Chapter 150
Emperor Tang solemnly said: "Yes, raise money! Wang Shilang, you are in charge of the household department, so let's set an example starting from you!"
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Wang Lang's old face trembled crazily. Under the gaze of Emperor Tang, Wang Lang bit the bullet and said: "Your Majesty, I have a poor family, and I am willing to donate fifty taels of silver!"
"What? Only fifty taels?" Emperor Tang's eyes suddenly darkened.
Immediately, the Emperor of Tang Dynasty glanced at the civil and military officials of the court and said: "Shilang Wang donated fifty taels of silver, what about you?"
"Your Majesty, I don't have as many family members as Wang Shilang, but I am willing to donate fifty taels!"
"Master Han will contribute fifty taels? Alas! My salary is not as high as that of Master Han. Your Majesty, I am willing to contribute thirty taels!"
"Please don't be surprised, Your Majesty. I have an old mother who needs support and a three-year-old child who is waiting to be fed. I can only donate ten taels of silver!"
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In an instant, all civil and military officials expressed their opinions. Some people contributed a maximum of one hundred taels, and the minimum was ten taels.
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The more Emperor Tang listened, the darker his face became. There were so many civil and military people in the dynasty, and all of them added up, they could barely collect three thousand taels of silver. It was simply ridiculous.
"Your Majesty, I have been honest all my life. If Your Majesty wants to fight, I am willing to spend all the salary I have accumulated over the years. Although it is not much, I still have a thousand taels of silver!" Prime Minister Xu Shize said.
Emperor Tang nodded: "Prime Minister, you are interested!"
He indulged officials in corruption, but among many officials, the only one who was not corrupt was Prime Minister Xu Shize.
Because Xu Shize followed him to conquer the country, he once rewarded Xu Shize with a mansion in the east of the city, and Xu Shize had only one daughter. After his wife died, Xu Shize did not remarry. Everyone else had reasons to be corrupt, but Xu Shize could not find corruption. to reason.
"Father, even if the civil and military officials of the court raise money, they can't even raise ten thousand taels of silver. This battle cannot be fought!" The third prince Tang Shuheng stepped forward and said.
Emperor Tang snorted coldly: "Who said this battle can't be fought? Yu'er, I want to hear your opinion. You usually have a lot of clever ideas. Come on, give me some advice!"
"Father, I do have an idea. It depends on whether father is cruel or not!" Tang Yu joked.
Tang Huang sneered and said: "Those who achieve great things don't stick to trivial matters, Yu'er, just say what you say!"
"Father, you have to know that there are royal families, relatives, and aristocratic families in the civil and military circles of this Manchu Dynasty. Although the child's idea is simple, crude and quick to achieve, it can easily offend people!" Tang Yu said.
Tang Huang touched his chin and said: "Yu'er, what exactly do you want to say? As long as the court's money problem can be solved, I fully support it! If anyone dares to intervene forcefully, I will kill him!"
"Okay! With your father's words, the child will feel confident. Reporting back to the father, the child's idea is very simple, that is, to rectify the administration and thoroughly investigate corruption!" Tang Yu said solemnly.
He could see that Wang Lang, the minister of household affairs, was obviously guilty when he reported that the treasury only had 800,000 taels of silver.
Thinking again about the emperor's art that Emperor Tang told him before, Tang Yu could be sure that this group of harmless civil and military officials from the Manchu Dynasty must have been greedy in the past three years.
As long as we thoroughly investigate corruption and catch a few big fish, we might be able to collect enough silver for the war.
"What? A thorough investigation into corruption?"
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of all civil and military officials in the court changed. Tang Yu's words were like a heavy hammer that hit everyone's hearts.
