Recognizing the girl as the daughter of the Minister of Rites, who was usually on good terms with Yu Xueming, a hint of disdain flashed across Yun Xi's eyes.
When it came to using friends, Yu Xueming was truly a master!
Yet, there were still some people who couldn't see the truth. They surrounded Yu Xueming, thinking they were superior to others.
As soon as the girl spoke, Yun Xi instantly received a lot of mocking looks.
Everyone was eager to see her make a fool of herself and were waiting to see how she could still act so arrogantly!
Since Yun Xi dared to say so, she naturally came prepared.
She originally planned to deal with this matter later, but faced with the jeers from the female students, she had to announce her plan in advance. Otherwise, she would really let them down!
"According to statistics, there are a total of 367 refugees outside the capital city, 215 households in all. Among them, only 103 households own farmland. So these people must return to their hometowns."
As soon as Yun Xi said this, not only the princess but also the Crown Prince Qi Yu, who had just rushed here, was stunned.
The court hadn't even investigated this data so meticulously. How did she know it?
"What about the rest?"
The girl retorted, determined to make Yun Xi look bad.
Yun Xi just smiled and waved at someone in the audience. A kind - looking man immediately walked up onto the stage with a scroll of paper and a writing brush. This man was none other than Zhao Chunsheng, the shopkeeper of Yun Xi's antique store.
Now, he had become one of Yun Xi's most capable assistants.
Following Yun Xi's instructions, he unfurled a piece of paper and read out the recruitment notice to the audience.
In general, Su Ji was specifically recruiting refugees outside the capital city:
Those who knew embroidery could go to the embroidery workshop to learn. There would be no pay during the learning period, but food, accommodation, and clothing would be provided. Those who were strong but had no farmland could work on the farm. If they were diligent, they would be paid at the end of the month. Food and accommodation would also be provided, and they were allowed to bring their families.
In addition, those without skills could also apply. As long as they worked hard, they would have the opportunity for promotion.
Most importantly, the children would have a school to attend!
On the one hand, it was a way to take in those homeless people who had no farmland to return to and lived a precarious life.
On the other hand, those with skills were also recruited, and even the problems of the elderly and the weak were solved. There were no more worries!
The silver allocated to Yun Xi from the Girls' Academy would only be given to the victims who chose to return to their hometowns.
As the saying goes, it is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish.
Yun Xi used her own resources to help these victims to the best of her ability, rather than simply allowing them to greedily absorb others' charity.
On the contrary, it wasn't a bad thing for her either.
Through recent investigations, she found that most of the shops left by her mother were running sluggishly and were in urgent need of a new batch of people.
Moreover, it was best if their relationships were simple and they were not easily bought off by others.
In this way, it could not only stimulate those lazy "old - timers" in the shops but also carry out a bold reform and wipe out all the connections that the Jiang family had cultivated over the years!
"I want to sign up!"
"I want to sign up too!"
The victims in the audience immediately became enthusiastic. Their shouts came one after another, almost breaking their throats. Everyone wanted to seize this opportunity to change the poor lives of themselves and their families!
Zhao Chunsheng made a gesture for them to be quiet, then bowed humbly to the audience:
"My name is Zhao Chunsheng. After this event is over, I will personally register those who sign up. Miss, please continue."
After Zhao Chunsheng finished speaking, he bowed and stepped off the stage.
The people in the audience looked at Yun Xi as if they were seeing a Buddha. They felt that she was shining with a brilliant light all over!
Even the Crown Prince Qi Yu looked at Yun Xi, and his heart was stirred:
It was hard to imagine that such a perfect and well - thought - out plan was actually conceived by a just - coming - of - age, home - bound girl!
Compared with those who only provided a few meals for the victims, what she gave the victims was a real chance to make a living!
Looking at the eyes of the victims below, which seemed to see hope, Qi Yu's eyes became even more determined and persistent.
Once I've seen the boundless sea, other waters seem not worthy of notice; except Wushan's cloud, no other cloud is worthy of mention.
Once he had met such a wonderful girl who made his heart flutter, no other girl could ever enter his heart again.
Yun Xi's intention was not to show off and outshine the other girls, but in comparison, the difference was obvious!
Yun Xi had another great achievement, which made the other girls extremely jealous. The daughter of the minister, who had been so proud before, was now blushing with anger.
"It's unfair! What you're doing is simply going too far!"
"You're using your advantages to win people over. Where does that leave the rest of us?"
Yun Xi was still young, but she had already taken over the power of managing the Prime Minister's Mansion. The power she held was indeed beyond what the other girls had.
Therefore, the girl thought Yun Xi was cheating and angrily rebuked her in public, completely forgetting the proper manners of a young lady from a good family.
The girl's words stirred up a storm. The other girls all echoed her, but the princess frowned and looked very unhappy.
Although she held this event to test the female students' ability to handle emergencies, more importantly, it was to help the victims in the name of the Girls' Academy!
Even if, in her heart, she wanted to gain a good reputation for the Girls' Academy.
But once the girl said this, it was putting the cart before the horse. It seemed that the female students were helping the victims just for a good reputation!
The princess felt embarrassed and was about to scold the girl to shut up when Yun Xi spoke:
"Bullied? May I ask who I've bullied? In your heart, is face more important than the survival of the victims?"
Just one question silenced those indignant girls.
Yun Xi's eyes were cold, and she was really angry. She didn't understand why these people always targeted her.
Did they think they would seem more noble by trampling on her dignity?
"If anyone is not convinced, you can arrange other jobs for the victims or even take them in as servants. Just provide them with food and clothing."
The girls thought about Yun Xi's words and looked at the ragged victims. A look of disgust flashed across their faces.
Even the servants in their mansions were carefully selected. These people seemed too vulgar to them.
"What I'm doing is based entirely on their own will. Those who choose to return to their hometowns will receive financial assistance."
"With the money, farmers can buy seeds for next year; hunters can buy hunting tools; those with a business mind can start a small business. These are all long - term solutions!"
For this plan, she had done a lot of research and even spent several days having Zhao Chunsheng conduct secret investigations and statistics.
She wondered, whose interests had her plan hindered?
The Crown Prince Qi Yu saw everything and couldn't help but shake his head.
These girls were jealous that Yun Xi's idea was better than theirs, so they blindly took out their anger on her.
They never thought that there was a huge ideological gap between them and Yun Xi!
It wasn't that their abilities were limited. It was because they only cared about their own face, while Yun Xi truly considered the victims' situation and thought of solutions. In the end, this led to a huge difference in the results!