Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1617 The military salary cannot be paid out

After the people from the prefectures and counties around Chang'an City left Chang'an City one after another, the disaster situation in Chang'an City was alleviated.

As other shops paid back taxes and the household department purchased a large amount of grain and grass from other places, the disaster in Chang'an City was finally brought under control.

After the snowstorm ended, the orphanage continued to operate.

All the people who agree to enter the orphanage can spend the cold winter here.

And after these people enter the orphanage, it doesn't mean that they really eat and wait to die. They still have to do some things within their ability. For example, cooking is selected from these ordinary people who entered the orphanage. Humans are responsible for cleaning up.

In addition, people in the orphanage have to be volunteers and do some things.

They cannot be allowed to form the habit of eating idle food.

And although the orphanage allowed these people to do some things, these people can eat enough here and wear warm clothes, so they are still very grateful to the orphanage and the court.

After Li Shimin heard the reaction of these people in the orphanage, he was very pleased.

The welfare homes in Chang'an City have been considered a successful experiment, and now they can be promoted to all states and counties in Chang'an City. This year, they will be promoted in all states and counties of Chang'an City, and the scope will be expanded next year. After a few years, there will be welfare homes all over Datang. .

And these orphanages can prevent many people in Tang Dynasty from dying in the cold wind and snow.

And this pioneering work will definitely be praised by the history books of later generations. At that time, Li Shimin had another impressive stroke in the history books.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin couldn't help but get excited.

But when Li Shimin was excited about the first scale of the orphanage, something happened at the Datang barracks.

Early in the morning, some officials stood up and said, "Your Majesty, some soldiers from the No. [-] Battalion made trouble in the barracks last night, and it has now been brought under control."

Hearing the disturbance in the military camp, all the court officials looked at each other, with a trace of worry in their expressions.

You know, things in the military camp are never trivial matters. The military camp is related to the stability and safety of Datang. Once something happens in the military camp, then Datang may have problems.

"Something happened in the barracks, what's going on?"

"What happened in the barracks?"

"........."

Everyone looked at each other, muttering non-stop, very surprised.

Li Shimin also frowned slightly here, and asked, "What's going on, how could there be soldiers making trouble?"

The official smiled wryly, and said: "Your Majesty, the soldiers of the No. [-] Battalion have not yet received the military salary they should have received in the second half of the year. Some soldiers' families are almost in trouble. They have no choice but to make trouble. Ask for military pay."

"I didn't receive the military salary, what's going on? Could it be that my court will treat them badly?"

Li Shimin was very curious. He always attached great importance to the situation in the military camp, that is, other people did not have food, grass and military pay, but the military camp must have some. The military camp was stable, and the soldiers did not feel rebellious, so his Tang Dynasty would be absolutely stable.

The official said: "Your Majesty, in recent years, our military expansion in the Tang Dynasty has been so serious that military expenditures have exceeded the budget of the Ministry of Households. This year, some soldiers in the military camp have not been paid. They have to wait for the next year to make up for it. But those soldiers couldn't wait, after all, the Chinese New Year was coming soon, so they went to ask the commander of the No. [-] Battalion, and then some conflicts occurred..."

The official told Li Shimin and the officials about the situation. After Li Shimin heard this, his expression was a little dignified. Since the last time he failed to attack Goguryeo, he asked Li Jing to start expanding his army, hoping to destroy the countries of Goguryeo. revenge.

So in the past few years, the number of soldiers in the Tang Dynasty has indeed increased a lot, and the increase in soldiers requires military pay and food. After all, let these people work for the country and don't give them enough benefits. How can they work for the Tang Dynasty?
But now, their Datang can't pay the military salary. This kind of situation has never happened before. It didn't happen.

It's a bit of a surprise that it happened now.

"Tang Jian."

Li Shimin yelled, and Tang Jian, the Minister of the Household Department, stood up immediately, but when he stood up, his face was a little ugly, and he felt very wronged. He, the Minister of the Household Department, is not easy to do.

Just after solving the issue of the victims in Chang'an City, now there is another issue of military pay. His household department is now full of rice in the pot. What can he do?
"The minister is here." He was very unhappy, but Tang Jian could only bite the bullet and stand up.

"The military salaries of the lieutenant officers and soldiers are indispensable, and the household department must make up for their military salaries as soon as possible."

Li Shimin's words cannot be questioned. Tang Jian's complexion was a little pale. After hesitating for a while, he finally dared to speak: "My lord, the current household department really has no money at all. I want to pay the military salaries of those soldiers. To make up for it, we can only wait until next year."

"There is nothing left, can the others be moved?"

"The others can't be moved, otherwise there will be problems in other aspects of Datang."

"This..." Li Shimin is also in a bit of trouble. If he can't pay the army salary, the army will definitely be unstable, and the morale of the army will also be affected. This is very unfavorable to Datang.

But now the Ministry of Accounts can't come up with money, so even if he takes the Ministry of Accounts for surgery, it's useless.

Worry about it.

Li Shimin sighed in his heart, but he had no choice but to wait until after the court, and then think of other ways to raise money.

The ministers said some more things, but it may be because of insufficient military pay, Li Shimin didn't pay much attention to these things, and ended the court meeting early.

After the court meeting ended, the officials left one after another. Qin Tian was about to leave when he was stopped by an eunuch in the palace.

"Young master, stay here, the Holy Majesty orders you to go to the imperial study to discuss matters."

Hearing this, Qin Tian gave a wry smile. Li Shimin asked him to discuss matters, most likely because of the matter of military pay. This lack of military pay often occurs with some kings who have subjugated the country. Datang has only appeared in the [-] years since the founding of the country. This situation is really a bit strange.

However, Li Jing and other famous generals of the Tang Dynasty are now leading the army. It is a bit unreasonable to say that they withheld military pay. From the perspective of the Tang Dynasty, they are really short of money.

Of course, Qin Tian also knew that Datang had a lot of money in recent years. The reason for this situation was mostly related to the military training and various things that Datang had done in recent years. This is all very expensive.

(End of this chapter)