royal robes

Chapter 635
Zhao Jing held his chest and took deep breaths. The thing that could restore youth for 20 years was actually in Zong Xin's hands, and Zong Xin didn't share it with him... If he had known this, he should have established a good relationship with Zong Xin. He only thinks of himself when there are good things.Regret, unspeakable regret, if I had established a good relationship with Zong Xin earlier, I could have regained my youth for 20 years, 20 years...

Zhao Jing is really envious and jealous, but now there is no other way.The possibility of getting a good relationship with Zong Xin again is very low, but you can't go against him.

Not only Zhao Jing, everyone present was envious.It's nothing to greatly increase the skill, but it can restore 20 years of youth, which can't be done by practicing alone.If there is such a baby, I want to try it myself.

But this matter should be true, because the news that Yeluzhen and Leihong have regained their youth has spread, and it must be Zongxin's handwriting.Because Yeluzhen is the youth recovered after Zongxin went to Khitan, and Lei Hong is also what happened after Zongxin returned to the Central Plains.

Originally thought that Zong Xin's mana was strong enough to restore youth, but it turned out to be the blood of Huo Qilin.

Zhao Jingdao: "Ziyan, have you ever asked where the Fire Qilin is?"

"Don't think too much, my husband said it was a desert of death. My husband grew up in the desert since he was a child, but he got lost there for nearly two months, and almost died of hunger and thirst in it. Most people can't get out of that desert. The desert, let alone the Fire God Temple." Zhao Ziyan said: "My husband said that is the place where Yeluzhen learned the Nine Suns Burning Heaven Jue, and Yeluzhen himself couldn't find it. The last time Master Zongxin cast a spell and used Yeluzhen I have been to the Temple of Fire and made a very strange magic weapon. He used that magic weapon to find the location of the Temple of Fire. If you also know magic, you can try it. If you don’t understand it, don’t look for it. .”

Zhao Jing really didn't know what to say. Gao Huaide was sent to the desert Canglang Gongsun Ao to learn martial arts since he was a child. He didn't expect that a person like him who lived in the desert for a long time would get lost there. Sure enough, it is not a place that ordinary people can reach. Could there be a mythical beast like the Fire Qilin hidden inside?It seemed that unless Zong Xin needed Huo Qilin's blood, he would never enter that desert again.

Unexpectedly, Zong Xin's Nine Sun Burning Heaven Technique was actually learned in the Fire Temple. I originally thought that Zong Xin helped Yelv Zhen quell the Khitan civil strife, and Ye Lu Zhen gave Zong Xin the benefit.So to teach him the basis of Nine Suns Burning Heaven Jue, he was really thinking too much. Zong Xin's ambition was far greater than he imagined, and he used Yeluzhen to find the Fire God Temple again.

Zong Xin not only obtained the thing that Yeluzhen realized the Nine Suns Burning Heaven Jue in the Fire God Temple, but also obtained the precious fire unicorn blood.He really is a rare genius, he is not limited to the criticism given by the belated Taoist at the beginning, he also blames himself for being too snobbish for missing such a good grandson-in-law.If Zong Xin was on his side, he might have ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor a year ago, not Guo Wei.

Personality makes a person, as expected, this kind of personality is not suitable for dealing with Zong Xin.But this is something that can't be helped. Whoever told Zong Xin to only speak half of each sentence, he also used this method to test whether this person really believed in himself.

Zhao Jing sighed: "Sure enough, I still underestimate Zong Xin... I will always underestimate him. This is my biggest shortcoming. Let's not talk about the future, think about what to do now. I want to overcome these two things. The pressure of the year is not easy. Now our expenditure is far greater than our income. Is there any way to support so many soldiers without reducing military power. How are Hongyin's accounts now? Let me calculate it carefully."

Zhao Hongyin said: "Our Zhao Clan originally had 15 elite soldiers, but because the largest gold mine was exhausted, it was reduced to 160. Each soldier consumes an average of 240 taels of silver per year, but in fact, the salary of soldiers can be reduced to [-] taels [-] soldiers consume at least [-] million taels of silver in two years, and at most [-] million taels of silver."

"Why is the gap so big? How do we usually calculate it? There is a gap of 80 taels." Zhao Jing was surprised: "Where did all this money go? 80 taels, it's not like it can be saved Just save money? Please tell me clearly where every penny is spent."

Zhao Hongyin nodded and said: "Yes, all of this is also arranged by father. The soldier's salary is six renminbi per month, and seven taels of silver per year. The daily food cost is ten to twenty wen, let's start with Calculated at the cheapest ten renminbi, the food expenses of a soldier a year are 7 taels and 2 renminbi. Excluding medicine, wine, maintenance and polishing of weapons and armor, it costs at least 3 renminbi, so a soldier spends at least 6 taels a year. 2 taels of silver. If there is a slight deduction for food and military pay, it will cost at least 11 taels of silver a year. For 10 soldiers, the annual cost must be 80 taels.”

Zhao Jing took a deep breath and said, "How can the food expenses be doubled?"

Zhao Hongyin said: "If you want the soldiers to eat meat, you need to spend at least [-] Wen. In order to encourage the soldiers, sometimes you need to buy wine, so there is a big difference in food expenses. This is what my father said personally. Raising soldiers For a thousand days, use soldiers for a while, and let the soldiers eat well before they have the strength to fight."

"Is the military salary a bit too much? Six renminbi a month. How much is the monthly military salary for Guo Wei's soldiers?"

Zhao Hongyin said: "Guo Wei's soldiers are four qian a month."

"I haven't taken care of these things these years. How come our soldiers pay two dollars more than Guo Wei's soldiers, which is half."

"The soldiers in the valve are all paid by this army. Because they are private soldiers, the army's salary has always been higher. Because soldiers originally exchanged their lives for money, if the army's salary given is not enough to support themselves, no one will do this kind of thing." Zhao Hongyin said: "But having said that, Zhao Clan's soldiers have hardly fought in battle, and their military salary is not exchanged for their lives, so I think we can save some money in this regard. I will still give them four silver coins in military salary, which will save a lot of money. It’s a lot of money. But we can’t save food expenses. If the soldiers eat too poorly, they may not have the strength to fight.”

"According to four renminbi a month, the salary of a soldier is 4 taels and 8 renminbi a year, and the food expenses are still 3 taels and 6 renminbi. Then the annual consumption of a soldier is 8 taels and 4 renminbi, plus the miscellaneous expenses you mentioned, that is When it is 9 taels of silver, it is 72 taels a year. In two years, it is 144 million taels of silver..." Zhao Jing took a deep breath and continued: "Then tell me about our income, don't give me too bad news."

Zhao Hongyin said: "Now our income is two gold veins, and the annual consumption is negligible. The final income is at most 4 taels of gold, which is 40 taels of silver. Our business in Luoyang is not bad. Every year It can earn about 10 taels of silver. The current situation is like this..."

"The total is about 50 taels, right...that is to say, there is still a shortfall of 22 taels of silver in one year, and 44 taels in two years."

Zhao Hongyin said: "Yes, without the business in Weinan and the funding from King Gao Xingzhou of Qi, we don't have enough strength to support 8 soldiers. If we can slightly reduce 2 soldiers, our income can barely reach it."

Zhao Jingdao: "There is no need to mention the matter of reducing troops. We must find a way to make up enough 44 taels of silver. How can I get so much money? Even if it is robbed, I can't make so much money. Does anyone have a way? "

"I have a way." Zhao Kuangyi's childish voice reached everyone's ears, and when these adults had no other way, his voice penetrated into the hearts of the people.What can a child who is only 12 years old do?
"tell me the story."

Zhao Kuangyi said: "We can borrow money if we don't have any money at the moment. If we can't borrow enough money from one person, we can go to ten people. First, we will get a two-year IOU and make up 44 taels of silver. After two years, if we can achieve great things, we will Not only can we pay back the money, but we can also double the money to them. If we can’t achieve great things in two years, then we don’t need so many troops, and we can just cut back the troops and pay back the money.”

"A good way." Zhao Jing suddenly smiled and said, "This grandson's brain is quite bright."

After hearing this, Zhao Kuangyi was rather depressed. He knew that he had a good idea, but he was scolded by his grandson in the end.However, the person who said this was originally his grandfather, so it was only natural that he was called a grandson, but he felt a little uncomfortable.

Zhao Jing suddenly sighed again: "Oh, what a pity, if grandpa had discovered that Zong Xin was so powerful earlier, he should have let you worship Zong Xin as his teacher, but it's a pity that he didn't let you join Zong Xin's school. Yes. Such a smart and well-behaved grandson must be much more useful than Guo Wei's son."

Mentioning this moment, Zhao Kuangyi was even more depressed.From the first time he saw Zong Xin, he knew that this person was powerful, that is, the matter of dividing the chickens. Although everything was based on everyone's own choice, Zong Xin had already known the ending, so he let these people one by one The score, the ending is exactly like this...

Zhao Kuangyi was really envious of Tianya being able to join Zongxin's sect, but his family didn't live up to it.Grandpa is a money addict and a snobbish eye. Every time he sees Zong Xin going to be unlucky, he is secretly happy.When you see something profitable, you don't care who the other party is, just go up and take a bite before talking.

Maybe Zong Xin didn't like the family style of the Zhao Clan, so he deliberately alienated the people of the Zhao Clan.Although the second brother is also a member of the Zhao family, he is very cheap, so cheap that he is not like a member of the Zhao family, that's why he has such a good relationship with Zong Xin.But it's useless to say anything now, since he can't join Zong Xin's sect, he can only learn the Nine Heavens True Qi handed down from his family, and try his best to make up for the loss of not joining Zong Xin's sect.

(End of this chapter)