Chapter 456: Make a loss move and force donations
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Make a loss move and force donations
Hearing Li Pojun's words, the hall was in an uproar again, and Li Shimin's eyes lit up when he heard it, and then he looked at the courtiers, his eyes turned, with an inexplicable smile.
This time, he didn't ask the Zhongqing family if they had any objections to this sentence, and said directly: "Okay, the prince's proposal is very sincere, my Tang Dynasty is rich in the four seas, south to Lingnan, north to Beihai, east to the East China Sea, west to the Western Regions, the land is huge, thousands of miles longitudinal and horizontal."
Even if one side is in great trouble, what is there to fear, and if one side is in trouble, all sides will support.
It was decreed that all officials in the 300 prefectures of the country and more than 500 stone should donate as much as they could, and all the proceeds would be used in the disaster areas."
The ministers looked at the father and son in a daze, and they made up their minds to donate as soon as they sang and harmonized, and they were also stunned, many people felt sorry for the money in their pockets, and of course more good officials actively echoed it.
"Your Majesty Shengming, Your Highness is benevolent".
"Your Majesty Shengming, Your Highness is benevolent, and I am fortunate to be a citizen of the Tang Dynasty."
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For a long time, seeing that the ministers were actually only shouting slogans and patting horses, and no one had actual action, Li Pojun thought about it and said directly: "Your Majesty, this disaster is a catastrophe that has not been encountered for hundreds of years, and the victims are more than one million, and the casualties are not counted, the minister suggested that a memorial tower monument be erected outside the south gate to pay tribute to the innocent people who died due to the disaster, and in addition, the lives and numbers of the donors will be engraved on one side to express their hearts."
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When the ministers heard this, there was another uproar, and the name and number of donations should be engraved? Isn't this for everyone to know, donating a lot is a good name in the world.
When Li Shimin heard this, the corners of his mouth were straight, and he waved his hand and said: "I and the prince set an example, the prince has donated 100,000 yuan, and I have reduced the amount of money in the palace and donated 200,000 yuan."
The corners of the ministers' mouths trembled when they saw it, 200,000 guan, 100,000 guan, although they and other courtiers can't donate more than the two bigwigs, but it can't be too little, no, but many literati are itching for the good name of the monument, and they are all estimating their own surplus wealth.
Immediately, the eldest grandson Wuji was the first to respond, "Although the minister's family resources are very thin, he is willing to donate 60,000 yuan for the livelihood."
Fang Du and the two glanced at each other, Gu both smiled bitterly, Fang Du and the two smiled bitterly not because they were reluctant to make money, but because they were literati with clean sleeves, they really didn't have much family resources, except for a little money, that is, the wife of the family helped take care of a few shops to make some money and maintain a huge Guogong Mansion, where is there extra money.
The literati are not good at drilling the way of business, so although this is said to be a national prince, but the huge national government only relies on the operation of the capital, and there is no surplus food.
Hey, this reputation can't get up now, it's bitter, Fang Du and the others are depressed.
To sum it up, Fang Xuanling had no choice but to blush and said, "Minister...... The minister donated 1,000 yuan".
Du Ruhui's personality was originally rigid, not as weak as Fang Xuanling, after all, Fang Xuanling was not only afraid that his wife would die, but also if Li Shimin was angry, Fang Xuanling was also scared and trembled, Fang Xuanling was talented, but this courage really did not dare to compliment.
Du Ruhui coughed vigorously for a while, and said with a stiff body: "Minister, the minister also donated a thousand yuan."
Fang Xuanling said that he went back to the original class and sat down, and if he looked closely, his arm was trembling.
Hey, this time a thousand times is to save the people, we are the duty of the official, I hope that the lady of the house will not be scolded, thinking of this, Fang Xuanling wiped his forehead.
Du Ruhui knew the thoughts of his old friend, and he also sighed secretly, hey, Xuan Ling is so talented, why is this guts...... But it's a hard wound.
Passing by, he patted Fang Xuanling's shoulder and sat down.
Looking at Du Ruhui's thin cheeks covered with white and stiff body, Li Pojun's eyes were also dark, and his heart moved, if this Uncle Du is according to the original history, I am afraid that he will not live for a few years, it seems that he has to find a time to ask, I don't know what disease he has, or is he looking for a famous doctor, a famous doctor? Well, the famous doctor in the early Tang Dynasty, the medicine king Sun Simiao, isn't it...... Just as Li Pojun was stunned, the donation became more and more popular.
Wei Chi Gong shouted: "The minister donated 50,000 yuan, and he could exchange all of it for food for the people, Dai Shangshu, you have to check it tightly, if someone dares to be greedy for the life-saving food given to the people by a certain family with a clear conscience, a certain family will not be forgiven."
Dai Xuan also said straightforwardly when he heard this: "This is natural, General Wei Chi, don't worry, I will handle it myself, and I will not waste a penny."
Wei Chi Gong nodded when he heard this, and then Cheng Cheng also said loudly: "Haha, Yu Chi Lao Hei is too stingy, so many feudal towns only donate 50,000 guan, Your Majesty, I Lao Cheng donates 60,000 guan."
Wei Chigong's face turned red when he heard this, and he jumped out and shouted: "Hmph, you dead fat man, who doesn't know that your family is a rich man in Jeju, rich and oily, you see that you eat so fat, a certain family is a dozen irons in Shuozhou, this has only been a few years as a prince of the country, where can you get some money."
Seeing that these two living treasures are scared again,
Li Shimin interrupted and said: "Donating more and donating less is the intention, why do you need to compete with each other."
The two of them just gave up, and Li Xiaogong came out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, I, the people of Li Tang, have been affected by the disaster, and the minister's meat is also tasteless, as a clan, I should take responsibility." The ministers paid 90,000 yuan to set an example for the clan."
Li Shimin was overjoyed when he heard this, and he clapped his hands and praised: "Brother Wang cares about Li Min and is worthy of the virtuous king of my clan."
Xiao Yu, the Duke of Song Guo, also came out of the class and said: "The old minister donated 50,000 yuan, please Dai Shangshu must use it for the victims"
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Later, Qin Qiong, Li Jihou, Junji and other ministers also went out to donate, all of them were the top nobles in the Tang Dynasty, and they were the grandfathers of the country, and they donated too little, and they all donated tens of thousands of yuan.
And some other officials of the court also donated thousands of dollars, and the amount was very huge.
Of course, the big guys all know it, everyone is forced by the damage method engraved on the monument of His Royal Highness, and they are afraid of being embarrassed if they donate less, so they tighten their belts and donate with their teeth.
In the end, it was found that Fang Du's two princes donated the least, only 1,000 yuan, and the rest of the lower ones, even if they were a fourth-grade doctor, they didn't know where the money came from, but they donated 3,000 yuan.
Seeing this, Li Pojun suddenly felt sorry in his heart, although his method forced those old men to pay a lot of money willingly, but it was a bitter Qingliu official like Fang Du.
Suddenly, Li Pojun's heart moved, and he went straight out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, the minister's friends Fang Yiai and Du He, although they are humble and cannot enter this palace, they also have the heart to contribute to the people, and entrust the ministers to donate 50,000 yuan each on behalf of the two of them for relief."
The ministers in the hall were all stunned when they heard this, they were all smart people, and then they all understood, so they all donated money on their behalf...... This is obviously to relieve the siege of Fang Du Ergong.