Ming Zuo

Chapter 197 Post-War Disposal

As soon as I go to August, I am covered with dust.

Come back again, things are different.

After finally getting the restructuring done, Zuo Menggeng had to face the aftermath of his sacrifice.

This time it was much more miserable than Dengzhou, and nearly a thousand people did not come back.

What Zuo Menggeng had to face was nearly a thousand broken families.

Fortunately, the great victory more or less diluted the sadness, and with the experience of management, the whole Zuozhuang was relatively calm.

"Sister-in-law, is there any difficulty at home?"

The person Zuo Menggeng faced was Li Xiangzhu's wife Huang Lianzhu.

This is a woman in her early thirties. It can be seen that she is very well-bred and should have been educated in poetry and calligraphy.However, like Li Xiangzhu, he has experienced the suffering of wandering and hunger, and now he is much more simple.

"A foolish man fights to the death for the country. It's the right place. Even though the servant is a woman, he also understands righteousness. Thousands of people don't need to worry about it. In this Zhuangzi, we, mother and child, will definitely not be short of food."

Zuo Menggeng pulled Li Xiangzhu's son Li Yuanshu over, stroked his little head, and asked, "What is sister-in-law doing now?"

After so many days, Huang Lianzhu has been able to accept the news of her husband's death.

"My humble husband is a general in the army, and it's not easy for my slaves to show their faces, so I just manage it at home."

Zuo Menggeng thought for a while, and said: "Listening to my sister-in-law's words, I'm afraid you are very knowledgeable. From now on, it's better to come out to do things and show what you have learned. The Li team is seeing that you are self-reliant and self-reliant, and you have knowledge under the spring, so you must be gratified."

Huang Lianzhu was silent for a moment before nodding.

"to make."

In fact, she had long wanted to go out and do something.

Especially seeing the women on Zhuangzi in a hurry, especially the lieutenant Wang Xiuqin, gave her a huge stimulus.

It was only when she thought that her husband was in the military camp and often did not come home, and she had to take care of the children, so she could bear it.

Now her husband is sacrificed, but she and her child still have to live on.If you come out to work, you can still earn a wage and support your family.

Just when she was thinking this way, Zuo Menggeng took a document from Fu Yusun and handed it to her.

"Sister-in-law, please keep this. This is Li Team Zheng's military achievement certificate. With this certificate, you can receive a living allowance of five taels of silver per month."

Huang Lianzhu was taken aback and didn't dare to answer.

"This...how did this happen? The slave family can't ask for it."

Zuo Menggeng forced it into her hand.

"The Li team is sacrificed heroically for the country and the people. No one can forget his contribution. Five taels of silver is already treating the martyrs badly. It is true that all industries are waiting to be prosperous now, and there is not much money to come out. This is all we have. People's hearts are what the Li team deserves."

Previously, he was still worrying about his future life, but now holding onto the proof of Li Xiangzhu's military exploits, Huang Lianzhu finally broke out and cried like a mess.

But behind the tears, there is more warmth.

Only here, after a person dies, he will still be remembered and comforted, right?

Zuo Menggeng left.

In addition to the certificates of military exploits left to their mother and son, there is also a plaque of "first-class military exploits" hanging on the wall surrounded by red flowers.

Zuo Menggeng clearly informed that with this military exploit, the descendants of Li Xiangzhu will be exempted from personal taxes within three generations and receive free education.

Tax exemption is a privilege that only officials and gentlemen have. How dare ordinary people think about it?

Although after coming to Zuozhuang, the Li family did not pay any taxes.

But Huang Lianzhu felt that this young Qianzuo would definitely be able to achieve great things.If he becomes emperor in the future, then this tax exemption will be a real discount.

Oh, by the way, it’s not Qianzuo anymore, it’s called Sanzuo.

"Wang Xiangdong, on the first day of the first month of the first month of the third year of Chongzhen, when he was camping at night in Zhangbatai, he discovered that the eastern captives had attacked the camp. In order to protect the entire army, he resolutely detonated his hand grenade and provided a timely warning to the entire army. Hereby, the Shandong New Army Approved by the Ministry of the First Army, it is first-class merit. Now, pay tribute to the families of the martyrs, and send first-class military merit certificates and plaques."

Many heroes were born in this battle.

Zuo Menggeng knew the role and significance of heroes very well, so he did a lot of work when counting the military exploits after the war.

At the gate of Wang Xiangdong's house, the officers of the Political Department read aloud Wang Xiangdong's achievements in front of the neighbors.At the same time, amidst the sound of firecrackers, a certificate of military exploits was presented to Wang Xiangdong's family.

The honest and simple peasant family has mixed feelings when accepting such an honor.

On the one hand, thinking of the dead son, on the other hand, it is a great honor. Joy and tears are intertwined, but it makes my heart heavy with satisfaction.

At the same time, the same scene was happening everywhere in Zuozhuang.

It also made ordinary people realize that heroes are so close and so glorious.

The recruits who had just joined the new army were even more encouraged by seeing this scene.I also imagine that one day I can become a hero.

Three days later, a grand burial ceremony was held in the Martyrs Cemetery.

The salute roared, and the guns were fired to see off, and more than [-] martyrs settled here.

All the officers and soldiers watched this scene and also received a real education.

After properly solving the problem of sacrificing soldiers, looking back, we still have to face the placement of disabled soldiers.

There are more than [-] wounded, there is no way to rejoin the team, and they are no longer suitable for fighting in the battlefield.

But they are also people who have made contributions, and Zuo Menggeng didn't want to just give them a one-time reward and leave them behind.

How to arrange them will also become the practice of the whole army in the future.

"It's okay to have a broken leg, but don't give up on yourself. You have all received basic education in the barracks, and you have strict military training as a guarantee. Even if you go back home, you will still be useful. I will hand you over to Mr. Chen, and he will Arrange work for you. How about it, do you have the confidence to do it well?"

In Zuo Menggeng's view, these soldiers who retired due to injuries were also extraordinary talents.

At least they can write and count, which is not comparable to ordinary people who can't read.

There are more and more people on Zhuangzi, and the difficulty of management is also increasing.It is no longer enough to rely on Chen Zhi alone, and more administrative personnel must be added.

Originally, Zuo Menggeng was still worried about this matter, but this group of retired soldiers became the answer to the problem.

There are more than [-] soldiers under Chen Zhi's command, and they will become the grassroots managers of Zuozhuang.

To put it bluntly, these people are not officials.

What's more, unlike the officials of Ming Dynasty, these people really went down to the grassroots level, and they understand better the hardships and problems of the people at the bottom.

In the future, if you come out to be a political party, you don't know how much better than those in Ming Dynasty who only know how to read poetry and books, and have eyes above the top.

In addition to the more than [-] soldiers absorbed by Zuozhuang, the remaining more than [-] people have places to go.

That is the second division.

Although it has been decided to give priority to improving the first division, the second division will be used as a training base for recruits.

But whether the recruits are trained well or not depends on the person who teaches them.

These veterans are of course the best instructors.

With these more than three hundred people serving as the grassroots of the Second Division, the skeleton of the Second Division will be built.The speed at which the recruits of the second division will grow into talents will also be much faster.

As soon as the military affairs were over, Zuo Menggeng was still busy and was dragged to Zhuangzi again.

I haven't been back for more than half a year, and the changes in Zhuangzi are very obvious.

Visible to the naked eye, the area of ​​the residential area has become much larger.On the outskirts of the original Zhuangzi, a large area of ​​houses was built.

"Those people came here with the letter of introduction you gave, and suffered a lot along the way. It was horrible, so I organized the big guys and settled them down."

What Chen Zhi was talking about was those people who went south from Zunhua.

They really went to Linqing and found Zuozhuang.

Because of Zuo Menggeng's arrangement, Zhuangzi did not dare to neglect them, and immediately settled them down.

Zuo Menggeng is very concerned about this matter.

"There are tens of thousands of people, which is about the same as the population of our Zhuangzi. Isn't there any trouble?"

Speaking of this, Chen Zhi and Lao Qintou laughed out loud.

"Oh, my young master, you don't know, we are living a good life now."

Seeing that everyone was smiling, Zuo Menggeng was puzzled. He didn't know why the big guy could still laugh when the population nearly doubled out of thin air.

For someone as stable as Chen Zhi, she couldn't help playing tricks.

"Sensei, guess how much we sold for our vegetable greenhouse this winter?"

When it comes to vegetable greenhouses, Zuo Menggeng is thoughtful.

"It should be nice to see you guys so happy, right?"

Old Qintou couldn't hide the matter, and told the situation with a big laugh.

It turned out that before the departure of the Houying last year, Zuo Menggeng led Zuozhuang to use the open space to build a greenhouse.

Because of the glass, the greenhouse has a good insulation effect in winter.

At first, everyone thought that planting vegetables in the cold winter months was a fantasy and violated the way of heaven.But when they saw all kinds of vegetables thriving in the greenhouse, everyone was dumbfounded.

In December, the first batch of vegetables was harvested, weighing more than [-] catties, and there were all kinds of vegetables.

On the day when the vegetables were harvested, the people in Zhuangzi tasted them first.

The feeling of eating fresh vegetables in winter made everyone burst into tears. It was the first time that they could grow vegetables like this.

It stands to reason that more than [-] catties of vegetables are not enough for the farmers to eat for themselves.But Chen Zhi thought of Zuo Menggeng's order, and immediately organized farmers to load vegetables into trucks and send them to the city for sale.

Green vegetables in winter have become a wonder in Linqing City.The whole city was a sensation, and one after another came here just to see the Western view.

After inquiring about the prices of the vegetables, the sensation became even worse.

It is not that there were no out-of-season vegetables in the Ming Dynasty, but most of them were cultivated by hot spring water.Even if there is some output, the quantity is extremely limited, and it is not affordable for ordinary people.

Except for the emperor's honor, only the rich and wealthy can eat it.

Such vegetables, not to mention the price of gold, are simply not available outside.

Zuozhuang's fresh vegetables appeared in the market in such a large quantity, and the sensation caused by the price was even more exaggerated.

The price of [-] Wen per catty immediately drove Linqing City crazy.

(End of this chapter)