【Quick Wear】My Years as a Mother-in-law

Chapter 161 The Queen Mother who picked up the bargain is very upset 7

In the video, Yun Yi took the trouble to walk around the entire camp with his subordinates. As a robot, he had no idea of ​​tiredness and thirst, and could not smell anything. He was kind and caring to ordinary soldiers, and he also revealed the purpose of his visit, the amount of silver and money he brought, etc.

Would two million taels of silver be enough for the second half of the year? Logically, it wasn't enough. Based on the number of troops on record, it certainly wasn't enough. But what if we deducted the unused salaries?

That’s right, there are more than 800,000 soldiers recorded on the books, but in reality there are only 700,000. This is the statistics from the system, otherwise Yun Xi would not have made such a request.

Yun Xi knew that his subordinates were drawing salaries without working, and the commanders in charge in various places knew that Yun Xi knew about this, so they agreed before the war to repel the enemy first and then ask the court for money.

Yun Xi had the same idea as him and planned to find out everything after she was fully grown.

As for breaking up now? If she doesn't stand for justice, she will be condemned by the whole world. Many people have already started to call her a crowing hen. If she doesn't recognize justice, the criticism will be even more severe, which will not be conducive to her next plan.

After sorting out the affairs in the palace, Yun Xi turned her attention to the outside of the palace.

Yun Xi got up at seven o'clock every morning, took the lead in changing into light clothes, and asked all the concubines to run in the palace, running one lap outside and two laps inside. After making sure that the amount of exercise was sufficient, she washed up and took the concubines to eat.

Concubine Meng and others were full of resentment but helpless. The word "filial piety" made them unable to raise their heads.

The Jiangnan cuisine cooked by Nanny Yu is the most delicious and is a specialty in the palace. Each dish is small in quantity but exquisite. After eating more than a dozen dishes and drinking a bowl of warm bird's nest soup, I am just 70% full and my stomach is warm. I looked up and saw the concubines who were eating and drinking without caring about their image, and quickly asked them to stop.

"That's enough, that's enough. Why are you eating so much? Can't you please understand how much trouble it takes for others to cook?"

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Concubine Meng's head was full of questions.

The four concubines also pouted. Not only could they not see the emperor, but he also made things difficult for them. They were hungry after running, but he didn't even let them eat enough.

It's quite pleasing to the eye when beauties express resentment, Yun Xi thought to herself, but she put on a stern face. "These snow lotus, ginseng, bird's nest, white fungus, etc. are all the most precious ingredients. You come here to eat and drink for free. I won't say anything. Nanny Yu gets up an hour earlier than us every morning to prepare them, and you guys finish them in just a few bites..."

After a lot of chatter, Yun Xi glanced at these people one by one. Most of them looked impatient, but there were some smart ones.

Just as the atmosphere was tense, a Zhaoyi stood up and performed a standard salute. "Empress Dowager, please calm down. This is the first time for our daughters-in-law to eat such exquisite and delicious dishes. We are greedy for a moment, and we hope you will forgive us. These ingredients are carefully selected from all over the country and are the most expensive. They must be very valuable. Xilan is willing to spend money to eat as much as she wants."

"Oh? I'm not being stingy. As a family, it's just a meal. It's no big deal." Yun Xi took a sip of the best Biluochun and said slowly.

"No, no, the Queen Mother is naturally generous. It's just that your daughter-in-law feels uneasy after eating your delicious food, so she specially presents it to you as a filial gift."

As she spoke, the Zhaoyi took out a handful of banknotes from her sleeve and stuffed them into Nanny Yu's pocket.

The other concubines stared with wide eyes. Their first reaction was, "How could Ling Zhaoyi be so rich?" Their second reaction was, "Why should they spend money on such a small thing?" "Who wants to eat it? Can't they just eat as much as they want in their own palace?"

But it’s impossible. The Queen Mother won’t let them leave, and she gets up at six in the morning. Woohoo~ What a miserable life.

In Lian Cheng's harem, except for the queen, all the other concubines were daughters of ministers and nobles who were married in order to win over the ministers. He certainly had no shortage of money.

In particular, the four ministers entrusted with the care of the young emperor were the fathers of the four concubines Min, Shu, De and An. Concubine Meng's family status was also not low. Her grandfather was Meng Zhangyuan, the Grand Secretary of the Dongge, who was sent by the late emperor to be the emperor's imperial tutor before his death.

The families of other concubines and imperial concubines also had power. For example, Ling Zhaoyi's family was rewarded by the emperor and was responsible for supplying porcelain ornaments to the palace. Their family had a lot of things but plenty of money. For example, they spent three thousand taels at once.

The most important thing is that these concubines are all rich, and their families are even richer.

Although Concubine Meng was impatient, she was not stupid. After this incident, she quickly understood the situation and asked her personal maid to pay five thousand taels. With the concubine taking the lead, the others naturally understood the empress dowager's intention. Each person paid three thousand taels, and twenty-five people paid a total of seventy-five thousand taels. Not bad.

"Okay, next I'm going to the Qianqing Palace to assist the emperor with his work. You guys can stay here and study."

"Read? Mother, we have all been educated." Concubine Shu expressed her incomprehension, saying that a woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent.

"What books have you read?"

Concubine Shu proudly said, "I have read the Analects of Women, Biographies of Women, and the Four Books for Women."

"Well, it's too little. I want you to read the laws of the Lian Kingdom. I've already had the book prepared. Please read it carefully. If you don't understand something, ask Jinzhi. She has already read the whole law of the Lian Kingdom."

Yun Xi said as she left Renshou Palace. Every morning from nine to eleven, she would go to help the emperor handle state affairs, but recently she let the emperor handle it and read a book on the side.

Lianlu was compiled by Emperor Taizu. The content is very detailed. If you want to understand a country, you must first understand its laws.

Lian Cheng paused and asked, "Mother, you exempted the tsunami victims from taxes for three years?"

"Yes."

"But the country is in need of money right now."

"How much money can you extort from the disaster victims who have lost their homes? It would be better to exempt them from taxes so that they will remember the court's kindness. Otherwise, some fishermen who can't make a living will have no choice but to go to sea and become pirates." Yun Xi said lightly.

"Ah! How could I not know? It's just that the country is getting more and more difficult. You sent two million taels of silver to the northern border. Actually, I sent 500,000 taels of silver before that, but it was burned through in less than three months. Wars really cost a lot of money."

Lian Cheng was very worried.

"The palace has saved a lot of money recently. You can ask the Queen and find out."

"I have also heard about this matter. My mother is very foresighted."

Yun Xi listened quietly without expressing her opinion. When the time came, she immediately left and returned to Renshou Palace.

After returning to the palace for dinner and checking the concubines' reading, Yun Xi let them go back for a nap. In the afternoon, Yun Xi invited everyone to practice Tai Chi together. While exercising, they listened to the system telling gossip and learned about the situation in the capital.

The current situation in the capital is not complicated. Lian Cheng is 21 years old this year. The original owner handed over power to Lian Cheng last year. In the same year, Meng Zhangyuan retired, and Lian Cheng replaced him with his own man. Now there are only four ministers who are slowly transferring power to the emperor.

There is no need to worry about those people trying to control the government, because the military power has always been in the hands of Lian Cheng, and the civil officials can't make any trouble.