Chapter 39 These adults are miserable, they have no privacy at all
The two sides were unable to reach a consensus, so they all shut up and looked at Lu Yanshi.
"Of course we have to fight this battle." Lu Yanshi made his decision.
The military officers were overjoyed, and the civil officials hurriedly said, "But the treasury is empty. We have no money."
"Yeah, how can we fight without money?"
There was a chorus of agreement.
Lu Yanshi said calmly: "I will take the lead in donating 50,000 taels of silver from my private treasury, and I hope that all of you will also donate generously. After all, this is a national event. If we can conquer Beiyong and expand the territory of Daxia, it will be a good thing."
"When the time comes, I will certainly not forget all of you who have made great contributions."
"Your Majesty, since you have said so, I, an old minister, will take out the one thousand taels of silver that originally belonged to the coffin." The Grand Tutor knew that he could only respond and not refuse, so he was the first to step forward.
Seeing this, others also started to offer to donate.
But they were all just one or two hundred taels of silver, and at most one thousand taels. What could one do with such a small amount of silver?
Lu Yanshi's expression suddenly turned ugly.
He is well aware of the principle that if the water is too clear, there will be no fish, so he has turned a blind eye to the behavior of some officials enriching themselves. As long as it is not too excessive, he has never punished them severely. But now they are actually using such a small amount of money to fool him?
[Poor father, it seems that he can't make any money. ]
Listening to Lu Li's inner thoughts, Lu Yanshi became more and more angry.
He sneered and said, "My dear ministers, there is no need to worry. We will discuss the donation of silver tomorrow. You can go back and think about the specific amount. After all, we cannot let the war affect your lives."
The court officials all started to murmur, what does the emperor mean?
No matter how long this matter is delayed, they will not spend too much money. They are not stupid to affect their lives for the sake of war.
After retiring from court, Lu Yanshi did not have someone send Lu Li back to Weiyang Palace as usual, but instead carried her to Yu's study.
He needs Lu Li's help with something.
"Read these to me and I'll see if there are any mistakes." Lu Yanshi handed a booklet to Cao Dehai.
Cao Dehai took it respectfully and read it aloud.
"Master Taifu secretly raped three women behind his wife's back..." Cao Dehai almost stuttered at the shocking information.
Fortunately, he was a man who had experienced many ups and downs, so his tone just changed slightly and he continued reading.
"The general who ate chicken legs secretly was punished by his wife to kneel down..."
"The Minister of Rites hid women's skirts in his home, and secretly put on rouge and posed seductively when no one was around..."
[Hey, how did Father know all this? ]
[Have the emperor's secret guards penetrated every corner? ]
[These adults are terrible. They have no privacy at all. 】
Lu Li felt somewhat fortunate in this misfortune.
She was originally depressed that she couldn't share these gossips with others, but she didn't expect that her father would find out about it.
After Cao Dehai finished reading, Lu Yanshi spoke slowly: "If they don't donate silver, then I can only use this information to exchange silver with others."
[Good idea~! Father is so smart! ]
Lu Li's eyes lit up and she agreed very much.
In this way, those guys who say they have no money will definitely be willing to spend money to buy these secrets!
"Let me think about it. Which adult's quirks and secrets have I missed?" Lu Yanshi pretended to think.
[I know, I know! ]
[The student Shen Cong has one less testicle than others! ]
Lu Li immediately started gossiping.
Lu Yanshi's face turned dark. Doesn't this melon-eating system know what "not suitable for children" means? Why does it tell such things to children?
But he still silently noted it down.
Lu Yanshi wrote down as much as Lu Li said, and then handed it to Cao Dehai.
"Arrange people to collect the donations. Whether this news will be leaked out depends on how much effort you are willing to contribute to the country."
"Yes." Cao Dehai responded and immediately arranged for people to visit the families of the court officials named above.
On the second day, when they went to court, these people donated money crying and shouting.
"Your Majesty, I have thought it through. Attacking Dayong will enhance the prestige of our country. This is a good thing. I am willing to donate 50,000 taels of silver!" The Minister of Rites Song Bingwen was the first to speak, and his words were so passionate.
Other colleagues were dumbfounded.
Isn't it possible that the Minister of Rites has donated all his family fortune?
Song Bingwen was heartbroken, but he could not tell the truth. If he did, all the civil and military officials in the court would know that he liked to wear women's clothes. How could he survive in the officialdom?
"Old, I am also willing to contribute to Daxia. I am willing to donate 20,000 taels of silver." The Grand Tutor also stood up with tears in his eyes.
There were more people who were confused.
Immediately afterwards, one by one, the court officials who appeared in Lu Yanshi’s notebook yesterday stood up to participate in the fundraising.
The other court officials who were not named originally only planned to donate a few hundred taels, but now that everyone else has donated so much, you only need to donate this much.
If you don't fit in, you will definitely be excluded in the future!!!
So everyone gritted their teeth and took out their silver. The largest donation was 50,000 taels, and the smallest was 5,000 taels.
Lu Yanshi calculated correctly that the money they paid out would not hurt them at all, and they would still have a salary to support them, so they would not starve to death.
So he accepted their money with peace of mind.
In the end, together with the money Lu Yanshi paid out of his own pocket, a total of more than 500,000 taels of silver were raised. This money, sent to the front line, was enough to support the front for a period of time.
【Wow, father is awesome! 】
Lu Li looked at her biological father with admiration.
I didn’t expect that my father is quite good at managing wealth.
When Lu Yanshi heard his daughter's praise, he smiled unconsciously. Compared with his smile, the faces of the court officials were full of bitterness.
Now they just hope that General Shen can fight for his courage and conquer Beiyong. When Beiyong becomes the territory of Daxia, the emperor will give them some rewards after receiving the money.
Lu Yanshi glanced at the list and found that the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue had donated 5,000 taels of silver.
He sneered and ordered his men to arrest him.
Last time, this guy asked his youngest son to participate in the selection of the prince consort. He had ulterior motives. Han Yi Jin was a gambler, and he became the prince consort, probably because he wanted the princess to pay off his gambling debts.
The Han family is quite good at calculating.
However, if his youngest son had not participated in the selection of a royal consort, he would not have noticed him, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
"Your Majesty, I have done something wrong." The Minister of Revenue looked panicked.
"How much money did you embezzle from the Ministry of Revenue? Do I need to tell you?" Lu Yanshi had his evidence of guilt read out with an expressionless face.
The Minister of Revenue looked extremely pale.
The evidence was irrefutable and there was no room for him to make excuses.
"Your Majesty, please spare my life. Your Majesty, please spare my life." He knelt down and kowtowed to beg for mercy, but Lu Yanshi didn't give him a chance at all.
He was sentenced to immediate execution and his property was confiscated.
Including the money confiscated from the Han family, the total amount was exactly 600,000 taels.
Lu Yanshi took Lu Li back to the harem with great satisfaction, but he didn't expect that as soon as he sat down, a full 100,000 taels of silver were thrown in front of him again.