After the award, the next group of people on the stage was even more, there were forty or fifty people, and they were not soldiers, among them there were men and women, but most of them were women, and there were some children, most of whom had white cloth wrapped around their heads, dressed in filial piety clothes, and their expressions were also miserable. At this time, it was introduced on the rostrum that the people who came to the stage were all representatives of the families of the soldiers who died in the defense of Tianjin.

There were not many soldiers of the New Army who died in the Battle of Tianjin, only more than 80 people, of which more than 10 were unrelated and single, and the rest had family members, or parents, or wives and children. Of course, it was not all the families of the fallen soldiers who came to power at this time, but only some of the representatives.

In order to make the soldiers have no worries at all, it is not only necessary to give the soldiers enough social status and sense of honor, but also to make them believe that after dying on the battlefield, their families and relatives will be generously protected, because those who join the army are young and middle-aged, and they are definitely the pillars of the family or the main labor force, and the war will inevitably die, once the body dies, the family will suffer a major blow.

In ancient China, the protection of the families of the deceased soldiers was very backward, and the better ones would give the families a pension, and then they would basically ignore it, while the bad result was nothing, anyway, if the person died, he died, and it didn't matter if the family lived or died. Therefore, in ancient China, most of the people who could find a way out were reluctant to become soldiers.

As a traveler in modern society, of course, we know that the care and protection of the families of the deceased soldiers is an extremely important matter for the morale of the army, so at this meeting to celebrate the victory of the defense of Tianjin, the bereavement and protection of the families of the deceased soldiers will also be regarded as a key process.

At this time, Qin Zheng spoke on behalf of the Provisional Executive Committee and the Military Committee, and first saluted the representatives of the family members, and said: "Your relatives sacrificed their lives to resist the invaders, defend Tianjin, defend their homeland, and defend the people of Tianjin, and we will always remember their offerings. ”

After Qin Zheng finished speaking, some family members on the stage couldn't help crying, and after a while, the entire rostrum was already crying, and the audience was silent at this time, and the people watching were all uncomfortable, no matter how great the glory was, there would be nothing left when a person died, how could this family live, even if a pension was given, it could be used for a few years, and could it manage a lifetime? Therefore, some people who were attracted by the glorious wind of the award-winning soldiers on the stage just now also had a much clearer mind, and their hearts couldn't help but retreat. Of course, this group of overseas Chinese is more humane than the imperial court, and in any case, they still have a lot of respect for these family members.

At this time, Qin Zheng announced the pension plan for the families of the deceased soldiers, first of all, each family will receive the title of the family of the martyrs, and in the name of the executive committee, a customized plaque will be issued, which can be hung at home to show glory.

Each family can receive a one-time allowance of 50 taels of silver and 100 kilograms of grain, and from now on they will receive a subsidy of 5 taels of silver and 20 kilograms of grain every month, whether it is the parents of the fallen soldiers, their wives, or their daughters, they can receive the allowance and subsidies, and the parents and wives will receive the allowance until they die, and if the children are 25 years old. In addition, there will be some other subsidies for major programs.

The second is that if the families of the fallen soldiers live in rural areas, they can be allocated land according to the land system formulated later, and enjoy tax exemption treatment for the same period of time as the subsidy. If they live in cities, they are provided with rent-free shelter, and priority is given to family members to work within their means, ensuring that there are other sources of income in addition to subsidies. Fallen soldiers, on the other hand, have minor children, who can go to schools run by the traversers for free to study and learn knowledge, and when they reach adulthood, they will also be given jobs by the government.

Finally, it was announced that the families of soldiers killed in the battle would enjoy the same treatment in the future.

Subsequently, Xia Bohai, Qin Zheng and others handed over the plaques and certificates of the families of the martyrs to the representatives of the families one by one, and comforted them a few words. It turned out that these family members only received a notice to participate in the celebration meeting will receive a pension, I thought it was a one-time pension, at most a little more, but I didn't expect that it was a lifelong guarantee, so the future life will have a basic security, so these family members are sad in addition to the heart is also very moved, have expressed their heartfelt gratitude to the travelers. And the whole atmosphere developed exactly according to the process that the traverser had envisioned.

After the end of the family's sympathy and subsidies, there was a third group of people on stage, and this time the number of people on the stage was the smallest, a total of only five people, and all of them were disabled, and two were in wheelchairs and pushed onto the stage by people, and among the other three, two of them had only one arm left, and the other two were blind in one eye, but all five of them were wearing military uniforms.

It turned out that these eight people were soldiers who were wounded and disabled in the defense of Tianjin.

Disability is also inevitable in war, to some extent, disability is more terrible than death, because the disabled cannot continue to serve in the army, which loses the source of income, and the disabled do not die, so they generally do not get a pension or the pension is less than the family of the dead soldier, and the disabled not only lose all or most of the labor force, but also need to be taken care of by the family, often living in poverty. In the old time and space, there were many cases of disabled soldiers committing suicide because they could not stand the hardships of life.

In order for soldiers to completely dispel their worries, it is equally important to take care of the disabled soldiers and take care of the families of the fallen soldiers. Not many soldiers were killed in this battle, and only five soldiers were wounded and disabled, so these five disabled soldiers can be used as an example.

First of all, the disabled soldiers will be awarded the "Tianjin Defense Battle Dedication Medal", which is in the same form as the Victory Medal, except that the text on the back is different, but there is also a certificate, so the value is almost exactly the same.

Disabled soldiers also receive pensions and living allowances, the same amount as the families of fallen soldiers, but the period of receiving living allowances is until the death of the disabled soldier, which is the difference between the two sides. In addition, disabled soldiers can also be allocated tax-free land, or rent-free housing arranged by the government, as well as work within their means, and their daughters can study for free.

After the announcement of the pensions and living allowances for the disabled soldiers, these soldiers were also moved to tears, and to be honest, their hearts were more painful than the families of the fallen soldiers, because they were two soldiers with broken legs, who had basically lost their labor force and became invalids, and these two men even committed suicide altogether, so as not to cause trouble to their families. But I didn't expect that the living allowance I got could basically guarantee the rest of my life for the rest of my life, and of course I didn't have to die.

The two soldiers with broken legs even struggled to get up from the wheelchair and kowtowed to the traversers to express their gratitude, of course, they were stopped by Xia Bohai, Qin Zheng and others, and comforted them with kind words, and the two soldiers cried even more, and said on the spot that after they went back, they would definitely teach their children, and when their children grew up, let them also enlist in the army, take over their own classes, and continue to contribute to the crossing group.

And the other three also said that although they are disabled, it is not that they cannot work, as long as they have a place to get themselves, even if they go to the soup and fire, they will never refuse.

If it is said that in the previous military parade and the awarding of awards to the soldiers, the people under the rostrum had some of the mentality of watching the excitement, but the families of the deceased soldiers, as well as the pensions and subsidies for the disabled soldiers, brought great touch to the people.

Although the traversers did not occupy Tianjin for a long time, they had already shown a completely different style of action from the Qing court, the officials were close to the people, fair, the army was strictly disciplined, and they were not afraid of foreigners, and they were able to defeat the foreigners, which had left a good impression on the people of Tianjin, and the Qing court was much inferior in comparison. And this celebration meeting made the people of Tianjin feel that this group of overseas Chinese is much more humane than the imperial court, and it is much more cost-effective to work for this group of overseas Chinese than the imperial court.

At this time, the other soldiers of the new army were even more excited, although the vast majority of people could only watch from the audience, but everyone felt the same way, it seems that it is a blessing to be able to serve as soldiers under this group of overseas Chinese, even if they have died on the battlefield, or

Although during this period of time, every soldier has received political education, understand why he is fighting, why he is desperate, but there are still some scruples in his heart, after all, it is still the era of imperial supremacy, the national consciousness has not yet fully awakened, although the truth is understood, but when it comes to their own vital interests, it is inevitable that selfishness prevails, if they die on the battlefield, what will happen to their families, what should they do with their daughters, if they are crippled, what will they do for the rest of their lives? After seeing the families of the deceased soldiers, as well as the pensions and subsidies for the disabled soldiers, the soldiers were completely relieved, and at the same time they all made up their minds that in the next battle, they must fight hard, strive to also set up the battlefield, receive awards in public, and also make a piece of awards to hang on their chests.

However, there are also some people who scoff at this, don't look at this group of overseas Chinese, but their guarantee can be managed for a few years, this world is still the world of the Qing Dynasty, and how can foreigners give up, so this group of overseas Chinese can still be in Tianjin for a few days, when the time comes, this group of overseas Chinese will take a boat and leave, and who will these people stay behind.

There are also a few sober-minded people who are secretly a little worried, what are these overseas Chinese planning to do, they are so hard to buy the hearts and minds of the army and the people, it seems that their ambitions are not small, and they have made all kinds of promises to the soldiers, and they regard themselves as the rulers of Tianjin, and put the imperial court there.