Can I get to the other side?

Imperial Notice Office.

Yang Biao, Fu Wan, Cui Yan, the elder of the Zhen clan, the head of the Dong clan, Shen Rong, Ju Zong and other representatives from various aristocratic families gathered together.

The faces of Fu Wan and Yang Biao were gloomy.

The rest of the people looked at me and me, with vigilance and caution in their eyes, but no one spoke first.

Embarrassing, so embarrassing.

Before, everyone said that they did not plan to donate or compete for the title of the most charitable person in the Han Dynasty, but in the end, they all came to donate in secret.

This is like a group of people who agreed not to go to a brothel, but ended up meeting in the brothel at night, and even ordered the same red card oiran!

So...what to do now?

Around the imperial list, many common people were watching, looking curiously at these important figures who were rarely seen in daily life.

As for the official in charge of statistics, he was trembling beside him. How could he, a humble official, have seen such a big battle?

Any one of these people present is someone he needs to look up to!

After hesitating for a long time, the official finally plucked up the courage and said, "May I ask... are you here to donate money, or do you have other noble responsibilities?"

"If you want to donate, you have to hurry up. The sun will set in less than half an hour, and today is the last day to donate."

After the large-scale donation and the quarrel between Fu and Yang Biao just now, he realized one thing - these noble people were probably here to compete for the title of "the most generous person in the Han Dynasty"!

But it's almost sunset now.

According to the emperor's decree, donations made after sunset on the 15th day will not be included in the total donation list, so he will give a reminder.

Lest he misses the time in the end and these noble people cause trouble for him, then he will have to walk away with nothing to eat.

His words finally changed the situation.

"well……"

The elder of the Zhen clan sighed slightly, looked up at everyone, and said, "Since everyone wants to donate money and food to share His Majesty's worries, then just donate openly and openly."

"I'll come first. In addition to being responsible for settling 30,000 refugees, I, Zhen, will also donate 5,000 stones of food and grass and 10,000 guan of money!"

The matter has come to this, there is nothing left to pretend.

Everyone should use their abilities to grab the reputation of being the best!

The Zhen clan grew older, and everyone no longer kept silent. Cui Yan then said, "I, the Cui clan, donated 20,000 stones of grain and grass, 7,000 sheep, and resettled 20,000 people!"

He directly raised the original price.

Because if he went by the original price, he would definitely not be able to rob Zhen's, and he would have to increase his price to surpass Zhen's again.

Although competing with each other and raising prices is the last thing he wants to see, it is now unavoidable and he cannot retreat.

After Cui Yan finished speaking, the head of the Dong family said: "I, Dong, donated 30,000 shi of grain and grass, 10,000 jin of firewood, and 2,000 jin of meat!"

Another extremely generous gesture!

For Dong, getting the title of the most virtuous person in the Han Dynasty is not just for fame, but also to show loyalty to the emperor.

So they spared no effort when setting the price!

The prices quoted by the Zhen family, Cui family, and Dong family made Shen Rong and Ju Zong next to them a little panicked.

This price has exceeded their expectations. These companies are too damn cruel. For the sake of the reputation of the great Han Shoushan, they will directly play such a big deal!

Gritting his teeth, Shen Rong said, "I, Mr. Shen, donated 20,000 shi of food and grass, 5,000 jins of firewood, and 3,000 pieces of cloth!"

He has given up on competing for the title of the best person in the Han Dynasty. With his background in the Shen family, he will definitely not be able to compete for the Zhen family, the Cui family, and the Dong family, so now he only wants to occupy the top five.

In this case, it is not a loss.

Ju Zong also had the same intention and said not to be outdone: "My Ju family donated 20,000 stones of grain and grass, 6,000 jins of firewood, and 3,000 pieces of cloth!"

It just happened to overwhelm Shen Rong.

Shen Rong became anxious after hearing this and couldn't help but cursed: "Juzong, what do you mean, are you deliberately going against me, right?"

Others are exactly the same as him, but they have a thousand catties more firewood than him. Isn't this a deliberate attempt to suppress him?

"Everyone just depends on their ability!"

Juzong would not be polite to Shen Rong at this time, and directly spoke back.

Shen Rong laughed angrily and said: "Okay, okay, don't blame me for being unkind! I'll add another three thousand stones of food and grass, and I'll see if you follow or not!"

Juzong sneered: "I'm afraid you won't succeed! Follow!"

At this moment, the scene was getting a little out of control. The people watching were dumbfounded as they heard the price increase.

They have a deep understanding of what a noble family is!

When you open your mouth, you can get tens of thousands of stones of grain and grass, or thousands of kilograms of meat, or tens of thousands of kilograms of firewood. Any random increase is always in units of thousands!

This is beyond their imagination!

The officials responsible for recording were extremely busy. They had just added several thousand stones of grain and grass here, and several thousand kilograms of firewood, meat, or cloth there, each one more than the last!

As for Yang Biao's expression, he was extremely gloomy.

He originally thought that 20,000 stones of food and grass was enough to win the top spot in the total donation list, but now the chips given by any of the people present far exceeded him!

"I really believed your lies!"

Yang Biao was so angry that he almost wanted to curse. Before, everyone cried about being poor, but now everyone is donating more enthusiastically. Is this called poverty?

Fu Wan next to him was no longer calm at this time. Although the 100,000 yuan he had prepared was indeed a lot, everyone's taking turns bidding made him feel a sense of crisis.

"I'll add another twenty thousand dollars!"

Fu Wan endured his heartache and said, lifting half of it!

Yang Biao did not intend to remain silent any longer, otherwise he would definitely miss out on the title of the Greatest Good Person of the Han Dynasty. He immediately said: "I, the Yang family of Hongnong, can give me 20,000 more stone grains! 10,000 jins of firewood and 10,000 pieces of cloth! "

This price directly beats the crowd!

Fu Wan, the head of the Dong family, Cui Yan, Ju Zong and others all looked at Yang Biao, all of them with rather ugly expressions.

Is this what you said about Yang’s lack of background?

Only the elder of the Zhen clan remained calm and said calmly: "I, the Zhen clan, will donate another 20,000 shi of grain, 5,000 jins of salt, and accept 10,000 more refugees."

"If you want to continue to follow, I, Mrs. Zhen, will accompany you to the end."

His words were filled with extreme confidence.

As the largest wealthy family in Jizhou, the Zhen family is definitely superior to others in terms of financial resources, especially the cash cow of fine salt refining. Who can compare with it?

Having money means having confidence!

Faced with the domineering declaration of the Zhen family elder, whether it was Yang Biao, Fu Wan, Cui Yan, or the head of the Dong family, they all fell silent.

I scolded the Zhen clan boss a hundred times in my heart!

Didn't we say before that accepting 30,000 people is already Zhen's limit?

As a result, now there are another 10,000 people, and so much money, food and materials have been given!

But despite the scolding, they were unable to continue raising bets.

The price Zhen offered was already beyond what they could afford. If they continued, even if they could win the title of the Great Han's First Good Person, they would still have to break their muscles and bones.

"Is there anything else you want to donate?"

The official's hand holding the pen was already cramped. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked everyone.

This time no one spoke.

The official breathed a sigh of relief, took a new piece of silk and pasted it on the imperial list, and then prepared to write down the money, food and materials donated by the major families according to their ranking.

"Wait a minute!"

At this moment, a voice suddenly came.

Yuan Xi galloped over on his horse, dismounted, walked straight through the crowd, came to the officials and said, "I want to donate too."

Yang Biao, the Zhen clan elder and others all looked at him.

They couldn't help but frown.

Why did Yuan Xi come to interfere?

The eyes of the old man from the Zhen clan flashed slightly, and he asked with a faint smile: "I, the Zhen clan, have donated 25,000 stones of grain and grass, 5,000 kilograms of salt, and 10,000 guan of money so far, and have taken in 40,000 refugees, and I can continue to donate more. "

"I wonder how much Sikong plans to donate?"

What he said was to remind Yuan Xi that the Zhen family was determined to have the reputation of being the best person in the Han Dynasty. If you bid, remember to weigh it carefully.

"not much."

Yuan Xi smiled and said modestly: "In terms of money, I, the Yuan family, are definitely not as good as the Zhen family, but I also want to contribute to your majesty's resettlement of refugees."

"So, I plan to donate all the Yuan family's property and do my best for the imperial court."

As soon as these words came out, the whole place fell into silence.

Everyone, including the Zhen clan elders, Yang Biao, and Cui Yan, all changed their faces, and their hearts were full of shock and disbelief.

Yuan Xi...is going to donate all the Yuan family property? !

"Sikong, don't say it as a joke!"

After reacting, the old man from the Zhen clan looked at Yuan Xi sharply, obviously not believing what he said was true.

That is the entire Yuan family property!

Donating all the family property means donating the house, money, food, various profitable industries, and even the most important land!

Nothing is left!

If Yuan Xi really wants to donate the Yuan family, the title of the most virtuous person in the Han Dynasty will definitely belong to Yuan Xi and the Yuan family, and not even the Zhen family can take it away.

Because Yuan Xi has donated the entire Yuan family, no matter how rich Zhen is, how can she afford this price?

"He's crazy!"

Yang Biao and others were also shocked. Everyone was grabbing this title to benefit the family in the future, but you donated it to the family?

Is it enough to fight for just a name?

Yuan Xi said with compassion: "The sins Yuan Shao committed are really serious. I don't know how to make up for it, so I can only do this."

"I am loyal to the great man and your Majesty. These family properties are just some personal possessions. Since your Majesty is in need, how can I be stingy?"

"As long as we can save more people."

Yuan Xi's tone was particularly sincere. When these words fell on the ears of the surrounding people, the impact was no less than throwing a huge stone into a calm lake!

Everyone was excited instantly!

"Master Yuan is truly a loyal minister!"

"The father of a dog is the son of a tiger! I didn't expect that a great rebel like Yuan Shao could actually cultivate a kind and loyal person like Young Master Yuan!"

"Generous! So generous!"

"The entire Yuan family property has been donated, just to serve the court and help the people. Mr. Yuan is truly a kind and loyal person!"

"Master Yuan has been dragged down by that traitor Yuan Shao!"

"That's right! In my opinion, the most virtuous and loyal minister of the Han Dynasty is none other than Master Yuan Xi!"

"Such generosity is worthy of being the first good deed of a great man!"

…

The people all admired it from the bottom of their hearts!

This has nothing to do with the value of Yuan's wealth. What everyone admires is Yuan Xi's magnanimity, loyalty to the emperor, and kindness to the common people!

Human nature is selfish.

Let alone a noble-born son like Yuan Xi, even if he were an ordinary person and asked to donate all his family property to help the refugees, how many would be willing?

After Yuan Xi sighed with emotion, he said to the Zhen clan elders and others: "Everyone, please continue, I have something else to do, so I will leave first."

After saying that, he got on his horse again and galloped away.

At this time, the sunset was just setting over the mountain.

This concludes the fifteen-day donation period.

…

Royal palace, announcement room.

Liu Xie looked at the amount in the donation statistics book in his hand and smiled from ear to ear. He raised his head and said with a smile: "You have done a very good job this time. You two have done a great job in getting those aristocratic families to donate so much money, food and materials." It’s a must!”

Standing in front of him were Yuan Xi and the elders of the Zhen clan.

In addition to Yuan Xi, Zhen was also a part of his plan for this donation, similar to a dog trust.

The function is to stimulate those wealthy families to keep bidding by constantly raising the price until there is no more money to be added, and then let Yuan Xi finish the job and win the title of the most good person in the Han Dynasty.

Fame and fortune belong to him!

The old man from the Zhen clan bowed and said, "I am just following your Majesty's instructions. Your Majesty's strategy is the wisest."

Yuan Xi also quickly said: "I second the proposal!"

Liu Xie was in a very good mood at this time. He put down the book in his hand and said to the Zhen family: "I will secretly return the things donated by the Zhen family to you."

The money of the wealthy gentry is divided into three to seven accounts.

The money paid for the dog care was returned in full.

For Liu Xie, the Zhen family was originally his money bag, and this money bag was to be used for the army.

The old man from the Zhen clan said: "Your Majesty, since the money and food have been donated, how can there be any reason to recycle it? Moreover, doing so can easily reveal the truth and make others suspicious."

"I, Madam Zhen, are His Majesty's most solid backing. As long as His Majesty has any needs in terms of money and food, I, Madam Zhen, will definitely do my best to satisfy them."

This was a very beautiful display of loyalty, which made Liu Xie feel very relieved.

"If I say I want to retreat, I will retreat. Your Zhen family has already exhausted a lot of supplies for the army. How can I not know your contribution?"

"Besides, the Tianzi plow and Tianzi machine that I asked you to develop also need to be manufactured in batches. This is the time to use money."

The national treasury is the national treasury, and internal funds are internal funds.

How could Liu Xie not understand this clearly?

Zhen's money is equivalent to his internal money.

The old man from the Zhen clan had no choice but to nod in agreement.

Liu Xie looked at Yuan Xi again and said, "You must make good use of this great man's reputation as the most benevolent person. When the refugees arrive in Yecheng, you will come with me to express condolences to the people."

"Yuan's reputation can be greatly improved or even reversed in one fell swoop. Whether you can seize this opportunity depends on yourself."

Hearing the warning in Liu Xie's tone, Yuan Xi was moved, clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty is so considerate of me, I am very grateful!"

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will seize the opportunity!"

Liu Xie nodded with satisfaction.

At this time, Zhang He walked into the propaganda room and reported: "Your Majesty, Zhang Yan, the general of Zhenbei, and Gongsun Xu, the son of Zhongliehou, have arrived in Yecheng and are asking for an audience outside the palace!"

"News came from Yizhou that Gao Gan had negotiated peace with Zhang Lu and led his troops back to Bingzhou. Liu Zhang, instigated by his subordinates, had broken with Liu Bei, the pastor of Jingzhou."

"In addition, Tian Feng secretly contacted Wuhuan and Ma Chao who returned to Guanzhong."