A few days later, the internal minister Jie Ziyu submitted the "pension" payment to Wei King Zhao Run.

Pensions are divided into two categories. The first is compensation in terms of money and food, that is, pensions are paid to the families of fallen soldiers on a "person" basis.

There is nothing to explain. The pension in Wei State is calculated on a per-capita basis. Whether it is a soldier or a general, the amount of pension paid is the same, which is a negligible "seven silver coins".

I remember that in the early days of the Weichuan trade, Wei Gongzi Run personally ruled that one Wei silver circle was worth one sheep, so there were some special silver circles - the "Weichuan trade commemorative coins", with the pattern of a sheep and the number engraved on the back.

Not many, but quite collectible.

But now, more than ten years later, the value of seven Wei Yinhuan is barely around two sheep.

This is more of a funeral expense than a pension.

It’s not that the Wei court was stingy, because this item was not actually the “important part” of pensions.

Of course, if it is a very poor family, the Wei government and the public will also provide additional compensation in terms of money and food.

But having said that, the regular soldiers of the Wei State generally have living conditions above that of civilians - with Wei King Zhao Run repeatedly improving the treatment of soldiers, even regular soldiers who have experienced only one or two wars basically have the same living conditions as civilians.

There are fields and houses.

This point is somewhat similar to Qin's military merit system.

And if they are tough soldiers like the "Yangwu" of the Shang Shui Army, these soldiers can even be compared to the local gentry. Not only are Hu people, but also Ba people slaves farm for them, and they may even raise valuable Hu people.

Women serve as maids or concubines.

Therefore, as long as the family is not particularly poor, they actually don't look down on the court's meager pensions or funeral funds.

The real "important part" of pensions lies in the second category, which is Wei's special policy care for the families of these fallen soldiers.

For example, within a certain period of time, "martyr households" will be exempted from corvee and land taxes;

Another example is that during festivals, local governments would distribute money, food, poultry, and even livestock to these "martyr households" on behalf of the court;

If there are still other men in the "martyr household" serving in the military, or inheriting the military position of their father and brother, or being promoted to one-level military rank;

If the father of "the martyr household" died in the war and the child is underage, the local government will unconditionally raise the child on behalf of the court and bear all the basic expenses of the family for a certain number of years.

Wait wait wait.

These are the key points of the Wei State's "compensation" for the fallen soldiers.

The advantage of such a restructuring is that the Wei soldiers can be more assured of their own affairs. For the Wei court, although the actual money that the court needs to spend for such a restructuring is actually more, the advantage is that it can avoid allocating money all at once.

Provide huge amounts of pension.

Just like this war, the number of regular soldiers including county soldiers was more than 250,000 killed. If the old system was followed, how much pension would the Wei court have to pay?

If not, the national treasury may simply be emptied out, and a serious deficit may even occur as a result, and there will be no talk of restoring development.

It is worth mentioning that in addition to the above pensions, veterans who have retired from the army due to old age or disability will also be arranged by the Wei State to work in local areas, either as "Li Zheng" or "District Protector", or as guards.

Road, a station along the track carriage——

After the Driving Department under the Ministry of War of Wei completed the overall reform of the "National Road Network", the official roads and the post stations along the rail carriages already had functions such as tea stalls, wine shops, and inns, which were enough for these retired veterans.

Soldiers support themselves.

It has to be said that it is precisely because the Wei State has a very complete pension system that the soldiers of the Wei State have no worries on the battlefield, because they know that whether they are disabled due to the war or die on the battlefield, they

The country will also assume the responsibility of taking care of them, supporting their elderly parents, and raising their young children.

Having said that, this was the old pension system of the Wei State after King Zhao Run of Wei came to the throne, but this time, the minister of the inner dynasty Jie Ziu added another item to the pension fund, that is, to build schools similar to schools in counties and counties across the country.

Military schools absorb the children of those who died in battle and train them from an early age.

To be honest, Zhao Run is very familiar with this model, because this is exactly the model used by the Zongfu to train Zongwei.

"..."

Zhao Run looked up at Jie Ziyu with some surprise, and asked with a faint smile: "Refer to the way the clan cultivates Zongwei, and train the heirs of those fallen soldiers from an early age... Jiezi, do you want to ban Zongwei Yu Linlang?

"

"That's not the case."

Jie Zigui shook his head, raised his hands and said: "I just think that the way the Zongfu trains Zongwei is very unique. Since the imperial court wants to raise the war orphans on its behalf, why not train them into excellent soldiers or even generals? So

As a result, our Wei Dynasty will not only not be short of qualified soldiers in the future, but will even be able to continuously obtain excellent generals."

Zhao Run thought for a moment and nodded with deep understanding.

Although the implementation of Jie Ziu's suggestions requires the court to spend a lot of extra manpower and financial resources, the benefits are also very great, and it can be said to be a long-lasting success.

"Tell me the specifics," Zhao Run said.

Seeing this, Jie Ziyu cupped his hands and said: "This matter may as well be left to the Ministry of War. As for the teaching positions in various places, they can be drawn from Zongwei Yulin of the Zongfu. Your Majesty also knows that Zongwei Yulin Lang is the best in our great Wei Dynasty."

Taxi soldiers."

Zhao Run listened quietly to Jie Ziyu's words and murmured secretly in his heart.

To be honest, Jie Ziyu’s move is suspected of evading the clan. It’s no wonder. After all, the clan represents the “privileged forces” such as the Zhao family, Wang Gui, etc., and there is a conflict of interests with the “gentry forces” represented by the imperial court - On

The most fundamental contradiction lies in the fact that Confucianism, Legalism and other schools generally believe that the existence of privileges above the national law (the king's law) only requires one monarch, and there is no need for so many 'privilege forces'.

When the royal family gains power, the gentry will inevitably be weak. To avoid this, the gentry will naturally crowd out the royal family.

Of course, the royal family here refers to the branch of the Zhao family, not the orthodox royal family.

"If I, the descendants of the Zhao family, do not live up to their expectations, I am afraid that they will be 'driven out and killed' by the nobles in the future..."

Zhao Run sighed secretly in his heart. Zhao Run was silent for a while and nodded slightly.

There is no way, Jie Zizi always does things in a flawless manner. Even if Zhao Run guesses that he wants to take the opportunity to suppress the royal family, he can only pretend not to know. After all, you can't refuse Jie Zi's suggestion, which will be of great benefit to the future, right?

What's more, although Jie Ziyu's move weakened the influence of the clan, it strengthened the military department and strengthened his control as a monarch in disguise. He really had no reason to refuse.

The only thing he could do was to secretly hope that his descendants of the Zhao family would strive to be more powerful, lest they be 'driven to death' by the gentry and be completely squeezed out of the center of power and reduced to local wealthy local gentry.

But it's a pity that currently, there are really not many of his Zhao family's children who are outstanding.

"Just follow what Ai Qing said and leave this matter to the Ministry of War."

Zhao Run nodded.

"Your Majesty is wise."

Except for Du You, the Minister of Rites, who was absent due to illness, all the internal ministers in the Chui Gong Hall said in unison.

After discussing the pension, the next step is naturally the "reward".

The so-called reward refers to the promotion of officials and titles to those who have made meritorious deeds.

For example, Zhang Qigong, although he was not good at military affairs, he played an indispensable role in the fact that Wei was able to overthrow Korea in such a short period of time. In the view of Wei King Zhao Run, Zhang Qigong's contribution was greater than that of Zhao Jiang, Shao Hu, and Qu Cheng.

The others are even bigger.

Another example is Huan Hu. Although this guy was once a wanted criminal in Wei State, Huan Hu also played an important role in defeating the coalition forces of various countries this time.

Others, such as Yunzhong Shou Lian Pi and Jiu Yuan Shou Feng Ting who recaptured the Yuanzhong Fortress, Zhao Jiang and Shao Hu, Qu Cheng, Pang Huan, etc., who overthrew the Korean Yan King, were established in this war.

The meritorious officials, whether generals or soldiers, must be rewarded according to their merits.

It has to be said that compared to pensions, this is where the court has to allocate large sums of money.

But there is no way. Reward and punishment are clearly the principles of Wei King Zhao Run. Even if he loses the entire treasury, he must collect this money to reward the army. After all, it is these respectable men of the Wei State who helped the country achieve victory with one against seven.

victory.

In October of the third year of Wei Zhaowu, when the Wei court was busy with post-war pensions and rewards, Wei ushered in the autumn harvest season.

As the imperial court had previously predicted, Wei's harvest this year was greatly reduced due to the war. The counties most affected by the war, such as Song County, Yingshui County, Hedong County, Hexi County, Shangshui County, and Liang County, were among the most affected by the war.

The harvest was only about 10% or 20% of previous years. Fortunately, a few counties such as Shangdang County, Sanchuan County, and Hanoi County were not affected by the war. Otherwise, the whole Wei State would really have to suffer.

But even so, Wei's food supply was still tight, forcing Zhao Run to continue to order the slaughter of sheep raised in Sanchuan, Hexi, Hetao and other places, and to use mutton as a luxury to replace part of the food.

Fortunately, this part of the mutton will be given priority to the families of those who died in the battle, and will not flow into the market too much. Otherwise, this move will definitely cause chaos in Wei's domestic market.

Regarding this move of Wei King Zhao Run, except for the officials of the Ministry of Revenue, the other officials in the court naturally praised him. After all, they must not hesitate to harm the interests of the court and even the monarch himself, but also ensure that the civilians in the country get enough food to make a living. If they do not truly love the people

A monarch who is like a son may not be able to do this.
Chapter completed!