In the Imperial Palace and Imperial Study Room, Eunuch Huang, who had just returned to the Imperial Palace, immediately went to find His Majesty and reported to His Majesty everything he saw and heard today without missing a beat.
When he heard that Luo Zhang actually created a monument to heroes, even Li Shimin was extremely surprised, and at the same time he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. I'm afraid only Luo Zhang can do such a thing. Of course, only Luo Zhang has the strength to do it. Do it, it would be impossible for other armies to accomplish this.
After all, after a war, there are not tens of thousands but thousands of soldiers who died. The families of so many people have to be compensated and taken care of. Where can we take care of it and take care of it? The money alone will be huge. , So, Luo Zhang dug this hole too deep, and it is estimated that many commanders who know the news will scold their mothers tomorrow!
But to be honest, Li Shimin agreed with what Luo Zhang did. This method could not only inspire the soldiers to fight the enemy bravely, but also win the hearts of the soldiers.
If he hadn't known that Luo Zhang was not the kind of rebellious person, Li Shimin would have deprived Luo Zhang of his military power immediately. After all, Luo Zhang shouldn't do this kind of thing, only he can do it.
After thinking carefully for a while, Li Shimin picked up the brush and wrote seven big characters on the roll of paper!
Monument to the Heroes of the Tang Dynasty!
He wrote Li Shimin's name, stamped his seal, and gave it to Huang Gonggong: "Give this tomorrow to the Ministry of Industry and ask them to build a monument and send it to Luo Zhang's camp. Tell him that this I have determined this monument. From now on, all soldiers who died fighting for the Tang Dynasty will be listed on this monument, not just those from the Imperial Navy of the Tang Dynasty."
"Of course, the Royal Navy of the Tang Dynasty can independently erect monuments. This is the right I gave him. The dead soldiers of other armies can also erect separate monuments. After all, they can't make a mess, so just place them at his place temporarily. As for occupying his fiefdom, I Grant him another 200 acres, enough to place a monument!"
Li Shimin was talking here, and Eunuch Huang was taking notes. When Li Shimin finished speaking, Eunuch Huang had also finished taking notes.
Looking at what he had memorized, Eunuch Huang showed a wry smile. It seemed that Luo Zhang might have shot himself in the foot this time. It was obvious that His Majesty wanted to trick him. The monument is with him. He died. People are afraid that he has to take care of it. This kind of comfort and pension costs a lot of money.
But from the side, His Majesty is also helping Luo Zhang!
Everyone can see that Luo Zhang's shipping business will be very profitable and will make many people jealous and even jealous, and he will have a lot of troubles in the future. His Majesty's method is a new way to help Luo Zhang.
In the future, if anyone talks about making money from Luozhang Wharf, it is very simple. You do it and you will pay for all the expenses of the dead soldiers. This is not a small sum. I am afraid that in the end, these envious and jealous people will shut up obediently.
I just hope Luo Zhang can understand His Majesty’s good intentions!
On the second day, when many commanders received the monument to heroes created by Luo Zhang, they pointed in the direction of Luo Zhang's barracks and cursed. Even familiar commanders such as Cheng Yaojin did the same.
Luo Zhang is digging a hole for them. Should they build such a monument or not?
It's easy to do, but there will be endless trouble later, why don't you do it? So what do you want the soldiers to think? He threw his head and shed blood outside, and his death was worthless. He was not as good as the treatment of soldiers in the Royal Navy of the Tang Dynasty. Who else would bravely kill the enemy?
Just when all the commanders were suffering from blindness, an imperial edict was conveyed to each commander.
The general idea is that every legion can erect a monument to the heroes of the Tang Dynasty written by His Majesty himself outside the military camp where Luo Zhang is!
From now on, all the soldiers who died in their respective legions can be memorialized on the monuments erected by their respective legions.
All required pensions will be fully arranged by Luo Zhang, as long as the procedures are complete!
Seeing this imperial edict, the commanders were overjoyed and laughed at Luo Zhang for shooting himself in the foot, saying that His Majesty is wise and mighty!
Naturally, Luo Zhang also received the news immediately. Looking at the imperial edict sent by His Majesty in his hand, Luo Zhang couldn't help but smile bitterly. He made this heroic monument, but he didn't expect there would be trouble!
His original intention was just to appease the soldiers of the Royal Navy of the Tang Dynasty. In his opinion, he was independent from the military system of the Tang Dynasty. There was no harm in erecting such a monument!
Of course, he takes it for granted. If he stands like this, what do you want others to do?
He didn't take this into consideration at all, and now that he thinks about it, he really dug a hole for himself.
His Majesty's imperial edict did not make him angry, and Luo Zhang also saw His Majesty's intention from this imperial edict!
I just don't want him to become the target of public criticism and offend everyone.
Now, he puts all the troubles on himself, so that others have nothing to say, but you still have something to say? Then you can solve the pension problem for the soldiers yourself!
When it comes to this problem, I am afraid that everyone will avoid it. This is not a small amount of money, nor is it something that can be solved once, but a long-term project!
Luo Zhang only conducted a simulation using the Northern Expedition as an example, and finally came to the conclusion that the pension for dead soldiers would seriously weaken him!
Therefore, the safety issue of solving the problem of soldiers killed in battle emerged. It is okay to be injured, but don't die. If you die, it will be his business!
In the following years of the Tang Dynasty, there would be wars every year, and the number of dead soldiers would range from hundreds of thousands to one or two hundred thousand. Each of these people would have to pay at least dozens of taels and up to a hundred taels of silver as compensation. After all, To make the dead soldiers and their families worry-free, this money is indispensable!
In other words, Luo Zhang will have to pay at least several million taels in compensation, and as many as 12 million taels!
Shipping is about making money, but now that he is shouldering the blame, it means that Luo Zhang has once again missed out on wealth and freedom. He is still short of money!
But he has to bear the blame if he doesn't want to. This is what he asked for.
Of course, the east is not bright and the west is bright. The profit from shipping can make up for the loss of the fallen soldiers and the dividends given to His Majesty, but His Majesty did not say that the money plundered at sea will also be divided among him!
All the money fell into his pocket. When the time comes, Liu Rengui and the others will be trained and asked to take the fleet to the Japanese waters and the Goguryeo waters to plunder every day. He will not believe that he will not be able to get the money!
The Northern Expedition has not yet begun, and Luo Zhang still has some time. He must take advantage of this time to recruit more people and train quickly. When the war begins, these people will also be put to use, so that they will not miss this feast!
While Luo Zhang was sitting in the military tent outside the city, lowering his head and thinking, a group of men outside the tent came in shouting.
Seeing Luo Zhang sitting in the tent, they all stopped talking, looked at each other, walked into the tent and sat down.
The sound of people arriving naturally caught Luo Zhang's attention and pulled him out of his meditation!
"Are you here? You all know why I called you here today, right?" Luo Zhang said lightly.
"Sir, there are rumors outside that all the fallen soldiers will be your business in the future? Do you want you to provide arrangements and pensions? Isn't this obvious bullying?" Liu Renyuan said angrily.
"That's right, Your Excellency originally wanted to take care of the fallen soldiers of our Royal Navy. Why are those people joining in the fun, and why do they ask Your Excellency to provide pensions for their fallen soldiers? Why don't they solve it themselves?"
"His Majesty is too partial. Aren't we his private army? By favoring those people like this, aren't we filling their stomachs with the money we have worked so hard to earn?"
Listening to the words of the soldiers, Luo Zhang patted the table and said: "What are you talking about? Huh? Your Majesty, is it something you can say? Is it something you can discuss? You all think you have a long life and don't want to live anymore? You don't want to live and don't bring harm to others?" Everyone, go outside and talk, and then come back in again, lest we hear that it’s not okay if we don’t report you!”
Everyone who was talking immediately fell silent. They were joking and talking about His Majesty behind his back? That's really the old birthday girl hanging himself, looking for death!
They just complained a few words, and besides, they wouldn't dare!
"Stop talking? Since you have nothing to say, let me talk!" Luo Zhang glanced at everyone and said.
"I know you couldn't figure it out. I couldn't figure it out at first, but then I figured it out. I was the one who initiated this matter. His Majesty entrusted this matter to me because he trusted me. Spend money? What if the money is spent? It can bring some comfort to the families of those deceased relatives, so what if I pay for it?"
"No money? If we don't have any money, we'll just rob him! Isn't Liu Renyuan very successful in what he did this time? He only needs to come here a few times and he still has to worry about a little compensation for the fallen soldiers?"
"Or, except for Liu Renyuan, everyone else here is afraid of the enemy?"
