Chapter 1008
: Each Family Opens Private Warehouse to Donate Grain
Chapter 1008: Each Family Opens Private Warehouse to Donate Grain
In the future, although the aristocratic families will still hoard food, the world already knows about this method, so the aristocratic families will not dare to go too far.
At least when foreign enemies invaded and the country was short of food and fodder; when there was an urgent need for food relief during famine years, the wealthy and powerful families had to donate some of their stored grain to save the people.
Not vomiting?
Now that everyone in the world knows that you have private granaries, don't blame everyone for helping you open private granaries, get grain, and save the world.
Dangdang Dangdang!
The Ying family members struck the gong: "Everyone, be quiet. Our young master has something to say!"
Tens of thousands of people were still noisy, but a little quieter than before, and they all looked at Ying Zilin at the square table.
"Mr. Rong's heroic act is unparalleled in history. It is my honor to be a classmate of Mr. Rong. I, Ying Zilin, am willing to follow Mr. Rong and open five private granaries of the Ying family to donate grain to the country to fight the enemy!" Ying Zilin shouted.
Ying family martial artist repeated his words several times, and after that, there was an uproar at the city gate.
"Young man from the Ying family, you are still a student and cannot be the head of the Ying family. Don't make big promises on impulse and then fail to fulfill them. Wouldn't that be fooling the whole world?!" Mi Dong's voice came from inside the city gate.
He didn't want to come at first, but the aristocratic families blamed his Mi family for their poor performance and forced him to clean up the mess.
The so-called mess is that the matter of opening a private warehouse cannot be allowed to get any bigger, and it must be stopped at Kang Rong’s one warehouse.
Otherwise, all the aristocratic families will be swept up in the general trend and do things that will cut off the arms of the aristocratic families!
So even if Mi Dong came out to sing a different tune and caused this famous scholar to be dismissed, Mi Dong had to come out to take responsibility for everything.
"That's right, Master Ying, you're still a student. Can you be the one to open the warehouse and donate grain? Are you kidding us?!"
"Master Ying, this is a matter of great importance concerning our food supplies to fight the enemy. This is not something you can just act on impulse!"
"Yes, Master Ying, can you make the decision? Don't make fun of us farmers, and don't use us farmers as tools to make you famous!"
Wow, when you hear the person shouting, you can tell that he is not a real farmer, but someone arranged by the aristocratic family to lead the conversation.
"Ying Zilin is the eldest grandson of the head of our Ying family and the legitimate future head of the Ying family. How can he not have the power to make decisions?!" The white-haired uncle Ying spoke, and walked towards Ying Zilin, led by the Ying family's martial artist and a group of Ying family disciples.
Bang, another square table was brought in, and the 'speaking platform' was twice as big.
Uncle Ying held out his hand, and after being pulled onto the square table by Ying Zilin, he faced the tens of thousands of Wei people and said, "Don't worry, everyone. As long as Zilin's nephew gives the order, our Ying family will open our private warehouse in Taizhou Mansion overnight, follow Mr. Yong, perform righteous deeds, and donate grain to the country to fight the enemy!"
The surroundings were quiet for a few breaths after hearing this, but soon there was an uproar again: "Uncle of the Ying family, our former prefect of Taizhou Prefecture, Mr. Ying, said that Master Ying Zilin can open a private warehouse and donate grain to fight the enemy! We have food!"
"Oh my God, you are indeed our former father and mother official. You really care about the world!"
Boom boom boom!
As the drums began to beat, Madam Cui, escorted by her female guards, came to the square table and shouted, "I, on behalf of the aristocratic Cui family, will open eight private warehouses and donate grain and supplies to help the country fight the enemy!"
"Eight, eight private granaries! The Cui family is incredibly wealthy. Madam Cui is truly an old deity, incredibly kind and compassionate. I want to express my gratitude to Madam Cui for opening her own private granaries and donating grain!"
"Woo woo woo, there's food and fodder. We have food and fodder at the border to fight the enemy. If a war really breaks out, my uncle's family in the Northeast won't have to pay for military rations!"
Throughout history, whenever there was a war and food supplies were in short supply, the army would collect food from local people as rations.
If the locals do not have enough food, then we will collect food rations from people along the way and from people all over the world.
"Yes, yes, with Madam Cui, Master Ying, and Mr. Yong donating grain, we common people won't have to pay for it anymore!"
"Many thanks to Madam Cui, Young Master Ying, and Mr. Rong for donating grain to fight the enemy!" The shouts of gratitude were deafening and unstoppable.
"Headmaster, Headmaster!" Mi Dong shouted, rushing over to Headmaster Cui and grabbing him, saying, "Headmaster, you can't mess around with Ying Zilin. You have to think about your descendants. Do you want the descendants of the Cui family to be surrounded and suppressed generation after generation, forced into hardship, and ultimately completely wiped out from the ranks of the famous family?"
After hearing this, Principal Cui laughed. "Mi Dong, you are a renowned scholar who has read history books and poetry since childhood. You have lived through the reigns of Emperor Ning and Kang, and witnessed Your Majesty's ascension to the throne. You have seen the heights of mountains and the depths of rivers, the end of lunatics, and the rise of heroes. How can you still be so ignorant?"
"Can a person who is not enlightened become a famous scholar?"
"Mi Dong, don't forget, your fame comes from the admiration of the people, but if you let them down, your fame will be gone."
After Cui Shanzhang finished speaking, he pushed Mi Dong away and walked towards the square table.
Mi Dong was stunned, then quickly came to his senses. He looked at the back of Cui Shanzhang and pleaded sadly, "Shanzhang, you can't do this. You have to save me."
"Mr. Dong, you can still save yourself. It just depends on whether you want to. The value of a scholar is freedom. You shouldn't let yourself be coerced." After saying this, Cui Shanzhang ignored Mi Dong and went to reunite with his mother. Looking up at his mother at the square table, he smiled and said, "Mother, I have already given the order. Our family can open our private warehouse to donate grain at any time."
Unfortunately, his mother still didn't look kind to him. She snorted coldly, "You are a dignified headmaster, but this is all your influence? Where is the person I want?"
Is it enough for the Cui and Ying families to follow Mr. Yong and do good deeds?
Shanzhang Cui choked and said hurriedly, "My son has asked his children and grandchildren to hire someone. They will definitely not let me down."
Madam Cui: "Hmph, it's better this way, otherwise... our Great Wei will really be doomed."
"Hiss, mother, stop talking, you still have descendants." Director Cui reminded hurriedly. He was really impressed by his mother. She dared to say anything.
Mrs. Cui was also impressed by her son: "Who do you think His Majesty is?"
Since His Majesty was able to overcome a desperate situation and ascend the throne, he would not care about what she said about her fate being over. What His Majesty fears most is that no one dares to say such words.
Thinking of this, he looked at his own son again and felt that he was no good. He scolded him, "You are getting more useless as you get older. Go away now. I am annoyed by the sight of you."
Principal Cui: “…”
Well, no matter what I do, I will be scolded.
But, it's pretty good.
During the reign of Emperor Ning Kang, the Wei Dynasty declined rapidly. I even lost interest in cursing people. The fact that I can still curse people now proves that I have seen hope and am willing to try again.
Dangdang Dangdang!
The gong sounded again, and someone shouted: "Ban Zong of the Ban family is willing to follow the righteous man Mr. Yong, open two private warehouses, donate grain to the country, and fight the enemy!" Ban Zong finally arrived at the city gate and shouted before he got off the carriage.
As soon as these words were spoken, the city gate was in an uproar again!
The Chen family members shouted, "The Chen and Huang families of Lingnan Prefecture are willing to follow the righteous man Mr. Rong and donate two million kilograms of high-yield potatoes to the country, which can be used for seeds and food!"
Ouch!
Everyone was shocked that the exile was so generous.
Dangdang Dangdang!
The gong sounded again: "We are from the family of Madam Sun, the head of Zhoushan County. On behalf of Madam Sun, we are opening two private warehouses to donate grain to fight the enemy!"
"I am the deputy principal Que of Taizhou Academy. I have opened three private granaries to donate grain to the country to fight the enemy!" Deputy Principal Que, who was on good terms with Mr. Jing, also arrived and personally called for donations of grain.