There is a happy inn in the capital.

Chapter 227 52

Princess Changning replied, "Yes, I told my aunt, the Empress, about this yesterday."

She said this was a good thing for the people and the court, and that she should set an example by taking the lead in fundraising, so she also donated silver. Following her, the other palace ladies also donated.

Li Shuchen nodded upon hearing this and said, "Her Majesty the Empress is a paragon of virtue. With Her Majesty leading the way, there will only be more people donating, and the children's lives will be more secure."

Princess Changning smiled and said, "Yes, I hope the children can always live a happy and fulfilling life."

"Yes, yes, I'll help you look at the books and tally the silver."

"it is good"

Li Shuchen picked up a book and started calculating the silver. The more he calculated, the stranger and more awkward it felt. He finally spoke up.

"Changning, this Master Liu, I remember he's quite wealthy. He's usually very generous, and he'll casually tip a waiter ten taels of silver. Guess how much money he donated to the Aiyoutang?"

Princess Changning: "One thousand taels?"

Li Shuchen shook his head and said, "That's not right."

Princess Changning added, "One hundred taels is not too little."

Li Shuchen said indignantly, "Ten taels! He only donated ten taels. Although it's true that any donation is a token of goodwill, this is far too perfunctory. And this wealthy gentleman is even more outrageous, donating only one tael of silver. He probably doesn't lose that much even if he shakes his clothes."

Princess Changning's expression changed upon hearing this: "Let me see."

She took the book, and the more she read, the deeper her brows furrowed. Suddenly, she slammed her hand on the table and said...

"That Liang Shuzi, he casually spent a day at the fruit orchard and got three thousand taels of silver, but this time he only donated five taels. He really doesn't respect his aunt, the Empress, or me."

Li Shuchen sighed and said, "I think they're just going through the motions, donating a little money to get by. This can't go on. If we want the children to live a good life, we need a lot of money to keep them going. We need to find a way to get them to open their pockets more and donate more money."

Princess Changning looked at Li Shuchen with her phoenix eyes and asked, "You have a solution?"

"Let me think about it."

Li Shuchen placed the calligraphy brush on his chin, rested his chin on his hands, and began to think of a solution.

How can we get more people to donate? Or how can we get people to donate more money?

We must ensure they donate willingly; we cannot force them or physically harm them, because we hope they will continue to donate in the long run.

Tsk tsk tsk, that's a bit difficult, a bit difficult indeed.

Li Shuchen removed the calligraphy brush from his chin and instead rested his chin on one hand while aimlessly drawing with the other.

Why are the richest people the stingiest? Ordinary people donate more than they do.

What exactly do people with power, money, and status spend the most money on?

face?

Li Shuchen put down his brush and said happily, "With Changning here, let's erect a stone tablet at the entrance of the orphanage and engrave the names of those who have donated a certain amount on it so that passersby can see it. This way, the donors will have dignity, and we'll have money too."

Princess Changning nodded upon hearing this: "That's right, it's a good suggestion. My aunt, the Empress, should definitely be my top priority."

"Well, it's fine if Changning makes the decision. I don't know any dukes or nobles."

"You're all here."

Gu Ziying walked in carrying the wooden box, her face beaming with smiles.

Li Shuchen, pulling Gu Ziying along with a smile, said, "Ziying must be here to raise funds."

Gu Ziying smiled indulgently, "You're so smart. The fruit shop's revenue from last year hasn't been distributed yet. I've brought it over today to distribute to everyone."

Li Shuchen generously said, "I don't want my share; I'll donate it all to Aiyoutang. Yuying's share will also be donated."

Princess Changning also said, "I don't want it either, I'll donate it to the Aiyoutang as well."

Gu Ziying smiled and said, "I know you all want to donate, but we also need to know if the amount is correct. The fruit is selling very well, especially the golden pomelo. That alone sold for 22,000 taels of silver. The fruit shop's total profit is 106,300 taels of silver."

Upon hearing this, Li Shuchen's mouth dropped open: "My God, they made so much money!"

Gu Ziying sat down and took out a slip of paper from the wooden box, saying, "Shu Chen will receive 42,520 taels of silver."

I received: 31,890 taels of silver

Changning can obtain: 21,260 taels of silver

Yu Ying will receive: 10,630 taels of silver.

Li Shuchen sat down and said sweetly, "My last four digits sound really nice, it's five hundred and twenty taels of silver, that's wonderful."

Princess Changning looked completely bewildered: "What is the meaning of five hundred and twenty taels of silver?"

Gu Ziying looked at Li Shuchen, completely bewildered.

Li Shuchen sat up straight and said with a grin, "May 20th sounds like 'I love you' in Chinese. I love these children, I love this dynasty, I love this world."

Princess Changning: "Interesting, then my amount must also be five hundred and twenty taels of silver."

Gu Ziying: "In that case, I'll do the same as you."

Li Shuchen: "Yu Ying's donation should also end in 520 taels of silver, so we'll all line them up neatly together."

"Good"*2

Princess Changning: "Then I'll start compiling the list. You can all help me too."

Li Shuchen slammed a thick stack of books on the table and said, "Changning, there are too many people soliciting donations, and the stone tablet can't be engraved with them all. Let's set a figure, how about 10,000 taels of silver for the beginning?"

"Can"

Li Shuchen took a donation list and began sorting it by amount, ignoring the smaller donations and only listing the names that donated more than 10,000 taels of silver in another book.

Gu Ziying was also busy with this.

As Li Shuchen was writing, he suddenly exclaimed, "Wow, this person is so generous! He donated a whole ten thousand taels of gold!"

Princess Changning: "Who donated so much?"

Li Shuchen glanced at the name and asked, "Ye Bingli, do you know her?"

Gu Ziying: "This person is so generous; he must be either rich or noble. Why have I never heard of him in the capital?"

Princess Changning thought for a moment and said, "There is no noble lady in the capital named Ye Bingli."

Li Shuchen looked at the word "gold" and began to ponder. Everyone else donated silver, but she donated gold. She must like to give gold to others. Who likes to give gold?

"Yiling, could it be Yiling? A while ago, she gave me a box of gold bars and asked me to print a portrait of Young Master Song."

Gu Ziying thought for a moment and said, "Ye Bingli might be Yi Ling's original name."

Princess Changning: "Possibly. She does indeed appear aloof and unapproachable, just like her name suggests."

Li Shuchen couldn't help but exclaim, "So rich! So extravagant!"

After praising him, he continued writing, reaching the point of 60,000 taels of silver, and then began writing about himself.

"I want to donate 52,520 taels of silver."

After saying that, he took out the ten thousand taels of silver notes from his pocket and put them into the wooden box.

Gu Ziying: "Then I will donate 62,520 taels of silver."

After saying that, he also placed the corresponding silver notes in the wooden box.

Princess Changning: "I will donate 11,520 taels of silver."

Upon hearing this, Li Shuchen stopped Princess Changning from stuffing silver notes into the wooden box.

"No, Changning, this land and the houses were all built with your money. You've already contributed a lot, why are you donating more?"