The prefect was very angry, but Lei Yuting did not react at all. His expression remained calm, as if he didn't notice.
Lei Yuting looked at Wang Yuanwai, the governor of Yanzhou, and said, "Wang Yuanwai, I want to talk to you alone."
Mr. Wang followed Lei Yuting away with a puzzled look on his face, and the others watched them leave with suspicion.
After a cup of tea, Lei Yuting and Wang Yuanwai emerged from the back hall, smiling broadly. Wang Yuanwai said cheerfully, "Don't worry, Mr. Lei. I'll bring you a thousand dan of grain when I get back."
When everyone heard what Mr. Wang said, they all widened their eyes.
They were all curious about what Lei Yuting had said to him that made Wang Yuanwai willing to donate a thousand dan of grain in such a short time.
Mr. Wang is the most stingy person among them, and he is only interested in profit.
He must have gotten some benefit to be able to take out so much food so happily.
Everyone was thinking about it in their hearts. Some thought that Lei Yuting was being mysterious and were waiting for him to ask them for food again. Unexpectedly, Lei Yuting let them leave.
"Thank you all for the trouble you've taken. Thank you for donating food to the people of Yanzhou. To thank you for your generosity, the prefect will post a notice to inform all the people of Yanzhou that the money and food were donated by you gentlemen, so that they can be grateful for your help."
All the wealthy businessmen left in confusion. They didn't donate much food, but he was willing to tell them about the publicity. They really couldn't figure out what his intention was.
Everyone left with doubts, and by the evening, some people came to their senses.
The first person to react was the richest man in Yanzhou. He immediately found Lei Yuting and learned from him that he was really planning to do as he had guessed. Without saying a word, he immediately ordered people to transport 1,200 dan of grain overnight.
When the other families learned that Mr. Shen had sent food overnight and that he had taken the initiative to do so, they all wondered why.
Someone quietly asked Mr. Shen and Mr. Wang, and they both had compassionate expressions, saying they couldn't bear to see the people suffer. If they really couldn't bear to see it, they wouldn't have acted like that when the prefect came to ask for food.
Although some wealthy merchants didn't understand the secret, they believed that following them would definitely not go wrong and donated food overnight. Only a few stingy merchants were unwilling to donate.
The prefect looked at the grain that kept coming in, his mouth wide open. He couldn't help but ask curiously, "Brother Lei, what did you say to Mr. Wang?"
Lei Yuting smiled and said, "I just told him that I would tell all the people in Yanzhou Prefecture about his righteous act of donating 500 dan of grain, and by the way, I would also tell everyone about the 50 dan of grain donated by Mr. Shen. Let the people survive and remember his kindness."
The prefect was stunned, then immediately understood.
After the disaster, the people naturally remembered Wang Yuanwai's righteous act. Wang Yuanwai, who was always known for being stingy, was able to give food in the face of such a major crisis. Compared with Shen Yuanwai, who was usually kind-hearted, it would naturally make people feel that Shen's kindness was fake and that Wang Yuanwai was the real kind-hearted person.
The people of Yanzhou will naturally criticize the cold-bloodedness of Mr. Shen, the richest man. Comparing the two, they will naturally prefer Mr. Wang when buying things in the future, as he will gain both reputation and benefits.
"Are there any other benefits?" asked the prefect.
If that were all, Mr. Wang, being such a stingy person, would definitely not agree to it so easily.
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