After 80,000 soldiers fought bloody battles to recover Xinjiang, why didn't the laid-off veterans go home?

There are two main reasons why the laid-off workers in the army didn't go home after the Left conquered Xinjiang. The first reason is that the construction in Xinjiang was much better than the soldiers' hometown at that time, and the soldiers sincerely wanted to stay in Xinjiang. The second reason is that the state does not give these soldiers much subsidies, which makes them unable to go home.

At that time, most of the soldiers recruited by the left army were militia. These soldiers responded to the call of the country and volunteered to join the army. After Zuo successfully recovered Xinjiang, the expenditure of the army increased, and because these soldiers were militia at that time, the state would not give too much subsidy, so the militia's living expenses were mainly supported by the provinces. At that time, in order to save construction costs, the Qing government ordered Zuo to carry out disarmament.

Some laid-off soldiers choose to return to their hometowns under state subsidies. But most soldiers stayed in Xinjiang. Mainly because Xinjiang was far better than some inland areas under the left construction at that time. These soldiers don't want to go back to their hometown to suffer, but want to stay in Xinjiang and enjoy happiness.

The second reason was that the Qing government gave too little subsidies to these soldiers at that time, and most of their hometowns were far from Xinjiang. At that time, the farther away, the more money you need. These soldiers who have been in the army all the year round have been fighting with the army and have no chance to save money, so even if they wanted to go home at that time, they had no way to go back, so they could only stay in Xinjiang and continue to build the country. At that time, most of these soldiers were self-reliant in Xinjiang and had a better life.