I am such a clever little fellow.
Thinking of this, he looked at Zhao Gao beside him and said earnestly:
"Zhu Danxi has made great contributions. I hereby convey my decree to reward him with ten thousand taels of silver and find him a luxurious house in the city.
Maids and servants were treated generously by the Shangshu, and all their needs were allocated from the treasury.
As for Cai Jing... he was awarded the title of Grand Tutor and five thousand taels of silver."
These words really scared Zhao Gao.
Just by talking, fifteen thousand taels were spent.
Moreover, he also rewarded Zhu Danxi with a house.
Wow, this must be a great achievement.
Zhao Gao didn't dare ask any more questions and bowed quickly, saying, "Yes, Your Majesty."
Afterwards, he conveyed Ying Yuan's order to the two people who were still in Xuan Zheng Hall.
Zhu Danxi was delighted when he heard the voice.
On weekdays, he lived in the Imperial Medical Bureau.
Now, I finally have a home in Xianyang City.
He also rewarded himself with ten thousand taels of silver.
In this way, you don’t have to worry about your retirement life.
Cai Jing and he knelt on the ground at the same time, bowed and shouted: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your great grace. May Your Majesty live forever!"
After Zhao Gao left.
Cai Jing helped Zhu Danxi up, stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Well, I have said it before, Your Majesty will not treat meritorious officials unfairly."
Zhu Danxi said with a smile, "Now I should call the Prime Minister 'Master Taifu', right?"
The Taifu’s position is equivalent to that of the Three Dukes.
This official title is more important than the position of prime minister.
But his power is not as great as that of the prime minister.
Cai Jing laughed and said, "Your Majesty, you are taking pity on this old minister."
"What do you mean?" Zhu Danxi was puzzled.
Cai Jing said bluntly: "Why did His Majesty reward you with silver? And it was ten thousand taels of silver. That's because His Majesty knew that you were not interested in pursuing fame and fortune.
How can someone like you who is used to a carefree life succeed without money?
As for me... I have been in the court for so many years and have no shortage of anything. The five thousand taels of silver are dispensable to me.
I don't know when I will retire and return to my hometown. Before that, Your Majesty can still appoint me as the Grand Tutor. The purpose is to recognize my various contributions to the court over the years.
Your Majesty is a wise and benevolent ruler. I am already content to be the Grand Tutor, and this life is over now."
At the moment, he had only one thought in his mind.
That is, while he is still able to do something, he wants to put more effort into Ying Yuan and the Qin Dynasty.
I just gave Zhu Danxi some advice, and the emperor appointed me as Taifu.
What's this?
The emperor’s grace is so great!
Meeting such a benevolent king, it would be worth it even if I die at this moment.
As for silver...
The country is in such a difficult situation now, yet Your Majesty still rewards me with five thousand taels of silver.
It's really touching.
It seems that I have to do something for the country to repay Your Majesty.
Since the country is very short of money now, I will transfer all the proceeds from corruption over the years to the national treasury one after another.
It’s not a lot of money, only five million taels, but it’s a token of my appreciation.
Your Majesty, please forgive my incompetence. I can only do this for you and the Qin Dynasty.
Having said that, what if Ying Yuan only gave Cai Jing money today but did not give him the position of Taifu.
Then Cai Jing would definitely not plan to donate all his property.
However, the position of Taifu is of great importance.
Throughout history, all civil officials who have been able to sit in the position of Taifu have been famous figures of all time.
He believed that Ying Yuan's appointment of him as Taifu was actually a disguised way of giving him a posthumous reputation.
You have lived to such an old age and are still working in the court. What are you seeking?
For money?
Cai Jing is not short of money.
For profit?
He had already become prime minister and held the title of marquis, so there was almost no room for him to climb up.
So, there is only one left, the name.
Now that Ying Yuan has given him posthumous fame, it is understandable that he would donate all his property out of gratitude.
What's more, the most important point for Cai Jing to do this is to convey a message to Ying Yuan.
That is, the Cai family will always stand behind him and support him.
This money must be donated.
Your Majesty treats me as a national hero, and I will repay you as a national hero.
I guess Ying Yuan never expected that after all this back and forth, the national treasury not only did not lose money, but instead had more money.
As for how to donate so that people won't think he is a corrupt official, it depends on how he launders the money.
Of course, that doesn't matter.
What’s important is that the national treasury will receive five million taels of silver.
This amount of money is enough to alleviate many of the difficulties currently facing the Qin Dynasty.
After making this careful decision, Cai Jing suddenly felt a lot more noble.
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