PDLP Chapter 158: Proposal
Chapter 158: Proposal
Manager Wang felt that he was really going to lose his hair due to worry.
He didn't want to make things difficult for Liu Rumei, but if he didn't have the money to return, the emperor would definitely make things difficult for everyone.
Seeing his expression, Liu Rumei asked softly, "Eunuch, if the emperor really wants to build the Zhaixing Tower, it won't be a difficult task in my opinion."
After hearing what Liu Rumei said, Manager Wang became a little curious.
This girl seems to have some ideas. After all, she is the one who arranged the care of 100,000 disaster victims by herself. Does she really have any good ideas?
"If Miss Liu has any good ideas, feel free to speak up."
Liu Rumei didn't want to deal with others, but if she planned to target the victims, that would definitely not work.
Therefore, let all civil and military officials do good deeds and accumulate virtue.
"Your Majesty built the Zhaixing Tower for the common people. There is a severe drought in the north and Kyoto has not had a drop of water for half a month. Your Majesty built the Zhaixing Tower to pray for the people."
When Liu Rumei said this, Manager Wang's eyes suddenly brightened.
Girl, if you have something to say, please tell me more so that he can tell His Majesty when he gets back.
This Zhaixing Tower was actually the idea of the National Master. No one knows how much favors and money the National Master got during its construction.
Those who serve closely around them all understand this, so how could the ministers not know it too?
But who dares to say it out loud?
To offend the Imperial Master is to offend His Majesty.
Your Majesty may not be unaware of this, but he just lets it go because he has great faith in the Imperial Master.
"Yes, this is all because of your majesty's concern for the people!"
The corners of Liu Rumei's mouth twitched slightly. She felt guilty after she said this, but this person didn't seem to feel any pain in his ears.
Well, if that's the case, tell me more.
"Since it is a good thing, then of course we should strongly support it. The common people have a few silver coins in their hands, so it is still the big families and civil and military officials who should do their best."
"Yes, that's right!"
Liu Rumei smiled charmingly. Look, the emperor also wants someone to pay money. As for who pays the money, it doesn’t matter.
“Alas, seeing that Kyoto is suffering from a severe drought, if the emperor prays for the people, those ministers will naturally follow.
Pray for blessings, how can you not spend a penny? These big families can't just watch our emperor toil for the world alone."
When Liu Rumei said this, Manager Wang's eyes lit up.
Hey, girl, please tell me in detail.
Manager Wang never thought that he would actually leave food on this farm. What he ate was not any expensive food, but the meals that the victims ate on a daily basis.
Although the taste was a bit bland, he felt that it was better than the delicacies in the palace.
Before leaving, Liu Rumei gave Manager Wang five hundred taels, but Manager Wang refused to take it.
"This is for the victims, just take it with confidence. I have written down everything I heard from you today.
The girl gave me a good idea, and I will do my best to help her, don't worry."
No one expected that Manager Wang, who was always calm and reserved, would actually give such a definite answer.
This surprised the young eunuch who was serving him very much, but he dared not say a word for fear of being punished by Chief Steward Wang.
Finally, Liu Rumei gave Manager Wang a basket of snacks and side dishes, which made Manager Wang leave with a smile.
The young eunuch didn't know that this was the most precious thing to Steward Wang.
Salted duck eggs, which his mother often made for him when he was young.
Liu Rumei saw Manager Wang leave and then looked at the sky.
The sunny weather looked good, with no clouds in the sky, but such sunny weather made the victims very uneasy.
There was also a sunny day like this at the beginning of the severe drought, but unexpectedly, that was the beginning of the drought.
When they arrived at the new place and saw the vast fields, they no longer wanted to experience another severe drought.
So every day someone goes to the river to check how much water is left.
If the river water level drops, they will record it and store water wherever possible.
Liu Rumei didn't say anything when she found out. After all, it was human nature. They had just experienced a severe drought, so it was understandable that they needed to store water.
Moreover, she looked at the weather and couldn't help but sigh.
It's more troublesome if there is no water.
Inside the palace, Steward Wang had changed back into the clothes of a eunuch and was holding a food box in his hand.
"what is this?"
It’s not time for dinner yet, what are you doing with the lunch box?
"Your Majesty, I went to the farm where the disaster victims were resettled today. I brought this back from the farm and brought it here for Your Majesty to see."
The emperor was stunned for a moment, then actually stopped and looked at the contents of the box.
There was a bowl of rice porridge, a plate of pickles, and an egg.
Such food was actually prepared for the victims. If it were in his eyes, it would naturally be insignificant, but in the eyes of the victims, this was probably the best day ever.
“You eat this for three meals a day?”
"That's not true. I heard that everyone gets an extra steamed bun for lunch."
"Oh, that's really generous."
Steward Wang thought for a moment and said with a smile, "Your Majesty is right. I went to see it today and saw a very long queue during the meal!
Those people walked from one end of the village to the other, their eyes turned green with hunger. I saw that if they continued like this, they would lose a lot of money in a few months.
Moreover, I found out today that our Prince Xian has received another batch of 100,000 disaster victims. From now on..."
The emperor felt a headache after listening to this and accepted another batch?
"How many people and how much money will it take?"
"Haha, I don't know about that. Anyway, the Prince Xian's family is probably not enough to support it. If these disaster victims are well resettled, they will be your Majesty's people. But if they are not well resettled, it will be a big trouble."
The emperor laughed when he heard this and asked, "He's doing you a favor? Why are you still speaking for him?"
These words frightened Manager Wang so much that he knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.
"Your Majesty, I am so scared by what you said. I am really wronged!"
"Oh, you are still wronged?"
“Yes, I have not only benefited from this, but I have also eaten the same meals as the victims.
Also, in order to do things for the emperor, I specially gave five hundred taels! Only with a donation of five hundred taels can I take a look at the village!"
The emperor was really curious to see how serious he was.
"Do you have to pay to enter the village?"
"Hey, it is said that there are too many people trying to get information recently, and they don't want outsiders to get in, so they came up with this idea."
The emperor laughed after hearing this and said, "Okay, I know you've worked hard, I'll give you a reward of 1,000 taels later!"
Manager Wang smiled sincerely and quickly knelt down to express his gratitude.
"Your Majesty, I am not saying anything, but this woman is not good at being in charge. Look, you need money to enter the village!
Although I am not very experienced, I know that we should be frugal when resettling the disaster victims. They can't eat such good rice porridge. They should use coarse rice, as long as they don't starve to death. That's why I said that the prince is probably going to make things worse. "