"When I grow up, I will definitely be taller than Dad!"
Song Le'an muttered something in dissatisfaction and walked out.
After sending their two sons away, Prince Kang and Ye Peizhu began to discuss how to deal with the upcoming snowstorm.
After some discussion, the two decided to take out one thousand taels of silver to do charity, as a way to accumulate blessings for their daughter.
The layout of the capital city is divided into the imperial city area in the east, the wealthy inner city area in the west, and the outer city area for the poor people in the south and north.
The royal palaces, royal residences and wealthy families must have stored food, clothing, charcoal and other supplies to last through the winter.
But the same cannot be said for the people in the outer city.
King Kang and his wife planned to help the people survive the snow disaster.
To survive the snowstorm, food, clothing, charcoal, and a sturdy enough house are essential.
King Kang first asked the servants in the mansion to clear the snow.
At the same time, he sent people to the cloth shops in the capital to buy a large amount of piled-up defective cloth. Although these cloths were defective, they could still keep people warm.
In addition to clothes, King Kang also sent people to buy charcoal and firewood.
As for food, King Kang found a grain store and bought some old rice. He also planned to wait until the snow subsided and send people to the villages outside the capital to buy some potatoes and other foods that could help him resist hunger.
Originally, King Kang thought that it was snowing in the entire capital city and the surrounding area within a hundred miles.
As a result, after the guards left the capital, they discovered that the only place with heavy snow and deep snow piles was the capital!
Although it was snowing twenty kilometers outside the capital, it was not heavy!
Upon hearing this, King Kang immediately sent people to the surrounding areas of the capital to purchase the necessary supplies before the snow completely blocked the roads.
The two carriages passed through the gates of the capital several times, so naturally the old emperor also knew that Prince Kang had purchased supplies from outside the capital.
He disagreed and mentioned the matter to several ministers, openly saying that King Kang had too much silver and it was too hot to handle.
Some ministers were extremely aware of the crisis, and after hearing the news, they began to secretly stockpile supplies to keep warm.
After all the supplies were ready, King Kang did not give them away for free to the people in the outer city.
He knew the consequences of repaying kindness with resentment.
That day, taking advantage of the fact that the wind and snow had subsided a little, King Kang took some supplies and came to the outer city in a carriage with his two sons.
The snow in the outer city was very deep, making it difficult for carriages to travel. There were almost no people on the streets. Everyone was hiding in their houses, and no one was willing to come out to sweep the snow in front of their doors.
Even the thick snow on the roof looked like it was about to collapse the fragile house, but no one was willing to clean it up.
Looking at this scene, King Kang began to understand why so many people died in his wife's nightmare.
If a snowstorm really occurs, the snow on the ground will become deeper and deeper, and the snow on the roof will become heavier and heavier.
The people in the house were either crushed to death by the collapsed house or buried in the snow. Death was inevitable.
There was no one on the street, so King Kang had to ask his guards to knock on every door.
The people in the house opened the door one after another.
Seeing that quite a few people showed up, King Kang ordered his guards to reveal the supplies on the carriage, and then shouted loudly.
"My friends, I bought these with my own money. They contain clothes, food, charcoal, and other things to keep warm.
I can distribute these supplies to everyone, but the condition is that I need you to exchange them for labor.
For example, clearing snow from the streets, reinforcing houses, etc.
If anyone is willing, please come and say so."
King Kang's words surprised, delighted and frightened the people.
"Sir, no one's money comes from the wind. It's just for no reason. Why are you helping us?"
"Yes, although you want us to work in exchange for materials, but the work you said is for our own good, what are you trying to gain?"
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The people were really puzzled and asked out of curiosity.
“The reason I did this was actually to accumulate blessings for my daughter who just turned one month old.
The wind and snow have been so strong these past few days that I'm worried about a snowstorm, so I wanted to come and help everyone. I don't do good deeds for any reason, but just to accumulate merit and virtue."
King Kang gave a brief explanation.
When the people heard this, they were a little surprised that this adult was accumulating blessings for his daughter instead of his son.
Isn’t it said that wealthy families prefer sons?
The people only thought so in their hearts but did not say it out loud.
We are not fools. Since the benefits are right in front of us, only fools would refuse them.
"Thank you very much, sir!"
The people thanked them one after another and ran towards the guards, scrambling to get the work first so that they could get the supplies first.
There were also some sneaky people who wanted to take advantage of the chaos to steal supplies, but the guards immediately pulled them out.
At the same time, the guards all drew their swords.
The people who were arguing just now suddenly fell silent.
King Kang stood with his hands behind his back and smiled, but the smile did not reach his eyes, and the aura around him was oppressive.
"Everyone, now is not the time to fight. I have more ways to accumulate merit for my daughter than just sending you supplies."
"That's right, at worst we can go somewhere else! There are more people in the outer city than just you guys!"
Song Le'an tilted his head back and echoed.
Now the people are in a panic. They can’t just give away the supplies they have obtained with great difficulty!
"Please forgive me, sir! We will keep an eye on these people and won't let them fight over anything!"
The people gave their assurances one after another, and the team finally became somewhat orderly.
Song Zixuan and Song Le'an stood aside and watched the people to prevent anyone from cheating.
Although the two were young, they were grandchildren of the emperor after all, and had grown up in luxury. When they stood there, the aura they exuded made the people dare not look down on them just because of their young age.
After the people received their supplies, they started to work.
King Kang left a few guards to supervise the people, and continued to take the supplies and his son to the next place where people gathered.
King Kang spent three days distributing supplies to the people who were willing to work.
The outer city, which was originally covered with snow, has completely changed its appearance.
During this period, King Kang also rescued dozens of people who were almost crushed to death because the roofs of their houses collapsed due to heavy snow.
There were also people who were starving and freezing to death. After drinking the porridge donated by King Kang, they narrowly avoided having one foot that was about to step into the palace of Hades.
The people in the outer city were very grateful to King Kang, and they also "coincidentally" learned that this great man was actually King Kang!
The one-month-old daughter that King Kang was talking about was the little baby who had a grand full-moon ceremony held in the imperial palace not long ago!
For a time, the people were all thanking King Kang and his family.
King Kang's efforts to help the people were neither low-key nor high-profile.
But after the people spread the news...
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