Chapter 859: Leading the Donation

When Feng Si heard the princess calling him, he stopped immediately.

"What are your orders, Princess?"

"Oh, I want to ask you for a favor, can you help me get these things."

As Qin Chuchu spoke, she took out a piece of paper from her pocket.

Feng Si took the paper and looked at it, his brows immediately frowned.

"Princess, what do you want these things for?"

"Shh, just keep this to yourself, don't let anyone else know."

As Qin Chuchu spoke, she looked around furtively, as if afraid of being seen.

“…………” Feng Si frowned even more tightly.

I wanted to ask a few more questions, but seeing the princess's sneaky look, I decided to give up.

"Okay, these things are not difficult to get. I will bring them back to you when I come back tonight."

They are all disguised things, and they have them. Since the princess wants them, they will get some back for her.

Qin Chuchu was delighted when she heard this.

"Then don't forget it."

Boss He is really helpful. I thought these things were difficult to get, but I really asked the right person.

When April came out of the restaurant, she saw the second princess talking to Boss He.

"Second Princess, you're up!"

As she spoke, she looked at the second princess's messy hair and wondered why she came out without even washing up.

Looking at April's strange look, he knew that his image was not very good, so he curled the corners of his mouth.

"Well, haha, I asked Boss He to bring some things for me."

After saying this, he was about to go back to the house to wash up when he accidentally saw General Cheng, Lord Zhao and Grand Tutor Sun in the yard.

The three of them released a carrier pigeon.

"Hmm?" She frowned.

Usually they wrote memorials to the emperor, but now they used carrier pigeons. Could it be a family letter? But why did they look so sneaky?

Just as I was about to go over and ask, I was stopped by April.

"Second Princess, let's go back to the room and wash up first."

The second princess's head looked like it was struck by lightning. Anyone who saw her would be laughed to death.

Seeing what April was thinking, Qin Chuchu glanced at General Cheng and the others in the yard, and then obediently went back to the house to wash up.

This time Qin Chuchu really guessed wrong. The letter from General Cheng and others was not a family letter, but a letter to the emperor.

The reason for using carrier pigeons was, firstly, to prevent others from knowing, and secondly, to let the emperor receive the news as soon as possible so that he could come up with a set of rules earlier.

At this moment, Han Muchen was inspecting the progress of the project in the square. Feng Liu curled his lips and pointed at the carrier pigeons flying out of the yard.

"Master, General Cheng's message has been sent."

The man followed the direction of his finger, looked at the carrier pigeon flying high in the sky, and raised the corners of his lips in satisfaction.

“………………”

I estimate that it won’t be long before there will be news from the capital.

Now, the vegetables in the greenhouse will be on the market soon. Although the price will be much higher if sold to other countries, I still feel reluctant.

The people haven't eaten vegetables for several years. With their current living standards, even if they put vegetables on the market, not many people will buy them, after all, they can barely afford to eat at home.

It is impossible to give it away for free. Firstly, Chuchu will not agree to it, and secondly, he himself does not want to do so.

As the saying goes, help in emergencies but not in poverty. There should be a limit to how much charity should be done. Blindly giving away free gifts will not only fail to achieve good results, but will also make people more and more greedy.

If someone with ulterior motives takes advantage of me at that time, I will definitely suffer no good consequences.

But nowadays, people’s living conditions are limited. If they want to eat vegetables, they can only rely on the court to help.

But it was difficult for him to say this, as if he couldn't sell his vegetables. It was just right that General Cheng and the others helped him, so it was most appropriate for the adults to say this.

I think my father will take action soon after receiving the news.

This was indeed the case. It was a day later that the emperor received the news.

After seeing the contents of the letter, the matter was mentioned in the court the next day.

"I wonder what your opinions are?"

The emperor sat on the dragon throne, looking at the people in front of him with dissatisfaction. He had been talking for a long time, but everyone was as quiet as if they were being strangled.

He is always talking about impeachment, more than anyone else, but becomes cowardly when it comes to getting down to business.

Listening to the emperor's questions, all the ministers lowered their necks and secretly glanced at the people around them.

It was obvious that no one wanted to take the lead. Seeing that no one spoke, Marquis Yongning glanced at Han Mulei, and Han Mulei stepped forward and came in front of the emperor.

"Father, our Great Yu Kingdom has been suffering from severe drought for three consecutive years. The people are suffering terribly. I don't think there is any extra money to buy vegetables. I do have a humble suggestion."

"Oh? Tell me about it." The emperor raised his eyebrows.

Although I don't think my second son can say anything constructive, I still want to listen.

Han Mulei glanced at everyone in the court, straightened his body, and bowed to the emperor.

"Yes, Father, I think we should first send someone to negotiate the price of vegetables with my fifth brother, and then the court will subsidize a part of it, and the rest will be borne by the people themselves.

This way, the people can afford it and eat vegetables, but the treasury is empty now, and the subsidy can only be obtained through donations.

I, your son, am willing to donate 100,000 taels of silver to alleviate the suffering of the people."

As soon as these words were spoken, the court began to murmur, and everyone's expressions varied.

In fact, they had already thought of this in their hearts, and the reason they didn't say it was because they didn't want to pay the money.

After three years of severe drought, their income was pitifully small, so it was really painful for them to take tens of thousands of taels.

But the emperor was very happy. He didn't expect these words to come out of his second son's mouth. It was really surprising.

His mood improved immediately, and Han Mulei's expression also became a little warmer. He stroked his beard and started to praise him.

"Well, my son brings me great comfort. This is a very good idea. I wonder if you all have any other suggestions."

As the emperor spoke, he looked at the court officials in front of him. He thought the same thing in his heart.

Just when I was wondering who to talk to, my second son cooperated and told me.

Han Mulei was extremely proud of receiving the praise from his father. It seemed that his uncle was right and that he should follow the path of popular support.

Lord Li, who was standing in the crowd, breathed a sigh of relief. Someone had spoken for him, and this time he didn't have to be the first to speak out.

Otherwise, if the emperor looks at you, you must cooperate.

Although he didn't have to be the first to take the lead, he still had to cooperate with the emperor to get things done, so he stepped forward and bowed to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, the Second Prince is so righteous. Although I am a humble servant, I am willing to donate 50,000 taels to show my gratitude."

The ministers looked at each other one by one. It had come to this point and squinting would not work.

They came forward one after another to express their loyalty, but no one donated a large amount, with the most being 50,000 taels of silver.

But this has already made the emperor very happy. With so many people coming, and donations from the public, the matter is basically done.

The next thing to discuss was who would go and negotiate with Prince Chen. After some discussion, everyone agreed that Lord Li, the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, would be the most appropriate person to go.

Lord Li also readily agreed, mainly because he wanted to see how the Far North had developed today.