Princess, he is rich enough to rival the country

When the news of the daily donation reached the palace, the courtiers were still arguing over the abolition of conscription.

Looking at the officials of both sides in the palace who refused to give an inch to each other, the emperor also felt a headache.

As the courtiers had guessed, the emperor was indeed more inclined to cancel this year's conscription.

But also as the opposing courtiers said.

Conscription is a centuries-old tradition in Tianqi, and if it is canceled rashly, it will definitely arouse wild guesses from the common people.

Therefore, for the emperor, to make a decree, it is still short of the last fire.

This last fire, the emperor naturally hoped that Qin Lu would add it.

After all, neither Qin Lu's military exploits nor Qin Lu's prestige in the army should be underestimated.

As long as he is willing to open his mouth and agree to the abolition of conscription this year, even if the other people don't want to, they can't say anything.

However, from the beginning of today's court, Qin Lu has taken an attitude of nothing to do with himself. No matter how many words and eyes the emperor gave him, Qin Lu will act as if he didn't hear or see. .

In a word, it is to play dead.

This performance made the emperor very angry.

Seeing the emperor's complexion getting worse and worse, the courtiers' arguments became much quieter involuntarily.

Just when the atmosphere in the court hall was suppressed to the peak, suddenly a guard dressed up walked in from outside the hall, saying that he had something important to report.

Then, another memorial was presented to the emperor.

For the visitor, the ministers more or less have some understanding.

It can be seen from its clothing that this is a branch of the imperial guards. In addition to protecting the safety of the emperor, it is also responsible for collecting intelligence from various places in Beijing.

Now that this person came to submit the memorial during the early court, could it be that something happened in the middle of the capital?

Thinking of the gloomy eyes of the emperor just now, many officials couldn't help shrinking back.

I hope the news is not too bad, otherwise they will inevitably not be angered.

However, what surprised everyone was that after reading the memorial, the emperor was not only not angry, but even his originally tense expression became much more relaxed.

After reading the last line of the memorial, the emperor finally couldn't restrain his joy, and directly praised:

"Okay, okay!"

The emperor's reaction directly aroused the curiosity of the courtiers.

Ever since the news of the snow disaster in Shaocheng came back, the emperor's heart has been on fire, especially when the treasury was in a hurry and the money for disaster relief was found to be unsustainable, the emperor's face became more and more ugly day by day.

Under such circumstances, what news can make the emperor so happy?

The emperor seemed to know what these ministers were thinking, and did not let them guess for too long, and looked directly at Qin Lu standing in the hall:

"The third one."

"My son is here."

Qin Lu took a step forward and leaned slightly.

"Guess what is written in this memorial?"

Generally speaking, once the emperor puts forward ideas such as "guess and see", the person being questioned should be careful.

Because one accidentally said the wrong thing, I am afraid that it will be lost forever.

But the current situation obviously cannot be set by the usual situation.

Just from the emperor's tone and expression, it can be seen that the news that made his heart happy must have something to do with His Highness Li Wang.

Under such circumstances, no matter what King Li said, he should not be wrong.

So everyone quickly turned their attention to Qin Lu, wanting to know what King Li had done.

Qin Lu was silent for a moment before speaking:

"Go back to the emperor, my son doesn't know."

And the emperor is obviously in a good mood, even if he hit this soft nail, he still refused to give up, and continued to ask:

"You really can't guess at all?"

The emperor asked for the second time, and this time Qin Lu said something that he didn't know, it would be really inappropriate.

So after thinking for a while, Qin Lu hesitated and made a guess:

"Perhaps, Shaocheng's disaster relief funds have been settled?"

As soon as these words came out, the ministers were shocked in their hearts.

His Royal Highness Li Wang is too daring to guess, right?

Now the emperor is finally in a better mood, so why does he have to mention Shaocheng's disaster relief funds?

Just when the ministers thought that the emperor's good mood would come to an end, unexpectedly, the emperor laughed a few times:

"Hahaha, I knew it, you kid must know it!"

There was a bit of complacency in his tone, as well as connivance towards Qin Lu.

Not to mention the other ministers, even Qin Lu himself was a little surprised.

He just said that the contents of the memorial were related to the disaster relief funds, but it was because of what Gu Yanshu said to him yesterday.

But when he said this answer, Qin Lu was also a little uncertain. After all, it was less than a day from yesterday to now.

The emperor didn't care what other people thought, he just waved his hand happily:

"Xiao Dezi, read this memorial to all the loves, and it will make the loves happy!"

"Yes!"

Eunuch Wang hurried forward, took the memorial, cleared his voice slightly, opened the memorial, and read the contents aloud.

After a while, all the ministers in the court knew how the relief money came from.

Not only that, but among the memorials handed over by the guards, there was even the amount of donations raised by the current newspaper office.

Before the memorial was sent in, according to incomplete statistics, the "Kyoto Daily" has raised millions of donations.

The most important thing is that this number is still rising rapidly at an unexpected speed.

Hearing the last number, even the courtiers who usually acted very calmly were a little excited at this time.

The younger ones even completely forgot that the emperor was still sitting in the hall, and couldn't help but exclaim:

"Brilliant! How did we not think of that before?"

"In this way, the matter of Shaocheng can be easily resolved?"

……

The emperor was very happy because of this sum of money, which was like nectar after a long drought, and he didn't care about this rudeness of his courtiers at all.

After a short period of joy, the ministers also put away the excitement in their hearts and returned to their serious appearance.

Even though the "Kyoto Daily" has only raised millions of donations, don't forget that the memorial said at the end that this number is still growing rapidly!

Besides, taking a ten thousand step back, even if there are only more than 100 million taels in the end, it is enough for the court to do a lot of things.

At least when it comes to disaster relief for Shaocheng, it will be much easier.

After there is no problem with the relief of the snow disaster in Shaocheng, will this year's conscription be able to go smoothly?

However, before the person who had such an idea in his heart expressed his point of view, he saw Hubu Shangshu stepping forward:

"My Majesty, the move of the "Kingdu Daily" can indeed solve the urgent need of Xia Shaocheng, but it is also a drop in the bucket for the treasury. Considering the actual situation of the treasury, I still think that this year's recruitment can be cancelled. "

As soon as this remark came out, it immediately attracted the approval of many ministers.

It is said that the money seems to be a lot, but in fact it is not much.

It is said that the incident in Shaocheng this time is a warning, telling them that they can no longer allow the treasury to remain empty like this.

It is also said that the money spent on conscription every year is not a small amount, but in the past two years, the results have not been much.

After all, there is only one central idea:

That is this year's conscription, optional.

From the fact that most of the speakers are officials from the First Prince's faction, it can be seen that these people are probably fake in order to reduce the pressure on the national treasury, and it is true that they are in order to reduce the power of King Li.

In fact, it is not difficult to understand, after all, for the First Prince's faction, there are really not many such opportunities.

The First Prince's faction wanted to reduce the power of Prince Li's mansion, so how could the officials who supported Prince Li agree?

The Minister of the Ministry of War stepped forward, leaned slightly, and opened his mouth to speak.

However, before he could say anything, there was a clear voice behind him who spoke first:

"Report to the emperor, the son has something to report."

It was only the voice of the Fifth Prince Qin Hao.

The snow disaster in Shaocheng has a lot to do with it, even the fifth prince who wanted to come and dislikes the government, has come here in a regular manner recently.

The emperor also had a headache when he heard about whether to cancel the conscription. He didn't think about it immediately, so he waved to Qin Hao:

"Say!"

"The "Kyoto Daily" and the third brother, the third emperor's wife, Gao Yi, are not talented. Although they are shy, they are willing to donate 5 taels to fill the national treasury and Shaocheng disaster relief!"

"Oh?"

It is obvious that the fifth prince would say such a thing, which the emperor did not expect.

But who doesn't like money?

Not to mention that the national treasury really needs this money now.

In the end, the emperor naturally did not hesitate much, and nodded in agreement with the fifth prince's request:

"It's rare that you have such a heart. This time, I accepted it for the people of Shaocheng."

As soon as the words fell, Wen Xuefei, a Hanlin scholar who was standing aside, also stood up:

"Qi Zou the emperor, my minister is also willing to donate 5 taels for disaster relief in Shaocheng, filling the national treasury!"

After accepting the donation from the fifth prince, it was naturally not good not to accept Wen Xuefei. The emperor didn't think much about it, and with a wave of his hand, he agreed.

Immediately afterwards, Mr. Pei, Minister of the Ministry of War, Mr. Zhong, Minister of the Ministry of War, etc., all stood up and expressed their willingness to donate.

The amount in it ranges from one hundred thousand to ten thousand, not only the same.

For such a conscious move by the ministers, the emperor naturally did not refuse, and they all agreed.

After a while, most of the officials in the palace expressed their views.

If you observe carefully, it is not difficult to find that most of the officials who expressed their views at this time are on good terms with Prince Li's residence.

At this moment, people can't help but whisper in their hearts:

For the snow disaster in Shaocheng, it was the eldest prince who went to relieve the disaster, but now the donations are all from the line of His Highness Li Wang.

Even the method of donating money was proposed by the "Kyoto Daily".

None of the officials in the court knew that the "Kyoto Daily" was led by the emperor and managed by Prince Li's mansion?

I also thought of what was mentioned in the memorial just now, that Princess Li took the lead in donating a total of 55 taels, setting an example for the people and merchants in Beijing.

On the other hand, what about the eldest prince's lineage?

All he wanted was to let the emperor cancel the conscription and reduce King Li's strength.

It's okay not to compare, but this comparison, why does it seem that the eldest prince's lineage is so unworthy?

While thinking this way in their hearts, the courtiers looked at the eldest prince's lineage, especially Hubu Shangshu and the fourth prince, and there was more or less a slight change in their eyes.

Those who can stand here are all human beings, so how can they not notice this?

Dang even scolded Prince Li's mansion and the fifth prince bloody in his heart.

It’s okay to raise money, so why don’t you take the lead?

It's fine to take the lead in donating money outside, why are you still playing in the court?

Just to look noble?

But scolding is scolding, these people also know in their hearts that if they don't donate money today, this matter may not be able to get through!

In the end, the fourth prince was the first to react and stood up, expressing his willingness to donate 10 taels.

Hubu Shangshu and other talents seemed to have been awakened, and they stood up one after another to express their opinions.

The emperor, on the other hand, could not stop the smile on his face when he heard the sentence on the left "I am willing to donate 5 taels" and the sentence on the right "I am willing to donate 3 taels".

Finally, I heard Wang Gonggong's whispered reply. According to statistics, after the ministers donated a total of 2307 million taels, I couldn't help but screamed in my heart.

The 2307 million taels, together with the more than 130 million taels raised by the "Kyoto Daily" outside the palace, made a total of more than 360 million taels.

To say something that is not afraid of people's jokes, this is the most cash in the treasury since Qin Yuan came to the throne.

When the court was dispersed, the emperor naturally couldn't hold back, and praised his courtiers well.

what?

What was the result of the conscription you asked?

It can be said when the emperor disbands, the conscription is a tradition of Tianqi for hundreds of years, there is no reason to cancel it unless it is a last resort, so this year's conscription will be held as usual!

What he said was justified and well-founded.

But everyone knew that the emperor would change his mind because of the daily fundraising.

At the beginning, the emperor was more inclined to cancel conscription, simply because the treasury was really tight.

But as soon as the donation was made, the pressure on the treasury was instantly relieved, and the reason why the emperor wanted to cancel the conscription no longer existed.

Not to mention that the initiator of this donation was Prince Li's Mansion, and Princess Li generously donated 55 taels regardless of the grievances between King Li and the First Prince.

Even the fifth prince and other officials from King Li's lineage donated a lot.

Under such circumstances, if the emperor insists on abolishing the conscription, what is the difference between this and killing the donkey?

So in this round, Prince Li's Mansion still won!

Others disagree with this point:

"But Prince Li's mansion suffered a lot of losses this time, right? Don't talk about other people, just talk about Princess Li, 55 taels!"

As soon as this sentence was spoken, the person who spoke was knocked on the head:

"Say you're stupid, you don't know how to listen to the lectures! What is 55 taels? Go outside and ask, what do the common people think of Princess Li and Prince Li's mansion?"

As soon as these words came out, many people who also felt that Prince Li's Mansion didn't take much advantage were completely speechless.

That's right, now when the people in Beijing mention Prince Li's Mansion and Princess Li, the first thing that comes to mind is the generous 55 taels. Who is not full of praise?

Think about the previous reputation of Prince Li's Mansion, and compare it to the present.

No one can say a word about the loss of Prince Li's mansion!

Of course, in addition to this, some people still feel heartbroken about the 55 taels.

You don't need to guess to know that this person is the Fifth Prince Qin Hao.

No, as soon as he went to court, Qin Hao followed Qin Lu to Prince Li's mansion directly, and wanted to ask his family's third wife what she thought, but she couldn't figure it out so much, so she took out 55 taels to make a wedding dress for the elder brother ?

"How can this be called making a wedding dress for the First Prince?"

Regarding this, Gu Yanshu only smiled slightly:

"Although this disaster relief fund can indeed enable the eldest prince to better complete the disaster relief work for Shaocheng, Brother Fifth, don't forget that everyone in Beijing now knows that this money was given by Prince Li's residence."

One must know that before today, no matter how beautiful Shaocheng's disaster relief work was, it had nothing to do with Prince Li's Mansion.

But after today, if the matter of Shaocheng is perfectly resolved, when the common people mention the great talent of the eldest prince, they will also think of the financial support given by Prince Li's residence.

So instead of saying that the 55 taels were used to make a wedding dress for the eldest prince, it is better to say that the Li Wang's mansion used the 55 taels to forcefully buy half of the credit from the eldest prince.

After figuring out the joints, what else can Qin Hao say?

Of course, he could only light a stick of incense silently for his elder brother in his heart, and at the same time stretched out his thumb:

"High!"

If the First Prince knew about these things, he would probably be pissed off right away?

But even so, Qin Hao felt a little pain in his heart:

"But you don't need 55 taels, do you?"

"Naturally it is necessary."

The figure of 55 taels was carefully determined by Gu Yanshu:

"And even if it's not for disaster relief, the money will have to be given to Emperor Father in the end."

"I want to give it to my father too? Why?" The fifth prince frowned, really confused.

"It's nothing more than returning to the garden. This Tao Ranju and Yaoyue Pavilion are making money every day in the middle of the capital. Brother Wu Huang really thinks that Father Huang has no idea in his heart?"

Now that the opening time of the three stores is still short, the emperor may not have any ideas.

But with the passage of time, the earning power of the three stores has become stronger and stronger, and what happens after more and more profitable industries under the name of Princess Li?

Wealth moves people's hearts.

No one understands this truth better than Gu Yanshu.

Therefore, Gu Yanshu wants to let the emperor know that as long as Gu Yanshu can make money, the treasury will not be short of money.

Only in this way can Gu Yanshu complete the business blueprint he planned with confidence.

What else can Qin Hao say?

Now he doesn't know how to react other than throwing himself to the ground!

He could only light another stick of incense in his heart silently for his elder brother.

Qin Hao stopped talking, but Gu Yanshu thought of a question instead:

"Where is the fifth emperor brother? How did you come up with the idea of ​​making a donation?"

"At that time, my younger brother saw that it was abominable that the minister of the household department was chasing after him, so he thought about how he would break the situation if the wife of the third emperor was here, so he thought of this trick."

Mentioning this matter, Qin Hao scratched his head, and replied with some embarrassment:

"Your brother did something wrong?"

"You did the right thing."

Without even thinking about it, Gu Yanshu agreed with Qin Hao's approach.

It has to be said that after getting along for a long time, Qin Hao did have a certain understanding of Gu Yanshu's behavior style.

If Gu Yanshu was present in the early court today, he would have chosen Qin Hao's actions at that time, because only in this way could he stand on the commanding heights of morality as quickly as possible, so that the officials of the eldest prince's line would stop thinking about conscription.

It's not an exaggeration to say that Gu Yanshu is simply the most powerful existence in Qin Hao's heart, and he is also the person he admires the most.

Qin Hao couldn't tell how happy he was to be praised by Gu Yanshu.

As soon as she got excited, she couldn't keep her chatterbox shut, and complained directly to Gu Yanshu.

Said how annoying the people in the household department are, and never forget to add trouble to them and the third brother.

"It's really annoying."

Listening to the various grievances and grievances between the Ministry of Finance and Prince Li's Mansion mentioned by the Fifth Prince, Gu Yanshu nodded in agreement:

"Then find something for the people in the household department and do it well."

"what?"

Qin Hao never thought that Gu Yanshu would have such a reaction just because he was just making complaints.

Although Gu Yanshu didn't say what kind of job he would find for the household department, judging from Gu Yanshu's current expression, Qin Hao only knew one thing:

The people in the household department may have a hard time in the future.

Of course, the people in Beijing don't care what kind of undercurrents are going on in the court. For them, there is one more important thing today!

That was the sum of money they donated in front of the "Kyoto Daily" today.

Mr. Wen Liu said that in order to help the people who came to Shaocheng as soon as possible, and also for the safety of the money, the money received today will be sent directly to the palace at the end of You Shi.

In order to implement the principle of openness and transparency proposed by the newspaper, a unified count will be carried out before the money is sent to the palace.

The people who have nothing to do now are all gathered not far from the newspaper office, and the people who read the newspaper office are counting today's donations!

In order to ensure the safety of the money, the people who handled the donations today were all transferred from the Prince Li's residence by Gu Yanshu.

One of the biggest advantages of the servants in Prince Li's mansion is their quick hands and feet.

Although there was a lot of money for disaster relief today, including a lot of copper coins and broken silver, everyone counted them all within half an hour.

A collection of 420 articles.

In the end, Wen Qingxiao asked for pocket money to make up for the remaining change, and the total collection was 420 taels.

The people in the newspaper had just reported this number, and someone in the crowd who watched the excitement immediately spoke up:

"420, that's right, that's the difference!"

Following the voice, one could see that the man was holding an abacus in his hand.

You don't need to think about it, you can know, this should be done just now with the list on the red paper outside the newspaper office.

In addition, several people with abacus in their hands stood up one after another, saying that the amount was correct.

Among them, there is no shortage of old accountants who are familiar to the common people.

After inquiring carefully, I realized that these people were all invited by the "Kyoto Newspaper" to supervise, saying that if the final amount given by the newspaper office does not match the details on the red list, it can be raised on the spot.

Hearing this, what are the people worried about?

After all, the details on the red list were recorded one by one under their noses, so there is no way to fake it!

The people watching the newspaper neatly put the money into the wooden box, and then sent it to the palace in front of everyone. The common people knew that the money was going to Shaocheng to help the victims there.

Immediately, a feeling of excitement surged in many people's hearts:

"There is half a tael of silver donated by me!"

"I also donated half a tael!"

"Hey, although my family is poor, there are a hundred copper coins I donated here!"

……

As we talked, everyone couldn't help laughing.

With this amount of money, the scene of frozen corpses everywhere and the disaster victims' naked clothes painted in the supplement will never happen again!