"For those who are seriously injured, 30 taels of silver will be given, and for those who are slightly injured, 20 taels of silver will be given. If the injured die within a month, they will all be treated as dead in battle and 50 taels of silver will be given as compensation."
"Your Majesty..." Li Banghua's voice trembled a little. This time he was not afraid that there was not enough silver, but was shocked by Chongzhen's courage.
You have to know that during the Wanli period, ordinary soldiers who participated in the expedition to Korea only received three taels of silver as pension after their death in battle!
In the eighth year of Chongzhen, this amount was too ugly, so the court raised the pension to 30 taels per person. However, due to lack of money, the court could only pay it out bit by bit.
Now the standard has been directly raised to fifty taels, which shows how much the emperor values the soldiers.
"Minister, I will draft the decree now!"
"Wait..." Chongzhen stopped Li Banghua, "I'll ask the inner court to get you a dozen sets of Feiyu uniforms. The pension money does not need to be collected by the family members. The military officials will wear Feiyu uniforms and personally deliver it to the families of the dead in battle."
"Submit the list of names of those killed in battle, and ask the Ministry of Works to build a Martyrs' Shrine next to the Temple of Heaven. I want the names of all the fallen soldiers to be engraved in the Martyrs' Shrine for all the people to admire!"
Li Banghua looked at Chongzhen in shock again, and was so excited that he could hardly speak.
What is the purpose of life?
To carry on the family line? To become rich? To bring honor to the family? To leave a name in history?
Most people only have the first goal, because they cannot reach or touch the things that come after that.
Things have changed now. The Emperor wants to build a Martyrs' Shrine so that all the heroes who died in battle can be revered by the people!
This is a huge honor!
Let ordinary people have the opportunity to be remembered forever!
Perhaps many years later, many women will bring their children to the Martyrs' Shrine, pointing to the names on it and saying, "Son, this is your father's name. He died defending the capital in the 17th year of Chongzhen. You must remember this name and pass it down from generation to generation."
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