In Xianyang in May, the temperature is not as cool as in Guzang County. The sun is shining, and it has begun to heat up on people's bodies.
Bai Yuyao was taken away from home most of the time.
One more month will make my belly bigger. She was pregnant in October last year, and now she is more than seven months old. She is becoming more and more round, and her belly is quite perky. When she was in the house, there were several women who had given birth, and they all said that she was pregnant and was going to give birth to a son.
Bai Yuyao also hopes to have a son because the Lin family needs an heir.
Bai Yuyao had the arithmetic taught by Lin Feng, which made it easier to calculate accounts. Even those who had already passed it on to the family asked Zhao Lexian to teach it to the other shopkeepers in various businesses, all of which were based on the new calculation method.
In addition to the original medicines, tea, restaurants, animal husbandry, etc., the industries operated by Bai Yuyao also involve the upstream and downstream of the industry, and the scale of the industry is very huge. What's more, she has a special status and no one dares to cause trouble.
The operation of various industries is very smooth.
On this day, when Bai Yuyao was working as a female worker, Zhao Lexian followed her in.
Zhao Lexian saluted and said, "Greetings, Madam."
Bai Yuyao said: "Grandpa Zhao, you don't have to be like this. There are no outsiders at home."
However, Zhao Lexian shook his head and said: "Rituals cannot be abolished. The old slave is still a servant after all, so how can he not follow the rules? If the old slave does not follow the rules, then I am afraid that everyone in the house will follow suit, which will corrupt the rules."
Bai Yuyao couldn't say it, so she didn't bother to say it. After all, she said it many times, but Zhao Lexian was unwilling. She said directly: "What's the matter with you?"
Zhao Lexian said: "Our Lin family's medicinal materials business, tea business, and restaurant business are all very good. This month's sales have further increased. It is foreseeable that this month's net profit will rise again."
Bai Yuyao smiled and said: "This is what it should be. After all, the Lin family's shops have been expanding continuously. We should proceed slowly and steadily. If we expand on a large scale, I am afraid it will be even faster."
Zhao Lexian changed the subject and said: "Madam, now in Xianyang City, the county government is calling on businessmen and other big families to donate money."
Bai Yuyao asked: "What's going on?"
Zhao Lexian replied: "At the end of last month, it was very unrest. Things went wrong everywhere. In the southernmost part of Wudu County, Liangzhou, an earth dragon turned over, causing many houses to collapse and many people to be injured."
"As for Yongzhou Hedong County, it was only the end of April in the north, but a heavy rain came, causing the river to burst its banks and flooded many houses and farmland. Countless people were in trouble and their lives became difficult."
"To the east of the Qin Dynasty, close to the Xia Kingdom, spring droughts have appeared one after another, and they have continued to this day. There are also spring droughts in other places. The most serious thing is that in the land of Hexi, a plague has appeared again, causing a large number of people to die. , the number of people affected by the disaster is no less than hundreds of thousands."
"Anyway, there are problems everywhere."
"The imperial court is already very worried about this matter. Because these problems arise, the imperial court needs to allocate funds for disaster relief. Disaster relief in all aspects requires a large amount of money. Even if it is a million taels of silver, it can be used easily and it is not enough at all. .”
"In Xianyang County, the newly appointed county magistrate is calling on these businessmen and big families to support and donate money to support the court. In short, it is to alleviate the current predicament. So I want to ask, how should our Lin family deal with it?"
Zhao Lexian said: "How much money should we donate?"
Bai Yuyao thought for a moment, but did not answer immediately, and asked: "Grandpa Zhao, the earth dragon turned over and happened in Liangzhou. My husband also went to Liangzhou. Is there any danger?"
Zhao Lexian smiled and said: "Madam, don't worry. The place where the Marquis serves is in Weiwu County, Liangzhou, which is far away from Wudu County. One is in the southwest of Liangzhou, and the other is in the central and northern area of Liangzhou. You can rest assured."
"That's good."
Bai Yuyao breathed a sigh of relief.
What she was worried about was Lin Feng's danger.
Bai Yuyao asked again: "This time, how much did most people donate?"
Zhao Lexian said: "The Wang family donated 200,000 taels of silver. As for the other big families and big businessmen, they mostly donated around 30,000 taels or 20,000 taels. The Wang family donated the most. The other families donated less. Somewhat."
"Old slave estimates that the money received now is at most one million taels of silver."
"The situation at the local level is very troublesome. Even the situation encountered this year is far more troublesome than that of the Qin Dynasty in previous years. In short, the imperial court is now in trouble. Without three to five million taels of silver, it is necessary to completely stabilize the local area. The chaos is not easy.”
Zhao Lexian said: "From the beginning of disaster relief, to stabilizing the situation in the mid-term, to appeasing the people in the later stage, helping people rebuild their homes, and restoring local prosperity, too much money is needed and the scope is too wide."
Bai Yuyao fell silent after listening.
Big expense.
The court has a problem.
In particular, her father is Ying Yuqian and her grandfather is Ying Jiuxiao.
Daqin is also her home.
Da Qin is in trouble, and if you don't support it yourself, do you still expect others to come to the rescue?
Bai Yuyao made a decision in the blink of an eye and said directly: "Grandpa Zhao, we are different from others. This time, we will fully support the court."
"Madam, there is a letter from the Marquis sent back."
At this moment, Bai Yuyao's personal maid Qing He hurriedly entered. With a smile on her face, she came to Bai Yuyao and said, "Madam, this is the letter that the Marquis just sent back. Please read it."
Bai Yuyao nodded, took the letter and read it.
In the letter, Lin Feng missed her, asked about her children, and also told some interesting things about Liangzhou. At the back of the letter, Lin Feng asked Bai Yuyao to fully support Daqin's disaster relief work, and asked Bai Yuyao to use all her wealth to help Daqin.
After Bai Yuyao read it, she handed the letter to Zhao Lexian and said, "Grandpa Zhao, here are my husband's arrangements. You should also take a look."
"Old slave, you can't look at it."
Zhao Lexian shook his head and said, "This is a letter from the Marquis to his wife. How can I read it? The Marquis has given orders, so just say so."
Bai Yuyao said: "Look, my husband mentioned disaster relief."
Zhao Lexian took it respectfully, skipping the previous words and looking directly at Lin Feng's instructions for disaster relief. He was very surprised and said: "The situation in Da Qin has reached the ears of the Marquis. The Marquis is really benevolent and righteous."
"This time to help the court, I will obey the madam's arrangements."
Lin Feng made an arrangement, and Zhao Lexian naturally supported it.
Bai Yuyao said: "Grandpa Zhao, I remember that in the Lin family's treasury, last month's statistics showed that there were about 2.2 million taels of silver in cash, right?"
"There are so many."
Zhao Lexian nodded in reply.
Bai Yuyao asked again: "Can the Lin family's medicinal materials, restaurants, tea and other shops currently have money on their books to operate?"
Zhao Lexian said: "That's no problem."
The Lin family's current property has been operating in a healthy manner, everything is running extremely well, and a large amount of money is returned every month. In fact, if Bai Yuyao hadn't continued to expand, the Lin family would have accumulated even more money.
After all, Bai Yuyao's industry has absolute advantages. Even in the beginning, it was a monopoly-like advantage. Especially in terms of medicinal pills, Lin Feng's original pills have special effects that other pills do not have, and they are even more monopolistic.
In other words, the Lin family's tea production is a little easier to imitate. So other teas appeared on the market. Even so, it still cannot change the situation where the Lin family tea family is the dominant one.
In addition, there are many businesses in restaurants, which also continuously provide cash flow to the Lin family and ensure that the Lin family's money is running smoothly.
Bai Yuyao thought for a while and said: "Since this is the case, the two million and two million taels of silver in the treasury will be donated to the court. What does Grandpa Zhao think? If my husband said that he would give his full support, then he will give his full support."
"For our Lin family, money is not a problem. In addition, because the Lin family runs a restaurant, they have always had a granary to store grain. The Lin family will donate another 300,000 kilograms of grain to the court to help the people. What do you think, Grandpa Zhao?"
"Old slave supports it!"
Although Zhao Lexian was heartbroken, Lin Feng's letter had already mentioned that he had spent all his wealth, so what else could he say?
Support is.
Bai Yuyao nodded and said: "Grandpa Zhao supports it, so I will go to the East Palace immediately, tell my father about the matter, and ask him to arrange this matter."
Zhao Lexian said: "Old slave, prepare the carriage."
Bai Yuyao nodded, she was also shocked. She didn't expect Lin Feng to be so generous and to help the court with all his strength.
Bai Yuyao supported Lin Feng's decision.
She was even proud of it.
Bai Yuyao left the palace in a carriage. When she arrived at the East Palace, she saw her mother Wang. After asking, she learned that Ying Yuqian had gone to the palace.
Wang looked at her daughter and said with a smile: "Yao'er, your father is very busy these days. Most of the time, he returns to the East Palace at midnight. It is impossible to come back in a short time. You stay at the house, mother and you There’s a lot more to say.”
Bai Yuyao said: "Mother, my daughter can't wait any longer. I will go to the palace right away."
Wang was very surprised and asked quickly: "What difficulties have you encountered that you want to enter the palace?"
Bai Yuyao said: "My husband received news of the disaster in Da Qin in Guzang County. He knew that Da Qin's government was in dire straits, so he sent a message back specifically to ask the Lin family to provide support. For this matter, my daughter came to donate money and materials on behalf of the Lin family."
Mrs. Wang smiled and said: "You let the people below take responsibility for donating money. Why do you need to go there in person? After all, the Xianyang County Government is calling on all major families to donate money and materials. You are pregnant, so you don't have to go in person. There is no need to go to the palace in person."
Bai Yuyao said: "This time the money is too much. I don't feel comfortable donating it to the county government. It must be given directly to the court."
Wang said: "How much is it?"
At this moment, Wang was very curious.
As for the Xianyang County Government, it was easy to accept one hundred thousand and two hundred thousand taels of silver without any problems.
Bai Yuyao said: "In this donation, the Lin family spent all their wealth, donating 2.2 million taels of silver and 300,000 kilograms of grain."
"ah!"
Wang was shocked.
Two million and two million taels of silver, this is not a small amount, even such a large amount of money is enough to cause a big shock in the court.
Wang said: "Yao'er, do you really donate so much?"
"yes!"
Bai Yuyao answered firmly.
Wang said: "This is not a small amount of money. The matter is serious and I really want to go to the palace. You are the wife of the Marquis of Zhenguo and the princess of Da Qin. You can have an audience with His Majesty."
Bai Yuyao said: "Mother, my daughter has entered the palace."
Mrs. Wang personally sent Bai Yuyao out of the house. She looked at Bai Yuyao's leaving figure and admired in her heart, she was indeed her daughter. Moreover, his daughter also married the right person. Lin Feng was really generous. He spent all his wealth to support the court as soon as he opened his mouth.
Bai Yuyao took a carriage and went straight to the imperial city.
