Daily Intelligence System: Don't Kill Me, Honey! Chapter 2110 - 500: Chen Jie: Palace Intrigue? That’s Just Idleness

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"Of course, the cost of maintaining these two thousand heavy cavalry for a year is enough to support two to three similar ten-thousand-strong troops."

"Two thousand heavy cavalry, with yearly expenses exceeding over two million, and that’s with Zhao Ya supplementing with her own dowry, leaving Chen Jie’s finance department to only cover a million yearly."

"It really burns money."

Chen Jie couldn’t help but sigh, looking at Zhao Ya, "Yaya, are the two thousand heavy cavalry feasible?"

Hearing this, Zhao Ya nodded and said, "Alright, two thousand it is. But you must promise me that when our Huangzhou Prefecture grows larger, we must expand our heavy cavalry, which is absolutely a decisive weapon on the battlefield."

Zhao Ya said, and Chen Jie added, "However, heavy cavalry also has issues; the hooked scythe spear can break them."

Zhao Ya replied, "We can equip protective leg guards for the horses, and the prerequisite for the hooked scythe spear to break them is that it can restrict the charge of heavy cavalry. If the heavy cavalry charges, anyone who blocks them will be crushed into a pulp."

Chen Jie agreed after hearing this, as these heavy cavalry are akin to tanks in the cold weapon era, a presence that can indeed change the battlefield.

Upon receiving the order, Zhao Ya immediately took Chen Jie’s note and left, as she too had matters to attend to, filling her with enthusiasm.

Chen Jie also had roles designated for his three wives.

Each of his three wives had their own characteristics. Su Yunjin, well-read and courteous, coming from a scholarly family, thus Chen Jie planned to entrust the educational work of Huangzhou Prefecture to her.

Moreover, she was performing well now. Currently, she was the vice-chancellor of Huangzhou Prefecture’s University Hall, albeit the chancellor remained Chen Jiusi. Chen Jie wouldn’t relinquish the top position.

Next was Huang Wan’er. Other than being pretty, Huang Wan’er initially demonstrated no particular skills. But even without standout skills, with exploration, Chen Jie later discovered her interest in commerce.

Hence, several of Chen Jie’s businesses were managed by Huang Wan’er.

For instance, the management of Huangzhou Prefecture’s first Trade Mansion was handled by Huang Wan’er, as well as several nearby shops, which were under her care.

At the very least, she had things to occupy her time.

As for Zhao Ya, there wasn’t much to say. Coming from a family of military service, she had her own expertise in deploying and training troops, so Chen Jie assigned her military affairs.

Chen Jie did not want his women sitting idle at home embroidering, then having the three women occasionally engage in palace intrigue.

Women are contentious by nature. Over time, even the best of women might develop ill thoughts toward each other; so how to prevent internal conflict among women?

After much contemplation, Chen Jie realized that the so-called palace intrigue among women was essentially a result of idleness. In the expansive Imperial Palace, besides competing for one man, the women had nothing better to do, of course leading them to scheme against each other.

But what if they all had their own careers?

Consider that Zhao Ya, having drilled troops on the military training ground all day, was too tired to move. If someone then said, "Chen Jiusi went to Mrs. Su’s place," Zhao Ya would think, "Go wherever, I’m not fit for anything else in this state anyway."

By the same token, if you give Su Yunjin an endless stream of teaching files and official documents daily, she would have no mind for intrigue. Of course, she wasn’t the type to enjoy palace intrigues anyway.

After a tiring day, Huang Wan’er was overwhelmed with ledgers. The idea of palace intrigue? Forget it, she had no time.

Chen Jie kept everyone busy, physically separating the frequency of their meetings to only evenings, leaving no room for competition.

That’s where Chen Jie’s wisdom lay, and having accomplished these tasks, he packed his bags, preparing for the journey to Siam!