Han Du's face froze when he heard this, and he had a bad premonition in his heart.
Asked: "What? What cost a lot of money? How much did it cost?"
When Xu Chengfei saw Han Du's expression change, he laughed instead and said: "Of course food is very expensive. General, you said that the winner can eat meat every meal. As for how much it cost, I don't know very well."
, The general knows that the general doesn’t care much about these things. I just want to listen to the people below to report that this month’s military pay is almost exhausted.”
Military pay is about to run out?
After hearing this, Han Du asked doubtfully, "Is eating meat so expensive?"
Xu Chengfei laughed loudly, "If one person eats it, it won't cost much money. But there can be 500 people eating every meal in Shanziying, and these soldiers have never seen any meat stars on weekdays.
If you suddenly start eating meat, how can you still have enough?"
Five hundred people were eating meat every day, and all of them were big eaters. When Han Du thought about this scene, he felt dizzy.
He jumped up and rushed in front of Xu Chengfei. He originally wanted to reach out and grab his shirt, but now that Xu Chengfei was wearing armor, there was no place for Han Du to make a move. Han Du had to put his hand on Xu Chengfei's shoulder instead.
, said fiercely: "Can't you let them eat less?"
Before Xu Chengfei could answer, Han Du stepped back and said: "Anyway, the military salary of Shanzi Camp is only so much. After eating, it will be gone. I am also very poor, but I don't have money to subsidize you. When the time comes, you
You have to figure it out yourself.”
Xu Chengfei glanced at Han Du with some surprise. He was not surprised that Han Du didn't get any money, but he was surprised that Han Du didn't get involved in military pay. There are not many generals like Han Du who don't take empty pay, but they are rare.
So pitiful.
This point made Xu Chengfei look at Han Du with admiration. Xu Chengfei thought about Han Du's words for a moment, then nodded and replied: "Okay, I will tell them to be more frugal."
Seeing that Xu Chengfei agreed, Han Du didn't say anything more. After pondering for a while, he solemnly asked Xu Chengfei, "Have you discovered anything during your patrols these days?"
"No, very calm." Xu Chengfei replied truthfully.
After hearing this, Han Du felt relieved, thought of a possibility, and continued to ask: "If, I mean, if someone comes, are you absolutely sure to detect it?"
Seeing that Han Du didn't seem to believe in his ability, Xu Chengfei felt a little unhappy and replied in a colder tone: "General, you can find someone to try. If someone can get close to the wall without being discovered, I will go home by myself."
How about taking the baby?"
Seeing Xu Chengfei's unkind expression, Han Du smiled and comforted him, "Of course I believe you. I just said it casually, so don't take it to heart."
After all, Han Du is the commander-in-chief. Seeing that Han Du said this, Xu Chengfei couldn't keep a straight face anymore, so he had to reply quickly: "I don't dare, the general."
Later, Han Du asked again, "If you want to keep this place airtight like it is now, how many people will you need?"
Xu Chengfei is a professional in these matters. After listening to Han Du's words, he said confidently: "It's not that the general is bragging. As it is now, the general can keep this place airtight with up to two hundred people."
OK.
Han Du nodded secretly after hearing this. Since Xu Chengfei was confident, the next thing would be easy to handle. He didn't say anything in detail to Xu Chengfei. After the two chatted for some time, Han Du left Shanzi Camp.
...
It came out after a thousand calls.
The treasure money has finally been distributed. Although it is only a small amount of official salary, it has finally made a start.
A man wearing a blue official uniform returned home. As soon as he entered the door, his wife greeted him. She helped him take off his official uniform and said, "Thank you for your hard work, sir. Today's court meeting will be later than usual."
ah."
"It's not hard work, it's just that I feel hungry." The official sighed as he took off his official uniform.
Going to court is not an easy task. It would be better for Han Du to live in the inner city now. When he lived in the outer city before, he would have to get up in the middle of the night. Moreover, in order to avoid being indecisive when going to court.
, but for all the officials who go to court, whether they are the second-rank ministers or the eighth-rank minor officials like Han Du, no one will eat or drink in advance. They all go to the morning court hungry.
Normally, the hunger starts from 9 o'clock until about noon. At this time, everyone is very hungry. But today, because of the distribution of treasure notes, it seemed to be delayed for an extra hour, resulting in this
As soon as I get home, I feel like there is a constant drumming in my stomach.
Fortunately, his wife was already familiar with the situation and had already prepared food for him. The official was also a little impatient. He just took off his official uniform and walked to the table to start eating.
The lady also sat down next to him. She was a little bored just watching him eat, so she asked: "The recent court meetings seem to be late. Why are you so busy lately?"
The official swallowed the food in his mouth, took a sip of tea, and felt that he was not so anxious anymore, so he replied: "Busy, I have been really busy recently."
Aren't you busy? The Duke of Wei, Xu Da, the Duke of Xin, Tang He, and the Marquis of Yingchuan, Fu Youde, are divided into three groups. Hundreds of thousands of troops are marching to the north, and everyone in this group is eating horses. This person is an official of the Ministry of War, but
Whenever there is a war, that is when they are busiest.
However, he was busy, and fortunately he received his salary today, which relieved his fatigue a lot. Thinking of his salary, the official quickly put down the bowls and chopsticks in his hands.
When the lady saw her master's strange movements, she asked, "What are you doing, master? Is the food not to your liking?"
"The food is delicious. Sir, I want to show you something." The official waved his hand to dispel his wife's doubts and explained: "Today, the emperor handed out the salary, and all the gifts are treasure notes. He said that they will be paid in the future.
There is no silver coins left, all are issued with precious notes."
"Bao Chao?" Madam asked softly, then sighed and said, "That's not bad."
The official was very surprised by the madam's attitude and asked, "Why do you say this, madam? I remember that you liked silver coins before and didn't like folded coins and precious coins. What now?"
The lady chuckled lightly and explained: "I didn't like precious banknotes before, that's because they can't be exchanged for more than one tael of silver." Seeing her master's puzzled face, she knew that he knew nothing about business, so she talked to him.
After explaining, he said: "But it's different now. In the past few days, Yiguanbao banknotes have been exchanged for 900 coins and have skyrocketed to 1,000 coins."