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Of course, life is priceless, and for Xu Xingxia, who traveled back in later generations, fifty taels of silver to buy a human life is indeed too cold. Fifty taels of silver, converted into grain, is only a mere five or six thousand catties of coarse grain. However, for people of this era, fifty taels of silver is enough to soothe their pain of losing their loved ones. In the era of war and chaos, human life is like a mustard!

In the past, the military households in Ningxia Town were killed, but they didn't even have a penny of pension, so they could only say that they were unlucky. Well, to be precise, it's not that there is not a penny of pension. According to the relevant laws and regulations of the Ministry of War, the military households who died in battle have a pension, which is generally about 300,000 yuan in treasure money, and there are also eight stones of grain. This standard was formulated during the Hongwu period, and it has not changed since.

Since there is a bereavement pension standard, why do you say that you don't have a penny? There are two main reasons. The first is that treasure money is waste, and it is better to have it than nothing. The treasure banknote was originally a freak, it was issued indiscriminately, and it was already inflated dozens of times in the year of issuance. By the time of the Yongle period, it was completely unusable. Not to mention the late Wanli period two hundred years later. 300,000 treasure banknotes, even if they are issued to you, are used to wipe your buttocks, and they cannot be circulated at all.

The second reason is that this pension is distributed along with the money and food of the military households, so it is inevitable that it will be in arrears. The grain of Bashi is not much, but it is not much, but it is not much, and it is more than 1,000 catties. The imperial court is not enough to distribute the ordinary money and grain to the military households, where is the money and grain to pay the pension? Therefore, in order to save money and food expenditures, the standards for receiving pensions are becoming more and more harsh and perverted.

In the beginning, you could receive it as long as you died in battle. Later, it was necessary to die in organized combat in order to receive it. Later, you must die in battle under the orders of your superiors to be eligible for it. At the end of the day, you must be killed head-on in order to claim it. If you don't meet these conditions, you won't be able to claim it.

Specifically, the Tartars are coming, and there is no order to fight from above, if you fight with the Tartars, I'm sorry, you can only die in vain if you die, and don't dream about the pension. Who issued this battle order? Your Excellency the Chief Officer! In other words, if you don't give the order, you will die in vain. In the same way, if you are shot in the back, or if you are stabbed in the back, sorry, you don't have a share of the pension.

Over time, there are almost no military households that can meet this receiving standard, and in the minds of everyone, they will become a penny. Anyway, you can't get it, even if you set the pension standard, there are 10,000 taels of gold and 100,000 stone of grain, so what's the use? It is just to increase the disgust and anger of the military households against the superiors.

This is true of those who died in battle, let alone those who were wounded. Xu Xingxia's father was shot by a tartar and his legs were broken, but not a penny of pension was paid above, so that the Xu family's meager savings were all used up for medical expenses. There are many, many military households with this kind of experience of the Xu family. If it weren't for this, the military households in Ningxia Town would not be so afraid of war. Contribute to others, and if you die, you can only die in vain, and a fool will do it!

Why do many military households prefer to be private servants for high-ranking officials? Whether or not there is a pension after a casualty is also an important reason. As the private family of a high-ranking official, if he unfortunately dies in battle, he will more or less have some silver taels as comfort. As a boss, some of his subordinates died in battle, so it is impossible not to give a penny. This silver tael may not be much, it may only be a few taels. But compared to not having a copper plate, it is already much better.

"The court doesn't pay pensions, I'll pay them!" Xu Xingxia silently muttered to himself.

When Xu Xingxia returned to Niujiaodun, Zhang Quanfu, Gao Meng and others also returned after cleaning the battlefield. The results of the battle have been basically counted. In total, there were sixty-one corpses of Tartars, and sixty-one horses of Tartars. The total amount of the goods seized from the Tartars was more than one hundred and thirty taels of silver. Xu Xingxia gathered the broken silver together and divided it into three parts, each of about forty-five taels, ready to hand it over to the families of the war dead. As for the other fifty taels of silver, they could not be paid until the battle exploits were honored.

Because three people were killed in the battle, the military households in Weizhen Fort were relatively quiet, no one made a loud noise, and everyone silently watched Xu Xingxia and them come back. The three people who unfortunately died in the battle were still alive yesterday, and today they have gone to another world, such a scene is indeed sentimental. However, there is no way to do this, how can there be immortals in war? If you are afraid of death, there is no need to take the assessment yesterday.

More than sixty Tartars were eliminated, and only three of the Ming army themselves died, such a ratio is absolutely amazing, and Ningxia Town has never had it before. It is estimated that the entire Ming Kingdom has never been. From this point of view alone, the military households of Weizhen Fort are already proud. They have set a brilliant precedent that has never been done before.

"Child......" Father Xu stroked his son with concern. Since the Xu family has enough medical expenses, the doctor invited to do his best and the medicinal materials used are also relatively good, and Daddy Xu's injuries are recovering relatively quickly. Now he can hold two crutches and move his body slowly.

"Dad, I'm fine." Xu Xingxia said with a reluctant smile. Three people died in battle, which made Xu Xingxia's mood a little heavy. Although he knew that casualties in battle were inevitable, and as a commander, he had done a good job and did not have to blame himself at all, but, after all, it was a human death, and he needed some time to get used to such an experience.

"It's okay, it's okay. Don't blame yourself too much, you've done a great job. Really, you've done a great job. I'm sure they won't blame you either. Xu Fuqing tried to comfort his son. He saw that his son had no problem at all in his ability to kill the enemy, but in his heart, he had not fully adapted to all this in Weizhenbao. He's still a little too immature.

"Dad, you can send someone to help me call the families of the three of them, and I will wait for them at the threshing floor." Xu Xingxia took a breath lightly and said slowly.

"Good, good, good." Xu Fuqing agreed to go.

Xu Xingxia came to the side of the threshing field, where a lot of military households had gathered. They all looked at Xu Xingxia silently and did not speak. Their eyes did not have too much sadness, on the contrary, there was more of a silent expectation. They were all waiting, waiting for Xu Xingxia to appease the families of the war dead.

Soon, the families of the three war dead arrived. The parents of the three war dead are still alive. His son unfortunately died in battle, and as parents, he was naturally very sad. They basically didn't have any tears, though. Dead people, in Fort Weizhen, are really nothing, and everyone's tears are about to run out.

"Your children are brave......"

Xu Xingxia said slowly to the families of the war dead.

The families of the three war dead looked a little numb, as if they heard it, but they didn't seem to hear it. Or maybe they heard it, but they didn't pay attention to it at all. In fact, what Xu Xingxia said, they didn't think it was important. Above all, they want to be able to get a little reassurance, preferably materially. Specifically, it is silver or grain.

"This is the pension I have given them, and each of them is forty-five taels of silver. In addition, there are fifty taels of silver, which can only be distributed after the battle exploits are exchanged. ”

Xu Xingxia finally said quietly. He soon realized that no matter what he said, it was of little use, and the key was how to materially compensate the families of the war dead. So, while speaking, he gave three cloth bags to the parents of the war dead. Inside each sack was a heavy layer of broken silver.

Sure enough, Xu Xingxia's last words caused consternation among the families of the war dead. After taking the cloth bag with the broken silver, they looked even more stunned. After getting the cloth bag, they all hurriedly opened the cloth bag in disbelief and checked the broken silver inside. Someone also took out the broken silver and bit it with his teeth to determine the authenticity of the broken silver.

When they were sure that it was real silver, the look of grief on their faces was almost invisible. Xu Xingxia clearly saw a trace of excitement and a trace of satisfaction on their faces. Obviously, none of them thought that their children would receive a pension of nearly 100 taels of silver after they died in battle.

Nearly a hundred taels of silver, this is definitely not a small amount. Although their children died and lost their relatives, the grief in their hearts was greatly reduced when they were able to receive a pension of nearly 100 taels of silver. It is also worth using a person's surname to exchange for the improvement of the entire family situation.

Perhaps, such a reaction will make some people feel very cold. However, the reality is so cold. The military households of Weizhen Fort were already living in danger, and no one dared to guarantee that they would not die under the butcher's knife of the Tartars. Usually, if you die, you really die in vain. Only by fighting with Xu Xingxia can you get a pension.

"Thank you, Lord Hyakohe."

Some family members suppressed their grief and said in a choked voice.

"Don't be sad and bury your loved ones well."

Xu Xingxia nodded solemnly and handed over the bodies of the war dead to them.

Their family silently took the remains of their relatives from Xu Xingxia's hands and went back silently. This scene made Xu Xingxia feel a little sad and sad, as if he had killed their surname. However, as an officer, he must suppress this sadness and sadness in his heart. If he can't even accept such a scene, how can he lead his troops to fight in the future?

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