Stop acting, Your Majesty, the queen knows you're faking it

Chapter 439
"Among this batch of tributes, there is very little money and items that can really be used as disaster relief funds, which cannot fill the big hole in Pingxing at all.

"Even if we take out all of them, I'm afraid..." The servant of the household department secretly calculated in his heart, "I'm afraid there will be a gap of 5 taels of silver..."

5 taels of silver.

Not too much, but not too little.

If the Ministry of Household Affairs had to forcefully take such a sum of money, they could still get it out, but if they forcibly used the money that had been planned to be spent, there would be problems with the operation of Dajing in other aspects.

For example, the salary of officials may not be paid next time.For another example, the offerings that the clan members should have received were no longer available.In other words, some basic operations and the money that should be used by the etiquette department to entertain guests are gone.

In short, these planned funds cannot be misappropriated at will.

If one fails, things will get more difficult.

After thinking for a while, Yan Chujing asked again: "Then how much silver and taels can your household department raise for disaster relief right now? You want something that can be sent away with the team early in the morning."

"This..." the servant of the household department thought for a long time before he gritted his teeth and said, "Even if you tighten your belt, you can get at most 5 taels of silver, and at most [-] dans of grain and grass..."

Hearing this, Yan Chujing couldn't help frowning slightly.

5 taels of silver is okay, although it is not enough for disaster relief, but it can be sent to Pingxing immediately as the first batch of disaster relief funds to purchase supplies, which can still solve the urgent need.

It's just that the [-] tans of food...for the victims of the disaster in the entire three states, it's a bit stretched...even if they cook gruel, I'm afraid they can only last for half a month.

But this is also impossible.

Dajing's largest granary is actually not in Kyoto, but in Jiangnan.

The terrain in the south of the Yangtze River is flat and open, with four distinct seasons, which is convenient for planting.

Around Kyoto, where the capital is located, large granaries have also been established to store grain and supply it to the north, but it is still difficult to send food in a large scale.

Moreover, Kyoto is the home of the Great Jing, and the food stored here cannot be sent away all at once.

If there is no food here, and some people take advantage of the situation to make trouble, there may be big problems.

Yan Chujing thought for a long time before he said, "You prepare the 5 taels of silver yourself, and send it to Pingxing with the team tomorrow morning. As for the food, [-] taels of silver will be sent with the team first, and then I will give you three more days , raise another [-] dan, and send the second batch.”

"But..." the servant of Hubu was in a dilemma.

Even if he gave three more days, he still wouldn't be able to get five thousand dans of grain!

Food is not created out of thin air. For three days...even if he begged from house to house, he still wouldn't come to five thousand dan!

But Yan Chujing had made up his mind, so he could only swallow silently the "but" of the servant of the household department.

In order to silence the Ministry of Household Affairs, Yan Chujing even took the lead and said: "Since Dajing is in trouble and the people are suffering, I can't indulge in peace and happiness. The allocation for the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet has been halved, and everything is kept simple.

"Also, the food and clothing expenses of me and all the concubines are lowered.

"All the saved money will be handed over to the household department to buy food and supplies, and sent to Pingxing for disaster relief."

The emperor has already talked about this matter, how can the Ministry of Households refute?No matter how bitter your heart is, you can only bite the bullet and get the order.

For the time being, there is a preliminary solution to the flood problem, and the court will continue.

Although the matter was revealed, the atmosphere has changed.Everyone heard it clearly and understood that Pingxing Mansion was severely flooded and needed the imperial court's assistance, but the imperial court has no money now!

(End of this chapter)