Mingda did not live a luxurious life, but she and Bai Erlang made a lot of money. The late emperor loved her and gave her a lot of property when she got married. Later, he also gave her a bookstore one after another because he knew that she collaborated with Zhou Man and others.
She had a workshop, and her craftsmen also made very cheap paper, so she simply gave her a few pieces of land and a lot of craftsmen.
Some of these craftsmen were good at papermaking, some were good at engraving and printing, and some were painters. They not only made their bookstores and paper mills grow again, but also greatly supported Bai Erlang's storybook business.
In any case, it was Mingda who caught up with the latecomers and surpassed the royal family and major aristocratic families in cultural products, becoming one of the giants in the Jin Dynasty book industry.
With the improvement of people's living standards in Dajin, more and more people are reading, and the consumption of books and paper is also increasing. The cultural industry has developed rapidly, so Mingda has made a lot of money.
And this is just one of Mingda's industries. In addition, she also has Yueyang Commercial Street, which was built for her by the late emperor, and the entire street belongs to her.
After a few years of silence on that street, as Chang'an's population increased, the city expanded, and the royal family's medicine shop was not far away, the flow of people in that area increased dramatically, and the rents of shops have caught up with those in Chang'an.
The pavement on the busy road in the outer city, that is to say, every year, Ming Da and Bai Er dare not do anything. They can just sit and collect rent and count money until they feel weak.
When she has more money, she likes to do good deeds and is the most active philanthropist in the capital.
Every time there was a natural or man-made disaster, she would donate something, sometimes to the Ministry of Household Affairs, sometimes to the royal family, and sometimes to the people she personally selected for transportation and management, depending on the situation.
After receiving Zhou Man's letter this time, Mingda just counted the things on hand and ordered, "Buy more grain in and around the capital and send it to Yunzhou. We can transport it by water, which is faster."
The food prices in Yunzhou have not affected the capital area yet, and may not be affected at all. It is the autumn harvest time now, so the food prices are not high.
Mingda can easily buy a large batch of grain.
The imperial court also received a report from Yunzhou. After some discussion, the ministers felt that the three grain depots near Yunzhou could fully support the disaster in Yunzhou, so they agreed to let him release 50% of the grain in the three depots.
, after the autumn harvest, they will allocate grain from other places to fill the grain depot.
When Yunzhou was finally unblocked and Bai Jingxing left Yunzhou with his mother, the government office was distributing grain, and people sent by Princess Mingda were distributing relief grain at the gates of each county.
Following the call of the yamen and Princess Mingda, many wealthy squires in Yunzhou followed suit and set up points to distribute food. The reason why they did not cook porridge for relief was because the autumn harvest was not yet completely over and there was still a batch of food in the fields, so the yamen could only
After checking their household registration, they were allowed to receive relief grains with their registration books, and then go home to work as soon as they received it.
When Zhou Man left Yunzhou with the people from the Imperial Medical Office, many people rushed to receive relief food and ran to the streets to see them off.
The governor also came to see him off.
Zhou Man looked helpless, "I told you not to give it away..."
The governor laughed and said: "I don't know who leaked the news that your Excellency is leaving. The common people saw him off on their own, and there was a mix of people. The subordinate officials were afraid of something happening, so they brought the government servants to see him off."
Zhou Man glanced at the people on both sides of the road who were watching her silently, nodded slightly and said loudly: "Thank you for sending me off. We will send you here today and go home."
Someone knelt on the ground and said loudly: "Thank you Master Zhou and the doctors at the Imperial Medical Office for saving your life. I hope you will prosper smoothly and have a worry-free future."
As soon as someone knelt down, the people standing on both sides knelt down with cheers and cheers. Some of them shouted with him, "Let's live a long life", and some chanted "Blessed as the East Sea" loudly.
, Shoubinan Mountain.”
Zhou Man's eyes were slightly moist, and the imperial physician, medical assistant, classic medicine, and students standing behind Zhou Man also had red eyes and looked at them emotionally.
Zhou Man's eyes slid over the people and looked into the distance. That was the burning pit. During this period, all the patients who died in Yunzhou City were sent to that direction to be burned. Their relatives could only get a handful of ashes from there to bury them.
Most of the dead don't even have ashes.
This is a suffering city, but now it is blooming with vitality.
Zhou Man took a step back, stretched out his hand to bow, bowed deeply to them, and said in return: "May Yunzhou be free from illness and disaster, and the people live and work in peace and contentment."
The subordinates and students behind her bowed down together and said in unison: "May Yunzhou be free from disease and disaster and the people live and work in peace and contentment!"
Bai Jingxing stood on one side and bowed down as well, his eyes shining brightly and his heart filled with excitement.
Bai Jingxing returned to the capital in excitement. For the first time, she actively refused the holiday her mother had given her. She rushed to Mingxue with her bookcase in hand, stepped on a stool, and announced to everyone with a domineering look, "The Bai Jingxing of today is no longer the same person."
The old Bai Jing is gone!"
Her nemesis sneered, "Darker and thinner?"
Bai Jingxing ignored her, but turned to her friends and said, "I have decided that from today on, I will study hard, and you will not hang out with me in the future."
Friends: "...Jing Xing, what medicine did your mother give you? It's so powerful!"
Someone advised: "Jing Xing, you are already number one, no matter how hard you try, you will still be number one. What's the point?"
Bai Jingxing shook his head and said, "You don't understand. I want to be like my mother, so just taking Mingxue's classes is useless."
"You, you want to study medicine?"
"Oh my God, Jing Xing, are you going to be an imperial physician in the future?"
Bai Jingxing clenched his fists and said, "I don't know if I want to be an imperial doctor. Anyway, I want to be like my mother, as dazzling as the sun and attracting people's attention."
"Tch," even Bai Jingxing's good friends stopped siding with her and waved, "Let's leave, let's leave, it's time to go to class."
Bai Jingxing curled his lips, "Don't believe me, I will be very powerful."
"You're just a little smart," Bai Jingxing's nemesis glared at her and said, "You still want to be like Mr. Zhou? You can't even dream of it!"
Bai Jingxing: "That's my mother!"
"Tsk, does Mr. Zhou know that her daughter is someone who can't even memorize "Su Wen"? Do you still want to become Mr. Zhou?"
"It sounds like you can memorize it."
The other party raised his chin and said proudly: "I can do it."
Bai Jingxing opened his mouth wide.
Then she gritted her teeth and started studying hard. She was still number one in the Ming School. After class, she had to run home to learn medical skills from Zhou Man.
Bai Shan was amazed and kept wandering around Zhou Man.
When he turned to her side again, Zhou Man couldn't help but grab him with one hand, "Can you stop turning, it makes me dizzy."