Guan Ning had no time to take into account all the rumors from the outside world. He was also busy for three days during the royal palace's celebration.

There were not many people in Prince Jing's palace, and there were many things that he had to do personally. As for the newly married princess, he could only put it aside for the time being, and there was very little communication.

This princess is very arrogant.

Guan Ning also made her a simple handwriting board to facilitate communication. However, the princess creatively made several small cards with words starting with unwilling, don't want, don't understand, etc. When needed.

Just take out a sign.

It really didn’t go away.

She even made an agreement with herself, saying that she wanted to cultivate a relationship and that she couldn't touch her within two years!

This left Guan Ning speechless.

This is a feudal society, not modern.

He is not a son-in-law who comes to the house, but is being married by a matchmaker. He does not marry his wife to provide for her, let alone to look at her as a mascot.

This is too much.

But you can't communicate, and she won't communicate with you, she just looks at him with her big Kazilan eyes.

Then... there is no more.

Guan Ning can't use force, he is not that kind of person, he can only wear it out slowly.

But now that he has no energy to contend with it, Guan Ning has to face another major problem.

The Daqing is over, the pomp and ceremony is over, and it’s time to settle the bill.

During these three days of feasting, a lot of food and drink was spent.

It was also because of the name of Zhenbei Prince's Mansion that retail investors in restaurants came and went in droves.

There are not many people in the house, and the guards have all become plate waiters, but there are not enough, so they can only be found from outside, and the labor cost is also very high.

Counting miscellaneous expenses, the cost is nearly five hundred taels, and the unit is silver.

Is this value large?

For ordinary people, it is an astronomical figure. Guan Ning thought it was nothing to the Zhenbei Palace of Nuo Da, but that was before.

Given the current existence of the royal palace, it is very large.

Butler Wu sighed and said, "After setting aside some silver taels for the palace expenses, we were able to come up with more than four hundred taels, which is obviously not enough to pay."

"Are we so embarrassed?"

Guan Ning still didn't believe it. The hereditary king of Zhenbei was passed down from generation to generation. He should be very rich after so many years of accumulation.

"You don't quite understand."

Steward Wu said: "The Zhenbei Palace has nothing but some additional properties in Yunzhou, and that is barely enough to cover the expenses of the Palace."

"It is indeed passed down from generation to generation, but it is also incorruptible from generation to generation. With the power of King Zhenbei, he can easily have countless wealth, but in fact, the prince has never taken advantage of his status..."

"Do you understand?"

"Understood."

Guan Ning took a deep breath.

This is really contemporary Yu Qian.

Having achieved this level, now it ends like this.

I have to say it's really sad.

At this time, Butler Wu continued: "I sent an urgent message to Yunzhou to see if I could temporarily move part of it, but it didn't work. It's more difficult there than here, mainly because of military expenses."

"Elaborate."

Guan Ning frowned.

"Let me explain this."

Jin Yue said: "There are two main sources of military expenses for local garrison. One is the appropriation from the Ministry of War of the imperial court, and the other is local finance. The ratio is about five to five, three to seven, and four to six. The Ministry of War will make the next decision in advance every year.

The annual budget is distributed based on the actual tax revenue of the year, and the Ministry of War will also be responsible for the replacement of weapons and equipment."

"Strictly speaking, the Zhenbei Army is actually the royal family's private army. However, due to the special situation, the government is responsible for the finances. Since it has been in a wartime state for a long time, its weapons and equipment have been seriously damaged and replaced frequently, and their military expenditures are higher than those for garrisons in other places.

It's bigger, which caused a lot of dissatisfaction, and the Ministry of War also had many criticisms."

Hear this.

Guan Ning understood.

This is the main conflict between the Ministry of War and the Zhenbei Palace.

The King of Zhenbei was the de facto vassal king and had the right to independently recruit and command troops. In the view of the Ministry of War, this was the imperial court using its own money to support other people's soldiers, and this army was not controlled by the Ministry of War. Therefore, he was quite dissatisfied. Early on,

There is an intention to withdraw or cancel.

In the unlucky man's memory, Guan Zhongshan often got angry with the officials of the Ministry of War because of military expenses.

But they never thought about what the Zhenbei Army was facing, which was to guard the north and safeguard peace for the country.

Without such dedication, how can there be a stable life...

"Now that the Zhenbei Army is about to be transferred out, which means that the special guarding is over, and due to the current situation and other reasons, military expenditures will inevitably be greatly reduced. The local officials who originally belonged to our side have been replaced one after another, and military expenditures will also be reduced. Many

The burden falls on ourselves..."

Butler Wu's words made Guan Ning fall into silence again.

He finally understood where the dilemma came from.

The Zhenbei Army was transferred to Longzhou, which was completely controlled by the Snow Party, so there was no need to think about military support.

In this case, military expenses must be borne by oneself.

How can we support an army without money?

Then this army collapsed!

Butler Wu said: "The princess means to give priority to the army, but that is an army of 200,000 people. Even if we gather it from all directions, there is still a big gap, so we cannot supplement it..."

Guan Ning said in a low voice: "We should be the ones subsidizing them. I am the prince of the palace, and this should be my responsibility."

None of them spoke.

This is not just talk, it requires real money, and it is not a small amount. Where does it come from?

The army is a bottomless pit.

Guan Ning suddenly felt a heavy burden on his shoulders.

Coming to Shangjing does not mean that the matters at Yunzhou Base Camp have nothing to do with him. These are his responsibilities in the first place.

Thoughts flashed through.

Guan Ning said: "No matter what, we need to settle the bills for the past few days first. Don't we have anything valuable in our house?"

"No."

Butler Wu said: "The Prince's Mansion in Jing has been shelved and not operated. Originally, many things were transferred back to Yunzhou, and there is nothing valuable."

"How much money do you have left over there?"

"More than a hundred taels of silver."

"Take this part out."

"No, this money is..."

Butler Wu said: "I will pay for your food, drink, and travel..."

Guan Ning understood.

He is the prince of the royal family, so his life cannot be poor. He has the best food and clothing, and his stylish bicycle frame, etc. These are a huge expense.

"The money is not enough. If Yunzhou is cut off, next month we will..."

Butler Wu said: "We don't have any property in Shangjing City, but we still have a lot of money in private. This is also a big expense."

Guan Ning knew that this was a secret force belonging to the palace, and Mozi was the one who snooped on information. In addition, there should be many other people, but Guan Ning had not asked in detail.

Butler Wu sighed softly.

A penny stumps a heroic man, and it seems that no one can escape from real problems.

"Take out this remainder and settle the bill first, and then I will figure out a way..."

Guan Ning was talking when he saw Princess Xuan Ning walking into the hall. She was holding a wooden box in her arms and placed it in front of her.
Chapter completed!