Morbid pet

Chapter 225 Fundraising Situation
The rebels have moved south.

Lin'an City was defeated.

The rebels took another city.

More and more refugees are coming to the south, which has caused the economic system of the three big cities to be paralyzed.

Every day, Xie Zhao's desk would be piled up with countless news about the rebels. He had ordered the guards far away at the border to come back, but it would take two months for the army to leave camp and return, and the time was too late.

Without delay.

While dispatching a rescue team to deliver relief food and daily necessities, he counted the time and waited for the border guards to return to Chang'an City to report.

However, time waits for no one.

It is necessary to readjust the route immediately and meet the border guards as soon as possible.

The military and horse power of the Ming Dynasty, apart from leaving the border, the most important thing is to leave the north.

King Li Bei holds 20 soldiers and horses, plus the soldiers and horses supported by other countries, if calculated by [-], it is still a huge body.

Look at the border again, but 20 ordinary soldiers have been gathered.

The issue of soldiers and horses gave Xie Zhao a headache.

The imperial court has to feed 20 soldiers and horses for one battle, and save refugees, which is beyond their means.

The Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry quarrel every day, causing headaches.

How to bear the huge expenses.

Xie Zhao had already mortgaged all of his private property, and it was nothing more than scraping together a few hairs.

The ministers in the court were a little sensible, and they were afraid that Xie Zhaoqiu would settle accounts later, so they made great efforts, but it was still not enough.

How to do?
Chang Le came in with a bowl of egg custard, saw Xie Zhao lying on the desk, his handsome brows were tightly knit together, and her heart was also wrinkled.

Chang Le asked warmly: "What's the matter? This is it? Come, eat some egg custard first, if you can't eat it, eat it, your body is important."

Seeing Chang Le approaching, Xie Zhao relaxed his tightly frowned brows, and forced a smile, "It's nothing serious, it's just about the rebels. I'm going to adjust the route of the soldiers in the past two days, and change the meeting place to Nan'an, just in time for me to go You can join them, and the food and grass team will go with me. During this period of chaos outside, don’t run around, just wait obediently in the palace and wait for me to come back, do you hear me?”

Chang Le sat down beside him, and she pushed the egg custard to Xie Zhao's hand, "I want to go with you."

Xie Zhao immediately put down the memorial in his hand, and refused: "Impossible. It's dangerous. There are many variables this time, and there is no sure thing, so I dare not take you out. Chuchu, be obedient."

His tone was firm and he could not tolerate Changle's rejection.

But Changle's tenderness is like water, nourishing Xie Zhao's dry soul.

"I want to go with you. There are dangers outside, and the palace may also be in danger. What's more, if Gongsun Yu is leading the troops, I can still restrain him for a while."

Xie Zhao's words meant that the soldiers led by Gongsun Yu were stuck in his throat.

If he said it now, Changle would definitely chase after him even more.

The consequences could be disastrous!

Xie Zhao: "Chuchu, you are in the palace, you are not allowed to go anywhere. This is the safest place in the whole world. If I die, there will be hidden guards to escort you out of the city. Don't stay in Daming, they will escort you." You go outside the customs. I built a mansion in a peach garden outside the border. It’s not particularly big, it’s a smaller version of Lanyuetai, but if you go there, you’ll have no problem living by yourself. When the situation in Daming stabilizes, You can go back to Hua'an again, but right now, you are not allowed to go."

As soon as Chang Le slapped the table, she acted coquettishly. With a crying voice, she wrapped her hands around Xie Zhao's hard arm and cried, "I don't care what I want! If you are dead, why should I go outside the pass? Is it really there?" Is it safe? Even if it is safe, will I really be happy in the future?"

The answer must be no.

Xie Zhao sighed, "But if you march with us, you will be very tired. Your body can't stand the long-term wind, food, sleeping in the open, eating dry food, and sleeping on the grassland. How can you let me be willing?"

Chang Le Nuo Nuo said: "You don't have to worry about me, before I went out with Dian Cui, it was the same as eating and sleeping in the open, I was mentally prepared, really!"

Xie Zhao didn't speak, and his thin lips were tightly pursed into a line.

After a while, Chang Le added: "I promise I won't drag you down, okay?"

"Besides, I know a little bit of medical skills. If I can be a military doctor, aren't all military doctors women? Why do you look down on me so much?"

Xie Zhao immediately retorted: "I don't look down on you, I just don't want you to suffer, and if you are in any danger outside, how can you make me want to fight?"

The two were deadlocked.

There is no certainty for a time.

tuk tuk-

There was a knock on the door.

Almost in unison, "Come in!"

Xie Lingfeng pushed the door open carefully and came in, saying, "Your Majesty, the Secretary of the Household Department is here."

Xie Lingfeng looked at Chang Le, then at Xie Zhao, waiting for Xie Zhao's order.

Xie Zhao was so annoyed that he immediately waved his hand and said, "The Ministry of Households let him in."

Xie Lingfeng opened the door wide, then turned around and went out, and turned back quickly.

Hubu Shangshu came in with a thick stack of account books, and when he saw Changle, he was not polite, but said in a casual way, "Empress Feng'an."

Chang Le nodded slightly, but did not speak.

Xie Zhao: "What is it?"

Hubu Shangshu is going crazy, what's the matter!We will go on an expedition the day after tomorrow, and now we don't even have food and grass for 20 soldiers and horses for three days.

He hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, when we set off in the next day, it was stipulated that we should bring one month's food and grass there, but now we really can't make up so much! Do you want to postpone it?"

Chang Le immediately asked: "How many are there now?"

Hubu Shangshu replied: "It is less than three days."

Xie Zhao killed the Minister of the Household Department with his eyes, but the latter didn't feel anything at all, and continued to add: "These three days are all the money donated by you and the ministers collectively. The rest is really gone, we The relief supplies for the refugees have wiped out the national treasury, and now there is really no money! The Ministry of Industry is asking for money again, saying that they will renovate the horses of elite soldiers and add meteorite iron. There are also ballistas, fireballs, and fireballs. Oil, which one doesn’t cost money? Your Majesty, what should I do!”

Xie Zhao rubbed the aching brows, and said coldly, "Shouldn't I ask you what to do about the money?"

Hubu Shangshu directly thumped, and knelt heavily on the marble floor, "Your Majesty, this servant just wants to resign! I really can't make it up!"

Xie Zhaosheng swallowed his anger, put his hands down, and stared at Hubu Shangshu kneeling on the ground, as well as the black gauze hat and golden belt next to his knees.

Chang Le said suddenly: "I am rich, I am very rich, tell me, how much do you need?"

The Minister of the Household Department hastily opened his account book. He calculated every day for the past few days, and after several overnight calculations, he finally calculated the lowest fee, which was also a string of astronomical figures.

"1000."

Changle: "Baiyin?" Her heart skipped a beat, she seemed to be able to hold on to the 1000 million silver.

But Hubu shook his head, and said bitterly: "My lady, it's gold. We still need 1000 million taels of gold to support these soldiers and horses to fight for half a year!"

Changle also paused.

1000 million gold.

Xie Zhao was also dumbfounded. He had calculated it himself. Although there were not so many, the unit was silver.

The Minister of the Household Department opened the account book, and read line by line the amount of money that needs to be spent on each joint. The biggest expenditure is food and grass.

Chang Le nodded, "I see. Leave this matter to me. Is it easy to get food and grass?" She smiled slightly, then jumped over the Minister of the Household Department, and walked out the door.

Xie Zhao chased him out, "Chuchu, what are you going to do?"

Chang Le didn't look back, "I'll collect some military salary for you."

Xie Zhao was puzzled: "How to make up the law?"

Changle: "I have a lot of resources from the chamber of commerce. I sell some government bonds and buy granaries everywhere. Then you don't need to bring so much luggage this time. Just take it for half a month and eat on the way. I will send people to various places Set up a granary, and when you arrive in Nan'an, send troops to the nearest granary to fetch it."

It's not that Xie Zhao hasn't thought about this method of flow.

But one is that there is no time to send people to negotiate the purchase, and the other is that there is no money.

He is not a person who can spend women's money. At this time, he wants to refuse, but think about it, for every day that is delayed, one day's refugees and soldiers will die on the battlefield. No more exports.

It was the first time he hesitated like this, he was in a dilemma.

But Changle didn't give him a chance to refuse, and left directly.

two days.

Every hour seemed extraordinarily urgent.

Changle returned to Lanyue Platform and immediately summoned people from the chamber of commerce to tell them about his plan.

However, obviously, she also received a lot of rebuttals.

Changle sat on the main seat, and said coldly: "You used to rely on the platform built by me and the original funds, and you made a lot of money. Now you are all famous businessmen in Chang'an City. Now tell me that you can't do it. Don't you think it's too late? Besides, I also said that this is a loan from the imperial court, and it will be returned to you in the future. You will receive the same amount of national debt as you have paid. With these national debts, go to For the next three generations, I swear that as long as Daming is still there, these national debts will guarantee your status and resources and will not be broken."

Chang Le continued to persuade in a warm voice: "Think about it carefully, if Daming did not survive this catastrophe this time, how much would your industry be affected? It is said that the new official takes office three fires, you can guarantee that the next generation will Your Majesty, will you tolerate rich merchants like you?"

Those with eyesight can tell that this is the queen promising them the future!As long as we can help each other this time, wouldn't we be rich and powerful in the future?
Getting rid of the identity of a businessman is what everyone here needs.

No matter how rich or lowly the businessmen of Ming Dynasty are, they even have to hide their clothes with high-quality patterns.

Qian Sen was also among this group of businessmen, and everything he had was bestowed by Chang Le, so he was of course the first to express his opinion. "My empress, I'm in the garment business, and I don't have much money to buy government bonds at the moment, but I'm willing to use all of it to buy government bonds." He tilted his head and calculated, "Maybe I can get 10 taels of gold. And the uniforms of the soldiers marching."

Chang Le looked at Qian Sen, with sincere emotions in his eyes, "Okay! Die Shi, bring a pen and paper to register. Time is running out, please confirm the amount of government bonds purchased right now. If you are really unclear, you can Send the guards of my palace to your mansion to bring the ledgers, and we will do the calculations together. Today," she took a sip of her strong tea, breathed out a breath and said, "If you don't draw a charge, don't leave any of them. When the country is in crisis, you should all be humiliated. Yan. The methods of this Palace may not be upright, but you should also think about it, the future that this Palace promised to you, as well as your past, every one of you here has received the favor of this Palace, understand? "

Some of the honest ones immediately signed and pledged.

But there are still some thorns, they are used to being poor and wild, they don't know how to be in awe and gratitude at all, they only care about the one-acre three-point land in front of them, for fear of being split by half.

Ling Hong stood up and was the first to say no.He kicked over the bench and strode out, "I'm leaving today! If I had known that today was a grand feast, I shouldn't have come! Queen, you have to be a savior, because this is your country, but don't forget , This is not our country. Where do we do business? Go to Yan State, go to Chu State, or if it’s not good enough, I’ll go to the border to do it, it’s okay, don’t take this as a threat, it’s not funny.”

Dian Cui whispered Ling Hong's personal information next to her, "Ling Hong, 38 years old, has three wives and eight children. At first, she started her business as a fabric maker in Jiangnan, and then went to Hua'an to catch up with the policy of the year before last. , and then took our 100 million taels of gold to invest in salt mining, and now it is the salt merchant of the Ming Dynasty, with strong funds."

Ling Hong walked to the door, but was stopped by the guards. He drew the guard's knife and put it on a guard's neck, "Get out of the way!"

The guard said coldly: "No!"

Chang Le chuckled lightly, the silver bell-like laughter seemed empty and ghostly in this hall. "Ling Hong, I will ask you again, do you want to buy national debt?"

Ling Hong spit Xingzi on the side with Chang Le on her back, "I won't buy it! I took your 100 million taels of gold before, and I will give you back the principal with interest, let me go!"

Chang Le raised one hand lightly, made a slight upward movement of his fingers, and then immediately turned them down, neatly closing them, and the white jade Bodhi on his wrist slipped down between his wrists.

bang-

Ling Hong's head was cut off.

A large amount of blood sprayed from the neck, staining the ground of the bluestone slab red.

Chang Le squinted his eyes slightly, looked at his corpse, and then smiled slightly at the phantom in the void: "Okay, then who is the next adult who is unwilling to buy national debt?"

Relying on this not-so-glamorous threat, Chang Le got together 500 million taels of gold, and she collected another 100 million taels of gold herself, barely making up more than half of it.

There are still some leftovers, so I use the local granary to make up.

Just right.

Sanda strode over quickly. After three years in Dongchang, his demeanor was quite different. He was calm and capable. He walked up to Changle and replied with folded arms, "Mother, Ling An's house has been copied. I found a room full of gold at home, and the people from the household department went over and calculated that there were about 500 taels, and there was also a lot of money in their underground bank."

Chang Le breathed out a foul breath, "Take care of this money! This is the money for the lives of soldiers at the border, don't let anyone who cares about you get a single word of it! Ling An is really good, and he has managed to get a lot of money by relying on the salt mine for the past two years. So much money, tsk tsk tsk. It's almost richer than this palace."

Third watch: "Before midnight, I have been secretly pursuing his criminal clues. This Ling An is not simple. He has also been involved in many cases of official corruption, and salt mines are mixed with water, etc. He deserves to die, please don't do it God hurt."

Chang Le smiled lightly, "I see, Third Watch, you have really changed a lot, and this palace will not recognize you anymore. Ask Qian Sen at the door to come over, and this palace will tell him a few words."

Qian Sen walked in with integrity, "Your Majesty, please tell me."

Chang Le sighed and finally relaxed slowly. She pointed to the seat beside her and said to Qian Sen: "Come on, sit down and talk."

The maid quickly brought the tea.

Qian Sen took a sip and asked again: "Madam, do you really want me to take the money to organize the granary?"

Chang Le nodded, "You are smart and loyal, and the most important thing is loyalty. I can feel relieved to be able to do this well for Daming. Do you have the confidence to raise granaries this time? Huh?"

"Yes! In the face of a national crisis, how can we back down!"

(End of this chapter)