The blessing of the Qing Dynasty is difficult to pass

Chapter 161 From food and clothing line to well-off
Those female relatives went home, and they came back one after another before noon, holding silver in their hands, and the people behind them carried food and clothes, one by one came to report to Yiluo.

Yi Rao had already ordered someone to set down the table, and asked Hua Hua to be the recorder, to write down the names of these people and the donated materials, including money, food, clothing, and even medicinal materials. The records were very clear.Moreover, the wives of the officials and the wives of the wealthy businessmen were deliberately separated. The wives of the officials kept a list, and the wives of the rich businessmen kept a list, and they were arranged according to the amount of donations from the most to the least.

Seeing Yiluo's appearance, the governor's wife pursed her lips and added another 500 taels of silver and [-] shi of grain. As the highest-ranking female family member among Henan officials, she was bound to win the first place donated by the official female family members, and no one else could compete for the first place. one.

So in the next day, people came over one after another. It was the first time for those women to encounter such a thing, they were fresh and looking forward to it, full of energy, and some of them came here several times because they wanted to compare.When the accounts were settled at night, Yi Rao found that she had raised nearly 5 taels of silver and [-] shi of grain, which were much more than what Kangxi allocated.

"How could this be?" Yinxiang was taken aback, holding the list in shock and disbelief.

Yi Rao was full of pride. She took the list from Yinxiang's hand, flicked it, and then explained, "Comparison, everyone wants to be the first." The number one position is quite conspicuous, with so many lists, Kangxi definitely couldn't finish it, he only looked at the first few, so in order to compete for the first place, everyone also fought hard.

Henan is located in the Central Plains, with a profound history and culture. It has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. Although its prosperity and wealth are not as prosperous as the capital city of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, it is not much worse. Therefore, local officials and wealthy businessmen are quite rich.In order to fight for the first place, everyone fought hard. The governor's wife has the highest status, and no one else can overwhelm her. Seeing that Mrs. Kaifeng Fuyin always paid the same amount as her, she couldn't help being annoyed, and directly paid 1 taels of silver, 8000 shi Grain, compared with the [-] taels of silver and [-] shi of Mrs. Kaifeng Fuyin's grain.

So it is said that the female family members of officials alone collected nearly [-] silver, and the female family members of rich businessmen collected [-] silver. Businessmen are not as good as officials. There are many, so the money collected is more.

After listening to Yi Rao's explanation, Yin Xiang heaved a long sigh, and couldn't help thinking of the things in his previous life.Once in his previous life, he and Yinzhen went to the disaster-stricken area together as imperial envoys to inspect the disaster situation. The local officials were corrupt, extorted bribes, and searched for the people's fat and anointment. This Baylor took it seriously, the two of them had worked so hard to raise tens of thousands of taels of silver, but Yilao alone raised 5 taels of silver in one day, comparing the two, it really made him feel so emotional that he couldn't laugh or cry.

He and Yinzhen, two big men, are not as good as Yiluo, a woman in the back house, and they are ashamed.

"What's the matter? I'm smart, right? You don't need to worry about it, I'll take care of it, it's fine." Yi Rao shook the list in front of Yin Xiang's eyes, her face full of complacency and seeking praise.

Yin Xiang regained consciousness from his own thoughts, seeing Yi Rao like this, he couldn't help laughing, "Yes, you are smart, smarter than me, and you are safe in handling things, even I am not as good as you."

"That's right." Yi Rao didn't blush, and nodded seriously. Thinking of the praise she would receive after returning to Beijing, she couldn't help shaking her head and said, "This time, I'll see who dares to say that I'm stupid. I'll spit him out." Face!"

Yin Xiang "..." Just now she praised her for being safe, but immediately said such childish words, she really didn't know what to do with Yi Rao.

After thinking for a while, Yinxiang said, "From tomorrow onwards, you should lead people to build porridge sheds outside the city, and send safe people to buy food with money. Since this is the wish of your housewives, then I and the others Don't interfere, you can decide for yourself, and you can do whatever you want."

"That's exactly what I mean." Yi Rao nodded, since she did it, she would do the whole thing and take all the credit for it.

Looking at the bill in her hand again, Yirao couldn't help but sighed, "My dowry silver is 1 taels. I thought it was a lot, but now I realize that I'm just a frog in a well." She ate, drank and played all her life, but compared with these people, she found that she was still struggling on the line of food and clothing, and they were as much money as she had in the bottom of the box at random.

In fact, it’s not surprising that Yiluo thinks this way. The price of goods at this time is not high. An egg costs a penny. She has a farm to produce Zhuangzi. A lot of silk and satin, these are enough for her to wear for many years, and she doesn't have any hobbies that burn money, such as buying antiques, calligraphy, paintings and various exquisite and precious jewelry. Being self-sufficient, she can't spend much money all year round.

"You can't say that." Seeing Yiluo like this, Yinxiang smiled and explained, "1 taels of silver is already a lot for the Zhaojia Mansion." Malhan was only a fifth-rank official before, and his annual salary was not much. To a hundred taels, what can 100 taels of silver do in the capital, besides, to support a large family, Malhan's official position is low, and no one gives him gifts and various filial silver, so among the officials in Beijing, Malhan is considered poor, and his salary is poor. Neglecting it, the Zhuangzi shop under his name provides all the gifts and daily necessities during the holidays.

In the capital where rich and powerful are everywhere, Malhan’s Zhuangzi’s shop is not the best one. The total annual income is only three or four thousand taels of silver. Two golds is really a lot.

After listening to Yin Xiang's explanation, Yi Rao felt a little more balanced, and she muttered, "I knew it earlier, let them donate more." When she first opened her mouth, she thought that it would be good if each person could donate 300 taels of silver, but it was her too Simple.

Seeing Yi Rao's annoyance, Yinxiang comforted her and said, "You have too little experience, so you don't know very well, and you will know later." Zhaojia Mansion belongs to the poor class in the capital, and Yi Rao has no requirements for jewelry, antiques, calligraphy, paintings, and clothes. , she was raised poor.Later, she married into the imperial palace and was in charge of the thirteenth elder brother's small courtyard. The daily food and four seasons clothes were provided by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. She and Yinxiang received hundreds of taels of monthly bills every year, and no one gave her gifts. So in terms of money, her knowledge is really short.

"We have left the palace to build a mansion. Now I am working with the fourth brother on business for the prince. I have no real power in my hands, but after all, I am a brother, and he is loved by Huang Ama. In the future, the number of people who will visit will gradually increase, and those who will give gifts will also increase. It will increase, and when you look at these again, you won’t be surprised.”

Yi Rao thought about the reason behind this carefully, and couldn't help but nodded, that's right, in this time and space, she is not considered a rich person, she can only be said to have no worries about food and clothing.

"If you really like money, all the money in the business will be handed over to you in the future, and it will be your own private property." Seeing that Yi Rao seems to be a little concerned about this aspect, Yin Xiang said so.

Yirao glared at Yinxiang when she heard this, why did you give her the money from the public office? It was all given to her, what would Fucha's Guerjia's Su Qiaoqiao and their future children spend?She will not feed these people with her own money. "Private money, do you have any?" She doesn't want money from the public in the mansion, but she can consider Yinxiang's private money.

Seeing Yi Rao looking at herself up and down, her long eyelashes flickering like a small fan, Yin Xiang burst out laughing, "Do you want it?"

"So, you have it?" Yi Rao became interested. Although she didn't care about money, she was really stimulated today. She wanted to move from the food and clothing line to a well-off life.Yinxiang has private money, which is within her expectation, if Yinxiang stuffs it into her hand, she will reluctantly accept it.

"Of course there are." Yinxiang nodded with a smile.

In fact, Yinxiang is a person who has suffered from money. He has been imprisoned for ten years and has no title. He lives on a few hundred taels a year and has to support a large family in the family. His life is quite tight. Baba.At that time, Yinzhen had to give him money every time he visited him. Those ten years were really bad memories, and I didn't want to mention it at all.

When you are reborn once, you will live a different life from your previous life, and you will never experience the detours and hardships you have experienced in your previous life in this life.Relying on the memory of his previous life, ever since Yinzhen was able to leave the palace, he has encouraged Yinzhen to buy a shop and do business. Over the years, Yinzhen has made a lot of money. The net worth is already in the millions.

Yinxiang is devoted to Yinzhen, and Yinzhen is also extremely caring for Yinxiang, and Yinxiang will have what he has, so it is said that Yinzhen is worth millions, and Yinxiang is also worth millions, just because he was born before. The palace is inconvenient, and most of the properties are placed under Yinzhen's name. Now that he is out of the palace, Yinzhen is planning to return it to him.

Not extorting or accepting bribes, he has a net worth of millions just by running a business, Yinxiang is really young and promising.

"How many?" Yi Rao's eyes lit up, her hands dragged her chin, her face full of anticipation.

"How much do you want?" It's been a long time since I saw Yi Rao's lively expression, and Yin Xiang thought of teasing her.

"How much can you give?"

Yin Xiang stretched out five fingers to compare, and Yi Rao was shocked when she saw this, "5 taels?!!!" Oh shit!Sure enough, she is the only poor person!
Yinxiang shook his head, feeling a little distressed in his heart. He, Fujin, is too poor, and his experience is too short. What is 5 taels?It's not enough to spend a year's expenses of a wealthy family in the capital.

"5000 taels?" Seeing Yinxiang shaking his head, Yirao removed a zero, and she felt a little more balanced, so she just said, Yinxiang is a bald elder brother, and he has only been on business for two or three years, so how could he just throw it at her? Ten thousand taels of silver.

"No, 50." Yin Xiang shook his head again, and slowly spit out a number that shocked Yi Rao.

(End of this chapter)