During the Dawu Dynasty, hanging a white cloth in front of the door usually meant that there was a funeral in the family.
The family with the white cloth hanging on it was the family of the only boy who died during the attack on Woniu Mountain, named Zhang Shu.
Yun Chao dismounted at the door, straightened his clothes, and walked into the yard.
Behind Yun Chao, Wang Shitou, Wu Er and others also dismounted and followed him in.
As soon as he entered the door, Yun Chao saw the mourning hall in the main room.
Yun Chao had already asked people to transport Zhang Shu's body back in advance.
At the same time, they also asked Zhang Shu's parents to pay fifty taels of funeral expenses.
Ordinary people in the Dawu Dynasty had two taels of silver, which was basically enough to bury a person.
Yun Chao gave him fifty taels at once. As long as he didn't throw them into Wolong ditch, he wouldn't be able to use them all.
Hearing that Yun Chao was coming, Zhang Shu's parents hurriedly came out of the house to greet him.
A haggard middle-aged couple, their hair has turned gray, and the years have carved deep marks on their faces.
Yun Chao held their hands tightly: "Uncle Zhang, Aunt Zhang, don't worry, even though Brother Zhang Shu is gone, you still have me, and your future lives will be on my shoulders!"
After saying that, Yun Chao turned to look at Wang Shitou: "Tou Shitou, remember, from now on, I will give Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhang one stone of grain every month. They need fine grains such as white rice and flour until they are a hundred years old!"
One hundred years old means death, not a real number.
Yun Chao once considered how to provide pensions to his subordinates.
According to the regulations of the Dawu Dynasty, the pension for regular soldiers who died in battle was twenty months' pay.
An ordinary soldier's salary is about one tael of silver a month, and twenty taels of silver for twenty months.
If you are a Xiangyong, there are no regulations and it is all up to the local officials themselves.
If you meet someone who is kind-hearted or wants to save face, you will be given a few buckets of food as a token of appreciation.
If you encounter bastards like He Xunjian and Lai Zhicheng, it will be over. Basically, you will not even receive a grain of compensation, and you will have to admit that you are unlucky.
Of course, these are just theories.
In fact, even for regular soldiers, it is difficult to get the required pensions.
It's said to be twenty months, and with all the deductions, it would be great to get half of it.
If you meet a bastard commander, you might not even have a penny!
Yun Chao was also planning to give out money.
After careful consideration, it seemed inappropriate.
No matter whether it is twenty months, thirty months, or even fifty months, there is no guarantee that the parents of the deceased will be able to live a long life.
Take Zhang Shu, who died in battle, as an example. He had an older brother and an older sister, and two younger brothers and a younger sister.
A group of children spent Zhang Shu's pension at a loss, and when Zhang Shu's parents got older, they would have to rely on them to provide for them.
The two old men did not enjoy the money that Zhang Shu exchanged for his life, but instead benefited his brothers and sisters. This is really unjustifiable.
If his brothers and sisters are not filial, life will be difficult for the two old people.
Yun Chao didn't want to see this happen, so he didn't plan to pay the pension all at once.
He wants to distribute food month by month to see which of Zhang Shu's brothers dares to be unfilial to his two elders.
Even if Zhang Shu's brother is unfilial, his parents can still live a good life with one stone of fine food every month.
Refined grains are more expensive, so you can replace them with more coarse grains. If you can’t finish them all, you can also replace them with other daily necessities.
If any of the children is really in difficulty, they can provide some relief.
The old couple has food in their hands, and no one of their children dares to be unfilial.
Of course, one stone of fine food per month only allows the couple to live a slightly better life than ordinary villagers, and cannot live the life of a wealthy landlord.
However, this is already the best method Yun Chao can think of.
Now that one of his subordinates has died, Yun Chao can certainly let his parents live a prosperous life where they can put their hands on their shirts and have food to eat.
With Yun Chao's current conditions, it would not be a problem to give them ten shi of food every month.
But what about the future?
If Yun Chao wants to develop his power, it is absolutely impossible for Zhang Shu to be the only one of his men killed in battle.
Probably many, many.
If one of his subordinates dies, Yun Chao will pay hundreds or even thousands of taels of silver as a pension. If hundreds or thousands of his subordinates die, how much should Yun Chao pay?
I can't even imagine it.
Just issuing pensions can bankrupt Yunchao.
Not to mention Yunchao, no ruler in the past dynasties, ancient and modern, at home and abroad, even in later generations with highly developed productivity, dared to pay pensions even in death.
To be like Yun Chao, who can pay pensions every month until the death of the parents of the deceased, and also allow them to live a well-off life better than ordinary people, looking at the entire ancient times, he is probably the first!
Of course, there are drawbacks to this approach. First, Yunchao cannot go bankrupt, and secondly, Yunchao has to live forever.
At the very least, the force he founded must always exist and his orders must be strictly enforced.
If Yun Chao dies and his power disappears, then forget about everything and let everyone go their separate ways and figure out their own solutions!
Of course, Yun Chao did this not without any selfish motives, but to make the people under his rule support him as much as possible.
If Yun Chao is over, those people who receive pensions and those who have interests in themselves will suffer huge losses. Who will not hope for his well-being?
Zhang Shu's parents never thought about the pension, and had never even heard of such a thing.
If their own boy died, they could only blame their own boy for his misfortune. They didn't even have the intention to blame Yun Chao.
My own boy works with Yun Chao, eating other people's food and taking other people's money, so of course he has to work hard for others.
If you are alive, you are lucky. If you die, you can only blame yourself for your bad luck.
Unexpectedly, Yun Chao not only gave him fifty taels of silver for burial, but also promised to give him one stone of fine grain every month from now on.
What is this concept?
My ancestors have lived for many generations, but they have never heard of such a thing.
Is this something that humans can do?
No need to ask, Yun Chao must be a god descending to earth!
If my boy can follow such a good person, his death will be worth it!
Zhang Shu's parents were so grateful that they burst into tears and knelt down to kowtow to Yun Chao.
Yun Chao felt guilty in his heart, how could he let them kowtow to him, so he quickly pulled them up.
"Uncle Zhang, Aunt Zhang, don't be like this. It's me who didn't protect Brother Zhang Shu. If you want to kowtow, it's my turn to kowtow to you. If anyone bullies you in the future, you must tell me and I will make the decision for you!"
Zhang Shu's parents choked with sobs and couldn't say a word.
Yun Chao lit three incense sticks in front of Zhang Shuling, bowed three times, and then said to everyone present: "Zhang Shu is my Yun Chao's brother, and his parents are my relatives. If anyone dares to bully them in the future, no matter what I can’t spare anyone!”
