The next day, the sky was clear and the sun was shining brightly, Yin Lingyuan rushed to Qi Ye's residence hall with freshly baked banlan root pig tendon and red date soup, and the sound of melting snow was endless along the way.

Qi Ye was appreciating the folds, and when he saw her coming, he seemed to have expected her, and took the lead in speaking: "Did you see your brother yesterday?" He has made meritorious contributions to disaster relief, and he will definitely be rewarded for his meritorious deeds after I die. ”

She thought that Yin Lingyuan was interceding, and she would have blocked her words first, if it weren't for the urgency of the current situation, he, the king of a country, would not have to make such a decision.

"It's an honor for the second brother to share the emperor's worries", Yin Lingyuan said with a smile, "The concubines are also really supportive." ”

Qi Ye raised his eyebrows in surprise: "Yu'er is very knowledgeable. ”

Yin Lingyuan smiled, took out the soup cup and handed it to Qi Ye: "It's been cold these days, and the concubine specially boiled the soup with Banlan root to prevent the wind and cold, and the emperor will taste it." ”

"It just so happens that I am also hungry", Qi Ye put down the brush in his hand, took the soup and took a sip, there were a few small drops of oil floating on the surface of the orange-yellow soup, the medicinal fragrance of the banlan root seemed to be absent to alleviate the oiliness of the soup, coupled with the faint sweet fragrance of red dates, he drank half a cup in one go, and only then did he have time to praise it: "Yes, the soup is delicious and delicious, I heard that there are a lot of herbs planted in your yard?" ”

"Yes", Yin Lingyuan said, "The banlan root in the soup is planted by the concubine herself, and it is used to make some medicinal food, which is no better." ”

"You can still eat it, it's the same tonic, but it's much stronger than those bitter stomach-pouring medicinal juices." Qi Ye said, and used chopsticks to pick up the pork tendon in the soup and ate it, the pork tendon was tender and smooth, and after stewing, it was slightly fibrous and quite bitten.

Yin Lingyuan saw that he was eating vigorously, and slowly spoke: "Your Majesty, it is a good thing for the second brother to open a porridge shed, but you also know that the situation is special now, so you need more silver." ”

Qi Ye finished eating the last piece of pork tendon, wiped his mouth and looked at Yin Lingyuan: "So Yu'er is here to ask for silver with me today?" ”

"Naturally not", Yin Lingyuan interface, if the emperor has silver, will he still use such shameless calculations for her and the second brother, "The so-called everyone gathers firewood and the flame is high, and the concubines think that the second brother's strength alone is limited, if all the relatives and nobles can help, this matter will be easy." ”

Qi Ye shook his head after hearing this: "If they can donate silver, I don't have to bother so much. ”

"There is no need to donate silver", Yin Lingyuan said, "The ministers are all pillars of the country, they must all be talented and rich, if they donate one or two paintings and words they draw and write, it should be no problem?" ”

"What do you want to do with calligraphy and painting", Qi Ye was puzzled.

"Sell it", Yin Lingyuan said, "Take it to the second brother and exchange it for silver to help the victims." ”

Qi Ye smiled and shook his head: "Although they are knowledgeable, they are not famous artists, and a pair of calligraphy and paintings can't buy a few silver coins." ”

"The concubines have their own way", Yin Lingyuan said firmly, "I don't know if the emperor is willing to help the concubines?" ”

Qi Ye thought for a while, and said suspiciously: "It's easy to let them write a calligraphy or two, but what kind of medicine are you selling in this gourd?" ”

"The emperor will know in the future", Yin Lingyuan made up his mind not to tell Qi Ye at this time, otherwise it is estimated that he would not allow it, "Does the emperor agree to help his concubine?" ”

Qi Ye pondered for a moment, and finally nodded: "Okay, I want to see how you can exchange these calligraphy and paintings for silver money." ”

Yin Lingkite's method is a bit of a sideshow, the ministers of the DPRK and the central government perform their duties, and everyone has various rights in their own field, for the people below, how to get up to the top is a very delicate and important thing. The so-called people in the DPRK and China are easy to do, and this is the truth.

It often happens that many people want to build relationships but suffer from no way, and they don't necessarily accept gifts if they give them away.

Yin Lingyuan wants to provide an opportunity for these people, and she wants to use these adults' calligraphy, paintings, and handwriting to hold a charity bazaar.

Although they are not famous, but for those who want to climb the relationship and pat the official ass, it is an opportunity that they can't seek, and they are naturally willing to pay money for it, and in the name of charity, they can still get a virtuous name, why not?

In addition, this spring is also a triennial spring festival, and the children from all over the country entered Beijing as early as a year ago to take the examination, and after passing the examination, they entered the officialdom, which is a stepping stone for them to have a good relationship with the officials.

In the final analysis, this method uses the unspoken rules of officialdom, so Yin Lingyuan wants to hide from Qi Ye that he will cut first and then play, whoever asks him to calculate his own money, Yin Lingyuan will also use his court, and this method is above board, even if Qi Ye knows about it afterwards, he can't do anything to himself.

Civil officials writing and painting is simply commonplace, Yin Anlu got the news of Yin Lingyuan, so he went door-to-door to collect calligraphy and paintings, at this time these adults are very generous, some people are simply three or five paintings, Yin Anlu is not too much at all, and they all laughed.

After putting away the calligraphy and paintings, Yin Anlu posted a notice in the Cyclamen Building, and three days later held a charity bazaar to auction off the ink treasures of the adults, and all the money raised was used for disaster relief.

At the bottom is a list of donated calligraphy and paintings, what six books, cabinet scholars, and the directors of various yamen are on the list, in addition to the court officials, there are also the heads of the academies, and the great Confucians in Beijing, all of whom are figures with heads and faces.

The shopkeeper of the cyclamen building helped to clean up the arrangement, classified these calligraphy and paintings, and set the starting price according to the level of the official position. ”

Yin Anlu smiled, although he was not an official in the court, but he also knew a little bit about the twists and turns: "You wait and see, have you found the person who presided over the charity sale?" ”

"Don't worry", the shopkeeper doesn't believe it now anyway, "The people who are looking for Pinmo Pavilion, they are the best at doing this." ”

Yin Anlu nodded, looking at the calligraphy and paintings that filled the room, as if he saw white flowers and silver.

Three days later, the charity bazaar was held as scheduled.

The Cyclamen House is rarely closed for a day, but there are more people who come than usual, and the tables and chairs are set up at the bottom, and everyone finds their own places to sit down, waiting for the charity bazaar to begin.

A middle-aged man covered his face with a folding fan, looked at a vacant seat and sat down quickly, but when he looked up, he was facing the person opposite, both of them were suddenly a little embarrassed, and the man hugged his fists: "Lord Zhang, you are here." ”

The people at the same table also clasped their fists and saluted back: "Lord Li, you are here too." ”

"Yes, yes", the two of them were polite on their faces, and they were secretly annoyed in their hearts, why did they just happen to meet each other?

Looking around, most of them are dressed as subordinates, and they can't help but feel annoyed, why didn't they send a subordinate instead?

The crowd was bustling, and only the sound of "dang" was heard, it was the sound of the gavel hitting the plank, and the bazaar began.

"This first lot is a picture of the landscape, smoke and rain of the squire of the criminal department, and the starting price is three hundred taels of silver." Before the host's voice fell, someone immediately raised his hand: "Three hundred and fifty taels." ”

Someone else was not to be outdone: "Four hundred taels!" ”

"Five hundred taels!"

"Five hundred and fifty taels!"

……

The bidding came and went, and finally this ordinary painting was bought for eight hundred taels of silver, and the shopkeeper who was standing by and watching was stunned, completely unable to understand what these people's minds were thinking.

Then, the words of the book of the household department, the fan mentioned by the master of the kokuko priest, and the picture of the children's spring play of the servant of the ministry...... The calligraphy and paintings of the adults appeared, and each transaction price was thousands of taels.

"The next lot," the host raised his voice, "it's the ink treasure of Lord Liu of the cabinet, and the starting price is seven hundred taels of silver." ”

With the host's voice, the assistant showed Lord Liu's words to the audience, and Lord Zhang, who had been waiting below, immediately raised his hand: "Eight hundred taels!" ”

Master Li, who was at the same table as him, widened his eyes and immediately said, "Nine hundred taels!" ”

"I'll give a thousand taels", Master Zhang shouted, and bowed his hand to Lord Li, "Lord Liu is a teacher, and I hope Lord Li will raise his noble hand." ”

"One thousand one hundred taels", Lord Li did not back down, and also gave up his hand to the other party: "The dog has wanted to worship under Lord Liu's door for a long time, and I am determined to get this ink treasure." ”

"One thousand two hundred taels!"

"One thousand three hundred taels!"

……

The two had a lot of fun, and in the end, Mr. Zhang was defeated by Mr. Li, and won this ink treasure for 1,800 taels of silver.

The auction lasted from morning to afternoon, the calligraphy and paintings were reduced one by one, and the silver came in in a hurry, and finally ended with the high price of 2,500 taels of silver for the harvest picture of Lord Cai, the first assistant of the dynasty.

Yin Anlu roughly calculated, the total number is not less than tens of thousands of taels, and now the imperial court is already checking the population, registering and making records, and when the statistics are good, those from other places will be given a sum of resettlement silver and repatriated to their hometowns.

His own porridge shed can be revoked for another month at most, and the silver is completely useless.

Yin Lingyuan asked him to keep enough of his own, and all the rest were sent to the palace and presented to the emperor.

"It's hard to bring too much silver", Yin Lingyuan said, "The concubine let the second brother exchange all the gold, and the five thousand taels of gold are here, this is the account book, please let the emperor be careful." ”

Yin Lingyuan stood in front of Qi Ye, with Huang Chengcheng's gold behind him, like a fairy girl with scattered wealth in the painting.

Yin Anlu auctioned the calligraphy and paintings of the senior members of the court outside the palace, Qi Ye was not annoyed when he got the news later, but the two brothers and sisters carried out it in the name of charity sale, and they couldn't find anything wrong on the surface, but they were secretly annoyed that they were careless and fell into a little woman's calculation.

Now that the real money is in front of him, no matter how angry Qi Ye is, it will disappear.

He would not be glad if he knew how the money came from; I wanted to reprimand him, but the Yin family brothers and sisters had no selfish intentions, and all the money they got was used for disaster relief, and sending these just solved the urgent need of the moment - he was worried that the money for the people would nowhere to go.

"You, your brothers and sisters are really ......" Qi Ye struggled for a long time, and finally said, "You can really solve problems for me." ”

Yin Lingyuan deserved it, and said happily: "Emperor Xie praised." ”