Lantian County.
Although this is just a small county town adjacent to Chang'an, and the scale of the city is far smaller than that of the imperial capital Chang'an City, the scale of commercial activities here has a tendency to gradually catch up with Chang'an City. The commercial focus of the Tang Dynasty is quietly shifting to Lantian County!
Behind all this is because Li Zexuan is the lord of Lantian County. Under his guidance, Lantian County established the Department of Commerce, which specializes in taking over business cases and maintaining the business environment in the city. Businessmen who were originally at the bottom of society, In Lantian County, they received equal political treatment as ordinary people. This political treatment not only refers to their social status, but also their children can also attend the official school in Lantian County. This is simply a dream for businessmen all over the world. What an opportunity! So after going back and forth, there are more and more shops, inns, and restaurants in Lantian County!
Therefore, the notice in today's "Datang Daily" that "Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce intends to hold a fund-raising meeting" caused a sensation in Lantian County that was not as big as Chang'an City!
"Boss Zhang, what do you think of what was said in the newspaper today?"
In a silk shop, two middle-aged men were talking.
"What do you think? What do you think? This matter was initiated by the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce, which means that it was authorized by the Marquis! We can do business in Lantian County, and the business is getting more and more prosperous, not because of the Marquis. The favor? Based on this alone, I will support hundreds of dollars at this fundraiser!"
"Boss Zhang is so righteous! Mr. Xu thinks the same way! Mr. Hou has nothing to say to us businessmen. If it weren't for Mr. Hou, would that brat of mine be able to go to the official school? I just hope that boy can gain some popularity. , and will be admitted to Yanhuang Academy in a few years, then Lin will have nothing else to ask for in this life! For this fundraiser, if for no other reason than for the Marquis, Xu will donate 500 yuan!"
"Haha! That's so true! And what's written in the newspaper is right. If the imperial court attacks the Turks this time, if it loses, the Tang Dynasty will be doomed! It will be difficult for us people to do business by then! So this time we raise funds, we are not only doing it for the Marquis and the court, but also for ourselves!"
"That's right! Boss Zhang, do you know how much Boss Lin from Longmen Inn will donate this time?"
"How many?"
"Twenty thousand strings!"
"What? Twenty thousand dollars? Boss Lin is too generous, right?"
"Isn't that right? Boss Lin is a core member of the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce. In the past year, the Lin family has made a lot of money following the Marquis. The rare items in Qiqi Pavilion are usually supplied to members of the Chamber of Commerce first. It’s hard for people like them not to get rich! Oh, by the way, I heard that Boss Lin’s son has even been admitted to Yanhuang Academy this time. The Lin family is really going to be prosperous!”
"Tsk tsk! It seems that there is still something to eat if you follow the Marquis!"
"Haha! That's~!"
There are many businessmen in Lantian County. As soon as this donation notice for businessmen came out, it immediately detonated the entire county. People could be heard talking about it in the streets, alleys, shops and restaurants in the city!
Of course, the article in "Datang Daily" also caused great repercussions in the literary circle!
Chang'an City, Imperial College.
"All people are responsible for the rise and fall of a country! The Tang Dynasty is not the Tang Dynasty of one person, but the Tang Dynasty of all people! If the country is well, the people will live and work in peace and contentment; if the country is about to perish, all the people will be displaced! Well written! Well written! "
In the teaching building of the Imperial Academy, a student held the "Datang Daily" and murmured with emotion.
It is break time at this time, and many students will take out the newspapers at this time. Of course, sometimes they will also briefly browse the news in the newspapers, and they will also take a closer look when they encounter something they are interested in.
"The article is a good article, but why should businessmen do such things that are loyal to the emperor and patriotic? Can't we, the scholars, do it?"
The main course at Taixueguan is Confucian classics, and the students there are heavily influenced by Confucian culture. As scholars, they are enjoying the "benefits" brought to them by the class classification of "scholars, farmers, industry and commerce". After reading this article After the article, some students immediately jumped up and expressed indignation.
"Yes! That's right! Why only businessmen are allowed to attend this fund-raising meeting? Could it be that the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce looks down on us scholars?"
"Ahem! Brother Wu, Brother Meng, this businessman has a lot of money!"
"What's wrong with having so much money? It's amazing how much money you have! I'll go back to my father tonight...tonight to ask for money. I, Wu Wencai, will also go to this fund-raising meeting! We have studied the books of saints and sages so much that we are loyal to the emperor and patriotic. How can we let those businessmen steal the limelight!"
"Yes! That's right! I'm going to donate money in two days too!"
An article aroused the patriotic enthusiasm of many students. Even though they looked down on businessmen in their hearts, at this critical moment for the country, they were willing to temporarily put aside their grudges and differences to contribute to the Tang Dynasty!
Lantian County School, after Li Zexuan took charge of Lantian, in addition to building roads, expanding the city, and rectifying the business environment in the city, another thing he did was to rebuild the county school. Compared with before, the scale of Lantian County School has expanded several times. Times, the county school recruits students of all ages from the entire Lantian County. Because there are many businessmen in Lantian County, a considerable number of businessmen's children are included!
In the past, many businessmen moved their families to Lantian County after learning that the official schools in Lantian County could recruit businessmen's children, in order to make their children become scholars and have a good future in the future!
At this time, during the break, the students in the county school were discussing the headlines in the "Datang Daily" with an intensity no less than that of the Imperial College!
"All people are responsible for the rise and fall of a country! This sentence is so well written!"
"Although I can't go to the Longmen Inn fundraising meeting in two days, I will definitely let my father go! If he doesn't donate five hundred guan, I won't recognize him as my father!"
"Wow! Five hundred coins! Brother Yu, are you too generous?"
"Hey! Lin Xiaobao, don't you know this? Yu Daqing's family's porcelain shop in Lantian County is making a lot of money every day. It's only 500 yuan. Yu Daqing's father will definitely be able to spend it!"
"Haha! Bonus! Bonus! In fact, money is a trivial matter. If you think about it carefully, if the imperial court is defeated in attacking the Turks this time, the world will return to chaos! How can we be as comfortable as we are now? In this newspaper You are right, all the people are responsible for the rise and fall of the country! Those who have money should contribute money, and those who have no money should contribute. This fund-raising meeting of the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce was well organized!"
"Brother Yu really understands the righteousness! I didn't say anything. I will tell my father when I get back today and ask him to attend this fund-raising meeting! If he doesn't donate 500 yuan, I, Lin Xiaobao, will not recognize him as my father!"
Sure enough, the children of businessmen are "rich" and have confidence in what they say. After seeing the news about the fund-raising meeting in the newspapers, these rich second generations began to think about how to "force" their fathers to donate money!
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"Dad, Mom! You asked Yuxi to come, but something happened?"
Lantian County, Yong'anfang, the east courtyard of Hou Mansion.
Han Yuxi walked in from the outside, bowed to Li Jingmo and Mrs. Li who were sitting inside, and then asked.
The two elders looked at each other, and Li Jingmo said, "Yu Xi, have you read today's newspaper?"
Han Yuxi nodded and said: "Dad, are you talking about the fund-raising meeting? Yesterday His Highness the King of Shu sent someone to the house to borrow the seal of the president of the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce from my husband. Yuxi knew about it. This was what my husband had promised before. Your Majesty, now that my husband is in the army, I can only entrust the King of Shu to handle it!"
"I see!"
Li Jingmo suddenly understood. He turned to look at Mrs. Li and saw Mrs. Li nodded towards him, so he looked at Han Yuxi again and said:
"Yu Xi, although our Li family is now the family of a marquis, we were still merchants at first. Today's newspaper said it well. All people are responsible for the rise and fall of a country. This time the imperial court sent troops to conquer the Turks. It only allowed victory but not defeat. If we are really defeated, the people of the Tang Dynasty will live a life of darkness from now on. My child, you have never experienced war, and you don’t know that human life is like nothing in troubled times. Your mother and I still have some money on hand, so we want to take advantage of this fundraising The General Assembly asked you to help donate to the imperial court for military supplies!"
Both Li Jingmo and Mrs. Li experienced the troubled times of the late Sui Dynasty. In the troubled times, wars were everywhere, corpses were everywhere, and people's livelihood was withered. Let alone doing business, it was a miracle to survive! It is precisely because of this that Li Jingmo and his wife know how precious this peaceful age is!
Han Yuxi was startled when she heard this, and then she realized what she was saying. She hurriedly said: "Dad, what are you talking about? How can you and your mother use your money? Even though my husband didn't tell me about this fund-raising meeting, I understand. My husband is the president of the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce. Our family will definitely have to pay this time. Dad, please don't worry about it anymore. My daughter-in-law has already informed Shopkeeper Liu of Zuixian Tower and asked him to attend this fund-raising meeting on behalf of the Hou Mansion. Donate 30,000 yuan!"
Li Zexuan is now the head of the Li family. After Han Yuxi married into the Li family, the financial power naturally fell into the hands of her mistress. Li Jingmo and Mrs. Li gradually "receded to the second line" and were happy and free!
Hearing this, Mrs. Li said with a smile: "Haha! I didn't expect that Yu Xi, you have already arranged everything in advance, so your father and I don't have to worry about it! You will take care of this house, and Xuan'er really has to worry about it. Don't worry!"
This is true. Although Han Yuxi didn't understand many things when she first entered the Li Mansion, diligence can make up for her clumsiness. Besides, Han Yuxi's brain is not stupid, but there are many things she has never been exposed to! After a few more months of getting to know each other, the Li Mansion has become more and more organized under Han Yuxi's care! There is almost no need for Li Zexuan to worry about family matters!
"Mom, please stop laughing at your daughter-in-law!"
Han Yuxi showed a trace of embarrassment on her face, but she felt sweet in her heart. Then she bowed and said: "Dad, mother, if you have nothing else to do, Yu Xi will leave. My daughter-in-law wants to go to Nuannuan today." Tang Foundation, there is still a lot of charity left in the account, and I want to donate part of it to the imperial court as military supplies!"
Li Jingmo nodded and said: "Well! Then you go! Take the guards with you and pay attention to safety!"
"Yes! Dad!"
Han Yuxi responded, turned around and left.
Last winter, it snowed for several days in the capital, freezing to death. Li Zexuan established the Nuan Tang Foundation and invited Empress Changsun to be the president of the Nuan Tang Foundation. The original intention of the Nuantang Foundation was to pool the efforts of everyone to help the impoverished people and make the winter in Datang no longer cold!
Later, Li Er personally issued a decree, and the imperial court issued the title of "Righteous Businessman in the World" to those who donated the most every year. In this way, these donors became even more active! Nuantang Foundation has completely become a department that makes money every day!
The idea of the Nuantang Foundation was first proposed by Li Zexuan, but after he put it forward, this guy became the boss and ignored it completely. Fortunately, under Han Yuxi's careful management, the Nuantang Foundation not only did not decline, but became more and more prosperous. More and more stylish!
In the past six months or so, Han Yuxi, in addition to managing the affairs of the Marquis Mansion, spent most of her time with some of the royal ladies from Chang'an City who had nothing to do at home, such as Mrs. Cheng and Mrs. Qin, to raise donations and work together for the cause. They give porridge to the poor and invite doctors to hold free clinics for the poor on a regular basis!
Nowadays, Nuantang Foundation's reputation in Datang is at its peak. If anyone dares to say a bad word about Nuantang Foundation in public, they will definitely be attacked by a group of people. This is not an exaggeration at all!
Fortunately, the president of the Nuantang Foundation is Empress Changsun, otherwise no one would be able to afford such a high reputation among the people! This is also the reason why Li Zexuan insisted on asking Queen Changsun to concurrently serve as the president of the Nuantang Foundation!
In more than half a year, Nuantang Foundation has rescued many people in need, but a lot of donations have also accumulated in the foundation's account. This is not because Han Yuxi intentionally withheld donations, but because this information is extremely inaccurate. In the developed era, it is not easy to put charity money into the hands of a person in need. There are many procedures to go through. The Nuantang Foundation is a non-profit organization with a lot of people inside the foundation. It is limited, so the efficiency of doing good will naturally not be too high!
But then again, the businessmen of the Tang Dynasty were really rich. In order to compete for the title of "Righteous Businessmen in the World", those people donated money in thousands of dollars. According to their donation method, Even if the Nuantang Foundation has thousands of people, it may not be enough!
Now that the fund-raising meeting was about to happen, Han Yuxi couldn't help but think, wouldn't the Nuantang Foundation's money be spent all the time? Just donate it to the imperial court as military supplies for the northern expedition!
It's just that the matter is serious and involves the misappropriation of charity funds. The Nuantang Foundation prohibits anyone from misappropriating charity funds privately. Previously, every time the foundation performed a charity, the funds used would be publicized on the foundation door. on the plaque in front. So she had to discuss this matter with Queen Changsun in advance. After all, Changsun was the president of the Nuantang Foundation!
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