Chapter 1314: Hanqi Tianxia (IV) Charity Foundation

The famous painters in Jicheng can be said to be a hundred times richer during this period. They need to draw a large number of advertising signs and then put them up against the clock. Now the construction team has put up the iron frames one by one and is waiting for them. Come up with your work!

While Jicheng was still talking about this grand auction, another more shocking news spread rapidly among the political and business circles in Jicheng.

The three princesses established a charity foundation. As the name suggests, this institution, which is still very new to the ears of the Han people, is naturally for charity. In the past few years, the three princesses have used their personal money to do charity. Normally, it is not surprising that special institutions are now established to do this kind of thing. Over the years, the Han Dynasty under the rule of Gao Yuan has become immune to novel institutions that they have never heard of. Don’t blame the novel.

What makes people with high status in Jicheng crazy is that the establishment date of the charity foundation is set on the night before the grand ceremony, which will be held in the form of a banquet, but there are only two hundred invitations. There are more than two thousand people who want to attend this banquet. Because of the grand ceremony, almost all the people with status in the counties and counties of the Han Dynasty have gathered here. Being able to get an invitation is a symbol of status. It is a simple assumption that if two people Two businessmen engaged in the same industry, one got the invitation, but the other did not. In the years of competition in the future, the other will inevitably be a lot higher.

The person who handed out the invitations was Mei Pu, the eldest son of the president of the Central Bank of Han Dynasty, who was now in charge of all the business of the three princesses.

Immediately, Mei Pu's Jicheng mansion suffered the same fate as Huo Xiaolin, the director of the Cultural and Propaganda Department some time ago, and it was even worse than Huo Xiaolin. Those who have the courage to come to Huo Xiaolin Gate are naturally the top figures of the Han Dynasty, but there are many more people who have the courage to come to Mei Pu.

In those days, among some people in Jicheng, greeting each other no longer meant eating. But did you get the invitation? Of course, those wealthy families don't have to worry about this. Mei Pu will naturally send the invitations to them. The real ones who compete are those who are neither good nor bad.

Outside there was a bloody fight for the invitation, but inside the palace was busy with its own business. Gao Yuan smiled bitterly and sat at the small table, watching his three wives rummaging through the boxes in the room to find out everything they thought was meaningful. thing.

"Brother, you won't have the chance to fight on the battlefield anyway. Why don't you just sell that armor? Instead of displaying it in the palace, why not sell it and use it to do some good deeds?" Ye Jing'er asked.

"Okay, okay!" Gao Yuan nodded. That armor was his first. It was given to him by Zhang Shubao, the second son of the Liaoxi Prefect. It had been with him for several years. The armor was full of scars, although it was not in shape. , but it has always been treasured by Gao Yuan.

"Wei Yuan, bring the armor." Ye Jing'er waved her hand. shouted.

"Then the big sword and the military thorn should be sold too!"

"OK,

Sell ​​it, sell it, the battlefield will no longer be with me anyway, out of sight, out of mind. "Gao Yuan waved his hands repeatedly.

Ye Jing'er pursed her lips and smiled. With a wave of his hand, these two items immediately joined the ranks to be auctioned. In the past two years, under Gao Yuan's advice. She began to do some charity work, which in her opinion also contributed to Gao Yuan's reputation to a higher level. But there is a big problem that is bothering her: not enough money.

In the past, she thought that the man's light had shone to every corner, because what he now showed to the outside was the prosperity of the prosperous world. But when she began to come into contact with the charity industry, when she walked out of the palace and walked on It was only when she was among those in need of help that she truly discovered that no matter how bright the sun was, there were dark corners that could not be reached. Even if she just walked around Jicheng, what she saw shocked her.

This was one of the reasons why she was truly determined to devote herself to charity. When she wanted to solve these problems on her own, she discovered that even if she was the princess and the mistress of the kingdom, many of the problems were not hers. What she can do is to help these people to the best of her ability.

Not having enough money was Ye Jing'er's most intuitive feeling.

When she talked about this problem to Gao Yuan distressedly, Gao Yuan told her that one person's power is limited. If you can set up an organization to gather more people around you, everyone can do it together. This matter can solve more problems.

It was under such circumstances that Dahan's first charitable foundation was born.

"Brother, who will the invitations be sent to? Well, I think one should be given to Minister Wang Wudi. He is the Minister of Finance. We will need more support from him in the future!" Ye Jing'er asked.

"Why are you inviting him? A poor guy!" Gao Yuan said with a smile: "This charity dinner is euphemistically called our treat, but all the guests invited will be bleeding profusely. If this guy comes, he will occupy a seat for nothing. If he can’t get a penny out and wants to give me a free meal, he won’t be invited.”

Ye Jing'er was amused by Gao Yuan and laughed, "You don't want to see him so much, and you don't want to see him removed from his position?"

"Whether I like him or not is one thing, but his incompetence is another. As a finance minister, he is the most suitable candidate." Gao Yuan shook his head and said, "You cannot choose officials based on your own preferences. , but it depends on whether he is suitable for this position. At least until now, I have not found a more suitable candidate for Finance Minister.”

"That's true." Ye Jing'er nodded, "I wonder how much money we can raise this time? Brother, I used to think that everyone among us was living a happy life, but after walking some places, I realized that was not the case at all. Such a thing, this is still around Jicheng, there are still so many poor people, you can imagine the situation in those remote areas." Thinking of some of the situations she saw, Ye Jing'er said with deep emotion. .

"Yeah, no matter how hard we try, it's impossible to take care of everyone. There will always be people who are forgotten. This charity foundation of yours should check for leaks and fill the gaps in the future."

"But even with this charity foundation, the number of people it can help is limited. We are so big." Ye Jing'er shook her head and sighed.

"You are just the beginning. I believe more people will do this in the future." Gao Yuan stroked Ye Jing'er's shoulders, "Although you can only help some people, you can set an example. "

"Yes, there are so many rich people in our country." Ye Jing'er nodded in agreement, "I really didn't expect that you could sell a naming right for 1.02 million yuan. Those maritime merchants are really rich. This time Mei Pu You should also invite them, right?”

"Of course, I will definitely invite you." Gao Yuan said with a smile: "In the future, maritime merchants will become the richest people in this country. But I am also looking forward to how much money you can raise this time."

While the couple was talking, Zhiyuan ran in with a few things in his hand, "Father, mother." Gao Zhiyuan put the things in his hands on the table, "The second lady said we all need to take some things out. Sell ​​it, and the money from the sale will be used to help the poor. This is my share. "

Gao Yuan glanced at it, "Hey guys, what Zhiyuan brought were some of his most precious things. One of the scimitars inlaid with a huge gemstone was the treasure that Kou Shuguang brought back to him when he went overseas. It's usually his favorite thing.

"Are you willing to give up your knife?" Gao Yuan played with the knife and said with a smile.

"My mother was often worried about not having enough money, and once I went out with my mother and saw how pitiful some people were, so I also wanted to contribute to the Han Kingdom." Eight-year-old Gao Zhiyuan raised his head and looked at said his father.

Gao Yuan laughed loudly and picked up his son, "My good son, you can actually think about taking care of your parents' worries. It seems that you have really improved in your studies now. Yes, yes, this knife will definitely be sold for a good price. ”

"Of course!" Gao Zhiyuan said proudly, then glanced at the black and inconspicuous military thorn Gaoyuan on the table, and said disdainfully: "Father, you are so stingy, isn't this just an ordinary knife? How much can it be sold for? Who would want it? Father, are you too embarrassed to take out this tattered Kaijia?"

This sentence made everyone in the room laugh.

"Son, believe it or not, the price of this military thorn that you despise is at least ten times that of your knife." Gao Yuan said with a smile.

"I don't believe it." Gao Zhiyuan shook his head.

"Son, you have to remember that sometimes the preciousness of something is not the thing itself, but the other values ​​attached to it." Gao Yuan said with a smile. "For example, your sword may be worth one thousand taels of silver, but because you played with it since you were a child, it may be worth five thousand taels because you are the prince of the Han Kingdom. Do you understand?"

Gao Zhiyuan nodded as if he didn't understand.

Gao Yuan stood up and stroked the tattered armor next to him, "This armor was the first armor your father and I owned when I was not yet developed. It has accompanied me through the most difficult years. Every scar on it has... It's his medal. If it weren't for your mother's charity fund, I wouldn't be willing to take it out! Because it contains my memory, son, this is the most valuable thing, because he is the only one and cannot be copied. "

"Brother, if you are so reluctant, forget it and I won't let you go." Looking at Gao Yuan's expression, Ye Jing'er suddenly felt sad. Gao Yuan's words also reminded her of the difficult years back then.

"No, sell it. Let them use their remaining energy to make a little more contribution to the people of the Han Dynasty. If they are really spiritual, they will be happy." Gao Yuan waved his hand and said loudly. (To be continued...)