Just after the military pay raised was secretly transported from the waterway for three days, another huge team of chariots and horses was leaving Yin County and heading northwest along the official road.

The neatly tied carriages were filled with various flags, and the words "Qingyuan Mansion donated military funds from Ezhou frontlines, defending the country when the war of resistance, uniting as one, etc., were fluttering in the clear autumn wind, looking spectacular.

The people of prefectures, counties and villages along the Qingyuan Prefecture, when they saw this huge convoy, they cheered in the middle of the carriage, and there were also people carrying pots and carrying water to express their condolences to the officers and soldiers and grooms and porters.

If this is the military pay collected by the court, it will definitely not take land, but will go straight to the Yangtze River through the canal through the canal, and then go up the river to go on the waterway.

But it was Zhao Kui and Zhao Qi who were both worried that the huge donation would be intercepted, so they did not plan to go to the water route at the beginning because they had to go to Hangzhou. When they went to Hangzhou, they were afraid that the money would be like a meat bun to beat a dog.

It is not that the court will be squandered the money, but that it is because it is worried that the court will allocate the money to different places. Ezhou may have some, but if it only gives tens of thousands of coins in one hard battle, it is probably meaningless to this battle situation. Moreover, everyone knows that the court is corrupt, and plucking hairs by geese is just a normal method. However, it is still unknown how much money can be left in the end by pulling it out from layers of officials. This is an ending that Zhao Qi would never want to see and cannot bear.

And just as this huge team of chariots and horses left Yin County, someone rushed straight to the capital.

One day later, the team entered Shaoxing Prefecture, and then turned southwest to Wuzhou. The direction of the journey was very clear, namely Wuzhou, Quzhou, Raozhou and other places, passing Jiangxi and entering Jinghu.

Obviously, Zhao Kui and Zhao Qi's worries soon became a reality.

Four days after the team set out, they were caught up by officials holding court orders and forced to stop them for inspection. As a result, dozens of trucks of goods were opened to inspect and found that the huge convoy was not escorting money at all, but dried fish, kelp, cloth, grain, tea, some cured meat, dried vegetables, pickles and other items. After asking the officers in detail, they told them that these were rewards donated by the people of Yin County, and they were indeed supplies sent to Ezhou.

"Clang~"

In a luxurious house in the southeast of the capital, Ding Daquan, who was blushing, swept the tea bowl on the coffee table to the ground and smashed it to pieces.

"Reward the army, is it just to reward the army with these dried fish, kelp and pickled meat? Check it out, how could the 500,000 jin of money disappear out of thin air!"

"Ding Xianggong calms down. It's useless for us to find this money. Your Majesty has made it clear that the court should not interfere with this money. Moreover, the Duke of Wei will stop it. Even if we find it, we can't move..." An official wearing a red official uniform said carefully.

"Hmph, the front line is tight now, and there is no military salary and food. Just to aid Sichuan, Your Majesty asked me to raise three million guans of military salary and two hundred thousand guans of food and food. There are also two Huai Roads who requested the allocation of food and food and food to the Ministry of War almost every day. It is like a death-hunting ghost. It has only been half a year since it has been fighting. I know how long it will take this time. Although 500,000 guan is not enough, it can be slightly relieved. Besides, I will not take it all away, so I will definitely give some left in Ezhou. I have never had selfish thoughts, and someone even said something privately!" Ding Daquan snorted coldly.

"The left prime minister is noble and honest, so he will naturally not have selfish intentions!"

"Prime Minister Ding tried his best to work hard for the country, but some people don't understand the mind of adults!"

A group of officials started flattery mode one after another.

"The left prime minister, the lower official thought that the donation from Qingyuan Mansion must have been through water. If you want to recover it, you may have to report it to Yanjiang Prefecture to investigate it strictly!" An official thought for a while and said.

"It is said that patrolling along the river is too difficult. Lord Qu, do you know how many ships there are on the Yangtze River every day? There are thousands of canal ships alone, and there are countless merchant, fishing, and cargo ships of various sizes. How to check it!" An official retorted.

"Yes, for this mere 500,000 trump card, it's not worth fighting. Since the donation is gone, we should force all prefectures to raise military supplies and food!"

"Oh, we will lose half of our lives in this war!" A gray-bearded official shook his head and sighed.

"But it's strange. I heard that the person who raised military pay in Qingyuan Prefecture was only a fifteen-year-old boy. What methods did he use? He was able to raise 500,000 guan in more than a month. If there were such a capable person in the court, we, the prefectures of Liangzhe Road alone, would probably raise millions of guan. If the entire Song Dynasty could use this method to raise funds, I was afraid that tens of millions of guan could be enough..."

"Mr. Yu's idea is similar to beggars eating meat. It may be lucky to ask for one, but how can they be lucky every day? The donors are not stupid. Besides, Qingyuan Mansion is the second most prosperous place in the Song Dynasty after the capital and Suzhou. It is reasonable to be able to raise so many donations. You can try other prefectures, let alone donations, thank God if those unlucky people don't let you donate them!"

"Qingyuan Mansion has been famous since ancient times. This young man also carefully investigated it. His name is Zhao Qi. The strangest thing is that he was a fool a few months ago. His family lived in a broken brick kiln. But after hearing that he was hit by the statue of the mountain god temple, it was completely cured. The locals all said that the mountain god appeared..."

"What mountain god appears? If this is true, Duke Chong would have brought him to the capital to present him to the official family!"

"Indeed, this boy is indeed extraordinary. I heard that he spent more than a thousand guan to buy a piece of wasteland and then found someone to invest tens of thousands of guan to build a harbor. Everyone knows the legend in Qingyuan Prefecture!"

"How is it possible to buy tens of thousands of coins? I know this clearly. I heard that he didn't invest money at all, but asked someone to draw a few pictures, then printed some flyers to promote it everywhere, made a harbor model and started to trick others into buying warehouses and buildings. In addition, he somehow got involved with Wu Qian, and then quickly sold out all the property. Just a down payment of 30% was made, I heard that I made more than one million coins..."

"This... this is clearly a liar!"

"Yes, yes, I started selling the house if I don't have a house. I used other people's money to build a house and then sell it to others. What's the difference between this and a scammer!"

"Hey, I can't say that. I've chatted with some merchants a few times. Almost everyone highly praised this model. Strictly speaking, it's not a cheat, but it's like borrowing..."

"snort……"

Just as a group of officials whispered and tilted the building to Zhao Qi's head, Ding Daquan snorted coldly, and everyone in the room suddenly shook and calmed down.

"I invite you to discuss Qingyuan's donation. Can't you even get a way out?" Ding Daquan's face turned pale and looked very ugly.

"Left Prime Minister, since they do not want the court to intervene in this money, Duke of Wei has repeatedly submitted a letter to the government to ask the court not to intercept it, and repeatedly reminded the Mongolians that it is very likely to attack Ezhou. And this time, this time, it is deliberately arranged this. According to the officials, it is better to just do this, so as not to spread it and make people talk, nor to anger Duke of Wei!" An official stood up and said after a long silence.

"The officials also think it's the best, after all, donations and taxes are different from those of the people!"

"Yes, it's really not easy to make a big fight for just 500,000 yuan!"

Several officials stood up one after another to persuade them, and these people were middle- and senior officials wearing red purple official robes, so Ding Daquan had to suppress his anger.

"I did this not because I had to intervene in the money. But since the people donated money to help the country, the money would be used on the edge. Wu Qian said that the Mongols wanted to attack Ezhou, but now the Mongols have not even captured Sichuan and Jingshan. As long as we replenish these two places in time, the Mongols could not attack Ezhou for ten or eight years..."

"If the food and salary are insufficient, and the soldiers on the front line have resentment, who can bear the responsibility if they lose the war in the future? Now the front line is in a hurry to lack money and food, but such a large amount of money is to be sent to Ezhou, which is impossible to fight. Do you think I should take care of it? Therefore, you must find a way to cut off the money halfway so that I can properly allocate it to the front line where military salary is most, rather than sending it to Ezhou for a waste of time!"

A group of officials looked at each other, each with bitter faces.

Damn the Yangtze River is so big and wide, and there are tens of thousands of boats coming and going on the river every day, which is almost the same as finding a needle in a haystack. Moreover, 500,000 jin of money is not 500,000 jin of grain or cloth. Most of this thing is paper and can't be found in any cargo stuff. You can't stop all the cargo merchant ships that go up the river and unload the goods for inspection. In just three or five days, the entire Yangtze River is probably blocked and unable to move, which arouses public grievances. I am afraid that a large number of people will lose their black hats when the emperor is furious.

So it is better to be a dull gourd in this matter.

Besides, what you said about Ding Daquan is so generous, but you just want to split the flesh on your mosquitoes' legs and grab more of them into your pocket.

Seeing that all the officials were not speaking, Ding Daquan was instantly full of anger. He stood up and snorted coldly and left, leaving only a group of officials looking at each other.

He only regretted that he was not very good at using the money. When this person was using it, Ding Daquan realized that the people who defected to him were all a bunch of wine bags. He was so angry that he had been in the study alone for a long time and wrote a letter, and then exchanged it for the housekeeper.

"You can quickly arrange someone to send this letter to Jiujiang and hand it over to Yuan Jie, and let him do it closely according to my husband's instructions!"
Chapter completed!