Chapter 63 Fundraising
Think about the skills of those ten secret guards, which he had worked so hard to cultivate, and they were stronger than the martial arts of the masters of Ouchi, how could they not be able to kill the exiles?
This is really puzzling to him.
He didn't have any extra people to send out, so he just left it at that, and when the time came, the current thing is to get through his crisis.
There was no hope on the Qi family's side, so they hit the idea to Sihai Qianzhuang and Wuhu Commercial Bank.
He immediately sent someone out to check the proprietors behind these two to see if he could find out the proprietors and use them for his use.
At the same time, he also found the ministers who followed him and asked them to come up with their own money to help him get through the difficult situation.
The prince secretly searched for ten families, and finally scraped together enough million taels of silver to get through this crisis.
His crisis was over, the emperor's old crisis was not overcome, and the new crisis came again, and at this time he was more tormented than the crown prince.
The treasury is empty, some of the ministers' families have been drained, and the concubines in the harem have also been looted, but they can't make it up.
There was a drought in the northwest, and the officials hurriedly handed him two by one, all asking for money and food.
The emperor's head is about to explode, and he, the emperor, is too embarrassed and aggrieved.
He smashed everything he could in the study.
At the morning meeting, the emperor handed the fold to the hands of the Hubu Shangshu, the face of the Hubu Shangshu was wrinkled into a ball, the grain can still be taken out, he really can't take out the silver, the treasury is empty, you can't pay out of your own pocket, and you can't fill this big hole even if you pay all the money.
Ma Shangshu held the board in his hand and said: "Your Majesty, if you want to get grain, you can get 500,000 quintals of grain, and two ......taels of silver."
Ma Shangshuruo smiled, he really couldn't go on, everyone knew that the treasury couldn't get a dime.
The emperor had a dark and calm face: "If I can get the silver and let you think of something, then you can find a way to collect the tax and silver of the whole country as soon as possible." ”
Ma Shangshu said with a bitter face: "Your Majesty, even if you collect all the taxes and silver from all over the country, the amount of silver is enough, but you can't catch up with it in time." ”
People in the northwest waited for help, and a day later did not know how many people were starved to death.
Prime Minister Liu couldn't stand it anymore, and he came out and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen has a way to get the silver taels immediately." ”
The emperor's face was relieved, and I looked at Prime Minister Liu Cheng and said, "Liu Aiqing has any way to tell me quickly." ”
Liu Chengxiang said: "Weichen means to do a fundraising in the city, to raise money for the disaster in the northwest, and let the rich businessmen from all over the country also let them raise donations, but those rich businessmen can't let them raise money in vain after fundraising, and they have to give a reward." In the capital to raise donations, Weichen has a slight income, can donate 50,000 taels of silver. ”
As for what reward, he didn't say it clearly, needless to say, the emperor understood what he meant, just give a better name, which can be regarded as a white prostitute.
He is the head of the hundred officials, and since he said fundraising, he must take the lead.
Only these officials in the hall were willing to donate, the emperor's sorrows were relieved, and their lives were better.
Otherwise, the emperor is looking for trouble every day, so he should sacrifice himself to avoid disaster.
Sure enough, when his words fell, some officials came out.
Lord Liu: "Your Majesty, Weichen also did his best and donated 40,000 taels. ”
Lord Wu: "Your Majesty, Weichen also did his best to donate 40,000 taels. ”
Lord Qin: "Your Majesty, Weichen also did his best to donate 60,000 taels. ”
Lord Zhao: "Your Majesty, Weichen also did his best to donate 80,000 taels." ”
……
In one fell swoop, the ministers of the light hall donated more than two million taels.
The prince saw that all the ministers had donated, and he couldn't say anything about it, so he gritted his teeth and said: "Father, the sons also do their part for the victims in the northwest, and the sons donate 100,000 taels." ”
In the end, Murong Yi was left, after the prince finished speaking, everyone's eyes focused on him, and he smiled and said: "Father, the son has no property, and he is willing to donate two-thirds of the property, and the son will donate 150,000 taels, and the son will start to do it after the next dynasty." ”
His meaning couldn't be more obvious, this Yi Wang Ye is really a fox, two-thirds of the family has 150,000 taels, hehe, ghost letter.
But what people say is beautiful, and people just have a heart of compassion for the people.
The emperor finally showed a smile on his face, and nodded again and again: "Okay, okay, you are all good sons of me, good Aiqing, Liu Aiqing will take care of this matter." ”
Prime Minister Liu shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, there are a lot of things to do with the old ministers, and this matter can be handed over to the prince or King Yi." ”
This matter is a showy thing for the royal family, and he doesn't dare to grab the credit, so he has to be put in a sack.
When the prince heard this method, he couldn't bear it anymore, I was a great opportunity to make money, he hurriedly came out and said: "Father, leave this matter to the son, the son will definitely not let the father down." ”
Murong Yi's eyes narrowed, how could he give this opportunity to be in the limelight and make money to the prince in vain, how could he not insert a lever, he also came out and said: "Father Qi, the theft case in the hands of the son is already known, just need to confirm that the son is not very busy now, and I ask to deal with this matter with the prince's brother and do my part for the victims in the northwest." ”
Murong Yi would give the prince a chance to refute him, and told the story of the theft.
Save a while for the prince to make a fuss about this.
does have eyebrows, the target is Su Yue, according to many verifications, I think Su Yue is the most likely.
But the person he sent had not yet contacted Su Yue, and he originally planned to go in person, but when he heard that there was a drought in the northwest, and there was no harvest in the northwest this year, this was another major meritorious event, so he could only suppress that matter, and it would not be too late for him to set off when the matter was resolved.
Anyway, Su Yue can't fly.
The crown prince glanced at him: "There is no result in the affairs of the fifth brother, the father is more anxious than anyone else, can the fifth brother be busy on both sides?" Could it be that the fifth brother still doubts the ability of this palace? ”
Murong Yi also glanced at him lightly: "The theft case is important, to what extent the case has reached, the younger brother will naturally explain it to his father, but this fundraising matter is not a trivial matter, and when it comes to the survival of the people in the northwest, the younger brother thinks it is better for the two of us brothers to work together." ”
The sound outside the strings is that he is worried that the prince will take the opportunity to do tricks and feet from it, fill his own pockets, and the silver will not reach the hands of the victims in time, and it will be a very small part.
He's just going to be an overseer.
The emperor watched the two brothers fight for me, and then he spoke: "What the fifth brother said is reasonable, this matter is indeed more urgent, let your brothers it together, don't let me down." ”
How could the emperor not know the prince's thoughts, there was an old five looking at him, and the prince was not so bold that he dared to disobey the yang and the yin.