As soon as Zhang Mao's words fell, Emperor Hongzhi suddenly became angry, and gave Zhang Mao a thumbs up in his heart, this old fox is smart, and he figured out what he meant at once, and he was very smart to pull the Manchu civil and military capital into the water.

Everyone didn't say that the disaster was urgent, and they didn't say that it was difficult to sleep and eat for the victims, but now it's okay, since everyone thinks that the victims are having a hard time, then as Zhang Mao said, those who have money will pay money, and those who have food will pay food, don't just shout empty slogans.

As for the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, they couldn't help but shrink their heads one by one, especially Zhou Jing, Wu Kuan, Chen Gong and others, who had just shouted the loudest, and even bent down slightly, so as not to let Emperor Hongzhi see him and let him express his position first.

At the same time, I couldn't help but scold in my heart, your British Gong Zhang Mao's family has a big business, and it is an ancestral iron rice bowl, and he is wealthy, so it is naturally no problem to donate some casually, but we are so kind of belongings, naturally we are reluctant to donate them to those disaster victims.

"Okay, the British Duke deserves to be the British Duke, the pillar of the country, and never forget to share worries for the monarch and relieve difficulties for the country."

Emperor Hongzhi praised Zhang Mao with a smile on his face.

"Minister... I dare not be ashamed! ”

British Gong Zhang Mao was already sweating behind him at this time, he knew that he had offended a lot of people today, but there was no way, this pot had to be carried.

At the same time, I also thought quickly in my heart, since I have already offended these people, and this pot has been decided, then I have to carry it more beautifully, and hug the thigh of Emperor Hongzhi.

After thinking about it, he said: "I just heard that there are hungry people who change their children to eat, and the minister feels deeply guilty, as an important minister of the country, he can't share the worries for the monarch and seek the well-being of the people of Li. ”

"Therefore, the minister is willing to donate 20,000 taels of silver and 500 taels of grain to help the victims, and make a modest contribution to the relief of the victims."

Zhang Mao said while dripping blood in his heart, this grain is nothing, that is, it is worth it now, and it is nothing at all once the famine passes, but these 20,000 taels of silver are real money.

Although he is a prince of the country, his family is naturally far more than thousands of acres of fertile land and thousands of family wealth, but silver is still very valuable in this era, and there is not much silver in his hands.

If it weren't for the fact that he followed Xishan Coal Industry last year, and engaged in the Sangong Coal Industry with Zhu Fu of Chengguo and Xu Yongheng, the Duke of Dingguo, and made a lot of silver by relying on the honeycomb, he was really reluctant to come out with 20,000 silver.

Hearing Zhang Mao's words, the civil and military ministers present suddenly looked dark, this Zhang Mao, this is the rhythm of becoming a public enemy of the DPRK and China, donate it, everyone will have the meaning, the meaning will be obtained, the focus is still on Emperor Hongzhi.

It's good for you, as soon as you open your mouth, it's 20,000 taels of silver and 500 quintals of grain, what do you want the rest of us to follow?

You have donated 20,000 taels of silver and 500 loads of grain, and the people who follow us, no matter how little, will definitely not be able to mean and perfunctory.

"Okay, worthy of the British duke, I thank you for the victims first."

Emperor Hongzhi is simply a dragon-faced Dayue, and happily praised Zhang Mao again.

"Minister... The minister just couldn't bear to let the victims change their children and eat, and did their best. ”

Zhang Mao wiped the sweat on his forehead, this pot is too heavy, and the person who is pressed can't breathe, there will definitely be no good life in the future.

"What you Aiqing said is good, now the disaster has reached the point of urgency, and there is even a human tragedy of Yizi and food, I am very worried."

"All of you Aiqing are also compassionate and anxious just now, and they must all be willing to do their part for disaster relief."

Emperor Hongzhi nodded, then turned his head to look at the ministers, and said slowly.

His words also made the ministers silent one by one, and the people who were clamoring just now shrank their heads one by one, lowered their heads, and bent over, trying their best to make Emperor Hongzhi unable to see themselves, for fear of being named.

"The British public said well, this natural disaster is not terrible, as long as our monarchs and ministers are united, those who have money will contribute money, those who have food will provide food, and work together to help the victims, I believe that no matter how terrible the disaster is, it can be overcome."

Emperor Hongji looked at his ministers and smiled in anticipation of their answers.

The ministers, at this time, all learned to be military generals and nobles, and they all looked at their noses and noses, and they didn't hear the words of Emperor Hongzhi at all, so they didn't stand up and speak.

"How?"

"Stopped talking?"

The corners of Emperor Hongzhi's mouth showed a hint of sarcasm, and then he looked at Zhou Jing and said: "Zhou Aiqing, you are the head of the household, as far as I know, your hometown has 10,000 acres of fertile land in Yangqu, Shanxi, and this time Shanxi was also affected, presumably you can't bear to watch the fathers and villagers in your hometown change their children and eat, right?" ”

Emperor Hongzhi saw that he didn't speak, and the first one pointed out the Zhou Jing, this Zhou peeled, in the past, he knew that he was staring at his own internal money, and if he had nothing to do, he would have to come out of the money and grain in the inner money to support the treasury, this time, it was also time to let this Zhou Jing have some blood, and taste the taste of blood dripping in his heart.

Hearing Emperor Hongzhi's words, Zhou Jing's eyes were dark, and he couldn't help but faint, this is the time when he peeled his skin all day long, and he didn't expect that one day he would be skinned by pigs.

"Minister... The minister was willing to donate 10,000 taels of silver, and in addition, he repaired another letter and returned to his home in Yangqu, Shanxi, to take out all the food to relieve the victims. ”

There is no way, how anxious he was in the front, how much meat he has to cut now, even if he is dripping blood in his heart, but Zhou Jing still has to cut the meat.

When he finished saying this, Zhou Jing's whole person was as uncomfortable as his dead parents, his face was very ugly, his flesh hurt, and the taste of cutting meat was really uncomfortable.

"Hmm~"

Emperor Hongzhi was very satisfied, and let out a long hum, which was regarded as bypassing this Zhou Jing, and then his eyes swept to the ministers, and the ministers suddenly didn't even dare to raise their heads, for fear that the next one would point to themselves.

"Wu Kuan, your family seems to be from Shandong, I heard that there are tens of thousands of acres of fertile land in this house, and there is a disaster and famine in this hometown, are you just as unbearable, you must be anxious, right?"

Emperor Hongzhi's eyes were locked on Wu Kuan's body, this person who kept saying that he should be faith-based, could not levy grain, and could only buy grain first, Emperor Hongzhi wanted to see how much meat he could cut.

"Minister... The minister was indeed anxious, and the minister was willing to donate 10,000 taels of silver, and then repair the family, and ordered the family to give 300 taels of grain to help the victims. ”

Wu Kuan, who was named, trembled slightly, this was a pain in cutting flesh, and his heart was dripping blood.