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Chapter 85 Forced donation

"Your Majesty, these refugees must be settled. The Imperial Academy said that after a severe drought in the northwest, there will be a heavy snowstorm. If you are repatriated, there will be no tiles on the refugees. If you let them go back, you will die!"

Du Jingming stood up and said, "The winter in the capital is not easy, so the Ministry of Revenue should be asked to come up with the regulations!"

"Your Majesty, if so many refugees open all sheds for relief, it will be a great pressure on the national treasury, but no matter what, the people around the capital will not have a peaceful life at that time.

Once the relief is provided, it will take at least three or four months to finish this winter. It is very likely that even the salaries of all officials will not be paid out this year. We have not paid a complete salary in four years!"

The Minister of the Ministry of Revenue Dai Wei said with a wry smile: "It's not that the ministers don't want to take out the regulations, but they can't take it out at all. There is no other way except to take out money and grain. However, after taking this money, the salary this year will continue to be deficit next year."

Li Shilong was also very upset. After all, he couldn't avoid a single money.

"I have sent people to provide disaster relief to the northwest, but now, there are still victims who have flowed into the capital. Whose fault is this?"

Minister, look at me, and I look at you, and I dare not say anything.

Dai Weize continued: "Money and food are secondary, and the most important thing is the materials to keep warm.

If they were left outside the city, they would probably freeze a large area to death. Daqian was the country of the Heavenly Kingdom, and there were foreign officials in the capital Honglu Temple. If they were allowed to see it, how would they view our Daqian? So the Ministry of Rites should also think of a way to think of this matter."

This ball is good.

Gongsun Wuji snorted coldly and stood up, "It's obviously the matter of the Ministry of Revenue, but he is going to be involved in the Ministry of Rites. Our Ministry of Rites will not take the blame!"

He is Duke of Zhao and the Minister of Rites. He can ask him to give advice, but it is absolutely impossible to let him take the blame.

"However, what Shangshu Dai said makes some sense. Yesterday, Wei Chen and the Dogzi chatted and came up with an idea that might be able to solve this problem!"

"Wuji, don't keep it aside, talk quickly!"

Li Shilong had great expectations for Gongsun Wuji. As the number one think tank around him, his status was beyond doubt.

"Your Majesty, let Gongsun Chong talk about this matter. It was his idea. He said it more clearly than I said!"

After saying that, everyone looked at Gongsun Chong who was standing behind the crowd.

Although Gongsun Chong was removed from his prince's companionship, he had a position in the palace, and his position was not low. Although he could only stand at the end, he was at least qualified to stand in the Tai Chi Palace.

"Okay, let him say it!"

Li Shilong looked at Gongsun Chong calmly.

At this time, Gongsun Chong was a little excited, "Your Majesty, I think that these refugees can be assigned to Luoyang, Annan, and Changzhi. These places can not only fill the local population, but also reduce the pressure from the court!"

Many people nodded, which was indeed a good idea.

Li Shilong pondered for a while, and thought it was a good idea.

Isn’t this what they should do to let the servants share the burden?

"inappropriate!"

At this time, Du Jingming said again: "The population of Luoyang and Annan is not large, even if it is divided into one, there are still many. It is very likely that these places will be confused. If they cannot spend the winter in the capital, even if they go to these places, it will be difficult to spend the winter!"

Gongsun Chong was a little anxious. Just as he was about to refute, he saw Gongsun Wuji's eyes and immediately held back what he wanted to say.

At this time, the prince stepped forward and said, "Father, my son thought that Gongsun Chong's plan was good and he could leave 20,000 victims in the capital. This way, even if the court provides relief, it would reduce the pressure.

Secondly, the city of the capital is the center of the world, and each company will also open awnings to provide relief, so the pressure will be reduced again and again!”

As he said that, he gave Gongsun Chong a look and told him not to worry.

"With that being said, why didn't the supplies to keep warm? How could these victims wear coarse linen clothes to keep warm?" Li Shilong asked.

Eating full is not a problem, the problem is, if you keep warm.

There is a shortage of supplies in winter, so you can’t prepare silk and satin for every disaster victim to keep the cold?

It takes at least ten taels of taels of clothes, and 70,000 to 80,000 victims, it may cost millions of taels of taels just to buy clothes.

The rats that were empty in the treasury of Li Shilong's treasury were only tens of thousands of taels of taels of support.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to donate all the clothes to protect the cold!"

Gongsun Chong bowed and said, "Although it's not too much, it's a lot that accumulates, and sand builds a tower. Some problems can always be solved!"

"Your Majesty, I am willing to donate all the clothes to protect the cold!"

"I am willing to donate clothes that can protect the cold!"

Du Youwei, Hou Yong and the others stood out from outside the palace and said loudly.

Afterwards, after the merits, they all came out one after another, with the few hundred bodies and the few thirty or fifty bodies. According to estimates, there were no less than a thousand sets of cold-proof materials.

The prince bowed and said, "Father, my son is willing to donate five hundred clothes to protect the cold!"

Li Shilong sighed in his heart that these children are really good, and there are successors to do their best.

"Okay, I've accepted it for the victims!"

Li Shilong said: "My dear, if you have extra clothes in your family, you can donate them!"

Everyone looked at each other, "What a guy, this is forcing them to donate clothes."

It’s all because of Gongsun Wuji, he was the one who started.

The benefits were taken away by the father and son. Even if they donated money and materials, there would be no benefit.

On the contrary, if they don’t donate clothes or donate less, they will still have big trouble.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to donate three hundred clothes!" Dai Wei left the list.

"I am willing to donate three hundred clothes!" Gongsun Wuji said.

Everyone hated him, but they had no choice but to do anything. On the contrary, if this matter was spread, people would praise him, Gongsun and his son.

The Secretary of State donated 300, and the rest decreased according to their position level.

In just two quarters of an hour, I actually got thousands of sets of cold-proof supplies.

Li Shilong was very happy.

That's great, although the problem has not been completely solved.

But within the scope that the court can bear, this is definitely the best way.

Li Shilong planned to refer to this method to let others donate some clothes for the rest of the clothes, and one set is not too small, and ten sets are not too large.

As long as they have clothes to protect the cold, the victims can survive in winter.

"Father, this is the roster counted by the sons!"

Li Xin presented the booklet with both hands. When he walked up to him, he said, "But one of them did not donate clothes!"

Li Shilong's face darkened, "Who?"

The sharp eyes swept across everyone, who is so blind?

Li Xin's eyes swept over the sleeping figure in the corner, "Your father, Qin Mo, the prince of Qin, did not donate supplies!"

"Qin Mo?"
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