Be an emperor from drawing cards

Chapter 36 I still think the donation is too small! [Please collect, please read]

In front of the gate of the General's Mansion, two young masters, Huang Tao and Huang Feng, saw brothers Huang Jingming and Huang Wenbo dismounting from their horses and hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

After the two welcomed the two elders into their home, they asked in a low voice:
"Father, second uncle, how is the court today?"

Huang Jingming's complexion was inexplicable, and he gave a soft "hmm", and just talked to the study.

"Wenbo, what do you think of His Majesty's behavior?"

On the way to the study, Huang Jingming asked about his cousin as if he was trying to teach him.

"Brother, this method of An Guohou using his strength to fight is very familiar, but I don't know if it was taught by the Wang Xueshi in private."

The Wang Xueshi mentioned by Huang Wenbo refers to Wang Pu who has just been conferred the title of Hanlin Bachelor.

"It's Your Majesty, not Marquis Anguo."

Huang Jingming emphasized heavily.

"If you say such things in front of people, Your Majesty will ask you for your crimes. As an older brother, I will not protect you."

"Hey, didn't this happen just now in front of you, big brother?" Huang Wenbo laughed and didn't take it seriously, "After leaving this door, my brother would be stupid to say that."

While talking, the four of them walked all the way to the study.

After entering the study and retreating from the servants, Huang Jingming briefly told his two sons what he had experienced in the court today.

Picking up the cup of tea on the desk and taking a sip, he asked the same question to his two sons.

"As the saying goes, those who enter the game are confused, but those who are onlookers are clear. What do you think of His Majesty's performance today? There are no outsiders in this study, that's all."

As he spoke, he signaled to his eldest son Huang Tao with his eyes.

Seeing his father's gaze, Huang Tao coughed lightly and said:
"Father, it seems that the little emperor's method is not simple. After today's events, even if Ma Shangshu will not completely join the royalist faction, he will be biased towards the little emperor on some key issues. It can only be said that in the end, Only the Empress Dowager and her elders have lost everything."

When it came to the end, Huang Tao even had a hint of gloating in his eyes.

He really couldn't stand the Queen Mother's party who often caused trouble for his father and second uncle.

"Brother said that the only one who suffers from this meeting is the Empress Dowager Xuande."

The second son Huang Feng nodded in agreement.

"However, father, even if Ma Shangshu's position changes, we must try our best to win over those neutral officials. It is an indisputable fact that even though the little emperor is powerful, his foundation is weak. As long as father can offer a bigger bargaining chip, we will not worry about it." Some people don't fall to our side."

Huang Feng said with a proud face.

Our General's Mansion, ah no, it is now the Prince Taihe's Mansion. What we want is to have a mountain of tai to hold it down, to use its power to overwhelm others!

"Brother, there are successors!"

After listening to the words of the two juniors, Huang Wenbo smiled and cupped his hands towards Huang Jingming.

"Why have successors? The two of them are still young! They probably won't be able to imitate the little emperor's methods alone!"

Huang Jingming laughed and waved his hands.

Seeing the faint look of dissatisfaction on the faces of his two sons, he snorted coldly and said:
"Not convinced? Then I will test the two of you in the school. Just because of His Majesty's approach to the Lingchuan Mansion this time, if I were in your place instead of the two of you, how would you deal with it next? Second brother, you tell me first! "

Huang Feng, who was named, thought for a moment, then said:

"Father, my son thinks it's better to keep things unchanged."

Huang Jingming said lightly "Yeah" without comment.

"Boss, how about you?"

Glancing at his younger brother, Huang Tao said hesitantly:
"My son thinks that, like Ma Shangshu, he should donate a little silver taels of food, just to make sense of it."

Hearing the two sons' answers, Huang Jingming shook his head and laughed, and turned to look at Huang Wenbo.

"Do you still think you have someone to replace your brother?"

Faced with the elder brother's rhetorical question, Huang Wenbo had no choice but to speak reluctantly.

"The two nephews are still young and lack experience."

"Still young? You also know that when Brother Wei was as old as these two bastards, he had already fought to the death with the Jin invaders!" Huang Jingming's eyes showed a bit of disappointment, but he still suppressed his anger and explained, "Boss There is a saying that is true, His Majesty took out 10 taels of silver from his inner treasury for disaster relief, as a subject, this old man has to express it, but he must not simply express it."

"Boss, go tell the warehouse and ask them to prepare 6 taels of silver and [-] shi of rice and grain. Just say that I told you to use them for disaster relief in Lingchuan Prefecture."

"Father, if you add up to this, I'm afraid there are a small amount of 9 taels of silver."

The corners of Huang Feng's eyes couldn't help twitching.

9 taels of silver is a huge expense even for the Huang family.

Dachu is located in the south of the Canglong River, with a humid climate, a well-developed water system, and the highest grain output among all countries. Therefore, the price of grain has been relatively stable for decades.

On weekdays, one tael of silver can be exchanged for two and a half stones of grain.

However, during this period of time, due to the disaster in Huangzhou Prefecture, which is located in the grain-producing area, grain prices have risen a lot, and one tael of silver can only be exchanged for two shi of rice grain.

"Your Majesty is not stingy with money and food. As subjects, how can we cherish our family wealth?"

Seeing that the two sons hadn't reacted yet, Huang Jingming suddenly lost his temper. He resisted the urge to beat the two of them with a stick, and said angrily:

"Wenbo, please explain to these two idiots for me!"

After all, he was still angry in his heart, and said with a cold snort:

"That's it. I thought I was so smart. If I were thrown into the court, I would have been eaten without even the bones left!"

"Brother calm down, the two of them just don't know some unspoken rules in the court."

After reassuring his elder brother, Huang Wenbo explained to his two nephews:
"Your Majesty, as the Lord of the Great Chu, donated 10 taels of disaster relief. Ma Xian, a second-rank official, said at the Great Court Meeting that he would donate 4 shi of rice and [-] taels of silver. Marked down the road!
If you don't donate money or food, not to mention what His Majesty thinks of you, the common people alone will make you bloody!

Your Majesty, as the king of a country, has donated money to relieve the disaster. How can you not pay a dime?

Let me ask you two, do you still want your official reputation?
Your father has just been made a prince by His Majesty, if you don't say it now, when will you say it?
And only by donating more than the old fox Ma Xian can the mouths of the officials and the people be silenced! "

Huang Jingming snorted coldly, and couldn't help but add something.

"Huh, this money can be earned back after spending it, but how can such a good thing like money and food in exchange for fame be so easy to come by? If it weren't for His Majesty's reaction, but just this time, my father would have wished to donate a hundred and eighty. Ten thousand taels of silver! Of course, this is just a private conversation. If you two brats dare to go out of this study room and talk nonsense, believe it or not, I will cut out your tongues and feed you wine!"

There are some things he didn't say in front of his son.

If the Huang family wants to usurp the throne in the future, they must do more to win over the people, because the more they do, the less resistance there will be between the government and the opposition when that day comes.

Huang Tao and Huang Feng were scolded bloody by their father, but they dared not speak up.

(End of this chapter)