One day later, donation boxes placed at the Haigang Wharf in Yanggong Town and Lingqiao Wharf in Yinxian were unboxed and inspected at the same time.

Both fundraising venues invited local gentry celebrities and officials as witnesses, and thousands of people came to watch the fun. Naturally, a lot of money in these donation boxes was counted clearly on the spot.

Yanggong Town Haigang, Wukou donation box, raised a total of more than 10,700 donations.

Lingqiao Wharf, ten donations, raised a total of more than 38,500 donations.

All of these money are scattered money, mostly ordinary money, and there are a small amount of silver coins with a denomination of 1,200 taels of denominations, and in addition, there are hundreds of kilograms of scattered copper coins.

After the donation box was clearly counted, all the donation fundraising was declared over.

Xiaolongwan Harbor donated 180,000 yuan.

The donation box received a total of more than 49,200 chunks.

The Sanweiju Charity Sale received more than 23,500 coins.

The Baihualou Charity Sale received more than 252,300 coins.

There were also several scammers who donated 15,000 guan for cats, and some merchants and folk gentry also donated about 10,000 guan through donation channels.

After all the donations were summarized, the total amount of donations reached an astonishing amount of more than 484,000 chunks.

All donations were transported to a special warehouse in the government office for the next two days. Zhao Kui personally arranged his subordinates to participate in the inventory and registration, and also arranged for officers and soldiers and his own guards to protect them personally.

During the past two days, with the collection of donations, thank you announcements and announcements were also posted on the streets and alleys of Yin County and Yanggong Town. All details of the channels, quantity, list of large donors, the income from the two charity sale were clearly disclosed, and the people of Qingyuan Prefecture were made public through announcements.

Zhao Qi's actions not only made all donors feel respected and courteous, but also made the people of Qingyuan Prefecture have new topics and topics. In the streets and alleys, people gathered to watch all day long, and literate people shaking their heads and reading aloud, so that the illiterate people among the onlookers can understand it.

Information disclosure is not uncommon in the Song Dynasty.

Even after the capital Bianliang was surrounded by the Jin people in the late Northern Song Dynasty, the court announced the announcement on time every day, informing the people of the capital about the war situation and the current dilemma. Even when Song Huizong went out of the city to negotiate with the Jin people, the court still issued a notice to inform the negotiation process.

But since ancient times, it has been a matter for the court and local governments to release the list to safeguard the people.

This time, Xiaolongwan Harbor raised military pay for Ezhou, which was neither the court nor the government's business, nor the business process. However, it was able to disclose the fundraising information so clearly and completely. For the people of Qingyuan Prefecture, this was the first time in history.

Three days later, all donations were collected and counted at the government office and started to seal the boxes.

Zhao Kui is also planning to write a detailed memorial to deliver the matter to the capital.

"Master General, Zhao Qi is looking for a meeting outside the mansion!" A personal guard came to the study to report.

"Oh, please, I'm just about to find him!" Zhao Kui nodded when she heard this, and at the same time ordered the servant to boil water and make tea.

A few minutes later, Zhao Qi followed his personal soldiers to the study room, sat down in the study room after a few simple greetings.

"What's the matter with Dalang coming to the government office to find me today?" Zhao Kui asked while writing a memorial.

Zhao Qi has visited Zhao Kui a lot recently, and knows Zhao Kui's style. After bowing his hand slightly, he took out a letter from his arms and said: "Duke of Wei, someone suddenly sent an anonymous donation of 360,000 yuan in Xiaolongwan Harbor today!"

"What?" Zhao Kui shook his hand and made a large piece of the memorial. Her mouth was so surprised that she didn't close for a long time. She woke up and threw her brush and stood up and said, "This is serious?"

"It's true. The money is still stored in Xiaolong Bay. The donor left a letter, but it has not signed it!" Zhao Qi nodded seriously.

"Look at me!" Zhao Kui reached out to take the letter and scanned it, his face even more strange, because there were only sixteen words on it, with the rise and fall of the world, which were responsible for unity and defending the country. It was written with vigorous and sloppy writing, but it was not signed.

After seeing this, Zhao Kui sat down and grabbed her snow-white beard and silent for a long time, she said: "Such a large donation has never been seen. When Fan Li sponsored King Goujian of Yue to restore the country, he also sought fame and fortune. It was too incredible that such a huge fortune of 360,000 yuan was donated anonymously...."

Zhao Kui leaned on the back of the chair and muttered to herself, obviously confused by the huge sum of money.

"Can Duke of Wei still remember the last two Taoist priests who appeared in the Baihualou Charity Sale a few days ago?" Zhao Qi reminded softly.

"Yun Songzi~" Zhao Kui suddenly realized and slapped her thighs.

"Yes, although the letter was not signed, the money was not without traces. A few days ago, the Lu family in Yanggong Town spent 400,000 yuan to buy the five-color crystal magic weapon of Yun Songzi's disciple. The younger generation was there at that time and wanted to buy it, but the Lu family finally offered the highest bid. The Taoist priest got 400,000 yuan and left Yanggong Town. Today, a merchant ship without a name suddenly stopped at the newly built pier of Xiaolongwan Harbor. The ship owner claimed that he was entrusted to donate the money. At present, there are only a handful of people who can give out 360,000 yuan at one time. Moreover, we unboxed and counted the money, and we did find silver ingots marked by the Lu family..." Zhao Qi explained.

"Since Dalang speculates like this, it's probably almost the same. Although there are many wealthy people in Qingyuan Mansion, there are indeed only a handful of people who can produce hundreds of thousands of people. It seems that the patriotism of Taoists is not as good as Dalang, and is much more free and easy than Buddhists. The incense money for Ashoka Temple is not worth much every year. Hundreds of temples and Zen temples have been built, but only one old monk Huiyun donated a string of worthless Buddhist beads. By the way, the old Taoist priest, Yun Songzi, do you know where to practice?" Zhao Kui asked after sighing.

"This younger generation is not clear. People who practice Taoism are like idle clouds and wild cranes. Since they don't want to leave their names, they don't want to disturb Qingjing!" Zhao Qi shook his head.

"Oh, okay, I will write a note in this matter in the memorial. Now that the Buddha is prosperous and the Tao is weak, there are temples everywhere. I don't know how many grain fields and forests have been occupied by these temples, and there are hundreds of thousands of Buddhists who do not work in farming. These people meditate and recite scriptures and rely on the people to worship, which is of no use to the country..."

Zhao Kui was born in the army and liked to read Confucian classics. She was also full of resentment towards monks. After complaining, she remembered something and reminded her with a serious expression:

"Zhao Dalang, I suggest that someone else send this donation to Ezhou in secret!"

"Why?" Zhao Qi asked in surprise.

"Hmph, it's not that the imperial court is tempted by money. Your fundraising has lasted for more than a month. The news has spread throughout the Southeast Prefecture Prefecture. The capital is so close that it is known to me. At that time, you were worried that the amount of military pay raised was too large and that the court would covet. I asked me to help cover it up. I have been doing my best. But I am not in the court after all. Recently, news from the capital has been constantly coming. I heard that many officials have written to His Majesty to ask His Majesty to include the donation in the overall arrangement of the provincial government to send it to the front line. With Ding Daquan's interference, even if Your Majesty has no intention, I am afraid that someone will interfere. Three years ago, Dong Huai stopped the prefecture. Before His Majesty's edict was issued, Ding Daquan actually faked the imperial edict to take Dong Huai to Dali Temple to confess his guilt. At the moment, such a large amount of money is afraid he will not be able to resist..."

Zhao Kui snorted coldly and told the reason, with a very worried look on her face.

"I am in Qingyuan Mansion, and no one dares to ask for it in person, but once the money is spent on Qingyuan Mansion, I am afraid that it will be difficult to protect it. At this moment, there will be more than 300,000 yuan, which will attract many people to extend their hands. For safety plans, I suggest making other arrangements!"

Zhao Qi held his chin and was silent for a moment, then nodded, "Duke Wei was worried that it was reasonable. I was also a little worried that the amount was too large and I didn't dare to make it public. So I quickly came to discuss with Duke Wei to see how to deal with 360,000 guan. Since Duke Wei proposed it, I thought it would be the best. In order to ensure that the military salary could be sent to Ezhou in full, I have an idea and ask Duke Wei to consult on it!"

"Just say it, this money is donated by the people of my Qingyuan Prefecture. How can it fall into the hands of those corrupt officials? As long as these donations can be sent to Ezhou smoothly, I will never refuse what I can do!" Zhao Kui nodded very seriously.

"Thank you, I, Duke Wei!" Zhao Qi stood up happily and bowed.

"Why thank me? I am not afraid to forget my worries about the country. Things must be closed. You, a young man, can help you to raise so much military pay for the country. How can I stand by and watch as a first-rank duke? Therefore, I think it is me who thanks you. Besides, I am already 72 years old this year and I have not had many days left. Now I can't do it if I want to go into battle to kill the enemy. But I will still do my best to help clear some of the slight haze. Just tell me the plan!"

"Okay, my plan is very simple. Since someone wants to pay attention to this money, we might as well go to Chencang on an open plank road and secretly buy a batch of Qingyuan Mansion specialties and pack a car. Follow the initial plan to go to Ezhou by land to cover up people's eyes. However, all the donations were loaded on the ship, along the river and went straight to Ezhou. But I was worried that the ship would be searched by the prefectures along the way..."

After hearing this, Zhao Kui sat quietly and thought about it, saying, "Yes, this method can indeed avoid those in the court, and your worries are not unreasonable. Now that Mongolia invades, the Yangtze River is busy with canal transportation, and with the transportation of food, pay and weapons, the search along the river must be very strict, but you don't have to worry too much. There are many boats and boats on the river, so it is impossible to check them side by side. I will definitely arrange this for you!"

"That's good. With the help of Duke of Wei, this batch of donations will definitely be delivered to Ezhou!" Zhao Qi was overjoyed.

"This is also my wish. You don't need to worry about the matter on the road. Now you can prepare the boat as soon as possible and arrange for people to buy a batch of supplies to pack the car. After all, I will arrange for people to set off with the boat. When they encounter trouble on the road, they will deal with it!"

"Okay, I can make arrangements after I go back, and I can prepare it within three days. However, I have one thing that I need to remind Duke Wei!" Zhao Qi stood up.

"What's the matter?" Zhao Kui nodded.

"You must be careful about the Jiujiang commander Yuan Jie. I heard that in March, the Tai student in the court asked Ding Daquan to stop him. It was because Yuan Jie plundered fishermen in Jiujiang and even cruelly tortured and beat local gentry to cause public grievances. Yuan Jie was a party member of Ding Daquan. If Ding Daquan could not intercept him by land, he would be afraid that he would investigate in Jiujiang!"

After hearing this, Zhao Kui's face changed slightly, but after a moment, nodded and said, "Yuan Jie has a very bad reputation and there are many discussions in the court. If Ding Daquanbao hadn't been dismissed from office long ago, you would have reminded you in time for this matter. I will make arrangements in advance to let the ship pass through Jiujiang smoothly!"

"So I feel relieved, I'll say goodbye!"
Chapter completed!