Mu Anzhi was not busy with errands, but Li Yuhua was busy every day with porridge and disaster relief. Mu Anzhi discovered that he was quite knowledgeable in women's affairs. How to use money, where to use it, and what to buy, Li Yuhua was still there
There was a small meeting at home.
There were a lot of people coming.
The charter of the Charity Society was originally set by Empress Mingsheng, who has always been the empress and presided over by the Queen Mother. Today, the Queen Mother Lan is in charge of the affairs of the Charity Society. However, it is impossible for the Queen Mother Lan to do it herself. She mostly listens and reports back.
The Charity Society involves money matters, and there are several clan members and wives who serve as supervisors.
At first, when Mu Anzhi had no mission, Empress Dowager Lan handed over the Cien Society to her grandson to practice his skills, so as not to have nothing to do. Later, she asked Li Yuhua to take care of it. This was Empress Dowager Lan's selfish intention, considering that Li Yuhua was young and had been under the age of 10 during his childhood.
He grew up in a rural family. Although he is smart, he has some homework that he has not passed. Empress Dowager Lan gave Li Yuhua a period of tutoring time. When Li Yuhua is familiar with the Cienhui affairs, Empress Dowager Lan and her three grandsons cannot go too far.
Being biased, he also dragged the second princess and the crown prince to the Charity Meeting. If anything happened, he called the three grandsons-in-law to come together and bring them a bowl of water.
However, the Crown Princess and the Second Prince became pregnant soon after their marriage, and having a baby was much more important than the Cien Society. Both of them were busy conceiving and giving birth to a baby, and in the end, Li Yuhua had more to do.
Besides, Li Yuhua always liked to take matters into her own hands, so everyone just followed her.
Since the princes and concubines joined, the eldest princess Fengyang asked her daughter-in-law Fang to take over a matter in her hands. Mrs. Yongdinghou also gave up her seat in the Cienhui to her eldest daughter-in-law Tang Rouran. The others followed suit, also thinking about the children.
As they grow up, it’s time for the children to get together in one place and talk.
Yes, another important function of the Charity Society is the social function.
Those who can hold the supervisory position in the Cien Society are all top-notch female relatives in the imperial capital. The Empress Dowager Lan and the eldest princess Fengyang think Li Yuhua is good because Li Yuhua can stand firm in the Cien Society and she can also help others do things.
.This is not easy, not to mention that Li Yuhua really works hard. There are also some gossips that she invites famous people and loves to show off. They are just chattering in private, and no one dares to say it openly.
Nowadays, the elders have taken a back seat. The little grandson of the Crown Princess coughed twice yesterday. The Crown Princess has always regarded her son as her lifeblood. Not only has she been appointed as the imperial doctor, but she has been looking at her son well since yesterday.
She took a leave of absence because of the Charity Society matter.
The second prince's concubine has a gentle temperament and has never argued about it. Now, Li Yuhua was the first to tell Queen Mother Lan about the refugees outside the city, so Li Yuhua was the one to host this meeting in his own home.
The eldest mistress of Duke Lan's Mansion said, "Now the price of food in the city has skyrocketed. Every stone of rice costs 800 yuan, which has increased two or three times. Madam, even though our money is used to buy coarse grains, I'm afraid it cannot be calculated at the previous price."
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Grandma Tang also had this worry. Li Yuhua said, "Don't worry, the Zhu family has been in the grain and grass business for generations. We have been buying rice and grain from them, and their prices have always been fair. I sent someone to ask Zhu Yue, what is her family's price?"
The grain is shipped from Huguang. The price of grain in Huguang does not fluctuate much and remains the same as before."
Princess Yunzhang said, "Our Dongmu area is large, and there are places affected by disasters every year. We have never seen such a skyrocketing increase in food in the past."
The second prince and concubine nodded. They were all female relatives who were in charge of the palace, and were more sensitive to the price of rice than men.
Princess Jiayue, who attended the meeting for the first time, was a little puzzled, "Third sister-in-law, since the Zhu family's food is cheap, why don't you go to her house to buy food?"
Li Yuhua said, "His family is in the bulk grain and grass business and does not sell it in pieces. The price of grain in the imperial capital suddenly increased, and the Zhu family's grain stocks were wiped out by grain merchants who came to buy. In fact, there is a real shortage of grain somewhere. It's just because someone released it.
The news has made the people uneasy. In addition, merchants are stocking more grain and selling less grain. If this continues, the food supply will continue to rise."
Princess Jiayue understood somewhat, "I think this is considered hoarding." She asked again, "Does the court not care about such a thing?"
"Generally, big grain merchants with many years of experience will not do this. Just like the Zhu family, they have rich experience and know that this matter will not last long and will also attract the resentment of the court. Money matters are the responsibility of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and it only takes a few days for the Ministry of Household Affairs to take action.
Don't forget, there is Changpingcang." Li Yuhua was taught by Mu Anzhi. Since coming to the imperial capital, he found that his knowledge was not enough, so Li Yuhua studied with Mu Anzhi every night. Mu Anzhi had never been a teacher before, he
I taught Li Yuhua whatever I learned when I was young.
Although Mu Anzhi instilled a lot of benevolence, justice, etiquette, wisdom, and trust in the scholars of the Tang Dynasty, there was nothing that the prince should not learn. Mu Anzhi picked up practical things, from the official system to people's livelihood, and from history to the present day. There is a lot of knowledge
, Mu Anzhi always found his own shortcomings while talking, or looked up information or asked others for advice, and then continued to talk to Li Yuhua.
Therefore, Li Yuhua casually mentioned Changpingcang.
The grain in Changpingcang is used to stabilize grain prices.
After talking about buying food and medicine, Mrs. Chu left first. She is the daughter-in-law of Mrs. Chu Shizi. She is similar in age to Princess Fengyang. Logically, she should leave the affairs of the Cien Society to her daughter-in-law.
, but her son was obsessed with a singer and was determined not to fall in love with her. Mrs. Chu was so popular that she would rather her son be a bachelor than let the singer in. Every time the Cien Association gathers, she sees the house full of girls and young wives, one by one.
They were both innocent and good girls, but Mrs. Chu was both envious and sad. In addition, she was older and not of the same age, so she didn't want to stay with them.
Li Yuhua left the others to have lunch before everyone left.
The eldest mistress of Duke Lan's mansion hesitated to speak, and finally said nothing. The second prince's concubine lived close by and left last. She and Grandma Lan were serious sisters-in-law. Li Yuhua said, "Look at the eldest mistress, she looks like
Something happened."
The second prince's concubine said, "She has something to do, but she is too embarrassed to speak."
"It seems that something is really going on." Li Yuhua was curious, and the second prince and concubine also knew about it.
The second princess held her daughter in her arms and fed her steamed goat's milk noodles. She said to Li Yuhua, "If I mention it to you, just pretend you don't know about it, let alone worry about it."
"Just say it." Li Yuhua became even more surprised.
"My third uncle and my third aunt passed away due to illness the year before last. The family has been trying to renew his string, but he is always not happy. I don't know why he is happy to see Miss Zhu. I am afraid that my sister-in-law wants to ask you about Miss Zhu." 2
The princess wiped the egg residue on her daughter's face.
"Zhu Yue?"
The second princess nodded, and Li Yuhua asked, "Your third uncle must be quite young, right?"
"This year is thirty-two. I have two children, a son and a daughter, both of whom were born to my first third aunt." The second princess quietly told Li Yuhua, "I heard that several clans are asking about Miss Zhu."
Li Yuhua said, "I know this. Some people have also inquired about me. There is something even more unspeakable. There is a clan marquise who wants to provide a child for her marquis. I really don't know what these people think."
"Isn't that true? Although the Zhu family is a merchant, on the one hand, it is an imperial merchant, and on the other hand, Miss Zhu's brother-in-law ranked very well in the imperial examination. If there is any luck in the palace examination, once he is named on the gold list, the Zhu family will no longer be a merchant family.
"The second prince's concubine said, "Miss Zhu is now out of filial piety, and she is lucky enough to be able to arrange a good marriage."
Li Yuhua took the warm water on the side and gave the little girl a sip, "How is your third uncle doing?"
"My family is well-established, and my third uncle is not worthy of Miss Zhu. But Miss Zhu is very arrogant and unwilling to be a continuation of the marriage." The second prince's concubine said, "The family wants to go to the matchmaker.
After calling her several times, Miss Zhu said she has a sweetheart."
"But your sister-in-law is your niece-in-law. Do you need her help in your uncle's marriage?" This is not right either.
"Let's talk privately. My third uncle is my grandmother's eldest son. He has been sweet-talking since he was a child, and my grandmother has favored him. If anything strange happens in my family, it is mostly because of him." The second princess sighed helplessly. Although family scandals should not be made public,
But there is a strange person in the family, and the whole family is really not at peace.
Zhu Yue was from an ordinary background. If the other party was willing, the marriage would still be possible. But if the other party was not willing, why force it?
After seeing off the second prince and concubine, Li Yuhua looked back at the account book, transcribed the arrangement of personnel in the book, and summoned Suxue to explain. Mu An said, "Is the Mercy Association so formal now?"
Li Yuhua closed the account book, "It was the same rule before. It was just that the Secretary of Internal Affairs intervened and it made a mess. After the last case, I discussed with the Imperial Grandmother that from now on, the Secretary of Internal Affairs will not be in charge of the affairs of the Charity Society.
, even if all the power is under our control, not only can we save a lot of costs, but we can also do very practical things."
Li Yuhua asked Mu Anzhi, "Have the refugees been counted now?"
"The Yushitai went to do a thorough investigation. The statistics should be sent by the Ministry of Household Affairs. It should be in progress, but I'm afraid it won't be so soon. Spring has just begun, and the resettlement of these refugees is also a problem." Mu Anzhi said.
"Then I'll go to the Ministry of Finance to ask about it tomorrow."
"What's the question?"
"I went out of the city yesterday to take a look. There are several temples, headed by Jingtianqi Temple, nunneries headed by Jingxin Temple, and Taoist temples headed by Qingfeng Temple. Some are giving porridge and some are giving medicine. In addition to the Ci Enhui, there are
There should also be relief agencies in the Imperial Capital. In fact, there are many relief places. Instead of everyone doing charity indiscriminately, it is better to separate them. If the Ministry of Household Statistics can make clear statistics, for example, our Charity Society can take care of the food of a hundred refugees every day, so that everyone can
If you divide it into one cent, how much rice goes into the pot every day, you can also know the situation of the refugees under your control. It will not only help with relief, but also help with government administration." Li Yuhua said.
"This is a good idea, but Prime Minister Pei is hateful. I will never interact with him again." Mr. Pei is in charge of the Household Department. Mu Anzhi just mocked Prime Minister Pei a few days ago.
Li Yuhua said, "I heard from Sister Muxiang that Prime Minister Pei is a good person, but his female relatives are snobbish."
"That's because Sister Muxiang tricked the old fox. The old lady of the Pei family is very nice. I even went to eat at his house when I was a child. She was very kind," Mu Anzhi said.
Li Yuhua did not argue with Mu Anzhi about this, "Anyway, it is for work. If it were not for official business, would I go to the Ministry of Revenue? I have already discussed it with several temples, nunneries and Taoist temples, and I still need the Ministry of Revenue to take the lead, otherwise we will go on.
If something is difficult to do, it will also make the court look good, killing two birds with one stone."
Li Yuhua was very energetic in her work. She first sent a message to the Ministry of Household Affairs, saying that she hoped to discuss with the representative of the Cien Society tomorrow the Ministry of Household Relief on the relief of refugees outside the city, and asked the Ministry of Household Affairs to arrange a person in charge.
When Hubu saw the post from the third prince's concubine, he was a little confused. He thought that someone from the third prince's house had sent it to the wrong place. It must have been given to some wife or grandma. However, Hubu did not dare to neglect it.
The third prince's concubine is a super-grade one, higher than Prime Minister Pei in terms of rank. The post was sent directly to the third prince's concubine's biological father, Xu Zhen, the Minister of Household Affairs.
As soon as Prime Minister Pei saw the post of the third prince's concubine, he asked, "Is this for you, Shilang Xu?"
Xu Zhen said, "The people from the Third Prince's Mansion came over and said it was for the Ministry of Household Affairs. The subordinate officials did not dare to open it and read it, so they brought it to the Prime Minister for personal viewing."
Prime Minister Pei glanced at Xu Zhen and said to himself that he had heard rumors that the third prince's concubine would not have any contact with her mother's family after getting married. No wonder the third prince and his wife had similar temperaments. They both had the temper of not being recognized by relatives. When he opened the post, there was a lacquer-sealed letter inside.
When I took it out and looked at it, I saw that Li Yuhua's writing was quite simple, saying that he would come to discuss disaster relief tomorrow on behalf of the Mercy Society.
Prime Minister Pei asked, "Who sent the message?"
Xu Zhen said, "There is a fifth-grade minister beside the empress."
"Not the long history of the prince's palace?" Prime Minister Pei was a little surprised. This really means the prince's concubine.
Pei Xiangxin said, you are a woman and you are in a completely different world from us, the court officials. There is no court for disaster relief. But I also know that the Cien Society is very powerful, at least financially powerful, not to mention that it is the post of the third prince's concubine. Prime Minister Pei still wants to
You have to tell Emperor Mu Xuan, otherwise it would not be appropriate for him, the chief minister, to talk to the prince and concubine.
Emperor Mu Xuan read the letter from the third prince's concubine and said to himself, the third prince's family is not only in charge of a charity society, but also summons the chief minister of the household department to speak to him. Why are you making such a big show? It's more than disaster relief.
The household department must be formal.
However, despite the fact that Emperor Mu Xuan often reprimanded Mu Anzhi, as a father-in-law, he was somewhat polite to his daughter-in-law. Emperor Mu Xuan said, "Since this is a matter of the Cien Society, don't let her, a womanly woman, go to the Yamen.
Xu Zhen went over to listen and see if anything happened to the third prince's concubine, as long as it was in compliance with the law, I would just handle it for her."
As a father-in-law, don't you have to be magnanimous?
Moreover, Emperor Mu Xuan's arrangement was excellent. Xu Zhen was Li Yuhua's biological father, so he could handle it as a private matter of his own family. Otherwise, as Li Yuhua's status as the princess, it would be difficult to summon ministers, let alone interfere in government affairs.
Xu Zhen had no choice but to go down to court the next day and wear a third-grade red official robe to meet the third prince's concubine. Li Yuhua was happy when she saw Xu Zhen and said with a smile, "The third brother said with a strange way that Prime Minister Pei is old and cunning. It is true."
"Your Majesty, don't say that. This is your Majesty's order. Your Majesty asked me to come over and listen to your Majesty's arrangements." Xu Zhen did not talk about the deep love between father and daughter with Li Yuhua.
The servant brought tea. Li Yuhua first inquired about the refugee registration done by the Ministry of Household Affairs, and then expressed his own ideas. Xu Zhen said, "Registration is easy to do. The statistics are not complete yet, but it is estimated that there are four to five thousand people. The Charity Society can help share the burden."
What would be best is that the Ministry of Household Affairs can take the lead in Yuzhe Temple Taoist Temple, and we can make unified arrangements. Just like the empress said, where will be responsible for how many people eat, but there is still a difficult problem at the moment. "
"Please tell me."
"The resettlement of these people has not yet been decided. If one hundred people are allocated to the Charity Society, can the empress find a way to resettle these refugees together?"
Li Yuhua thought for a moment, "It's not difficult. My workshop is going to expand its workforce and build a lot of houses. It's okay to free up some houses for them to live in now. Ask about other temples and Taoist temples when we meet to discuss.
They are monks and are compassionate, so I think they can be of some help."
Xu Zhen nodded, "Dispersing the refugees can reduce the burden on the court, and prevent diseases caused by overcrowding. I heard that the Charity Society also funds the Medical Bureau. I wonder how many doctors can be allocated?"
"Because we plan to apply medicine together when giving porridge, depending on the number of people, two doctors should be assigned." Li Yuhua said.
Xu Zhen was a little embarrassed, "I heard that your workshop needs to recruit people. Can you see if you can arrange for a few disaster victims. Giving them food, food and shelter is just a temporary relief. You still need to give them some work and let them support themselves."
Settle down."
Li Yuhua said, "This is not difficult, I will arrange it."
Li Yuhua actually resettled more than 200 refugees, gave them work and paid them wages. In the relief of the refugees, the temples and Taoist temples in the Imperial Capital Prefecture also contributed a lot, which also reduced a lot of the burden on the Ministry of Household Affairs.
This was Li Yuhua's credit. Although the credit was not big, the Ministry of Household Affairs did not dare to take credit for the third prince's concubine, so he reported it to Emperor Mu Xuan. Emperor Mu Xuan found it interesting in his heart, thinking that this daughter-in-law who liked to be the best in everything was quite good.
capable.
Emperor Mu Xuan made a special trip to Ci'en Palace to praise the Ci'en Society. He praised the Ci'en Society for its comprehensive work in relieving the refugees, especially in organizing temples, Taoist temples, and nunneries, and doing it in an orderly manner. Emperor Mu Xuan liked to have the Ci'en Society take the lead in organizing activities.
These folk religions, rather than religions, work independently.
Of course, this cannot be said clearly, but it is undoubtedly in line with Emperor Mu Xuan's wishes.
"The Mercy Society takes the lead and distributes the relief to as many people as possible in each place in an orderly manner. The court knows the situation of these refugees very well, and it has really helped the court a lot." Emperor Mu Xuan praised.
Empress Dowager Lan smiled, "In the past, it was nothing more than giving porridge in winter. This time, I heard from my third daughter-in-law that there are a lot of refugees, thousands of them. These people are homeless and have come to the imperial capital to seek a way to survive. It was the third daughter-in-law who came up with this idea.
, it’s hard for her to come up with ideas and still be willing to contact everyone and do things down-to-earth. I said that the third child is blessed with a wife, and I’m right.”
Emperor Mu Xuan nodded, "I can't reward her for this. Let the queen reward her. She is also the third son's virtuous wife."
"You don't have to worry about this." The child abduction and trafficking incident that had been reported by the Ci'en Society was now finally in high spirits, and Queen Mother Lan was in a good mood.
"There is something else I want to discuss with my mother."
"you say."
Emperor Mu Xuan picked a bright yellow orange from the fruit plate and peeled it open, "The disaster in Henan is more serious than expected. The imperial court has allocated relief funds three times, and the number of refugees rushing to the imperial capital is still increasing. What is going on in Henan, we must send a proper response
People go and take a look.”
Empress Dowager Lan looked at Emperor Mu Xuan, who peeled off an orange and placed it next to Empress Dowager Lan's hand, "I want An Qi to pass."
Queen Mother Lan was a little unhappy, "A Shen has always been on duty in the Ministry of Punishment, but he has never been an imperial envoy. Besides, there is a disaster in Henan. What kind of situation is there? Is it appropriate for Ashen to go there? It is better to send an experienced official."
"In addition to disaster relief, there is also the whereabouts of the food relief money." Emperor Mu Xuan said, "According to the calculations of the imperial court, the food relief money is more than enough to pay. There must be inside information about the large number of refugees in Henan. An Zhi has been in the Ministry of Punishment and has rich experience in investigating cases.
.The Censor of Zuodu is responsible for disaster relief."
Queen Mother Lan also knew that this was a rare opportunity. Emperor Mu Xuan smiled, "When I was the prince, I also went to the two lakes to provide disaster relief, and my mother was not so worried."
"Why are you the same? You are a son, and Ah Shen is a grandson. As I get older, I will inevitably love my grandchildren more. As an old man, you are still jealous." Empress Dowager Lan was already thinking about Mu Anzhi's travel problem.
"I don't need to say anything else. The imperial doctor will send a reliable one, and you should be more careful about the bodyguards. Anyone who dares to lend a hand for food relief can do anything."
"Don't worry, Queen Mother, I'm dispatching troops at Longhu Camp."
The Longhu Camp was a private army stationed outside the city, with a strength of 100,000, and had always won the trust of Emperor Mu Xuan.
Queen Mother Lan said nothing more.
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