Uncle An Xiang's face darkened, and he said: "These big turbans all have darker hearts than anyone else. They get the advantage first. When the court needs them, they are not as good as our Lord."
"We can't take care of the turban matter. Remember to send the money to the Ministry of Revenue when you get home." British Duke Zhang Weixian did not want to say more about civil servants.
He knew full well that the money the court wanted would only be wasted in the end, so he regarded it as the last effort of the nobles and others for Chongzhen.
Uncle Anxiang was naturally reluctant to give so much money to the court in vain, but since the British Duke had made his decision, he could only obey.
The British Duke is the leader of these lords, and he will not offend the British Duke for such a small amount of money.
"My nephew, I take my leave." Uncle An Xiang bowed, turned and left the British Duke's study.
As soon as they left, the British Duke immediately arranged for people to deliver letters to the other two Dukes.
Invite people to the British government to discuss cooperation with the Tiger Flag in detail.
The household area behind the court was very lively.
There was a long queue outside, all officials from Beijing came to donate money to the Ministry of Household Affairs.
According to different grades, every official must donate silver. After going to court, officials of all sizes came to the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Of course, some high-ranking officials did not arrive in person, but only sent housekeepers over. The officials actually queuing up outside the Household Department were almost all officials of the fifth rank. Many officials here were not even qualified to participate in the morning court.
"Your Majesty, the Hubu is very lively. The Hubu is crowded with people who come to donate money." Wang Chengen took the scene of the Hubu collecting donations as good news and told Chongzhen.
Because he knew Chongzhen and knew that Chongzhen would definitely like the news.
Sure enough, after hearing his words, Chongzhen showed a smile on his face and said: "Yes, yes, my Ming Dynasty has these ministers who serve the country with fists and fists, why can't I guard it."
In his opinion, the lively scene of the Ministry of Finance donating money was a sign of the trust that the officials of the DPRK and Central Government had in the Ming Dynasty, and it was also a manifestation of the concerted efforts of all people to deal with the tiger thieves.
"Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty." Wang Chengen said, "The Ming Dynasty has such a sage emperor as the Emperor, and there are also these loyal and patriotic officials. I believe that the tiger thieves will not only be impossible to break through the capital, but will also be wiped out by the Ming Dynasty in the future. In order to show your Majesty's martial arts and I am the mighty virtue of the Ming Dynasty."
"Ha ha!"
Chongzhen, who was struck by Wang Chengen's words, laughed proudly.
Although the haze in my heart has not been swept away, it has also dissipated a lot.
Wang Chengen said: "Your Majesty, how will you arrange the money received from the Ministry of Household Affairs? Do you want to supplement your Majesty's internal funds?"
"No need." Chongzhen waved his hand and said immediately, "This money is used to defend the city. No matter how much it is, let the Ministry of Revenue directly send it to the capital camp. As long as the capital camp defends the capital, I don't mind raising another one for the capital camp." Send money and food."
After hearing this, Wang Chengen hesitated for a moment and said tentatively: "Although this money is sent to the Ministry of Household Affairs, Your Majesty, you have raised it. Otherwise, you should send someone to read it over and send it to someone from the palace." To the capital camp."
The emperor doesn't know, but he knows the virtues of those officials in the Ministry of Household Affairs.
When the Ministry of Revenue has money and food, the officials of the Ministry of Revenue will definitely take action. He does not want to see the money that Chongzhen finally raised being secretly shared by the morons in the Ministry of Revenue.
"People in the palace should not interfere." Chongzhen looked unhappy.
The reputation of the eunuch was not good outside, and even he heard about it in the palace, so when such an important sum of money passed through the hands of the eunuch, he was worried that some layers of it would be scratched off by the eunuch who handled it.
Wang Chengen, who was following Chongzhen, immediately guessed Chongzhen's worries as soon as Chongzhen opened his mouth and knew that he did not want people in the palace to get their hands on the money.
Since Chongzhen was worried, he would not talk too much about this matter. Talking too much would only make Chongzhen unhappy and would not do any good to himself.
As for whether the officials of the Ministry of Revenue would be interested in the money, even Chongzhen himself didn't care. As a person serving the emperor, he could be regarded as fulfilling his obligation to remind him.
For several days, the Ministry of Revenue has been collecting money sent by palace officials, and this income is also the largest income the Ministry of Revenue has received in recent months.
Chongzhen was worried that the Tiger Character Banner would suddenly attack the city, so he repeatedly urged the Ministry of Household Affairs to send money to the capital camp to defend the city.
After a few days, the officials who delivered the money had almost delivered it, and the Ministry of Household Affairs began to send the money to the capital camp.
Of the hundreds of thousands of taels of silver raised, the household department lost 30%, while the military department took away 15%, and the last 55% was sent to the capital camp.
The British Duke and several lords did not touch the money this time, and distributed it all.
However, even if there is no lord to touch this money, there are still many soldiers below who will still get their hands on it, and it is still unknown how many of them will fall into the hands of the soldiers in the Beijing camp.
In the past few days when the Ministry of Revenue was collecting money, the Lord sent someone to contact the Tiger Flag in Yuquan Mountain and agreed on a time for the Tiger Flag army to enter the city.
With the arrival of soldiers and horses from the second war zone, several large legions of the Tiger Flag surrounded the capital, seeing that the war was about to break out.
Liu Heng and the commanders of several war zones determined the time for the final general attack.
In order to capture the century-old capital of the Ming Dynasty this time, Tiger Banner brought a large number of cannons, including a lot of twelve-pounders.
Once the siege of the city goes unfavorably, the twelve-pounder cannon is a weapon used to pry open the walls of the capital.
The outer city gates of the capital were all closed, and the Tiger Flag army had cut off water transportation for quite some time. The price of food in the capital had skyrocketed, making it impossible for ordinary people to afford food.
Even if the Tiger Banner army only besieged the capital but did not attack it, the capital would fall in less than a month due to lack of food supplies.
However, Liu Heng was not prepared to do this.
Doing this will only make the ordinary people in the city die, and it will not do any good for the Tiger Flag to win the capital.
The Tiger Character Banner is not an army of a foreign race, so it is naturally impossible for them to carry out such inhumane siege methods against the people of the capital, and the people of the capital are also a kind of wealth to the Tiger Character Banner.
Although the Tiger Character Banner occupies a large area, its actual population is not large. At least compared to such a large area of several provinces, Dingkou is obviously insufficient.
After all, it’s food.
In recent years, the weather has been bad, and the north has been greatly affected, especially Shaanxi. Before it was captured by the Tiger Character Banner, natural disasters and man-made disasters killed many people. Later, the Tiger Character Banner transferred food from other places to support the people of Shaanxi, but it was still unable to Let the people of Shaanxi ensure their self-sufficiency.
Fortunately, after capturing Henan, the Tiger Banner gained a productive area, which relieved some of the pressure on food. In addition, the good port in Denglai was captured, allowing the Tiger Banner to transport food from other places by sea.
The food problem has been solved, but Dingkou appears to be insufficient.
(End of chapter)
