This is also the rule when the eldest daughter-in-law is in confinement. The daughter-in-law wanted to eat more eggs, but no matter how much her son begged, the count would not agree. The angry son almost smashed the kitchen. My daughter-in-law has no milk, so she is not allowed to hire a wet nurse. In the end, it was the wet nurse hired by her natal brother who solved the problem of feeding the child.
Although the earl's family has three sons and two daughters, all the princes and dignitaries in the capital are worried that their daughter will be punished if she marries their family. In addition, this old man himself has no money, but he has high demands on his in-laws. When a daughter from a certain family marries into their family, how much dowry is required? He made it so that no one was allowed to come in and no one was allowed to go out, and no one was willing to give their daughter to their family.
Although the eldest son was a good-looking man, he could only marry the widowed daughter of a certain Hanlin scholar. The other two sons have not yet been married. Because he refused to pay a dowry, his two daughters were not married off until they were very old. In order to save money, this old man didn't even keep a carriage at home, let alone a sedan that needed to support several bearers.
Every time he had to go to court, he would only ride a donkey that was so old that it could hardly walk. Just because the price of donkeys is much cheaper than horses, and raising donkeys saves feed than raising horses. It is said that there is so much money that fills several rooms in the earl's house. Because he was reluctant to spend money on weekdays, the rope used to string money was rotten, so he refused to replace it with a new one, just because it cost money to buy new hemp rope.
The count's biggest hobby is to sleep on the money pile. He had been a count for so many years, and he always wore the same two sets of official uniforms. One of the two sets of official uniforms was specially given to Huang Qiong by the emperor because he couldn't stand the fact that he only wore a white washed court uniform to go to court all day long.
At that time, he was also rewarded with a horse so that he could not ride a donkey to court all day long. But this man, because raising horses requires too much feed, he even refuses to kill him. Fortunately, he was just a nobleman and didn't have to go to court every time, so he didn't have to go to court wearing a patched official uniform. If he becomes a court official who needs to go to court, Bao Buqi can really do it wearing a patchwork official uniform and go to court.
Since this earl never plucks a hair, he is still thinking about his sugary rooster personality all day long. Asking him to give a thousand dollars to do good deeds almost made him feel more distressed than cutting out a few pieces of flesh from his body. If it weren't for the purpose of flattering the upstart Huang Qiong, I would be worried that this upstart would really take over the throne one day and would worry about not giving him face and would cause trouble for him.
When the time comes, the money I have accumulated may belong to someone, and even if I beat him to death, he would not take out the money. Originally, he was only willing to pay 300 guan, but in the end, under the persuasion of the family member who became an official in the Imperial Academy, it took a long time to increase the amount to 1,000 guan. No matter how much it takes, he would rather jump into a well with Yuan Bao in his arms.
You know, this thousand dollars is enough for their family's expenses for a year, including the monthly wages of the servants. Even though I am saving some, I still can’t use these. It is estimated that this count, who was so stingy that he became a joke in the capital, even though he took out the money, his heart was still bleeding, and he spent the whole day wondering how to get the money back.
I heard that the first thing this man did when he returned home after spending money was to reduce the daily four dishes and one soup at home to two dishes, and no more soup was allowed. Originally, there was only one meat dish for each meal, but it was changed to only once every three days. It would be strange for this man who obviously strives to make up for the losses outside the embankment and not scold Huang Qiong when he returns home to vent his anger.
Of course, there are very few people in the capital who are as stingy as this Earl, and can even be said to be the only one. Most of the princes and dignitaries don't care about these thousands of weapons. Not to mention a thousand dollars, in the eyes of some thoughtful people, as long as they can buy a good King of England, no matter how much money they have, it doesn't matter. The only one who truly had nothing to lose was the King of Song Dynasty.
It's just that the Song King was really short of money, or he was sincere and conscious of being at odds with the King of England. Then it can only be a matter of benevolence and wisdom. Anyway, when Concubine De celebrated her birthday this year, the King of Song Dynasty spent more than 30,000 yuan to buy a birthday cake carved from high-quality Hetian jade. Everyone saw it. Before the heavy snowfall, everyone spent a lot of money to buy a Silla maid, and everyone still remembers it.
It's just that the King of Song is so stubborn that others can't say much, but they feel a certain amount of contempt in their hearts. It's just that no one said anything. After all, he is the only son of Concubine De, and he is also the current prince. With Concubine De's temperament, if what she said reached her ears, she would definitely cause some trouble.
Moreover, it was impossible to hide these things that happened in the capital from the emperor. The emperor didn't say anything, and it was even harder for his ministers to say anything. Just looking at Prince Song's house again, there was something wrong. And when Huang Qiong heard these things mentioned by King Yong who came to his house specially, he just smiled lightly and did not make any comments.
Huang Qiong didn't say anything, and it was hard to tell from King Yong's character. This time King Song lost a lot of points in front of the emperor again. The old man is indeed very taboo about the prince's efforts to win over the people. But today is different from the past. It snowed so heavily in the capital, and the refugee settlements were so severely affected, but the court could not come up with money for disaster relief. And the old man is the kind of person who values face very much.
Moreover, the old man is not a foolish king who just sits and watches the people suffer while he is indifferent. What's more, this snow disaster happened right under the old man's nose, and the old man really didn't care. If there really is no yamen to take care of it, and all the Chinese, civil and military officials sit back and ignore it, wouldn't it be equivalent to a slap in the old man's face?
Previously, Jingzhao Mansion used the grain stored in the official warehouse to provide porridge, although not much was used. In addition, those who have experienced it have taken action, and not many have actually fallen into the mouths of the refugees. But is it possible to use the food from the official warehouse without the old man's imperial edict? The grains that Jingzhao Mansion brought out for the porridge show were the grains stored in the official warehouse last year. Didn't you look at the grain? Is it a little bit moldy?
However, due to the current severe drought in the northwest, a considerable part of the grain that was originally intended to be transported to the official warehouse in the capital was transferred to the northwest. One is to fill the official warehouses in the northwest. Because of this year's drought, very little food has been brought into the warehouse. In addition, the amount of stolen goods found to be stolen this year is huge, and it is unable to afford the rations for the Xijing camp garrison, the northwest frontier army, and the guard army in the coming year.
At the same time, we may continue to stockpile food for next year's drought. Therefore, this autumn, the grain transported to the granaries in the capital is almost 60% less than in previous years. As for the 60% of the grain stored in the warehouse, under the circumstances of ensuring the garrison of troops, officials and people in the capital, not much could be used to provide relief for the snow disaster.
But if there are refugees inside and outside Jingzhao Mansion, there are also those who are poor. At the foot of the Emperor, in the most benevolent place, a large number of people died of cold and hunger due to this snowstorm. Isn't that equivalent to a slap in the face of an old man who thinks he is diligent and loves the people? As my ninth younger brother, this move seemed a bit reckless, but it hit my emperor in the waist.
This time, he dragged most of the princes and nobles' families in the city into trouble. Even if the old man wanted to get angry, he would announce it. King Yong didn't believe it. With the shrewdness of his emperor, it was rare for those powerful families to work so hard, even for the first time in the world, donating food and winter clothes. Couldn't he see the reason?
This move greatly alleviated the court's urgent needs and at least saved the old man's face. Even if the old man knew the truth behind this, he still couldn't tell what it was wrong with? The most important thing is that after the rebellion of King Jing and Duan, the Tian family's prestige among the people was greatly restored. You must know that a large part of the refugees in the capital come from the two kings and the clan's fiefdoms.
Moreover, although my ninth brother paid a little more this time, he grasped the total amount quite accurately. Even if it solves the old man's headache, the scale is also right for the benefit. It can be said that it did not arouse the old man's suspicion. It also forced the other princes and dignitaries in the city to follow suit in order to cling to him, the upstart, but at least it did not arouse the resentment of most people. After all, that little money is indeed a huge expense for ordinary people.
But for those princes and dignitaries, it may not even be a drop in the bucket. In normal times, if you use some money to do good deeds, you will worry about the emperor's suspicion. But this time the King of England took the lead and everyone contributed. Even if it didn't bring any deep impression to him, the upstart. But at least it has left a good name among the people, right?
Even his fiancée, who had never had a good impression of the Tian family's children, praised him greatly and even contributed money and effort. At first, I was worried that among the princes and dignitaries in the city, no one would give the Ninth Disciple face. He took the lead, but others were clueless. At first, I thought that I would lend a hand in this matter, at least to help him save his face.
It was only after this matter developed to a point that I had never imagined that I finally figured out the truth behind it. Afterwards, I was still glad that I took action in time. It's just that I didn't expect that King Song would actually get rid of this good thing that made the old man proud. You must know that he, King Song, is one of the top richest men among the kings in Beijing.
Someone was charging ahead for him, but he didn't even know that he was really stupid to use this opportunity to win over people's hearts. No wonder that crazy girl from the Yuan family opened and shut her mouth and called her Jiucaobao. Looking at it now, it turns out that it's really a fool. Even though he didn't even understand what his own father was thinking in his heart, he was still arrogant all day long. I really don't know who gave him the confidence.
Judging from the character of his own emperor, let alone the emperor, he had no hope for the King of Song. Even if there was still a glimmer of hope, after experiencing this, I am afraid that I will be extremely disappointed.
It's just that he said that his mouth was dry, but Huang Qiong did not make any comments on King Song's move, which was somewhat beyond King Yong's expectation. But after he finished speaking, the corner of Huang Qiong's mouth accidentally revealed a slight smile, which was quite expected, even with a hint of ridicule, but it was accurately captured by King Yong.
Seeing the trace of ridicule on Huang Qiong's lips, King Yong realized that his ninth brother really didn't think highly of King Song in his heart. King Song's unrestrained behavior may have been expected by him. After understanding this, King Yong felt somewhat creepy. It felt like nothing could be hidden for me or my brothers in front of this ninth brother.
Although he rarely makes evaluations, he seems to see everything thoroughly. Even everyone's thoughts can be guessed clearly. Looking at the calm Huang Qiong, King Yong also fell silent. He really didn't know what to say in front of this ninth brother who was very deep in the city but saw everything clearly.
He even felt that what he said when he came to the British Palace this time was even a little childish and ridiculous. Because he felt that what he said had already been seen by Huang Qiong. After thinking about this, King Yong felt somewhat depressed. Originally, he thought about asking Huang Qiong to have another drink to make up for his somewhat wounded heart.
