Rebirth: So what if my husband is a little crazy? He loves me.

Chapter 106 Lessons Beyond the Battlefield

"Are you stupid?" Shen Li pinched his face with both hands, both amused and annoyed, and said, "Are you going to sacrifice your ambitions like that? Besides, I don't have a terminal illness. If I don't get out now, I'll die."

"Ah Li." Gu Chang'an looked up and covered her mouth, his eyes filled with reproach: "There should be a taboo about this kind of thing, and it shouldn't be said casually."

Shen Li took the opportunity to kiss his palm.

Gu Chang'an felt his palms were on fire, so he quickly took the paper away, not knowing where to look.

"Don't worry, I'm perfectly fine," Shen Li said with a smile.

In her previous life, she consciously controlled her food intake, like an elephant deliberately eating the amount of a sheep. She was also exhausted and tormented by inner conflict, often unable to sleep for more than two or three hours.

Even so, when she was in prison in her thirties, she was in much better health than most of her sisters. The younger women couldn't believe she was a noblewoman when they saw how strong she was.

Not to mention in this life, she eats well, sleeps soundly, and is in a good mood; she even feels like she's grown taller recently.

“Well… you can’t just say whatever you want.” Gu Chang’an looked up again, still a little embarrassed, but her gaze was serious: “You have to promise me.”

"What if I don't agree?" Shen Li teased him intentionally.

Gu Chang'an paused for a moment and then fell into thought, as if he was thinking about what could threaten her, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt that he had no way to punish her.

"Okay, okay, I promise you, but you also have to promise me you won't sacrifice yourself so easily anymore, and you'll do what you like." Shen Li didn't make things difficult for him, and pinched his cheek again: "Otherwise I'll get angry."

“Okay, but I promise Ah Li, once our court is stable and we’re older, we’ll definitely take you traveling around.” Gu Chang’an looked up and held her hand, his gaze firm.

Shen Li nodded: "We can definitely do it."

Her first priority is revenge, and then protecting everyone she cares about. She believes she can do it, but this path is probably still a long one.

"Don't tire yourself out." She pulled him up from the ground, thinking to herself why this person always squats down.

After Gu Chang'an got up, he sat on the other side of the couch and said to her, "Give me this gift list. I will check what each family has received in previous years, what they need most, and then find someone to purchase and organize it."

“No need, you’re busy enough with your affairs in court every day, I can handle this.” Shen Li shook her head repeatedly.

What man manages two government offices during the day—the highest judicial office and the highest financial office—and then comes home at night to manage the accounts and oversee the New Year's gifts?

“I can do this quickly. When you have free time, Ah Li can read some books. I heard there will be a poetry gathering for some noble ladies at the end of the year. Ah Li can go out for a walk and relax.” Gu Chang’an ignored her refusal and took the task upon himself.

“I’m too lazy to go. Most of those people are just pretentious; few of them really know anything,” Shen Li said. “If Wan’er were here, it would be fine, but I haven’t seen her lately.”

"I met Zhao Jing today. According to the Flying Fish Guard's secret report, the northern border is still completely sealed off. Although they are trapped in the city, their morale is high." Gu Chang'an knew she was concerned about the war situation, so he specifically asked Zhao Jing about it and told her as soon as he returned.

Shen Li nodded: "Great, her ambitions have finally been realized."

"The Flying Fish Guard reports that Lin Wan'er assisted General Lin in redeploying tactics, and that firearms were also put to good use in her hands."

Gu Chang'an added, "It seems that the situation in the North is more optimistic than we thought. As long as we have firearms and reinforcements, we will surely be able to wear them down."

"Drag it down?" Shen Li raised an eyebrow slightly. "Sounds like my husband is very confident? I suppose he's put in a lot of work behind the scenes, hasn't he?"

"Madam is perceptive," Gu Chang'an replied with a smile.

"Although the Lord of Liang has lofty ambitions, the civil officials do not want to see the military generals become too powerful. Our envoys are ostensibly negotiating peace, but in reality, they are secretly sending gold and silver treasures to a large number of civil officials, making them constantly tell the Lord about the drawbacks of this war."

"At the same time, the Rong and Di peoples also sent them a large number of cattle, sheep, silk, winter grain, fine wine, and gold, silver and jade artifacts to befriend them."

“The northern tribes of the desert north of Rongdi are also nomadic tribes of the grasslands. The northern tribes of the desert are located south of Daliang. We have also delivered a large amount of supplies by detouring through Rongdi and have already reached a deal. They will look for the right opportunity to go south to Daliang.”

Hearing this, Shen Li knew that the old foxes in the court were still the old foxes; this massive amount of silver would inevitably shake the unity within the Great Liang.

If we can hold the border for a while longer, and the other side fails to take it and wastes its supplies, they will probably be willing to negotiate peace.

If small favors could resolve this war and give the soldiers and civilians some time to recuperate, that wouldn't be a bad thing.

But the key to these successes lies in whether the border can be defended while maximizing the deterrent effect on the other side.

Only tough measures can make the other side weigh the pros and cons; if we can't hold our ground, everything is just empty talk.

"Don't worry, A-Li. The Ministry of War and my Ministry of Revenue are taking this battle very seriously. Supplies and reinforcements are on their way." Gu Chang'an reassured her gently, "They will all be fine."

Shen Li nodded. It seemed that Da Zhao could still be saved, but the head of the Ministry of Revenue was in a bad situation. He had spent so much money, and it was likely that he had been emptied out again.

"As long as we get through this, everything will be alright." Gu Chang'an was very confident about this.

Once the tax reform is successful, he is confident that he can make the Great Liang a truly wealthy and powerful country in ten or twenty years, and may even surpass the strength it had at the time of its founding.

The neighboring countries that have benefited from this will have to pay back double in the future.

Shen Li nodded: "I believe in my husband."

"You must also trust me to handle the gift list matter well." Gu Chang'an took the pen and said, "Don't try to take it from me."

Shen Li was both amused and exasperated by his resolute attitude. She was a terrible head of the household, barely managing the servants, and even that seemed to be done poorly.

“Then let’s discuss and decide. I remember what we sent last year, and I know what their household needs.” She volunteered, and not wanting Gu Chang’an to refuse again, she added, “Besides, I just don’t want to do this myself. I like doing anything with my husband.”

"Okay... alright..." Gu Chang'an lowered his head when he heard the second half of her sentence. His ears were red and he couldn't suppress the smile on his lips.

Shen Li knew this trick would work. Seeing his soft heart, she couldn't resist and asked with bright eyes, "Husband, have you had dinner?"