Chapter 1541
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After that, he raised his wine cup and said, "Wang proposes a toast to everyone. Wang will drink first!"
After that, he raised his head and drank all the wine in his cup.
When everyone heard that he was going to donate 100,000 taels, they all frowned.
The Emperor of Li had taken the lead in donating so much. If they donated less, it would be unreasonable.
At this time, an official said, "Prince, you know that I am an honest official. I am an honest official and have no corruption. How can I donate money?"
"Yes, Prince. I have an eighty-year-old mother and a wife to support. I don't have money."
"Prince, although I am a merchant, there have been successive natural disasters in recent years. The people have no money and business is not good. I lost tens of thousands of taels last month. Seeing that my family is going to be bankrupt, I really don't have money to donate. "
"Prince, my family's money is also used up. My son doesn't even have money to marry a wife. We really have no money to donate."
The officials and nobles all began to complain that they were poor. They were not willing to donate money.
The country belonged to the emperor and the money belonged to them. Why should they donate?
Besides, with their salaries, if they donated a large amount of money, wouldn't it be telling the emperor that they were corrupt?
So they couldn't donate money.
Hearing everyone's words, Chu Xuanchen said coldly, "Are you all complaining to Wang that you are poor? You are all one of the wealthiest people in Chu. Do you think that Wang doesn't know how much money you have in the bank and how many fields and shops your families have? Don't worry. Even if Wang knows how much money you have, he won't force you. Donating money is voluntary. However, if anyone donates more than 10,000 taels, Wang will submit a memorial to the emperor and give him an honorable reward! The more you donate, the bigger the reward! "
When everyone heard that there was a reward, they were not moved.
After all, some rewards were just in name. They had no real power and were useless.
Money was more practical.
Most importantly, they had other reasons.
At this time, someone finally couldn't help but say, "Prince, it's not that we don't want to donate. It's just that you came too late. Before you, the Empress and Madam of Wei had already gathered everyone to donate money. That's why I donated 10,000 taels of silver to the Empress! "
"Yes, I also donated five thousand taels to the Empress and one thousand dan of rice!"
"I've only donated three thousand taels. We've just donated so much. Where would we find the money to donate to you?"
Chu Xuanchen was stunned. "Her Majesty the Empress is also raising money?"
"That's right, Your Highness. In the name of disaster relief, Her Highness asked the Wei Kingdom's Madam to help her raise money in the palace and among the common people. She also prepared to raise money for disaster relief. We've already donated all our money to Her Highness, so we really can't donate it to you. "
"How much has she raised so far?" Chu Xuanchen asked.
"She started raising money early in the morning yesterday. I heard that Her Highness has a lot of face and a lot of people responded to her call. She's already raised five hundred thousand taels! Also, she's going to hold a charity auction to raise funds! "
"If she's given two more days to raise the money, she'll probably be able to raise a few million taels!"
"Five hundred thousand taels?" Chu Xuanchen raised his eyebrows. A sly smile suddenly appeared at the corner of his mouth.
He waved his hand at everyone. "Since everyone has already donated to the Empress, then there's no need to donate to Wang for the time being. In any case, we're all raising money for disaster relief. It doesn't matter where we donate. "
Mo Li, who was next to him, said in a low voice, "Prince, this is different. Her Highness is raising money to win the hearts of the people. Also, based on her temper, she won't let you raise money for disaster relief. She'll definitely send people to disaster relief herself and cut ties with you. You still have to raise money for this. If you can't raise money, the Emperor will still make trouble for you. "
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