Chapter 408, Donation Frenzy (Part I)

Here in the Jinluan Hall of the Imperial Palace of the capital, Emperor Hongzhi and hundreds of civil and military officials are going to the early dynasty to discuss this battle with the Tartars.

"Your Majesty, the silver is no longer enough~"

Zhou Jing reported to Emperor Hongzhi with a dark face, 500,000 taels of silver seemed to be a lot, but when it was really spent and used to fight, it was found that the 500,000 taels of silver were really sprinkled with water, and in a blink of an eye, it was immediately gone, but at this time, the three-way army had been activated, and the arrow was ready to be sent, which meant that more silver had to be put in.

Obviously, this time, even if Zhou Jing no longer wants to take out the pockets of the treasury, he must come up with some, but the big head still has to come out of Emperor Hongzhi.

"What?"

"500,000 taels of silver will be gone?"

When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he was immediately dumbfounded, and asked with his eyes wide.

"Yes, Your Majesty, it has been used up completely, the total number of these three armies is 300,000, according to the rules, it is not enough to draw silver from this army, not to mention, it is necessary to produce weapons, armor, etc."

"500,000 taels of silver is not enough at all."

Zhou Jing said helplessly, as soon as the war sounds, there are ten thousand taels of gold, and since ancient times, wars have been extremely money-consuming.

"If it's not enough, I'll pay another million taels from my side."

When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, his face became ugly, 500,000 taels of silver had already been put in, and it was impossible to say that it would be pulled out now, so he gritted his teeth and took out another million taels of silver.

"Your Majesty Shengming~"

When the courtiers heard this, they immediately hurriedly said in unison.

"Your Majesty, this is the latest Ming Morning Post~"

At this time, a small yellow door hurriedly came to the side of the Jinluan Palace, handed a newspaper to Xiao Jing, and said something in his ear, Xiao Jing's eyes lit up slightly, and he hurriedly took the newspaper to Emperor Hongzhi's side and said.

Originally, such a trivial matter as the Ming Morning Post was not worthy of him to talk about it in such an important place, but the things published in the newspaper were too important, so he had to report to Emperor Hongzhi now.

Emperor Hongzhi took the newspaper and looked at it carefully, and the ministers below looked at each other one by one, all full of curiosity, what kind of moth did this Ming Morning Post make, and it turned out that the matter had come to this Jinluan Palace.

"Okay~ Daming will win!"

Emperor Hongzhi read it very quickly, and then the whole person couldn't help but stand up excitedly.

When the ministers saw Emperor Hongzhi's excited expression, they immediately became even more curious, what happened to make Emperor Hongzhi so happy, and even shouted out the words that the Ming Dynasty would win.

To tell the truth, the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Committee are basically not optimistic about this battle, and everyone feels that this battle may be lost, and it is very likely to lose very badly, and even shake the Ming Dynasty.

Even Emperor Hongzhi actually had no confidence in his heart, but now he shouted that the Ming Dynasty would win, which made everyone even more curious.

"Xiao Jing, read the contents of the newspaper to everyone~"

Emperor Hongzhi looked at everyone's curious eyes, smiled and said to Xie Jin, at this time he was also full of confidence, feeling that this battle would be won.

"Yes~"

Xiao Jing respectfully took the newspaper, cleared his throat slightly and began to read.

"In order to support the front line against the Tartars, the Prince of Daming launched a fundraiser for the entire Ming Dynasty, and those who have money to contribute, powerful contributions, and materials to contribute, I am united in the Ming Dynasty, and this battle will be won!"

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince donated one million taels of silver to support the front line~"

"Liu Jin and Liu Hanlin donated 800,000 taels of silver~"

"Miyun Iron Works announced that it would provide 100,000 sets of armor, 100,000 weapons and 1,000 artillery pieces to the soldiers on the front line of the Ming Dynasty."

"Jingcheng Glass Factory announced a donation of one million taels of silver to support the front line~"

"Tianjin Cement Factory announced a donation of 100,000 taels of silver and donated 50,000 barrels of cement to the front line~"

"Tianjin Port announced a donation of 100,000 taels of silver and donated 100,000 catties of dried salted fish to the front line~"

"Daming First Bank announced a donation of 500,000 silver dollars~"

“……”

As Xiao Jing read out the donations one by one, the entire Jinluan Hall became silent, and everyone's eyes widened in disbelief.

But soon, these ministers are all the same as Emperor Hongzhi, the worries in their hearts disappeared all at once, and they are the same as Emperor Hongzhi in their hearts.

"It's... That's a few million taels of silver at once? ”

Zhou Jing was slightly dumbfounded, a moment ago, he was still worried about the matter of silver, but when Xiao Jing finished reading, he calculated slightly, the silver donated alone was almost five million taels, such a huge number, which made people feel dizzy.

"Da Ming will win!"

Thinking of this, Zhou Jing couldn't help but clench his fists and shouted loudly.

It's easy to do things with money, as long as you have silver, nothing is a problem, as for Tartar, what is this, Zhou Jing is thinking like this in his mind at this moment.

"Da Ming will win!"

When Emperor Hongzhi saw Zhou Jing shouting out, he also clenched his fists and shouted, at this time, he couldn't care about any royal etiquette.

"Da Ming will win!"

Xiao Jing also shouted out.

The other ministers also shouted out one by one, some military generals and nobles, and some flesh and blood ministers were also excited, and they opened their throats and roared, and the entire Jinluan Hall resounded with a neat roar, so that the guards guarding outside, the eunuchs in the palace, and so on were all curious, not knowing what happened in the Jinluan Palace, where the emperor and the ministers roared.

"This is my luck and the blessing of the community~"

"Since the prince and many of my Daming companies have expressed something, I can't help but express it, I have decided to take out another million taels of silver from the internal funds, plus the one million taels of silver just promised, a total of two million taels of silver, I will win this battle!"

When the Jinluan Palace quieted down, Emperor Hongzhi also said with a smile on his face, this time, he was not distressed at all, he took out one million taels of silver, and his heart was full of confidence that this station would be won.

Hearing Emperor Hongzhi's words, the ministers looked at each other, and Zhang Mao first stood up and said: "Your Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are for the country and the people, and this is the blessing of my Ming Dynasty." ”

"This battle is related to my Ming national fortune, and the minister is also willing to donate 500,000 taels of silver to support the front line, and the Ming Dynasty will win!"

"Okay~ The British Duke is worthy of being the pillar of my Ming Dynasty."

When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he immediately praised happily that the British Duke was still very smart, and he understood what to do with just one look.

"The minister is also willing to donate 500,000 taels of silver~"

At this time, Xu Yongning, the Duke of Dingguo, also stood up and expressed his position.

"The minister is also willing to donate 500,000 taels of silver~"

Chengguo Gong Zhu Fu also stood up and said.

As the three of them stood up to express their position, the other generals and nobles were even more positive, and in this matter, as long as they are smart people, they know what to do.

They are military generals and nobles, they are representatives of the Ming military, this war is related to the national fortune of the Ming Dynasty, and everyone else has donated, they have no reason not to donate.

"The minister is willing to donate 100,000 taels of silver~"

Even Jian Changbo and Shou Ninghou, who have always been stingy, also stood up to express their positions, although their hearts were extremely painful, they clearly knew that at this time, silver was no longer the most important thing.

"The minister is willing to donate 100,000 taels of silver......"

As the first assistant of the cabinet, Liu Jian was very embarrassed at this time, although he also had a lot of wealth, how could he compare with Zhang Mao and Zhu Fu.

Zhang Mao, Zhu Fu, and Xu Yongning also followed Liu Jin to run a lot of money-making industries, so they were all wealthy, and some were silver, and they were able to donate 500,000 taels of silver at once.

But he Liu Jian can't do it, he doesn't have much property, and naturally he doesn't have Zhang Mao and Zhu Fu who are rich, so there is no way to say that he will donate 500,000 taels of silver at once.

However, he is the head of the cabinet and the head of the civil officials, and the military generals and nobles have donated large sums of money one by one, and he, the head of the civil officials, also wants to make a statement, so he shook his head and donated 100,000 taels of silver.

After saying that, Liu Jian couldn't help but feel heartache, it's not that he can't take out 100,000 taels of silver, but after donating the 100,000 taels of silver, he doesn't have much money.

"It seems that in the future, we still have to learn from Zhang Mao and them, and also learn from Liu Jin, and get more industries, otherwise it will be really embarrassing at this time."

Liu Jian couldn't help but think so in his heart, of course he knew why Zhang Mao and the others were so atmospheric, because they were rich, they were rich and capricious, and it would not hurt at all to throw hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.

Of course, it is not only Liu Jian who is heartbroken, as Liu Jian makes a statement, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, Zhou Jing, Ma Wensheng and other civil officials also have to follow one by one.

Casually, tens of thousands of taels of silver must at least be donated, otherwise I am really sorry for my identity, but as soon as these tens of thousands of taels of silver are donated, I can't help but feel heartache, and those who have money in the family are a little better, and those who have no money are a little uncomfortable.

"Okay~ I am united, this battle will be won!"

As the ministers expressed their positions, the smile on Emperor Hongzhi's face became even bigger, just a little count, the ministers above the court donated almost five million taels of silver, so much silver can be smashed to death the southbound Tartar.

"Daming will win~"

"Da Ming will win!"

The ministers also shouted out together, whether it was shouting excitedly or shouting out with heartache, in short, the entire Jinluan Hall was echoing their voices, at this time, no one felt that this battle would be lost, everyone was very confident, and they all firmly believed that this battle, Daming would win.

The ministers above the imperial court are expressing their donations, and donations are also in full swing in the streets and alleys of Beijing and Tianjin.