Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 217

The snow in Chang'an is still falling, and it seems a little endless.

After the morning court that day, Li Shimin sent people to the government offices at all levels to collect worn-out clothes.

Old clothes are not worth much to these officials, and many of them are even prepared to be thrown away or rewarded to slaves. So Li Shimin sent someone to ask for it, but they didn't think there was anything, so they just took it out .

Before evening, Li Shimin's people had already collected several large carts of old clothes.

After collecting these worn-out clothes, these people did not stop and sent them directly to the people who were suffering from the cold. Although these clothes were worn out, but sending them over at this time would undoubtedly save their lives. .

Maybe, just because of one piece of clothing, many people will be frozen to death in Chang'an tonight.

Of course, such a little clothes are obviously not enough, and more people still lack food, so money is becoming more and more important.

Before dark, Li Shimin called Qin Tian to his residence.

"Now that the king is in charge of this matter, can you think of a way for money?"

"After tomorrow morning, before the officials leave the palace, I hope the prince can keep those officials in front of the palace gate. At that time, our Jingzhao Mansion will call some of the Chang'an mansions there."

"What do you want to do?"

"Contributions."

Li Shimin frowned slightly, but he didn't say anything. Although he knew that it would be difficult to get these people to give up money, some people would probably donate.

Maybe the donated money is not enough to solve the whole thing, but it is possible to solve the urgent need.

If the snow stopped, the matter would be better resolved.

After thinking about it, Li Shimin nodded in agreement.

In the early morning of the next day, the snow was a little lighter, and the road became more and more difficult. This was simply the biggest snow disaster encountered since the founding of the Tang Dynasty.

If this goes on like this, even rich people may not be able to stand it anymore.

Today's charcoal prices have been driven up to a high level, and rich people feel a little distressed when they burn it.

The cold wind in the main hall was biting, so Li Yuan didn't discuss with the officials for a long time before announcing his withdrawal from the court.

After retreating, the officials all shrank their necks and walked out. It was too cold here, so it was better to go home to warm up.

But just as these people walked out of the palace, Li Shimin suddenly reached out to stop them.

"Everyone, wait a moment."

When Li Shimin opened his mouth, everyone was a little curious, but they still gave Li Shimin face, so they stopped. Li Jianben didn't need to pay, but he really wanted to know what Li Shimin was going to do, so he also stopped.

"My lord stopped us, but what's the matter?" An official asked, and at this moment, from the direction of the east and west cities, many businessmen were led here by the servants of the government office.

Seeing those businessmen, these officials looked at each other, not knowing why.

Soon, the two sides meet.

"My lord, why are you keeping us here?"

"Qin Biejia, why did you call us all here?"

Officials and businessmen chattered and asked, Qin Tian stood up and said: "The heavy snow is still falling, and many poor people in Chang'an are having a hard time. As an official, you should have the heart to seek the well-being of all people. As a businessman, you should also have a benevolent heart." Xin, therefore, the purpose of keeping you here is very simple, it is to hope that you can lend a helping hand and donate some money and food. Get your name engraved on it."

In front of these people, Qin Tian didn't talk nonsense, and directly stated his intentions.

And after Qin Tian finished speaking, those businessmen didn't dare to refute, but those officials didn't take Qin Tian seriously at all.

"Hmph, that sounds nice, so what if I don't donate?"

"That's right, it's not easy for us to survive such a cold day."

"It's easy to say, let us donate money, why don't you donate?"

Everyone was chattering, accusing Qin Tian extremely, Li Shimin's eyes were slightly fixed, seeing the hateful faces of many officials, he was very angry in his heart.

I couldn't help it, but at this moment, Qin Tian stood up and said: "The donation is all voluntary. If you don't donate, I can't do anything to you. As for whether I donate or not, I will personally give you the answer. "

As he said that, Qin Tian waved his hand, and soon, a carriage drove over, and then he saw Uncle Fu and Hu Shiba carrying several large boxes from the carriage.

Everyone looked curiously, and when the boxes were opened, they couldn't help being very surprised, because these boxes were filled with money immediately.

"The [-] yuan is all here. This is what I donated. I don't want to say more. If you are willing to donate, you can stay and register the donation. If you don't want to donate, just leave. We will not make it difficult."

Speaking of this, Li Shimin waved his hand suddenly, and soon, a carriage came galloping, and then someone lifted several large boxes from above.

"This is my king's [-] guan coins. For the people of Tang Dynasty, a mere [-] guan coins is nothing."

Qin Wangfu is still rich, but [-] yuan is not a small amount.

After Qin Tian and Li Shimin started like this, the people who were attached to Li Shimin were naturally unambiguous, no matter how much they donated, they all donated one after another.

Among the merchants, some benevolent ones donated a lot, but more people still kept a wait-and-see attitude.

The rest of the officials are still a little hesitant, and many people also depend on Li Jiancheng's attitude.

Standing in the wind and snow, Qin Tian slightly raised his head and glanced at Li Jiancheng, with a slight smile on the corner of his mouth. He didn't say anything, but just glanced at Li Jiancheng.

And just after this glance, Li Jiancheng stood up and said: "The people of the Tang Dynasty are also the people of this prince. How can this prince have the heart to see them suffer? Donggong donated [-] guan."

Hearing that Li Jiancheng also donated [-] guan, the officials attached to Li Jiancheng felt distressed, but there was nothing they could do, and they all donated the money one after another.

Li Jiancheng looked at these situations, although he was angry, but he was helpless.

Nowadays, many people in Datang are watching, Qin Tian donated, Li Shimin donated, but if he, the crown prince, doesn't donate, he will probably lose the hearts of the people.

Even being criticized.

His position as crown prince is not impregnable, so he naturally does not want to be made irresponsible remarks.

Obviously, Qin Tian and Li Shimin blocked him here just to donate money to him, and in front of the people of the world, if the prince doesn't donate, is he still the prince?
It's fine if it's in private, but now on Zhuque Street, in front of the palace gate, he has no choice.

The donations were still going on. After the prince donated, many businessmen also began to donate. Li Shimin finally breathed a sigh of relief seeing these situations.

Although Li Jiancheng donated [-] guan, which may allow Li Jiancheng to gain a lot of support from the people, which is very unfavorable to him, but now for the sake of the people of Chang'an, he can only do so.

What's more, he can't stop this kind of thing. If Li Jiancheng really shows his intentions, he can do a lot in this matter.

(End of this chapter)