"Sister Meng Yao, this is a million taels, and it's still a bottomless pit, don't you feel heartache?" Xiao Niang said with some surprise.

After the wind and rain, you will see the beauty of the rainbow, hard work, will feel the sweetness of the food, hardship and hardship, you know that happiness is not easy, Xiao Niang will never forget, because of a few hundred taels of silver, the deceased father can not be buried, and he was almost sold into the green building, a penny can still force a good man to die, not to mention a few hundred taels is an astronomical amount of money for Xiao Niang, Xiao Niang is really poor, and the money and silver are relatively heavy, I heard that donate so much, although I dare not go against the meaning of the senior brother, but my heart is a little reluctant.

Cui Mengyao said with a smile: "If you are willing to give up, you will have to be willing to get it, so much silver, it is distressing to change it, but the second sister's, our Liu Mansion, do you know how many people are jealous?" Everyone in Chang'an knows that the Duke of Lu Dao is very good at making money, and everyone knows that there are gold and silver mountains in Liu's mansion, I don't know how many people remember, have you heard the truth of Huaibi's sin? Xiang Gong is a dignified general, but he blatantly runs the business of Jia, which is actually criticized, that is, Xiang Gong is a man, and he is protected by the emperor, so there is nothing to do. ”

"There is an ancient saying, a word can prosper the country, a word can destroy the country, this can also be said to be a word can be a family, a word can be destroyed, forget it, these are too complicated, anyway, the silver is not enough, our family is not bad at this point of silver, building roads and bridges, it is a good thing to accumulate virtue, second sister, don't you want to give birth to a son for the prime minister?"

"Think" Xiao Niang said without hesitation, but as soon as she finished speaking, she glanced at Liu Yuan a little timidly, and quickly lowered her head again. Two blush rose on her pretty face.

Cui Mengyao smiled slightly, gently hugged the little lady and said, "That's not it." ”

Different environments have different insights and experiences. When ordinary people educate their children how to make a living, those famous families have already taught the younger generation how to look at the world, there is an essential difference between the two, Cui Mengyao understands that Liu Yuan is doing this, which can be regarded as breaking the fortune and preventing disasters, of course. It can also be seen as a posture and attitude, Li Er is not a person who kills chickens and takes eggs, and there are some things he doesn't say openly. In fact, I know what to expect, such as supporting a certain amount of cement supply to the front line every year and paving cement roads for Chang'an for free, which are in exchange for the Changluo Expressway duty-free and the unimpeded cement business, and no one dares to make trouble.

These are the most rewarding things. Like this road construction. First, you can transfer other people's jealousy, you don't have to worry about the money of the Liu Mansion all day long, second, you can use the road to stay away from the dispute, and third, it is a political investment to increase the emperor's favor and enhance the people's popularity.

Xiaoniang is also a small person, and she doesn't understand the big truth. However, when it came to matters of interest to her, she immediately agreed.

As soon as I heard about doing good deeds, I accumulated virtue. Du Sanniang's eyes lit up, now she is most concerned about this problem, she was also a little reluctant just now, and hurriedly said when she heard the words: "Don't be afraid to do good things, Liu Yuan, Sanniang supports you." ”

Facing Liu Yuan's gaze, Hu Xin said with a smile while hugging Xiao Xue'er: "Don't look at me, you can do what you say, as long as Xiao Xue'er is happy and healthy every day, I will be satisfied." ”

Liu Yuan clapped his hands and said, "That's great, we passed it unanimously." ”

Cui Mengyao glanced at Liu Yuan, and said angrily: "Xianggong is really hypocritical, you are the head of the family, and you have the final say in the affairs of the family, and the concubine is just keeping it for you." ”

"That's it" Xiaoniang won't help Liu Yuan this time.

Liu Yuan laughed hesitantly, Cui Mengyao was right, although she was from the Qinghe Cui family, the head of the scholar family, but she did not have the bad habits of the eldest lady who was superior, rude and willful, and domineering, on the contrary, she not only served her husband and united her sisters, but also the entire Liu Mansion was well organized, and she was also famous in Chang'an.

Du Sanniang said with some expectation: "One million taels, I only dared to think about it before, but I didn't expect that we really have it here, I really want to see what kind of situation it is like to put one million taels together." ”

"I want to see it too." On the side, Hu Xin was also eager to try.

Liu Yuan smiled slightly, turned his head and said to Xiao Niang: "Xiao Niang, take us to see the silver vault, anyway, we will donate it soon, my own family, what else can't I see, besides, this silver is our hard-earned money, I also want to see what it looks like." ”

"Okay, let's go and have a look." As soon as Liu Yuan spoke, Xiao Niang immediately agreed.

The silver vault was built in a wing room on the east side, and the basement was dug in the room, Liu Yuan, Cui Mengyao and others followed behind Xiao Niang, and passed through the triple gate in turn, and then arrived at the silver vault, the wooden door of the three doors respectively, inlaid with large copper nails, similar to the combination door of the city gate, and there was a large iron door at the back, and then came to the silver vault where the silver taels were stacked, and the security was tight.

As soon as he entered the silver warehouse, Liu Yu said in surprise: "Hey, has this place been renovated?" ”

I remember that in the past, there was a feeling of dampness, and the surrounding area was built with stones, but now the four sides are very smooth and clean, and it is clear that it has been rebuilt with cement, and in addition, some tables and chairs have been built with cement, which looks much cleaner than before.

"Well, this is Sister Meng Yao helped to get it" Xiao Niang whispered: "I heard that there is a squire in Guizhou, the silver vault was secretly dug a hole, straight to the silver vault, and the gold and silver goods inside were emptied, the news came, many people in Chang'an who have a silver vault are repairing and reinforcing the silver vault, the eldest sister heard that Cui's mansion is reinforced with cement, and the effect is very good, so she vacated the silver vault and found a mason to renovate it, the cement layer on all sides and the ground is three feet thick, even if it is smashed with a hammer, it is difficult to smash it." ”

Liu Yuan touched the cold cement wall, knocked it with his hand, and made a dull sound, it seemed that the craftsman really didn't cut corners.

"Wow, a lot of gold."

"So much silver, oh my God, it's too much, it's all piled up into a small mountain."

"Xiaoxue, don't play, this silver is very heavy, be careful to smash your legs."

"Is this, casting silver bricks?"

"Daddy, you see, there's a lot of silver here, and you can buy a lot of sugar."

Just when Liu Yuan inspected the defense equipment of the silver warehouse, Du Sanniang and Hu Xin, as if they had discovered a new continent, looked left and right, and shouted from time to time, not only them, but also Cui Mengyao, who was also visiting with great interest, because Cui Mengyao only took care of the accounts, and Du Sanniang and Hu Xin, in order to avoid suspicion, they deliberately stayed away from the silver treasury, because this was Xiao Niang's "territory".

Knowing how many silver taels there are and seeing how many silver taels are completely different things, the yellow and clear gold, the silver with white flowers, and the consistent copper coins are neatly arranged, under the refraction of the firelight, the room is full of brilliance, and there are many forms, some are ingot-shaped, some are cake-shaped, and some are brick-shaped, piled up into a small mountain, including Liu Yuan, his eyes can't help but show a look of intoxication, and they are all dazzled.

People die for money, birds die for food, since the moment when gold and silver become currency, human beings have never stopped possessing them, perhaps, this is a refraction of people's yearning for a happy life, with silver, there is a guarantee of quality of life, no matter the time, money is not omnipotent, but without money, it is absolutely impossible.

As the manager of the silver treasury, Xiao Niang began to introduce to everyone: "The silver treasury is divided into three parts, here is the storage of gold and silver, here is the storage of copper coins, as for the storage of those boxes over there, there are all kinds of goods, such as pearls, jade, furs, antiques, etc., oh, by the way, there are many celebrity calligraphy and paintings, there were no before, but the senior brother proposed in the letter to buy some can maintain value, in recent years to acquire a lot, these are the eldest sister handled, Xiao Niang is just responsible for the custody." ”

Liu Yuan nodded and said, "Well, it's a good job, you guys, I'm at ease." ”

"Second sister, how much silver is here? I saw it all piled up in a small mountain. Du Sanniang said with some surprise.

"There are about 35,000 taels of gold here, 670,000 taels of silver, plus 20,000 taels of copper coins, about one hundred and forty thousand taels, I moved 800,000 taels a few days ago, otherwise, this pile is even higher" Xiao Niang smiled helplessly: "But donate one million taels out of the city, this place is about to be emptied." ”

"If it's empty, if it's not enough, go to the Jinyu family to tune it, oh, by the way, leave 1,000 taels of gold and 10,000 taels of silver at that time, and donate all these copper coins to the court, so as not to get in the way here." Liu Yuan threw away the ingot of silver he had just picked up, and commanded with a calm face.

Xiao Niang frowned and said, "Senior brother, these copper coins are very heavy, so it's better to take gold and silver." ”

"Second sister" Hu Xin said with a smile: "You haven't figured out what Liu Yuan means, what he means is that in order to build this road, our Liu Mansion is copper coins have been scraped together, so that others will be more moved, if all the gold and silver are used, I am afraid that others will guess how much gold and silver our Liu Mansion still has not used." ”

It turned out that this was the case, Xiao Niang nodded as if she understood or not, and she no longer objected, anyway, what Liu Yuan said was what it was.

After confirming his financial resources, and with the consent of his daughters and relatives in the family, Liu Yuan finally began to plan and Chang'an to Songzhou Expressway, the three armies did not move, the grain and grass went first, and the road was built like this, in terms of policy, Li Er absolutely supported, now the biggest problem, but also the most headache is to get money, this silver can not be all out of his own, if so, Liu Yuan is really stupid.

Liu Yuan was ready to use the power of public opinion to let Gong Sheng personally write and begin to publicize the benefits of building a road and the importance of building a highway in Chang'an Daily, and then used a large chapter for several days to report the story of Liu Yuan, a general of Yangwei, who did his best to build a road with a sum of one million taels of silver, and called on everyone to learn from him and donate money.

As soon as the report came out, it can be described as a sensation in the city, the first time someone donated a million, some people praised Liu Yuan for being kind and charitable, some people scolded Liu Yuan for selling fame and reputation, anyway, there are people who say anything, that is, Li Er and the eldest grandson royal are also shocked, they are also surprised that Liu Yuan donated so much at once, Li Er issued an order to reward Liu Yuan on the same day, and some people in the city were moved by Liu Yuan's righteous deeds, and many people went to the designated fundraising place to donate.

What surprised Liu Yuan the most was that the first and largest donation came from Apo. Lust brother and sister. (To be continued......)

PS: The closer I get to the end, the more tangled I feel, the mood is chaotic, and the state is poor, please forgive me.