The cloak is made of wool, and the hat is made of mouse fur.

People from wealthy families in Beijing can afford to wear this attire.

The attitude of the Beijing officials is obvious, everyone is poor, living on food and clothing, where can the money be donated?

At this time, there was still half an hour before the court meeting, and the officials got together in twos and threes, discussing in low voices.

The censor who supervised the order turned a blind eye to this.

"Tianchaohui, His Majesty is determined to torment us."

"Yeah, otherwise, just donate some money, it's not too much..."

"Your Majesty Yang is confused. He said that we are only asked to donate three months' salary, but it is actually a bluff plan by His Majesty. I just want to ask you, when the time comes, Wang Shoufu offered to donate one year's salary. Will you respond or not?" Response? Do you really think this donation is enough? It’s just to pry my mouth away first.”

"This...Master Zhu is right, Yang understands."

...........

"We must not let go of this matter, just like what we discussed yesterday. As long as we follow the steps of the princes and don't let go or give in, His Majesty will torture us for a few more days at most."

"Hey, I have nothing to worry about, the house I live in is still rented. The capital has already started to lack food, and I will donate my salary later. How will I survive?"

"Like Mr. Zhao, we are all scholars with two sleeves."

..........

"My lords, it's freezing cold, I'm not feeling well, I can't take it anymore. Why don't you just donate according to His Majesty's wishes."

This is an official who is in a wait-and-see state, and his heart is biased towards donations.

The officials around him immediately showed an angry expression: "Master Li is too confused. There are constant snowstorms in various places, and there is a shortage of food, charcoal, and money. With our meager salary, how can we fill the treasury?"

"Master Li only saw what was in front of him, but didn't think about it any deeper. The reason why the princes gritted their teeth was really a precedent. If there is one, there will be two, and if there is two, there will be three. After a while, His Majesty will be short of money, come again Donate, shall I drink the northwest wind?"

"Such a simple truth, but Xu Xinian, a concubine, couldn't understand it."

"Where is it that I can't understand it, it's clearly pretending to be deaf and dumb, just to please His Majesty."

"This son is self-righteous. Relying on his cousin's prestige, he has no one in his eyes. Recently, he is next to Mr. Shoufu, and he is a little flattered."

"Hey, don't be a son of man."

One of the officials spat sharply.

On the other side, Zhang Xingying, who was promoted to Yushi of Youdu, slowly approached Liu Hong, and sighed softly:

"His Royal Highness has a very good idea. If we can call on the literati and bureaucrats to donate, and then the local government can call on the gentry to donate. With money and food, the disaster situation can be greatly alleviated and the refugees can be curbed.

"As long as we get through this winter and the people see the hope of spring plowing, they won't make trouble everywhere.

"It's a pity that His Majesty has just ascended the throne, and his prestige is not enough, and his foundation is not stable. Wei Gong has passed away, otherwise he will join hands with Wang Shoufu to promote donations.

"Now...well, some of our subordinates are also dissatisfied."

His Royal Highness Huaiqing urged Xu Erlang to play, but the ex-Wei party didn't know about it at first.

After discussing with several key personnel, they always believed that this plan was difficult to achieve and would encounter great obstacles.

First of all, it is extremely difficult to get wool out of the pockets of military officials.Everyone is from the period of Emperor Yuan Jing, how can we not know each other's virtues?

Eat and take cards, and make money without limit.

Dafeng's national strength has been weakened until now, is it really the late emperor's fault?The first emperor's upper beam was not straight, and the people below followed suit.

Usually it is too late to make money, so one can imagine how much resistance there will be if one expects to get a fortune from these old gluttons.

Secondly, who knows when this "cold disaster" that almost crushed the camel's last straw will end, it's only been a month of winter, and the colder time has not yet come.

At that time, the imperial court still has no money, what will His Majesty do?Another call for donations?

In the end, this is essentially a court game.

The emperor and officials actually belonged to two opposing camps.The fact that the new king made such a move made the official group smell something bad.

Whether it is out of standpoint or out of love for money, instinctive resistance and resistance.

Not to mention Emperor Yongxing, Emperor Yuan Jing would also encounter resistance when he did this when he was in power.

Liu Hong glanced at the officials who gathered together and whispered to each other:

"Perhaps, at this time, His Highness Huaiqing is watching with cold eyes. Who is in favor of donating money; who is in the heart but does not dare to provoke public outrage; who is too stingy to give up money."

Zhang Xingying suddenly said: "She knows that this plan is not feasible?"

He frowned: "If this is the case, wouldn't it hurt Xu Cijiu?"

Liu Hong said with a smile: "No, he has Wang Shoufu's backing, and at most he will sit on the bench for a few years."

Zhang Xingying nodded and sighed:

"I still hope that this matter can be done. The treasury is really out of money. Now the refugees are making chaos everywhere, and there are signs of chaos in the country. If you don't stop it early, there will be chaos sooner or later."

Liu Hong showed a meaningful smile. At this moment, a commotion in the distance attracted the two of them.

Liu Hong and Zhang Xingying squinted their eyes and looked at the past, only to see a young official in a green robe standing aggressively in front of Xu Xinian who was also wearing a green robe, cursing angrily and spitting all over the place.

Liu Hong's eyes were not very good, so he looked at it for a long time and asked:

"Who is that?"

Zhang Xingying said with a smile: "Jianke explores flowers, Qian Mu."

Liu Hong also laughed:

"It's those stunned youths who wrote notes to sue the servants of the Ministry of Officials for corruption and bribery, and brought out all the officials from the Ministry of Officials?

"It seems that I have been sitting on the cold bench for a long time, and my butt can't stand the cold, so I came here to vote for a certificate."

Zhang Xingying shook his head: "Being a gunman for someone. It will indeed be profitable in the short term. In the long run, heh, he has angered His Majesty. He still wants to have some good fruit to eat."

Liu Hong said with a smile: "It's okay, if you get a vote and join the Youth Party, you can still be an official. As long as you keep a low profile in the future, will His Majesty still keep an eye on him?"

There is chatter and laughter on one side, and swords are on the other side.

Qian Mu pointed at Xu New Year and said aggressively:

"It's very cold in the year, the government is clean and honest, there is a lack of rice and charcoal, not everyone is like Xu Tanhua, the family has thousands of dollars, rich clothes and good food.

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