#275 - Charitable Foundation
Tianji Year 15.
April 3rd: The direct line of the Liu family was completely wiped out in the capital. In Shuzhou, a torrential rain unseen in a thousand years fell, and lightning destroyed the mountain gate of the Tianluo Sect.
April 4th: The imperial court confirmed the Liu family's involvement with the Xu family in a "rebellion." The front page of the "Capital Gazette" was entirely devoted to this matter. Most of the Liu faction officials throughout the country were demoted or dismissed, and about ten percent lost their heads.
April 6th: The imperial army conquered four counties within Jizhou, leaving only the isolated city of Jizhou.
April 7th: Reinforcements from fifteen prefectures had all arrived in Yuanzhou. The main force of Da Feng also arrived at the front line. The war situation in Yuanzhou escalated, and tens of thousands of soldiers from both sides died in a single day.
April 8th: Because the left and right censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate failed to detect the Liu family's "treason," committing the crime of dereliction of duty, the Hualing Guard was re-integrated into the Suspended Mirror Division from that day forward. At the same time, the number of "staff" in the Suspended Mirror Division branches throughout the country was doubled.
April 9th: The heavy rain in Shuzhou did not stop, and several rivers inside and outside the city had burst their banks, flooding half the city.
In just seven days, due to the downfall of the Liu family, Da Ning was once again plunged into chaos.
However, perhaps because they had experienced too many changes before, the people did not react too violently this time. After cursing "Liu dogs" and "Liu traitors" for a while, they gave up.
Thinking about it, it made sense.
After all, the fighting in Jizhou and Yuanzhou was in full swing, and for most ordinary people, this was the big event worth paying attention to.
As for whether the officials in the court and government offices were surnamed Liu, Wei, or Ning, it didn't make much difference to them.
As for Wei Changtian, who was "indifferent to the world," it had even less to do with him.
"Crack, crack!"
The rain outside the window was much lighter than a few days ago, but it looked like it would continue for a few more days.
The small house was located on a low-lying area, and it was no longer suitable for living, so Wei Changtian temporarily moved to another residence.
Qin Zhengqiu had already taken the Tianluo Sect back to Jiuding Mountain to rebuild their mountain gate.
Wei Changtian had visited the "disaster-stricken" scene of the Tianluo Sect two days ago, and it was no exaggeration to say it was "horrific."
He had originally wanted to persuade Qin Zhengqiu to simply find a mountain to "start over," but the latter insisted on rebuilding on this ruin, vowing to restore the Tianluo Sect to its former glory.
In this case, Wei Changtian couldn't persuade him anymore, so he had the government send some craftsmen to help, letting Qin Zhengqiu toss and turn on his own.
“. . . ”
"Young Master, although the rain is light now, the houses in the city are severely damaged, and there is an urgent need for various craftsmen."
"Although the dikes of several rivers have been raised and reinforced, if the rain continues for a few more days, I am afraid there is still a risk of breaching."
"And the farmland outside the city..."
In the house, Chu Xianping reported the disaster situation in Shuzhou City item by item.
Since the former governor of Shuzhou, Shao Ying'an, was assassinated for colluding with Ning Qingyu in an attempt to rebel, the new governor of Shuzhou had not yet arrived.
So now, in addition to being the master of the Gongji Society, Chu Xianping was also concurrently handling the affairs of Shuzhou.
It could be said that he was definitely the number one figure in front of the stage.
"Well, how are you going to handle these things?"
Wei Changtian, who had a "firm grip on the military and political power" of Shuzhou, kicked the question back: "Just tell me which things you can't handle."
"Silver."
Chu Xianping said concisely: "Young Master, as long as there is enough silver, these can be solved."
Silver?
Then this was simple!
"How much money is left in the state treasury?"
Wei Changtian waved his hand: "We can't let the people suffer! These money doesn't need to be saved, spend it when it's needed! Anyway, the wool comes from the sheep!"
"Uh... Young Master, there is not much money left in the state treasury."
Chu Xianping shook his head awkwardly: "The disaster relief standards you set earlier were too high, and now the treasury is already running out. If we can't raise silver, then those things just now will be difficult to solve."
"What? No silver?"
Wei Changtian was stunned when he heard this.
Good fellow, as expected, you can't command randomly if you're not a material for politics!
"Ahem, then raise silver!"
"The most indispensable thing in Shuzhou is wealthy merchants, a little from each household will be enough!"
"Young Master."
Chu Xianping smiled bitterly: "What if they don't want to give it?"
"I don't believe anyone wants money more than their life!"
"This..."
Chu Xianping was stunned for a moment, and then quickly understood Wei Changtian's way of thinking.
In times of great disaster, this approach was not impossible.
But there were many drawbacks.
Forcing wealthy households to donate money with a knife, these people would definitely donate this time.
But what about later?
If "forced donation" becomes the norm, sooner or later these wealthy merchants will not be able to bear it and will move their families to other prefectures.
“. . . ”
Based on the principle of "sustainable development," Chu Xianping carefully analyzed the reasoning for Wei Changtian.
After listening, Wei Changtian suddenly realized, pondered for a long time, and then clapped his hands and proposed a brand new term.
Charity fund!
"Fund?"
Chu Xianping asked in a daze: "Young Master, what is this?"
"Simply put, gather everyone's money together to do certain things, and give some interest to the shareholders after a certain period..."
"There are several benefits to doing this..."
A quarter of an hour later, Wei Changtian used his not-so-rich economic knowledge to explain to Chu Xianping what a "fund" was.
The latter was greatly shocked after listening, and decided to immediately find several bank owners to discuss this matter, and hurriedly bid farewell and left.
And after he had just left, Yuan'er walked in.
"Young Master, you will be marrying Miss Xu tomorrow."
"I know."
Wei Changtian took a sip of tea and asked in confusion: "What's wrong? Is there anything not ready yet?"
"That's not the case."
Yuan'er walked over to change a pot of new tea, and looked worriedly out the window.
"But if it rains tomorrow, I'm afraid it will be a bit unlucky..."
According to the customs of this world, if it rains on the wedding day, it means that the bride will often cry in the future, and it will generally be postponed.
Wei Changtian didn't care about this statement, but he cared about Xu Qingwan's feelings.
He had already been married once, and he would probably get married several more times in the future.
But Comrade Xiao Xu would probably only have this one time in her life, so how could he not leave her with a perfect memory?
"It's okay, don't worry."
Waving his hand, Wei Changtian smiled and said, "It will definitely be sunny tomorrow."
"Huh?"
Yuan'er was a little puzzled: "Young Master, how do you know?"
Wei Changtian curled his lips: "I had a fortune teller calculate it."
"But..."
Yuan'er was a little worried: "What if the fortune teller is inaccurate?"
"It's impossible to be inaccurate."
Wei Changtian shook his head and didn't explain much, and after Yuan'er pushed the door out with a worried face, he called out the system interface again.
After reading the description of "divorce" again, he couldn't help but think of the sentence the system reminded him that night.
So, what exactly does "the host has no connection with the 'Heavenly Dao' of this world and cannot enjoy the blessing of luck" mean?
