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At this time, a lame boy about 18 or 19 years old came over to pour tea for Xiao Yichen and the others: "Gentlemen, please have some tea!"

Shen Jia smiled and said, "Thank you!"

The boy smiled shyly: "This is what I should do."

Shen Jia picked up the teacup and asked, "You are a soldier who retired from the battlefield, right?"

"You have a good eye, sir. I was a soldier who was injured and retired two years ago."

Before Xiao Hongbin colluded with the Tatars to send a large army, the Tatars often harassed the northern border. They usually bypassed Wucheng in the middle of the Liangshan Mountains, and the other four cities always experienced several small-scale wars with the Tatars every year.

Therefore, there are many wounded soldiers retiring every year.

Shen Jia asked curiously: "Why don't you go home?"

The young man lowered his eyes, looking somewhat depressed: "My legs are injured and it's hard for me to walk. I can't do heavy work at home and can't support myself by farming. The general took pity on me and I stayed in the general's mansion to do some light work like pouring tea and water."

“How much disability benefits do you get?”

"Forty taels." The young man whispered.

Xie Feng had been sitting quietly with his eyelids slightly lowered. Hearing this, he glanced at Shen Jia, then at Xiao Yichen, and seeing that he did not look displeased at all, he realized that Shen Jia should be the famous Princess Protector of the Country.

"Ah Cheng, tell these gentlemen about your situation."

"Yes"

Acheng's full name is Lu Cheng. He is from Zhongzhou. His parents are old and there are five brothers and sisters in his family. The three older brothers are all married and his younger sister is also married.

After Lu Cheng returned home with the disability pension, he was coaxed by his parents into using the money to renovate their house. After the house was repaired, his parents moved into the new house with his three brothers and their wives and children, and left him in the old house, under the pretext of separating the family, but in fact they only separated him out.

From then on, Lu Cheng lived alone in the old house, dragging his crippled legs every day to tend the piece of inferior dry land that his brothers didn't want.

Although Lu Cheng was very angry, he could do nothing about it. Fortunately, his cousin next door took pity on him and often sent him food, so he did not starve to death.

What made him most sad was that his parents didn't like him, his brother and sister-in-law scolded him every day with extremely ugly words like "waste" and so on. Even his nephews at home often threw pebbles at him and called him "waste".

As time went by, Lu Cheng began to think about leaving home. Later, he borrowed money from his cousin and returned to Mocheng. Xie Feng felt sorry for him and let him stay in the general's mansion to do some work within his ability.

Lu Cheng settled down in the general's mansion. After receiving his monthly salary, he asked the caravan to help him bring the money back to return to his cousin.

After hearing this, Shen Jia, Xiao Yichen and Shen Hao felt as if a huge stone was pressing on their hearts.

Lu Cheng was clearly a soldier defending his country. He retired with a disability and returned home, but he was treated so unfairly.

How many soldiers in this world are there who have suffered so much injustice?

"Achen, we can't let the soldiers who defend our country shed blood and tears. The resettlement of retired soldiers must be implemented as soon as possible, especially disabled soldiers like Lu Cheng. They must be properly resettled so that their lives after retirement are guaranteed." Shen Jia, Xiao Yichen and the emperor had an in-depth discussion on conscription and a series of issues after retirement. The emperor and Xiao Yichen agreed with Shen Jia's proposal, but before they could draft a decree to be promulgated, a war broke out in the northern border. Before leaving, the emperor said that this conscription would be promulgated together with the decree.

The fiefs of Shen Jia and Xiao Yichen will be implemented in accordance with the new conscription decree.

However, if veterans want to enjoy these benefits, they have to re-register and verify, which is a bit difficult. After all, this is in ancient times, there are no mobile phones, no ID cards, and it is easy for someone to claim the benefits.

Therefore, the emperor issued another order that anyone who dared to claim the title would be killed without mercy once verified.

"Yes! Grandfather Emperor issued a new conscription decree at the beginning of the month. It will soon reach all parts of the Great Zhou. Retired soldiers will also enjoy the benefits of the new decree. I will ask Xiao Ping to urge all places to implement it as soon as possible."

"We also need to notify the county magistrates of various places. We cannot miss anyone."

Lu Cheng's heart was as excited as a surging torrent, his eyes flashed with excitement, his hands unconsciously clasped together, and he asked in a trembling voice: "Sir, what is the new decree you are talking about?"

Shen Jia could understand his feelings, so he briefly said: "When there are vacancies in the government office, retired soldiers will be given priority. Retired disabled soldiers can go to the government office every month to receive a basic living allowance of 500 coins and 20 kilograms of rice or flour until they die. If they unfortunately die on the battlefield, their parents, wives, and children can receive a monthly allowance..."

"Woo! Woo! Woo..." After hearing Shen Jia's words, Lu Cheng squatted on the ground and started crying.

Xie Feng's eyes were red with excitement. He stood up and saluted, his voice choked with sobs: "Your Highness, Princess, please don't blame me! Lu Cheng was just too excited.

Soldiers are not afraid of dying on the battlefield, but they are most afraid that their wives and children will be bullied and unable to survive after they die, or that they will become useless and a burden to their families. Now I hear that the new policy you mentioned is of great benefit to us, and we don’t have to worry about it anymore..."

Xiao Yichen personally stepped forward to support him, "General Xie, there is no need to be polite. These things should have been done by us. After the war is over, we will have more perfect policies and will never let the blood and sweat of the soldiers go in vain..."

Wang Ning was stunned for a moment. Even though he was knowledgeable, he couldn't understand why the princess asked so many questions to the lame boy who was pouring tea not long after they sat down.

And they said it out loud, without avoiding him at all.

No wonder the Fifth Prince said that Princess Huguo had a strange and unpredictable temperament. Everything she did seemed to be determined by her heart and she did not play by the rules at all. The key point was that the Crown Prince doted on her and almost obeyed her every word.

Just like today, they clearly had a purpose for coming here, but they didn't mention it at all. They just raised a lot of conscription and retirement issues from a lame boy, in order to make General Xie truly submit to them.

He could see that General Xie was only superficially respectful to them just now, because he had to do so due to his status, but now General Xie was submitting to them from the bottom of his heart, the kind of submission that was absolutely loyal and willing to sacrifice his life for them.

General Xie was a straightforward and generous man who took good care of his soldiers. He used most of his salary to support the soldiers who were injured and retired from the battlefield or the families of the soldiers who died in battle. Therefore, in Mocheng, he was also known as the shabby general.

From this we can conclude that the Crown Prince and the Princess Protector of the Country are absolutely experts in controlling people's hearts.

If Shen Jia could hear Wang Ning's inner voice, she would definitely shout that she was wronged. In her two lives, the people she admired most were the soldiers who fought for the country. Seeing them being wronged was more painful than being wronged herself. Now that she met a disabled soldier who had retreated from the battlefield, she instinctively asked about his situation. How could it be considered as having ulterior motives?

As for the matter of conquering Xie Feng, it was an accident.

Even if this incident had not happened, when the imperial decree reached here, Xie Feng would sincerely submit to them. (End of this chapter)