At this time, there was a noise at the entrance of the palace. It turned out that the people led by Adrian Luo, the commander of the Jinyiwei who was in charge of confiscating property, had returned.
The results of the confiscation were soon presented to Emperor Chongzhen. There were more than 30,000 taels of silver in cash, and the gold and silver jewelry plus land and shops were converted to more than 100,000 taels, totaling about 150,000 taels.
These are just preliminary counts, and Queen Olivia needs to send someone to verify them again.
Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen gave the list to Empress Zhou and told her: "As for the cash, it seems to be less than 400,000 at present. Please check it again. I estimate that it will be enough to make up for the arrears and pay the monthly salary on time, even for the reconstruction of the army. Other gold and silver jewelry, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, land and shops are not suitable for military expenses. You should sort out the cash first and see how much is left."
Originally in history, at this point in time, Emperor Chongzhen forced donations from all civil and military officials in the court, and eventually received a total of 200,000 taels. However, this amount of money was really just a drop in the bucket compared to the entire capital's expenses.
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