Chapter 187

Sun Yingkui said that the Ministry of Revenue had no money, and he didn't know how to pay the money at the end of the year. The three cabinet masters were worried, what should I do if I had no money? There were still many things today. Now Jiajing still had money. Once Jiajing took out the money, the cabinet and the civil officials would be passive. Things would definitely not be that simple at that time.

"What should I do?" Yan Song said to the other two cabinet masters. They also shook their heads and sighed, "What should I do if I have no money?" There is no way to rescue disasters.

On the Danfang side, Jiajing also asked Lu Fang to go to the Sili Supervisor to see if there was any memorial about disaster. Lu Fang went there several times, but none of them were there.

"Hey. I was thinking about this money, and I would like to deal with corrupt officials next year, and then give them money to those good officials to manage the place. Zhang Hao is now building a canal and a reservoir, which is very good. Other places can be done well, but I didn't expect it!" Jiajing said with a sigh at this moment.

He knew that he could not save the money and could not save it. The money can only be used for disaster relief now. It is still snowing. If the disaster relief is not done, the people will rebel!

"Your Majesty, this money is given to the cabinet, the Ministry of Revenue, and the local government to provide disaster relief. How many people can really provide disaster relief? Previously, the disaster relief in the capital was more than 600,000 taels, but when it came to the hands of the people, it was less than 20,000 taels!" Lu Fang stood there, reminding Jiajing and said.

"Let Zhang Hao go. Zhang Hao is responsible for this matter. If anyone dares to be greedy, he will kill him. I will not bypass them!" Jiajing sat there and said gritting his teeth.

"Yes, Your Majesty, if so, it's OK!" Lu Fang nodded and said,

He also hoped that Zhang Hao would host this matter. If it weren't for Zhang Hao, no one would feel at ease. Moreover, Zhang Hao would probably be able to intimidate the officials. Now Zhang Hao is famous. If anyone dares to get money in front of him, it would be a waste of money but life.

When it was almost noon, the heavy snow had not stopped. However, the news from Zhang Hao began to be returned one after another. Originally, those people did not have houses to live in thatched huts. When the heavy snow came, those people just cleaned up the snow on the roofs. The disaster was not serious. Until now, no reports of dead people have occurred.

The houses were still a little collapsed, but they could also pull out the things. There was no way. There was no good houses outside the capital, and they would collapse if they collapsed. Then they would just be built again, as long as the people did not freeze to death.

"The news sent by county magistrates from various places is not bad, no one dies. However, there may be some cold-proof materials, and some food is also needed. Now the counties are still counting, and those county magistrates are now spending money to buy food!" Xu Fan came to Zhang Hao and reported to Zhang Hao.

"That's good! Qin Liangyi, here is 10,000 taels. You can buy food and cold-proof materials and distribute them all to me. If it is not enough, we still have money. Just tell the county magistrates and ask the county magistrates to tell the people not to grab things in dangerous houses. If it should be, they will collapse. Next year, the court will allocate money to rebuild them and save their lives!" Zhang Hao said to Qin Liangyi, and at the same time gave him 10,000 taels of silver notes.

"Okay, okay, I remember, I'll make arrangements now!" Qin Liangyi immediately took the money and went to buy food and cold-proof supplies. In fact, there is still food. Zhang Hao ordered a lot of food before, and the warehouses in each county had a lot of disaster relief food, and they had to be distributed every month.

The key is cold-proofing supplies. Some of the houses that were not seriously damaged before were not released, and there were no cold-proofing supplies. If these snow disasters are not given, they will not be able to do so.

On the Ministry of Revenue, all the prefectures under the capital were severely affected. No news has been heard from other areas farther away, and the losses are very serious. Many houses collapsed, a large number of people were crushed to death, and many people's food and cold-proof materials were buried under the snow. If the court does not treat it, something will happen soon.

"Ministry of Revenue, you can find a way to get 300,000 taels of silver, purchase grain immediately, and send it to various prefectures, and do it immediately!" Lu Ben sat there and said to Sun Yingkui.

"How can I get money? We don't have money. Now where will I go to get you 300,000 taels of silver?" Sun Yingkui was about to cry. The cash bank in the Ministry of Revenue is less than 20,000 taels of silver. Where can I get you so much money?" Sun Yingkui was about to cry. He could get so much money himself. Even if he could get it, the roads in various places have been closed now, and he couldn't even deliver it.

"But what should I do?" Lu Ben said worriedly.

"Or why don't you go to the emperor!" Xu Jie sat there and said, and they nodded as well. Then the three of them went straight to the Danfang and went to find Jiajing.

Now, Jiajing has also seen the disaster situation in various places. These memorials were sent in the morning. Now, the heavy snow is still falling. The disaster situation in various places must be even more serious. Jiajing is very worried! The emperor, the three ministers of the cabinet and the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue ask for a meeting!

"Xuan!" Jiajing said immediately, and then he sat on the platform.

Soon, the three of them came over and after saluting Jiajing, Lu Ben said, "Your Majesty, this snow disaster has been greatly affected. The disaster situation in various places has not been counted yet, but it must be less. Moreover, now all the prefectures and counties in various places have gathered, and the court needs rescue!

"Well, I know, it's so heavy snow that your cabinet has discussed a disaster relief plan?" Jiajing nodded and said to them.

"When you go back to the emperor, the key now is food and cold-proof materials. Without food, the people will cause trouble, and without cold-proof materials, the people will freeze to death. Therefore, you need to purchase those materials now and send them to various prefectures as soon as possible!" Lu Ben continued to say to Jiajing.

"Then buy it!" Jiajing nodded and said.

"Return to the emperor, the Ministry of Revenue has no money, less than 20,000 taels of cash. I estimate that this disaster relief will not be less than 2 million taels. If the disaster relief is to be delivered until next year, then more may be needed!" Sun Yingkui immediately bowed and said.

"20,000 taels?" Jiajing stared at Sun Yingkui and asked.

"Yes, the emperor, there is no money at all. The Ministry of Revenue has no money since August. As soon as the money arrives, it will be distributed immediately. Now the national treasury is empty!" Sun Yingkui said to Jiajing immediately.

"20,000 taels, what disaster should I save?" Jiajing said very unhappy at this moment.

"Prince forgive me!" Sun Yingkui knelt down immediately, "Your Majesty, please give money from the treasury to save the disaster!" Lu Ben bowed to Jiajing and said.

Jiajing didn't say anything, but asked, "Where is Zhang Hao, I didn't tell him that after finishing the matter over there, let him come to the alchemy room as soon as possible?"

"Yes, my master, I will ask someone to call him!" Lu Fang immediately went out.

"Disaster relief, who can guarantee me that I will take out the money to rescue the disaster? The money can be truly used on the people!" Jiajing stared at the four of them and asked.

"This!" The four of them heard it, and hesitated for a moment, then bowed and said, "Master, we will stare at the money ourselves!"

"Hmph, you guys are watching yourself? The last time the Tatars raided the capital, more than 600,000 taels, but it was less than 20,000 taels in the hands of the people. How did you tell me at the beginning?" Jiajing looked at them very dissatisfiedly and said.

"Your Majesty, these disaster relief supplies must be purchased, and you can't do it without money!" Lu Ben said to Jiajing again.

"Let's talk later, and I'll talk when Zhang Hao comes!" Jiajing glanced at them and said dissatisfiedly. He still believed in Zhang Hao and did not believe in those officials. When they heard this, they also looked at each other. If Zhang Hao was responsible for this matter, someone would probably be in trouble again. At that time, it would probably be necessary to clean up a group of officials.

On Zhang Hao's side, after Zhang Hao was sure that there was no major event under his control, he also relaxed a lot. He didn't close his eyes a night last night, so he was sitting in the office and squinting.

"Marty Lu An, Marty Lu An?" An eunuch came to Zhang Hao and shouted at Zhang Hao.

"Huh? What's wrong?" Zhang Hao heard someone shouting. When he opened his eyes, he found that he was a eunuch, who was still very familiar with him. He was Lu Fang's godson.

"The emperor is looking for you!" the eunuch said to Zhang Hao.

"Now? I still need to rescue the disaster!" Zhang Hao said to the eunuch.

"Yes, I'm very anxious. All the cabinet ministers are there!" The eunuch said to Zhang Hao.

"Okay, okay, let's go!" Zhang Hao nodded, got up, put on his cloak, and started walking outside. After arriving at the Danfang, Zhang Hao also untied his cloak, and the eunuch helped Zhang Hao hold it.

"Your Majesty, what's the matter? We are going to rescue the disaster!" Zhang Hao came in and asked Jiajing.

"Is the disaster relief in Shuntian Prefecture serious?" Jiajing looked at Zhang Hao and asked.

"Our Shuntian Mansion is okay. There are not many houses falling down. There are not many good houses. The person is not dead yet. However, there are almost some cold-proof materials. They have been purchased and sent to various counties. It is estimated that the problem is not big. A batch of grain has been purchased. However, there is no shortage of food in each county now!" Zhang Hao came over and said to them.

"Do you know the situation in other prefectures now?" Jiajing looked at Zhang Hao and continued to ask.

"I don't know! I still care about so much, just take care of it and I'll just take care of it myself!" Zhang Hao waved his hand and said, he didn't have that much effort.

"Zhang Hao, look at those memorials!" Jiajing said as he took out a stack of memorials and handed them to Lu Fang next to him, asking Lu Fang to hand them over to Zhang Hao to see.

"What's wrong? Why am I reading the memorial?" Zhang Hao looked at Jiajing incomprehensible and said.

"Is it because of the disaster situation in the prefectures in the capital or the report in the morning? The situation is probably even more serious now!" Jiajing explained to Zhang Hao.
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