When he spoke, the others seemed to be in a dilemma.
If I donate, all my hard work over the years will be wasted.
If you don't donate, how can you gain a foothold in the court in the future?
Your Majesty appointed Cai Jing as the Grand Tutor, probably after discussing it with him.
We should encourage all officials to donate.
In this case, how can we not donate this money?
This Heshen has long since sworn allegiance to Your Majesty.
He is probably singing the same tune as Cai Jing today.
It’s definitely not possible to donate all of it.
How about donating half?
"Please rest assured, Prime Minister. We know what to do."
Qin Hui spoke.
Seeing this, the other ministers had no choice but to agree.
After all, there is no better way now.
Therefore, the news that civil servants collectively donated money to the national treasury shocked everyone in the government and the country.
According to conservative estimates, the donations from the six ministers and the left and right prime ministers alone amounted to 70 million taels.
It is equivalent to the annual tax revenue of the Qin Dynasty.
Of course, this is just the beginning.
They will make further donations in due course.
Moreover, due to their driving effect, a donation boom has been set off among the government and the opposition.
Aristocratic families, merchants, and officials with some wealth all began to donate money.
After all this back and forth, the national treasury was completely filled.
The collective donation by civil officials made the military group feel uneasy.
It’s not their fault that they are panicking. The main reason is that the civil officials suddenly became inward-looking, which really made them very uncomfortable.
They gathered at Huo Guang's house again to discuss the donation issue.
"They all donated money to the court, and the amount was frightening. However, after being handled by Heshen, the money they donated became much cleaner."
"General Huo, I think we can't wait any longer. Their donation must be His Majesty's intention. If we are late, His Majesty will probably target us more."
"That's right, General Huo, let's donate too."
“…”
After hearing everyone's voice, Huo Guang no longer hesitated and said seriously:
"Well, since they donated, then we should donate too. In short, we can't fall behind others. Otherwise, if His Majesty despises us, it will be more trouble than it's worth."
As soon as the words fell, everyone started to speak:
"You are right. I don't have much money at home, so I am willing to donate thirty thousand taels of silver."
"General Li, you're a hidden talent. You asked for thirty thousand taels right away. Then I'll donate forty thousand taels!"
"I'll donate fifty thousand taels!"
“…”
A donation controversy officially swept across the government and the country.
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