Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 411 Fund Raising



This requires a large sum of money. After this huge sum of money is allocated, there is not much left in the national treasury, and the Huns, who have been restless for a few days, come to take advantage of the situation again.

Waging a war costs money, and negotiating a peace also requires a large amount of money. After much thought, Emperor Ming decided to cede territory for peace.

 Give six northern cities to the Xiongnu to take a breather.

When the eldest princess found out about this, she went to the palace overnight to meet the emperor. When she saw Emperor Ming, she was scolded.

"The country of Daqi was conquered by our ancestors with painstaking efforts. In the three hundred years since the founding of the country, countless soldiers have worked hard to protect it. There is no reason to cede land to the barbarians. These cities have fallen into the hands of the barbarians. If they want to take them back in the future, I don't know how to do it. How much money and manpower will be spent? Besides, once tens of millions of lives in those five cities fall into the hands of the Xiongnu, wouldn’t they be devastated?”

Emperor Ming replied with a grimace and a sigh: "Of course I understand what the eldest sister said, but now all the money is used for disaster relief and water conservancy projects, so there is no money left in the treasury to fight the war."

The eldest princess didn't know her brother's difficulties. She replied resolutely: "I can use all my private property to fight against these barbarians and relieve Daqi's current difficulties."

Emperor Ming hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Your property is a dowry given to you by your father. How can I appropriate it?"

The eldest princess replied: "I would rather spend all my family property than see my land and people in Qi being trampled by those barbarians."

Di Ming knew his eldest sister’s magnanimity, but after hearing her words, he couldn’t help but remain silent for a moment.

The eldest princess continued: "Although I have a lot of property, those manors and fields will not be able to be exchanged for silver for a while. The cash I can get now is almost five million taels, and I am afraid that it will be far from enough to spend on this war." Not nearly enough.”

After saying that, the eldest princess looked at Emperor Ming: "You have many concubines in the harem, and all of them are extremely rich. Humph! They all look like they love you to death. Now is the time to let them love you." I show my loyalty and share my worries for you."

When Emperor Ming heard that his eldest sister was trying to get rid of his wives, he sighed slightly and said, "I am the king of a country. It is really difficult for me to ask women for money."

The eldest princess replied: "You don't need to ask. Since I'm here, I'll go and ask them for money in person soon."

“There are also the great nobles in the capital who have been enjoying Da Qi’s salary for generations. Now it’s time to repay, and let them all contribute money.”

 In the middle of the night, most of the concubines and concubines were immersed in sweet dreams. When they suddenly heard that the eldest princess had invited them, everyone couldn't help but tremble in their hearts.

The eldest princess has always had her eyes set high above her head and never glanced at women like them. Now that she suddenly invites her, there must be no good things going on.

Although these concubines are reluctant, they dare not not come.

In less than a stick of incense, all the concubines gathered neatly in the Chaoyang Hall where the eldest princess lived in the palace.

When the eldest princess saw that everyone had come, she did not go around in circles and said directly to everyone: "Now that the barbarians are invading and the south has to provide disaster relief, the national treasury is too empty to fight against foreign enemies. I am willing to use all my private property to deal with this war. Everyone, They are all His Majesty's concubines, so naturally they have to share His Majesty's worries." Upon hearing this, the women in the palace looked at each other for a moment, and they all bowed their heads deeply, wishing they could retract their heads into their necks.

The eldest princess didn't care whether everyone wanted it or not. She first said to Queen Cao: "As the mother of Da Qi, Queen Cao naturally has to set an example in this matter."

Although Empress Cao's private property is not as good as that of the eldest princess, she is naturally rich, but she needs to protect her son's reserve, so she is not willing to confiscate it.

Empress Cao hesitated again and again, gritted her teeth and said, "Then I will give you two million taels of silver."

Seeing that the eldest princess had a bad look on her face, she quickly explained: "Eldest sister also knows that there has been unrest in the past few years. Not to mention that the national treasury and the palace's treasury are also very tight. In order to maintain the expenses of the palace, I have to collect money frequently. I will use my own dowry money to make up for it, hey! To be honest with my eldest sister, I am also short of money."

Hearing this, the eldest princess was silent for a moment. Without looking at Empress Cao, she said directly: "As the eldest princess, I have paid two million taels. As the queen, you should naturally pay more than me. , since you said that you are short of money, then just do the same as me, and just give out five million."

After hearing this, Empress Cao quickly said bitterly: "Sister, this amount is probably not enough even if I demolish and sell the Jiaofang Palace in this palace. Aren't you making things difficult for me?"

The eldest princess was so angry that she snarled at the table. She was so angry that she shouted at Empress Cao: "Don't you cry with me here, don't you know that I don't know you? I only have your precious son in my heart. You'd better be smarter, if the world is not protected, your precious son will be the first to be buried with Da Qi."

The eldest princess was right. Her son was Empress Cao's weakness. She finally replied dully: "Then, I will go back and work together."

After Empress Cao nodded in agreement, the eldest princess's eyes fell on Concubine Meng again, and she said: "Concubine Meng's position is second only to the queen. If the queen offers five million taels, you will be lower than the queen. If you offer four million taels, it will be .”

Concubine Meng was sitting there rolling her eyes and calculating. When she suddenly heard the number, she was so frightened that she almost fell off the chair.

She is different from Queen Cao, who comes from a wealthy family and comes from a dancing girl background. These net worths are accumulated bit by bit by her own "skills". Now the eldest princess wants her money. If she took out so much money, she would have completely hit the bottom.

Concubine Meng looked at the eldest princess anxiously with tears in her eyes, but before she could speak, the eldest princess replied with a cold face: "Don't imitate others and cry about poverty like me. How much money you have gained overtly and covertly over the years is in my heart. Didn’t you count it? I’m giving you a chance by asking you to take it out now. Don’t drink it as a penalty if you don’t want to drink it.”

Concubine Meng, as the favorite concubine of Emperor Ming, naturally received the most rewards, but she took advantage of the convenience to make friends with ministers privately, and the money she earned from buying and selling officials was countless.

When Concubine Meng heard this, she couldn't help but feel a thump in her heart. Although Emperor Ming treated her favorably, if this matter was publicized, it would be detrimental to her son's ability to seize the throne.

Just asking her to take out all the money is really more painful than cutting flesh.

Concubine Meng was so anxious that she shed tears, but the eldest princess did not waver at all, snorting coldly: "Don't think about going to His Majesty to explain it clearly. Since I have summoned you here, this matter is my fault." The palace has the final say and there is no room for change."

 (End of this chapter)