"Speaking of this issue about the bereavement of martyrs, the minister has a new idea, and the minister is willing to ask the emperor to set up our Datang Armed Forces Department in all major state capitals across the country." Zhang Nan arched his hand.

"Ministry of Armed Forces? What is that? Let's go into more detail. "Comrade Li Er is obviously very interested in Zhang Nan's newly established department.

"Ministry of Armed Forces? Qingquan, you are the right to cut Yu Chi Heizi, now that Yu Chi Heizi is on the expedition, you can't take care of so much, you can divide an armed force department all of a sudden, haha, interesting, when Yu Chi Heizi comes back, I will definitely go to your house to find you. As soon as Cheng Yanjin heard what Zhang Nan said, the armed forces department was obviously dividing the power of the military department, so Cheng Yanjin laughed.

In fact, Cheng Biting Jin is just joking, Wei Chigong is not a person who is greedy for power, even if Comrade Li Er established this armed forces, then Wei Chigong will not say anything.

"Actually, it's not, the Armed Forces Department is just a name, and it will not affect the Ministry of War, if you calculate it carefully, this Armed Forces Department is equivalent to the branches of the Ministry of War and other major places." Zhang Nan continued.

"We have now slowly transitioned from the government military system to the conscription system, and if we continue to use the government military system, this issue of the martyrs' bereavement and family preferential treatment is purely empty talk, so this is a reflection of the importance of the Ministry of Armed Forces."

"Now most of our Datang troops are farmers in leisure time, soldiers in wartime, only a small part of the troops are our treasury in the supply, but this phenomenon is slowly being replaced, with the vigorous development of military schools, those soldiers who were simply forcibly recruited will be repatriated to the local area, leaving behind is the main force of our Datang. Those who were repatriated were accepted by the local armed forces. ”

"The main responsibilities of the Ministry of Armed Forces are as follows. Responsible for the registration and statistics of local personnel who can be used as combat forces. Assist the local government to do a good job in the resettlement of demobilized veterans and the preferential care of the families of martyrs. ”

"Your Majesty, think about it, if this work can be carried out, within ten years, there will be a large number of soldiers who can be directly engaged in battle in wartime without retraining, and my standing army in Datang is constantly enlisting new recruits and veterans retiring, and everyone's files will be recorded by the local armed forces, so that we can also clearly know how many available soldiers we have in Datang once a large-scale war is launched. The minister felt that the emperor could give it a try. ”

After Zhang Nan finished speaking, Li Er showed a thoughtful look, just like Zhang Nan said, the current Tang Dynasty is in the stage of transition from the government military system to the conscription system, but it is certain that the government military system will definitely withdraw from the historical stage, and the establishment of local armed forces departments in various state capitals is the driving force to continue to promote the conscription system.

"Qingquan, I agree with what you said, but our Datang land is vast and sparsely populated, even if the available combat power in the local area is counted, I don't think it's much use, and there are still so many people." Li Er frowned.

"The emperor said this difference, the emperor thinks, our Datang has just been founded for a long time, you think, if we can continue to maintain the momentum of this national peace and security, it won't take a few years for the population of our Datang to jump up a few times, and soon our fleet will go to sea to look for high-yield crops, and when those crops are brought back, the problem of eating for our people in Datang is solved, are you still afraid that there will be no population?" Zhang Nan said with a smile.

After Li Er heard this, he remembered that the current Datang was no longer the weak Datang when the country was founded at that time, so Li Er also smiled.

"That's right, then, according to what you said, set up armed forces departments in various state capitals, and do a good job of recording soldiers in various places. In this way, the soldiers who died in battle will not leave a single person behind, and they can quickly find their families to give us our policy, which is good. Li Er nodded with satisfaction.

"The next thing is about the issue of bereavement pensions, and the minister has preliminarily proposed that all families of soldiers who died in battle, regardless of how many people there are in the family, after finding out that someone in the family died in the war, the imperial court will distribute two yuan as a pension for them, and at the same time, their children will receive a certain degree of preferential treatment when they study in the local primary school, whether it is financial help or material help." Zhang Nan said.

It is not for nothing that Zhang Nan gave the generous conditions of two yuan, after all, the population of Datang is sparse now, and the soldiers are still a big problem, and giving such good conditions is completely to dispel the worries of those who come to join the army, and it is also to attract those young people who are still waiting to see if they will come to join the army.

"Two money? Will it be a little more. Comrade Li Er said with a frown.

"According to the ministers, not much, the emperor, you think, we went to Goguryeo this time, and the value of the captives we collected can create for us is more than one million, and the ministers have probably calculated, even if all the money we can use for the martyrs' pensions is counted, it is only a little more than three times, and with our development, the number of soldiers who will die on the expedition will only become fewer and fewer, and the emperor does not have to worry about the problem that the treasury cannot afford it."

Zhang Nan saw that Li Er felt that he had given too much money, and immediately opened his mouth to explain that for the soldiers who died on the battlefield, Zhang Nan felt that as long as it was within the range of what he could bear, it would not be too much to treat them preferentially.

"That's okay, according to what you said, two guan money, just from the people who went on this expedition, isn't it 80,000 guan, so that the people of Datang can rest assured of Datang, I think this money should be paid." Li Eryi made a decision, and this matter was settled.

"Woooooooooooooo Before Li Er's words fell, there was a cry in the ranks of the ministers, and everyone looked for their reputation, only to find that it was Cheng Yanjin who was covering his face and crying.

"Zhijie, what's wrong with you?" Li Er looked at Cheng Biting Jin, who was crying bitterly, and was a little confused.

"Your Majesty, the old minister, the old minister is moved, over the years, countless soldiers have died for the Tang Dynasty, and now these soldiers who died in the war can finally look at it, and their families can also be supported by our Datang Dynasty, the minister has followed the emperor to fight in the north and south for so many years, how many of us who have died as soldiers, the emperor also knows that the minister is moved."

Cheng Yanjin didn't seem to be hypocritical, but he looked really moved.

Hearing Cheng Yanjin say this, Li Er was also very emotional, and then said: "What Zhijie said is that when I was still the king of Qin, I led my soldiers to fight in the south and the north, and laid a huge foundation for my Tang Dynasty, but now, those soldiers who died on the battlefield did not even leave their names, which is my sin." ”