The emperor acted quickly and asked the Ministry of Revenue to issue a donation regulation the next day.
Moreover, you can donate not only clothes but also food. If you reach a certain amount, the court will issue a sign to the donor, which will exempt him from labor service or a certain amount of taxes.
The top 100 donors will be announced publicly and the emperor will personally commend them!
As soon as this notice was issued, the capital city was instantly in an uproar. Civil and military officials or wealthy families did not care about the labor or taxes, what they cared about was the emperor's personal reward.
The common people were very happy to be exempted from labor service.
Although the Dagan Dynasty had enjoyed good weather and peace and prosperity in recent years, labor service was still required for building water conservancy projects, city walls, tombs, etc., which was unavoidable.
The labor work is generally quite heavy, some people cannot bear it, and deaths often occur.
So it’s a good thing to be able to avoid hard labor once!
Xia Tian was very happy when she heard Chen Nian come back and tell her about this. She encouraged other people in Jinglan Garden to bring out their extra old cotton-padded clothes, cotton-padded shoes, etc., and she would be happy to pay them in cash.
Ningxiang, Ningxue, and Cuiyun all rummaged through their boxes and drawers to find out their old or unwanted clothes.
At first, the others were a little reluctant, but when they heard Xia Tian said they would give them money, they happily took it out.
As a result, people from Lingyun Pavilion also brought their old clothes. Xia Tian treated them all equally and gave them appropriate amounts of silver and money.
Soon, I received hundreds of cotton coats, cotton shoes and other items.
When Marquis Wu'an heard what she did, he nodded with satisfaction. She indeed had the bearing of the wife of the Crown Prince of the Marquisate, and she was magnanimous in her actions.
So he waved his hand and took out one thousand taels of silver and gave it to Xia Tian, asking her to collect all the clothes of everyone in the Wu'an Marquis Mansion.
In this way, the Wu'an Marquis Mansion donated thousands of pieces of clothing.
The emperor was very happy and praised Marquis Wu'an in front of all the civil and military officials.
Marquis Wu'an did not take the credit for himself, but said in a good mood that it was the credit of his daughter-in-law.
The emperor looked at Shen Nian and praised, "Master Shen's wife is indeed as capable as a man."
Shen Nian's eyes were bright and he stood straight.
The officials below looked at him with envy, and they all thought to themselves that they would do the same when they returned, so that the emperor could see that they were also working hard to solve the problems of the court!
Within two days, the number of donated clothes exceeded tens of thousands, and the Minister of Revenue was so happy that he walked with the wind.
After these clothes were distributed, the pressure on his finance department was much less.
The porridge stall is not watched all day in the summer. We go there once every one or two days. When we are not there, we ask Mu Feng or Much Chen to watch over it.
She hurriedly worked on the portrait order she had received.
This year's Ice Skating Festival was also cancelled because the south was hit by disasters and the court focused its main efforts on disaster relief.
When Liu heard Qiuyue say that Zhang Datou's brother had messed up, her face became gloomy.
When she felt a little better, she went back to her parents' home in person.
When Uncle Lingxiu saw Liu's pale face, he didn't say a word of complaint.
But the wife of Mr. Liu San, Minister Liu, doesn't think so.
Hearing that his sister-in-law had returned, he immediately rushed over. Seeing Liu coming forward angrily, he said, "How dare you come home? You hurt your third brother like that, how can you be so embarrassed?"
Liu was stunned by the scolding. Her third sister-in-law was usually very kind to her. What happened?
"Third sister-in-law, what do you mean by this?"
Madam Liu San was so angry that she laughed, "What do you mean? You still have the nerve to ask what it means? Your third brother is still in jail, what do you mean?"
Liu asked in confusion, "Third brother is in jail? What happened?"
In fact, it is not Liu's fault that she doesn't know about it. She has basically not gone out recently. Chen Ke injured her leg again, and Chen Lan didn't go out for a walk. Marquis Wu'an didn't tell her about the matter of Master Liu San, so she didn't know about it yet.
"Stop pretending! If you weren't so determined to become the Crown Prince, would your third brother have helped you? He and Shen Nian don't have any feud, so why would he hire someone to assassinate him?"
Mrs. Liu San accused Liu in harsh words.
Liu looked at Uncle Lingxiu in disbelief, "Brother, is what Third Sister-in-law said true? Was Third Brother really imprisoned for assassinating Shen Nian?"
That's impossible. Third brother clearly told her that no trace would be found.
"It's not entirely because of this." Uncle Lingxiu briefly told Liu about what happened in the morning court that day.
Liu immediately understood that her plan to instigate Zhang Datou's younger brother to assassinate Xia Tian had been exposed, so Shen Nian was taking revenge on her.
But she didn't expect that Wu'an Hou would have evidence that her third brother assassinated Shen Nian, and he also gave her third brother a push for corruption and abuse of power.
Thinking of this, Liu's face turned even paler, and she wished she could break the fingers that were gripping the handrail.
Marquis Wu'an, disregarding the relationship between husband and wife, openly stood on Shen Nian's side.
She used to think that as long as he had no evidence, no matter how much she coaxed him, Marquis Wu'an would still protect her and her son as before.
Now it seems that his heart has completely leaned towards Shen Nian!
Mrs. Liu San didn't care about what happened to Liu Shi. She just wanted her master to come back safely.
“I don’t care whether you go to ask for forgiveness from Marquis Wu’an or from Shen Nian. In short, your third brother must not be in any danger, otherwise I will never let you go.”
He used to be nice to Liu because she was not only the wife of Marquis Wu'an, but also the beloved sister of several brothers in the Liu family.
But now, several brothers are being sent to jail or scolded for their sister. How can she, as her sister-in-law, be nice to her?
After saying this, Mrs. Liu San left angrily.
Lingxiu Bo wanted to comfort his sister, but he also felt that what his third brother's wife said was quite right. Now only if she asked Wu'an Hou or Chen Nian for help would she have a chance to ask the emperor to show leniency to her.
After all, their Lingxiu Marquis' Mansion is now in its heyday, and there are people guarding the border. Even if he engages in corruption and bribery in private, it will not be too serious.
At most, he will be dismissed from office, but his life will not be in danger.
"Little sister, your third sister-in-law is right. Now you are the only one who can help your third brother."
Liu smiled bitterly, "Brother, the Marquis is no longer as protective of us mother and son as he was at the beginning, otherwise he wouldn't have produced all that evidence during the morning court session."
"We have to try it. After all, you've been married for so many years, I don't believe he would do such a thing. What's more, there are Ke'er and Lan'er, so we have to consider the children's face."
Lingxiu Bo still wanted Liu to ask Wu'an Hou for help first. As long as he agreed, the matter would be easier to handle.
"Okay, I'll go and ask him." Liu replied somewhat dejectedly.
She didn't know if it would be any use if she asked for help, but she had to try. She couldn't just stand by and watch her third brother.
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