After hearing Tao Zhu's words, Li Qiao said: "For a natural disaster of this level, relying only on private donations is indeed ineffective. Disaster relief mainly relies on the government's allocation of food."
"Then how much money will the imperial court spend on food this time?" Tao Zhu turned to look at him, his face full of curiosity.
"A rough calculation, based on head count, if one person is given 50 kilograms of grain, then one million people are given 50 million kilograms of grain. In terms of money, purchasing seeds, bricks, farm tools, etc. will cost at least more than 100 kilograms. Ten thousand taels."
"This is the most basic disaster relief. If we want to give more to the people, we have to double the food and money."
Of course, in the actual process, compensation will definitely be given according to the specific damage situation of each house, but on average, it is almost this number.
The annual taxes that eventually flow into the Shengjing treasury are less than 30 million taels of silver a year, and this flood will cost almost one-tenth of it. No wonder Sheng Hong will show his face to the world in the exam hall regardless of his face. Zi asked for a way to replenish the treasury.
It is impossible to support such a big country without money.
"Then our family is indeed very poor..."
Tao Zhu lowered his head and looked at the numbers on the ledger.
This time I donated 220,000 taels. If I want to become a real Li million, I have to wait until next year.
"Buy more manpower. There are indeed too few people in the duck shop now. They are not as good as those in Sanliu Village."
He looked at Li Qiao, his face full of determination to make money hard.
"It's definitely not as good as Sanliu Village. In Sanliu Village we respond to a hundred calls, but in Shengjing we don't count."
"If you buy more manpower, you will be very tired."
Li Qiao reminded him.
"Just be tired if you're tired. Anyway, it's only for a month or two. It'll be fine when the new guy you bought becomes sensible."
Tao Zhu didn't care about being tired.
To put it bluntly, if there is another natural disaster somewhere in Dasheng in the future, he will definitely donate money.
He has to make money as fast as he can donate it.
Tao Zhu made up his mind. Li Qiao would not stop him. The family did not have many people and they needed to buy more people.
While Tao Zhu was busy selecting people, on the other side, the Royal Toy Store opened.
The appearance of the scooter finally made Sheng Hong satisfied.
The market for baby dining chairs and walkers is too small to open a store, but scooters are very interesting and can be played by both adults and children.
Just relying on this little thing is enough to support a store.
On the first day the Royal Toy Store opened, the 500 scooters Sheng Hong asked the Ministry of Industry to prepare were sold out in one morning.
A scooter costs five taels of silver, which is not cheap, but who makes this thing interesting?
Sheng Hong first advertised at the Royal Dessert Shop for five days. On the opening day of the toy store, people were allowed to play with scooters in front of the store.
This is the best advertisement. No one from Dasheng has ever seen such small things. Some people who are not short of money can buy three or five in one go.
So, when the Han family's caravan returned to Shengjing, the Li Gu family who came with them were extremely surprised when they saw people riding scooters on the street.
It looks so interesting.
As expected of Shengjing!
Li Dong grabbed the carriage door and looked at Li Chunsheng in the carriage excitedly: "Dad, can I buy that thing with my wages?"
"It must be very expensive." Li Chunsheng frowned.
"I spent my wages to buy it." Li Dong emphasized.
"You are about to get married, not a child anymore. You save your wages and save them to buy a house and land. Which one is not more practical than that gadget?"
"Besides, your brother is getting married too. Houses in Shengjing are expensive. After he gets married, he will have to live in your brother-in-law's house. Your brother-in-law won't kick him out. But after all, he has a family. He will definitely buy a house in Shengjing in the future. , if you have a lot of money and no place to use it, just keep it for your brother to buy a house."
When Li Xia mentioned Zhao Shen, Li Chunsheng's brows were so furrowed that he could kill a fly.
Why did you choose a man who has nothing? He is so worried.
Listening to his own father's series of scoldings, Li Dong stuck out his tongue and remained silent.
He continued to turn around and look at the shops on both sides of the street.
After watching it for a while, he couldn't help but scratch his head.
The shops on both sides do look quite expensive.
His brother picked a poor man, and if he wanted to buy a house, he really should sponsor some money...
Along with the Han family's caravan came to Shengjing, in addition to Li Gu's family, there was also Li Liang.
Li Liang learned that Tao Zhu was pregnant during the Chinese New Year last year. This time Li Xia was getting married, so he came over too. Xiao Qiao was having a baby, what a happy event!
After the Han family's caravan entered the city, they sent the Li family directly to Li Qiao's family.
It was just after noon, Li Qiao was still in the Hanlin Academy, and Tao Zhu was the only one at home.
When relatives meet, they naturally burst into tears.
The arrival of Li Gu, Zhou Jingui, Li Chunsheng and Li Dong, their relatives, made Li Xia laugh and cry at the same time.
In fact, we haven't seen each other for only a year, but Shengjing and Sanliu Village are so far apart that this year seems like three years.
Tao Zhu gave the main courtyard to his family so that they could have some intimate conversations. He took his two cubs to the front yard.
Li Dashan and Zheng Qianqian live in the front yard. Li Dashan is busy in the shop right now, only Zheng Qianqian and Li Xiaorui are there.
Li Liang hadn't seen his eldest grandson for a year, so he was very happy to see Li Xiaorui.
When he saw his two chubby friends, Li Changfeng and Li Yunfan, they were also dancing with joy and kept praising Tao Zhu for raising them well.
"Your sister-in-law also wanted to come, but my second uncle and I are here. We can't live without people in our fields, so your sister-in-law didn't come."
"The same goes for your third sister. She wants to come, but the family cannot live without people. The dessert shop is a small matter, but for such a big imperial inscription plaque, someone in the family must watch it."
"Chuntao gave birth to a big fat boy. Tian Sheng was so happy that he hugged him all day long and didn't even bother to read."
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Li Liang happily talked about the current situation of everyone in Sanliu Village.
Everything is good, everything is very good.
Soon it was time for Li Qiao to go on duty, and Li Dashan came back with his bullock cart.
Tao Zhu took his two cubs and went with Li Liang to pick up Li Qiao and take him home.
When duty was off, the excitement at the gate of the inner city was far less than that in the morning, but for a country bumpkin like Li Liang, the scene was big enough. With so many high-ranking officials in official uniforms, he had never seen more officials in his life. All together, there are not as many as I have seen at this moment!
If Li Dashan hadn't been sitting next to him, he would have been so frightened that he got under the bullock cart.
High officials, they are all high officials!
Soon, he saw Li Qiao walking slowly along the flow of people.
Li Qiao was wearing a scarlet official uniform, with a straight back and steady steps. The sun fell on him, casting a dazzling halo on him.
The thin and loose official uniforms in summer could not hide his talents. He stood out among a group of officials wearing various official uniforms and was young, making him very eye-catching.
Seeing Li Qiao, Li Liang was still grinning at first, but tears flew out of his eyes as he smiled.
Woohoo, even if his little buckwheat is mixed in with a bunch of court officials, it is still the focus, Guangzong Yaozu!
At this moment, his death was worth it.
After he returns to the village, he will brag about it for the rest of his life!
Li Qiao was also very happy to see Li Liang. He couldn't help laughing when he saw Li Liang crying with snot and tears.
"Brother, why don't you come and give me a pick-me-up in the future?"
"Ah?" Li Liang was stunned when he heard this. After he regained his composure, he immediately patted his thigh and agreed: "Okay!"
His little buckwheat looks so majestic, he should take a closer look!
When I got home, the banquet from Baiweilou had been delivered, and the family, who had not seen each other for a year, had a lively dinner.
He was afraid that Li Gu's gang would not be used to living in the new house and would be afraid, so Li Qiao temporarily placed them in the yard where he currently lives. Just squeeze them as much as possible, and they can fit in anyway.
The next day, Li Qiao asked for leave.
His daily task now is still reading. Ever since Sheng Hong summoned him to the palace last time to ask which prince should be sent to provide disaster relief, Sheng Hong had never summoned him to the palace again.
Anyway, I have some free time, so why not ask for leave so that I can take my family around the capital.
It’s a rare visit to the capital, so I definitely want to have a good time.
After playing with it, Li Dong realized that the interesting gadget he saw when he entered Beijing was actually made by his brother-in-law.
Now he was happy.
He can play it without spending money to buy it.
His money should be used to help his brother buy a house first. Housing prices in Shengjing are so expensive!
After playing for a day, Li Gu and others no longer wanted to play. They wanted to meet Zhao Shen.
This trip to Beijing was mainly for the marriage between Li Xia and Zhao Shen. The marriage should be completed early so that they could have fun.
This Zhao Shen was chosen by Li Xia himself. Even if they were not satisfied, they could only accept it.
After meeting Zhao Shen, Li Gu's family's dissatisfaction dissipated a little. Although they were younger than Li Xia, they looked quite stable.
In this case, let's get married as soon as possible.
After getting married, if Li Xia does not leave the Li family, it is best for Zhao Shen to stay in the Li family.
Of course, this is not a marriage.
It's just that Zhao Shen's cleverness makes them a little uneasy. Moreover, Zhao Shen is not an ordinary commoner. He is Mr. Zhao's distant nephew. In order to prevent Li Xia from being wronged, they hope that Zhao Shen can stay in the Li family.
With Li Qiao watching in person, Zhao Shen would definitely not dare to let Li Xia down.
Zhao Shen also had this intention.
He is just an errand boy in the Zhao family, but Li Xia is Li Qiao's cousin. If he stays in the Li family, he will definitely be more important than if he stays in the Zhao family.
So, Li Qiao went to Zhao Mansion to visit Mr. Zhao.
Mr. Zhao is happy to let him go. There is no shortage of Zhao Shen in his Zhao family.
