Chapter 42 Floods, Donate Silver
Zhu Gaosui finished speaking and left.
Xu Zilin stood in place with a complicated expression, watching Zhu Gaosui's departing back.
"What's the matter, Brother Zilin, this is regretting treating him like this?"
Lu Yong, who was on the side, said to Xu Zilin in a timely manner.
"Of course not, I just think that this person seems to be a little interesting, and if he has the opportunity in the future, maybe he will become my best friend, he has a temper."
After Zhu Gaosui left, Xu Zilin didn't pay too much attention to his movements.
And in the palace at this moment, Zhu Di didn't have the heart to care about Zhu Gaosui's whereabouts.
"Your Majesty, now there are a group of very hidden rebel forces near the Yangtze River, they believe in the river god, and bluntly say that Your Majesty should not sit on the throne, so now there has been heavy rain and flooding near the Yangtze River......"
"Jiang Shen? Where did the god of the river come from? ”
Zhu Di snorted coldly, and then turned his head to look at Zhu Gaochi.
"The prince thinks that I will directly lead the troops to crusade against them, and beat them to the ground, so that I will not say that I am not!"
"Father's anger, this method treats the symptoms but not the root cause, and we can't use this method to compete with them."
Zhu Gaochi was startled, and fine beads of sweat instantly appeared on his forehead.
Then, he turned his head to look at Jin Zhong, the secretary of the military department.
"What does Jin Shangshu think? Your Majesty is good at leading troops to recruit in person, or do you want to think of other methods? ”
Jin Zhong rejected Zhu Di's idea almost without hesitation.
"Your Majesty, the minister also thinks that it may not be good to directly lead troops to crusade, after all, they are originally some rebel forces, and if they are suppressed by force, it may lead to more riots."
"Then what do you say, I think sending troops to suppress it is the best way."
Zhu Di pushed the folds on the table aside with some unhappiness and looked at Zhu Gaochi and Jin Zhong.
"Your Majesty, the first to spread the news was the remnants of the Huns, I don't know where they came from, taking advantage of the heavy rain and floods, they began to propagate their vicious ideas, trying to let our descendants of the Ming Dynasty overthrow our Ming Dynasty."
"The remnants of the Huns? Wasn't it wiped out a long time ago, how could there still be remnants of the Huns? ”
"No, could it be that it wasn't completely wiped out at the beginning?"
His Highness's ministers began to discuss in low voices.
A hint of clarity also flashed in Zhu Di's eyes.
If it is said that this incident has been confirmed to be the handiwork of the remnants of the Huns, then it can just show that most of the previous plague incidents are also due to their contributions.
"Since it is the remnants of the Huns, shouldn't I lead troops to suppress it?"
Zhu Di continued to speak.
As soon as he talked about the war, Zhu Di's eyes burst into light.
Only he knows how much he likes to lead his troops into battle.
It seems that only on the battlefield is Zhu Di the invincible emperor.
"Your Majesty, the ministers think that it is not suitable for a large-scale war to break out now, and this riot is not too big so far, the ministers mean to send the general or His Royal Highness the prince to lead the elite troops to help the various county governments in Linjiang."
Zhu Di slightly suppressed the excitement in his eyebrows, and Zhu Gaochi's eyes revealed approval.
And Zhu Di also knows that his eldest son doesn't like that he doesn't want anything all day long, and just wants to lead troops to fight.
So of course he would support Kim Zhong's words.
"Well, since you've all made a decision, I won't say anything more."
Zhu Di waved his hand helplessly, he was about to let the ministers retreat, but Jin Zhong spoke again.
"Your Majesty, there is one more thing, if you come to the Yangtze River and receive a disaster, I am afraid that you will also need to allocate funds from the national treasury."
Zhu Di suddenly felt that he had a headache.
"Prince, you can discuss these matters with the ministers, I will leave first when I am a little tired."
With that, Zhu Di quickly got up from the dragon chair and left the hall.
Only His Highness's ministers were left looking at each other.
"Your Majesty's legs and feet are really in the prime of life."
The minister on the side muttered.
Zhu Gaochi sighed helplessly, only then took a few steps forward, and after standing still, he turned to look at the ministers in front of him.
"Since my father handed over this matter to the palace, then the palace will naturally listen to your opinions, as for the appropriation of funds, the treasury is a little empty now, and I think we still need to work together."
Although Zhu Gaochi's words are implicit, the meaning is also very obvious, that is, he hopes that the ministers will actively donate.
It's just that as soon as these words came out, all the ministers dodged their eyes, and even lowered their heads directly to look at their toes, not even daring to look at Zhu Gaochi.
"Everyone is a minister in a high position, and now that the people are in trouble, is everyone unwilling to help them?"
"The minister is willing to donate three thousand taels of silver."
Zhu Gaochi turned his head slightly to look at Jin Zhong who spoke.
As the secretary of the Ministry of War, the money that Jin Zhong has taken out now may be all his net worth.
And as Jin Zhong spoke, some ministers on the side began to silently follow and speak.
"The minister also donated three thousand taels of silver."
"The minister donated four thousand taels."
"His Royal Highness the Prince, the minister donated 1,000 taels of silver."
......
After writing down the amount donated by all the ministers, Zhu Gaochi also felt a little relieved in his heart.
Now the ministers have reported a total of more than 30,000 taels of silver, and if the treasury allocates another 10,000 taels, it will be close to 50,000 taels.
"Okay, without further ado, the most urgent thing now is to bring people to suppress those villains."
As he spoke, Zhu Gaochi turned his head to look at Jin Zhong.
"Then Jin Shangshu will send someone to go, your people are very relieved."
Jin Zhong nodded in response.
After the matter was arranged, Zhu Gaochi let the ministers leave, and then he went to the Heart Cultivation Hall to see Zhu Di.
"Father, the son didn't let his father lead the army to fight, is the father angry?"
Zhu Gaochi asked Zhu Di when he entered the door.
Zhu Di was looking at the trees and flowers outside the window, and when he heard Zhu Gaochi's voice, he turned his head to look at Zhu Gaochi.
"Now that you've made up your mind and the order has been issued, what's the use of asking me about this?"
Zhu Di's voice couldn't hear joy and anger, but Zhu Gaochi had been by Zhu Di's side for so long, of course he knew that Zhu Di was angry.
And the reason for being angry is precisely because there is just an opportunity to lead troops to fight now, and he still doesn't let Zhu Di lead troops.
"Father, it's not that the sons and daughters don't allow the father to go, but that the treasury is empty today, and we can't afford the consumption caused by the war."
Zhu Gaochi tried to persuade Zhu Di, but according to Zhu Di's temperament, Zhu Gaochi was afraid that he would have to persuade for a long time.
But this time Zhu Gaochi didn't expect that he just said it, and Zhu Di responded.
"I naturally know that I won't be thinking about how to fight all day in the future."