In the court today, there is another picture of endless debate. A group of people discussed whether it should be a big deal for the emperor's birthday, and the emperor said that there was not much money in the treasury and it would not be a big deal this time. The ministers below were anxious when they heard this.

"Your Majesty, you are the king of a country and the head of all the people in the world, and you can do whatever you want on this birthday."

"The emperor and the ministers also feel that it is inappropriate."

"The emperor thought that his birthday would be celebrated by the whole country."

"Your Majesty, others can be simple and casual, but you should be more dignified here."

When the prince saw so many people standing up and persuading him, he also came out to pat himself: "Father, Erchen feels that although the treasury is not much silver, Erchen is willing to lead the next and lower cadres in Erchen's Mansion to take one of their own things out to raise money for his father." ”

"Nonsense, how can you sell things to pay off on your birthday."

"Father, any of us can starve to death if we sell one thing, there is no such thing. We were all willing, and I asked my father to grant my request. ”

When the prince said this, some adults were not happy, but they couldn't show it on their faces. They think that if you want to raise money, you can just do it yourself, so why do you want to pull us together to take things out and sell them.

A few adults below echoed it: "The emperor's idea is good. ”

"Your Majesty, it seems that the crown prince is particularly concerned about your birthday."

"The emperor sees the prince's filial piety, you can agree."

The emperor thought about it for a minute and then said, "Since you all said so, okay, I'll leave this matter to the prince." ”

"Thank you, Father, Erchen will definitely do a good job."

After the prince returned to the palace, he called the housekeeper, as well as the princess, the side concubine, and Liangdi to the study. The prince sat down at his desk and said, "There is a great matter of importance that I have called you here today, and this matter is more important, so you should listen carefully." ”

"Yes."

"A few days will be my father's birthday, but the treasury is too empty to do much. I and a group of people proposed to start from the prince's mansion, and each person took out one of his own items and sold them for money. ”

"Everyone, including the next people?"

"Everyone, whether it's a palace maid or a eunuch, or a grandmother."

"And what's going to take it?"

"It's up to you. The steward is responsible for keeping records, and whoever takes what must be written down one by one. ”

"Yes."

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the people don't have much money, and the things they take out may not be worth much."

"Just pick your most expensive one, and it's a good thing to contribute to the emperor's birthday."

"The most expensive, how do we know which one is the most expensive."

"You don't know how to ask the butler, don't take shabby things out and embarrass people. This time, there are other adults in the mansion who will also give things out, in case anyone loses someone and is ridiculed for my prince's mansion, then I will not spare her. ”

"Go back and see if there's anything good in your dowry."

"Yes."

"Don't miss it when the housekeeper remembers."

"Let's go back and think about it first, and start tomorrow."

The people in the palace went back and closed the door and began to look at their treasures, the crown princess, as the emperor's concubine, had a weak family background and brought a lot of dowry. She ordered the palace maid to take out her dowry list, and the crown princess looked at the things she wanted to take, and those shops were omitted. There is a step shake in it that was rewarded by the queen mother, and there is a bracelet that was rewarded by Concubine Wan, and the emperor and queen also rewarded things when they got married, which was a pair of jade. The envoys of the border country also offered their domestic gems, but they didn't know whether they were expensive or not. These things are all rewarded by others, and it is not good to take them out and sell them again. The crown princess thought about it and asked the palace maid: "Xiao Huang, is there anything that hasn't been registered?" ”

"By the way, I don't know if there's anything good in my dad's place?"

"Back to Niangniang, it seems that there is no more."

"Why didn't I, as the crown princess, have anything decent when I want to take things out?"

"Niangniang, there are some, that jade bottle. And the bracelet that Madame gave you. There is also millennial ginseng. There is also precious satin. ”

"No, no, none of that. How can I, a crown princess, take these things? This is the emperor's birthday, and all of us here have to take out their most expensive thing, Xiaohuang, you have to take it too, and the housekeeper still has to register? ”

"Ah, I want it too."

"Yes, these things are going to be sold for the emperor's birthday."

"Why does the emperor want us to take things for his birthday?"

"Shh, you can't say these words in the future, it's over when people hear it, and the prince will have to suffer when he knows it."

"For there is no silver left in the treasury. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince made this observation. ”

"Oh, but my stuff isn't expensive, what should I do? Empress. ”

"It's okay, I'll pick one for you to go with you, now I don't know what to take. By the way, you go and find out what they take? ”

"Yes, sissy."

After Concubine Wan learned the news, she went to the box and took out the night pearl from the Western Regions to send to the prince. She can't help the prince in the harem. The palace man handed the night pearl to the crown prince, opened it, and the prince looked at it and put it in. He said to the palace people: "Take back the Night Pearl, people will know that this thing is a tribute from the Western Regions at a glance, and they will know that it was taken out by the mother concubine when the time comes." You tell my mother that you don't have to worry about this, I'll take care of it." ”

The prince went to his own treasury, and he also had something bad here, and since he had made this suggestion, he had to raise the money, and raise as much as he could, for if it was not enough, it would be a shame. If you don't get it right, the emperor will be angry, and if you want to do it, you have to do it well. He chose three for the time being.

"Go and call the official."

"Tell me how many people have taken something?"

"At the moment, the servants have taken it, and the others should still be under consideration."

"You tell them to hurry, they have to choose by tonight."

"Yes, I'll send someone to inform you."

"First find someone to inform a few pawnshops that I will go to work as a pawn in two days."

"Yes."

"Go down."

A few side concubines and Liangdi also have no way to start, for fear that they will be called fools if they take it too well, and it is not good to surpass the crown princess, and they are afraid that people will say it is not good. None of them chose two for the time being, just in case.

This time, everyone in the court went back and rummaged through the boxes to collect and see what they were getting. After Xiao Yixuan went back, he went directly to the backyard to practice martial arts. Wang Yi asked, "My lord, don't you want to look for something?" ”

"Looking for what?"

"What do you want to sell?"

"Just one or the other."

"Do you want to be so casual?"

"Otherwise, according to the imperial court, my official position is not a little money a month, and now I take out valuable things to go out, what do people think?"

"That's right, but what if everyone else takes it?"

"Others shouldn't be so brainless."

"Perhaps, there are those who want to show their loyalty."

"Let them go."

"What about the prince?"

"He doesn't have to worry about me."

The prince took the things out of each province in a carriage and took them to the pawnshop, and the shopkeeper opened the sedan curtain and was dumbfounded when he saw so many things.

"Your Highness, I can't collect so many things here."

"Why can't you take it, aren't you a pawnshop?"

"There are so many valuables here, and I can't get so much silver out of my shop at once."

"This is easy to do, you first look at the things and then calculate how much silver, how much you take out, how much you can take out, and the rest can be owed and then repaid when you have it."

"Isn't Your Highness waiting for the silver?"

"I'm waiting, not enough I can borrow. Don't talk nonsense, get things in and let the guys be careful. ”

The shopkeeper saw that the prince was impatient and didn't dare to say any more: "Guys, you have moved things, be careful when moving." ”

There are many people and things are done quickly, and it doesn't take long for all the things to be moved. The shopkeeper took the account book and read a book there and said that the prince agreed to write it down, and asked the prince one by one, and then the prince was impatient and said: "You can write it down if you see how much it is worth, but you can't lie to the palace, otherwise the consequences will be very serious." ”

"Your Highness, don't worry, I've been in business for so many years, don't dare."

One of the shopkeepers wrote there, and the prince sat beside him drinking tea. After reading and writing, the shopkeeper picked up the abacus and calculated the accounts. The abacus stopped, and the shopkeeper wrote down the account in the notebook and reported to the prince: "Your Highness, these things are a total of 18,000 taels of silver. ”

The prince nodded: "Well, how much cash do you have here?" ”

"I only have 10,000 cash here."

"Okay, you can return the remaining 8,000 when you leave, and you can send someone to the house for 10,000 cash."

The prince walked on the front foot, and the shopkeeper immediately went to the backyard to prepare the silver, and after loading the silver, he immediately sent it to the prince. The prince received 10,000 taels of silver, and took out 10,000 taels of silver from his treasury for a total of 20,000 yuan for the emperor's birthday. This day is coming, the prince has been very housekeeper for the past few days, and the chief eunuch in the palace has discussed what to prepare and how to place it. It's the first time he's worried about this kind of thing, and it doesn't seem like there's much to do.

On the emperor's birthday, the officials in Beijing were all over the fifth grade. The dishes are specially made by people, the fruits are fresh, and even the dancing girl is a newly choreographed dance specially choreographed for the emperor invited from outside. The emperor is really happy, and the prince is also dedicated to this matter. Concubine Wan Niangniang was also happy, and the ministers also praised the prince for his ability to prepare the birthday banquet so well. The prince was overjoyed when he heard this, and he felt that he had pulled back another game.