Here in the Jinluan Hall of the Imperial Palace in the capital, Emperor Hongzhi and all the civil and military officials were attending the morning meeting to discuss the war with the Tatars.
"Your Majesty, we don't have enough money~"
Zhou Jing reported to Emperor Hongzhi with a dark face that five hundred thousand taels of silver seemed to be a lot, but when he actually spent it on fighting, he discovered that the five hundred thousand taels of silver were really just like water. In the blink of an eye, everything was gone.
There is no more, but at this time the three-way army has been activated, and the arrow is on the string and has to be fired, which means that more money must be invested.
Obviously, this time, even if Zhou Jing no longer wanted to dig into the treasury's pocket, he had to come up with some, but the bulk still had to come from Emperor Hongzhi.
"What?"
"The five hundred thousand taels of silver are gone?"
When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he was immediately dumbfounded, opened his eyes wide and asked.
"Yes, Your Majesty, all of them have been used. The three armies total 300,000. According to the rules, the amount of money just for the deployment of this army is not enough, not to mention the production of weapons, armor, etc."
"Five hundred thousand taels of silver is simply not enough."
Zhou Jing said helplessly, "When war breaks out, there will be thousands of taels of gold. Since ancient times, wars have been extremely wasteful of money."
"If it's not enough, I can provide another one million taels from my own funds."
When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, his face turned ugly. He had already invested 500,000 taels of silver, and it was impossible to say that he would get rid of it now, so he gritted his teeth and took out another one million taels of silver.
"Your Majesty's Holy Might~"
When all the ministers heard this, they immediately said in unison.
"Your Majesty, this is the latest Tomorrow Morning News~"
At this time, a small yellow gate hurriedly came to the side of Jinluan Hall, handed a newspaper to Xiao Jing, and whispered something in his ear. Xiao Jing's eyes lit up slightly, and he quickly took the newspaper to Emperor Hongzhi.
Said next to me.
Originally, such a trivial matter as the Ming Dynasty Morning Post was not worth talking about in such an important place, but the matter published in the newspaper was too important, so he had to report it to Emperor Hongzhi now.
Emperor Hongzhi took the newspaper and read it carefully, while the ministers below looked at each other one by one. They were all full of curiosity. What kind of trouble did the Ming Dynasty Morning News make? It actually caused trouble in the Jinluan Palace.
"Okay~ Ming Dynasty will win!"
Emperor Hongzhi read it very quickly, and then he couldn't help but stand up excitedly.
When the ministers saw Emperor Hongzhi's excited expression, they immediately became more curious about what happened to make Emperor Hongzhi so happy, and even shouted out that the Ming Dynasty would win.
To be honest, the ministers in the DPRK are basically not optimistic about this battle. Everyone thinks that this battle may be lost, and it is very likely that the defeat will be miserable, and it may even shake the country of Ming Dynasty.
Even Emperor Hongzhi actually had no confidence in his heart, but now he shouted that the Ming Dynasty must win, which made everyone even more curious.
"Xiao Jing, read the contents of the newspaper to everyone~"
Emperor Hongzhi looked at the curious eyes of everyone, smiled and said to Xie Jin. At this time, he was also full of confidence, feeling that the Ming Dynasty would win this battle.
"Yes~"
Xiao Jing took the newspaper respectfully, cleared his throat slightly and began to read.
"In order to support the frontline fight against the Tatars, the Prince of Ming Dynasty launched a fundraiser from the entire Ming Dynasty. Those with money will contribute money, those with strength will contribute, and those with materials will provide supplies. We, Ming Dynasty, are united and united, and we will win this battle!"
"His Royal Highness the Prince donated one million taels of silver to support the front line~"
"Liu Jin and Liu Hanlin donated 800,000 taels of silver~"
"Miyun Iron Works announced that it will provide 100,000 sets of armor, 100,000 weapons and 1,000 artillery pieces to the frontline soldiers of the Ming Dynasty."
"Jingcheng Glass Factory announced a donation of one million taels of silver to support the front line~"
"Tianjin Cement Factory announced a donation of 100,000 taels of silver and 50,000 barrels of cement to the frontline~"
"Tianjin Port announced a donation of 100,000 taels of silver and a donation of 100,000 jins of dried salted fish to the front line~"
"The First Bank of Ming Dynasty announced a donation of 500,000 silver dollars~"
"..."
As Xiao Jing read out the donations one by one, the entire Jinluan Palace became silent, and everyone widened their eyes in disbelief.
But soon, each of these ministers became like Emperor Hongzhi. The worries in their hearts disappeared all of a sudden. They were all like Emperor Hongzhi in their hearts. In such a year, the Ming Dynasty will definitely win!
"This...now there are millions of taels of silver?"
Zhou Jing was slightly dumbfounded. A moment ago, he was still worried about the money. But when Xiao Jing finished reading, he calculated slightly and found that the donated money alone was almost five million taels. Such a huge amount
The numbers make people feel dizzy.
"The Ming Dynasty will surely win!"
Thinking of this, Zhou Jing couldn't help but clenched his fists and shouted loudly.
It's easy to do things if you have money. As long as you have money, nothing is a problem. As for the Tatars, what does it matter? This is what Zhou Jing was thinking in his mind at this moment.
"The Ming Dynasty will surely win!"
When Emperor Hongzhi saw Zhou Jing shouting, he clenched his fists and shouted. At this time, he no longer cared about royal etiquette.
"The Ming Dynasty will surely win!"
Xiao Jing also shouted out.
The other ministers also shouted out one by one. Some military commanders and nobles and some spirited civil servants were also excited and roared at the top of their lungs. The whole Jinluan Palace resounded with a uniform roar, so much so that the guards guarding outside
, the eunuchs in the palace became curious one by one, wondering what happened in the Jinluan Palace, where the emperor and ministers were roaring.
"This is my great fortune for the Ming Dynasty and the blessing of the country~"
"Since the prince and many enterprises in the Ming Dynasty have expressed their opinions, I have to express my opinions. I have decided to take out another one million taels of silver from the internal funds, plus the one million taels of silver just promised, a total of
With two million taels of silver, my Ming Dynasty will definitely win this battle!"
When the Jinluan Palace became quiet, Emperor Hongzhi also said with a smile on his face. This time, he didn't feel bad at all. He took out the one million taels of silver as soon as he asked. He was full of confidence in his heart that he would win this stop.
After hearing what Emperor Hongzhi said, the ministers looked at each other. Zhang Mao stood up first and said: "Your Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince serve the country and the people. This is the blessing of our Ming Dynasty."
"This battle is related to the fate of our country, the Ming Dynasty. I am also willing to donate 500,000 taels of silver to support the front line. The Ming Dynasty will definitely win!"
"Okay~ The British Lord is worthy of being the pillar of our Ming Dynasty."
When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he immediately praised happily and said, "The British Duke is still very smart, and he understands what to do with just one look."
"I am also willing to donate five hundred thousand taels of silver~"
At this time, Xu Yongning, the Duke of Dingguo, also stood up and expressed his stance.
"I am also willing to donate five hundred thousand taels of silver~"
Zhu Fu, Duke of Chengguo, also stood up and said.
As the three princes came forward to express their stance, the other generals and nobles became even more active. On this matter, any smart person would know what to do.
They are military generals and can be considered representatives of the Ming Dynasty's military. This battle is related to the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty. Everyone else has donated, and they have no reason not to donate.
"I am willing to donate one hundred thousand taels of silver~"
Even Jianchang Bo and Shouning Hou, who had always been stingy, stood up and expressed their opinions. Although they were extremely heartbroken, they both knew clearly that at this time, money was no longer the most important thing.
"I am willing to donate one hundred thousand taels of silver..."
As the chief minister of the cabinet, Liu Jian was very embarrassed at this time. Although he was also quite wealthy, how could he be compared with people like Zhang Mao and Zhu Fu?
Zhang Mao, Zhu Fu, and Xu Yongning, the three princes, also followed Liu Jin in setting up many profitable industries, so they were all very wealthy and had a lot of silver. They were able to donate five hundred thousand taels of silver in one go.
But Liu Jian can't do it. He doesn't have much property, so naturally he doesn't have Zhang Mao, Zhu Fu and others. They are very wealthy and there is no way they can donate 500,000 taels of silver all at once.
But he is the chief minister of the cabinet and the head of the civil service. The generals and nobles all donate money in large sums. As the head of the civil service, he has to make a statement no matter what, so he shakes his head and donates.
Got one hundred thousand taels of silver.
After saying this, Liu Jian couldn't help but feel heartache. It's not that he couldn't get out the one hundred thousand taels of silver, but after donating the one hundred thousand taels of silver, he didn't have much wealth left.
"It seems that in the future we should learn from Zhang Mao and others, and also learn from Liu Jin, and get more industries, otherwise it will be really embarrassing at times like this."
Liu Jian couldn't help but think in his heart, of course he knew why Zhang Mao and others were so generous, because they were rich and willful, and it didn't hurt to throw away hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.
Of course, it is not just Liu Jian who is heartbroken. Following Liu Jian's statement, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, Zhou Jing, Ma Wensheng and other civil servants also had to express their opinions one by one.
To put it casually, at least tens of thousands of taels of silver must be donated, otherwise I would really be sorry for my status. But once these tens of thousands of taels of silver are donated, everyone can't help but feel heartache. Those who have money in the family still have to donate.
It's better, it's a bit uncomfortable for people who don't have money.
"Okay~ I, the Ming Dynasty, are united and united, and we will win this battle!"
As the ministers expressed their opinions one by one, the smile on Emperor Hongzhi's face became even brighter. He just made some statistics and found that the amount of money donated by the ministers in the imperial court was almost five million taels. Such a large amount of money could be spent even if it was smashed.
Kill the Tatars who went south.
"The Ming Dynasty will definitely win~"
"The Ming Dynasty will surely win!"
The ministers also shouted out together, whether they shouted out excitedly or out of heartache, in short, the entire Jinluan Palace was echoing with their voices. At this time, no one thought that this battle would be lost, and everyone was very confident.
, all firmly believe that the Ming Dynasty will win this battle.
Ministers above the imperial court are expressing their opinions on donating money one after another, and donations are also in full swing in the streets and alleys of Beijing and Tianjin.