It was four o'clock in the afternoon when Yi Zhishu galloped dozens of miles into the palace in the wind and snow, the snow was getting bigger and bigger, the sky was gloomy, the goose feather snow was blowing one after another, and the ground had been paved with a thick layer. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Although he was tired enough, he was full of energy, and Daoguang's call was undoubtedly a good sign for him, he was worried that Daoguang would put the matter of issuing banknotes on hold, stepped into the Qianqing Palace, and looked up to see Daoguang standing on the steps and looking up at the sky, as if he was admiring the snow, he hurriedly took a few steps, and was waiting to see the salute, but Daoguang waved his hand and said: "The ground is wet, no courtesy." ”

Yi Zhizhi is not pretentious, he should bow down, but he secretly wonders in his heart, why is Daoguang so interested, he is actually in the mood to appreciate the snow, is it possible that he has already made a decision, so he is in a relaxed mood?

As if to see through his thoughts, Daoguang raised his hand and pointed to the heavy snow, and said: "A good snow, the literati and scholars embrace the furnace to enjoy the snow, drink wine and chant poetry, the Zhuang family is happy, there is no need to worry about the spring drought at the beginning of the year, but I am worried, I don't know how many people will die in this heavy snow..... As he spoke, he sighed softly and said, "Go in." ”

It was warm in the Xinuan Pavilion, and as soon as he came in, a stream of heat came to his face, and Daoguang untied the Jiang silk Xuanhu skin end cover, and said, "Sit." Saying that, he sat back on the kang and took a sip of tea, and then continued the topic: "Jingshi mainly uses coal for heating, but the price of coal has risen year by year over the years, and it has been several times that of Emperor Gaozong (Qianlong). Since I ascended the throne, every year it snows heavily, and the Jingshi has to collect a lot of frozen bones. ”

Won't it be another donation from Yuanqi? Yi Zhizu said with a slight sigh: "The emperor is like the benevolence of the sky, it is the blessing of the subjects of the Qing Dynasty, Shanxi is rich in coal reserves, and the Jin merchants are quite active in building railways. ”

Daoguang glanced at him and said: "Mianyu's fold has arrived, Vietnam compensates five million taels ......of silver, but it is paid in ten years, the first installment is only one million, and it is far from enough to fill the gap in the household. ”

Do you really want Yuan Qi to pay for money? Yi Zhixiang was speechless for a while, as for Prince Hui's excerpt, it was in his expectation that Annan would not be able to take out five million with one hand, not to mention no, even if there was, Annan would not be so happy, and would do everything possible to delay the payment, in case he would be beaten if he paid the silver.

This year's Yellow River flood, Henan and Anhui are the hardest hit areas, Yuanqi has received a lot of victims in Shanghai, but the Beijing division is also inevitable to pour in a large number of displaced people, if not relief, a few heavy snowfall I don't know how many people will die, but, even if it is to give relief, Yi Zhizhi is not willing to pay money to let the court come forward to help, not to invite people's hearts, but to worry about corrupt officials and corrupt officials deducting the life-saving money of the displaced people.

Let Yuan Qi give money for relief, he has some complaints in his heart, the wind of gambling in Beijing is quite popular, if the lottery is implemented in Beijing, it will definitely be profitable, at least there is no problem with helping the victims, but one by one is opposed!

Complaining is complaining, and the relief thing is still done, but at every turn, let Yuan Qi pay money and be content and unhappy, although Yuan Qi is rich, he can't stand such a toss, besides, the good deeds of charity and relief can not only rely on Yuan Qi's strength, a little groaning, he said: "Wei Chen wandered around in the outer city of Beijing, and saw that many people set up porridge sheds to give alms to the homeless people, it can be seen that there are many officials and gentlemen who are willing to give money in Beijing, and Weichen earnestly prayed for the emperor's permission, led by Yuan Qi, set up a charity association in Beijing to raise funds, responsible for helping the homeless people and poor families in Beijing. ”

Set up a charity? Daoguang hesitated for a moment before he said, "Is this charity set up for a long time?" Or is it short-term? ”

"Long-term." Yi Zhizhi said: "Nowadays, the climate is abnormal and disasters are frequent, so we need a long-term charity to provide relief, and in the year of the harvest without disasters and famines, we can also help the lonely, widowed and poor families or fund the construction of ...... schools." As he spoke, he paused, "However, I still beg the emperor for permission, and the Charity Association will be named the Qing Dynasty." ”

The Great Qing Imperial Charity Society? Daoguang looked at him with some vigilance, this kid wouldn't have the idea of hitting the treasury of the Internal Affairs Office, right? Seeing that he was silent, Yi Zhixiang smiled secretly in his heart, and hurriedly explained: "With the name of the Qing Dynasty, the Charity Association can attract many wealthy businessmen and giants to join the association, ensure long-term and stable income from charitable funds, and carry out long-term relief. ”

The abacus hit him, this kid is really bold, but this method is not bad, Daoguang secretly thought in his heart, if this charity association is really his president, a group of wealthy businessmen and giants are afraid that they will have to compete to join the association, but as the son of heaven, what kind of system will he become as the president of a charity association?

After a slight sigh, he said: "How about the fourth son of the emperor, Yixu, serving as the president of the Charity Association?" ”

The old four? Yi Zhixiang didn't have a good impression of him, and immediately considered it: "The fourth elder brother has a noble status, but after all, he is young, and the Charity Association is not only responsible for the charity of the Jingshi, but also sets up branches in various provinces and provinces in the future. ”

Is this the pattern that pervades the Qing Dynasty? Daoguang didn't expect that the scale of this charity that Yi Zhifu casually mentioned would be so large? The old four are not suitable? This president is just an empty name, what's inappropriate? Are you worried about getting involved in the battle for storage locations? After a slight sigh, he said: "Then let Dingjun Wang Zaiquan serve as the president of this charity association, now that the weather is cold, the matter of relief cannot be delayed, you handle this matter first." ”

Coming out of the Qianqing Palace, Yi Zhizhi was depressed, Daoguang actually didn't mention the issue of paper money, and he rushed back to Beijing in the wind and snow to let Yuan Qi give money to help the homeless people in Beijing, will the issue of paper money really be shelved?

Daoguang didn't mention this matter, he didn't mention it, now the imperial court is short of silver, and there are millions of holes to be filled in the household department, and he will draw up a plan for the construction of a naval port and a plan for the purchase of ordnance and ammunition, to see if Daoguang can still calm down?

Out of the palace, he went straight to the Zongren Mansion to find Zaiquan to discuss the preparation of the charity association and relief matters, the charity association can be calmly planned, but the matter of helping the displaced people is as Daoguang said, there is no delay, a few more displaced people will die one day later, this weather is too cold.

Zaiquan is the Zongren Mansion Order, but also the leader of the royal family, he is the son of Beile Yishao, the fourth grandson of Qianlong, 16 years inherited the king of Dingjun, successively served as the Imperial Minister, the Minister of Guards, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Works, the Prime Minister of the Camp, 19 promoted to the Zongren Mansion Order, he served as the president of the Qing Imperial Charity Association, although it is not too suitable, but it is better than Yisu.

Fuchengmen Outer Street, Zongren Mansion.

Zongrenfu is a rather transcendent institution, but also a privileged institution, specializing in the management of royal clan affairs, Zongrenfu Zongzhi, elected by the prince, the prince of the county, the left and right Zongzheng, by the prince, the county king, Baylor, Beizi, Zhenguo Gong, auxiliary Guogong elected and filled. There are institutions such as the Economic Division, the Left and Right Divisions, the Silver Treasury, the Yellow File Room, the Vacant Room, the Left and Right Wing Zongxue, and the Eight Banners Jueluo School.

The primary duty is to take charge of the royal family's affiliation, compile and repair the "jade" (royal family genealogy), and report to the Zongren Mansion for all royal family births, heirs, marriages, knighthoods, conferral titles, promotions, demotions, and deaths, and the Zongren Mansion shall make a register and store files according to the materials submitted by each clan

The Zongren Mansion was in charge of the affairs of the imperial family, and since the local administrative, judicial, and supervisory organs of the Jingshi Division, the Shuntianfu Yamen, the Wucheng Patrol Imperial History Yamen, and the Wucheng Terracotta Division Command Yamen, none of them had the right to handle civil and criminal cases involving the clan and Jueluo. In the event that the sect Jueluo violates the criminal law, it can only be transferred to the Zongren Mansion, which will handle it in conjunction with the Criminal Department.

As the commander of the sect's mansion, Zaiquan's prestige among the clan Jueluo is naturally not small, otherwise it will be difficult to become the leader of the royal family.

Yi Zhishu dismounted outside the gate of the Zongren Mansion, handed over the name and pasted it in, and soon, Zaiquan personally greeted him, and as soon as he saw him, he smiled affectionately and said: "How can Guocheng have time to come to me today?" ”

"Naturally, there are good things." Yi Zhishu arched his hand and smiled: "It's a return for the peach." ”

What good can he do if he is content? Is it about Yuanqi issuing banknotes? Zaiquan was confused, and said kindly: "Come into the house and say, it's hard to run for you on this snowy day." ”

The two of them entered the house, and when Yi Zhicontentment said that he would prepare for the Qing Imperial Charity Association, Zaiquan was very happy, this is a good thing for fame and fortune, he really didn't expect Yi Zhi's return to come so quickly!

After a slight sigh, he pondered and said: "It is not difficult to prepare for the establishment .....of a charity association, but the matter of helping the displaced people cannot be delayed. ”

Along the way, Yi Zhishu was pondering about this matter, and even said: "Yuan Qi can advance a part of the silver first, give relief first, and at the same time organize people to raise donations in Beijing, and take the opportunity of fundraising and relief to set up the shelf of the charity association first." After a pause, he continued: "Since it is the Great Qing Imperial Charity Association, we have to recruit a group of disciples of the Jueluo clan who are willing to give money, and it is best to let them do it themselves. ”

This is not a difficult thing, the moldy yellow and red belts that are idle all day long in the Jingshi grabbed a handful, and Zaiquan immediately took care of it and said: "Although the country city can rest assured in this matter, the most important thing that the clan Jueluo lacks is manpower." ”

"Let's talk about the ugly things first." Yi Zhizhi said: "Whether it is the price, quantity, or quality of relief items such as food, clothing, coal, and medicinal materials, Yuanqi will arrange people to investigate and check the accounts, and the number of relief victims will also be counted.

A group of clans Jueluo children can not come, come to do things in a down-to-earth manner, and they are volunteers, there is no remuneration to get, the system and constitution of the charity association, in the next will be drawn up, all matters are in accordance with the charter, this matter is not only for the emperor to share worries for the court to solve the difficulties, but also about the royal face, do a good job, the emperor will be rewarded. ”

"The city is at ease." Zaiquan said with a smile: "Being able to join the Charity Association is an opportunity for them to show their faces in front of the emperor, how can they not cherish it?" Furthermore, those who dare to disrupt the good deeds of our sect's mansion will not silence the voice of the country, and this king will punish him severely! ”

In the next few days, Yi Zhixiang was busy with the relief of the homeless, busy meeting people during the day, and busy drafting various systems for charity to raise funds and relief at night, and had little time to worry about the issuance of banknotes, and Daoguang also did not announce it for several days, as if he deliberately put the matter on hold, which made him feel quite uneasy.

To his slight relief, the relief of the displaced people was progressing smoothly, and the more than ten disciples of the Jueluo clan selected by Zaiquan were still doing their best, and each of them transferred a large number of capable people from the mansion, and carried out the errand of helping the displaced people without shortage of money.

The name of the Qing Dynasty Royal Charity Association has also spread along with the spread of relief matters, driven by several princes and county kings of Beile Beizi Guogong who took the lead in responding to the donation to join the association, many wealthy businessmen and magnates in Beijing have generously donated money in order to get the name of a member of the Charity Association, which is not only to do good deeds, but also to have the opportunity to make friends with the powerful of the Beijing Division, such a good thing, a little bit of eye strength are not willing to miss, at the same time of donation, they also sent their young children into the charity to do volunteers, In order to be able to form a relationship with those disciples of the sect.

In just five days, the charity association easily raised 400,200 silver, a relief matters are not only arranged in an orderly manner, but also very thoughtful and meticulous, far more efficient and practical than the previous relief of the local government, in addition to the benefit of the displaced people, most of the poor households in Beijing have also been relieved, for a time inside and outside the Beijing Division, rave reviews.

In the blink of an eye, it was the seventeenth day of the lunar month, on this day, Yi Zhizhi was busy in the outer city until dusk before returning to the mansion, as soon as he entered the door, the chief manager Tang Youliang greeted him and reported, "Zhuo Butang came to visit." ”

When Zhuo Bingtian came, Yi Zhizhi was overjoyed, and then asked, "Is he alone?" Zhuo Bingtian has been with Yixin several times, but he didn't see Tang Youliang mention Yixun, so he asked.

"Back to the lord, Zhuo Butang came alone."

After washing up slightly, Yi Zhizhi went to see Zhuo Bingtian, and after meeting and saluting, he tentatively said: "When will the imperial court be sealed and closed?" ”

"Qin Tianjian has determined the good day, the twentieth month of the lunar month." Zhuo Bingtian said with a smile, "Guocheng is worried about the issuance of banknotes? ”

After lighting a cigar, Yi Zhizhi said: "The emperor seems to have the intention of shelving this matter...... ”

"It's not about putting it on hold, it's about waiting for the right opportunity." Zhuo Bingtian said slowly: "This matter is controversial and has a great impact, and it is estimated that the emperor is also a little undecided, I have drafted an excerpt to be handed over tomorrow, and the national city should also be ready for the excerpt, right?" Hand it over together, and strive for a big discussion before the year. (To be continued.) )