Right now, Shen Hao is not lacking for money. The Black Banner Battalion has its own funding sources, and all the funds allocated by the Governor's Office go directly into the Black Banner Battalion's private accounts, never passing through the Fengri City Thousand Households Station's books.
This way of moving funds eliminates the worry of the Thousand Households taking a cut, and avoids letting anyone deduce the Black Banner Battalion's movements based on their expenditures.
Of course, this practice doesn't come without drawbacks—namely, that the Battalion's accounts have completely lost any internal regulation or oversight; how much money is spent where is entirely up to Shen Hao's word alone.
But naturally, Shen Hao has long passed the stage of pinching pennies for the sake of silver. He now holds shares in the Zhang Family's Wine Shop—maybe not enough to rival kingdoms, but definitely one of the richest men in Fengri City, able to walk tall. There's no need for petty tricks.
