Emperor Ming Yan couldn't help but be moved.
Looking at the little girl's bright eyes, his heart ached and he gently rubbed her hair: "Silly Yue'er, it's good that you have this intention. Aye won't use your money."
"Aye, you are wrong."
Her expression was quite serious. Just when Emperor Ming Yan thought she was going to say something profound, she said, "Is there anyone who thinks silver is too much? If you have ten thousand taels of gold, you can do things worth a thousand taels of gold easily. If you have ten thousand taels of gold, it will be very convenient to do things worth ten thousand taels of gold. As long as you have enough silver, you can do many meaningful things easily!"
Emperor Ming Yan was speechless.
He felt that this daughter was truly a treasure given to him by God and she couldn't be more caring.
Emperor Mingyan smiled and said, "How many people in this world are well-read, and receive salary from the emperor, but they are not half as knowledgeable as my Yue'er."
"It doesn't matter if they don't understand! Just teach them!"
Tang Shiyue said, "If you ask me, this is a problem of concept. Everyone has been spoiled by the 'benevolent monarch in the prosperous times'. When it comes to paying money, everyone wants to take advantage of the national treasury. They think that the country is so great and the treasury is abundant, so why should they pay for it themselves? But they don't think about the fact that the national treasury was also accumulated pennies by pennies. Everyone wants to dig into their own hands, and eventually the treasury will be depleted."
Emperor Mingyan smiled and said, "Then what do you think, Yue'er?"
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"That's why there has to be someone who takes the lead! I think I'm very suitable." Tang Shiyue said with a smile: "I do charity work. What is charity? It's the public interest, the benefit of the masses! Then, Father, you can come up with a name, such as a 'charity fund' or something. My money does not go directly into the national treasury, nor is it spent on the emperor. This money is used to do things that are beneficial to everyone and the people, so as to save some frogs in the well from complaining..."
Tang Shiyue became more and more excited as she spoke. She stood up with her hands behind her back, pretending to be cool: "Why do you say I am the most suitable? I am a commoner, I am a woman! They can't come to me, and I can cheat if they come to me. They can only come to Aye. If they come to Aye, I happen to have a little reputation, and it's easy for you to talk to me... right! Right, Aye!"
She looked at him with her little eyes, with a look that said "you're so smart that I'm out of my mind."
The smile on Emperor Ming Yan's face never stopped.
Although what she said was simple, the approach is definitely feasible, and the significance of this matter is far greater than its actual value.
Emperor Mingyan smiled and said, "I am really pleased that Yue'er has this intention."
He was moved for a moment, and he put his arm around her back and patted her gently: "Let Aye go back and think about it, and then send someone to talk to Yue'er. Don't worry, Yue'er, Aye will make up for the money you missed in private."
"That's not necessary!" Tang Shiyue said with a smile, "'When parents are alive, there is no private wealth'. All my money belongs to my father and mother! Do you think I am uneducated?"
Emperor Mingyan laughed out loud: "Yes, yes, Yue'er is right. My Yue'er is the most knowledgeable."
So Emperor Ming Yan returned to the palace and told the crown prince, who then came over to inform Tang Shiyue.
The family discussed it secretly, and the next day, Emperor Ming Yan issued an edict to award the former Anping Marquis Mansion to Tang Shiyue.
Tang Shiyue, led by the eunuch, went to see the garden. Then Tang Shiyue said on the spot that he had no virtue or talent and was not suitable to live in such a good garden. He was willing to contribute this garden to the people of Dayan, open an amusement park, and then hand over 30% of the income to the national treasury.
The eunuch naturally said that he could not make the decision, but Tang Shiyue insisted.
At this time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince "happened" to pass by. The two of them knew each other, so Tang Shiyue asked the Crown Prince to help her come up with a name "Deshan Garden". After the Crown Prince came up with the name, he asked her what the name meant, and then Tang Shiyue handed over the love letter.
As the crown prince, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince naturally cannot speak lightly. Now that the name of the garden has been written, he can only accept the petition for the time being and say that he will return to the palace to ask for His Majesty's instructions.
Afterwards, Emperor Mingyan issued an edict, saying that he did not want to compete with the people for profit, but was moved by the pure heart of Lady Enfu County, so he issued an edict to set up the "Virtue and Kindness Fund", which would not be deposited into the national treasury, but would be managed by a special person and used exclusively for charitable deeds among the people.
Lady Enfu County submitted another petition, saying that Your Majesty, although it was a business matter and she dared not disturb the court, but considering that it was a good deed, she asked Your Majesty to send someone to "supervise" it.
Emperor Ming Yan agreed and ordered the Ministry of Revenue to send people to make the delivery every quarter.
What a good match between the ruler and his subjects... no, the ruler and his wife. Before the civil and military officials had a chance to express their opinions, the matter had already been settled.
All the civil and military officials were at a loss.
Your Majesty, this is not just a matter of a Deshan gold! If you do this, what do you want other merchants to do? Especially the imperial merchants, what should they do? Should they follow or not?
But the emperor said... this matter was originally a spontaneous act among the people. If they have a heart for good, how can we stop them from doing good?
This incident gave rise to several theories.
The most mainstream view is that the emperor gave this garden as a favor and also as a warning, and then Tang Shiyue must have heard that the garden was the residence of a traitor, so he thought too much, panicked, and became afraid.
Then he came up with such a compromise plan, turning a disadvantage into an advantage and pleasing the emperor. As for why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince happened to pass by...what do you think? She is the Empress Fu!
Many people also said that Empress Fu was quick-witted and this way of handling the matter was actually the most appropriate.
This conjecture seems to be the most likely.
No matter it is Empress Fu, the Crown Prince or the Emperor, they all possess the character of cleverness. No one deliberately takes money out of anyone else's pocket. They are all gentlemen who are very capable.
Only the officials accompanying the northern tour were skeptical.
But even those who have seen the emperor and Tang Shiyue get along, generally don't think that their relationship can be so good, and they even use tricks and set up a trap beforehand. At most, they think that Tang Shiyue is trying to consolidate her favor? And the emperor is... just going with the flow?
The people from the Capital Chamber of Commerce finally took action and sent her a message through Meng Dansui.
Originally, she should have done this when she first arrived in Chang'an because of the word Yuefang, but she was a third-rank lady after all, and felt that they were not of the same kind, so she hesitated.
Now, although she is still a third-rank concubine, this matter has affected everyone's interests, so they have to meet and discuss it.
Tang Shiyue was very excited and made thorough preparations for this.
Her foot was not yet fully healed, so she called in a female doctor, who bandaged her foot tightly several times and then put shoes on her. The pain could not be seen when she walked.
She walked back and forth several times, came out and waved to Meng Dansui: "Let's go!"
Emperor Mingyan had finished his work in the palace and was just thinking about leaving the palace to see his precious daughter when Gu Jiuxing stepped forward and reported: "Your Majesty, the little princess is not at home today. She accepted the invitation of the Chamber of Commerce and went to Qinghe Tower."
"What!" Emperor Ming Yan was immediately furious: "How dare those people from the Chamber of Commerce cause trouble for her?"
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