Chongzhen looked at Xue Guoguan and was a little disappointed, he knew Xue Guoguan's ability, and he could make up his mind to make a whole person, but he didn't have the ability to make money.

Xue Guoguan was the best at observing words and feelings, reading his eyes, and seeing that the emperor was becoming more and more distrustful of himself, he immediately said: "The minister can conjure up a million taels of silver in a few days.......

Do you still have what it takes? Chongzhen raised his eyebrows, and suddenly became interested, and asked, "How to conjure it up?" ”

Xue Guoguan naturally didn't have three heads and six arms to conjure up so much silver, he coughed and said: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the matter of silver salary still needs all colleagues to work together to raise donations for the imperial court, and to get through this pass, the minister will take the lead and donate 10,000 taels first......

Xue Guoguan's words echoed endlessly in the Wenhua Palace, and a group of ministers suddenly fell silent, and it was fundraising again?

A few years ago, the crown prince raised donations in Beijing, and he got millions of taels of silver at once, and Xue Guoguan also wanted to repeat his old tricks and do it again according to this way of making money quickly.

Chongzhen nodded, thinking that this emergency solution was good, so he looked at the ministers and said, "Which of you doesn't have tens of millions of taels of silver in his house?" Now that the border is in an emergency, and the treasury is exhausted, you will definitely take out the money you don't need to donate money and contribute to the country, don't you say? ”

The ministers only promised: "The ministers are willing to ......."

Chongzhen exclaimed: "Okay, being listed as a minister really understands the righteousness!" The cabinet immediately drafted a decree that officials with more than seven grades inside and outside the capital should donate money! ”

"Your Majesty's Holy Judgment ......"

Chongzhen said: "Not only that, but I will also take the lead in donating, thinking that I am a model in the world!" ”

He turned his head to look at Wang Chengen and said, "Wang Chengen, how much imperial silver do I still have in my inner pocket?" ”

Wang Chengen bowed down and said: "Back to the emperor, there are still 534,151,203 cents of imperial silver in the treasury." ”

Chongzhen was taken aback and asked, "Didn't there be five or six million taels a few years ago?" Why is there only 530,000 taels left? ”

Chongzhen remembers very well that a few years ago, he and the prince copied the property of the eight major Jin merchants in Beijing, and the household department and the internal treasury each got half of it, not to mention five or six million taels of silver, how could it be spent so quickly?

The inner treasury of the Ming Emperor is the private property of the emperor and the imperial family, and it is separate from the treasury.

To put it bluntly, the emperor is the biggest landlord, and the family's expenses are counting on his internal funds.

The treasury is the money that the state dispatches and turnovers, even if it is to repair the palace, the emperor must make a clear statement, after all, the palace is not the emperor's private villa, the front is the office of the imperial court, which belongs to the government agency.

Wang Chengen explained: "Your lord, you donated most of the imperial silver to the border passes and the war against the invaders, a total of seven times, and each time the slaves and maids are recorded in detail.......

"Your Majesty ......"

The emperor used his private money to subsidize the state many times, and several old things were moved to wipe their tears, and they were ready to sing praises again.

Chongzhen waved his hand and said, "Since there are still 530,000 taels in the treasury, I am willing to donate 520,000 taels to help the army's salary!" ”

After a few times, the important ministers knelt down at once, and all of them said with hot eyes: "Your Majesty's move is really shocking to cry ghosts and gods, ministers, wait....... Ministers will follow suit! ”

Seeing his subordinates like this, Chongzhen nodded with satisfaction, the officials of the Ming Dynasty are still loyal to the monarchy.......

Chongzhen issued a holy decree in court, all officials above the seventh grade in Beijing will donate money for the country, this money will be recorded, and the treasury will pay back one by one if there is money in the future.

The decree also required each minister to name a local tyrant who was able to donate money from his hometown.

Chongzhen also took the lead, and he took out the silver from the inner money that day, which was very happy.

.......

In front of the noon gate, the Beijing officials lined up in several long lines.

At the front is a long table, in front of which there are a few small eunuchs holding pens, and the Beijing officials are lining up one by one to donate, making it look like they are queuing up in the administrative hall in later generations.

Although the ministers responded one after another, the scene of a flood of donations did not appear, on the contrary, the ministers in line were full of unhappiness, more like they came to ask for accounts.

"Master Yao, you have a lot of money, you come first!"

"Who said that my family has a lot of money, and my poor family can't solve the pot......."

"Lord Zhou, why don't you come first......."

Seeing a few cabinet ministers pushing around, Wang Chengen couldn't stand it anymore, cleared his throat and said, "Come one by one according to the official position!" ”

Xue Guoguan, the first assistant of the cabinet, was the first to stand up, and he said in the Wenhua Hall that he would take the lead and donate 10,000 taels, but now he donated 10,000 taels without saying a word.

The second is Yang Sichang, he said: "As my colleagues know, the official family is poor and has many dependents, but the official is willing to donate all the silver, including the dowry of his daughter, a total of eight thousand taels!" ”

"Elder Yang Ge is really an example of a hundred officials!" The ministers praised violently and patted Yang Sichang on the back.

Since the first and second assistants of the cabinet have set an example, the ministers below naturally cannot surpass them, so the number of silver below 8,000 taels is frequently reported.

The head of the household, Li Zhiwen, was so blushing that he said: "This official has meager family resources, but he also has a heart to serve the country, and the minister is willing to donate 1,000 taels ........"

"Whoever donates more proves that you are greedy!"

"If you don't donate, you can't do it, the saints have spoken......."

Several ministers who were going to donate gathered around to discuss, not knowing how much to donate.

The left waiter of the Ministry of Labor said: "Didn't the saint say that he would donate money? I am a Zheng Sanpin official, 35 stone a month, 420 stone a year, and the amount of money is equivalent to about 1,000 taels of silver....... Then I'll donate five hundred taels! ”

Wang Chengen pursed his lips, in an ordinary year, one stone of grain can be sold for two taels of silver, but now it is wartime, and the price of grain has already soared to ten taels, and even in some places it has directly broken through to twenty taels and one stone, this conversion is really ......

If someone in front makes a sample, it will be much easier for the person in the back, and they will donate money in the same way.

"I'll donate half a year, four hundred taels!"

"I'll donate three hundred taels for half a year!"

"I donate it all, donating three hundred and seventy taels a year!"

"I'll donate again, one hundred and three taels!"

Seeing everyone like this, Wang Chengen's heart was furious, and his eyes swept over the cabinet ministers Zhang Sizhi, Yao Minggong, and Wei Zhaocheng one by one.

Although the Ming Dynasty stipulated that officials above the fourth grade were forbidden to do business, after the Jiajing Dynasty, this rule was basically ignored, and the family of an official had a little business.

Especially these cabinet ministers, the business of the family with the right to do it is getting bigger and bigger, not to mention letting them come up with a thousand taels of silver, even if they donate 100,000 taels, it will not be a problem.

The little eunuch sorted out the donation book and said, "Look, the prince, the ministers have donated a total of 200,000 and 3,000 ........"

Wang Chengen said: "Tell the louder voice and let all the adults listen to it!" ”

The little eunuch took the donation book, sank his dantian, and said, "The total amount donated by the adults is 200,0300 taels!" ”

Wang Chengen sneered, stepped forward and looked at the ministers and said, "You keep saying that Your Majesty's move is earth-shattering and crying ghosts and gods, and I think your actions are earth-shattering and crying ghosts and gods!" ”

"The donations of all the ministers are not as good as half of Your Majesty's, and your loyalty to the country, our family still has to say, thank you!

After speaking, he snorted coldly and threw his sleeves away.

The ministers hung their heads, you look at me, I look at you, and no one answered.

Xue Guoguan also sighed to himself, I don't know if this day will go down in history, do you want to donate a little more?