The Grand Void – Becoming a Dragon

the next day.

Zhuang Ming put the plan that had been decided overnight into a kit and bestowed it on the three of them.

After the three retreated.

It's not until noon.

But Liuhe came.

"Young master."

Liu He gave a salute and said: "This subordinate has something important to do, so he must go back to his hometown."

Zhuang Ming frowned and looked at Liu He.

Liu He has a handsome face and a tall stature. He is thirty-six years old this year. He is in his prime. He just roamed the rivers and lakes in his early years and was later accepted by Zhuang Ming. He has not yet married a wife and had children.

Liu He is good at body skills, has high abilities, and has always been sensitive in mind.

Before killing King Chen's subordinates, after this incident, this group of people stayed in Qianlong Villa to recuperate.

On the surface, it was called recuperating, but in fact, such a move could not help but imply temporarily grounding them, so as to block the news and avoid catastrophe.

Liu He's mind has always been sensitive, so he must be able to consider this point, but this matter has not passed, and his injury has not healed, so he wants to leave, why?

"Young master, Liuhe is alone, without a wife or child, but he has received a life-saving grace in Huaibei in the early years, and has not reported it so far."

Liu He looked solemn, and said salutingly: "I heard that the disaster is serious in the north of the Huaihe River. Many people have died due to the intense heat and famine. Liu He feels uneasy and wants to visit his benefactor and help him..."

"North of the Huai River..."

Zhuang Ming frowned slightly, he had also heard about this.

Now, it is summer.

It's just that this summer is hotter than previous years.

To the north of the Huai River, there has been a drought.

As time went by, the disaster became more and more serious.

Such weather can kill many people and crops will wither.

Many people will die in summer, but this year's autumn harvest will be fruitless, and more people will starve to death in winter.

"good."

Zhuang Ming nodded slightly.

In fact, just now, in his mind, he had thought about letting Liuhe stay, telling his savior's name, appearance, address, etc., and using people from Zhuang's firm to pick him up.

It's just that for the sake of Zhuang's business, Liu He spared no expense of life, ambushed and killed the people in the government, risked his beheading, and fulfilled his entrustment with Lu He and others... If he acts like this now, it shows that he can't trust Liu He, Isn't it too chilling?

As Song Tianyuan said, people's hearts are complex and unpredictable, and the way to control one's subordinates should be to deeply study people's hearts.

Zhuang Ming could trust Liu He, that's why he let Liu He carry out the ambushes, and after this, he should trust him even more.

"Thank you, young master." Liu He bowed and saluted.

"It's okay."

Zhuang Ming waved his hand and sighed: "Natural disasters and man-made disasters, the people are in dire straits, and we do business only in times of peace and prosperity, so we can prosper... In recent years, no matter what natural disasters, as long as we can, Zhuang's firm has always done its best. Do not ask."

As he said that, Zhuang Ming took something and said: "You take this token with you. I plan to use the name of Zhuang's Commercial Bank to provide disaster relief in Huaiyin and Huaibei areas. You will preside over the affairs over there."

Liu He hurriedly said: "This kind of matter has always been handled by Mr. Bai and Lord Lu. Liu He is just a warrior, how can he take on such a big responsibility?"

Zhuang Ming waved his hand and said: "Your mind is no worse than anyone else, but you are not good at words, this time it can be considered as a training... In the future, the Zhuang's firm will expand day by day. As elders, your positions, and the responsibilities you shoulder, It’s not just about drawing a sword.”

When Liu He heard the words, Fang gave a salute and said, "Follow your master's order."

Zhuang Minghu asked again: "When will you leave?"

Liu He hurriedly responded, "This afternoon."

Zhuang Ming looked up at the sky, and said, "Go clean up first, and come see me again at noon."

Liuhe didn't know why, but he still bowed to answer.

——

noon.

Zhuang Ming took a deep breath and let it out slowly, as if he wanted to let out the depression in his heart.

As for the young dragon, after eating a snow lotus plant, it swallowed a piece of precious jade, and immediately went to the skylight, breathing in the midday sun.

"Young master, this is iced sour plum soup."

Shuang Ling brought a bowl of sour plum soup, carefully, for fear of breaking the bowl.

It was noon in summer, and the other places were suffering from drought. This sour plum soup with ice cubes was even more rare.

In the year before last, Zhuang's firm spent a lot of manpower to dig an ice cellar, deep in the ground in a cool place, to store ice cubes in winter for summer enjoyment.

Zhuang Ming responded, took the bowl, took a sip, he felt very cold, very refreshing in the hot summer, he exhaled lightly, it seemed to be cool too.

"What is the young master calculating?"

"The drought to the north of the Huaihe River this year is more severe than in previous years. I just received the news of the imperial court's relief." Zhuang Ming paused for a moment and said, "Seeing that the disaster is so serious, I consider the Zhuang's business, donate One hundred thousand taels is used to help the victims, but the news just came that the imperial court distributed only two hundred thousand taels."

"Two hundred thousand taels?" Shuang Ling was startled.

"Two hundred thousand taels is still a huge sum of money, but it is much less than in previous years for disaster relief, not to mention that this year's disaster is worse than previous years." Zhuang Ming whispered: "Based on my guess, the imperial court's treasury , there may be some problems, this may be the reason why the emperor tried to implement the New Deal... Moreover, this sum of money has been exploited layer by layer by officials, and how much can be actually implemented, maybe .”

"My lord, do you want to pay more money for disaster relief?" Shuang Ling asked.

"Silly girl, it's not that you want to give more, but you want to give less." Zhuang Ming shook his head.

"Huh?" Shuang Ling showed a startled look, and said, "The relief from the imperial court is less than in previous years. Since you feel pity for the victims, why should you give less?"

"Have you ever heard that a big tree attracts the wind?"

"I've heard it."

"The imperial court in charge of the world only gave 200,000 taels of disaster relief money, but we are just ordinary people, running some businesses, but gave 100,000 taels of silver, which is equivalent to half of what the imperial court gave. Where to put it? And in comparison, those families and other businesses have been compared to the dust by us..."

"Young master, what do you mean?"

"If the imperial court really has a shortage of treasury, and we appear to be so rich, and lose the face of the imperial court, the reputation among the people will definitely be better, and it will surpass the imperial court. In this way, guess which emperor, Will you take us under the knife? For example, find an unwarranted crime and use Zhuang's firm to enrich the treasury?"

"Young master, this is also..."

"Perhaps thinking too far, can't help but feel a little unfounded, but it's okay to look farther when encountering problems. At least this kind of thinking is beneficial and harmless."

Zhuang Ming sighed, and footsteps came from outside again.

With the perception of the young dragon, he had already heard that it was Liuhe.

"Young master."

"Come in."

——

Liu He entered the room, he was wearing a long robe, he was tall and tall, and he walked with elegant steps.

He wears a sword at his waist, and there is already an extra burden on his back.

Entering the room, I saw him salute.

"There are no outsiders, so you don't have to stick to etiquette."

Zhuang Ming waved his hand and pulled out a page, which was filled with dense words.

Liu He hurriedly stepped forward and took it with both hands.

Zhuang Ming said slowly: "For the disaster in the north of the Huaihe River, the imperial court allocated 200,000 taels of silver, and I plan to donate 50,000 taels of silver to the government. In addition, in the name of Zhuang's business, I will distribute porridge and rice to relieve the victims stop."

Its implementation puts porridge and rice to relieve victims of disasters, and it will also cost a lot of manpower and financial resources.

Since on the surface, half of the silver taels was subtracted, secretly, another method was used to relieve the victims.

Hearing this, Liu He showed respect, and said: "The son's house is kind and generous, and he spent huge sums of money to help the victims. It is really an act of a saint...Your son's good deeds, the people will remember them in their hearts, and they will surely pray for you day and night, and live a long and healthy life."

Zhuang Ming couldn't help laughing, waved his hands, and said: "People's hearts are unpredictable. As the saying goes, promote Mi En, fight Mi En, these disaster victims don't dislike Zhuang's business for less, and it will be fine if they don't make trouble in it."

Liu He fell silent when he heard the words. He has been in the rivers and lakes for many years, and he also knows the dark places of people's hearts.

Over the years, some disaster victims have been like ghosts. They have no thoughts of good or evil in their hearts, only the idea of ​​survival. In order to eat a meal, they will do whatever they can. How can they have any thoughts of gratitude?

"Okay, these years, Zhuang's firm has also earned a lot of money in the Dongsheng Dynasty, and now it's just spending more money to make peace of mind."

Zhuang Ming said with a smile: "It's fine if you say it's kind, but it's actually selfish. It's just that I don't want to see the tragic situation of the mourners, but I just want to feel better... Of course, by the way, earning a good reputation is beneficial to our Zhuang's firm. Future development, reputation among the people, this is also undeniable."

Promote mien, fight michou.

In the world, there are many people who are grateful, and there are always many people who are ungrateful.

People's hearts are complicated, and the abyss is as deep as the sea.

In fact, Zhuang Ming didn't care about those who accumulate yin and virtue and get good results, and what kind of good causes get good results.

Over the years, he has seen many different people in the world.

Some people are punished for doing evil, and some people gain fame and even benefits by doing good deeds.

But he has also seen many criminals who committed crimes and got away with it.

I have also seen people who did good deeds and accumulated virtue, but were rewarded with revenge, and the whole family died.

There is a saying in the world that good is rewarded with good, and evil is rewarded with evil.

There is also a saying, called: killing people and setting fire to the golden belt, building bridges and paving roads without corpses.

Therefore, Zhuang Ming took these things lightly. His kind deeds were not to make others grateful, but to make himself feel better, that's all.

But having said that, the word blessing may not be completely unreasonable.

For example, if Zhuang Ming is in trouble in the future, maybe some ordinary people who have been rescued will recognize his identity and give him a bite of food, which is considered a blessing.

Of course, it is also possible that someone will target him because of this matter, and after a while, someone will prepare to kidnap him and demand a ransom from Zhuang's firm.

——

afternoon.

Then someone came to report.

"My lord, King Chen ordered people to send invitations to hold a banquet in Gaoyuelou tonight for the upper-class people in Fengcheng."

"Understood, go down."

Zhuang Ming waved his hand and rubbed his eyebrows.

Last time on the boat.

Mr. Zhao's house last time.

This is the third time.

As long as it is related to King Chen, there must be no good banquet.

And for the first two so-called banquets, he came back hungry.