, the carriage that is tired of running, and it cannot be stopped on the side of the road to rest, and now there are people here to build a shed with great fanfare, not to mention that the arrogant and domineering infantry yamen did not go out, it is the pervasive military wait, and they do not come out to block, It is inevitable that the military and people of Chang'an will speculate about what this is going to do, and many people speculate that there may be some good news or a good day for an important person, who is singing in a tent here and having fun with the people.

Not only do many civilians not understand what is going on, but there are also some martial artists who do not know what is going on.

A young Wuhou asked an older Wuhou in a whisper: "Brother Fu, how did General Liu let people build a tent here, it's not in accordance with the rules, we haven't received the documents from the Yongzhou Mansion to allow him to build a tent here, with a small experience, this is not like a stage, and I don't know what kind of fame it is, why can't I stop it?" This Suzaku Street is no ordinary place. ”

"Look for death, go and stop it" The old Wu Hou knocked on his head and said, "Didn't you see that the infantry yamen were hiding far away?" I heard the head say, as long as General Liu is not too much recently, he will go with him, if he guesses well, it is estimated that it is to raise money to build roads, let me wait here to see, but don't be impulsive, we are just small people, we can't afford to offend, not only you, but the eldest grandson of Yongzhou Mansion, you have to go through his face. ”

"Yes, Big Brother is right."

Cimei auction is an important part of Liu Yuan's planning, so Liu Yuan attaches great importance to it, personally supervised the work, although there are many people, but Liu Yuan still spent three days, this is the shed set up, and then began to arrange non-stop, when arranging, but also looking for Changsun Xiang, borrowed people from the infantry yamen, closed the scene, this move, caused the people of Chang'an to be more interested, many people are waiting for it, want to inquire, but those infantry yamen people are not clear, leaving a place of mystery.

Wait until five days, the mystery is finally opened, the first to disclose, or the omnipotent Chang'an Daily, with a page of introduction, the title is four big words: charity auction, which tells the motive and purpose of the auction, what is the specific auction, the newspaper did not disclose, but the article explains that the event is supported by the emperor and the queen, there will be surprises after arrival, in addition, all items, the starting price is only one penny.

The power of the newspaper and public opinion is obvious, the auction has not yet started, the people who came to see the excitement on Suzaku Street have been crowded, many people are very interested in this auction, charity auction, and auction on Suzaku Street, this is the first time in Chang'an, plus there are surprises in the words, especially with the support of the emperor and the queen, it is even more eye-catching.

At noon, with the sound of a gong, Liu Yuan finally appeared in the midst of everyone's thousands of calls, walked on the makeshift stage with a smile, looked at the crowd of people on Suzaku Street, smiled slightly, and then waved his hand to show everyone to be quiet. (To be continued......)

PS: My head hurts a little, I don't get inspiration, I write very hard, and if the second is even worse, then I'll make it up tomorrow