Chapter 493 Let them bleed
Xiao Nuobao looked at his father seriously, scratched his head, and didn't know how to "bleed".
He only knew that after a dark look flashed across his father's face, he called his third brother away, and the two stood in the moonlight and whispered for a long time.
The third brother's eyes sometimes widened, sometimes narrowed, revealing a look of amazement, and his head kept nodding like a wooden fish...
The little fat girl wanted to eavesdrop, but before she could do it, she couldn't bear it anymore and fell asleep on her mother's lap.
It was late at night and the dew was heavy. Feng and Li Qiqiao both took off their clothes and covered the little girl with them, listening to her happy snoring...
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The next day, just after noon, the news spread throughout the capital.
"Hey, have you heard that the court seems to require donations!"
"Donations? The imperial master has approved it? Doesn't that mean people can buy official positions with money?"
"Selling official positions and titles! Bah, how can the court do this kind of thing these days!"
It turned out that at the end of the morning court, Ali, with the instruction of Mu Yihan, deliberately stopped several officials and asked them to spread the news.
He only said that in order to fill the national treasury, the imperial master had approved the donation, and the deadline was five days.
So paying donations means becoming an official with money, and paying enough money to the court to buy an official position.
And this time, Ali also made it clear that anyone who donated more could not only be assigned an official position, but also be arranged to be an official with real power! When
the news came out, of course there was an uproar among the people, and the streets were full of dissatisfaction and complaints.
But in the mansions of the high-ranking officials, when talking about this matter, it was a completely different scene.
They were all very excited and wanted to make arrangements for their brothers and grandchildren.
After all, since Mu Yihan came to power, not only has the way of donating to become an official been cut off, but the threshold for officials has also been greatly raised.
There are many wealthy families in Beijing, and there are also many high-ranking officials.
But the children and grandchildren of such families, who are born in a honeypot, often have difficulty in having real skills and finding it difficult to work in the court.
So when they heard that they could get a powerful official, the Bai family, the Minister of War, and the Zhang family, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, couldn't help but be tempted.
After returning home, of course, they told their wives and closed the door to discuss it.
"What Lord Ali said? Did he reveal how much money one has to donate to get a certain official position?"
"He said there is no upper limit on the amount of money one can donate. As for the quality of the official position, it all depends on how much one donates."
This was as good as saying nothing.
So several stable families planned to wait and see how much others donated before making a decision.
But some families were even more impatient.
Just like the Zhou family, the Minister of Honglu Temple!
As soon as Zhou Chun returned home, he called the housekeeper to count the cash in the account.
"Master, why are you so happy? Did you pick up the money?" His wife twisted her slender waist and came over to give him a shoulder-butt.
"Haha, it's not picking up money, it's paying money!"
Zhou Chuncai looked proud, "I'm happy to pay money
. The national teacher has always been picky about officials. I thought he was so noble, but I didn't expect that he would end up selling official positions and titles. It's really a penny that can make a hero fall!" After saying that, he rushed out excitedly and asked someone to collect the loan money quickly to prepare for the donation.
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In the afternoon, Xiao Nuobao just woke up. She rubbed her eyes and was lazy. She was about to roll on the soft bed.
At this time, she heard a sound coming from outside.
"Mom, can the family spend 10,000 taels? I have an urgent need for it."
Jiang Fengze's anxious voice passed through the cool autumn wind and reached the ears of the little fat girl.
Little Nuobao got down to the ground barefoot, stepped on the small cloth shoes with butterfly embroidery, and ran towards the yard.
"Third brother, shouldn't you be in the barracks? Why did you come back so early?" The little guy jumped into her arms and said.
Feng was still confused.
She didn't know what her son needed the money for.
Jiang Fengze picked up his sister and said happily, "Third brother came back to get some "fish bait" to help your father catch big fish!"
Feng's eyebrows were anxious, "Third brother, don't keep it a secret with me. I know you don't gamble or play. You must use this money for serious business."
"But tell me where it will be used, otherwise I will be worried."
After all, ten thousand taels is not a small amount.
There is definitely no money in the mansion now, and we have to go to the bank to get it.
When Jiang Fengze heard that he had to go to the bank, he was even happier.
"That's great, mother. Please give me the certificate of the money deposit. I have to make a big show so that everyone can see that I have taken out 10,000 taels and will donate it to the court to buy an official position for my brother!"
"What? We are going to buy an official position?" Feng was shocked.
She remembered the rumors on the street and couldn't help muttering, "It turns out that what is said outside is true. The national teacher actually agreed to donate an official position. This..."
Feng couldn't help but worry. She felt that although the national treasury was empty, the open buying and selling of official positions, especially the powerful officials, was really bad for the court and the country.
Isn't this just robbing Peter to patch up Paul?
But Xiao Nuobao is more cautious. Thinking back to what her father said, she touched her chin and felt that it would not be that simple.
"Third brother~" The little fat girl hugged her third brother's neck and put her mouth close to his ear, "Does my father have other plans, such as..."
"For example, let them donate official positions, and then secretly send people to kill them!" Xiao Nuobao put her little hand across her neck, rolled her eyes and tilted her head.
"Haha!" Jiang Fengze raised his head and laughed, "As expected of father and daughter, you know your father."
"But you only guessed half right. The national teacher did set up a trap, but he is not as lively as you, the King of Yan, who would not take money and take lives. What will happen next, you just wait and see." Jiang Fengze tapped his sister's nose and hurried into the house to get the flying money.
Knowing that it was a setup, Feng heaved a sigh of relief, and her worries turned into joy.
As long as she could get money from the termite, let alone 10,000 taels, even if she had to spend all her family's assets, she would strongly support it.
Xiao Nuobao was also excited, following behind his third brother, and his little brain began to make all kinds of guesses!
Not long after, Jiang Fengze left the house and walked out onto the street in a very ostentatious manner.
Sure enough, when he went to the bank, countless eyes were immediately attracted.
Many people are looking forward to donating to become officials, and the Jiang family has the closest relationship with the imperial master, so those who want to find out some inside information will of course keep their eyes on the Jiang family.
When Jiang Fengze left the bank with the banknotes and smiled,
a bunch of people rushed in and hurriedly asked the shopkeeper how much he took!
The shopkeeper was also very happy and stretched out a finger, "Master Jiang, he took exactly 10,000 taels, not more or less!"
The informants of each mansion quickly returned to the mansion and informed the master and mistress at home.
"Ah? Ten thousand taels? Did you hear me right? That's too much!"
"The Jiang family has a daughter of the imperial teacher, but they still have to donate ten thousand taels to get an official position. Then don't we have to..."
"Forget it! Let's go for it. We'll miss it later. At worst, we'll donate eighteen thousand. After we get the official position, we'll have plenty of ways to get the money back!"
All the officials were talking excitedly, but they didn't know that Jiang Fengze was just pretending...
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