After a moment of silence, the minister of the western province, known for its trade, generating the second highest tax revenue and having the main ministry of the Ministry of Commerce, spoke up.
"Since all ministers have already contributed so much, I will fill the number to the next million. We will contribute 800.000 gold taels." The minister said generously, but everyone present knew that this was slightly beyond the budget they would usually contribute.
Everyone guessed that the west likely had a big project upcoming in the future, which would require spending more this time to get more next time.
The Grand Minister was extremely satisfied and nodded, "Four million gold taels, this should be enough to cover the plague's problem!
In addition, the local nobles and wealthy families should also donate one million gold taels, which brings the number to five million…
The budget should be enough, but we need more people to solve the issue."
