Unparalleled Fortune in Qing Dynasty

Chapter 225 Donations
On An Linyu's side, the construction of the shelter started, and on the other side, Kangxi sent people to check the disaster relief bank.

After reading the results, Kangxi was very angry.

The actual situation was even worse than he had imagined. This year's snow was heavy and fierce. Many people were unprepared. Many houses collapsed and many people died at home.

The officials of the relevant yamen took the disaster relief money and didn't spend any money on the victims. The only thing they spent was collecting money everywhere.

This makes Kangxi so angry, he saves money, but all the money he saves is greedy, how can he feel comfortable.

He felt uncomfortable, so naturally he had to make it harder for those who did not make him feel comfortable. Therefore, those who participated in this disaster relief bank incident, those who were degraded by their morals, would lose their officials and exile, or ransack their homes and behead their heads. Not sloppy.

In the heavy snow, the execution ground at Caishikou, which had been cold for a long time, was executed in public.

No matter how cold it is, there is no shortage of people watching the excitement, especially the excitement of the execution of officials greedy for disaster relief money.

Only two days before and after this incident, Kangxi acted fiercely and decisively, and the people in the capital couldn't help applauding what he did.

The corrupt officials were dealt with, but the people were still suffering. Kangxi thought about this for a while, and finally set his sights on Yinzhen.

But the process still has to go.

At the court meeting, Kangxi asked many officials: "Who do you think should be responsible for this disaster relief?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone began to express their opinions.

The number of princelings is small, but they are still strong. They support the prince to take charge. Everyone in the capital knows this incident. If it is done well, it will be a good opportunity for Yang Ming.

The elder brother's people are naturally not idle.

The third brother also wanted to get involved, but he performed very well.

Kangxi sat at the top and listened, but he didn't hear any suggestion from Yinzhen. He was puzzled and couldn't help but wonder what happened to the current courtiers. They used to be good at guessing his thoughts, but now they are guessing. They turned against him instead.

After a while, the following finally stopped. Kangxi said: "Since you all have ideas, let's talk about how you plan to be responsible one by one, starting with the crown prince."

As soon as this remark came out, several people were caught off guard. They wanted to win credit, but they really had no idea about the disaster relief idea.

But the prince is not a real idiot. Although it was sudden, this incident is not without precedent. He followed what he said, but he also said something.

Kangxi nodded when he heard the words, it was quite satisfactory, I was not wrong.

The prince said the standard things, and the elder brother can say less, but he is not stupid, and he said a few things in a different way, which is not bad.

The third elder brother is difficult, he is good at reading, but he knows everything the prince knows, and he has said everything that needs to be said, so he can only say: "I think what the prince and elder brother said is very true."

The implication is pretty much the same as what they think.

The third elder brother will arrive at Yinzhen after passing by.

Yinzhen had no idea, the shelter was already under construction, and the news An Linyu gave was very good, because the wages were in place, even in the cold weather, there were quite a few people who contributed.

In addition, An Linyu recruited those whose houses had collapsed, gave them shelter, and fed them well. They were displaced and worked harder. Many people started working, and several shelters started working together, and it was almost completed.

So Yinzhen said on the spot: "The second brother of the prince and the eldest brother are very good, and my son has no better idea. My son donated six shelters for the temporary residence of the people whose houses collapsed. Chen Fujin also tried his best to tell Erchen to donate 1 taels of silver for the expenses of the shelter."

As soon as he said this, Kangxi nodded and said with relief: "You have a heart."

"It's all what a son-in-law should do."

Yinzhen was praised by Kangxi, and the fifth elder brother followed suit. He didn't have a shelter to donate, so he followed suit. Anyway, he made a lot of money last time in Mongolia, and donating 2 taels is not at all. Distressed.

The fifth elder brother's approach was also praised by Kangxi.

Then the hall suddenly became lively.

In the end, the elder brother donated 3 taels, because there was a sofa in the money, although it was distressing but acceptable, the prince donated 3 taels, which was similar to the elder brother, and he could barely bear it.

The third elder brother donated 2 taels, and he couldn't bear it. After all, he ran the sofa business fast and didn't "play" with Yinzhen, so he said that 2 taels hurt his heart.

Not only that, apart from them, other officials can't just stand and watch and donate money.

They were more restrained, and those with more money donated 1 taels, while those with lesser donations ranged from a few hundred taels to a few thousand taels.

The entire court meeting turned into a donation meeting in an instant.

Kangxi was very satisfied looking at it, and then he was even more satisfied with Yinzhen, it's all because of his good leadership!

The greedy officials below are not worth it, but his four sons are.

In the end, Kangxi saw that the officials below all carried amounts on their heads, and similar officials would still compare, similar family backgrounds, you have more, and I have less, which is not very good-looking.

After some quotations, Kangxi was very happy, and Yinzhen didn't expect this, but it was a good thing.

Disaster relief money is not too much.

Part of the money will be used to survive the snowstorm, and after the snowstorm passes, rebuilding will be required!This is the big head, Yinzhen has money, but he spends a lot of money in the things he does secretly, so if you can save it, you will save it.

After the donation was over, Kangxi coughed lightly, and said with a smile in his eyes: "You dear friends, you have a heart, don't worry, after the snowstorm is over, I will send someone to erect a monument for you dear friends, and I will remember your dear friends. The love of the people, the people all over the world will remember your kind deeds."

After some good words, the hearts and minds of many officials below finally felt a little more comfortable, and they opened their mouths, and what they said was real money.

With so much money, at least it's not too bad to be able to buy a name on the monument.

As Yinzhen watched, he could only feel in his heart that Huang Ama deserved to be Huang Ama, and this move really made people feel comfortable spending money.

Now that the money has been donated, let's talk about what we just discussed.

"The shelter that Yinzhen just mentioned is already under construction?"

Yinzhen went out, cupped his hands and said, "Huhuang Ama, the shelter has basically been completed."

Kangxi was very satisfied, he was the one who discovered this matter, and now before others could react, he had already started to do things.

He is pragmatic, with a plan in mind, and at the same time has people in mind.

"Since this is the case, I will leave this matter to you. I believe that you will not disappoint my expectations."

Yinzhen respectfully said: "My son obeys the order."

The matter was settled casually with the sound of "my son complied with the order".

The faces of the prince and the elder brother were ashen, and they didn't look very good. The third elder brother didn't care about his blue face at this time, he still hasn't recovered from the "blow" of 2 taels!
He used to say that silver is all yellow and white things, and he was very disdainful when he said it, but now he is the one who is reluctant to part with these yellow and white things, it is really funny.

(End of this chapter)