Confiscated and exiled, the down-and-out general became the queen

Chapter 367: Settling the Soldiers

“When the Ministry of Agriculture has collected the grain, you will pay back the grain you owe to the people.

Also, next time you encounter such an emergency situation, you can handle it flexibly.

You can use the reserve fund first, but later, you need to come to me to report the whereabouts of the money.

If I find out that you are using this money for non-real purposes, I will kill all nine generations of your clan.

On the contrary, if you use the money where it is most needed, I will naturally give you all the documents that should be given to you. Do you understand?"

When the Minister of Revenue heard this, he said happily, "Yes, I understand."

After the matter was resolved, Xiao Lengyue asked, "Where is the Minister of Rites?"

When the Ministry of Rites heard this, they hurried out and bowed, saying, "Your humble servant is here."

Xiao Lengyue said calmly: "Find a few suitable houses and settle those people down."

When the Ministry of Rites heard this, they understood what Xiao Lengyue said and bowed, "Yes."

Those people really need to be well taken care of, otherwise when the people rebel, there will be another fierce battle.

All officials knew this truth, so they did not oppose it.

After dealing with all those people, Leng Huaiyi walked out.

"Your Majesty, now that the world is unified, what should the soldiers do?"

After hearing this, Xiao Lengyue pondered for a moment and said, "My dear, do you have any solution?"

When all the officials heard this, they were stunned for a moment and no one dared to speak.

Seeing this, Xiao Lengyue turned to look at Leng Huaiyi, "General Leng, do you have any solution?"

Leng Huaiyi pondered for a while after hearing this, and then said, "Your Majesty, I think that now that the world is unified, we don't need so many soldiers. We can send the older soldiers back."

Xiao Lengyue didn't say anything when she heard this. She turned her head and looked at Old Master Murong, "Old Master, do you have any ideas?"

"I have similar thoughts to General Leng."

When Xiao Lengyue heard this, he looked up at the other officials and asked, "Do you have anything to say?"

All the officials bowed their heads, but no one said anything. Seeing this, Xiao Lengyue understood.

"How about this, let the soldiers choose for themselves. Those who want to continue to stay in the barracks can continue to stay, and those who want to retire can be given a severance pay.

These people also include soldiers from Manyi and Chaoyang."

As soon as these words were spoken, all the officials were stunned, and there was an expression of disbelief in their eyes.

One of the generals couldn't help but ask in a rough voice: "Your Majesty, we can understand giving severance pay to the soldiers of the Yuan Dynasty, but why do you have to give severance pay to the soldiers of the Manyi and Chaoyang?"

When Xiao Lengyue heard this, she did not answer, but looked at the other officials and asked, "Do you all think the same way?"

All the officials remained silent, but Xiao Lengyue understood that they thought the same.

Chu Zhou and the others were standing at the back at the moment. When they heard Xiao Lengyue's words, they were all shocked.

They didn't expect that the emperor would treat the soldiers in this way.

Seeing that all the officials were silent, Xiao Lengyue said in a cold voice: "Today, you must remember this for me. From now on, this continent will only have the people of the Yuan Dynasty.

If anyone treats the people differently, I will never forgive them, do you understand?"

When all the officials heard this, they all said, "Yes."

Xiao Lengyue handed this matter over to Leng Huaiyi. She looked at him and said, "General Leng, after this incident, have someone count how many people died and how many soldiers were disabled.

The pension for the deceased should be sent to his or her family, especially if he or she has a wife and children. It should not be used by irrelevant people.

As for the disabled, we will ask them what they want to do. If they want to go back, we will give them severance pay and compensation. If there is no one to take care of them when they go back, the court will provide them with old-age care, but of course, they have to work."

Leng Huaiyi was so excited when he heard this that he said, "On behalf of the soldiers, I would like to thank Your Majesty for his great grace."

These past two days, he had been worrying about those who survived the war but were missing limbs, but he didn't expect that the emperor had already thought of everything before he even said anything.

When Xiao Lengyue was talking about things that required an imperial edict, there would always be a ghostwriter beside him. By the time Xiao Lengyue finished speaking, the ghostwriter had already written the imperial edict.

After seeing that there was no problem, Xiao Lengyue took out the jade seal, stamped it directly, and handed the imperial edict to Leng Huaiyi.

After finishing his explanation, Xiao Lengyue looked at the Minister of Revenue and said, "Don't worry, the seized silver will be deposited in the next two days, and you can pay it to General Leng then."

When the Minister of Revenue heard this, his anxious face instantly broke into a bright smile, but he looked a little silly.

After finishing his talk, Xiao Lengyue left the court.

After returning to the Yangxin Palace for a while, Chunxiang heard: "Old Grand Tutor Murong wants to see you."

"Let him in."

When Xiao Lengyue saw that Old Master Murong was about to bow after coming in, she quickly said, "Master, there's no need to bow, it's just the two of us."

When there were no outsiders around, Xiao Lengyue still liked to speak with the word "I", and seeing that Xiao Lengyue knew her limits, Old Master Murong didn't say anything else.

After Xiao Lengyue sat down, he made a cup of tea for Old Master Murong, handed it to him, and asked, "Master, is there anything I can help you with?"

Old Master Murong nodded and said, "Lin Beicheng has been brought back. I don't know your majesty's plan, so I have locked him up in the dungeon first."

Xiao Lengyue nodded, "Okay, wait a moment, I'll go see him."

After Old Master Murong finished speaking, he took out a stack of papers from his bag and said, "This is what happened during this period. I found the memorials too thick, so I copied a copy for Your Majesty to take a look at later."

When Xiao Lengyue heard this, she paused while drinking her tea. She glanced at the neatly arranged memorials and asked uncertainly, "Master, what about the memorials?"

Old Master Murong nodded and said, "Yes, those are the memorials submitted by the officials during this period of time. Although I have read them once, I have also written a letter to tell Your Majesty the important things.

But in case my eyes are dim and I miss something, I have piled them all together, waiting for Your Majesty to come back and check them in detail."

When Xiao Lengyue heard this, she put down the teacup in her hand, pinched her brows, and said helplessly: "Master, I don't think I need to watch it anymore."

As soon as Xiao Lengyue said this, Old Master Murong's face instantly turned cold. "Your Majesty, do you still remember what the first lesson I taught you was about being a king?"

Hearing this, Xiao Lengyue's body stiffened slightly. After recalling for a moment, he slowly said, "It's important to be on guard against others."

Old Master Murong nodded and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I hope you can keep this truth in mind.

I know that Your Majesty trusts me, but even I myself do not know what I will think in the future. Does Your Majesty know?"