"That's it?" Yang Xun was stunned. Looking at Li Miaoyin's appearance, he thought that Li Miaoyin was going to eat him, but it turned out to be such a trivial matter?
What Yang Xun didn't know was that it took a lot of courage and great humiliation for Li Miaoyin to say these words.
"You don't have to worry about food or clothing in the palace. Why do you need money?" Yang Xun asked.
Li Miaoyin hesitated for a moment, but still blushed and spoke out about the Phoenix Guard's salary cutoff.
Yang Xun smiled slightly after hearing this. The monthly salary of an ordinary Phoenix Guard soldier was only two hundred coins. This amount of money was just a drop in the bucket for Yang Xun today.
Not to mention the gold mine in Beiyan and the money the Bai family earned from selling salt for Yang Xun. Just from the confiscation of the property of those corrupt officials these days, the total amount of money earned exceeds the tax revenue of ten years of work.
Daqian's treasury is now as abundant as ever, and all of this money is firmly in Yang Xun's hands.
It stands to reason that there is plenty of money and food, so the army should not cut off its pay. However, the Phoenix Guard is Li Miaoyin's private army and has not been registered with the Ministry of War since its establishment.
After Li Miaoyin ascended the throne, she didn't have time to do this. The country didn't have any money anyway, so whether she ascended the throne or not, it was up to her, the empress, to personally allocate money and food.
This resulted in the Ministry of Revenue not recognizing the existence of such an army, so it did not allocate funds to the Phoenix Guards.
Of course, this army is Li Miaoyin's private army, and Du Ruhui also has his own ideas.
Naturally, Yang Xun couldn't live up to Du Ruhui's painstaking efforts, so he said: "You Phoenix Guard has no combat effectiveness. Besides, there are always inconveniences for a woman to serve as a soldier. If there is no military pay, let's disband on the spot!"
"no!"
As soon as Yang Xun finished speaking, Li Miaoyin sternly refused.
Then he realized something was wrong and quickly softened his tone: "Who said they have no fighting power? They are all elites trained by me secretly. They can still kill the enemy on the battlefield!"
Elite?
Yang Xun was immediately happy. Elites are made through tough battles one after another. How can an army that has never fought in a battle be called elite?
"What if I insist on disbanding?" Yang Xun said indifferently.
Li Miaoyin suddenly became anxious: "No, the women of the Phoenix Guard are either lowly slaves who were sold by their families, or widows whose men died in the war. They are all lonely and helpless people. If they are disbanded, they will survive." You can’t go down!”
Li Miaoyin's words are not an exaggeration. Most of the lowly slaves who are sold by their families will end up in brothels. Only a few lucky ones can enter rich families as maids, but they will also be wildly ravaged by the masters and young masters at home. Maybe one day if he offends his master, he will be beaten to death with a stick.
Not to mention those widows. Although the court has pensions, after layers of exploitation, very little is given to them, and it will eventually be used up. If there are no men in the family, it means there is no labor force, and only a few things are waiting for them. He will die of hunger and cold.
In the military, at least they don't need to use their bodies to please men. At least they can have enough to eat, and at least they can save up their military pay to have a guarantee in their old age.
Yang Xun now understood why those Phoenix Guards were so devoted to Li Miaoyin, because it was Li Miaoyin who saved them from despair and gave them hope for their future lives.
Seeing that Yang Xun didn't speak, Li Miaoyin spoke again: "Yang Xun, can I beg you? For the sake of me serving you tea and pouring water and peeling so many fruits, I beg you, I can I hand over the military power to you, I just hope you can give them a bite to eat."
Li Miaoyin looked at Yang Xun expectantly, tears already sliding from the corners of her eyes. She had never begged anyone in her life, but she didn't want to see the sisters who fought for her to win the throne end up with a bad end.
Yang Xun pondered for a moment, then stood up slowly and said, "The Phoenix Guards still have to be disbanded."
Hearing this, Li Miaoyin suddenly felt despair, but when she heard Yang Xun's next words, her eyes suddenly lit up.
"Conquering the world is a man's business, and a woman's hand should not pick up a butcher's knife. However, although the Phoenix Guard no longer exists, these people can still stay and do things."
"The Bai family, Bai Shuangshuang's family, is my king's spokesperson in the business world. The Bai family plans to open many shops in Chun, Qi, Chu, Qin and other places. By then, those women can go to work in these shops, so that they will not only be hungry Even if you don’t, you can still make money with your own skills.” Yang Xun said with a smile.
They were just a group of miserable women, and Yang Xun didn't need to kill them all, as long as they didn't wander around in front of him with knives.
Anyway, going to Bai's house was just for sales and the like, so they couldn't touch the core things. Plus, with Jin Yiwei watching over them, they couldn't make any waves no matter how loyal they were to Li Miaoyin.
Furthermore, Yang Xun believed that Li Miaoyin would not seek death on her own. After these women were disbanded from the Phoenix Guard, Li Miaoyin would not even take the initiative to contact them again.
"Is everything you said true?" Li Miaoyin wiped her tears and smiled through her tears.
If those women could live a stable life as Yang Xun said, Li Miaoyin would not want them to wear military uniforms and lick blood from their swords.
Of course, Li Miaoyin would not think about unrealistic things anymore, because she knew that no matter how she planned, she could not defeat Yang Xun.
Since it can't be done, it's better to let it go and everything will go according to Yang Xun, just like Yang Xun said, as long as she is obedient, she will still be the emperor of Daqian.
She did the same thing during this period. Even if Yang Xun treated her as a palace maid, she didn't even say "no".
After understanding this, Phoenix Guard is not that important to her, as long as those women can find a good home.
"How could I lie to you if I promised you a thousand pieces of gold?" Yang Xun said angrily.
Hearing this, Li Miaoyin immediately curled her lips. I don't know who asked me to treat me to roasted toads. How many years has it been?
Yang Xun naturally didn't know what Li Miaoyin was thinking, so he continued: "This is my bottom line. If you are still unwilling, then I will not give you face."
"If you are willing, I will tell them that it was the grace of King Zhenbei that found them a good job." Li Miaoyin said quickly.
"Yeah, sensible."
Yang Xun nodded happily.
Li Miaoyin was not annoyed. She bowed directly to Yang Xun and said seriously: "Yang Xun, thank you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Xun found that the loyalty on Li Miaoyin's head had jumped from twenty to fifty.
Immediately, the corner of Yang Xun's mouth couldn't help but curl up, haha, another woman who is about to be conquered by this king.
But Li Miaoyin needs to have good looks, good figure, and a good heart. Apart from being a bit silly, would it be a good idea to be included under his command?
Thinking of this, a thought suddenly came to Yang Xun's mind. Didn't he become the first person in history to kill the emperor?
(Li Shimin and Li Zhi are not counted, because Wu Zetian was not the emperor when they talked about Wu Zetian)
It is said that Ning Caichen is the undead knight and Xu Xian is the reckless hero, so who am I, a master of dragon training?
