Chapter 902 The night is like water
This is a huge tent, with at least fifty or sixty wounded soldiers lying inside. They have all been treated, stopped the blood, washed the wound and bandaged it. Most of the soldiers have lived without worries, and they are lying in a small bed and chatting and laughing with their companions around them.
When Li Yanqing came in, most of the wounded soldiers did not notice it. They continued to joke. Of course, the target of their joke was a young and beautiful female soldier. This is the nature of a man. Talking about it is always inseparable from women, but everyone has a sense of sensibility and will not speak too obscenely. After all, these female soldiers saved their lives, and everyone is grateful in their hearts.
Even if some soldiers speak erraticly and speak filthy words, they will be severely stopped by other soldiers because they violate public anger.
A personal soldier was about to shout loudly, but Li Yanqing hurriedly waved his hand and signaled him not to disturb everyone, but it was too late. The personal soldier had already shouted, and everyone turned around. Only then did they find that the commander standing at the door of the tent was so scared that everyone was about to stand up.
Li Yanqing quickly waved his hand and smiled, "It's all because of injuries on his body, don't get up, just lie down like this. I'm here to visit everyone, not to let everyone greet you!"
A veteran apologized: "I really don't mean it. I lie in front of the governor. Please forgive me if I have any rudeness!"
Li Yanqing felt that the veteran looked familiar, so he looked at him and smiled, "If I remember correctly, your surname seems to be Yan, and you are from Xiangzhou."
The veteran said: "The chief is right. The villain Yan Ping is from Linzhang County, Xiangzhou. He has been following the chief for five years. Now General Wang Gui serves as generals."
The general, who was the original Dutou, was a middle- and low-level general. Seeing that his legs were covered with gauze, Li Yanqing asked with concern: "Where was injured?"
Yan Ping said a little embarrassedly: "A shot in the leg and an arrow in the butt is all flesh and blood wounds, so it's fine."
Everyone laughed, and a soldier said, "The female guard wants to take off his pants and bandage him. He pulled his pants and refused to let him go. The female soldier's face turned red with shame."
Li Yanqing also laughed, "It's okay not to take off the front, just cut the pants with a knife in the back."
Everyone laughed again, Yan Ping scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "This is the solution, otherwise I will be scolded to death by my wife when I go home!"
There was a burst of laughter in the tent. Li Yanqing waved his hand to calm everyone down, and said to everyone: "If you have any ideas or difficulties, you can raise them. If it can be solved, I will solve them on the spot."
The tent was silent. After a moment, a soldier said carefully: "I report to the governor, Bei Yi is a escort under General Gao Chong's army. Bei Yi was hit by a piece of thunder and iron piece of thunder and iron. The military doctor said that he might become a cripple after he was cured. If that happens, I will have to be discharged from the army. But I wonder if the court has any place for soldiers who have retired due to injuries?"
Everyone raised their ears together. This is indeed a big problem. Everyone knows that there will be pensions for the deaths, but there seems to be no explanation for the discharge of the army due to injuries. The main reason is that most seriously injured people would die in the past. The surviving wounded soldiers were basically slightly injured and could basically go back to battle. Therefore, the court did not pay much attention to the wounded soldiers. Now that the number of wounded soldiers has increased, many wounded soldiers cannot go to the battlefield and can only choose to retire. At this time, the retirement treatment has become the focus of everyone's concern.
Li Yanqing nodded, "This question is very good and timely. Where is this brother from and whose surname is?"
"You are the chief minister, and his humble position is Zhang Xing, a native of Daming Mansion. However, now that both parents, wife and children have moved to Jingzhou for the time being, they will probably not return to Daming Mansion for the time being."
Li Yanqing pondered for a moment and said, "I have already drafted the regulations for the retirement of the wounded soldiers. I am preparing to report to the court for approval and implementation at the end of this war. You should be able to do it. I will use this Zhang Xing brother as an example to briefly talk about it, and everyone will understand immediately."
Li Yanqing asked the soldier Zhang Xing again, "First of all, I want to know how long you have been in the army and how many merits have been made?"
"I have been in the army for three years and have made meritorious service in total seven turns. If this time I can be considered to have made meritorious service, it will be eight turns."
"How much land reward did you get because of your meritorious service?" Li Yanqing asked again.
"According to the transfer of five acres, Beiye should now have a reward of forty acres."
Li Yanqing nodded and continued: "Everyone who retired from the army due to injury usually receives land pension. Because everyone has a salary, there is only land but no money in the pension. Then according to the degree of injury, they will receive food subsidies of different levels every month until they die. If Zhang Xing is lame and retired from the army, he is considered to be slightly disabled and has not lost his labor. Then he can get basic grain and rice subsidies every month, one bucket of rice per month, and then three years of joining the army. Every year, he gets ten acres of land a year, which is thirty acres, eight transfers of merit, and five acres of pensions are also given to five acres of each transfer. This is forty acres, plus the forty acres of land you usually earn. In addition, when you return to Jingzhou, the local government will give you a total of 110 acres of land, and a monthly subsidy of one bucket of rice per month. Now you understand!"
Although it sounds complicated, Li Yanqing's explanation is very simple and everyone understood it. Zhang Xing hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "I thank the general for his explanation, I understand it completely."
Li Yanqing smiled again and said, "You should have saved some money in the past few years. I advise you to buy all the land after going back. In the future, you will become a small landlord. In addition, if the local government does not perform pensions according to regulations, you can go directly to the Privy Council in Beijing to beat the drum and complain. The Privy Council has an organization that specializes in managing the retirement of the wounded soldiers, and they will help you get justice."
"Thank you, Duke Li!"
At this time, everyone asked seven or eight questions, most of which were about whether Taiyuan could be defended. Li Yanqing smiled and said, "I will answer them together! I hope everyone has confidence that our city has sufficient food and food. More importantly, our total strength has exceeded the Jin soldiers outside the city, and there are strong city defenses. The Jin soldiers cannot conquer Taiyuan City no matter what. I guess they will not attack the city in the next step, but will siege the city. As long as we can hold on to the city before spring, victory will eventually belong to us!"
Li Yanqing's words aroused the soldiers' excitement.
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Li Yanqing currently lives in an official house, which was also his residence when he was in Taiyuan. After he went to Tokyo Bianliang, he was kept in vain. After the Jin soldiers occupied Taiyuan, this 20-acre official house became the residence of the capital Marshal Wanyan Xieye. However, Wanyan Xie had never lived for a day, but it did not prevent the officials from decorating the residence magnificently to please Wanyan Xieye. Wanyan Xie also liked gold jewelry and porcelain, so the gold alone consumed tens of thousands of taels, and various precious official kiln porcelains were abundant.
After Li Yanqing arrived, all kinds of gold jewelry inside turned into military expenses, and precious porcelain became his private collection, and he also liked porcelain.
However, most of the time, he still lives in the military camp. Today he was a little worried about Hu Qing'er, so he came to this official house where he rarely lives. Hu Qing'er often lives here.
Li Yanqing walked into Hu Qing'er's yard. At this time, night had already fallen, but the sky was not yet dark, and there was still a little light under the sky. She sat alone on the big rock in the yard, staring blankly at the snowmen in the yard.
Li Yanqing looked at her thin back, her heart was filled with pity, so she came to her side and sat down, gently hugged her shoulders, Hu Qing'er's body trembled slightly, and she also snuggled into Li Yanqing's arms and started crying in a low voice.
"Our Qing'er is so murderous. Why can't we see through life and death today?" Li Yanqing smiled in her ear.
"Nonsense!" Hu Qing'er gave Li Yanqing a blank look in tears, "Where do they kill people, they kill all the bad guys."
After pausing for a while, she said sadly: "These sisters are all in their twenties this year. Although they said they don't want to get married, I am still planning to find a home for them. Unexpectedly, a shocking thunder took their lives. Although they are used to life and death, they still can't help but feel sad."
Li Yanqing advised softly: "Since they have embarked on the road of joining the army, the battlefield of death is a normal destination. They should be prepared for the deceased. The deceased have passed away, and we living people should live well."
Hu Qing'er wiped away her tears, sighed softly, leaned on Li Yanqing's shoulder, but she was thinking about another thing in her heart. If it weren't for the Taiyuan battle, she would have married her elder brother a few days ago.
Cao Yun had already decided on the day. On the eve of the New Year, Li Yanqing took Hu Qing'er into the room. The night before they rushed to Yan'an Prefecture to fight, Cao Yun had already received the tea served by Hu Qing'er, which means that she had officially admitted that she was her sister.
In fact, as early as when she was a child, her father and grandmother had the intention to promise her to Brother Qing, but her mother despised Brother Qing, who was too poor and refused to agree. The marriage was not completed. Later, she gradually became sensible, especially after Brother Li rescued her and grandmother from the prison, her heart was firmly tied to Brother Li, and she never thought that she would follow another man again.
"Brother Li, do you remember calling me into the house before my grandmother passed away?"
Li Yanqing's heart moved, and then he noticed that Hu Qing'er's name had changed, from elder brother to elder brother Li. Although only one word was added, the meaning was completely different. This reflected the change in her mentality and she no longer regarded herself as her brother.
In fact, Li Yanqing was still a little uncomfortable with taking Hu Qing'er into the house. He has regarded Hu Qing'er as his sister since he was a child. Over the years, he has pretended not to know what he is about to be with Qing'er. Seeing that Qing'er is twenty years old, Li Yanqing can no longer avoid it. He also knows that Hu Qing'er will not marry someone else again. Instead of letting her suffer for a lifetime, it is better to change his mindset. So under the repeated supervision of his wife, he finally agreed.
Since his wife received Qing'er's tea in front of him and the whole family that night, Qing'er has been his concubine in name, but at that time he only had the name of a concubine, but he did not have the reality of a concubine. Li Yanqing still needs time to slowly adjust his mentality from his brother to his husband.
Li Yanqing smiled, "Of course I remember!"
"You want to know what grandmother said to me in the end?"
Li Yanqing didn't say anything, Hu Qing'er mustered up the courage to whisper: "Grandma told me to remember that I am your life, and death is your ghost, let me follow you for generations."
Chapter completed!