Lord of Fortune

After handing over the raised money and silver to the people sent by Emperor Chongde, Han Mengqin didn't bother about it anymore, and only cheered up to give porridge to the victims who poured into the city.

Whenever she was free, she couldn't help but worry about Chu Chen, whose life and death were uncertain. This feeling was really tormenting.She would rather keep herself busy and squeeze out the last bit of energy, so that she would no longer have the energy to think about the front line.

Han Mengqin has done everything she can, and she can only resign herself to fate.

Every morning, there is a long queue in front of Han Mengqin's porridge stall.Han Mengqin and her two younger sisters would visit the stall from time to time to make sure no one was making trouble.

The victims who got the porridge were all very grateful to Han Mengqin. It was because of her kindness that they were able to survive.

What happened recently made Han Mengqin's reputation even better, and many literati wrote poems to praise her noble character.Although a small number of people said that she was fishing for fame or acting out of line, these voices were quickly suppressed and failed to stir up any waves.

In addition, it is worth mentioning that the businessmen who followed Han Mengqin to donate to the disaster relief last time were all given the title of "Righteous Merchant" by Emperor Chongde, and these two words were written by Emperor Chongde himself , but they were overjoyed.With the name of "good merchants", the government dare not make things difficult, and the people below also have a good impression of them. It is foreseeable that as long as these few merchants do not risk their lives, their shops will develop very well.

The other merchants were very envious when they saw it, and more and more people have surrendered to Han Mengqin recently.Although surrendering to Han Mengqin means that they may be targeted by the mother clan of other princes and concubines, since the benefits Han Mengqin can bring to them far outweigh the risks, why should they not do so?

For these businessmen who came to surrender, after investigation, Han Mengqin decided to cooperate closely with some businessmen with good moral character and ideas consistent with her; some speculators with ordinary moral character only carried out some ordinary cooperation.For commercial cooperation, Han Mengqin handed over to her boss Wang Han; for public welfare cooperation, she and her two younger sisters were in charge.

That's right, now Han Mengqin has begun to consciously train Han Mengling and Han Mengyin.

Han Mengqin has never been a stingy person, as long as Han Mengling and Han Mengyin have relevant wishes and sufficient abilities, she will give them a chance.

At the same time, on the other side of the capital, Empress Ding called on the common people to buy silks and satins from the palace to do their part for the country, which made the common people's patriotism unprecedentedly high.The price of silk and satin is not set high, and those wealthy families can afford it.

Even the people whose family conditions are not so good, in order to express their support for Daqi, also gritted their teeth and took out the money, and bought silk and satin together with other people, and then divided it equally after they got it.

After the news spread to the local area, the local people were unwilling to be lonely, and found Han Mengqin one after another, expressing to Han Mengqin their desire to contribute to the country.

Naturally, Han Mengqin would not stop her.

However, Han Mengqin is not like Queen Ding, who has silks and satins accumulated in the palace for charity sales, so she can only organize the common people to raise donations.Of course, before the fundraising, she also delivered a mobilization speech, hoping that more people would join the fundraising.

It has to be said that Han Mengqin may be born suitable for this kind of work.

Her words were inspiring, and made the people feel that they were valued. In addition, the people had a high degree of favor with her. As soon as her speech was over, the people responded enthusiastically.

Han Mengyin quietly said to Han Mengling: "Big sister seems to be shining when she stands in front of people. Normally she is already very reliable, but now she makes me want to follow in her footsteps."

"Yeah, I never thought that she would be able to do this. We are just the daughters of the judge, but the influence of the elder sister has even surpassed Mrs. Jiang and Miss Jiang."

"We have to work hard. Otherwise, we will be left behind by big sister."

Zhaodi listened to Han Mengling and Han Mengqin's words, and looked at Han Mengqin with reverence.

If someone observes Zhaodi carefully, he will find that her expressions are exactly the same as those of the common people.

As long as it is what Han Mengqin wants to do, Zhao Di never doubts that she will not be able to do it.After all, she is Han Mengqin.

In the days that followed, almost every day, people lined up to donate money, ten copper coins for you, twenty copper coins for me, and within a short time, the donation box was filled to the brim.

A person who came to visit relatives from other places asked those people curiously: "Why do you wait in such a long line to give money to people?"

"Look at your outfit, are you an outsider? Also, why don't the locals know about this? Just as I have time, I'll tell you about it... The current situation is like this..."

"Nowadays there is a lack of food and grass in the army, and the emperor is unwilling to increase our taxes for food and grass, but it is precisely because the emperor thinks about us that we can't make things difficult for the emperor. My family can still live, and I naturally want to fight for our army Do your best. At that time, if Da Qi wins the battle, I will also have my share of the credit!" The man's tone was quite proud.

"Yeah, the Western barbarians are also hateful. They are always thieves to our Daqi land! My great-grandfather died in the massacre city of the Western barbarians! If the war is unfavorable, I don't know how many compatriots will suffer. What! Let’s all work together and try to drive out the Western barbarians!”

Externally, everyone is quite consistent.

Hearing the words, the outsider hesitated and said, "But, didn't that Miss Han hold a charity sale just before? Could it be that the money for the charity sale is not enough?"

"Those businessmen's money belongs to those businessmen, how can it be confused with ours?" Some people were unhappy at the moment: "They pay more money, but we pay less, but Miss Han said that they all have the same intentions." !"

"That's right! Ms. Han said that this money will be used first for military needs. If the army can't use it, she will help us donate it to those affected by the disaster so that they can survive this famine year. I think, This is also very good. Now that some people are in disaster, Ms. Han spares no effort to help them, and if we encounter disasters in the future, Ms. Han will definitely help us find a way!"

"Miss Han is a good person, and the current emperor is also a good emperor. It is our honor to do something for them!"

Only after hearing this did the visitor understand that Han Mengqin's influence in the local area is already so great...

Those who stand with Han Mengqin or work under Han Mengqin are naturally happy with this situation.

But those who dislike Han Mengqin can hear Han Mengqin's name wherever they go, and their mood is not so beautiful.

"Aniang, we have to find a way to suppress Han Mengqin's arrogance." Jiang Niannian said to Mrs. Jiang with a calm and pretty face, "Our bazaar is just a few days away, but no one cares about it at all." , on the contrary, Han Mengqin is always paid attention to and praised for everything she does."

"Even the Hu family has received a lot of praise for being close to her. If this continues..."

If this continues, who will remember that Governor Jiang is the official of the frontier?The Jiang family was supposed to be the most influential family in these states!

Mrs. Jiang's face was uncertain, and after a while, she finally said, "Don't pay attention to her for the time being. Now, holding this charity fair is our top priority."

In recent years, Emperor Chongde's trust in Governor Jiang has not been as good as before. For the Jiang family, regaining the Sacred Heart is the top priority, and everything else is secondary.

When Han Mengqin raised 5 taels of silver from the people, the charity bazaar held by Jiang's family began.

All the reputable businessmen in these states attended the charity bazaar, and no one dared not give Governor Jiang face.

However, the process and results of the bazaar were unexpectedly bleak.

A few days ago, the lively scene of the bazaar held by Han Mengqin was still vivid in his memory, and the bazaar of Jiang's family could not be compared with it at all.

There is no imperial gift as a gimmick, and the Jiang family is reluctant to sell the precious things. As a result, the merchants are not very interested in the things that the Jiang family auctioned.Once the price goes up a little bit, they will not increase the price.

Most of the more than ten items auctioned by the Jiang family were sold at a price of less than 3 taels of silver. The most expensive item was only sold for [-] taels of silver. No, Mrs. Jiang was very dissatisfied.

Also dissatisfied were the businessmen present.

What Mrs. Jiang put up for auction was nothing more than ordinary jewellery, silk and satin, or some ordinary calligraphy and paintings.The market value of these things is only a few hundred taels of silver at most.

They are willing to pay thousands of taels or even tens of thousands of taels of silver to buy it, which is already a great deal of face to the Jiang family.In the end, Mrs. Jiang was not satisfied, and wanted to sell everything for a few 10 taels like Han Mengqin?Even if they are taken advantage of, they are not so deceitful!

In the end, Jiang's auction only raised 8 taels of silver.With Han Mengqin's million taels of silver like jade in front of him, how could Emperor Chongde value their 8 taels of silver?

When Madam Jiang thought of the 10 taels of silver she spent at Han Mengqin's auction, her heart ached.Why did she lose her wife and lose her army in this way?

"Aniang, I don't believe that Han Mengqin got so much money one after another. She can bear not to use it. We can start from this aspect and send someone to investigate her. Apart from the money handed over to the emperor, There is another sum, which is directly used to help the victims, this money is the easiest to manipulate..."

Many people will withhold part of it privately during charity sales, so as to gain a good reputation and make a small profit at the same time.

The Jiang family had done this before.

"Even if we can't get this convenient evidence, we can still make one for her. Whether there is greed or not, this kind of thing is the most difficult to tell." Jiang Niannian said meaningfully.

Mrs. Jiang and Jiang Niannian looked at each other, and smiled slowly: "My son is really smart. All right, let's do as you say!"

Even if the emperor valued Han Mengqin again, if she was exposed for embezzling charity funds, her impression with the emperor would be greatly reduced!Of course, the same goes for the common people!