Shen Yi stayed in the wounded barracks outside Huai'an City for five full days.
These five days are also the most critical five days, because if the patient cannot be rescued within five days, it is basically impossible to rescue him.
In fact…
In three days, life and death were basically decided.
Shen Yi stayed for five full days, which meant that he fulfilled his promise. Even if the wounded only breathed their last breath, Shen Yi did not give up on them.
And he was preparing to leave the wounded barracks. In other words, no one in the two wounded barracks was being rescued, and those who should have survived had already survived.
Should be buried...
It has also been buried.
Most of the wounded soldiers in the wounded barracks where Shen Yi lived were those who had retreated from the Zhouqiao defense line. Including some wounded soldiers from subsequent reinforcements, there were more than 1,200 wounded soldiers in total. When Shen Yi left, only Eight or nine hundred people.
Of these eight or nine hundred people, it is estimated that only about half are left who can continue to fight.
Before leaving, Shen Yi called together those who were able to walk on the ground in the wounded barracks, as well as some generals in the army.
He, the military officer whose right hand was still hanging on his chest with a cloth strip, climbed onto the high platform and silently looked at everyone present.
"Everyone, the wounded soldiers in our army are basically no longer in danger of their lives."
"But everyone also knows that many people were injured by Qi Ren, with missing arms and broken legs."
"Perhaps for the rest of my life, I will be destroyed by Shen's army and by Qi Ren's sword."
"Yes, there are indeed rewards and compensations in the army."
Shen Yi said solemnly: "But a few dozen taels of silver cannot buy an arm or a leg."
Having said this, Mr. Shen Yi's voice was low, he looked at everyone, and continued: "Brothers who are already disabled cannot stay in the army to fight. They can only go back to their hometown. What is the use of dozens of taels of silver? Carrying such a If you have too much money, you might even get plotted by evil relatives in the family."
Shen Yi found a chair and sat down on it, then looked at everyone silently.
"In the past few days, I have been thinking about this issue and whether to tell my brothers about it."
"Actually, brothers, many of them are veterans, and they also know how other armies deal with these problems. It's very simple. It's nothing more than turning a blind eye, sending some money back to their hometowns, and then recruiting new soldiers."
"I, Shen Yi, can do the same."
Mr. Shen lowered his eyebrows silently and continued: "However, my conscience is inevitably uneasy."
"Especially the brothers here."
"In the battle at Zhouqiao, many people shouted my name, Shen, and rushed to the front of the formation, fighting hard with the Qi people, and trading their lives with the Qi people!"
"These things are what I, Shen Yi, have seen with my own eyes and heard with my own ears."
"I've also kept it in mind."
Mr. Shen looked around at everyone and continued: "After thinking for a few days, I finally came up with a way."
"I have an old friend from my hometown who did business in the early years. Now the business has gradually grown. In the future, I will ask him to do some cloth and silk business in various places, buy looms, and open textile workshops."
"Or some other business."
"In addition to the compensation that should be paid to you by the army, all those who are disabled in battle under my command, Shen Yi, can go to work in the loom workshop."
The textile industry has been around since ancient times. After Dachen lost half of his country, the already developed textile industry in the south of the Yangtze River became even more important, especially in Zhejiang, a place with seven mountains, two rivers and one farmland. There was little space for farming, so mulberry trees were planted, silkworms were raised, and silk was weaved.
Some wealthy merchants from Jiangnan owned thousands of looms.
Every loom is an employment opportunity.
Mr. Shen's voice was low and he continued: "In the future, I will ask people from the bank to issue anti-counterfeiting notes to everyone. At that time, with the notes, you can go to loom workshops everywhere to work."
"Brothers are willing to work for a day, and Mr. Shen will use the brothers for a day."
"The wages...are guaranteed to be more than 30% higher than those of local weavers, or more."
"anyway."
Mr. Shen said solemnly: "It must be enough for everyone to support the family and not be bullied by others."
The issue of placement of the wounded is indeed something Shen Yi has been thinking about these days. In the past fighting in the southeast, although there were wounded soldiers and some were killed, the number was not large after all, and it was not to the point where Shen Yi had to consider it.
However, now in Huai'an, in just a few months, Shen Yi already has more than two hundred disabled soldiers under his command.
There may be more to come.
This forced Shen Yi to consider their placement.
One is Shen Qi's own compassion.
Secondly, it is to allow those who can still continue fighting to have no worries.
Of course, these resettlement tasks should have been the responsibility of the imperial court. To be precise, the Ministry of War should be responsible. However, now, Da Chen's Ministry of War has no "business" in this area, so Shen Yi can only find a way to take charge of it himself.
"Of course, if brothers want to return to their homeland, I will not stop you. I will still issue you a note. If someone in the local area bullies you, or someone from the same clan wants to steal your money."
"Look for a nearby city with a newspaper office and hand the bill to the local newspaper office."
Having said this, Shen Yi used Jiankang's left hand, patted his chest hard, and said loudly: "If Mr. Shen stays in court for one day, he will support you for one day!"
At this point, he laughed to himself and said, "Of course."
"If I, Shen Qi, are no longer in the court one day, I will most likely be in trouble, and I'm afraid I won't be able to respond to my brothers."
The follow-up placement of wounded soldiers is a huge task.
For Shen Yi, the only thing he can think of at the moment is to let Xu Fu, a businessman, give these wounded soldiers a job through commercial means, a job that can guarantee harvests despite droughts and floods.
As for the official coming forward…
I am afraid that the court system will not be changed until the day Mr. Shen becomes the Minister of War, or the day he pays homage to the Prime Minister.
But even so, these relatively simple "benefits" still made some of the wounded soldiers below excited. Some of them burst into tears and even knelt down to kowtow to Shen Yi.
Mr. Shen shook his head slightly. He stood on the high platform and motioned for everyone to stand up. Then he bowed his head deeply to everyone.
"Brothers, the Battle of Zhouqiao will be remembered by Shen Qi for the rest of your life!"
"Today, many seriously injured brothers are not here. When the brothers go back later, I will convey Shen Qi's words to them."
"After a while, someone will come and issue the bills to the brothers. Anyone who has been with me for a long time knows this."
"When Mr. Shen speaks, he says exactly what he said."
Shen Yi said solemnly: "I will do it if I say it!"
At this time, there were about five to six hundred people present to listen to Shen Yi's words. After listening to Shen Yi's words, many people had red eyes.
After Mr. Shen finished speaking, he waved his hand and said, "Okay, brothers, let's disperse first and go back to the tents to rest."
"Until the injury recovers, he will be recuperating in the wounded barracks. He will receive his military pay and will not go anywhere."
Mr. Shen had a very high prestige in the army. He gave the order and everyone present began to disperse one after another. Before long, only a few generals were left.
Shen Yi glanced around the wounded barracks and sighed slightly.
Not far away, Zhang Jian waved to him.
"Zi Heng, the sedan is ready for you over here."
Shen Yi usually rides a carriage no matter where he goes, and occasionally rides a horse. However, he is injured now and is not easy to ride, so Zhang Jian prepared a sedan for him.
They are going back to Huai'an City.
Shen Yi nodded slightly and walked towards Zhang Jian.
After approaching, Zhang Jian gently patted Shen Yi's left shoulder and said with emotion: "Zi Heng is really powerful in leading troops. After hearing what he just said, who in the army can not die for Zi Heng?"
Shen Yi glanced at the tent not far away and shook his head slightly: "Regardless of military morale, my little brother has to do these things."
"You can't help your conscience."
Zhang Jian sighed after hearing this: "Yes, these things are what the court should do, but..."
"It costs too much money."
"How much does it cost to hire workers?"
Mr. Shen walked towards his sedan chair.
"It's just that if this matter is left to the imperial court, if the imperial court is to open a weaving factory, there will definitely be another group of people who will be fat."
"These people are the ones spending the court's money."
Zhang Jian followed Shen Yi, smiling bitterly and saying nothing.
Corruption in officialdom has occurred in all dynasties, and now it is even more common in both the Northern and Southern Dynasties. This is a matter that everyone knows.
Everyone knows it.
No one spoke.
Selfishness is at work, and it is too difficult to clear the world.