Chapter 1678 Military Pay
A misunderstanding is a misunderstanding, and it can be solved by explaining it clearly.
But since we cooperate with the performance, the "reward" we should have naturally cannot be missed.
Huang Jitian could only pray that Li Chen would not speak loudly later.
Wang En, who had no idea about these intrigues, looked at Li Chen at this time, took a deep breath, and said, "The villain needs 50 taels."
Fifty taels.
The expressions of the people around him are very strange.
For ordinary people, fifty taels are indeed a big sum of money.
Even when the Qin Empire was in good weather in previous years, the annual income of a household would not exceed five taels or six taels of silver. Fifty taels was equivalent to the income of a household for ten years, which was a huge sum of money.
But compared to Li Chen, the identity of the imperial crown prince, fifty taels is a bit insulting.
Is it worth fifty taels to protect my car?
Others had strange expressions, but Li Chen didn't care. Instead, his attitude and tone were like spring breeze, "Okay, then tell me, why do you want fifty taels of silver?"
Wang En also sacrificed his life at this time. He said: "The villain was an ordinary family in a small place in Gansu and Shaanxi. Although there were no nobles, his family operated a few acres of thin land and lived a life of less than the best. However, his family was in decline and he sold his property. He also owed a large amount of debts. The villain had no other choice but to join the army at the Crescent Pass. Fortunately, he was appreciated by Wu Shuai and was promoted to become Wu Shuai's personal guard. However, the military salary for the army was too low. With the capital and profit, it was almost out of his life to pay off the debt."
"So the villain wants to ask His Highness to give him fifty taels of grace and send him home to pay off his debts. The villain is willing to go through fire and water for His Highness, and he will never refuse!"
After saying that, Wang En directly slammed his knees on the snow, kowtowed to Li Chen heavily.
Li Chen bent down and personally helped Wang En up.
Whether it is a story that is not a wonderful one or the fifty taels of silver, it is a trivial matter in Li Chen's eyes.
What he saw and heard was the two key points of a family that was originally a wealthy family, and the military salary for the army was too low.
If it is just a poor family management that leads to bankruptcy and debt, it is not unusual. No matter how beautiful the prosperous era is, there will be ups and downs in individuals. It is impossible for the whole country to ascend, and everyone is immortal and god. But Li Chen is very clear that such families are not a minority in the Qin Empire. Over the years, due to famine or war, the political turmoil of the court, the country and the country are still unstable, and countless families are even displaced.
This is something that must be taken seriously for Li Chen, the crown prince of this ancient empire.
Another thing is that the military pay is too low.
"How much does your military salary?" Li Chen asked calmly.
In fact, he knew this number.
But if he found out that the military pay the soldiers actually received did not match the number reported to him by Wu Qingcang and others, then a large number of people would inevitably fall afterwards.
"If you go back to the prince, as Wu Shuai's personal army, the military pay is actually pretty good. The fixed monthly grain is two stones, two kilograms of salt, two kilograms of silver, and two qian of silver. The villain has family care, so on this basis, he can get one more stone of grain and one kilogram of salt every month. If he wants to fight, it will be doubled. If there are casualties, the pension will be calculated separately."
Li Chen knew it, and his face relaxed a little.
Chapter completed!