Su Ci asked again: "How are the soldiers who were discharged due to injuries being settled?"

Ban Yue thought for a moment and sighed softly, "Although we and the Qin Palace have put a lot of effort in this regard, it is just a drop in the bucket. There are still many soldiers in difficult situations, struggling to survive."

"Especially those who are sick and cannot take care of themselves are in a more worrying situation. Some people can only lie at home and wait to die. If their relatives are kind, they will at least give them food even if they don't see a doctor. But if they meet those with vicious minds, they won't care at all, and they can only wait to die in pain."

"Last month, I heard about a centurion who was paralyzed in bed and starved to death at home. They escaped the guns and arrows on the battlefield, but they could not escape the selfishness, ruthlessness and indifference of their family members at home."

"It is said that there is no filial son for a sick person. This saying is absolutely true! When the centurion was healthy, he received salary from the government every month. His family members all regarded him as a hero and held him in high esteem. But after his legs became disabled, his family members abused him and treated him harshly. In less than a year, he starved to death at home."

When she said this, a trace of sadness appeared in Ban Yue's eyes, which were filled with tears.

Every time Su Ci heard the news, she felt sad and upset.

"What about the Centurion's vicious relatives? Someone will bring him justice, right?"

"After all, the person is dead. His relatives can make a small matter out of a big matter, and finally it will be forgotten."

After hearing this, Su Ci was filled with anger, and her sense of justice suddenly exploded. She said angrily: "How can these people be let off? They must be dealt with seriously, otherwise some people will follow suit and do the same. Then this bad atmosphere will continue to spread, and won't it chill the hearts of the soldiers?"

"Since it happened near the capital, let's send someone to tell Lord Wang about it tomorrow and explain the harm that could happen if it's not handled properly. I believe that Lord Wang, who is upright and incorruptible, will take this matter seriously and send someone to investigate carefully and handle the case strictly."

"We need to increase manpower in our bag workshop, right? We should give priority to those soldiers who have difficulty moving their legs but can work with their hands! Some jobs can be done while sitting down, and the wages are higher. I hope such a sad thing will not happen again."

"Yes, miss!"

"Tell His Highness to send some guards to register all the soldiers who have been discharged due to injuries. This will make it easier to manage and assist them."

"In fact, the country should have a complete management system for retired disabled soldiers. They are all great contributors to the country. Although they have retired, we must remember their contributions and not let them down."

Su Ci took out three hundred thousand taels of silver from the money she earned from selling purple clay teapots and handed it to Ban Yue. "Give this money to Manager Zhang and Uncle Zhong, and ask them to give subsidies to the soldiers based on the situation. If a family is in a difficult situation, they can be given appropriate assistance after verification. We must never allow such tragedies of death due to illness or starvation to happen again."

Then he took out another 50,000 taels of silver notes and said, "These are for you three girls and the secret guards. Divide them among yourselves. If you don't have enough, you can tell me."

Banyue was impressed by her young lady's kindness and generosity, and happily accepted the order and left.

Su Ci fell into deep thought and couldn't fall asleep for a long time.

Peace is brought about by heroes, but heroes do not enjoy peace.

What's the point of this?

Su Ci was no longer sleepy, so she took out a pen and paper and began to write the "Regulations on the Management of Disabled and Retired Soldiers". She wrote until late at night before finally finishing it.

She took a deep breath, stretched herself, then handed the information to Banyue and asked her to deliver it to His Royal Highness the King of Qin overnight.

The next day, when Su Ci got up, it was almost noon. It was obvious that she got up late again.

"Miss, Madam has walked around our yard two or three times. Seeing that you were sleeping soundly, she didn't disturb you."

"What's the matter, mother?"

"Madam said there was nothing, she just came to see you."

"Also, a Nanny Chen has come to the mansion. Madam has arranged for her to drink tea in the side room of the outer courtyard and wait for the young lady to get up and make a decision."

"Go and tell mother to bring Nanny Chen in!"

Xiao Tao skipped away like a happy bird.

Soon, Nanny Chen followed Xiao Tao in.

She was probably in her forties, looked very kind, and always had a faint smile on her face, her eyes and eyebrows were smiling, which made it easy for people to like her and unconsciously feel closer to her.

"Mammy, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting!"

"No problem. Miss has a lot to do and worry about. It doesn't matter if you get up a little later."

"Mammy, from now on, I will have to trouble you to take care of all the big and small things in my courtyard. I and the girls are young, and we may not have considered some things thoroughly. I hope you will give us some advice!"

"Of course, I will follow the little princess's orders!" Nanny Chen agreed with a smile.

As expected, His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin must have had a showdown with Nanny Chen, and her words "little princess" meant that she had acknowledged him as her mistress.

Su Ci also asked Yaoguang to arrange a wing room for Nanny Chen in Qifeng Pavilion. All the missing items in the room were taken from the large warehouse and fully equipped.

At this time, Xiao Tao came to report, "Miss! Uncle Zhong, Uncle Zhang and Hua Yun want to see you!"

When Su Ci walked into the outer courtyard lobby, the three of them were still talking eagerly, with excitement on their faces.

When Su Ci stepped through the door, the three of them stood up and greeted her respectfully, "Miss (cousin)!"

Su Ci sat down at the main seat and said with a smile, "Everyone, please take a seat!"

Uncle Zhong spoke first: "Miss, the business in the shop has been very good in recent days, especially for jewelry and bags. The shop is packed with customers every day and the supply is simply insufficient to meet the demand. Over at the bag workshop, we hired 20 people a few days ago, but we are still short of manpower now, so we should hire dozens more."

"As for recruiting, you should discuss it with Uncle Zhang. We will give priority to retired soldiers, and then consider their relatives and children. The things we sell are very profitable, and the monthly salary we give them will be better! At least twice that of ordinary people. You can make these decisions by yourselves."

"Yes! Yes! I will listen to you, young lady! My young lady is so kind and righteous!"

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