So Xu Jiaojiao made such a contribution to the He family.

Bingyang City, He's shops, and He Yanxi donated 2,000 taels of silver in Jingcheng Pass.

...

The next day, morning court.

This time the emperor came very early, and as soon as he sat down, he turned his eyes to the Prime Minister.

"Ji Aiqing, what is the result of the recruitment?"

Prime Minister Ji's expression was calm and bowed, "When the old minister returned, he immediately summoned the heads of various aristocratic families. They all made a promise and were willing to donate funds to support the army."

"Um."

The emperor nodded, "Then, how much silver do you get in total?"

Prime Minister Ji: "A total of about 36,000 taels of silver."

Thirty-six thousand taels, only half of which have exceeded, and the gap in the Ministry of War is 60,000 taels!

"This is a lot different!"

The emperor was worried, but at the same time he was indignant. Those old guys were all stingy. Seeing that they couldn't escape this level, they took out some of them casually and wanted to fool them. If they were really interested, there would be more than this number.

"Then, where are the merchants?"

There is still 24,000 taels left.

Merchants cannot compare with wealthy families, so I hope they will not be too bad, otherwise I will inevitably be a villain and give those old guys a forced levy. The emperor thought to himself.

Prime Minister Ji said, "The merchants are going to ask Lord Du."

Xu Jiaojiao was raising funds in the name of the Ministry of Revenue, and everyone in the capital knew about it, so Prime Minister Ji naturally had no reason not to know.

He originally wanted to summon some big merchants to discuss, but when he saw that Du Zhengyan had already made his debut, he gave up his thoughts.

This matter is not pleasing, so he and Du are willing to take the initiative, so that would be better.

The emperor turned his gaze to Du Zhengyan.

Du Zhengyan stepped forward a few steps and said calmly: "I heard from the emperor. Three days ago, my eldest son and daughter-in-law took the lead in raising funds, and explained the truth to the merchants. They knew the pros and cons. The merchants donated generously and donated money enthusiastically. After counting it, they received a total of 150,320 taels of silver!"

The emperor was stunned for a moment, then blurted out: "What did you say?"

"I have raised 150,320 taels of silver!" Du Zhengyan said loudly. Of course, he knew that the emperor did not hear clearly, but could not believe it, so he just made some fun, "Congratulations to the emperor! The shortage of silver has been resolved!"

"good!"

The emperor was overjoyed, slapped the handrail and stood up "wow". His expression of joy could not be concealed, and he said loudly:

"Okay! Well, you Du Zhengyan, you are indeed worthy of being my Minister of Revenue, and you didn't disappoint me!"

The ministers below also reacted and were surprised for a moment. Prime Minister Ji was no exception. He only knew that Lao Du was raising funds with his eldest son and his wife, but he didn't expect that he would raise so much in three days!

Almost all powerful officials in the wealthy families are in the court. Now, thinking about the more than 30,000 taels they have given, in comparison, this is simply a slap in the face! The dignified family is not as good as merchants and others!

Moreover, the emperor promised that the silver would be returned in the future. Thinking of this, I was so ashamed that I could get into the cracks in the ground.

However, this idea is just the idea of ​​the average person.

These aristocratic families in the court are not ordinary people. At most, they only have a few old faces, and few blush.

The emperor no longer cared about them and was still happy and said: "Du Aiqing did this very well! I will not forget it!"

Du Zhengyan bowed and said, "This matter was initiated by Wei's eldest son and daughter-in-law. Many merchants worked together to achieve success. Wei's ministers were only a supporter at most and did not dare to make contributions."

"Um!"

The emperor nodded, "Have your eldest son and daughter-in-law come? Xuan and they entered the palace!"

Du Zhengyan is an old official, so of course he had brought Liao Qing and Xu Jiaojiao long ago. At this time, he was outside the hall. When he heard the emperor summoned him, Xu Jiaojiao entered the hall with Liao Qing to pay homage to the emperor.

The emperor is quite familiar with these two people. Now he is more satisfied with them as he sees them, especially Xu Jiaojiao, who is capable and capable, and now he has helped him accomplish such a big thing.

I remembered the previous words of the Queen Mother, but it was a pity that the beauty was married and it was difficult to pursue her in the past. Otherwise, it would be no problem to be a prince. She is a very good wife, and now she is considered a cheaper family.

"As far as I know, your winery has only been open for a while, right? How many have you donated?"

The emperor was in a good mood at this time and spoke much kindly.

Du Zhengyan rushed to answer: "Go back to the emperor, they donated all the income from the winery since the opening of the winery. In addition, all the income from the auction list of the gold list these days was donated, and a total of 18,000 taels of silver!"

Du Zhengyan was worried that his two sons and daughter-in-law would not answer properly. After all, he had personally experienced the conversation between the two, and sometimes it could change people's mood.

Although they should be sensible when facing the emperor, there are exceptions in everything. In that case, today's beautiful things may have flaws.

Another point is that the person involved cannot flatter himself, so he is so embarrassed, so it is better for him to say this.

The emperor was moved and his face became solemn, "You two are very wise and help them in times of crisis. You can be called my talented talent, the dragon and phoenix among people! I will thank you both for Daxiang!"

"The emperor is over-reputable..."

Xu Jiaojiao was a little surprised. This emperor seemed a little interesting and was willing to say such words.

If there are any more means, Daxiang will not only not decline, but may also be better than the previous dynasty...

Xu Jiaojiao is thinking about it far away.

There is no way. In this era, if you want to live a peaceful and comfortable life, you cannot get it by sitting at home. You must see the situation clearly.

"Okay! Since you two have made contributions, you should be rewarded!"

The emperor continued to speak, "I will give you a clear wine to Qingxi as the royal tribute wine, and pay tribute every year, but if you are surprised, you can not pay tribute. Are you satisfied?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Xu Jiaojiao and Liao Qing thanked each other, overjoyed.

Qingxi Xujiu becomes a tribute wine, so there is no need to worry about sales in the future. The palace will acquire a large number of people. And the emperor also explained that if an unexpected situation occurs, it is possible to not pay tribute.

Don't underestimate this one.

For example, the palace requires you to pay tribute to two thousand kilograms of wine next year, but you can't get so much because of an accident. What should you do? Forget it?

Think beautifully!

If you can't take it out under normal circumstances, you will be punished and jailed!

Therefore, the imperial tribute is a double-edged sword, both good and bad.

Now, the emperor has specifically pointed out this to relieve their worries, otherwise, sometimes the reward may turn into punishment.

In addition, the name of tribute wine will also bring them great benefits.

The wine used in the imperial palace must be good wine. Who doesn’t want to buy it and try it?
Chapter completed!