County Magistrate Lei had been waiting for this moment! He immediately whispered, "In response to the Commandery Princess, this grain was 'voluntarily' donated by White Cloud Temple."
As for how to get White Cloud Temple to 'volunteer,' there's a whole art to it.
For example, County Magistrate Lei frequently visited and sighed over the hardships of livelihood in front of Master Pusuan. Occasionally, he would mention the Commandery Princess's heroic stature when she wiped out bandits. This year, with the Commandery Princess again leading her trusted aide to inspect the fourteen counties, County Magistrate Lei felt more confident and assertive.
In short, White Cloud Temple "donated" half of the offerings from its devotees to Buddha. Consequently, the Taiping Grain Warehouse is fully stocked, enough for Zhi County to survive this year's drought.
Jiang Shaohua uttered a sound of acknowledgment, raising an eyebrow with a slight, enigmatic smile: "White Cloud Temple is quite generous."
