When she learned that Li Xiaorui cared deeply about the children he had personally selected and would set aside part of his meals for others to send over from time to time, she followed suit.
She loves food, but her appetite is limited. In the past, the food she couldn't finish would be thrown away.
Now that she is married into the Li family, she knows that doing good deeds is not just about donating money and materials. She is ashamed of her previous waste and quickly imitates Li Xiaorui.
As autumn entered, the temperature dropped a lot, and the autumn tiger lost its power in previous years. Thinking of the situation in the previous two years, Tao Zhu turned a lot of his thoughts to purchasing cotton.
Last year, the people in Shengjing received cotton-padded clothes, but the people outside the city did not. Now that autumn has just begun, the temperature has dropped significantly. I am afraid that this winter will be as difficult as last year.
Therefore, Tao Zhu hung a notice at the city gate. The Li family purchased a large amount of cotton at the Shantang Academy branch. The price was one cent higher than the market price per catty.
This article is very important to farmers.
One kilogram is worth more than one penny, and one thousand kilograms is one thousand penny.
Moreover, due to two consecutive years of cold winters, many people are planting cotton this year, and the price of cotton has also increased compared with previous years.
Now the Li family is still willing to pay one cent higher than the market price, so what are they waiting for?
Hurry up and send your own cotton to the Shantang Academy branch!
Fan Yuanyuan was very impressed when he learned about Li Qiao and Tao Zhu's original intention of purchasing cotton.
However, as a merchant family, the Fan family did not have many fields in Shengjing, and the crops grown in these fields were not cotton.
But the Fan family grew cotton in their hometown.
Because she has a cloth shop in Jincheng Mansion.
The Fan family didn't have much property in an area like Shengjing where royal relatives were everywhere. The Fan family's main business was in Jincheng Mansion.
The same goes for hers. Most of the fields and shops she bought as a dowry are in Jincheng Mansion.
She wants to donate all the cotton she grows in her own fields this year to the charity.
After hearing this, Tao Zhu first praised her, then shook his head and refused. Jincheng Mansion was too far away from Shengjing, so there was no need. Just do it if you have this intention.
Fan Yuanyuan was rejected, she pursed her lips and thought for a while, then said: "Uncle Zhu, then I'll just give those cottons to the people in Jincheng. When the weather gets cold in the future, just like Shantang, just leave the clothes uncovered." All the poor people go to my cloth farm to get cotton."
"You kid, you've just married into the Li family, and it's just costing you money. It's okay, there is a government over there in Jincheng."
Tao Zhu shook his head.
This is so embarrassing. Li Qiao didn't give any substantial benefits to the Fan family. How could he let Fan Yuanyuan keep taking money and things out.
"It's not just my money. Ershan gave me his money and let me spend it however I want. It's a lot of money. Plus my dowry, I have money."
Fan Yuanyuan smiled and patted her heart, looking extremely angry.
Tao Zhu saw her smug look in his eyes and couldn't help but laugh: "That's not possible, you two are juniors, how can I use your money. Besides, the Li family can't spend your dowry openly."
"But I also want to do something for the people! In the past, I only knew how to eat and drink. After I got married to Ershan, I realized that there are so many meaningful things in the world. I want to do these things."
Fan Yuanyuan opened her round eyes and said seriously.
"Then you follow me to buy cotton."
Tao Zhu still didn't let go.
The Fan family married their daughter, so how could he have the nerve to keep asking the younger generation to contribute money? Considering the current financial situation of the Li family, they can still afford these expenses.
These stores of our own are really profitable.
After Fan Yuanyuan was rejected, she was not discouraged. She told her father Fan Buze about the matter. Fan Buze praised her behavior and said that the entire Fan family would help when the time came.
In the past, the Fan family, as a big fat sheep with several mines and 300,000 acres of farmland, had to spend a lot of money every year to preserve the Fan family's property.
In fact, under the successive governance of Sheng Jun and Sheng Hong's father and son, the situation of officials bullying businessmen in Dasheng has been much improved. Tragedies in which officials embezzled businessmen's property and led to the loss of businessmen's families were rare.
But if you want to make your business bigger and stronger, the businessman must have a good eye. Otherwise, why should the officials in power leave others to open the door to the Fan family?
The Fan family is in the coal business, and mining accidents are prone to accidents. Although his family attaches great importance to safety work, accidents have still occurred over the years.
However, because he was generous to the deceased and related officials, officials from the Ministry of Works did not hold him accountable.
This is what silver is for.
Fan Buzhu understands this truth very well, so he pays filial piety money every year, and the Fan family's business grows smoothly, so much so that he has lived in Shengjing for the past few years and wants to get involved in Shengjing's business world.
But there are too many noble people in Shengjing, and there are too many big businessmen with strong financial resources. He has been in Shengjing for a few years, and his family's main business is still selling coal.
Other shops, such as cloth shops and porcelain shops, are not doing well.
However, since the news of Fan Yuanyuan and Li Ershan's engagement spread, his family's business has been much better than before. People who come to him to order coal or discuss other cooperation with him almost every day.
Especially in Jincheng, those officials who needed his money for management actually returned the money he had given out in the past!
From now on, the Fan family no longer needs to pay filial piety to officials!
This saves a lot of money!
Although Mr. Li did not give him any benefits, with Mr. Li's banner, the Fan family will definitely take off in the future.
So, what does it mean to donate some money or cotton?
These are what the Fan family needs to give out, but now they are spent on the people, and the power should be regarded as accumulating virtue.
Chapter 213 Ming Xi comes to Beijing, a fan of Li Qiao. It got cold early this year.
Fan BuZhu sent a letter to his hometown and asked his family to buy cotton in Jincheng Mansion. It was not enough to rely on the little cotton grown at home. After all, his family only grows cotton for Fan Yuanyuan's cloth shop.
After finishing the letter, I remembered that Li Qiao also opened a shop in Yuncheng Prefecture and Changzhi Prefecture, so I picked up the pen again and added these two prefectures.
In terms of his family's financial resources, buying this little cotton from Sanfu is nothing at all, but it can accumulate virtue and leave a good impression on Mr. Li, so it's well worth the money.
Fan Yuanyuan integrated into the Li family so quickly. The Xin family, who had been paying attention to the Li family, took it seriously and immediately followed the Fan family's lead.
Their family Xin Zhi is also very kind-hearted.
However, Shengjing and the others couldn't get involved. After all, Li Qiao was there, so they couldn't stand out.
But the Xin family also has a hometown.
Huaidong Mansion is the territory of the Xin family. Buying cotton is no problem, it's a small matter. The Xin family is not short of money.
Speaking of which, the Holy Emperor was so indulgent towards Li Qiao that he even approved the marriage between Li Qiao and the Ming Governor.
Li Qiao has gained the Sacred Heart so much that if the Xin family wants to return to the center of power in Dasheng, they will naturally follow Li Qiao's footsteps.
So, when Xin Zhi came to Li Yu'an to discuss the marriage, he told Li Qiao about the Xin family's purchase of cotton in Huaidong Mansion.
Huaidong Prefecture is in Hui'an Province, very close to Jiangshu Province and close to Taihu Lake. Let's call it south, not really south, but it can't be called north either.
Not many people grow cotton here, but it was indeed very cold in Huaidong Prefecture in the past two years, and the people needed cotton.
Therefore, the Xin family simply purchased some cotton in Dongshan Province and transported it to Huaidong Prefecture.
This year is the only emergency. Next year the Xin family will grow more cotton.
After hearing this, Li Qiao couldn't help but sigh.
Marquis Wu'an also worked hard for the Xin family, even buying cotton across provinces. The cement road between Dongshan Province and Hui'an Prefecture has not yet been repaired, and the freight alone is more expensive than cotton.
At that time, Marquis Wu An had a sudden thought and did not stand up to tell the truth. As a bystander, he could not judge right or wrong.
But the Xin family has worked hard over the years, and Xin Zhi is also a good young man. Now that the court is hiring people, it would be a waste to let Xin Zhi continue to stay in the Hanlin Academy.
However, with the lessons learned from the Third Prince and the Fifth Prince, he did not dare to interfere in the promotion of officials.
However, according to Gao Zhiyuan's booklet, Shenghong was in urgent need of talents in his previous life. Although he was there in this life, his influence was limited, and Shenghong still needed many talents to stabilize the situation in various places.
At that time, he will find a way to recommend Xin Zhi.
And explain it all.
Governor Ming's hometown is in Beihu Province, which is quite far from Shengjing. After receiving Governor Ming's letter, he immediately packed his bags and went to Beijing.
Hurrying slowly, we finally arrived in Shengjing in early September of the lunar calendar.
He first rested in Governor Ming's house for two days and repaired it, and then he handed a greeting card to the Li family.
Li Qiao took it very seriously, and besides, this marriage was approved by Sheng Hong, so he asked for a day off specifically to see Ming Xin.
Just as Governor Ming described, Ming Xi had regular features and a face with Chinese characters. Moreover, to Li Qiao's surprise, Ming Xi turned out to be his fan...
Of course, there was no concept of fans at this time, but when Ming Xi looked at Li Qiao, his face was full of admiration. When he talked about Li Qiao's experience of making a fortune, it was as if he had witnessed it with his own eyes, and he remembered it more clearly than Li Qiao himself.
When he mentioned the set of books written by Li Qiao when he was in the Hanlin Academy to facilitate scientific examinations by students all over the world, he was even more eloquent and boastful, saying that this set of reference books brought together tedious knowledge points and highlighted the key points. Reading this set of reference books is equivalent to reading hundreds of related books.
How much effort does this save?
You must know that there are not many books in remote areas. It is very difficult to collect books on water conservancy, disaster prevention and control, agriculture, and law.
Moreover, this is something only wealthy people can do. How can some students from poor families have the time and money to collect relevant books?
This set of books compiled by Li Qiao has been of great help to students all over the world.
As long as you thoroughly understand these four books and have solid basic skills, it will be no problem to pass the examination.
This is how Mingxi passed the exam.
Also, this set of books not only allows people to gain fame and fame, but also allows them to master many skills. To be honest, if he is allowed to be the magistrate of a county now, he will be confident in governing this county. OK
Li Qiao felt a little embarrassed looking at Ming Xi's face that was flushed with excitement.
The weather was nice today, so after sitting in the study for a while, he took Ming Xi to the persimmon tree in the west courtyard.
At this moment, Li Yuning was standing behind the sweet-scented osmanthus tree not far away. It is clear that all these compliments were listened to by the junior Li Yuning.
But everyone loves to hear compliments, and he is no exception.
Besides, what Mingxi said is also true.
The set of reference books he compiled has become a scientific examination guide for students all over the world in just a few years. Every qualified student has a set of reference books.
When Jiang Mao came to visit him at home before, he even brought a set so that he could ask him what he didn't understand.
Compared to Jiang Mao, who was brash and arrogant, Mingxi seemed much more down-to-earth. As soon as they met, he turned the topic to him and praised him from head to toe.
He likes such down-to-earth people.
However, although he liked hearing this, Li Qiao still interrupted Ming Xi's rainbow fart.
