C17 Donate to the Treasury

"I just wonder how much she's going to sell it for?"

Hearing the question, everybody was ready to listen. That was why they came here today. The big clans and merchants had even decided that the properties would belong to those people, and the small shops would be left to others.

"Of course. The highest bidder gets it."

As a result, the original alliance was a bit loose. Some people didn't really want to share it. In this way, they could fight for it.

Today's gathering was a Feast of Hongmen, wasn't it?

"But why did Su Chang-Jun deal with his business so fast?"

In fact, that was what everyone in Lanshore wanted to ask. Although Su Lingyou's health was not very good, there were still quite a few people from the Su family. Moreover, the Cen family would at least help a little.

"My body can't hold on for much longer. The ones I miss the most are naturally my sister and my daughter. Luckily, the clan and Cen family will help. The Du Family will also help, right?" With that, Su Lingyou even glanced at Du Chuanbai.

"Of course, Ziwan is my daughter-in-law after all." Hearing Su Lingyou mention the Du Family, Du Chuanbai still felt a little guilty. Even if he could ignore it, his wife couldn't.

"Other than that, there's also the matters of state..."

Hearing that, Du Chuanbai immediately understood a little. I'm afraid that this is the reason why Su Lingyou came here this time. He had just finished collecting military wages and food a few days ago. He wouldn't have to collect another wave, right?

Some of the people below were already preparing to leave, afraid that Su Lingyou would take advantage of this opportunity to collect more military wages. Su Lingyou would definitely do such a thing.

However, today's show was specially arranged by Su Ziwan for Su Lingyou.

Today, there were all kinds of people in Fragrant House. On the surface, there were countless people in the dark. In Su Ziwan's words, people from the political and business circles would basically come. Among them were the eyes and ears of the Emperor.

Next, it was time to perform for the Emperor.

"Originally, the people of Qi Country had been living a good life for a few years, but now we are at war with Yue Country. After collecting the military salary and food, the people of Lanshore are running out of food. Lanshore was already like this, let alone other places. The people of the border should be about to eat tree bark and wild vegetables soon."

Hearing this, the few officials in the officialdom roughly understood what was going on.

"Nowadays, money is needed everywhere. There are wars at the border, and there are people in some areas waiting to be saved by the royal court. The king has led a frugal life. How can we just watch the war at the border and do nothing about it?"

" I have served the country for so many years, and I can no longer continue to be loyal to His Majesty and do anything for Qi Country. "

Su Lingyou paused for a moment, and the entire Fragrant House seemed to quiet down. Everyone was waiting for Su Lingyou to say the following words. Many people had already guessed that this was the real reason why the Su family wanted to sell their properties.

"So, I have decided to sell all the properties of the Su family, and the silver will be turned over to the national treasury. I will help Qi Country and His Majesty get through this crisis..."

Although Su Lingyou was sick, his words were loud and clear. In this chaotic world, most people only wanted to protect themselves. How many people cared about the world? The war hadn't stopped yet, but many of them were still thinking about their own interests. Furthermore, they believed that Su Lingyou was sincere in this matter.

All these years, everyone knew about Su Lingyou's political achievements. Just a few days ago, the Su family paid more than any other family. The Su family also reduced the military expenses of all the people in the Lanshore.

Many of the people sitting there revealed looks of admiration towards Su Lingyou.

However, there were naturally some who did not believe him.

For example, Zhu Qin, he did not believe that Su Lingyou was so righteous. Although outsiders said that Zhu Qin was a person who only knew how to eat, drink, and play, he was not as useless as others thought. On the contrary, he hid his intelligence very well.

"If everyone in the world could be as righteous as Lord Su, my Qi Country would naturally last for generations!"

Zhu Qin's sudden words were a little unbelievable. No matter how one looked at it, these words did not seem like they came from this hedonistic son of a rich family. But Su Ziwan did not think so. She stole a glance at Zhu Qin. She felt that this person was definitely not as simple as the rumors said.

Someone who could sit here was definitely not a good-for-nothing.

Don't easily look down on anyone, this was what Su Lingyou told Su Ziwan when he was handing over his properties. He knew that Su Ziwan would definitely be more powerful than many women in this world, but there were places where the water was very deep, and he did not dare to casually step into.

Unlike Zhu Qin's eccentric tone, many people below were praising Su Lingyou. Some people even praised Su Ziwan along the way. They knew that Su Ziwan would be the head of the Su family from now on. They were still counting on Su Ziwan to relax about the prices of those properties.

Only after everyone gradually stopped praising did Su Ziwan start talking about the auction again.

"The auction will be held in Fragrant House at seven o'clock the day after tomorrow. We have invited the highly respected people from the government and Cangdale to be the notaries. Those who are interested in buying, please prepare a deposit to bid. This is Steward Zeng. If there is anything you don't understand, he will answer all of you here today. My big brother is not feeling well, so he won't be accompanying you. "

With that, Su Lingyou stood up and bowed slightly, then prepared to go downstairs with the help of Su Ziwan and Su Lingyou. When everyone sent him to the stairs, Su Lingyou did not allow them to send him off. Everyone turned around and surrounded Steward Zeng.

Some knew him, and some didn't. At this moment, all of them leaned over. However, Steward Zeng did not say anything. He directly unfolded the scroll of painting that Su Ziwan had prepared and placed it on the table.

This was basically a map of the Lanshore area, marked with all the properties that were going to be sold this time. In the blanks, there were also simple descriptions of important properties, such as the tea garden, thousands of acres of good farmland, and so on.

"This scroll will be hung in Fragrant House until the auction. I will explain everything I don't know."

Steward Zeng knew why Su Ziwan wanted him to stay here. This was a great opportunity to probe.

Speaking of which, at the entrance of the Fragrant House, Su Lingyou did not get on the carriage for a long time. Standing by the side of the road, he sighed with emotion. If it was in the past, even if he stopped them, those people would definitely follow him down. Right now, they were probably all thinking about their own properties.

"Big brother, get in the car. What's so important about people who don't come?"

Hearing Su Ziwan's words, Su Lingyou did not think anymore and directly boarded the carriage with Su Manjing. After Su Ziwan came to the Su family, her avant-garde thoughts had changed Su Lingyou a lot.

Just as they were about to leave, Cen Kongqing arrived.

"Uncle-in-law, I'm late..."