Wang's little lady

Chapter 305: More comes in, less comes out

Master Jiang looked at Hongdou in surprise. He was already thinking about money and food, but he didn't expect Xie Hongdou to appear in front of him immediately.

He even offered to provide money to help him overcome this difficulty. Jiang Huaizhi was moved and looked at Hongdou with gentler eyes.

Hongdou saw Master Jiang not speaking for a while, thinking that he was dissatisfied with how little he could offer. He couldn’t help but explain:

"Although my family doesn't have much to offer, if Zhao Jinyuan receives my letter, he will definitely contribute."

"In addition..." Hongdou didn't intend to be too eye-catching. There are many wealthy merchants in Fengdu County:

"Your Excellency, you can take this opportunity to call together other merchants to discuss and work together to contribute to your hometown. I will cooperate with you."

"You can promise to write a separate memorial about their charity and submit it to the court. In particular, the person who contributed the most money can write down his or her name in the memorial."

"In addition, whoever contributed how much money, the Yamen can engrave a separate monument in a conspicuous location in Fengdu County, with the name of the contributor and the amount written on it."

"In this way, merchants will not pay too little even for the sake of face, and they may even compete to pay for the one who takes the lead."

"Ordinary people can participate voluntarily. Even if you contribute a penny, you can write it down. The accumulated amount can be considered considerable."

Hongdou himself also thinks that this method can be tried. Most businessmen are not short of money and prefer fame. The yamen will just give them fame.

In this way, the pressure on the yamen is reduced. Even if there is a war at the border, this side can be self-sufficient. It is just a matter of traveling to more places to buy.

Some craftsmen and young adults can also be hired to build less severely damaged houses in advance to accommodate more people temporarily.

After all, it is more comfortable to have a shelter from wind and rain on snowy days.

Jiang Huaizhi's eyes kept shining every time he heard Hongdou say something. He really didn't expect that Hongdou could come up with such a way.

And if you think about it carefully, this method is feasible.

It is impossible for many local people to move their families just because an earth dragon turns over. Even if they move, they will have to go to the Yamen to register and get road signs.

So everyone will still choose to stay in their hometown and wait for reconstruction.

Jiang Huaizhi looked at the master, whose eyes were also bright, and the master couldn't help but nod to Jiang Huaizhi.

"I think your idea is good. Let's do this. I'll send someone to send a letter to the second young master of the Zhao family and ask him to go out and buy more things he needs."

"As for the money, I asked him to put it down first, and I will pay it to him when we get back. It will come from the charity money we collected."

Jiang Huaizhi thought for a while, if the method of getting money from merchants worked and went smoothly, then the Yamen would not need to worry about money.

It is nothing more than giving enough fame to those who are willing to donate money, making people feel that the donation is worth it, and they can still hear the sound.

When the time comes, he will praise a few words in public. Even if some people are dissatisfied, they can only keep it in their hearts. After all, in order to make money, businessmen cannot let their reputation be too bad.

Now that the yamen has adopted his own ideas, Hongdou will not interfere with the specifics of how to do it. Lord Jiang will organize the arrangements by himself.

"Thank you, miss, please stay here for a while. I will immediately order people to invite famous businessmen from Fengdu County."

"In order to avoid long nights and many dreams, you should cooperate more when the time comes."

Hongdou has no objection. If the people's basic life is solved, there will be no trouble. If there is no trouble, they can rebuild their homes peacefully.

Everyone can get through this disaster safely and without harm.

Jiang Huaizhi immediately asked his master to make arrangements. Hongdou took Xiaoya and Meng Da out for a walk to see the situation in the county.

In fact, the existing situation is much better than that in Shimen Town. Although some houses have collapsed, some are still intact.

You only need the yamen's order to go home and settle down, so there will be fewer people in the yamen to be responsible for. There are even some brave ones who have already run back to their intact homes.

Shimen Town was not so lucky. Many of the houses were only half collapsed, especially the old houses, which were almost completely destroyed.

Hongdou remembered that Wuchen had said that it would be safe if the disaster was over, but she did not dare to tell Mr. Jiang that she did not want to be the leader.

To avoid getting into trouble.

"Hongdou, Hongdou." Hongdou and the other three walked and looked around, and suddenly heard someone calling their name.

Xiaoya pulled Hongdou's arm and motioned her to look the other way. Unexpectedly, they were still acquaintances.

"Hua Li, why are you here?" Hong Dou looked at Hua Li running closer and asked with a smile.

"I'm taking my servants with me to help everywhere." After Huali said that, she looked around and saw that no one from the Yamen was nearby, so she whispered:

"I'll take the opportunity to get close to the people from the yamen and see if there's any news I can know in advance."

Hong Dou raised her eyebrows. Unexpectedly, Huali was able to adapt to the environment, and the master of the Hua family was also willing. It seemed that if nothing unexpected happened, Huali would really be the leader of the Hua family.

"Let's find a spacious place to chat." Anko suggested as she looked at Huali. Apart from the Zhao family, the Hua family has the most business dealings with the Xie family.

She also got along well with Huali, and they had some things to say both in public and private matters.

The few of them found a relatively flat and quiet place. Huali couldn't wait to ask: "What on earth are you going to do with me? It's so mysterious?"

Fortunately, Huali knew that Hongdou was not someone who liked to fool people, so she didn't ask any questions on the way.

"You must have heard about the border war. The latest news is that Daqing has been defeated. The imperial court may not be able to take care of us for a while."

As soon as Hong Dou finished speaking, Huali's face turned serious.

After all, Huali was someone who went out to do business with Mr. Hua, so she could sort out some things.

"Then we can only rely on ourselves and the Yamen from now on?"

"So many houses have collapsed. It is not easy to repair them. There are also things like food and drink. Many people are in a hurry and have no money or food."

Huali was also a little lucky in her heart. Fortunately, her father was thoughtful and her family could survive on their own. At worst, they would have to leave Fengdu County temporarily.

Just send a trustworthy person to stay here and deliver the message. Come back when nothing happens.

"Is it more serious in your town than here? I secretly saved some food for you. I'll have someone take you to get it later. You can use some first."

Hongdou was very grateful that Huali could be so generous to her family at the critical moment. No wonder her grandma and mother both liked her. She was really reliable when things happened.

"Thank you for your kindness. My family also saved it secretly, but the same cannot be said for other people. Mr. Jiang will definitely find a way to survive this period of time."

"I just met Mr. Jiang. I'm afraid it will cause some bloodshed in various merchants."

Huali frowned after hearing this, I'm afraid this might be difficult to handle. We have all suffered such a big disaster together, and no one knows what will happen next.

If businessmen in the county were asked to provide money at this time, many people would not be willing.

Those who do business naturally hope to get more in and less out.

Hongdou also saw Huali's hesitation, but the pressure on the yamen alone was too great. Once they couldn't hold on, the people would easily take the wrong approach.

Just help each other.

(End of this chapter)