"How can there be such a large surplus?" Zhu Cihong said in surprise and puzzled.

Xishan Shanghe has already shared a dividend in the first half of the year, and Zhu Cihong remembered that it seemed that he had divided a few million taels, and it was a bit too much to have such a large surplus in less than half a year.

"Emperor Qiqi, you don't have to ask the ministers to say, a few days ago, Zhuge Tie Niu returned from Southern Melica and brought back a whole boatload of silver, which is more than eight million taels!

I heard that it was Aragorn's gratitude, and now Aragorn has started training with the supplies of our Ming Dynasty, and is waiting for the Ming army! ”

Thanks to the new shipping routes developed by the Xishan merchants, the Dutch blocked most of the shipping routes along the Ming coast, but ignored the Far East, because in the eyes of the Europa, that land still belonged to the Rakshasas, and the Dutch did not have the strength to blockade the Far East.

However, the route in Vladivostok can only be used in summer, and in winter it will be frozen, and there are many islands and reefs along the way, and the storm is extremely dangerous.

"Is this the ocean that Liu Qing seeks? Sure enough, there is a future! Zhu Cihong couldn't help but say.

Before this, Zhu Cihong didn't know anything about colonization, but now just a few people sent out by Xishan Shanghe have brought in so much silver, how can Zhu Cihong not be praised?

Alas, Zhu Cihong suddenly sighed in his heart, if Daming has a few more capable people, not to mention Liu Qing's ability, even if it is half of his level.

In this way, the Ming Dynasty can divide the way, go west to Europa, go to the South Seas, the East Ocean, and the North and South Merica, and go hand in hand to let Liu Qing rest, otherwise he has been working hard outside for so many years, and he can't bear to be the son of heaven.

"Your Majesty, these two ministers will be sent to the palace in the afternoon, do you think they will go directly to the palace or?" Zhang Weixian asked.

"No need, just send it to the household department, just say that it was donated by me." Zhu Cihong held back his heartache, and his expression was extremely generous and righteous.

Although Zhang Weixian did not participate in the government politics, he still heard about what happened in the capital as a Guogong, and he felt a pang in his heart when he heard it.

"The emperor can set an example for the people of the world like this, it is really embarrassing for Weichen, in this case, the minister will also donate all the money of this dividend to the treasury, and when he goes back, Weichen will write to the Duke of Qianguo, and he will not be stingy when he thinks about it." Zhang Weixian said solemnly.

The reason why the two were able to keep their titles was because of the help of the two families when Liu Hongjian and Chongzhen held the Hongmen Banquet to raise donations, and Zhang Weixian knew in his heart that only by standing up when the national crisis was at hand could he rest with the country.

Of course, someone donated money, Zhu Cihong was not ambiguous, he actually understood ruthlessness in his heart, even if the relatives were woolened twice by his father and Liu Qing, there was still no shortage of silver at home.

But under the lessons of the previous car, Zhu Cihong, as the junior of most of the relatives, was not too embarrassed to go again, but fortunately, Zhang Weixian was a human spirit, and saw that Zhu Cihong vaguely expressed the intention of continuing to gather wool, and immediately took over the matter.

After Zhang Weixian returned, he wrote letters to Qianguo Gong in Yunnan and Chengyi Bo in Nanjing, and handed over their share to the treasury before writing the letter.

He couldn't wait for the reply letter from the two to donate, and he knew the temperament of the two very well, and the letter also stated that the two would lobby the surrounding nobles who were still attacking the lords, and the three of them were in charge of the fundraising of the nobles in the north, the middle school, and the south.

In the next few days, Zhang Weixian personally chartered the most famous drunken immortal residence in the capital, and feasted most of the nobles in the capital who had become liujue.

After three rounds of drinking, he informed everyone present of the embarrassment of the current court, as well as the actions of the courtiers and the emperor, and then Zhang Weixian was silent, leaving only the lords present whispering.

But Zhang Weixian is not worried about this group of people not donating at all, the reason is very simple, Zhang Weixian, who dominates the shopping mall, knows very well what this group of people are most afraid of.

Because the last fundraising made Chongzhen very angry, except for a very few nobles who survived, the vast majority of nobles became Liujue.

There are three forms of sub-title, the first hereditary replacement, which is also the rarest, that is, the hereditary number of times is unlimited and not demoted, such as the king of Anguo County on the head of Liu Hongji, after he hangs, his eldest son is also the king of Anguo County, and then the children and grandchildren are endless.

The second class is hereditary, the so-called hereditary is actually a downgrade, that is, when the grandfather passes it on to the father, it will be lowered by one level, and when the father passes it to the son, if you want to reach the title of grandfather, grandson, you have to work hard, earn some credit by yourself, and let the emperor reward you, but you don't sit in the palace and sleep.

Whether it is hereditary or hereditary, there are iron coupons, and most of the meritorious ministers who often follow the founding emperor to fight the world are treated like this, and the titles that are divided after that are basically liujue.

The so-called liujue is also a lifelong title, and when a person dies, the title is gone.

And the few years before they could sit in the restaurant were basically hereditary, otherwise with their ability, even if they were hereditary, they would be attacked for nearly three hundred years.

The most uncomfortable thing for them is to lose the title left by their ancestors, and their greatest wish at present is to be rewarded to restore the glory of their ancestors.

In order to achieve this goal, most of the nobles sent their precious sons to the lecture hall, hoping that their children and grandchildren would give full play to their ancestors' remnants to keep their titles.

Now, the British Duke has come to collect donations again, and many of the lords and nobles are aware of the relationship between the British Duke and the King of Anguo, so much so that they will think that this is the meaning of the King of Anguo.

The meaning of the king of Anguo is basically equivalent to the meaning of the current saint Zhu Cihong, last time because he was short-sighted and refused to contribute to become a liujue, if this time it is still ......

As Zhang Weixian intended, Zhang Weixian got the promise of more than 20 lords and nobles in just a few tables of food, and the total amount of donations raised reached a terrifying 1.1 million taels.

Although he emptied the family of this group of people last time, Zhang Weixian was not surprised that the nobles had business to do, and the money was still coming quickly.

The Drunken Immortal Restaurant started, and in the next month, some nobles who didn't have time or didn't get Zhang Weixian's invitation to participate in the banquet took the initiative to find the door......

They have only one purpose - to donate money, and if they don't let it, they must accept it, and the British government has never been so lively.

The fundraising continued until the end of the year, and almost every three or two days, Zhang Weixian, Mu Tianbo and Liu Kongzhao would send a batch of silver, and the silver was not more than tens of thousands of taels to more than 200,000 taels, but Zhu Cihong was really happy.

This state lasted until the twenty-fifth day of the lunar month, and on this day Jinyiwei brought a shocking news.

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