After all, they were at the village chief's house, so after a brief chat, the two ended the connection.
The eldest princess went outside and waited for a while.
Then I saw the village chief and the guards coming back.
"Princess, the father and son are willing to follow us to Plague City." The guard reported.
"Princess, the villagers are willing to sell potatoes to you, and they have also collected several hundred kilograms of vines." The village chief also said.
After a while, villagers were seen coming towards the village chief's house one after another carrying potatoes.
The eldest princess immediately asked the guards to count and give money.
After staying at the village chief's house for three days, the princess gave the villagers an extra sum of money and explained that it was hush money for them to keep the potatoes secret. The villagers excitedly agreed.
After finishing this task, the eldest princess and others took Dashu and his son away with a bag full of potatoes.
A few days later.
When the princess rushed back to the plague city from Fujian with potatoes, she heard from counselor Fang that two girls from Jiangnan had been waiting for her for a few days.
When they heard that the two girls were being taken care of by Miss Gu Sang, they came all the way from Jiangnan to give them what they could.
The eldest princess didn't have time to rest and went to the inn to meet the two girls.
The two girls immediately stood up and looked at the approaching princess with touching expressions: "Princess, thank you for your secret help during this period. It has made our business so smooth."
"Here's the money we made from selling lipstick and perfume."
"We know you're in urgent need of money, so we gathered some money and sent it to you."
"Although this amount of money is a drop in the bucket for the army, don't worry, our shop is growing bigger and bigger. I believe it won't be long before we can become a backing for you and Miss Gu."
The eldest princess knew these palace maids.
They had always been with Concubine Zhao. Before the incident, Concubine Zhao arranged everything and sent them out of the palace.
I didn’t expect that Gu Sang’s kindness in the past could be of such great use now.
The eldest princess didn't act pretentiously and took it directly and frankly: "I am indeed very short of money right now. Your money comes at the perfect time."
"This favor will be remembered by both me and Miss Gu!"
When they saw the eldest princess accept the money, they both looked happy.
Xue'er said excitedly, "Princess, you're welcome. If it weren't for Miss Gu's guidance, we sisters wouldn't even be able to make a living."
"Now that we have enough food and clothing, we are very satisfied!"
"Besides, I swore at the beginning that if I could ever help Miss Gu, I would do my best."
Another girl said happily, "Princess, we all hope that you will succeed. Then we women can follow your example and accomplish great things."
"It won't be like now, where a few women opening a shop will be ostracized and have rumors spread about them..."
The girl's voice became softer and softer under Xiaoxue's warning gaze.
She looked at the goddess princess cautiously, worried that the princess would think she talked too much.
After hearing her words, the eldest princess not only did not show any impatience on her face, but she also solemnly promised them:
"Believe me, Miss Gu and I will ensure that women can walk freely outside from now on, without having to cover their faces. They can freely do business and do anything, just like in the future."
"Women can go to school, women can go into business, women can enter politics, and women can choose not to marry."
"I want all women in this world to be able to choose freely!"
Free choice!
This is the dream of millions of women!
No, this is something they wouldn't even dare to dream of.
But the eldest princess said that it would come true in the future, even if it took ten, twenty, or thirty years! They were all willing to wait for that day.
The two girls had tears in their eyes as they listened. As women, they had cried many, many times.
Only this time, they cried with excitement and joy and anticipation.
The next day, the two girls quietly left the plague city.
Although the eldest princess kindly invited them to stay in the Plague City for a few more days, the two were still thinking about their sisters in Jiangnan and their perfume business.
If they don't go back, their sisters in Jiangnan will be worried.
After the two left, the busy eldest princess was discussing the issue of military pay with Fang Moushi and others.
With the funds sent by Xiaoxue and the others, the school and family housing that Gu Sang mentioned before can also be built.
Moreover, the sweet potatoes are ripe and can be distributed to the people for consumption.
Upon hearing that the princess was planning to distribute the first batch of food to the people for free, Mr. Xu expressed a different opinion.
"Princess, please forgive me for speaking frankly, but this is inappropriate."
"First, we still have too little money. Although there are enough sweet potatoes and potatoes to distribute to the people, the military pay will be a little tight after they are distributed."
"After all, including the victims from Liujiang City, the population of Plague City has reached hundreds of thousands. This is not a small expense."
"Plus, the houses for the disaster victims haven't been fully built yet. I think it would be better if we distributed food and asked the people to help us with the work."
"Workers are needed to build houses for disaster victims, schools, and family housing."
"This will also let the people know that all food is not something that can be enjoyed without effort, but needs to be exchanged through labor."
"People can receive two rations of food by doing the work of one person, and we can save a lot of manpower. It's a win-win situation."
The eldest princess thought that Master Xu’s suggestion was very good!
The wage for a person's work was ten cents, but the princess not only gave ten cents, but also gave extra food.
Although this food was originally intended for the people.
But after Master Xu made this calculation, not only could all the people get food, but he could also save himself a lot of trouble.
Although I am generous, I am not a kind person. Just like what Gu Sang said, 'A little bit of rice is a favor and a peck of rice is a grudge'. People will never know how to be satisfied!
The more benefits that come for free, the more likely it is to produce ungrateful people.
"Okay! Let's announce it according to the rules Mr. Xu said." The eldest princess looked at him with admiration and immediately agreed with Mr. Xu's approach.
The eldest princess issued a notice that day.
And let the soldiers notify every household in the city.
"As long as you help build schools, family housing, and houses, you can not only receive a day's wages, but also receive two meals..."
"If someone in the family is a soldier, they can receive a bag of rice, 50 kilograms of sweet potatoes, and meat every month..."
When the soldiers came to inform the victims, all the victims in Liujiang City were shocked.
After they arrived in the Plague City, the most common thing they heard was how well the princess treated the people and how tolerant she was to them.
But they never imagined that the eldest princess would be so kind to the people!
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