PDLP Chapter 157 Want to Help
Chapter 157 Want to Help
Manager Wang took out five hundred taels and handed them to a manager.
The person in charge is in charge of registration. If anyone donates silver, it just needs to be registered in the book.
This is also necessary. If we build temples or write stories in the future, there must always be a detailed list.
And because of this, everyone was very enthusiastic in donating silver, with some donating a few dozen taels and some donating hundreds of taels.
Generally speaking, these several hundred taels are not something that ordinary people can afford, so they are only from prominent families, either businessmen or officials.
What Manager Wang took out was a silver note and handed it to the other party.
He has been the steward for many years, and this is the first time he has taken the initiative to give money to others. In the past, he always accepted silver from others.
This can be considered as my contribution to the victims. After all, there is not much I can do.
"Could you please leave your name, old man? If it is convenient, perhaps I can tell you your identity?"
The person in charge asked this because the old man spent five hundred taels at once.
Five hundred taels, this is really not a small amount of money.
Moreover, this old man has an extraordinary demeanor and is very calm. Perhaps he is from an official family.
"Just write Wang Neijian."
"Eunuch?"
The person in charge was shocked. Could it be what he understood?
"Are you from the palace?"
"Exactly."
Hearing this, the steward stood up hurriedly and quickly invited Manager Wang to come in under the awning to have tea.
After all, this person cannot be offended.
After he arranged the people, he told Liu Rumei the news immediately.
In this situation, if a eunuch actually arrives, then the emperor must have known about it and probably sent someone to inquire about it.
Their girl has spent so much energy and money, she must not lose the credit by failing to arrange the person properly and offending the nobles in the palace.
So he didn't dare to neglect it, and after hearing the news, Liu Rumei also understood that she must go there in person.
When Liu Rumei saw Steward Wang, she was slightly surprised. According to the album left by Tang Mingchen, this person should be the one who serves the emperor personally.
Liu Rumei had seen this album of important figures in the palace in Tang Mingchen's mansion. This person had been serving the emperor since he was a child, and the relationship between master and servant was extraordinary.
She guessed that someone from the palace would come to inquire sooner or later, but she never expected that the person would be so important.
What is the emperor going to do?
"I've met my lord."
Liu Rumei called him "Sir", which was something that Manager Wang did not expect.
He originally thought that most women in the boudoir were timid, and even if there were powerful people, they would definitely be noble.
Such a noble lady generally looks down on people like them.
But he didn't expect that Miss Liu would call him "Sir" and be so respectful and polite. This caught him completely by surprise.
"Miss, you don't have to be so polite. Just call me Wang Dajian."
Liu Rumei smiled and said, "Then I'm sorry to call you eunuch. I wonder what brings you here today?"
Manager Wang smiled and looked at the people behind him.
"It's nothing important. I just heard that the disaster victims outside the city were well resettled, so I came to take a look."
When Liu Rumei heard this, she understood what this so-called "obeying orders" meant.
He is the chief eunuch, so the orders he obeys can only be those of the emperor.
"Then please follow me, Grand Supervisor!"
Liu Rumei led the way personally, allowing Manager Wang to see everything clearly along the way.
Of course, I didn't take him to the mountain, after all, there was no need.
The people living at the foot of the mountain admired Liu Rumei very much. Along the way, many people greeted Liu Rumei and were very respectful.
Not only that, everything in the village is very warm and comfortable. It is obvious that this is not a hasty arrangement, but was prepared early on.
When Manager Wang saw this, he felt admiration, but his face remained calm.
After walking around for a while, Liu Rumei felt that they had seen enough, so she took everyone to rest.
"Is the eunuch satisfied? If you want to see it, let's have lunch first and we can continue to watch it in the afternoon."
"Oh, no need for that, although I am old, I am still clear-headed and can see very clearly.
The fact that these 100,000 disaster victims can live so peacefully is not due to anyone else’s efforts, but all due to the girl’s good arrangements. The girl is a kind-hearted person, and they are really lucky to have met her.”
When Liu Rumei heard this, she smiled slightly.
This was really unexpected. She thought he was here to cause trouble, but it turned out not to be the case.
So what does this Manager Wang want to do?
"Thank you for your compliment. I am so ashamed to accept it."
"Ah, young lady, you deserve it! However, there are still many people in the court who disagree with this matter."
After saying this, Manager Wang paused briefly and then looked at Liu Rumei.
As the emperor's chief steward, he naturally couldn't say so much. He couldn't reveal much about this matter. It all depended on whether this young lady was a smart person.
"Great eunuch, there are so many victims, some ministers are inevitably worried. But Prince Xian and I have done our best to resettle them, and they will not cause any impact on Kyoto.
Of course, people’s hearts are always unpredictable, and worries are inevitable. I just hope that the eunuch can say a few good words for us so that the victims will not continue to be displaced. "
These words moved Manager Wang a little, after all, this was not a simple matter.
"Hey, I heard that the money for resettling the disaster victims was all given by Xiangguo Temple?"
This person suddenly mentioned silver, what does this mean?
"Part of the money was donated by Xiangguo Temple, and part of it was raised by me. All the money earned by my Xianzi Pavilion was used to resettle the victims."
Manager Wang believed what Liu Rumei said, but others did not.
"Hey, this Star-Picking Pavilion hasn't been built yet."
When Liu Rumei heard this, she felt angry.
This emperor is really not a good person. He still thinks that Zhaixing Pavilion is more important than the victims, right?
Didn't he realize it?
This is not just a problem of 100,000 disaster victims. These victims are just the beginning, and there will be bigger troubles to come.
You are still in the Zhaixing Pavilion now, do you want to live forever?
Alas, that’s too much. If he wants to live a few more years, why should he look for a national teacher? He should look for himself.
“Manager Wang, the Star-Picking Pavilion is of course important, but I just can’t spare the money.
You don't know that the number of disaster victims is not 100,000, but 300,000 people who were eventually resettled here."
Manager Wang was also terrified. What was going on?
It was agreed that there would be 100,000 people, how come it suddenly became 300,000 people!
In this case, the money would not be enough, let alone to take out some of it.
It is not enough for the victims to just arrive at the destination. If the court does not give them a penny in the next few months, they will have to rely on Prince Xian and others themselves.
Oh, he originally thought that if he could convince Liu Rumei, it would be enough to give half of it to the emperor.
Who would have thought that it is now completely impossible.
How can this be done!
"Oh, this is difficult."