From the experience of previous lives, if you want to improve a person's prestige and reputation in society, the simplest and most effective way is to do charity.

Real money is given to the people, big and small favors are kindness, and the subjects remember her goodness, and their good impression of her will naturally rise sharply.

But there is a threshold for doing charity, and if you don't have money, you are not qualified to play.

For Empress Wu, real money is not a big problem, after being a queen all these years, it is impossible to just pull her hair and spit on the mothers-in-law in the harem and fight in groups, right?

As far as Li Qinzai knows, Empress Wu has saved some industries over the years, but these industries are not in her name.

Wu Yuanqing, Wu Yuanshuang, her sister Mrs. Han, and even Wu Minzhi of the Wu family, all have rich properties under their names, some of which they earned by themselves by pulling the queen's tiger skin, and some of them were hung in their names by the Empress Wu.

In short, the Empress Wu is not short of money.

If you want to earn a good reputation, charity is the best way.

As soon as Li Qinzai's suggestion was finished, Empress Wu's eyes lit up.

After all, she was a smart woman, and she immediately understood the meaning of Li Qinzai's words.

That's right, doing charity is really attracting people's hearts, whether it is courtiers or ordinary people, after knowing that the current queen is doing charity, her prestige is invisibly established.

not only established prestige, but also occupied the moral high ground, no matter how disgusted and hateful others are to her in the future, the title of "Philanthropist Queen" hangs on Empress Wu, and others are embarrassed to open their mouths to scold her.

Whoever scolds her is ungrateful, and she can't get along with the people who have benefited from it, and she is invincible.

After listening carefully, Empress Wu was overjoyed.

"Jing Chu's brain is really ...... No wonder Your Majesty has taken you so seriously, and you have never disappointed. The Empress Wu praised repeatedly.

Li Qinzai said with a smile: "It's just the duty of loyalty, this move can solve the queen's worries, and it is beneficial to the reputation of the heavenly family, the more good deeds the queen's charity hall does, the more the heavenly family can collect the heart of the world." ”

The corners of Empress Wu's mouth hooked slightly, and then she said: "If the Charity Hall wants to be good in the world, it is bound to allocate countless money and food, where does this come from?" ”

"In the early days of the Charity Hall, it was naturally only paid out of pocket by the queen and the court wives, and when the influence gradually became far-reaching, it could be recruited from the royal family and private businessmen."

Empress Wu frowned and said, "For no reason, how can Shang Jia be willing to raise donations?" ”

"There is always a reward for the effort, especially for businessmen. You can't expect them to be kind, and the relationship between the Charity Hall and these merchants who raise money is nothing more than a transaction. ”

"Merchants have money, but they need status, the status of the imperial court is incomparable, but lack of money, the two have mutual needs, and a long-term mutually beneficial and complementary relationship can be formed."

"If the merchant donates money, the queen may wish to send the merchant something that can improve their status on behalf of the heavenly family, such as a plaque commending their kindness, an edict praised by the Son of Heaven or the queen himself, or a grand pomp and circumstance of a local county magistrate personally coming to the door to praise them, etc."

"To the imperial court, these things are insignificant, but to the merchants, they can be used as important documents for family heirlooms."

Empress Wu still frowned and said, "In this way, wouldn't the status of Shang Jia be elevated?" If even businessmen have a bright future, won't the people develop a bad atmosphere of valuing profit and forgetting righteousness? ”

Li Qinzai sighed and said: "Queen, the things that the minister just said about the praise actually didn't involve anything that could make the descendants of Shang Jia come out, according to the law of the Tang Dynasty, Shang Jia is not allowed to participate in the imperial examination after that, as long as this article is still there, they still can't get ahead." ”

"What the imperial court gave them was just a temporary scenery, and the businessmen were actually very aware of their status, and they would not want to change their composition by donating money a few times."

"What they want is the scenery at this time, as long as the imperial court grasps this scale, the charity hall can form a virtuous circle and will not cause chaos to the imperial court."

"Besides, the rich donate money to help the poor through the charity hall, the whole thing will only promote the good atmosphere of the people, the most important thing is not how to get businessmen to donate money, but how to put an end to the corruption and corruption within the charity hall, the imperial court must send officials and strictly supervise it, so as not to ruin the reputation of the charity hall."

Empress Wu thought about it, and finally nodded slowly.

Li Qinzai's suggestion undoubtedly opened up a new world for her, and she didn't expect that this method could be used to boost the prestige of the queen.

Sighing softly, Empress Wu smiled and said: "Jing Chu is indeed an important minister of the country, and a random idea will make the palace suddenly brighten." ”

Li Qinzai blinked: "The minister has received the queen's consistent money, I hope the queen will not feel that the consistent money has been spent unjustly, and the minister will be thankful." ”

Empress Wu chuckled and said: "Not only is it not wronged, but this palace also feels that it is too little, even if it is a pure transaction, why does Jing Chu ask for a little more?" As far as this palace knows, Jing Chu is insatiable for money, why is he so polite to this palace's offer? ”

Li Qinzai smiled dryly: "This is the first time for the minister to do business with a woman, I really can't grasp the woman's mind, I am afraid that the price is too high, the queen simply does not do it, and after the matter is completed, the minister will be ......killed."

Empress Wu laughed heartily: "In Jing Chu's heart, is this palace such a stingy person?" ”

Li Qinzai sighed: "In this way, the minister really regrets it, or else...... Queen, do you look at it a little more? ”

Empress Wu quickly lowered her face: "The deal is finalized, there is no reason to add more money, Jing Chu thinks too much." ”

"The minister volunteered to help you take charge of the money accounts of the Charity Hall in the future?"

"This palace opens a shop to sell arsenic, and Jing Chu has to steal two bites, how can the money of the Charity Hall be handed over to you? Get lost! ”

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After bidding farewell to Empress Wu, Li Qinzai walked out of the Taiji Palace, and he didn't realize that even his steps were much lighter.

If Empress Wu really does what he suggests, the future of Datang will eliminate a major hidden danger.

Li Qinzai has never doubted the ambition of the martial queen, her ambition is not only the harem, if the conditions are right, there is nothing she dare not do.

After all, she is the only empress in history, and her ability is beyond doubt.

Through the way of charity, she successfully diverted the attention of Empress Wu, and from then on, her eyes were no longer on the court, but on the folk countryside, which was a good thing for Li Zhi and Datang Sheji.

There are no losers in this matter, everyone wins.

Especially the couple of the Heavenly Family, they have won hemp, and Li Qinzai, after coming up with this idea, will decisively stay out of the matter, and quietly watch the changes in the future Tang Dynasty and harem from the perspective of an outsider.

is still the same sentence, Li Qinzai hopes to see a peaceful and prosperous era, and what Datang needs is to make quiet and steady progress slowly, rather than changing the banner of the king at the head of the city.