Qin Island.

Li Jing and his wife persuaded Zhang Zhongjian with great thought.

The three heroes of Fengchen finally reunited, and Li Jing and his wife would take Zhang Zhongjian back to the Central Plains no matter what.

However, Zhang Zhongjian is not alone after all, and there are more than 5,000 islanders on the island waiting for him to go back to take care of him.

Next to him, Xi Yunfei and Li Shimin listened in a slight manner, and both of them admired Zhang Zhongjian very much.

Li Shimin whispered: "When the uprising happened, Zhang Daxia had secretly helped me many times. If he hadn't acted righteously, I wouldn't know how many times I would have been killed. For me, it would be a good thing for Zhang Daxia to be able to live in peace in his old age."

"Well, then?" Xi Yunfei asked with his chin.

Li Shimin glanced at him, looked at Li Jing and the other two. After thinking for a while, he said in a smaller voice: "Then, I also think it's better for Zhang Daxia to stay here, and some things are embarrassing after all."

"…Ahem, ahem!"

Xi Yunfei looked at him angrily, but saw Li Shimin with a serious look on his face.

However, if you think about it carefully, what Li Shimin said makes sense. As long as Zhang Zhongjian is still unwilling to give up on Zhang Chuchen, it will always be a little embarrassed after being together for a long time. If he is Li Jing, he will feel disgusted.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Zhang wishes you all the best here!"

Zhang Zhongjian walked over with a smile, and it seemed that there was a result.

Xi Yunfei and Li Shimin looked at each other, and Zhang Chuchen, who was supported by Li Jing, was already crying very sadly.

Xi Yunfei still said politely: "Uncle Zhang, are you really not going back to take a look?"

Zhang Zhongjian shook his head with a wry smile. He felt very uncomfortable when he heard Zhang Chuchen's choking sound behind him. However, for everyone's good, he could only bear the pain: "Didn't your husband say that he wanted to build Yangzhou New Port? You can see you again in Yangzhou at that time. It is my hometown. Some things will be of some effect if I come forward."

Upon hearing this, Xi Yunfei smiled and bowed: "Okay, then see you again in Yangzhou. In fact, it won't be too long. At most, next spring will begin."

Li Shimin also smiled and nodded. Yangzhou New Port has been confirmed to be developed by the royal family, and he is full of expectations.

There were not many words of separation. After sending the crying Zhang Chuchen onto the airship, Xi Yunfei finally explained.

"Uncle Zhang, I have left you a list of all kinds of seafood. I need goods every five days. How much you are worried about this. After half a month, at most one month, you will receive the first batch of payments to ensure that you are satisfied."

Zhang Zhongjian nodded gratefully: "Mr. Going to sea to catch fish is a matter of being able to get things done, so it's not a problem. But, let's just forget about the payment for goods. I'll ask everyone to make a list and trade them with barter for the first few times!"

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After the airship sets off.

Li Shimin found Xi Yunfei.

"What advice do you have on veteran placement?"

"Isn't this matter the court should care about?"

Xi Yunfei asked back, but he remembered something that Ma Zhou reported in the morning.

Li Shimin smiled bitterly and said, "I am very helpless in this matter. This year... the Ministry of War has suddenly laid off 200,000 troops, most of which are the soldiers of the states who were originally stationed in the Goguryeo Line. The remaining tens of thousands are also veterans who retreated from the northern line."

Xi Yunfei walked to the glass curtain wall, looked at the vast earth beneath his feet, and his eyebrows slightly frowned.

"Actually, someone has reported the same problem in Chang'an. Someone from the Chamber of Commerce suggested that I give priority to the retired military soldiers when hiring people, and then mentioned the issue of assistance to disabled veterans."

"Take it seriously?" Li Shimin was happy when he heard this, and was full of gratitude to the person who made this suggestion.

Xi Yunfei nodded, wrapped his hands around his chest, revealing his thoughts, and said, "Actually, this question is quite simple. Just go to the workshop to do things directly. No matter how bad it is, the Railway Department and the Electric Power Department also need a large number of people to set up basic equipment."

"Yeah, yeah!" Li Shimin nodded like pounding garlic.

Xi Yunfei glanced at him and continued, "The most difficult thing is those disabled veterans, who are too heavy work, they will definitely not be able to do."

Li Shimin's expression froze instantly. This was a difficult problem and he couldn't think of a solution.

Xi Yunfei looked at the floating clouds that were so close to him and frowned: "Let me do this, Your Majesty asks the Ministry of War to count the specific number of people first. They are all good men who serve the country and the people. We can't let their hearts be disgusted."

Li Shimin looked at Xi Yunfei's side face, nodded slightly, and said, "Counting the number of people is a trivial matter, but, does Erlang really have a way to solve the livelihood problems of these people?"

Xi Yunfei recalled some solutions from later generations in his mind, but he always felt that none of them were the best solutions.

Seeing that Xi Yunfei had no response for a long time, Li Shimin couldn't help but sigh.

Just as I was about to speak, my sleeve felt like someone was pulling it.

Turning around, it turned out that Li Jing was standing behind him at some point, and he looked solemn.

Li Jing shook his head at Li Shimin, signaling him to be calm, and then looked at Xi Yunfei with anticipation.

Xi Yunfei weighed for a moment and said without looking back: "Help is definitely needed, but the degree of disability is different, so we have to treat it differently. Although some people are disabled, they can rely on themselves, while others have no way of living their own lives. Let's go back and list the standards, and we provide different assistance policies based on disability level one to nine."

"...Well, this is good, it's probably very troublesome if it counts!" Li Jing said.

Xi Yunfei turned to look at him, nodded with a smile, carried his hands on his back, and said with a smile: "I think it's quite simple. The statistics work can be handed over to the veterans who are literate. Anyway, they all need help, so the court simply hired them to count the data."

"The court spent money?" Li Shimin was stunned.

Xi Yunfei looked at him angrily: "What, does Your Majesty still want me to pay?"

Li Shimin laughed dryly and raised his eyes guiltily. He really had this plan.

Xi Yunfei said: "When the Water Transport Department and the Railway Department transfer, the imperial court's annual income is no less than one million gold coins. According to the current consumption standards, one gold coin is enough for a family of five to eat and drink for a year. The veterans who really need help are probably only more than one hundred thousand. If you really count it, 50,000 gold coins can be handled. The national treasury is not that poor, right?"

Li Jing also felt that Li Shimin was thinking about nothing, so he helped Xi Yunfei say: "More than half of the taxes in the imperial court were used for military purposes. Now that the country is prosperous and the people are safe, and all nations are coming to pay tribute, it is time for His Majesty to use this money where it should be used."

Xi Yunfei curled his lips disdainfully and added: "Starting this year, children under the age of 12 in Shuofang have free study. For elderly people over 50 years old, there is a monthly pension subsidy of 500 yuan..."

When Li Shimin heard this, three drops of cold sweat appeared on his forehead and looked at Xi Yunfei speechlessly, feeling a lot of pressure.

If people from other prefectures and counties knew about Shuofang’s policies, wouldn’t the world be in chaos?

Fortunately, Xi Yunfei added another sentence: "Only for Shuofang household registration."

Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief, but he still felt that he was going to be tricked by Xi Yunfei.
Chapter completed!