Your Majesty said that my life is worthless, so why are you crying when I increase my troops?

"Other benefits?"

"After all, it's just a piece of clothing. What other benefits can it have?"

Xia Xue couldn't help but frown when she heard what Zhao Hongying said.

Zhao Hongying chuckled and said, "My husband told me that when this underwear becomes popular, he plans to open a tailor shop."

Xia Xue nodded slightly after hearing this.

"That's a good idea. Since this underwear is good for women, I should be able to make a lot of money by opening a shop."

"But besides making money, there shouldn't be any other benefits, right?"

Zhao Hongying shook her head slightly, her expression becoming a little more serious.

"Auntie, you should know that there have been countless casualties in the border wars over the years. Take Hanyang for example, there are thousands of widows of martyrs. These women have lost their husbands, and relying solely on the court's pensions, they can't even support their families."

"Whether it's a lingerie shop or a tailor shop, these jobs can only be done by women..."

"My husband plans to have the tailor shop hire more women like this to work."

"This way, we can solve the problem of food and earn money at the same time. In my husband's words, this method is called work-for-relief."

As Xia Xue listened to Zhao Hongying's story, her frown suddenly relaxed and a gleam of light flashed in her eyes.

"That's a good idea!"

"Once underwear becomes popular, women in every household will be unable to live without it, and the demand will definitely be huge."

"This way, we can recruit a large number of female workers, and even raise silkworms and collect silk ourselves..."

Xia Xue's face was excited, a blush appeared on her cheeks, and she suddenly looked up at Zhao Hongying.

"Hongying, this idea really came from Xia Mingyuan."

Zhao Hongying nodded slightly, with a hint of pride on her face, "Of course, my husband has a sharp mind and always has endless ideas."

"By the way, Auntie, my husband also told me that he is usually busy with military training and doesn't have much experience to worry about this shop."

"He was worried about leaving it to someone else, so he asked me to help pass on a message, wanting my aunt to help take care of it."

"I?"

Hearing this, Xia Xue was slightly stunned.

Zhao Hongying smiled and said, "If Auntie doesn't want to work hard, there's no need to force her. I'll let my husband find someone else later."

"How can that be possible!"

Xia Xue suddenly stood up excitedly.

Seeing Zhao Hongying's surprised look, her face turned red.

"This palace, this palace is worried that such a good industry will be damaged if it is handed over to outsiders."

"How about this, you tell Mingyuan that I'm willing to give it a try."

"If he doesn't make money, don't blame me."

Hearing this, Zhao Hongying couldn't help but smile knowingly, "Aunt, what are you talking about? How could my husband be so concerned about those material possessions?"

"But now, Auntie, you should know that this underwear is not all bad, right?"

Xia Xue nodded slightly, and said seriously, "It was indeed my decision before."

"Tell Mingyuan that I will do my best to help you with this matter."

Zhao Hongying breathed a sigh of relief, said goodbye, and left Xia Xue's bedroom.

After leaving the princess's mansion, Zhao Hongying went straight to Cuiwei Tower.

Halfway through the journey, they saw Xia Mingyuan and his men waiting on the side.

"How is it? Did Auntie agree?"

Xia Mingyuan threw the sword in his hand to Zhao Hongying and asked softly.

Zhao Hongying glanced at Xia Mingyuan proudly, "My aunt originally didn't agree, but luckily I stepped in and persuaded her for you."

"Auntie said she would try to help you."

Xia Mingyuan chuckled, "I knew that only you women can understand women."

"Well done, I will reward you handsomely later."

Zhao Hongying curled her lips, her face flushed. "Forget about the reward. When do you plan to send troops to destroy the Poison Dragon Gang?"

After hearing this, Xia Mingyuan was stunned at first, and suddenly remembered the agreement between him and Zhao Hongying.

As long as he takes down the Poison Dragon Gang within a month, the two of them will consummate their marriage.

Zhao Hongying had initially determined that it would be impossible for him to destroy the Poison Dragon Gang within a month, and that was why she agreed to the bet.

Now it seems that the woman herself is a little impatient.

Thinking of this, Xia Mingyuan grinned, leaned forward and whispered, "What? Madam, you can't wait any longer?"

"If you are really worried, I wouldn't mind saying something nice to you earlier, my husband."

Swish!

Zhao Hongying's face suddenly turned red to her ears.

She rolled her eyes at Xia Mingyuan and said unhappily, "I'm worried about the increasing severity of the Poison Dragon Gang's banditry. The people are having a hard time."

"My husband, what are you thinking about?"

"Oh..." Xia Mingyuan stretched out his words, with a strange tone in his voice.

"It seems that I was overthinking it."

Zhao Hongying looked a little flustered, and quickly changed the subject: "Husband, it's so late, and we still need to leave the city, but what's the matter?"

Xia Mingyuan smiled faintly upon hearing this, "Of course, as my lady wishes, tonight, we will attack the Poison Dragon Gang!"

"Night attack on the Poison Dragon Gang?"

Zhao Hongying was shocked and looked at the dozens of soldiers behind Xia Mingyuan.

Although these dozens of people are elite, they are still too few in number!

"Husband, how are you going to launch a night raid with just these few of us?"

"The Poison Dragon Gang has seven to eight thousand members, but they're not that easy to deal with."

Zhao Hongying's expression became serious and she spoke in a solemn tone.

"Haha, it's not the quantity of soldiers that matters, it's the quality of the soldiers!"

"Since this young master dares to take action, I am confident that I can win!"

As he spoke, Xia Mingyuan waved to everyone, and they all came to the city gate.

Pan Yue had already made arrangements in advance.

Seeing Xia Mingyuan and his group arriving, the soldiers guarding the city gate opened the gate without any hesitation and let Xia Mingyuan and others leave in front of Zhao Hongying's astonished eyes.

After leaving the city, Xia Mingyuan did not hesitate at all. With a thought, he summoned the system panel.

[Ordinary Soldiers: 12356]

After several days of accumulation, he now has more than 10,000 vacancies for ordinary soldiers.

If all of them are exchanged for Wei Wuzu, at least three thousand troops can be summoned.

After a brief thought, Xia Mingyuan exchanged 1,500 Wei Wuzu, 500 level 3 elite cavalry, 500 level 3 archers, and 500 level 3 iron shield soldiers in the system.

[Ordinary Soldiers: 356]

In the blink of an eye, there were only 356 ordinary places left in the system.

With a thought, Xia Mingyuan placed the person in the forest beside him.

This time, leading the team to encircle and suppress the 3,000 elite soldiers of the Poison Dragon Gang who came down the mountain to support the Xu family was a top-secret operation.

In response, Xia Mingyuan did not mobilize the troops near Xujiazhuang.

After all, there is a variable like Sun Wenju in that team, so we should be cautious in everything we do.

Three thousand elite soldiers appeared in the dense forest, and soon someone led a team and rushed towards this side.

"Greetings, Commander-in-Chief!"

When the cavalrymen at the front saw Xia Mingyuan, they immediately dismounted and knelt respectfully on the ground.