Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 218
At noon, the officials and those businessmen donated a total of almost [-] guan, of which the crown prince, Li Shimin and Qin Tian each donated [-] guan.

One hundred thousand guan is a lot of money, but it is not much for the suffering people in Chang'an.

This little money can only solve the urgent need.

After getting the money, Li Shimin immediately sent people to buy food and some winter clothes.

In addition, the money was also used to rent a big house for the homeless people to live in temporarily.

Li Shimin was in a hurry, and the news of the donation slowly spread in Chang'an City.

Regarding the donation, Qin Tian discussed with Tang Rong and Lu Huaniang.

Although [-] guan is not a small amount for them, the two women are still very reasonable, and they are distressed, but they are also very supportive of Qin Tian's career.

Of course, in their view, [-] guan is a lot of money, but as long as their husband-in-law wants to earn it, they can earn it quickly, not to mention that the [-] guan is also given by the Ministry of Industry.

Come fast, spend fast.

The news quickly spread to the Ninth Princess Mansion.

"His Royal Highness, Qin Tian and Qin Wang gathered those officials and businessmen together to raise donations. I heard that one hundred thousand coins have been raised."

Ninth Princess nodded: "It's not too much."

"That's right, except for Qin Tian, ​​the King of Qin, and the crown prince who each donated [-] guan, the others only had a few hundred guan, and very few thousands."

Hearing this, Princess Jiu was slightly startled, and asked, "Qin Tian actually donated [-] yuan?"

Prince Li Jiancheng and Qin Wang Li Shimin donated [-] guan, and the nine princesses would not be surprised. The two of them are now competing for the throne and winning the hearts of the people. It is normal for them to donate.

But why did Qin Tian donate so much? It's completely unnecessary. He's just a petty official.

Is it just because of the money?

There are many people who are richer than Qin Tian, ​​and I have never seen others so forthright.

Ninth Princess held her chin, and after a long time sighed softly: "Could it be that Qin Tian just wanted to help those common people?"

Nine princesses don't see many people like this, and Qin Tian is one of them.

East Palace.

After Li Jiancheng returned to the East Palace, he was very angry.

It's not that he feels sorry for the [-] guan money, as the crown prince, he really doesn't lack this money, what makes him really angry is that Qin Tian and Li Shimin used it.

If he had known it was a donation, he would have left earlier.

Kidnapped by Li Shimin and Qin Tiandao, can he do it without donating money?
Who would dare not donate to those people who have donated money by themselves?

Just because of my own mistake, Li Shimin managed to raise so much money. The people in Chang'an are afraid that there will be no serious problems for the time being.

And as long as this is done, wouldn't Li Shimin be favored?
Li Jiancheng frowned, and told Song Gongqing about his worries. Song Gongqing was not very nervous after listening.

"His Royal Highness donated [-] guan, which is also setting an example, and it is impossible for the people's hearts to all be biased towards King Qin."

"But father, this matter was done by Li Shimin. If the matter is done, it will be his credit. Father will reward you."

Song Gongqing said: "If you want to win the favor, why do you need to start with this matter? As long as you can win the favor of the Holy One."

"What does Mr. Song mean?"

"Now the Holy Majesty is quite greedy for beauty. Why don't His Royal Highness think of a way to send two beauties to the Holy Majesty. If the Majesty likes it, your contribution is no less than that of the King of Qin."

"This..." Li Jiancheng hesitated when he heard that he was sending a beauty to his father. If this matter is not done well, it will have a huge impact on him.

"Don't worry, there will be no problems."

Li Jiancheng thought for a moment, then nodded.
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The snow in Chang'an stopped.

Thick snow has made the road difficult.

So as soon as the snow stopped, the officials of Jingzhao Mansion mobilized the people of Chang'an to shovel the snow.

Snow cannot be piled casually. It must be put on a cart and then transported to the moat outside the city. Of course, if there is an open space around, it can also be transported to the open space.

It seems that this is a huge thing, but as long as everyone sweeps the snow in front of the door, there is actually not much snow to be shoveled by each household.

The snow shoveling campaign was in full swing in Chang'an City, and Li Shimin and Qin Tian finally breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as the snow doesn't continue to fall, it will be fine. In this way, they only need to raise a little more money to help those people repair their houses.

"It seems that this heavy snow won't come down." Li Shimin looked at the sky. At this time, the sky in Chang'an was very clean, and there was not even a trace of wind.

The snow on the trees is also very thick, only when the sparrows fly up, some snow will be shaken off.

Qin Tian stood beside him and said, "It should be impossible to get down."

Li Shimin smiled: "How much money will be needed to help those people rebuild their homes?"

"There are not many houses that have been crushed by snow, but there are quite a few that need to be repaired, so at least [-] to [-] yuan will be needed."

Such a small amount of money is actually nothing to the court, even if Li Shimin is allowed to take it, he can still get it out, but with so many people in the Qin Palace, he can't lack money, so if he is asked to take it, Li Shimin can't give it much. .

"Is there any other way for you to get money?"

"There is another way, and that is charity performances."

"Benevolence performance?" It was the first time Li Shimin heard the word.

Qin Tian nodded: "There are many prostitutes in Hualiu Street in Chang'an, and they are all talented and beautiful. If we can choose one or two from each brothel to form a charity performance team, we will definitely be able to raise a lot of money. "

Hearing this method, Li Shimin frowned immediately, it was thanks to Qin Tian's idea to use prostitutes to make money.

This is too indecent.

But after a while, Li Shimin asked again: "I'm afraid it's not easy, let those prostitutes not want Qian Yiyan, even if they are willing to do it, will those old ladies be willing?"

The brothel relies entirely on these girls to make money, and combining them, who wants to do this for nothing?

However, Qin Tian didn't seem to care much about Li Shimin's worries, and said, "Don't worry, my lord. I just picked out a couple of prostitutes. Why don't those brothel bustards be unwilling? It depends on whether they are willing to bear the burden." consequences."

"You... are really shameless." Li Shimin was speechless, because from Qin Tian's words, he could clearly hear that Qin Tian was not going to use legitimate means.

"Your Majesty, do you mean forget it?"

"Forget it, I leave this matter to you."

Qin Tian curled his lips, and then went to Jingzhao Mansion. After arriving at Jingzhao Mansion, Qin Tian called Wang Yuan and the others.

"Go to various brothels and ask them to contribute all the top girls to me. If anyone dares to say no, they will immediately find a reason to seal up their brothels for me."

How many of those who do business like a brothel are innocent?
As long as they close the brothel, find a reason to investigate, and keep them closed for a few days, they will be anxious immediately.

(End of this chapter)