Li Yun saw that Long Chuan's face suddenly showed a smile again, and said with a smile: "This kid, what's the matter? Stunned?"

Long Chuan grinned and said, "Mother, the child just thought of something funny, that's why he smirked." ”

After that, Long Chuan said to Long Zheng: "Dad, the child wants to ask his father for a favor, I don't know if it's okay?"

Qingyu and Qingwen saw that their son-in-law and master were going to talk about something, so they hurriedly slowed down and fell behind.

Long Zheng said: "Chuan'er, you say." ”

The dragon legend said: "Dad, the child wants to ask Dad to let people check and see why there are so many orphans in Xihe." ”

After Long Zheng and Li Yun each glanced at each other in surprise, Long Zheng sighed: "Chuan'er, this matter, don't investigate. Daddy knows. ”

Long rumored the rumor and hurriedly said, "Dad, can you tell the child?"

Long Zheng nodded and said, "Of course." It's no secret either. The reason why there are so many orphans here is caused by demon beasts. ”

Long rumored this, his heart sank, and he asked, "Dad, do you mean that those people who lost in the orphans' families used to be soldiers who resisted the attack of demon beasts?"

Long Zheng sighed again and said, "Yes, not all. Some of them are soldiers who once stood on the city wall with my Long family and fought side by side. There are some people who were killed by demon beasts breaking into this place. ”

Long Chuan exclaimed: "Dad, do you mean that the demon beasts have invaded the city after the third battle of the ancestors?"

Long Zheng's face was a little heavy, and he said, "Chuan'er, the third battle of the ancestors was a big attack by demon beasts into the city. In fact, in every battle, there will be some demon beasts that break through our defenses, run into the city, and slaughter on a large scale. ”

The dragon legend said: "Dad, aren't there still immortal chiefs, and they can't clean up these demon beasts that have entered the city?"

Long Zheng let out a "hey" and said, "Our eastern city, just the city wall that is facing the direction of the demon beast's attack is a hundred and ten miles wide. Moreover, once the demon beasts attack the city, they will rush up overwhelmingly. Although those immortal elders had vast magical powers, how could they kill all the demon beasts that broke into the city in the first place. Besides, those immortals ...... Still don't talk about it. ”

Long Chuan saw that Long Zheng was about to speak and stopped, and he didn't want to ask more, so as not to cause his father's displeasure. Long Chuan then asked, "Dad, in our eastern city, this place should be the farthest away from the direction of the demon beast attack, right?"

Long Zheng nodded and said, "Yes." This place belongs to the west of our East City, and it is the farthest place from the direction of the monster's attack. Speaking of this, Long Zheng was shocked and asked, "Chuan'er, what do you think?"

The dragon legend said, "The child just thinks it's strange. Even if the demon beasts broke through the city wall, since they had the help of the immortal elders to clean it up, how could they run so far away?"

Long Zheng thought for a moment and said, "Chuan'er, you say that, it's really a little strange to be a father. After the monster attack that my father experienced, when I counted the casualties in the city, it seemed that the places where the monsters caused the main killings in the city were all similar to this place. ”

Long Chuan asked, "Dad, what kind of place are you talking about?"

Long Zheng said: "They are all densely populated places with weak self-defense capabilities. ”

While speaking, Long Zheng pointed to the densely packed houses on both sides and said, "Chuan'er, you see, the houses here are dense and low, unlike those high-ranking families in the city, not only are there high walls in the house, but also the guards and courtyards to defend them. Moreover, it is extremely densely populated. If the demon beast came to these places, the killing caused would indeed be even more serious. ”

The dragon rumored that he remembered what his ancestors had said in their memories about the disappearance of bloody qi after the war, and his heart was suddenly shocked. According to his father, the monsters that burst into the city seemed to have a purpose to inflict maximum damage.

Long Chuan didn't want to discuss this with his parents too much, so as not to get them into trouble. Long Chuan changed the subject and asked, "Dad, those soldiers and people in the city who died in battle, don't we give them bereavement pensions in Dongcheng?"

Long Zheng said: "Of course there is a bereavement pension. All those who participated in the battle to defend the city, whether it was a soldier or a civilian, once they died in battle, our Long family would give their families a bereavement pension according to the predetermined amount. ”

At this point, Long Zheng paused for a moment, and then said, "However, it is better to say that the soldiers' pensions are good, because all the soldiers have a roster. Once a soldier dies in battle, it is well documented. Civilians are not so easy to say. After the demon beast kills someone, it will not only kill people, but even devour some of the dead. There are many civilians whose bodies cannot even be found after death, so they cannot be verified. Nor can it be paid exactly according to the missing heads, as is the case with the casualties. ”

When Long Chuan heard this, he suddenly felt that his head was big. This is a real problem. In this eastern city, so many people come in and out every day, once they encounter the demon beast attacking the city, no one can be sure whether those who are missing are lost or devoured by the demon beast. If you really want to ensure that every family that has been hurt can get the compensation they deserve, the best way is for the Long family to suffer some losses and give out a bereavement to everyone who goes missing after the demon beasts attack the city.

However, this depends not only on whether the Long family has the financial resources, but also on preventing some villains from fishing in troubled waters. Now is not the time to discuss this in detail. Long Chuan decided to put this matter aside first, and asked, "Dad, is the pension given by our Long family to the casualties enough for their family to live?"

Before Long Zheng could speak, Li Yun smiled bitterly and said: "Silly boy, where can we use enough to say? No matter how much bereavement pension can be exchanged for the dead? Besides, our Long family gives bereavement pensions to casualties, and they are distributed according to the number of casualties of each casualty soldier. If there are not many people in the family of the casualty soldier, the pension issued by our Long family to a casualty soldier is enough for a family of five or six to eat for one or two decades. If there were more people in the families of the casualties, they might not be able to eat for a few years. ”

When Long Chuan heard this, he was immediately silent. The bereavement pension for a casualty soldier can feed a family of five or six for one or two decades, which may sound like a lot, but in this time and space when ordinary people can live to be 200 years old, and there is no such policy as family planning, the vast majority of families have more than a few five or six people in their families? Moreover, since they can enter the army, they must be the strong laborers of the family. Without these strong laborers, don't say that the pension is limited after all, no matter how much it is, there will be a time to sit and eat empty. It's no wonder that people here are so poor.

Long Chuan asked, "Father, mother, what is the recruitment of soldiers in our Dongcheng? Do all men who have reached the age have to be recruited?"

Long Zheng nodded and said, "It is a matter of time for demon beasts to attack the city. Guarding Dongcheng is not just our Long family's business, but everyone's business in Dongcheng. We do ask all men in the age range to participate in recruitment. ”

Long Chuan listened to his father's words that seemed to have an incomplete meaning, and then asked, "Dad, listen to what you mean, the actual situation doesn't seem to be like this?"

Long Zheng sighed and said, "Chuan'er, we ask for this, but there are also many rich and noble families who are willing to use money to ask others to enlist in the army on their behalf. After all, standing on the city walls, there is a risk of casualties. If there is no way, no one wants their own people to stand on the wall. ”

When Long Chuan heard this, he immediately became angry. Isn't this buying someone else's life with money?

Long Chuan's little face turned red all of a sudden, and he said, "Dad, our Long family agreed to let those people do that?"

Seeing that Long Chuan's face was flushed with anger, Li Yun reached out to hold Long Chuan's hand and sighed: "Chuan'er, we can only ask how many people from each family to enlist, and we can't forcibly ask each family to send someone to enlist. If we do that, our Long family will become the enemy of the vast majority of the rich people in the city. Other cities do the same. Our Long family and your Aunt Xia's family are benevolent and righteous. Our Dongcheng and your Aunt Xia's Nancheng have clear regulations requiring that at least one strong laborer must be left in the homes of enlisted soldiers. If there is only one strong laborer left in a family, we will not allow that family to enlist. In doing so, we are also protecting the poorer ones. ”

When Long Chuan heard his mother say this, he felt a little better in his heart. However, how can those rich people be so familiar with the means of evading military service with money? Moreover, listening to their parents, people here seem to regard enlistment as a burden.

They can't be blamed for that, though. The demon beasts attack and disturb every ten or eight years, and standing on the city wall is indeed too dangerous. Whose son's life is not his life? Who is not born and raised by his parents? Who is willing to let his own children stand on the city wall and risk life and death to face those terrifying spiders with teeth and claws?