Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Seeing Li Shimin complacently praising his achievements, the faces of these old ministers changed slightly, and then they stood up very sensibly and agreed.

"Your Majesty is so powerful that all the barbarians in the world bow down to you!"

"The Tang Dynasty can achieve such achievements, all thanks to your Majesty's leadership!"

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

Even the rigid and strict Xiao Yu had to admire Li Shimin's achievements wholeheartedly.

Therefore, he did not stand up and sing a different tune, but instead followed several other important ministers and loudly praised Li Shimin's wisdom.

"Hahaha!"

Hearing the flattering words of these ministers, Li Shimin laughed out loud with joy, then waved his hand and said.

"My dear ministers, please sit down and talk."

If it weren't for Wei Zheng, that low EQ guy, the ministers in the hall generally wouldn't disagree with him.

Especially Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Li Jing and Liu Li, in addition to their strong personal abilities, they were also very smooth-tempered.

I would speak and act according to his mood and would not embarrass him in public.

After all the important ministers sat down, Li Shimin's expression returned to seriousness, and then he turned his head and gave orders to Changsun Wuji.

"Zuo Pushe, the decree to attract the people to migrate to Liaodong will be issued tomorrow!"

"This is the top priority for the Ministry of Chancellery. You must put more thought into it and go all out to do it well!"

"You must keep in mind one principle: everything should be based on the people's willingness. You cannot force the people to migrate to Liaodong in order to complete the task."

In the past, the general process for issuing laws was that the Zhongshu Province drafted the laws, then they were reviewed by the Menxia Province, and finally implemented by the Shangshu Province.

However, the decrees issued by the Prime Minister's meeting can ignore the cumbersome steps involved.

As long as the heads of the three departments and Li Shimin agree, the decree can be issued.

When Changsun Wuji heard Li Shimin's instructions, he quickly stood up and saluted respectfully with his fists clasped.

"The minister obeys the order!"

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty. I will definitely be able to complete the task of relocating the people!"

In order to attract people to migrate to Liaodong, the imperial court not only gave free houses to the people to live in, but also gave a large amount of permanent farmland and provided oxen for the people to use.

Faced with such generous rewards, people might just try their best to get a spot.

After all, a large proportion of the people in the current Tang Dynasty do not have much land, and their fields are all low-quality fields with poor soil and far away from water sources.

Now that the opportunity to change the family's destiny is right in front of them, Changsun Wuji believes that it will be difficult for the poor people to refuse.

In addition, Du He made a brilliant suggestion, that is, the village with the largest population migration will receive additional generous rewards.

With so many killer features, there's no reason why you can't accomplish your mission.

After Changsun Wuji sat down, the Minister of Revenue Tang Jian stood up and reported, holding a thick memorial.

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War have already compiled statistics on the achievements of the soldiers in the battle, and have drawn up rewards for each soldier."

"In addition, pensions and compensation have been drawn up for the soldiers who died and were injured in battle."

The official from the Ministry of Internal Affairs who was standing guard on the side hurriedly walked up to Tang Jian and brought the memorial to Li Shimin's desk.

Li Shimin nodded, then opened the memorial and read it carefully.

In dynasties before the Tang Dynasty, soldiers who died in battle received no pensions, nor any other gold or silver as compensation; the only option was to reduce land taxes.

The pension was only established after Li Shimin ascended the throne, and it was not given in the form of money but in the form of currency and silk cloth.

Generals of different ranks who died in battle received different pensions, and the gap was huge.

If a General of the Central Army or a Commandant of the Zhechou rank or below 30th rank died in battle, he would be given pieces of silk cloth.

The Left and Right Lang Jiang and the Left and Right Guoyi Duwei below the fifth rank who were killed in battle were given 20 pieces of silk cloth.

Those who were killed in battle and were below the seventh rank in the Zhechoufu, the left and right lieutenants of the Sixteen Guards, the prince's personal guards, and the brigade commanders of the prince's palace were given 10 pieces of silk cloth.

A piece of medium-quality silk cloth cost about 1 coins.

Therefore, the maximum pension for the General of the Central Army and the Commandant of the Imperial Guard who died in battle was 15000 coins, equivalent to 15 strings of cash.

In addition to receiving pensions, the court would also build coffins for the above-mentioned generals and personally send them back to their homes.

As for the various guards and imperial guards below the ninth rank, the various deputy captains of the Zhechongfu, and the various left and right halberd bearers of the Shufu, if they died in battle they would be given two rolls of silk cloth.

If an ordinary soldier dies in battle, he will be given 1 piece of silk cloth.

In other words, ordinary soldiers who died in battle could only receive about 500 coins.

Moreover, the imperial court would not build coffins for the ninth-rank military officers and ordinary soldiers. At most, it would prepare a mourning dress for them.

In addition to providing silk and cloth as pensions, the imperial court also allowed the families of soldiers who died in battle to be exempted from land taxes.

The permanent exemption of land tax for the families of soldiers performing labor service was also a drawback of the Tang Dynasty's military system.

Because after several years, more than half of the people in the Tang Dynasty will not need to pay land tax, and the princes and dukes who own large fiefdoms will also not need to pay land tax.

The remaining few people who owned a small amount of land and some people from aristocratic families had to support the huge expenses of the court.

Moreover, when the imperial court encounters a shortage of money, it will increase taxes on them, and eventually these powerful people and the common people will be unable to survive, and they will rise up in rebellion.

This is a vicious cycle and is also one of the reasons for the change of imperial power.

After a long time.

Li Shimin put down the memorial in his hand. He did not reply to Tang Jian immediately, but frowned and thought.

When the ministers in the hall saw Li Shimin in deep thought, they all lowered their heads and did not disturb him.

Another cup of tea passed.

Li Shimin raised his head and said in a deep voice: "Tang Jian, now the treasury of our Tang Dynasty is full, give more compensation to the seriously injured and dead soldiers."

"Ordinary soldiers will be given an additional 5000 coins each, and ninth-rank generals will be given 1 coins."

"Officials below the seventh rank will receive 3 coins, officials below the fifth rank will receive 5 coins, and officials below the fourth rank will receive 10 coins!"

what!

Give such a high pension?

Hearing what Li Shimin said, Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Gao Shilian and others all showed expressions of astonishment on their faces.

Tang Jian directly advised: "Your Majesty, you must not do this!"

"If this system is implemented, wouldn't the total amount of pensions and rewards given to soldiers be more than 50 strings of cash?"

Although only about 2 soldiers were seriously injured or killed in battle, many of them were military officers above the ninth rank, which added up to a considerable number.

In addition, other soldiers who have made contributions will also be rewarded, especially Xue Rengui, Xi Junmai and Su Dingfang, whose rewards will be quite high.

Zhang Sun Wuji also advised: "Your Majesty, now that this precedent has been set, you must follow this standard to provide pensions in the future!"

"It's no problem for the imperial treasury to be full, but what if there's not enough money to give in the future?"