"Just drop the matter like this? How could it be that simple? Do you really think this Prince traveled hundreds of miles just to play house with you? My time is precious. Coming and going like this has delayed many important matters for me. Did you think a single word from you would make it all go away?"
Zhao Lie had never been one to suffer a loss. Now, as he prepared to campaign against the Dazhu Dynasty, his army required immense supplies and vast sums of money. The imperial court had not provided a single tael of military pay thus far, and the Border Defense Army's wages were paid entirely by Zhao Lie on schedule. The colossal expenses of governing Yelang weighed heavily upon him, nearly crushing the breath from his lungs.
Fortunately, after conquering Yelang, he had seized a massive fortune, but such prodigious consumption would deplete those funds before long.
Chapter 306