The late Ming Dynasty in the living room

Chapter 148 Rural Poor People’s Protection Foundation

Working in a new city can make the whole family have enough food and clothing, and everyone will envy you if you tell the truth. If you are a bachelor, there will be a lot of matchmakers following you... In short, there are countless benefits.

All day today, their hearts were full of worry and sadness. In an instant, this bad mood was completely replaced by ecstasy.

The villagers bent their legs again and prepared to kneel down. The third uncle of the Hong family flushed with joy. He suddenly shouted: "Fang Dong's family, come to the rescue!"

Fang Yu knew as soon as he heard this that he was going to lead the villagers in a ceremony again.

He quickly waved his hand and asked the sophomore to go over and "control" him first.

Then Fang Yu wanted to talk about the Tongzi Tower, but Queen Zhang, who was listening in, finally lost her face.

She leaned over and said to Fang Yu: "The unrest in the countryside has led to banditry. This is the fault of the local governments. Today, the villagers are in poverty with no food, no clothing, and no shelter. I know that Principal Fang is willing to use his own efforts to save the villagers." , but I feel really uneasy..."

Because the villagers were excited, some were crying, some were laughing, and they were very noisy. In order to make it clear, Empress Zhang almost said this through Fang Yu's ears.

Alas, Fang Yu is a hot-blooded young man, not the "Son of God" who transcends the mortal world as Empress Zhang thought.

He had never had his ear bitten by such a beautiful woman. When he was in school, he finally caught up with a young lady, but unfortunately he only held her hand a few times and faced graduation before he could act casually.

So when Empress Zhang's warm breath penetrated into her ears, the "Lord Son of God" acted very unsatisfactory, and his body immediately became half limp.

What is Queen Zhang talking about? Fang Yu didn't have the intention to distinguish it carefully. He only knew that it was very comfortable to have her talk to his ear. After Empress Zhang finished speaking and left, he could still smell her fragrance in the air, and there was a feeling of reluctance in his heart. Yes, a feeling of loss.

He was reluctant to give up, so his eyes wanted to continue to follow Queen Zhang, and then he saw the bearded Min Wen Gong and the murderer demon king Luo Shangwen... Uh, what am I doing? Fang Yu suddenly woke up. This was a public place, and there were so many people watching!
Fang Yu shook off Qinian from his mind.

He finally understood what Queen Zhang meant. She said that the county had no money and the emperor was too far away, so she planned to spend one thousand taels of silver herself to help the villagers of Hongjia Village rebuild their homes.

One thousand taels of silver is certainly enough.

There are only over 300 people in Hongjia Village, and there are less than 100 mud houses. Many materials for repairing (some need to be rebuilt) houses can be obtained locally, including purchasing things for home use, and it does not cost a lot of money in total.

Empress Zhang probably didn't know much about prices, so she acted like a wealthy person, but Fang Yu knew that she actually didn't have a lot of money in her pocket, and she was a poor person.

Fang Yu once heard Huahua say that their group stayed in Taikangbo's mansion for a few days before leaving the capital, and "borrowed" six thousand taels of silver from Taikangbo before leaving. (I borrowed it in the name of the emperor, so I probably won’t have to pay it back)

Taikang Bo Zhang Guoji is Zhang Yan’s father.

Fang Yu also knew Zhang Guoji. He left his name in the history books not only because he was Zhang Yan's father, but also because he was a very honest nobleman. In March of the 17th year of Chongzhen in history, Li Zicheng's army approached Beijing. Emperor Chongzhen begged the civil and military officials to donate money to recruit young men to defend the city. However, Wei Zaode, the chief minister of the cabinet, was the first to say that he had no money.

Some people cried poverty in the Golden Palace, while others went back and pretended to sell official uniforms, sellers, and houses on the street. Only Zhang Yan's father Zhang Guoji happily paid 20,000 taels of silver. Emperor Chongzhen was moved to tears and sealed him on the spot. A Taikanghou.

Zhang Yan also has a good reputation in history books. She fought to the death with the powerful Jiu QianSui as a woman, and she repeatedly accused Zhou Yanru, the chief minister of the cabinet, as a sycophant in front of Emperor Chongzhen (history proves that her The judgment was correct). Whenever she heard about a major disaster in the palace, she was always willing to sell her personal belongings to help the people.

Later, after Li Zicheng invaded Beijing, Zhang Yan was living abroad with unknown life and death. Military advisor Li Yan (who was also a big boss and was from the same hometown as Zhang Yan) specifically advised Li Zicheng to send people out to rescue Zhang Yan.

The history of the late Ming Dynasty was dark and cruel. Especially when the building was about to collapse, most of the performances of civil and military nobles were very obscene. And Zhang Guoji and Zhang Yan are both rare shining points in the darkness. This probably means that like father, like daughter.

Queen Zhang wanted to show her love, so Fang Yu naturally wouldn't stop her.

Anyway, she had food and lodging included in the new city, so there was no use keeping the money.

After telling the good news, the villagers in Hongjia Village were naturally overjoyed.

They really hit the jackpot today.

First, the gods saved their lives, then the county master gave them clothes and food, then Fang Dong's family recruited them into the road construction team, and now, there is another fairy-like lady who is willing to pay They repair the house.

Why does it seem like the luck of our ancestors has accumulated over many lifetimes to this day?

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After a while, Fang Yu and his party left Hongjiacun.

Queen Zhang just paid a thousand taels out of her own pocket, so the other gentlemen present were too embarrassed to watch.

So Luo Shangwen donated 800 taels of silver in the name of Sun Chuanting. (Donate verbally first)
Min Wenggong calculated the grade and expressed that he was worthy of being a parent and was willing to donate three hundred taels privately.

The county magistrate, whose beard was half lifted, donated two hundred taels of silver.

Lord Registrar donated one hundred taels of silver.

Finally, including several officials and Sicheng (taxation department) who were present, the total amount of money saved reached 2520 taels.

Such a large amount of money cannot be distributed all to the villagers of Hongjia Village. It would be unsafe for them and unfair to the villagers in other villages who do not have enough to eat.

So Fang Yu proposed to use this money as the basis to establish a rural poverty protection foundation, using Hongjiacun as the first pilot area for protection, and then slowly expand it to other areas.

"Vice Principal Zhang, how can you refuse? You are also the main sponsor of the foundation and the first one to donate money. You must be the president of the foundation."

Fang Yu said to Queen Zhang.

Empress Zhang is the best candidate to be the president. She will definitely not engage in corruption. She is kind-hearted, famous, and capable. At least she is much better than Yan Xiucai, the second grade of high school, and Liu Ji (who is still semi-literate).

The most important thing is that she is not afraid to leave Laishui County like others.

However, Empress Zhang decisively refused. Not only did she refuse, but she also made a rebound recommendation. She said: "I am just a female streamer, not qualified to take on a big responsibility. In my opinion, the president of this foundation must be President Fang." The original intention is to help the people, and Principal Fang has great compassion for the people of Ming Dynasty. The two are compatible, Principal Fang, don’t refuse!”

(End of this chapter)