However, when officials from other departments and divisions came to ask for money, we would not lend them any money unless it was related to military pay, supplies, etc.
Even if the other party has the promise from the court, it will not work.
Ever since Ying Yuan announced the plan to recruit soldiers nationwide, he has not returned home and has been living in the Ministry of Households.
I was afraid that I would be kidnapped by some fourth or third rank officials on the way out of the yamen before I even got home.
He now hopes that those aristocratic families can listen more to the court, contribute money and manpower, so that the difficulties of the Ministry of Revenue can be alleviated.
Now, those aristocratic families are indeed discussing the matter of supporting the imperial court.
For example, the Li family of Longxi.
At this moment, Li Linfu's younger brother Li Yin was holding a family meeting.
It must be said that ever since Ying Yuan truly took power, large-scale meetings like this have never ceased to be held between the major families.
Li Yin explained his brother's intentions: "My elders and brothers, my brother's intention is that this battle not only concerns the survival of the court, but also concerns every person and every citizen of the Qin Dynasty.
If the people from Jin and Chu really destroy our Great Qin, then the next targets they will target will be our major families.
Because the enemy country will not tolerate a family that existed in the previous dynasty and can still stay in this world safely. What my brother said makes sense, so here, I suggest that since the court has already taken out our family assets.
Then our Li family should simply gamble on the luck accumulated over hundreds of years and use all our wealth to support the imperial court in its fight against the enemy."
If someone in their country rebelled and the dynasty changed, these aristocratic families would still have a chance of surviving.
Because the new court’s first priority is to stabilize the situation, and the way to stabilize the situation is to get close to the aristocratic families.
But the countries of Jin and Chu are different.
They clearly came to Qin to gain benefits.
Even if we destroy the Qin Dynasty, how can we stop before we have gained enough benefits?
They don't care about the survival of the local families of Daqin.
At worst, they can just rob and leave, leaving the people of this land to fend for themselves.
As long as it can compensate their interests.
"Li Yin, we old fellows are all old. We will do whatever you and Lin Fu say. We have no objection.
When the country is at stake, don't think about your own interests first. Country is country, only with a country can you have a family!"
An elder from the Li family spoke slowly and earnestly.
Hearing this, Li Yin immediately bowed and said, "Uncle, I understand what I should do now. Thank you for your support."
"We are one family, why are we talking about two different things?"
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In addition to the Li family, several other major families also decided to express their support for the court's policy of resisting the enemy.
They even submitted petitions to the imperial court, hoping to invest manpower and material resources to participate in the production of armor and weapons.
In this way, another problem was indirectly solved for the Qin Dynasty.
As for the Twelve Clans of Jiangnan, upon hearing about this great war, they realized that the imperial court was considering making use of their own children.
They also took out their family assets.
Although, their wealth was not as great as that of the five great families.
However, I am also willing to do my bit for the country.
From the perspective of national justice, these aristocratic families have indeed done their best and there is nothing wrong with them.
From the perspective of interests, they are working for the country, taking a gamble, and their ambitions are huge.
Of course, this is also a matter of course. After all, there will be rewards for your efforts.
But sometimes, for ordinary people, the rewards are too insignificant.
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