All these 140,000 taels of silver will be distributed to the innocent people according to the degree of damage to each family.
As soon as this imperial decree came out, all the officials were stunned.
ah?
Why did Li Qiao give out so much money?
Sheng Honggao sat on the dragon chair and saw the surprise of some ministers who were close to him. He explained: "Li Aiqing is a farmer. He knows the difficulties of the people at the bottom. Therefore, he was affected by the floods in the four southern prefectures last year. We donated 220,000 taels of silver to help the people affected by the disaster tide over the difficulties."
"This incident had nothing to do with him, but he couldn't see the people suffering, so he donated another hundred thousand taels."
"However, it is not easy for him to earn money. If something like this happens again in the future, he will not donate it."
"The reason why he quietly donated money in the first place was that he didn't want to force other officials to donate money because of him. Therefore, in the future, no one should use his two donations to force him to donate money."
After Sheng Hong finished speaking, all the officials felt mixed emotions.
Your Majesty is protecting Li Qiao as if he were an eyeball.
Yesterday there was a conflict between the fifth prince and Li Qiao, and the Holy Father hurriedly mediated personally.
Today, I deliberately did not allow anyone to force Li Qiao to donate.
If they didn't know Li Qiao's background, everyone would probably think that Li Qiao was the holy son.
These officials had different ideas in their minds, but they naturally obeyed orders obediently, and they also praised Li Qiao. Mr. Xiao Li was devoted to the people, generous and selfless, which was really admirable.
Li Qiao stood at the door of Tai Chi Hall and was extremely moved when he heard Sheng Hong's words.
The emperor Sheng Hong was so considerate that he even solved the troubles he would encounter in the future in advance.
Regarding the verdict in the case of Xu Ying being framed, he really had nothing to say.
Although he made a lot of money for Sheng Hong, Sheng Hong really had nothing to say about him.
He really wanted to shout that he would be wiped out for Dasheng!
After Sheng Hong's imperial edict was read out in court, Sheng Hong had several copies copied, and then posted in front of the royal shops under his name.
This imperial edict is to appease the innocent victims of Yuanshan Prefecture and Daze Prefecture, as well as to appease the people of the world.
The British act arrogantly and carelessly about human life, which is bound to frighten ordinary people.
Therefore, if we want Dasheng to be stable, it is not enough to punish the British public line. We must also give substantial compensation to the people.
Only silver can soothe people's hearts.
Only money can eliminate ordinary people's fear and dissatisfaction with the imperial court.
Sheng Hong's move was indeed cheered by the people of Shengjing.
Although the people of Shengjing had previously gone to the British Palace to watch the excitement, the crimes committed by the British Palace also shocked them.
This time, people from Yuanshan Prefecture and Daze Prefecture were the victims, so it might be their turn next time.
Do you really think that you will be safe and sound in the world?
No, the British government was quite unscrupulous in Shengjing.
Taking advantage of teenage girls, seizing other people's property, and opening underground gambling houses outside the city, which of these has nothing to do with ordinary people?
Therefore, although the people of Shengjing saw the great excitement, they still felt a faint feeling of sadness in their hearts.
But now that Sheng Hong's imperial edict came out, they felt a lot more at ease.
From now on, when the powerful and powerful do evil that the Holy Master cannot bear, at least their families will be able to receive compensation.
If there is money to be had, it is definitely better than nothing.
However, Li Qiao was so rich that he directly donated one hundred thousand taels!
Moreover, last year, he donated 220,000 taels to the people who suffered from floods, which was too generous.
Li Qiao had no time to pay attention to the disturbances from the outside world. After leaving the morning court, he first read the memorials in the Qiuxian Hall. After Sheng Hong and other ministers discussed state affairs, Sheng Hong began to review the memorials, and he began to write contemporary works.
The British affair was over for Sheng Hong.
Government affairs are busy, so Sheng Hong will not give the British public too much time. Moreover, in addition to government affairs, he also has to do business.
He has to support a large number of officials and soldiers, and his annual expenditure is hundreds of millions of taels. He has a heavy burden.
However, Li Qiao's appearance greatly relieved his pressure.
Whether it was the business tax Li Qiao paid every year or the several royal shops in the capital, it put a lot more smiles on his face.
Among the royal shops, the one that attracts the most money is the Royal Dessert Shop - not counting the gambling shop, the various desserts produced by the dim sum shop are very popular.
The most popular one is cake.
At the beginning, there was only the most basic cream cake, which was small. He priced it at 20 taels of silver, and there were only 100 pieces per day.
Later, the cake was made more colorful, with some chopped nuts sprinkled on top and some fruit added, which would double the price.
But the daily one hundred cream cakes were still quickly snatched up.
One forty taels, one hundred is four thousand taels, four thousand taels a day, then one month is one hundred and twenty thousand taels.
Of course, this is after deducting costs, not pure profit.
However, the cost of the cream cake is nothing compared to its profit.
He could earn 120,000 taels of silver a month just by relying on cream cakes. Adding in other snacks, the final figure shocked him.
Huge profits, proper huge profits.
If that's the case, then he has to open branches in various cities in Dasheng.
There is no way, there are too many people to support, and he has a heavy burden, so he must have more money.
If you want to open a branch, you must listen to Li Aiqing's opinion. As Dasheng's moneybag, Li Aiqing must have unique insights.
So, Sheng Hong looked at the folds and his thoughts ran away. He asked Li Qiao what he thought about the dim sum shop opening a branch.
open a branch?
Li Qiao really doesn't have much opinion. The most valuable thing is to cultivate the habit of eating cakes among the rich and noble people.
Therefore, it is necessary to give the cake a good meaning.
For example, if the cake is round, it symbolizes family reunion.
The cake is sweet, which symbolizes the sweetness of the day.
In short, it is to let those rich and noble people with money remember one thing: it’s a holiday, you are happy, you are unhappy, you want to celebrate... Anyway, just eat cake if you have nothing to do.
In this way, the cake should be more popular.
After hearing what Li Qiao said, Sheng Hong felt that it was reasonable. Yes, the rich and noble people should be allowed to think about eating cakes regardless of their business.
Most of the money in the world is in the hands of the noble and wealthy. If the cake can hold the money of these people, it must be given more auspicious meanings.
He uses money to support officials, and officials give him money. If there is this virtuous cycle, only then can the country be prosperous for a long time.
Li Qiao worked as a ghostwriter for one day, and when it was time to get off work, Sheng Hong asked him to leave the palace.
But Sheng Hong himself was obviously very concerned about the Royal Dim Sum Shop branch. Before Li Qiao left, he was looking at Dasheng's map to check the actual situation of each prefecture one by one.
Li Qiao has only one feeling about this:
It is indeed not easy to be an emperor. After handling government affairs for a day, you still have to think about how to make money.
This emperor is a bit like being taken advantage of.
When he returned home in a carriage, more than twenty meters away from his door, he heard Li Xiaorui's clear and loud laughter.
In the middle, there was Zheng Qianqian's warning to him to slow down.
When he arrived at the door of his house, he opened the door and saw the scene of Li Xiaorui holding a scooter and spinning around in the yard.
The two little boys were also wandering around the yard holding a scooter about the same size as themselves.
The two cubs are too young to ride scooters, so they can only push the scooters.
Li Xiaorui saw Li Qiao at the door, shouted "uncle" in his little mouth, kicked his legs on the ground, and the scooter ran towards the door.
When he came to the door, he jumped off the scooter, hugged Li Qiao's legs skillfully, then raised his little head and asked: "Uncle, look at me. What's the difference between me today and yesterday?"
"Um?"
Hearing this, Li Qiao raised his eyebrows, knelt down and looked at him carefully, and then smiled: "The clothes and shoes you are wearing are new."
"Yes! Uncle is so smart!"
Li Xiaorui was very happy. He stretched out his hand and pulled the brand new cotton bundt on his body. He then helped Li Qiao to raise one of his fat legs to show the tiger head shoes on his feet: "Grandma made them!"
"Did your grandma write a letter?" Li Qiao sighed, picked him up and carried him into the yard.
He had already figured it out, because Wang Guihua had made exactly the same tiger-head shoes for Li Xiaorui when they were in Sanliu Village.
Black bottom, red edge, just like a work of art, beautiful and durable.
What Li Xiaorui is wearing now are slightly larger tiger-head shoes.
"Yes, the Han family caravan came back today and brought some things with it. My mother made clothes and shoes for Xiao Rui and Chang Fengyunfan. There are several sets for each of them."
"People in the village also made a lot of small clothes for the three of them to wear and sent them over."
Zheng Qian smiled slightly.
Tao Zhu was sitting on the corridor, with a sewing basket beside him. He also said, "Yes, the vermicelli silver from last winter is back."
Also coming back were the items given by the folks.
The specialties in Sanliu Village are all made by Li Qiao. Now that Li Qiao is in the capital, he naturally has no shortage of anything. Therefore, the folks in Sanliu Village made some clothes and shoes that Li Changfeng, Li Yunfan, and Li Xiaorui could wear and gave them away. come over.
There are three pieces of Baijiayi inside, which are very beautiful little jackets. Unfortunately, the weather is getting hot now, so they can only be worn in winter.
Li Qiao was very touched by the kindness of the villagers.
There is also Wang Guihua, Li Dashan is her eldest son, and Li Xiaorui is her eldest grandson. She would normally want to quietly wipe away her tears, but because of the many things going on in Sanliu Village, she has not been able to come to visit them until now.
At this moment, Li Qiao hoped that the Grand Canal would be repaired soon, so that it would be much easier for relatives from Sanliu Village to come to Shengjing again.
Soon it was time to go to bed. Although Tao Zhu was lying on the kang, he was holding a pair of exquisite tiger-head shoes in his hand. He had never made such shoes before, so it was only today that his two little cubs wore them. Made of tiger head shoes.
Li Qiao wouldn't let him use the needle and thread at night for fear of hurting his eyes, so he just held it for observation and waited until tomorrow to do it again.
