The Tang Dynasty: The Concubine of the Holy Soldier

Chapter 80 Give Me All the Refugees
Chapter 80 Give Me All the Refugees
Seeing Bai Jingyi's sincerity, Li Er couldn't help but feel moved. After all, he was once a general, and he knew very well how the families of the dead soldiers lived.

Immediately, Li Er waved his hand and said: "Pass down my will! The soldiers who died for our Tang Dynasty in this battle will each receive the usual military salary!"

"Sigh~~~"

All civil and military officials couldn't help but gasped.

Each person has a copper coin, which is a thousand copper coins, but how many soldiers died for my Tang Dynasty in this battle! ?

Nearly [-] soldiers died in the battle in Shuozhou City alone, not counting the generals, and when the Turks entered the country, it is not known how many soldiers died in the battle.

This is definitely a huge sum of money, and at the same time, the ministers couldn't help but raise the corners of their mouths.

After the rewards were finished, Li Er directly said loudly: "Come here, I want to draw up an order to announce these rewards to the world, so that all the people in the world know that my Tang Dynasty has produced a good general for the country and the people!"

However, Bai Jingyi cupped his hands and said, "Hold on, Your Majesty! I haven't finished my reward yet!"

When he heard this, the brush on Li's second hand paused, and then he said with a faint smile: "Hehe! Alright, let me tell you what kind of reward you want!"

Li Er was smiling on the surface, but in his heart he had already begun to curse Bai Jingyi for being greedy. If you want to govern Liangzhou, I will exempt you from taxes for five years. If you want to appease the dead soldiers, I will directly raise the general's salary to the same amount. .

Now that you are still not satisfied, I want to see what else you want.

The civil and military officials present also looked at Bai Jingyi very curiously, they also wanted to know what else Bai Jingyi wanted.

But Bai Jingyi smiled lightly and said: "I report to the Holy Majesty! I want all the refugees from all over the world to return to Liangzhou!"

what! ?

Did I hear wrong? ?

The general Zhenbei has nothing to do with the refugees! ?

If so, this is not a reward, it is clearly a punishment!

There are tens of thousands of refugees left behind in this war. If they all gather in Liangzhou, how will he manage them! ?

Li Er was also a little dazed, and at the same time a little ugly. If he was an ordinary hero, Li Er would be very happy to reward those refugees to him to govern.

However, Bai Jingyi is not only the general who suppresses the north of the Tang Dynasty, but also wants to become the son-in-law of the Tang Dynasty!

If the problem of refugees is not handled well, how should the civil and military officials of the Manchu dynasty treat Bai Jingyi, and how should they treat the royal family! ?

Do you want people in the world to say that my royal family oppressed heroes! ?

Li Er asked in a deep voice: "This matter is so important that you must be cautious! Tell me why you gathered all the refugees from all over the world to Liangzhou!?"

Bai Jingyi smiled faintly and said: "The Holy Majesty has exempted Liangzhou from taxes for five years, and at the same time increased the military pay of the dead soldiers! This is the great grace of the emperor! And if this happens, the treasury will definitely be empty!"

"At that time, the tens of thousands of refugees in my Tang Dynasty will have nowhere to go! As a powerful minister of the Tang Dynasty, how can I have the heart to see the people of my Tang Dynasty starving to death on the streets and scold the royal family for being stupid!?"

Listening to Bai Jingyi's righteous words, everyone sighed that Bai Jingyi was full of benevolence for the country and the people!

However, Bai Jingyi just smiled lightly, he didn't believe it, Li Er didn't want to throw these oil bottles of Datang to him, even if he didn't want to, those ministers must have fiery eyes.

Although it seems to be a big burden to Bai Jingyi for the time being, in Bai Jingyi's view, these people are thousands of laborers.

Instead of letting them beg along the streets of Chang'an City and wait for the royal family to distribute food to save their lives, it is better to directly turn them into the labor force of Liangzhou City.

In this way, these common people will not only appreciate Bai Jingyi's kindness, but also create huge profits for Bai Jingyi.

These people are simply free labor, as long as they have enough food and drink, and do some light manual work, that's enough!
What's more, the reason why the aristocratic family supports me in the court now is just to win me over!Since you are sent to your door to be slaughtered by me, don't blame me for swinging the butcher's knife without hesitation!

Anyway, sooner or later, these aristocratic moths will have to be pulled out. Since there is such a good opportunity, why firmly grasp it! ?

All the civil and military officials had different thoughts, they all planned Bai Jingyi's purpose in their hearts, but the only conclusion they came to was that Bai Jingyi was really too young, and it was very likely that he was hot-blooded!
Cheng Yaojin immediately asked anxiously: "Nephew of the Bai family, you don't train well, what do you want these refugees to do!?"

"Report to the Holy Majesty, you must never agree! Wouldn't this harm the general of the Bai family!?"

The rest of the generals did not stand up to speak out. After all, this matter has nothing to do with them directly. Moreover, the 16-year-old boy worshiped a first-rank general, and these generals inevitably felt a little dissatisfied!
As for the civil servants, they all frowned and guessed Bai Jingyi's purpose, temporarily holding back to see what the Holy Majesty meant.

Li Er took a deep breath and asked, "Treating the refugees is also a great achievement! But the credit you have made is enough to shake the world! If you make a great contribution, I don't even know how to reward you!"

"At the same time, have you ever thought about it, if you didn't manage the refugees well and caused these refugees to starve to death on the streets, what crime would you be responsible for!?",

Bai Jingyi smiled lightly and said: "If I fail to manage the refugees well, it is naturally my negligence, and the Holy One will punish according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty!"

"But I implore the Holy Majesty to reward me with all the refugees in Liangzhou!"

Hearing Bai Jingyi's firm words, Li Er snorted coldly and said, "Hmph! If you don't manage the refugees well, according to the laws of my Tang Dynasty, you will be demoted to three ranks at least, or demoted to a commoner at worst!"

"You are just a general! If you lead the army to go to war, I will never doubt it, but managing refugees is not about fighting and killing! Have you thought about it!?"

Bai Jingyi clasped his hands and said, "The minister made this decision after careful consideration! I also ask His Majesty's permission!"

After finishing speaking, Bai Jingyi stood straight in the center of the hall.

Seeing Bai Jingyi's confident look, the people present became even more puzzled.

And the minister of the aristocratic family smelled an opportunity. If he could help him manage the refugee problem well, wouldn't it be possible to have a better relationship with the Great General of Zhenbei! ?

If he can win over the Great General of Zhenbei, it is equivalent to winning over half of the imperial court!
What's more, managing refugees just needs money and food, these things are simply not worth mentioning to the family.
Immediately, an official from the aristocratic family stood up and bowed to Li Er and said, "My lord! The general serves the country and the people, and his achievements will definitely be praised by the people of the Tang Dynasty!"

"The people of my Tang Dynasty will definitely appreciate the kindness of the general, and they have raised money and food to help the general rebuild Liangzhou City! Help the refugees of the Tang Dynasty rebuild their homes!"

When an official of an aristocratic family stood up to speak, naturally a group of officials stood up to agree, and this undoubtedly represented the attitude of all the aristocratic families!

(End of this chapter)