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Chapter 493 Donations
After the imperial decree of Emperor Qing'an, the military department of the household department became busy again.The Ministry of War has to allocate and purchase war horses and prepare a large amount of forage and beans needed for raising horses. The task of the Ministry of Household Affairs is even more serious. It has to squeeze 100 million taels of silver from the empty treasury.

The emperor refused to increase taxes, ordered the palace to reduce expenses, and raised 30 taels of silver from the House of Internal Affairs and sent them to the treasury.

Speaking of which, since Emperor Qing'an ascended the throne, he has been saving money on food and clothing.He neither chooses a concubine, nor enters the palace as a palace official, nor builds a palace, and there are very few banquets in the palace. Instead, he has been reducing various expenses in the palace.It can be called a generation of Mingjun.

All the courtiers were moved by the emperor's actions.

General Yuan took the initiative to submit the memorial, and the Yuan family was willing to donate 10 taels of silver as military pay.Emperor Qing'an was very moved, and praised the Yuan family's loyalty, benevolence and righteousness at the court meeting.

General Yuan, who was in his 70s with white hair and beard, cupped his hands and said: "The emperor took money from the House of Internal Affairs to train cavalry for the frontier army. It is a blessing for the people of Daqi and all officials and ministers to have such a virtuous emperor." Points. The veterans do these things with a little bit of effort, and only hope that the frontier army will train a cavalry soldier as soon as possible to protect the peace of our Daqi frontier pass."

Emperor Qing'an was very moved. He stepped down from the dragon chair and helped General Yuan up: "The general is the minister of Qi's humerus!"

King Zhao let out a ruthless sigh in his heart.

Emperor Qing'an and General Yuan set up a stage to sing an opera, and he was not blind, how could he not see it?
As courtiers, the Yuan family can donate 10 taels of military pay to the frontier army.He is the younger brother of the prince and the emperor, so it is impossible not to bleed.

Bearing the pain in his heart, King Zhao stepped forward with an impassioned face, cupped his hands and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, my younger brother is also willing to donate 10 taels of military salary."

Emperor Qing'an was suddenly moved: "Third brother! Prince Zhao's mansion is not considered to be very rich, yet they suddenly handed out so much money. How can I bear it!"

The extravagance of Prince Zhao's Mansion is well-known in the capital.Zhao Wang and his son often held banquets and had fun, and they were extravagant and extravagant, and everyone knew it.Emperor Qing'an's words made anyone with a thinner skin feel guilty.

Of course, King Zhao’s city will never blush. His Royal Highness Zhao made a speech with righteousness: “The training of the frontier army is imminent. The emperor took the lead in saving 30 troops. My younger brother is not talented, so follow the emperor Just learn it and save some money for future use.”

King Zhao opened his mouth, and Prince Fu could no longer shrink his head, so he opened his mouth and donated 5 taels.

The elders of the pavilion all spoke out one after another, donating [-] to [-] yuan.

Emperor Qing'an, who had always been majestic and indifferent, was moved to tears by the courtiers' emotional donation today: "The state has loyal ministers, it is the luck of Daqi, and it is the luck of me!"

Hubu Shangshu also blushed with excitement.

Very good!
Military pay finally settled!

No need for him to worry about losing his hair all day long!
The Minister of the Household Department pays attention to his work carefully, and the dismissal meeting will immediately go to the Household Department to gather all the people in the Household Department and announce that the courtiers will donate military salaries.Order the household department to live in the government office from now on, in case officials come to the household department at any time.

Every donation must be clearly recorded.

Three days later, Hubu Shangshu entered the palace with a thick booklet.During these three days, Shangshu Hubu slept for four or five hours in total.Both eyes are bloodshot, but the spirit is surprisingly excited.

"Your Majesty, this is the military salary donated by the officials of the DPRK and China, and everything has been properly recorded." The Minister of the Household Department reported in a hoarse voice: "The total is 120 taels."

"This money, the minister has sent 50 taels to the Ministry of War, and the rest will be sent to the frontier army as military pay."

Emperor Qing'an stretched his brows, his eyes were full of relief: "Good! Good! The Daqi court is all loyal ministers!"

The Minister of the Household Department smiled and reported: "Also, the imperial merchant Cui's family has also come to the Household Department and wants to donate 20 taels of military pay."

There are quite a few giant merchants in Daqi, and there are eight of them who have been named imperial merchants.Among them, the oldest one is the Luo family, who secretly surrendered when Emperor Qing'an was still the King of Yan.The one with the lowest qualifications is the Cui family.Six years ago, the Cui family secretly donated half of their family property to King Yan.When King Yan went to Jiangnan, he stayed in Cui's garden.

In the eyes of outsiders, the Cui family boarded the dragon boat of King Yan because of their grandson-in-law Shen You.

Only a few people know that the real hero is Feng Shaojun.

When Emperor Qing'an heard that the Cui family wanted to donate military salaries, his brows stretched a bit: "Although the Cui family is a merchant, they are loyal. The Ministry of Households can create a separate book and list the military salaries donated by the Cui family first."

Well, the Cui family took the lead in donating military salaries, and the rest of the imperial merchants can't keep up with the donation?Moreover, all the imperial merchants have great fortunes, so this donation is not [-] to [-] silver.

Hubu Shangshu suppressed the excitement in his heart, and accepted the order.

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As expected, before the news of the Cui family's donation of 20 taels of military pay spread, the head of the Luo family went to the Ministry of Household Affairs, and opened his mouth to donate 30 taels.Otherwise, where will the face of the head of the imperial businessman go?
The rest of the imperial merchants also donated silver one after another.

Compared with the Cui family here, each family donated 10 taels to 20 taels.

As for ordinary rich merchants and wealthy households, donating money to buy a good reputation is not enough.The Ministry of Households does not want everyone's money.Only imperial merchants are eligible to donate military salaries.

In just a few days, there was an additional 150 million taels of silver in the treasury of the household department.

In this way, the military salary is enough to support the training of [-] cavalry.Emperor Qing'an immediately issued an imperial decree to go to the frontier army, ordering General Meng to select [-] elite soldiers for training.

After receiving the imperial edict, General Meng was very excited and kowtowed three times in the direction of the capital.Immediately began to train the cavalry.

The imperial merchants who donated huge amounts of military pay were also rewarded by the emperor.The Cui family, who was the first to come forward, got a plaque personally proposed by the emperor's imperial pen.Cui Yuanhan's official position in the Ministry of Internal Affairs was also promoted by two levels.

For the Cui family, this was also a surprise.

Feng Shaojun was in the palace, and the news was the most well-informed. Before the plaque was delivered to Cui's house, Feng Shaojun had already left the palace on leave, and told Xu and Cui Yuanhan about the happy event.

Xu was overjoyed, and laughed again and again: "This is really a good thing I never thought of."

The Luo family donated more money, and the eldest son of the Luo family was also promoted to an official position in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.However, the Cui family is the only one to have this plaque personally mentioned by the imperial pen.

Among them, not only the Cui family was the first imperial merchant to donate the military salary, but also Feng Shaojun's dedication to errands.

No one knows about the last one, only Cui Yuanhan of the Xu family understands it in his heart.

Cui Yuanhan was radiant and energetic, and smiled at Feng Shaojun: "When the plaque arrives, the family will have a banquet for relatives and friends, and hang the plaque in a beautiful manner."

Feng Shaojun was also sincerely happy: "It's natural. I have to see such a big happy event with my own eyes."

(End of this chapter)