The Legend of Noble Woman

Chapter 473 Returning to Beijing 6
The next day.

Feng Yichen hugged Liu Zixi under the blanket, unwilling to get up.

He woke up early, but he looked at her in his arms, lost in thought.

He just looked at her with fiery eyes like this, only to see that her skin was fair and fair, and the curves of her good-looking facial features were so beautiful that he couldn't help reaching out and caressing her side face.

When his fingertips just touched her skin, Liu Zixi opened his eyes in good time.

"Did it wake you up?"

Feng Yichen hurriedly asked.

Liu Zixi shook his head, "Your Majesty, it's time for you to return to the palace. It will be morning time in an hour."

"But I...want to be with you."

"I will return to the palace with the emperor."

"You go back to the palace now, don't you want to see your father-in-law?"

Feng Yichen was a little surprised, after all, for her, she has been away from Beijing for so long, doesn't she want to see her father?
Liu Zixi raised his eyebrows, "Back to the palace, the emperor won't refuse his concubine to invite his father to the palace, will he?"

"Why would you refuse? Raise your hand!"

Feng Yichen quickly hugged her tightly, even if she wanted Liu Cheng to be a guest in the palace, he didn't have any objection.

Seeing his appearance, Liu Zixi chuckled, "Your Majesty, have you figured out how to use the other 300 million gold bars?"

"Don't worry for now, Xia Kingdom's frontier fighters are not short of money."

Feng Yichen squinted his eyes, and said in a deep voice, "In a few days, it will be New Year's Eve. Emperor Xiu probably would not choose this time to send troops to provoke a war, and General Tai'an had already asked me to call five more Wan Xinjun, sent to Yinchuan Pass. I have already asked people to start a new round of conscription, and the Ministry of Households still shirks me that they have no money."

Liu Zixi chuckled, "The household department really didn't have much money. I stole the 200 million from the taxes, and I didn't find the thief. In the end, the matter was left alone. Instead, it was the 300 that the emperor got from Patriarch Xia and Prime Minister Han. Wanquan entered your private treasury."

"It's not that I don't want to put money into the household department, but I'm afraid that corrupt officials will secretly embezzle people's fat and people's anointing. Soldiers stationed at the border must have food and silver, so that they can stay at the border with peace of mind! Their youth, every day, every day I have been patrolling the border at night to protect the people of the Xia Kingdom. I have embezzled the 300 million, but I have already distributed the four military camps in the east, west, north, south, and soldiers for two months."

It was the first time that Feng Yichen talked about this issue with her, she did not expect that Feng Yichen actually gave the 300 million silver to the four major military camps in such a quick manner.

300 million silver is only enough to support 100 million soldiers for two months.

In other words, on average, the monthly salary of soldiers is only one or two half.

The expenses of an ordinary family need at least ten taels of silver a year.

Compared with Xia Kingdom and Cangyan Kingdom, the economies of the two countries cannot be compared at all.The strength of Cangyan Kingdom is not only economically strong, but even the number of men who join the army is more than that of Xia Kingdom.

Liu Zixi frowned, "Your Majesty, have you thought about recruiting soldiers from the army?"

"I thought about it before, because of the small actions of Cangyan Kingdom and Zhao Kingdom, I was worried. But now, if soldiers are recruited again, I'm afraid the people will complain."

"Your Majesty, when recruiting soldiers, we want those who are willing to serve the country, not those who can sell themselves for a small profit. It is everyone's responsibility to defend their home and country."

After Feng Yichen heard her words, he didn't speak for a long time.

Liu Zixi didn't say anything more, but stood up and changed his clothes.

(End of this chapter)