Datang: What's wrong with my fief being a billion points larger?

Chapter 136 Changes, the new look of Lingnan
What was the reason for Li Yuanji to do this? In addition to wanting to build the army into a strong army that dares to fight and has no worries, he also wanted to enhance the army's loyalty to him. Otherwise, why would he pay so much money and food?
In addition to these, this pension also makes his family members and other people more loyal to him. When their children grow up, the first thing they will do is to thank him, because it is the pension he paid that has been supporting them.

If he cannot solve the worries of the army, what is the point of being loyal? Although he is loyal, after all, he has done so much and everyone can see it, but he wants to completely liberate the combat power of the army. He is very clear about the strength of the Tang Dynasty army.

After a while, Li Yuanji spoke firmly.

"The pension standard can be lowered appropriately, but not too low, otherwise it will be meaningless. So it should be reduced from 500 coins to 300 coins, three dou of rice to one dou, one mu of land to half an acre, and the age of children's pension should be adjusted from 16 to 14.

That's it, there's no need for less. You also have to give glass, snow salt, sugar and other things. You should implement this matter now. From the moment we enter Lingnan, we will start paying pensions to all the soldiers who died in the battle.

Shufang, you must inform the entire army about this matter so that every soldier will know about it.

Dahe, when distributing the pensions, we must inform the soldiers who died in battle of the standards of pensions, tell them what they can get and how much they can get because the pillars of their families died in battle, so that they can know clearly.

"I will tell you about the army's compensation, and you should spread the word. I will never allow anyone to touch this compensation. If I find anyone, I will kill them all! Even if their crimes are not punishable by death, their household registration will be cancelled, and all their land and property will be taken away!"

Li Yuanji has completely settled the pension issue. As for corruption, he does not have it now, but that does not mean there will be no corruption in the future. He must come up with the punishment standards and attitude, because this expenditure is not a small amount.

Xie Shufang and Ning Chun agreed immediately.

"I will obey the king's order."

The two men immediately went down and began to work on this matter. When the news spread throughout the camp, everyone was excited and were very grateful to Li Yuanji. Everyone knew that although the compensation was not much, it could definitely solve their worries.

They also receive military pay every month, which they save for their families. In addition, they receive pensions, especially pensions for their children's growth, so they don't have to worry about their family members starving to death after they die.

Every soldier in the army was smiling, and they all knelt down and kowtowed in the direction of Li Yuanji's palace. After that, all the soldiers in the army trained very hard, and a strong army was quietly born.

After Ning Chun had established and archived the standards, he opened the treasury and began to transport the money and grain out of the treasury based on the number of people and positions provided by Xie Shufang. Yang Qingwan's clothing and textile work was also rushed, and countless clothes began to be transported to the camp for distribution.

Now, except for sugar, which was a little difficult to obtain, other supplies began to be allocated. Just when people thought that they were preparing for war, the news of pensions sent to the families of the soldiers who died in the battle also came out, and everyone was excited.

Ning Chun and Xie Shufang personally began to deliver compensation to the families of the soldiers who died in the battle. When Xie Shufang put all the money, food and supplies into the house, the woman in front of him immediately burst into tears.

"General, we cannot accept these supplies. The good life we ​​have now is given to us by the king. My man has worked hard for the king, and it is worth it. The king has done so much for us. We are not greedy people and have already been satisfied. We must not accept these money and food."

After the woman finished speaking, she brought her son and daughter, and took out the money and food that had been put in the house, as well as snow salt, glass, clothes, etc., and placed them in front of Xie Shufang.

Xie Shufang looked at this scene, feeling both proud and sad. This scene, it seemed, could only happen here. Even in the Tang Dynasty, it would never happen.

All of this is because their king, Li Yuanji, really cares about everyone. It is precisely because everyone can see it clearly that they are more grateful.

Those whose family members joined the army were all very proud, just like when playing with other children, some would proudly say, "My father worked for the king in the army," which would make other children admire him endlessly. Xie Shufang took a deep breath, calmed down, and spoke slowly.

"Take it. These are all set by the king himself. The soldiers fought hard for the development and stability of Lingnan. The king said that the blood of the soldiers must not be shed in vain. These money, food and supplies are all set according to the soldiers' positions.

Wang Da is a sergeant in the army, so he only has these. In addition to what you see, these two children will receive a pension of 20 cents per month, and it will not be paid until they turn 14 years old.

Because you only have two children, the monthly allowance is 20 cents. If you have more than three children, the monthly allowance will be 40 cents.

Sister, please accept it. Remember to teach your child well and work for the king when he grows up."

The woman cried like a tearful person. She came from Chang'an and knew very well what kind of chaotic world was outside. Her family was originally in the north, and she met Wang Da while fleeing famine. She had seen too much cruelty, and everything now moved her deeply.

In fact, no matter whether it was the people Li Yuanji brought from Chang'an or the local people and the prostitutes here, everyone had a hard time before. Not to mention the local people and the prostitutes here, the environment in Lingnan itself was like this, and the Tang Dynasty had also experienced wars for a long time, and the people were also living in dire straits.

It is the experience of every individual that has made everyone here cherish the hard-earned stable and good days today. Everyone is extremely grateful to Li Yuanji because all this was brought by Li Yuanji.

The woman had already cried her eyes out. After Xie Shufang left, the woman who was crying while holding the two children looked at the two children with doting eyes for a while.

"When you grow up, you must work for the king like your father did, okay?"

Both children were still very young, but they nodded firmly to show that they understood.

The people around quickly gathered around, and after knowing what had happened, everyone's eyes were red. In this era when life was cheap, they met Li Yuanji. Everyone knew that this was a blessing they had earned in several lifetimes.

"The king is so kind to us."

"Yes, who says it isn't true? If it weren't for the king, I'm afraid many of us would have died of starvation, freezing, or disease."

"Yes, no, I have to let my boy join the army. The king treats us so well, we must work for the king, only then will we feel at ease."

"Yes, yes, yes. After I return, I will also let that boy join the army. If I were not old, there would be no need for them. I would join the army now and kill the enemy for the king."

A group of people were chatting enthusiastically, one after another. Those who had family members in the army felt very proud when they received the praise.

Originally, Xie Shufang was recruiting, and all of a sudden, all the young and strong men started to sign up, so Xie Shufang had no choice but to start screening. However, within three days, he had filled the vacancies in the army.

Those who joined the army were very happy, and their families were also happy. Those who did not join the army were scolded by their elders when they returned home, and those with children were also scolded by their children. This made these young and strong people immediately determined that they must join the army next time the king expanded the army.

(End of this chapter)