The substitute prince: Reported the emperor's brother at the beginning

The minimum donation requirement for this fundraising is 100,000 taels.

Those who are of similar rank to Yang Long feel even more aggrieved. You have three million taels, and I don't even feel face when I have a million taels, right?

The prime minister was depressed. He, Yang Long, was a minister and had so much to lose. For the position of prime minister, he estimated that the emperor would only be satisfied with five million taels.

Emperor Wu also looked at the two brothers who were in a daze in the crowd.

"Second brother, fourth brother, you two are princes, you should set an example. Three million taels each."

The two brothers were stunned. What the hell?

We just stand there and say nothing, but we still have to take the money?

That's so unreasonable.

The money was spent and was used to help Lao Liu with his work, so why is he so reluctant?

But the two brothers did not dare to refute and had to accept the order unhappily.

Emperor Wu also calculated in his mind that there were more than a hundred officials in the capital, and there was also a group of nobles who just lived there and did nothing.

The amount of donations reached a huge amount, and all problems were solved.

Emperor Wu looked at Yang Long with a smile and said, "Lord Yang, you have made great contributions this time. Tell me what you want."

Yang Long knelt and said righteously, "Your Majesty, this is simply my duty as a minister. I dare not take any credit for it."

"You can't say that." Emperor Wu laughed and said, "Those who have made contributions should be rewarded well. Otherwise, wouldn't it be unclear whether I should reward or punish?"

Yang Long had no choice but to say, "Your Majesty, if you want to reward someone, then give it to the Sixth Prince. It was the Sixth Prince who proposed this fundraising and explained to me the importance of it. I dare not hide it from Your Majesty."

"Sixth Brother's idea?" Emperor Wu nodded slightly and said with satisfaction, "Finally, I am satisfied for once."

Everyone else had different expressions.

It’s the Sixth Prince again. Why does he always jump around so violently?

Either they are executing third-rank officials or forcing the entire court to raise funds. Is this the end of it?

"Lord Yang, I grant you the imperial seal, a seal from a family of loyal and virtuous men."

Yang Long was so excited that he immediately knelt down and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, thank you for your grace. Long live the Emperor."

In fact, many ministers had the emperor's personal calligraphy.

However, as a family of loyal and righteous people, this is rare. With these words, the Yang family will have peace for at least a few decades.

The three million taels were well spent.

Countless ministers envied it. It was too deceptive. We pay for it, but you have to pay for it and get this guarantee.

"As for the Sixth Brother," Emperor Wu pondered for a moment, then untied the jade pendant from his waist and said, "Give this to him for me."

At this moment, the Second Prince and the Fourth Prince in the crowd widened their eyes in shock.

They knew how much the emperor valued this jade pendant.

I always carry it with me and never take it off, but now I have given it to that bastard Lao Liu.

They spend money, but in the end the benefits go to Lao Liu. It's so unfair.

......

Ning Yi has now been dressed by the maids.

Yang Ziqin lay on her side in the quilt weakly.

Her snow-white skin was exposed outside the quilt, and her beautiful hair covered her handsome face.

I was bullied badly just now.

Ning Yi was just about to go and comfort her. After all, he was already comfortable enough and couldn't just ignore her.

At this time, a maid came in and bowed slightly: "Your Highness, Commander Qin reports that there is news from the palace."

"Really? This prince will go and take a look." Ning Yi went out quickly.

He was still thinking about the morning court affairs, and wondered whether his father-in-law had succeeded in taking the lead.

Amidst the messy hair on the bed, Yang Ziqin's beautiful eyes were full of complaints.

What kind of person is this? He was calling me baby so gently just now.

As soon as he got some news outside, he ran away. How heartless.

"Miss..." the personal servant whispered, "It's time to change clothes."

Yang Ziqin said unhappily, "Get out."

She turned over, revealing her snow-white back.

He cursed the Sixth Prince countless times in his heart.

......

When Ning Yi arrived at the front hall, Tan Donglin and the other two immediately stood up and bowed, all with smiles on their faces.

"Your Highness, that's amazing."

"Your Highness, this move of yours is simply too beautiful to be compared to."

Ning Yi knew from their expressions that the matter was settled: "Everyone, please sit down. You're welcome."

"Tell me, Prince, how did the morning court go?"

Although the three of them also attended the morning court, their ranks were too low and they all stood at the back.

There was hardly a chance to speak.

But nothing that happened in the morning court could be hidden from their eyes.

After listening to their story, Ning Yi looked at them strangely: "My father-in-law has a sharp tongue. He even said something like conquering the capital to welcome the new master."

The three of them also admired him.

Tan Donglin said sternly, "Your Highness, I believe that what Lord Yang said is not inappropriate. If this continues, it will indeed be treason."

Ning Yi nodded in agreement. There were too many such things in history.

When the imperial court was in trouble, corrupt officials were reluctant to take the money. Finally, when the capital was captured, millions of taels of silver were found in many of their homes.

"In that case, the three of you will quickly calculate the amount of silver, contact the grain merchants, and purchase grain to be shipped to Jiangdong."

"This time, this prince will not allow any more chaff to happen."

Jiang Bingwen, who had first proposed the bran, offered his hand and said, "Your Highness, rest assured. This time, I guarantee that all of it will be exchanged for high-quality grain. If you dare to buy even a pound of bran, Your Highness will have me executed."

With so many officials donating money, the amount of money must be huge, so why would they buy bran?

Although the emperor has issued an edict, it is not so easy to make these powerful people pay money.

For several days in a row, the three ministers kept running around to register.

Ning Yi was also busy for several days. When he looked through the account books, Fang Wanhua said with a sigh, "These officials in the capital are really rich."

"It has reached tens of millions of taels, and the statistics haven't been completed yet."

Ning Yi suddenly asked: "Why don't you three take the money?"

Tan Donglin and the other two looked at each other, feeling embarrassed.

"Your Highness, we are of low status and our words have little weight. We really don't have money."

Ning Yi smiled faintly: "Don't play tricks on this prince. Which official isn't corrupt nowadays?"

"Can you resist not taking it?"

Fang Wanhua smiled bitterly and bowed, "Your Highness, we have only been employed for a few years. Where can we find a hundred thousand taels of silver?"

"I do have a few thousand taels of silver at home, but even if I sell everything, it wouldn't be worth more than a hundred thousand."

The meaning is very clear, we are of low official rank and cannot get anything.

Or maybe it's just that the profit wasn't much, just a few years, a few thousand taels was already pretty good.

Ning Yi nodded slightly: "Forget it, you can keep it for yourselves. This time, I will help you pay for your 100,000 taels."

"But this prince is warning you, I have no control over other matters, but if you dare to take the disaster relief money this time, don't blame me for being cold-blooded and ruthless."

The three of them breathed a sigh of relief at the same time and immediately promised that they would never embezzle a single ounce of silver.

Ning Yi's family has plenty of money. They made a lot of money when they raided the Xu family before.

These three people have been helping me with disaster relief work all the time. I can't let them actually sell their property to get the money, right?

Ning Yi continued to flip through the account book and suddenly wondered, "My nobles, you only donated this little?"

According to the records above, the nobles only donated a few thousand taels each, and some even donated a few hundred taels.

Even the most influential dukes donated less than ten thousand taels.

Tan Donglin explained, "Your Highness, they all complained that apart from the annual salary from the court and the small amount of land passed down from their ancestors, their families had no other source of income."