Zhang Fengyi entered the cabinet and then entered the Ganqing Palace with Zhou Yanru.

After discussing, there was still no way to go - a good wife couldn't cook without rice.

The court had no money and food, but the bandits were in front of us, so the old way was to accept donations.

Chongzhen personally issued an edict to pay donations, and notices were also posted everywhere in Chang'an Street.

East of the city, Mo's Mansion.

Mo Yuan was a former doctor in the Ministry of Works. He was in his sixties and had retired for many years. He hurriedly came back from outside and called the housekeeper. He asked directly: "How much money is left in the mansion?"

The housekeeper was stunned. The master usually didn't ask, but hurriedly said, "Master, there are more than 3,000 taels. Is it useful for you?"

Mo Yuan held his hands behind his back, and his old face was full of determination, saying, "Sell the things at home and get me five thousand taels."

The housekeeper was shocked and said, "Master, why do you need so much money to do?"

Mo Yuan did not hide it and said, "Kong Youde rebelled, and the court lacked money and food to suppress bandits. He has issued an announcement of donation. I want to donate it to the court."

The housekeeper looked hesitant, but knew that Mo Yuan didn't care about it normally and really wanted to take care of it, he couldn't object, so he had to say, "Master, let me let me for two days."

Mo Yuan said: "You must be quick, the court can't wait."

The butler quickly agreed and went out to prepare.

Mo Yuan was waiting at home, but not long after, his wife came over and stood in front of him.

Mo Yuan looked at his old wife who had been decades and said, "Are you reluctant to give up money?"

After the old wife came from the book, she was well-educated and well-educated. She looked at Mo Yuan and said, "I have been with the master for decades. Have you ever seen me reluctant to give up money? I just asked the master one, do you really want to donate 5,000 taels?"

Mo Yuan was a little confused and said, "It is not natural for the court to be a minister to do everything possible?"

The old wife said, "Master, can you tell me how many others donate?"

Mo Yuan said: "I just care about mine, I can't care about other people."

The old wife said, "If someone else only donates dozens or hundreds of taels and the master donates five thousand, what should they do? Does the master think this is glorious?"

Mo Yuan has also been an official, but he has been a fool for so many years. It is not so glorious. He simply put himself on the fire and couldn't help but be speechless for a while.

The old wife said again: "Besides, in comparison, if the court asked the master where he got so much money, was it the income from corruption? Can the master argue with all kinds of people? Although I don't understand political affairs, I also know the terror of censors. Have you ever thought about these things clearly?"

Mo Yuan frowned when he heard this, and his face hesitated for a moment.

The old wife said, "The master knows that I have never cared about gold and silver things over the years. I will not bring them in my life or death. I just want to live for a few years and be safe for my children and grandchildren."

Mo Yuan's expression moved, and sighed helplessly, saying, "I understand. Then I will see if they donate as much as they donate."

The old wife said, "It depends on the master's consideration."

Mo Yuan didn't say anything, his face was full of a dazed and depressed look.

At this time, the Ministry of Works.

It was very busy going in and out of a class room.

Soon after, these people dispersed, one of them ran in from outside, closed the door, and whispered: "Sir, let's talk, they will take the lead in donating, and then they will return their money intact. The rest will be handed over to the court, and 70% will be 70% more, they will be 70% and we will be 30%."

The adult immediately said in a low voice: "Well done! Do it carefully, don't reveal any flaws."

"Don't worry, sir, I've done it several times."

"That's good, and also find a scapegoat."

"I've found it. The one who has worked on this matter is the doctor Zhao. Haven't the lord dissatisfied with him for a long time? If someone investigates it, he will do it!"

"It's better if no one is chasing."

"Yes, the villain understands."

...

Chongzhen issued an edict to all civil and military officials to donate money. I don’t know how many people it attracted, and countless pairs of eyes stared at the money.

Zhou Zheng couldn't sit idly by and attracted Liu Liuzhe.

"If I donate, can I give it to the Ministry of War directly?" Zhou Zheng asked Liu Liuzhe. He knew that the money was in the Ministry of Revenue, and he was afraid that one in ten would be saved. There were very few people who could use this attack on Kong Youde.

Liu Liuzhe shook his head and said, "Second Young Master, if you give the Ministry of War 200,000 in one go, we will wait for the house to be confiscated. The Ministry of War cannot accept the anonymous donation. Besides, the Ministry of War may not be cleaner than the Ministry of Revenue."

Zhou Zheng was also a person who had been living in the officialdom for a lot of time and asked again: "Is there any way to use the money to suppress bandits?"

Liu Liuzhe smiled bitterly and said, "Second Young Master, you know these things better than me, and it's useless to ask me."

Zhou Zheng looked unwilling, but he didn't know, just wanted to know if there was a way he didn't know.

After all, he was a little unwilling to give it to Zhou Zheng: "This is the case, tell my father-in-law and ask him to prepare 50,000 taels of silver and give it to Shangshu Bi himself."

Liu Liuzhe said: "The second young master, even if he gave it to Bi Shangshu, he still needs to operate it. If the transfer is done twice, he will be at most 5,000 taels left."

Although the money, which was angry at such a big deal, was exploited by a group of corrupt officials, Zhou Zheng could only say: "It's better than nothing, go ahead."

Liu Liuzhe had no choice but to respond and said, "Okay, I'll go find Shangguan Manager."

As soon as Liu Liuzhe turned around, he saw Zhou Qingli standing outside the door and hurriedly said, "Master."

Zhou Qingli stepped in, waved his hand at Liu Liuzhe, sat opposite Zhou Zheng, and said, "Liuzhe said 5,000 taels, but I'm afraid it's less than 3,000 taels. No matter how much I give, I can't feed them. Just have this kind of heart."

Zhou Zheng poured Zhou Qingli a cup of tea, shook his head, and said, "Dad, I don't think I will have to go to Tianjin Wei in a long time, and then lead my troops to Shandong. My elder brother also has to go to Yongping Mansion. You are the only one at home. Be careful in everything. If you have something to do, write a letter to me and discuss with my elder brother before making a decision."

Zhou Qingli heard the subtext in Zhou Zheng's words, smiled and said, "I don't have that much official addiction, and I won't get back just by entering the cabinet."

Zhou Zheng listened to Mr. Zhou's words and then felt a little relieved.

...

While waiting for the imperial court's order, Zhou Zheng ordered Menghezhou to speed up the collection and infiltration of information in Shandong, especially Denglai and other places, and was ready to enter Shandong to quell the rebellion at any time.

Cao Bianjiao, Zhang Cunren, He Kegang and others in Tianjin Wei are already rectifying the army, counting the soldiers, and waiting for Zhou Zheng to go to Tianjin Wei to lead the troops to Shandong to suppress the rebellion.

But ten days later, a big thing happened to the court again, that is, the trick of donation was exposed, the government and the public were shocked, and the censors were impeached wildly. Chongzhen was furious, but he did not deal with it immediately for a while.

Because it not only involves many high-ranking officials, but also some nobles and nobles. For example, the father of Empress Zhang, Empress Tianqi, was involved in it. He donated 10,000 in the morning and was sent back in the evening, with an additional 3,000 taels!

As the Minister of Revenue, Bi Ziyan immediately sealed up the donation of silver and entered the palace to apologize. Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren were naturally indispensable.

Chongzhen, who was extremely angry, looked at so many people and couldn't deal with it, and he was in a stalemate for a while.
Chapter completed!