In mid-July, Zhao Yurui looked at the expense record in front of him and felt a little nervous.

It has only been about ten days since I entered the palace, and the palace’s expenses have already reached dozens of dollars.

There are seventy or eighty people in the palace, and those who need to pay for his meals include several officials (officials who need to be on duty), more than thirty servants and maids, and a group of his own confidants, about forty people.

Among them, Zhou Lai, Niu Bao, Quan Baochang, Quan Yong, and Xu each received five guan wages, which is 25 guan a month.

Xiaotao is okay, no wages will be paid for the time being.

Food for the other forty people is a huge expense.

Because he lets the teenagers participate in training, which consumes a lot of money, the food cannot be too bad.

A hen costs 75 cents, and you eat it once every three or four days, so you need ten chickens each time.

Ten chickens are divided into two meals, one for lunch and one for dinner.

Pork and mutton cost about 50 to 60 cents per catty, and should be eaten once every three or four days, at least fifteen catties each time, which is also two meals.

Other salt and oil are nothing.

Only eat large meat, on average once every two days, with small meat in between. For example, if I ate chicken yesterday, I might drink some bone soup today, mutton tomorrow, and fish soup the day after tomorrow.

This kind of food is very good food in the eyes of all the young servants and maids in the palace.

About ten days after entering the palace, the young man and the envoys looked better.

However, Zhao Yurui spent nearly ten dollars on food.

All the servants and maids each got two sets of old clothes, including shoes and boots, at a cost of twenty-five guan, which was still the price of the old clothes.

The renovation of the palace and the purchase and construction of beds, furniture, doors and other furnishings cost five guan.

The biggest expenditure is grain and rice.

In the Southern Song Dynasty, one stone of rice was about 120 kilograms, which was enough for so many people in his palace for four days.

The current price of rice is two guan and one stone, which means that if you only eat rice, your monthly expenses will be fifteen or six guan.

Calculated in this way, excluding other unexpected expenses, there are only two fixed expenses, food and salary, at least more than 40 pounds per month.

The salary of Zhao and King Rui Yi was only fifty guan.

"What the hell." Zhao Yurui looked at the expense list, and after calculating it, he couldn't help but cursed, who can bear this expense?

Standing in front of him, Chief Quan and Ms. Xu didn't know what Te'er meant, but judging from their expressions, it was definitely a curse word.

Chief Quan immediately said: "Yu Rui, you are too generous. How can ordinary servants and maids eat so well? There are vegetables, meat and too much rice every day. We used to eat two meals, Yu Rui.

Give them three meals, and I’m afraid they’ll be starved to death.”

"I asked Lin Zandu (Lin Jie) that for one stone of grain and rice, we can eat for at least eight days."

"Just eat big meat once every ten days, but you need to eat it every two or three days."

Quan Bao Chang means cutting back on rice and meat and having at least one meal of porridge or noodles every day. You can also eat chestnuts and brown rice, which are eaten by ordinary people and can greatly reduce expenses.

The key is that ordinary people in the Song Dynasty usually had two meals. If Zhao and Rui had three meals in later generations, the expenses would be huge.

Zhao Yurui said nothing.

At this time, Chief Quan Bao said again: "Lai Zhou, Quan Yong and the others are already military generals conferred by the imperial court. They all have their salaries now. You and Rui don't need to give them any more."

In the Song Dynasty, the status of military generals was low and that of civilian officials was high. However, in order to make up for it, the salary of military generals was much higher than that of civilian officials.

During the Zhou Dynasty, General Yuhou received ten guan of salary from his post every month.

Quan Yong and Niu Bao’s salary is eight dollars.

Because the three of them have just taken military positions, they have not yet had official ranks. The Song Dynasty emphasizes ranks but not positions. Once they have official ranks, their salaries will rise one level.

Zhao Yurui thought for a moment and shook his head: "That's it for the time being. I have some money saved, so I can still support it."

He wants Zhou Lai and the three of them to be his confidants, and he cannot easily reduce their income. This is especially true for the others. If they don't have enough to eat, how can they have the strength to help him, especially those young people from all ethnic groups who are relatively brave. Many of them were brave when they first came here.

, you may not really obey in your heart, but Zhao Yurui feeding them such good food can still play a role in stabilizing people's hearts. If you go to other people's homes and try it, who will treat them with such delicious food and drinks?
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Quanbao sighed: "Yu Rui is so kind."

Zhao Yurui got a fortune while raiding Qi Xiong's house in Shaoxing, the most valuable of which was one thousand four hundred taels of silver.

Silver production in the Song Dynasty was relatively small, only about a few hundred thousand taels per year.

Therefore, the price of silver is getting more and more expensive. Starting from the Northern Song Dynasty, one tael of silver was exchanged for 800 copper coins, and the value increased year by year. Now on the market, one tael of silver can be exchanged for three copper coins.

Coupled with other copper coins and huizi, there is no problem that his current savings can temporarily support the palace's expenses.

But if you want to do something big, it will definitely not be enough, and the silver in the Southern Song Dynasty is usually used through official channels or large transactions. If you can usually use silver, it is best not to use it.

Moreover, if we can outsource it next year, we can train some private soldiers according to the situation, and then the money will flow out.

Gotta make money.

You have to find a way to make money.

Zhao Yurui's mind was spinning rapidly.

Glass? Perfume? Soap? Why don’t you know all of them?

What’s so special, others can create anything when they travel through time, but when it’s my turn to travel through time, I can’t create anything?

Zhao Yurui now wishes he had an encyclopedia in front of him.

He thought for a while, but it seemed that he didn't expect to build anything.

After lunch, Zhao and Rui called Zhou Lai, Quan Yong, and Niu Bao to leave the palace with the three losers.

As soon as they arrived at the door, a group of guards stood outside and immediately stood up: "King Yi."

This is a marriage soldier of the Imperial City Division, led by a low-level officer called "Guan Guan", which is also a low-level position in the military, similar to that of the Southern Song Dynasty field troops.

In the field troops of the Southern Song Dynasty, there were five troops in a group, with a captain, and five groups in a guard, with a guard.

This escort is called Mao Tong, and he is Li Jiqian’s confidant.

When Li Jiqian left that day, he told Zhao Yurui that if anything happened, he could contact Brother Xiaomao.

Brother Xiao Mao is Mao Tong, and he is also Li Jiqian's confidant.

Mao Tong looked at Zhao Yurui with a flattering expression.

Because on the first day he arrived at the palace, the housekeeper gave him ten copper coins and asked him to guard the palace well.

Although the money was not much, Mao Tong was still very excited. After all, it was given by King Yi. A low-level military attache like him was nothing in the eyes of other clans.

"You haven't had enough to eat yet? Louder." Mao Tong pushed his subordinates unhappily at this time.

"King Yi." Everyone shouted in unison again.

"Okay, okay." Zhao Yurui laughed and looked up at the sky: "It's been hot recently, so you don't have to stand outside the door all the time. Just find a shady place inside the door. Under my feet, the Great Song Dynasty has always been safe and sound. , Brothers should also pay attention to protecting themselves and not getting burned."

Mao Ting and others showed moved expressions on their faces, and hurriedly clasped their fists: "It's your duty, don't dare to neglect it, thank you King Yi for your understanding."

"Uncle." Zhao Yurui suddenly shouted behind him.

"Come on, come on." Chief Quan appeared behind him.

"Tell someone to prepare more herbal tea for the palace guards to relieve the heat and thirst, so as not to harm the brothers." Zhao Yurui said in a good voice: "Go to the street and buy some watermelons, soak them in the well water first, and then cut them for the brothers. Get rid of heat."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Quan Bao said loudly.

The guards were even more moved and thanked them one by one. Watermelon had become popular in the Southern Song Dynasty and people could grow it, but the price was still not cheap. Among many fruits, it was relatively expensive, costing about 20 yuan per catty. It only costs a few hundred pennies to buy one, which is more expensive than a chicken.

Zhao Yurui finally patted Mao Tong hard on the shoulder and left the palace with the three losers.

It is true that the summer in ancient times was not as hot as that of later generations, probably because there were not as many exhaust emissions as later generations, but if you keep walking on the street, it is still quite hot.

It was already noon, and people were still coming and going on the bustling streets of Jingshi, and many of them were still sweating.

The four of them started to sweat soon after they left, but Zhao Yurui didn't say anything, so the others naturally didn't dare to say anything.

Everyone walked around the street for a few times. They didn't know what King Yi wanted to do in Zhou Lai. They only knew that King Yi came out because he wanted to make money. But walking around on the street, what way could they make money?
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