Originally, the pensions for the soldiers who died in the Battle of Beiyuan Shallows and the Battle of Gobian Breakout should have been paid by the imperial court.
However, because Yun Zheng seized military power and was appointed as the Jiedushi of Shuobei, there was no pension from the imperial court.
These pensions can only be paid by Yun Zheng.
The Northern Army belongs to the border army, and their salaries are higher than those of soldiers from other places.
The salary of ordinary soldiers was basically one and a half to two taels of silver per month.
As for the farmers, their monthly salary was four coins of silver.
The salaries of generals at all levels in the army will naturally be higher.
According to the regulations of the Dagan Dynasty, for soldiers who died in battle, if they won the battle, they would receive a lump sum of three years' salary as a pension; if they lost the battle, the pension would be halved.
If silver is not issued, land or items of corresponding value will be used instead.
However, what Shuobei lacks most now is supplies, and there are not that many fields, so all the money is distributed in silver.
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Because Yun Zheng had previously required that everyone's pension be paid according to the standard of Zhen Sheng, the expenses suddenly increased a lot.
The main reason was that the casualties in the battle of Beiyuan Shallows and the breakout of Gobian were too great, and the pensions that should not have been counted on Yun Zheng were also counted on him.
In this way, the pension increased all at once.
Hearing Ye Zi's words, Yun Zheng couldn't help but feel a headache.
Damn it!
This war is really fought for money and food!
This is just the cost of pensions.
Yun Zheng hasn’t even read the rest.
Seeing Yun Zheng's headache, Ye Zi said, "In fact, if the pensions for the defeated soldiers were halved, the expenses would be much smaller."
Yun Zheng shook his head and said, "No matter what happened in the past, here, as long as you are not a person who loses due to fear of battle, the pension will be paid according to the standard of victory! If you can live, who would be willing to accept this mere three years of salary?"
This is seriously exchanging life for money!
As long as they can still afford it, there is no need to halve it.
"Then it's your wish."
Ye Zi nodded gently and continued to massage Yun Zheng's shoulders. "We can still afford it for now, but if it continues like this, I'm afraid we won't be able to afford it. The main reason is that the winemaking business has been suspended, and the income has decreased a lot."
No one knows what the weather will be like in Shuobei this year and whether there will be a good harvest.
There may not even be enough food to eat, so it is naturally impossible to use it to make wine.
"fine."
Yun Zheng didn't care and continued to check the account book.
After taking a quick glance at the various expenses, Yun Zheng put the account book on the table.
Yun Zheng put his hand on Ye Zi's shoulder and hugged her into his arms again.
"You're not going to watch it anymore?"
Ye Zi smiled and joked, "Are you scared by the expenses?"
"To be honest, I was a little scared!"
Yun Zheng hugged Ye Zi's delicate body and nodded gently.
It would be a lie to say that spending so much money isn't scary.
The key point is that the spoils they seized from Beihuan were actually not that much.
Jia Yao's movements were too fast and his retreat was too decisive.
This directly led to the failure of his plundering plan to be implemented smoothly.
“That’s what war is like.”
Ye Zi smiled helplessly, "Actually, this is still considered good. The cost of the war six years ago was truly horrific..."
"It's okay, spend when you should and save when you should!"
Yun Zheng looked at Ye Zi with a smile on his face, "Now, let's get down to business first!"
Business?
It’s almost as bad as that!
Ye Zi patted Yun Zheng's chest shyly, "You don't want to find a way to get money, but you still have this thought in mind?"
"I thought about it!"
Yun Zheng smiled and said, "Isn't our God of Wealth coming soon?"
God of Wealth?
Chapter Xu?
Isn’t Zhang Xu in Dingbei?
Ye Zi was stunned for a moment, then reacted and said in astonishment: "You are not going to ask the emperor for money, are you?"
Apart from Zhang Xu, the God of Wealth, only Emperor Wen can be called the God of Wealth!
"How can you be so smart!"
Yun Zheng laughed strangely and raised his hand to pinch Ye Zi's nose.
"Hate!"
Ye Zi slapped Yun Zheng's hand away, but then stretched out her arms to hug Yun Zheng's neck, "You are too bold, aren't you? You are in this state, and you still dare to ask the emperor for money. Aren't you afraid that the emperor will beat you to death?"
Is he used to cheating people?
Even his father wants to cheat him?
Besides, there is no way His Majesty would give him any money!
It was extremely rare that the emperor gave him so much food and appointed him as the governor of Shuobei.
If it were any other emperor, he would probably have labeled him a traitor!
He is such a good fighter, but His Majesty still gives him money?
That’s a nice thought!
He might as well just ask the emperor to give the throne to him!
"If you don't give me money, at least release the frontier defense line of Fuzhou!"
Yun Zheng smiled and said, "I'm not rebelling against him. We are doing business together, which is not only beneficial to the country and the people, but also he doesn't have to pay for the war. How great!"
I heard that there are at least hundreds of thousands of troops stationed on the Fuzhou front.
Although Emperor Wen did not completely block the trade channels between Shuobei and the interior, under this situation, except for a small number of merchants who were obsessed with money, not many merchants dared to trade with Shuobei.
After all, life is more important than money.
"You're dreaming!"
Ye Zi stretched out her slender white fingers and gently poked Yun Zheng's forehead, "Let go of the frontier defense line of Fuzhou. Your Majesty is not afraid that you will go directly south!"
Also open the Fuzhou frontier defense line?
Why didn't he ask the emperor to directly disband all the troops within the pass?
"You still have to have ideals. What if they come true?"
Yun Zheng stared at Ye Zi with a smile, "Just like I have always imagined holding you like this, isn't this slowly coming true?"
"Pooh!"
Ye Zi spat lightly, "You, you can always bring everything up like this!"
"It's like a hero being tempted by beauty."
Yun Zheng laughed and looked at Ye Zi with burning eyes.
Facing Yun Zheng's fiery gaze, Ye Zi couldn't help feeling ashamed.
After a long while, Ye Zi mustered up her courage and said with a red face: "Love me well!"
After saying that, Ye Zi took the initiative to kiss Yun Zheng.
For Yun Zheng, Ye Zi's kiss was the best medicine.
Yun Zheng hugged Ye Zi and responded to her kiss passionately.
A moment later, with Ye Zi's moan, Yun Zheng picked up Ye Zi and carried her horizontally, striding towards the wide bed.
After what happened the previous two nights, Ye Zi lost her shyness and gave all her enthusiasm to Yun Zheng.
Feeling Ye Zi's enthusiasm, Yun Zheng's blood also boiled.
At this moment, both of them couldn't wait to completely possess each other.
Just as the two were helping each other take off their clothes, there was a hurried knock on the door.
“Boom boom boom…”
Immediately afterwards, Shen Luoyan's anxious voice sounded outside the door.
"Yun Zheng, urgent news has come from Beilu Pass. Father has already arrived at Beilu Pass!"
What?
Yun Zheng and Ye Zi's movements suddenly froze.
The two of them only felt as if a basin of ice water was poured directly on them, instantly extinguishing the fire in their hearts.
"Dad! You really are my dad!"
Yun Zheng wailed in his heart and quickly tidied up his messy clothes...
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