Zhu Cilang looked at Cao Renli with great displeasure. Cao Renli was so scared that he quickly lowered his head.

Zhu Cilang still agrees with Shi Kefa’s actions very much.

The crown prince is the head of the entire court, so he naturally goes to find the crown prince when he has no money.

If it were some ministers who could flatter him, they would directly expose this matter to the common people.

As long as they can complete the tasks assigned by the above, they will not care about how the people below live.

If Shi Kefa did the same and raising taxes in Yangzhou at will, it might cause civil unrest. What left Zhu Cilang at that time was even more a mess.

This is how officials of the Ming Dynasty were. When the emperor tried his best to send tasks down and the ministers could not complete the tasks, they began to attack the people.

If the people are unable to eat, do they have any other choice besides rebellion?

How did Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng gather so many people? If it were not for the help of the emperor and ministers of the Ming Dynasty, how could they have hundreds of thousands of huge numbers?

Therefore, Zhu Cilang has no favoritism at all for those ministers who have relied on oppressing the people to complete their tasks.

Even if you have temporarily completed the task of the court, seeing that you have aroused civil unrest and brought greater losses to the court, such officials will be beheaded.

"I will allocate 800,000 taels of silver to you, but you must ensure that this money is used for special purposes and can only be used to treat these injured wounded people. If someone dares to misappropriate them, they must also want to try whether our sword is sharp enough."

The officialdom of the Southern Ming court was already very honest, but in some cases, there were still warnings that should be warned.

Shi Kefa naturally has no problem, and Zhu Ciyang also believes in this old man, but the question is, are the people under him so clean?

"Please rest assured by Your Highness the Crown Prince. I dare to use my head to guarantee this money. Wei Chen will never pass by others. In addition, there will definitely be no suspicion of extravagance and waste in various procurements."

Shi Kefa said excitedly that after fighting in all dynasties, these wounded soldiers were not seen above.

Although these people made great contributions to the court, they were all injured and basically had little use. Find a place to settle it casually, and those who could not be rescued were just like that.

This was the first time in the history of the Ming Dynasty that the imperial court allocated 800,000 taels of silver to treat the wounded.

"It is important to eliminate extravagance and waste, but the most important thing is to save them. And after returning to their respective hometowns, the court must take care of those who are not able to work and farm. It is necessary to inform local officials in various places and ask them to register and register. The court will not need to remit this part of the money from their local yamen. But if any wounded people return to their hometown and freeze to death and starve, then I will find this local official."

What Zhu Cixuan said surprised the two present. If it was reasonable to treat these people's injuries just now, then they had never even heard of what Zhu Cixuan did.

After being cured, they will naturally be sent back to their hometown. How can they still care about them for the rest of their lives?

If this is true, let alone a 800,000 taels of silver, even ten or twenty, I'm afraid I can't save it, right?

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is serious?"

Shi Kefa said boldly.

It’s not that he doesn’t believe in His Royal Highness, but that this matter is too wide-ranging. It is indeed a great news for these retired soldiers, but for the court, the burden is not an ordinary heavy burden.

Take this battle for example, at least tens of thousands of soldiers must meet such requirements.

If they were to support them for the rest of their lives, the burden on the court would be too heavy. To the minimum, at least 30 kilograms of white flour and 500 copper coins would be supplied every month.

A soldier needs 360 kilograms of white flour and six taels of silver every year.

This is just a battle. If the Northern Expedition continues in the future, the number will rise sharply.

Thinking of this, Shi Kefa felt a little dizzy.

How much does it cost?

I have heard that when His Highness the Crown Prince evacuated the entire capital, he searched the entire capital and should have tens of millions of silver in his hand, but the question is, with such a way of spending, how many days can those tens of millions of silver last?

What's more, now is the early years of the new dynasty. His Royal Highness has money. After the development last decades or hundreds of years, will the court still have so much money?

Now it is a kindness to give these injured soldiers. When the court cannot afford the money, both sides may become enemies, so they must think about everything they do.

"Of course I took it seriously. Have you never heard of Jun Wu's jokes?"

Zhu Cilang said angrily.

Shi Kefa looked ugly next to him. He didn't know how to say this. You dare to question the monarch of the dynasty. If His Royal Highness is unhappy, you may have your head at any time.

But this matter is so important that if he didn't say anything, Shi Kefa really couldn't pass the level in his heart.

"Your Highness should consider it for the long term. In the early years of this dynasty, the national treasury was full, but in the Chongzhen dynasty, the national treasury..."

Shi Kefa was at the risk of beheading, so he dared to say these words. If there was a censor here, just his words could make his head fall to the ground.

Maybe he has to involve his family. Fortunately, Zhu Ciyang is in power now and does not care about such things. He does what he does is to let others say. If he doesn't let others say what he says, then what wise king is?

After hearing the word "Treasury", Zhu Ciyang understood what Shi Kefa was worried about. What he was worried about was that when he had money now and when he had no money in the future, how should these soldiers live?

They were used to the money allocated to them by the court, but if they suddenly didn't have it, the opposition between the two sides would come out immediately.

So it would be better not to continue the original pension standard at the beginning, and pay twenty taels of silver at one time, and ignore the rest.

"You don't have to worry about this matter. I will write it into the Ming Dynasty later. As for the source of funds, I already have an idea."

Regarding the pension soldiers, Zhu Cilang must do the best.

These people sacrificed their lives for the country on the battlefield and were injured. If there was no worries, how could they be strong in combat?
Chapter completed!