Half an hour later, all the civil and military officials of the Yuan Empire gathered in the Daming Hall.
Since Zhao Min came to power, the efficiency of these people has increased many times.
At this moment, Zhao Min, wearing a bright red phoenix robe, sat firmly on the dragon throne. All she needed to achieve her dream was a change of clothes.
Zhao Min first briefly recounted the events in Xuzhou.
"All the officials in the court are not fools. They also know the importance of Xuzhou."
"Xuzhou is a strategic location. If we lose Xuzhou, the entire Jiangnan region may be overthrown by various rebel kings."
Zhao Min turned her gaze to Wu Wenzhao of the Privy Council.
"Sir Wu, now that Xuzhou has been lost, there are already countless rebel kings in the Jiangnan region. If we don't put them under control quickly, there will be endless troubles. While Zhang Wuji of the Ming Cult has not yet gained a firm foothold, I will lead my troops to personally attack him."
"Within twenty days, you must gather 150,000 troops for this Queen Mother."
Wu Wenzhao thought for a moment and said, "Mobilizing 150,000 troops in 20 days will not be a problem."
Wu Wenzhao quickly knelt down and said: "I obey your order."
Afterwards, Zhao Min turned her gaze to Grand Tutor Zuo Hongtu.
"Sir Zuo, food and supplies must be sent before the troops move. This time I will lead the army in person, and I need sufficient logistical support."
"Zhang Wuji is a master. I may not be able to recapture Xuzhou in a short period of time, so even if you have to squeeze it through your teeth, you must guarantee me the supply of food and grass to the front line."
"Food and grass supply for 150,000 people!" Zuo Hongtu already had the urge to die."
"Wang Baobao, who is currently fighting in the Jianghuai region, needs an astronomical amount of money and food every day. In addition, Zhao Min has to lead an army of 150,000 to fight in person. Zuo Hongtu, even if he sells everything he has, he can't come up with that much money."
Zuo Hongtu quickly knelt on the ground: "Empress Dowager, the Yuan Dynasty is in a turbulent time now. It is not easy for us to supply Wang Baobao's army."
"If we add the food supply for the 150,000-strong army, I'm afraid all the civil and military officials in our court will go hungry."
Zhao Min sneered: "You will be hungry? What a joke."
"It's just money, it's easy to get."
Zhao Min looked at Han Yulou.
"Master, you must immediately find a way to sell all the valuable things in the imperial city and leave me a bed to sleep in."
After Zhao Min said this, all the civil and military officials in the court almost dropped their jaws in shock.
There was even a blind minister who said directly: "Queen Dowager, you can't do this. These are all family businesses left by our ancestors. By doing this, aren't you slapping our ancestors in the face?"
Zhao Min gave the minister a cold look.
Then she turned to Han Yulou and said, "Cut it off."
At this time, Zhao Min had already gained absolute power in the Yuan Empire, and she was not intolerant of those opposing voices.
However, if those dissenting voices touched upon the foundation of the Yuan Empire, Zhao Min would kill them even if they were the emperor.
The minister's head was chopped off outside the Daming Palace.
When all the ministers in the court heard his screams before death, they were all terrified.
Zhao Min smiled and said to Zuo Hongtu: "Sir Zuo, I have solved the money problem for you. As long as you have money, food will not be a big problem."
"So, from this moment on, no matter whether it is my food supply or the food supply of Wang Baobao's army, as long as there is the slightest mistake, the next head chopped off outside the Daming Palace will be yours."
Zuo Hongtu didn't dare to say a word of objection, he immediately knelt on the ground.
"I will follow the Empress Dowager's order..."
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The seemingly unsolvable problem was solved by Zhao Min in an instant.
She and Zhang Wuji have many similarities.
These two people are willing to give up anything for their own ambitions.
In order to attack Xuzhou, Zhang Wuji recruited soldiers and almost emptied out half of the Ming Cult's assets.
The same goes for Zhao Min. In order to restore her country, she would not hesitate to sell the entire city.
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In fact, Zhao Min had already figured it out in her mind, "If I sell everything in the imperial city, I can at least collect more than 10 million taels of silver."
"This 10 million taels of silver is enough to cover the expenses of hundreds of thousands of troops for two years."
"If the war has not ended in two years, we will sell the Panlongyuan where our ancestors are enshrined. There are several golden Buddha statues in it."
"Those golden Buddha statues can be worth at least several million taels of silver."
"If this is not enough, Zhao Min can only turn her attention to all the officials in the court."
"There are few officials in this court who are not greedy for money. It is certain that a lot of money can be made from them."
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Today, in order to raise enough money for the military, Zhao Min sold the palace and killed a minister.
She got the result she wanted, but she also frightened many of the civil and military officials present.
After thinking about it, Zhao Min decided to comfort them. After all, her own experience was limited. If no one assisted her, she alone would not be able to support the Yuan Dynasty.
After clearing her throat, Zhao Min spoke to the civil and military officials in the hall.
"My dear ministers, in order to raise enough money for the military pay today, I may have gone a little too far."
"But you also know that I have no choice. Our Yuan Dynasty has only been established for more than 80 years."
"But look at what we Mongolians have done in the past eighty years. We have been extravagant and greedy, and have been plundering and plundering. If I were Han, I would have rebelled long ago."
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