I'm in the Red Mansion

Special issue on flood prevention and disaster relief, what is this?

Is it just to write about this heavy rain?
What is there to write about this heavy rain?

This made the people of the capital city very confused, but it aroused their curiosity.

Next, they asked those who could read to start reading articles from the newspaper.

After listening to these articles, the people in the capital finally understood.

What does a once-in-a-century flood really mean?

This flood destroyed so many towns and villages, and so many people died in the flood.

So many people are forced to leave their homes and seek a way to survive.

It turns out that the victims were so pitiful and their lives were so hard.

And if the imperial court cannot provide disaster relief as soon as possible, who knows how many people will starve to death in the future.

And this newspaper has illustrations.

Through the illustrations, they can see the oncoming flood!
They could see the ruins of buildings ravaged by the flood.

They could see old people and children lying on the roadside starving to death.

They could see the despair and numbness in the eyes of the victims.

Through these encounters, they felt as if they were seeing real victims of the disaster.

This information made them silent.

Some people, without realizing it, have already burst into tears.

The next article that followed deeply shocked them.

It turned out that Jia Hanlin, the youngest top scholar who won six top prizes in the imperial examination, and his wife felt deeply sympathetic towards the victims when they learned that so many people had suffered from the flood.

The number one scholar donated 20,000 taels of silver, and his wife donated all her dowry!
The donation made by the number one scholar and the donation made by his wife are two different things.

Because what his wife donated was her dowry.

These dowries are the private property of a woman after she gets married, and her husband's family has no right to use them.

If the two people divorce, or if the woman becomes a widow and remarries, these dowries can be taken away.

Therefore, everything that the top scholar's wife donated was her private property and also her livelihood.

Not only that, even the top scholar's concubine, Xue, donated 10,000 taels of silver.

Then, their maids gathered together and donated five hundred taels of silver!

The heroic deeds of the top scholar's family shocked countless people in the capital!
Some people were even moved to tears by their noble character.

However, the dramatic scene is yet to come.

Floods are merciless, but there is love in the world. The current emperor has launched a fundraising campaign in the court.

The emperor took out 50,000 taels of silver from his own treasury to use for disaster relief.

Prince Beijing, Prime Minister Kou and Minister Lin each donated 10,000 taels of silver.

Prince Zhongshun and Prime Minister Qin each donated 500 taels of silver.

The amounts donated by other ministers were all less than five hundred taels.

Depending on the official position, it ranged from fifty taels to three hundred taels.

If there is no comparison, this fundraising list is nothing special.

It's just a matter of donating more or less.

However, there are pearls and jade ahead!

First, the number one scholar donated 20,000 taels of silver, then his wife donated all her dowry, and his concubine donated 10,000 taels of silver!

Even the dozen or so maids they had collected and donated five hundred taels of silver.

Five hundred taels of silver!

What is funny and lamentable is that Prince Zhongshun and Prime Minister Qin also donated 500 taels of silver.

It was just the same as the silver donated by the maids of the No. 1 Scholar's family! Whether it was Prince Zhongshun or Prime Minister Qin, they were not as rich as a country, but they were definitely very wealthy.

Such a comparison is truly a great irony!
Haha, this is the prince of Daxia, is this the prime minister of Daxia?
Originally, Prince Zhongshun and Prime Minister Qin were very good at business.

They have a good reputation among the people.

However, after this comparison, the images of these two people collapsed.

In a very short period of time, they were spurned by the entire capital.

"Haha, is this the prime minister of our Great Xia? The Qin family is a top family, extremely wealthy, but for this flood, he only donated 500 taels of silver."

"Who said it wasn't? It's only the same amount of silver donated by the maid of the No. 1 Scholar. Humph! If I were the No. 1 Scholar, I would ask the maid in my house to donate 501 taels of silver."

"It's just that they have to pay one tael more than a prince or a prime minister. Where will they put their dignity when the time comes?"

"Do you think they only donated 500 taels of silver in total? Do they still have any shame?"

"That's true. The civil and military officials of our Great Xia Dynasty have lost all their dignity!"

"To be honest, the wife of this number one scholar really has a kind heart!"

"She is the legitimate daughter of Lin Tanhua, and her family has a long history of learning! There are many women with a family background like her, but she is the only one who has done such a good deed!"

"This Lady Lin is truly a living Bodhisattva. I will build a shrine for her at home and offer sacrifices to her every day. This will surely keep our home peaceful!"

"That's absolutely true. Our family will also build a shrine for her!"

……

In one day, Prince Zhongshun and Prime Minister Qin, together with most of the high-ranking officials in the court, became so famous throughout the capital that they were almost notorious.

After Prince Zhongshun, Prime Minister Qin, and other officials were dismissed and returned home, they soon heard the public opinion outside.

Prince Zhongshun and Prime Minister Qin's faces suddenly turned dark and terrifyingly gloomy.

Jia Cong!

Daxia Monthly Report!

When the Daxia Monthly was first published, they had heard of it and even had the newspaper delivered to their homes.

They had also watched it themselves, and their wives, concubines, children, and even the maids and servants at home all loved the stories about The Legend of the Condor Heroes in the newspapers.

However, they did not pay too much attention to the Great Xia Monthly Report.

They are very busy and have to deal with countless things in a day.

Where is the energy to focus on such trivial matters?

However, it was not until this time that they truly realized the power of the Daxia Monthly Report!

It turns out that the real purpose of His Majesty in issuing the Daxia Monthly Report was to control public opinion!

In the past, they donated this much silver.

There has never been any discussion among the people, nor have the people ever insulted or spitted upon them.

But now, this new number one scholar has played such a trick.

Not only did he donate 20,000 taels of silver himself, but his wife also donated all of her dowry, and his concubine donated 10,000 taels of silver.

Even their maids donated five hundred taels of silver, which was exactly the same amount as that of the prime minister (prince) himself!

They, the princes and prime ministers, were actually brought down to the same level as maids.

This is a great humiliation for them!

Of course, if it were just humiliation, it wouldn't be a big deal.

How could they be so innocent if they could reach the position of prime minister? How could they be so impulsive? How could they be so tolerant? How could they still have a sense of shame...

But if the Daxia Monthly Report spreads throughout Daxia.

The people of the entire Daxia were cursing them behind their backs.

By then, will they still be able to sit in their current positions safely? (End of this chapter)