【Quick Wear】My Years as a Mother-in-law

Chapter 157 The Queen Mother who picked up the bargain is very upset 3

"Isn't it a lot? A palace maid should be paid at least two taels of silver a month."

Yun Xi pouted.

Nanny Zhong was afraid of upsetting her, so she explained carefully, "Your Highness, a master needs at least one palace maid to serve each eunuch personally. If she becomes pregnant or gives birth, she needs an experienced nanny to look after her."

There are palace maids cleaning inside and outside every palace, and these are not counted in each palace.

"There are two thousand maids in the palace, and seven thousand palace maids, right?"

"Just a little more."

"Hiss~ It's just burning money."

There are more eunuchs.

Nanny Zhong thought, is there no money in the palace? Then she must carefully select and handle this matter for her master.

"Well, a lady needs two palace maids to serve her. If she's promoted to a higher level, she gets an additional maid. If she's pregnant and giving birth, she gets an additional maid. According to this standard, the Empress Dowager and the Empress are the real masters, so they each have forty-two palace maids to serve them. The Emperor has seventy-two people to serve him. Any extra people will be given travel expenses and sent out of the palace."

Yun Xi made the final decision.

After going abroad, whether you are having children, doing business or farming, you are making a contribution to the country.

"Yes."

The three maids began to work on this huge project.

When Aunt Xiu came back and saw this situation, she was very unhappy.

"Xiu'er is back. You've worked hard. Go down and take a rest. By the way, call the four maids Hua Chen, Yue Xi, and Jixiang."

Yun Xi waved her hand, and Xiu'er went downstairs to call for help with a wronged look on her face.

Soon, four maids in their twenties and a teenage girl came into the palace to meet the emperor.

"Xi'er, I remember you and Jixiang are good at arithmetic. I have something for the five of you to do."

Nanny Xi's face flushed with excitement. She bowed her head and made a deep salute. "Please give your orders, Your Majesty the Queen Mother."

"Well, the expenses of the harem are increasing year by year. This cannot continue. Nanny Zhong and the others are in charge of the matters concerning the release of the palace maids and eunuchs. You will be responsible for re-determining the monthly wages of the harem servants. Reduce them by half." Yun Xi rubbed her forehead, feeling a headache. "Except for me and the Queen, the monthly wages of all the concubines in the palace will be reduced by half, that is, one third."

"Your Majesty, will this cause the palace people to be uneasy?" Nanny Xi was horrified. What the Empress Dowager was going to do was not an easy task.

"People are uneasy? If you don't want to work, just get out. Natural disasters keep happening in the country, and there's a war going on on the border. If you don't cut back on spending, we..." Yun Xi paused and waved her hand, "Just do as I say, and leave the rest to me."

"Yes! I will do my best."

There are six bureaus and twenty-four departments in the palace, with a large number of palace servants. In addition, there are expenses for food, firewood, charcoal, furniture, etc. The monthly expenses add up to about 300,000 taels of silver. If we cut it in half and cut some from the concubines, the monthly expenses can be reduced to 140,000 taels of silver. If we cut half of the palace servants again, the monthly expenses will be about 70,000 taels of silver. Yun Xi can barely accept this figure.

Seven days later, Yun Xi felt much better after drinking a few bottles of physical enhancement liquid. In addition, she ate bird's nest, ganoderma lucidum, white fungus and other supplements every day, and her face looked quite radiant.

The original owner was a beautiful woman who was introverted and elegant. If you didn't pay much attention to her, you would think she was calm. But if you looked closely, you would find that her facial features were delicate and elegant, yet somewhat soft and not sharp.

"The late emperor's harem was indeed flourishing. No wonder the original owner kept a low profile."

System: "Haha, the late emperor liked those with bold personalities."

"That's it."

"Your Majesty, I have already sorted out how many people should be released from the palace."

Nanny Zhong brought a thick booklet, and Yun Xi patiently flipped through it. After half an hour, she nodded with satisfaction, "Yes, release 10,000 people from the palace."

What made Yun Xi even more satisfied was that the palace maids crossed out by Nanny Zhong were those who were not outstanding in ability, appearance, or were too old.

"Let the Queen take charge of this matter. It's time for some experience. Each of these palace maids will be given ten taels of silver as a settlement allowance, and they will be allowed to take away their savings over the years." Yun Xi added, "From now on, palace maids, except those with special status, can apply to leave the palace when they turn eighteen and marry and establish a household. The maids who remain in the palace will be allowed to leave the palace when they turn forty to enjoy their old age."

"In the past, we had too many palace servants every year. From now on, we will only hire as many people as were released each year. We won't have any more than that."

Yun Xi arranged everything one by one, and the eunuch asked someone to write it down. Yun Xi stamped it with the phoenix seal when she felt there was no problem.

The Queen was surprised, but inwardly delighted, "My Queen Mother wants me to take charge of this matter?"

"Yes."

"Okay, go back and tell them I'll do it beautifully."

"Yes."

After the palace maid left, the Queen said excitedly, "Aunt Mo, did you hear that? This is such a big matter, Queen Mother, leave it to me!"

Aunt Mo nodded excitedly, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother is about to delegate power. There might be a chance for a turnaround in that matter. We must make sure this matter is handled properly."

"Okay, go get some money from my private treasury, and I'll give some silver to the elderly palace maids."

"Yes, ma'am."

The sudden "layoffs" plunged the entire palace into confusion. The empress didn't release everyone en masse, but instead released dozens of them daily, gradually increasing the number. Many young palace maids were tempted by the promise of money, the opportunity to return home, marry, or establish a household, and the older ones were more open-minded, understanding that things were about to change. Only the eunuchs felt apprehensive. With their imperfect bodies, could they adapt after leaving? What if they were ridiculed? The future seemed bleak.

"Don't worry, everyone. You have done well in the palace. The Empress Dowager and I know it. You will be allowed to take your luggage with you and will be given money to settle down. Think about it, you have saved money all your life. When you go out, you can buy a piece of land, build a big house and become a landlord. What a wonderful and free life it will be." The Queen explained gently, and after giving them the money, she firmly let them go.

After more than a month of hard work, all the palace people on the roster were finally released. Now Yun Xi finally felt less crowded when walking in the palace.

Next is the policy of halving the monthly salary. This cannot be implemented rashly as it may easily cause backlash. Let's wait and see.

It's not like she didn't do anything this month. After all, if she wants to do something, she has to have the confidence.

First, I bought two puppets with great martial arts skills. That’s right, I didn’t see any simulated robots for sale this time, but there were puppets for sale in the mall. They said that one puppet could withstand thousands of troops. The price was quite high. I spent ten boxes of silver to buy two, but I felt very safe.

Only with someone protecting you can you do great things with peace of mind.

The emperor was still in a state of depression, and the piles of memorials gave people a headache.

"System, I can't take it anymore. Quickly change these flowery memorials into vernacular." Yun Xi wailed.

"Okay, I'll help you."

"Oh right, let's sort them out. I'll look at the most urgent ones first, then the non-urgent ones. I'll just pass on the useless greetings."

"Simple and simple."

The system simply scans and not only completes the translation, but also categorizes it.

"System, you are quite powerful."