Not only Li Zicheng understands this truth, but many people in the hall also understand, and it is even clearer that Henan, Shaanxi and Shanxi, which have been war-torn for many years, can be described as ten rooms and nine emptiness, either on the road to rebellion, or preparing to rebel.

In a word, countless fertile fields are idle and uncultivated, and now is the time when there is a shortage of labor, and a large number of people are urgently needed to return to their hometowns to return to their old industries and farm.

"Disarmament?"

Li Zicheng muttered out two words in a small voice, with a solemn look on his face, and in the eyes of everyone, he nodded lightly, but said in his mouth: "Disarmament is not impossible, but there must be an effective strategy for dealing with the aftermath." Otherwise, if they are not handled well, it will only backfire and cause them to return to their old business, which is not conducive to local stability. ”

In an instant, Song Yingxing also had insight into Li Zicheng's voice, "returning to the old business" does not mean going home to farm, all the way with the Li family's army, Song Yingxing has long been accustomed to seeing the back-and-forth of the rebel armies from all walks of life, as soon as he returned to his hometown, he rebelled again and attacked the county seat within a few days.

It seemed that Li Zicheng would say this, Song Yingxing almost didn't hesitate, and replied with his mouth open: "King Qi, the reason why the Ming court can't completely pacify those rebels and can't make them honestly farm at home, although there are many reasons, but the main reason is still on the issue of grain and fields, forcing them to rebel again." ”

"Unlike the previous dynasty, we have abolished many harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and the burden on the people is almost negligible, and almost every family can get a share of the fertile land, and there is more food relief. Therefore, if it is disarmed, those soldiers who have been sent home will no longer have to worry about the future. Of course, that's if they're willing to work. ”

Speaking of this, Song Yingxing suddenly paused, showing hesitation, but finally made up his mind, gritted his teeth and said: "King Qiyu, my subordinates feel that for the soldiers who are dismissed and returned, if you want to settle them well, if you want them to work at home and farm with peace of mind, before they are sent home, it is best to distribute a few taels of silver to each person, so that they can return to their hometowns to replace some daily needs and maintain the most basic life." ”

It is definitely not shocking, and many people in the hall are shocked that Song Yingxing really dares to speak, although it is reasonable, it is also too amazing.

How many taels of silver per person? If it's a few people, dozens of people, hundreds of people, it's nothing, it's okay to take out tens of thousands of taels at once.

However, this is a large-scale disarmament, based on 10,000 people, it is often to disarm dozens or millions of people, if according to Song Yingxing's words, it also means that for the Dashun Dynasty that has not yet been established, it will have to pay out 10 million taels of silver!

Of course, this figure is still estimated in terms of three to five taels per person.

At this moment, everyone's expressions could no longer be described with shock and astonishment, and they all looked at Li Zicheng in disbelief, how could King Chuang really agree to place those retrenched soldiers like this?

Especially those who returned to the Ming Dynasty, their hearts were pounding nervously, in the Ming Dynasty, the official of the seventh grade was only forty-five taels a year, and the silver used to dismiss the soldiers was almost a month's salary of a seven-grade official, how could they not be shocked? How do you believe that Li Zicheng will agree?

Just when everyone was in a moment of surprise, Song Yingxing's voice sounded again, and it seemed to echo in the hall abruptly.

"King Qiyu, my subordinates think that the way we provide food to the people is not well considered, and directly giving food is not a journey, it is easy to raise lazy people, easy to stimulate their inertia, but it is not conducive to the stability of the overall situation."

"Oh... Mr. Song, how do you say this? Do you have a better proposal to distribute food to the people? Li Zicheng was interested and asked again and again.

Obviously, Song Yingxing's objection was not made on a whim, but after some careful consideration, it had been thought about a long time ago.

"King Chuang, his subordinates feel that they should distribute food according to their work, rather than simply giving them food directly. For example, there are many wastes waiting to be built, some rivers need to be cleaned up, some roads need to be repaired, and canals for irrigation need to be dug up, etc., all of which require a lot of manpower. ”

In an instant, everyone guessed what Song Yingxing wanted to do, as if to confirm what they thought in their hearts, only to see Song Yingxing continue: "So, you might as well arrange those people on the spot, or clean up the river, or build roads and bridges, or dig canals, and Li Jiajun will provide sufficient food." ”

"Moreover, once the river is cleared and the canals are dug, there will be thousands, tens of thousands of hectares of fertile land, which will be distributed to the people who participate, and the people will definitely be willing to participate. In short, this is much better than simply distributing food. ”

"Also, if you have a canal for irrigation or a well for watering, you can reduce the impact of drought in some places."

In one fell swoop, this is definitely a portrayal of everyone's heart, more and more impressed by Song Yingxing's thinking, the consideration is so thorough, no wonder people will be appointed as the Ministry of Industry of the Great Shun Dynasty, with this overall initiative, turn the disadvantage into advantage, take advantage of the year of the catastrophe, when a large amount of labor is vacated, not only to help the people, but also to take into account the project of governing the world.

However, some people still can't get over that hurdle, and they take out tens of millions of taels of silver for disarmament at once, and they always feel strange in their hearts, not taste.

However, from beginning to end, whether it was Song Yingxing, Li Zicheng, or Li Changmao and others, they had never been entangled in more than 10 million silver, as if it was not a matter at all, and it could be easily taken out.

At this moment, Li Zicheng really didn't worry about this 10 million taels of silver, even if it was an extra 10 million taels, it would be a matter of opening his mouth.

No one knows better than him that during these days, there were 37 million ingots of silver and 10 million ingots of gold confiscated from those officials, magnates and eunuchs in the capital alone, not to mention the silver confiscated in Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Beizhili and other places in Shandong.

Especially those vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty, the most "contribution" of silver, is simply an astronomical amount, what is one or two million silver?

There is no doubt that Li Zicheng agreed to it, and not only that, but he also gave more.

"Okay, then disarm, cut two million first, Mr. Song, this king will give you 30 million taels of silver as a settlement fee for the demobilized soldiers. However, this matter must be handled by you and Li Changmao, and all the silver must be divided equally among the demobilized soldiers. ”

Speaking of this, without waiting for Song Yingxing and Li Changmao to answer, Li Zicheng's expression narrowed, and he said very solemnly: "When the ugly words come to the front, these 30 million taels of silver, all of them must be registered, who have they been issued to, and where is the household registration of the soldier who issued the silver, this king has to check them one by one afterwards, so that the local feedback will come back, is there that soldier?" Did the soldiers really receive that much silver? If there is any fraud, I will hold him accountable and hold him accountable. ”

"Yes, King Chuang, his subordinates don't dare to cheat in the slightest!"

When Song Yingxing and Li Changmao responded in unison, some people were shocked and surprised, but they didn't expect Li Zicheng not only to agree happily, but also to increase 20 million taels, a dozen taels per person for each dismissed soldier, enough for half a year's living needs.

Especially those who belonged to the Ming Dynasty military generals and ministers, shocked at the same time, more emotional, if Emperor Chongzhen is not so petty, can also be so generous, why is the civil strife constant? How could the soldiers mutiniate so much?