One million and ninety thousand silver taels a year, to be honest, was already equivalent to the sum of the annual taxes of two or three poor prefectures under the Chu State, such as Wuling.
This expenditure was indeed considerable.
If it could be saved, it would indeed make the finances more substantial.
Moreover, the point raised by Sun Siwen was indeed a problem.
The local county soldiers responsible for maintaining security and the battlefield soldiers receiving the same treatment and pay was indeed unjust.
Because the responsibilities and risks faced by both sides were different.
The former only needed to suppress bandits in the local area and fight for local security, while the latter had to confront the front lines and compete with other nations on the battlefield. Could the responsibilities and risks be the same?
Even the strengths of the county soldiers and the battlefield soldiers were different.
