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She had originally planned that the army's execution would cause her to lose her morale. However, she didn't expect that she would be so willing to use all her strength to supplement her military salary.

The emperor had agreed, and she had set her example. There seemed to be no reason for her to refuse.

There was a flurry of discussions in the hall, and this had not happened in a few dynasties yet. Raising a donation and pocketing the money was not an easy task, and now they even wanted to take it out free of charge. There were still complaints, but no one dared express them easily, and were all waiting for Lin Jing to express his opinion first.

Zhao Deng cupped his hands and laughed, he even managed to suppress the chattering of the crowd, "Chendi also thinks that this suggestion is very good, chendi is willing to donate!"

Lin Jing held his hands together, and laughed when he heard: "This old subject also thinks that it's feasible, this old subject is willing."

Lin Jing stated his position, but his expression did not change. The people of the Party also agreed with him, and the few people who were left had to follow him as well. Thus, this matter was decided.

Zhou Leping knew what the people who had agreed were thinking. Most of them would definitely be thinking about donating a few taels, if it really was like this, then her suggestion would be useless, so this matter wasn't over yet.

After she returned, she arranged for people to set up a scene in the largest restaurant in the capital, Tai Qing Inn. Afterwards, she sent out a thread to every official who agreed to donate their money to the imperial court, inviting them to donate their money to Tai Qing Inn.

Zhou Leping had already gotten a good grasp of these people's background, their positions, salaries, character, reputation, and background, as well as their background. He only found out after some investigation that they were usually generous people who spent thousands of gold.

The owner of the Supreme Purity Pavilion was a woman, and a widow. The man died too early, and left her a large amount of property after he died, so she used the money to open a restaurant. It was all thanks to her proficiency in managing the restaurant, but within two or three years, the restaurant became the largest restaurant in the capital.

The female shopkeeper admired the elegance of the Chief General, and didn't mind her rumored mischievous appearance. She didn't take a single cent from the Tai Qing House and even said a few regular customers in an extremely considerate manner.

From the level of official residence to the level of a first rank official in front of the palace, this meal easily cost several dozens of taels of silver. The shopkeeper felt quite familiar with this since this purse was not an ordinary drum.

Then, he looked at her. She was living in the open, yet she was being controlled even when she came back. The disparity between them was too great that it made one cry.

"Just stand by the door and greet them. You can shout as you please when you see them. The more familiar the better."

The female owner shook her handkerchief and laughed so hard that it was like flowers were dancing in the air. "Don't worry, General. This is what I should do."

Zhou Leping's face was thrown back, she coughed twice and turned her face away, "Thank you, thank you, you should go quickly."

Qi Si returned to the camp, and Zhou Leqi instructed her to do what Chang Feng was doing. He did everything that Zhou Leping had instructed him to do in the morning, and he did it before noon, so he guaranteed her with a pat of his chest, "General, be at ease. Everything is ready."

"F * ck!" Zhou Leping patted his shoulder in encouragement, "Call everyone in, blend in with the crowd and look at me with your eyes."

Chang Feng praised. He straightened his back and became even more energetic, "General, don't worry!"

It was almost noon, and the ministers had gradually all arrived. The female owner was greeting the guests at the entrance, "Oh, Sir Wang, you've come today too?" There have been a few new dishes in the restaurant recently. Would you like to try them later? "

"Lord Li, the jar of wine you tasted two days ago said that you wanted to send someone to get it, but didn't send anyone. I kept it for you."

"Mister Sun, I didn't expect to see you again so soon."

The person who was mentioned by the name looked up and saw Zhou Leping, and immediately felt embarrassed, and cupped his hands at her, not daring to look at her, and found a place to sit.

Zhou Leping wanted to laugh, but he was unable to do so.

Zhao Deng was greeted when he entered the room. He was an idle king, it was not strange that the shopkeeper didn't know him.

"Quite a number of people have come." He looked around and was slightly depressed. "However, these people are all Pi Xiu's. Do you really need to rely on them to collect military pay?"

"Then how much does Your Highness intend to donate?"

"Of course I can't drag you down. Don't worry, I'll definitely satisfy you."

Zhou Leping invited him to sit in the front, and a secretive smile formed on his lips.

The Supreme Purity Pavilion had always been bustling with noise and excitement. Today, when they heard that the Chief General was organizing a collection, many curious people wanted to join in on the fun.

Other than Lin Jing, he didn't think much of Zhou Leping. Naturally, he didn't think much of anything related to her, so even though he had promised to donate, he didn't plan to show his face to her personally.

He sent a servant of his household here, so it was clear that he was slapping Zhou Leping in the face.

But Zhou Leping did not mind, she took out a silver note in front of everyone, which was almost all of her belongings. She handed it over to the accounting office, who wrote it down and shouted, "Chief General, donate 800,000 silver!"

When she came down, he asked her in a low voice, "Are you saying that you have transferred all of the hard work your father had painstakingly saved for you? Sigh, do you have anything for your next meal?"

She didn't seem to care much, "They didn't donate all of it. We have to keep some for business, or else we won't have any money left in the future. We can't lie to them again after we've cheated them once, didn't you say we have to save some money for business, or what if we lose?"

Zhao Deng was so touched that he died, he used his head to assure her, "With me here, you can rest assured, we will not lose anything!"

When Zhou Leping finished donating, he took out a silver note and slapped it on the accounting table.

The accountant looked at the banknotes and then at Zhao Deng, immediately revealing his admiration, "Prince Rui, donate 50,000 silver taels!"

It was unknown who took the lead in applauding, but the applause was like a thunderclap that never stopped.

Some people began to discuss, "Prince Rui normally looks at the wild and unruly silkpants, eating and drinking all day without doing anything, but who would have thought that he would be so generous at critical moments!"

"That's right, that's right. So that's why Your Highness also loves the people with his fist!"

Zhao Deng was praised very happily, he was even modest, "Impressive, unworthy of praise. This king has always been like this, it's just that I don't usually have the chance to show my true self to this king!"

Zhou Leping really didn't want to admit that she knew him. It was a rare occasion in a hundred years that she had to do something proper.

The officials seated below started to panic. As they touched their money bags, they felt that they could not take out their few taels of silver. Immediately, they felt as if they were sitting on pins and needles.

Zhou Leping stood up, and said to the Cabinet Master who was wiping away his sweat: "Master Zhang, it's your turn."

Zhang Jie, who was called out, stood up and walked towards the stage stiffly with the corner of his mouth. He was going to open the purse to take out the money, but after thinking for a while, he still handed the purse over.

After counting the bill, his voice was clearly not as agitated as before. "Cabinet maester Zhang Zheng, donating silver taels …" "Ten liang."

The audience went into an uproar.