Donate money! Money must be donated immediately.
If you don't donate money, your children and grandchildren will go to the battlefield and feed the barbarians with knives!
Others don't know, but their own children and grandchildren know best.
If it's about eating, drinking and having fun, compiling crooked poems, keeping a prostitute, or being jealous, they are all good at it.
But if they go to the battlefield, these losers will just cry and cry for their parents.
Therefore, in the morning of the second day, everyone was not interested in political affairs, and almost rushed out to donate silver to fill the national treasury and support the Northern Expeditionary Army.
Unfortunately, the emperor just looked at them lightly and said very polite words.
"My dear friends are not rich at home, so they should not sacrifice their own money for Tianwu. Moreover, my dear friends have also said before that the autumn harvest will be around the corner. Once the grain tax is paid, there will be money in the national treasury."
The ministers simply said . They were so miserable that they couldn't open their mouths. They really shot themselves in the foot.
It turned out that these words were all made by them to cause trouble for the emperor, but now the emperor easily returned the "bitter fruit" to them.
Some people couldn't bear it anymore and knelt down and cried bitterly, pleading: "Your Majesty, please have mercy and allow me to donate silver to exempt my grandson from military service.
" "I am over fifty years old and I have only one grandson. If he has a At any rate, my incense has been cut off. Under the Nine Springs, I cannot explain to my ancestors! "
The rest of the people followed suit and fell to their knees one after another, crying together.
"Please, Your Majesty, have mercy! "
Your Majesty, my son has never held a knife. How can he beat the barbarian cavalry..."
"Your Majesty, please be merciful. We are willing to donate money and food to tide over the difficulties." "
But the emperor let them cry and never nodded.
Everyone was helpless and could only turn to the stern face of Marquis Xinting.
An old minister said: "Master Marquis, the children in our family don't know how to fight at all, and they can't tie a chicken with their hands. Even if you enlist in the army, it will bring trouble to the Marquis. Please ask the Marquis to persuade the Emperor for us. "
The Marquis looked at him carefully for a few times. Only then did he remember his identity, and he frowned and said coldly, "Mr. Hubu Langzhongguan? If I remember correctly, your thirty-year-old son took a peasant girl as his concubine last month.
"The old father who kicked the peasant girl vomited blood and is still taking medicine to stay alive. How can such fighting power be said to be powerless? If he were sent to the battlefield and faced with the barbarians, he would at least be able to defeat them with one blow. 10.
"With such bravery, instead of just showing off to the people, it would be better to kill the enemy for the country, don't you think?" "
This..." Master Guan was speechless. He was worried that his son would be angry with Marquis Xinting for exposing his shortcomings, so he looked at him and pretended to faint...
Marquis Xinting didn't embarrass him anymore. , instead looked at the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty and said: "Previously, when the Northern Expeditionary Army fought for the country and came back with their stumps, you said that the treasury was empty and they could not provide pensions.
"Now that I have used the income from my family's property, paid off the pension, and found a place for the disabled soldiers to live, you don't need to worry about it anymore!
"But Tianwu is not only the Tianwu of the people, but also the Tianwu of everyone, and the people. It makes no sense for an only son to shed blood and die in order to defend his country and your children and grandchildren! Now it's time for you to do your best for Tianwu. Don't let the people laugh!
"After all, you have spent your whole life studying the books of saints and enjoying the support of the common people, but in the end you are greedy for life and afraid of death. That is worse than the mud-legged people and untouchables in your eyes!"
After the words fell, the entire court hall was filled with silence. No one dared to speak again.
Everyone felt sad, angry and regretful, but more importantly, they understood one thing.
Previously, the seizure and delay in the release of pensions completely angered Marquis Xinting. His silence was not because he was afraid of their power, but because he was accumulating strength. Conscription is his revenge on everyone!
Since some people don't understand the hard work and sacrifice of the Northern Expeditionary Army, then go to the battlefield and try it yourself...
The emperor sat on the dragon throne and saw the pain of all the courtiers.
At this moment, I wish I could look up to the sky and scream with joy!
Sure enough, the knife only hurts when it cuts on oneself.
"Retreat!" Manager Yi received the emperor's look, shouted loudly, and then waited on the emperor to go to the back hall.
Seeing that the emperor's face was really good, he whispered, "Your Majesty, what the Marquis said is so good, I feel relieved when I hear it!"
The emperor's expression was indeed even more proud, "The excerpts that usually praise virtues can be They wrote a lot, and they pretended to be deaf and dumb when they needed to take action. Now that things are coming, let's see where they can hide!"
Manager Yi thought for a while and then asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, there are indeed only one of them. My legitimate son, are you really going to send them to the Northern Expeditionary Army..."
"I won't let their bloodline be cut off, but I have to wait until these old foxes are really tamed and willing to cut off their own flesh in exchange for theirs. My dear..." When the emperor said this, he suddenly remembered and asked, "Is there anyone from the Jiangninghou Mansion over at Kunning Palace asking for an audience?"
"Yes," Manager Yi quickly responded, "The Queen's mother asked for an audience, I heard. The old prince fell ill because he felt sorry for his grandson..."
"Humph!" The emperor asked coldly, "The queen has summoned her?"
Manager Yi thought about it for a few times and replied, "Mother, you have been very busy these days. I feel a little uncomfortable. I have already summoned half of the imperial doctors from the imperial hospital to see me. I am currently drinking tonic. Maybe I am not very energetic, so I haven't seen the Crown Prince's wife..."
The emperor glared at Mr. Yi and laughed and scolded: "What are you talking about? You have to put some makeup on your mouth to make it look nice before you say it."
Manager Yi smiled dryly and said flatteringly, "I'm afraid that my words will sound ugly and dirty the emperor's ears. Medicine, nourishing the body..."
"Anyone who is not a fool will know what her plan is." The emperor mocked, but said nothing more.
It was obvious that he was not prepared to be a dutiful son-in-law and remove his brother-in-law from the draft list.
That was the name written by his cousin himself. His cousin... didn't dare to touch it.
You know, in order to accommodate the wounded soldiers and collect pensions, my cousin has been very angry. Now it is a powder keg, and whoever lights the fire is finished!
Outside the palace gate, Mrs. Jiangning Hou Shizi begged the young eunuch to report to Kunning Palace again and again. Unfortunately, the young eunuch came back with the same news every time.
"The queen's body is in disharmony. She has taken medicine and is resting. She does not have the energy to summon the madam. Madam should come later."
The prince's wife was so angry that she tore off the veil. She had no choice but to go home.
Needless to say, I got nothing this time and was laughed at by my sister-in-law who was torn apart again.
Not to mention that the new capital was turned upside down and everything was in chaos.
Just talking about the Xincun side, after getting busy with potatoes, Tao Hongying actually cooked herself and stewed two large pots of potatoes and chicken.
The light yellow potato pieces are soaked in chicken soup, soft and fragrant.
The family brought a big bowl back, and it immediately became the favorite of the whole village's elders and children.
Everyone is clamoring to open a few more ridges of land at the foot of the mountain and on the edge of the vegetable garden next year to plant these potatoes.
Eat it stewed, roasted, stir-fried, you have to eat enough!