Before I went into exile, I was rich as hell.

Chapter 64 Fundraising
Think about the skills of those ten hidden guards, which he has cultivated through hard work, and they are stronger than the martial arts of the big inner masters. How could they not be able to kill the exiled people?

This really puzzled him a lot.

He didn't have any extra people to send out, so let's just do it, and we'll talk about it later, the current thing is to get through his crisis.

There was no hope for the Qi family, so they turned their ideas to Sihai Bank and Wuhu Commercial Bank.

He immediately sent people out to investigate the owners behind the two families, to see if they could be found out and used by him.

At the same time, he also found the ministers who followed him and asked them to take out their own money to help him tide over the difficulties.

The prince secretly searched for ten families, and finally got together a million taels of silver to get through this crisis.

His crisis has passed, the emperor's old crisis has not passed, and a new crisis has come again. At this time, he is more tormented than the prince.

The national treasury was empty, the wealth of the ministers had been plundered, and the concubines in the harem had been looted, even if they wanted to make it up, they couldn't get it together.

There was a drought in the northwest, and the officials rushed to him one by one, asking for money and food.

The emperor's head is about to explode, he is too useless and aggrieved to be the emperor.

He smashed everything that could be smashed in the imperial study.

At the Great Court Meeting in the morning, the emperor handed the memorial to the Hubu Shangshu. The Hubu Shangshu’s face was wrinkled into a ball. The food can still be paid out, but he really can’t get out the silver. The treasury is empty, so he can’t. Take it out of your own pocket, even if you take out all your pockets, it won't be able to fill this big hole.

Ma Shangshu held the fluorene board in his hand and said: "Report to the emperor, if we can transfer 50 dan of grain, silver taels..."

If Ma Shangshu smiled, he really couldn't go on talking, everyone knew that the treasury couldn't come up with a dime.

The emperor had a dark face: "If I can get the money, what else can I ask you to do, then you should think of a way to collect the tax money from the whole country as soon as possible."

Ma Shangshu said with a bitter face: "Your Majesty, even if the tax money of the whole country is collected, the amount of money is enough, but the time cannot catch up."

People in the northwest were waiting for help, and they didn't know how many people died of starvation one day later.

Prime Minister Liu couldn't stand it any longer, he came out and said, "Your Majesty, I have a way to get the silver taels immediately."

The emperor's face relaxed, and I looked at Prime Minister Liu and said, "What can Liu Aiqing do, tell me quickly."

Liu Chengxiang said: "The meaning of my minister is to raise donations in the city, just to raise donations for the disaster in the Northwest, and let rich businessmen from all over the country also let them raise donations, but those rich businessmen can't let them raise in vain after they raise donations, they have to give What kind of reward is this? I donate 5 taels of silver to collect donations in the capital, and I have a little income."

As for the reward, he didn't say clearly, needless to say that the emperor understood what he meant, just give it a better name, which is considered free prostitution.

He is the head of the officials, and since he mentioned fundraising, he must take the lead.

These officials in the hall were willing to give up their money, and the emperor's worries were relieved, and their lives would be easier.

Otherwise, the emperor is looking for trouble every day, so he should just give up to avoid disaster.

Sure enough, when his words fell, officials came out.

Lord Liu: "Your Majesty, I have also done my best to donate 4 taels."

Master Wu: "Your Majesty, I have also done my best to donate 4 taels."

Lord Qin: "Your Majesty, I also donated 6 taels as much as I can."

Mr. Zhao: "Your Majesty, I also do my best to donate 8 taels."

……

All of a sudden, the ministers in the hall donated more than 200 million taels.

Seeing that all the ministers had donated, the crown prince couldn't justify being a penny-pinching prince. He gritted his teeth and said, "Father, I will also do my part for the disaster victims in the northwest. I will donate 10 taels."

In the end, only Murong Yi was left. After the crown prince finished speaking, everyone's eyes focused on him. He smiled and said, "Father, I don't have any property. I would like to donate two-thirds of my property. I donate 15 taels. After the next court, my ministers will start to do it."

His meaning couldn't be more obvious, this Prince Yi is indeed a fox, two-thirds of his family property is 15 taels, hehe, ghosts believe it.

But what they say is beautiful, and they have a heart of pity for the people.

The emperor finally showed a smile on his face, nodded again and again and said: "Okay, okay, you are all my good sons, I love Qing so much, and you can handle Liu Aiqing's affairs."

Prime Minister Liu shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, there are many things for the old minister, and this matter can be handed over to the crown prince or King Yi."

This matter is a matter for the royal family to show off, he dare not take credit for it, he will be sacked.

When the crown prince heard about this method, he couldn't bear it for a long time. I have a great opportunity to make money, so he hurriedly said: "Father, leave this matter to my son, I will definitely Father will not be disappointed."

Murong Yi narrowed his eyes, how could he give the crown prince the opportunity to show off and earn money for nothing, how could he not get involved, he also came out and said: "Report to the emperor, the theft case in my son's hands has already been found. Eyebrows, I just need to confirm that I'm not very busy right now, so I ask you to deal with this matter with the prince's elder brother, and do your part for the disaster victims in the northwest."

How could Murong Yi give the prince a chance to refute him, telling the clues of the theft case.

Save a while for the prince to make a fuss about this matter.

There is indeed a clue, and the target is Su Yue. According to various investigations, I think Su Yue is the most likely.

But the people he sent hadn't gotten in touch with Su Yue. He originally planned to go there in person, but he heard that there was a drought in the northwest, and that there was no harvest in the northwest this year. This was another great achievement. He could only suppress it Finally, it won't be too late for him to set off after the matter is resolved.

Anyway, Su Yue couldn't fly.

The prince glanced at him: "Fifth brother's affairs have not come to fruition, father is more anxious than anyone else, can fifth brother come here in a hurry? Does fifth brother still doubt my ability?"

Murong Yi also glanced at him indifferently: "The case of the theft is of course important, but to what extent the case has reached, I will naturally explain it to my father, but this matter of raising donations is not a small matter, it concerns the survival of the people in the Northwest. Brother thinks it’s better for us two brothers to work together.”

The implication is that the prince is worried that the prince will take the opportunity to play tricks and fill his own pockets, and the money will not reach the victims in time, and only a very small part will arrive.

He just wants to be a supervisor.

The emperor watched the two brothers fight for it from above, and then he said: "The fifth brother is right, this matter is really urgent, let you brothers do it together, don't let me down."

How could the emperor not know what the prince was thinking, the prince was not so bold as the fifth child was looking at him, and he dared to obey others and disobey them.

(End of this chapter)