"Reporting to Duke Yansheng, Qufu currently has a garrison of one thousand one hundred and forty-nine men, all equipped with armor. The fourteen months of military pay in arrears from the Imperial Court have yet to be reissued, and the soldiers depend entirely on the money and grain provided by the Duke Yansheng Mansion to get by," replied Kong Hongyi, the Magistrate of Qufu County.
"What?" Kong Yinzhi's triangular eyes widened into round ones in shock. "That can't be right!"
"The Imperial Court was able to exempt the entire country from a year's taxes, which proves the court isn't short on money!"
Chapter 324