The Slender Waist

The day the city fell, Feng Yun was treated by her father as a spoil of war and presented to the enemy general. Everyone pitied her, soon to be a captive, plunging into a fiery pit. Yet she veiled the little donkey cart that took her out of the city tightly, daring not to let anyone see the secret delight in her heart… As a child, she behaved oddly and spoke startling words, once predicting a war in which the whole army was wiped out, nearly being burned to death by her clan as a demon. When she grew up, her beauty was out of the world, but she was rejected by her husband's family. In the period of chaos and disorder everywhewe, where could a female captive go? "I do not seek a devoted partner to grow old with; I merely wish to rule unrivaled in this life." In her previous life, Feng Yun was always the one being scorned by others; in this life, she decided to strike first, turning the tables on each and every one of them, those so-called unreachable flowers and beasts in gentleman's clothing, those degenerates… all to be scorned in return.

Si Jin · Sejarah

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Chapter 188 Knocking_2

"The army has not a scrap of fabric to ward off the cold, while the Prime Minister has gold to build houses. Rewards and punishments are unclear, people are treated as worthless. With such a muddled leader, why should a general be loyal like a dog or horse?"

Pei Jue grasped her hand, his gaze becoming slightly heavy.

"Years of constant warfare have depleted the treasury. According to old practices, the Northern Yong Army should levy food and taxes locally..."

This was Jin Country's Imperial Court's rationale.

After the Northern Yong Army occupied places like Wanning and Andu, they should have, according to tradition, levied food and taxes locally to fund military expenses.

In other words, they should feed off the land as they fight.

However, because of Pei Jue's wartime policies, which included land distribution and tax exemptions to relieve the people, the common folk's lives improved but military expenses were reduced.

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