On the second day, the Daming Palace's reward decree descended to Rongguo Mansion:

Jia Baoyu was meritorious in saving the driver, and was given 500 taels of gold, and was awarded the title of first-class lieutenant of light car.

The lieutenant of the light car, the name of the middle honorable officer, is divided into one, two, and three ranks, the first and third ranks, and the second and third ranks.

Jia Baoyu was supposed to be on a day off today, and when he was rewarded, he still had to enter the palace immediately to thank him.

However, the emperor also did not receive and reward Jia Baoyu, which was just a trivial matter in his eyes.

He is just defending the decency of the queen, that is, maintaining his decency.

Jia Baoyu saved the queen, if he didn't reward him, it didn't make sense.

As for any honorable officer, it is just a name, and it is a matter of benefit to him. Jia Baoyu himself is the younger brother of the concubine, but in this capacity, he is more famous than a three-grade light car captain.

Jia Baoyu didn't see the emperor, not only was he not discouraged, but he was relieved.

How to say it, I got along with the emperor's wife once, not only was I not killed by the house, but the next day I was "promoted and raised", isn't this what the future generations are

Although it was an accident, it is true. Anyway, Jia Baoyu's face is not so thick, and he doesn't want to see Emperor Jingtai at this time.

Therefore, bowing in the direction of the main hall of Daming Palace, Jia Baoyu turned around and left.

Before he left Daming Palace, he met another person he didn't want to see.

"Ziheng."

The second prince's Luan car stopped next to the palace road, obviously he was also on duty, knowing that Jia Baoyu had entered the palace, and he was waiting for him here.

Jia Baoyu paused, took two deep breaths, and then shook his spirit, immediately changed his look, stepped forward quickly, and bowed deeply to the second prince standing next to Luanjia: "Your Highness." ”

The second prince smiled with a spring breeze on his face, and when he saw Jia Baoyu giving such a big gift, he hurriedly helped him over, and said with a smile: "Why is Ziheng suddenly so polite, I am waiting for you here today, just to thank Ziheng." ”

Jia Baoyu got up and glanced at the handsome face of the second prince, how could he also feel a sense of weakness.

Sure enough, the second prince continued to laugh and said: "I have heard that yesterday the queen mother worshiped the Buddha in Baoling Palace, and was almost murdered by Diao Nu, but fortunately, Ziheng saved the queen mother, and I thank Ziheng here." ’

said that he also bowed to Jia Baoyu.

Jia Baoyu didn't wait for him to bow down and propped him up, and said again and again: "Your Highness is polite, this is a matter of Weichen's responsibility, uh, it is what Weichen should do"

The second prince was slightly surprised: "In the past, Heng Yan was happy and talked freely, how could he stand up today, but what is on his mind?" ”

Jia Baoyu's heart jumped, and he once again kept his mentality.

"Is there one? Maybe a few days ago, I was dedicated to the safety of the queen's mother, and I didn't dare to slack off, so I was a little tired. Your Highness don't worry, it'll be fine in two days. ”

When the second prince heard this, he sighed with emotion: "Ziheng is too serious and responsible in doing things."

But before he finished speaking, he remembered that it was about his mother, so he stopped.

Jia Baoyu didn't want to talk more about this topic with him, so he said:

"I have something to report to Your Highness. Since the opening of the health hall in the capital, because of the support of His Royal Highness's virtuous name, many orphans in the poor gateway of Beijing have been sent by their relatives.

Although Weichen is strictly controlled, those who are not in special circumstances will not be adopted. But even so, after a few months, there have been more than 100 people.

In addition, there is a perennial influx of homeless people in Beijing, and as the years go by, there are many helpless beggars.

The health hall is originally a charity and righteousness, if you encounter such a thing, you can't bear to drive it away.

Therefore, there are now seven or eight hundred children in the health hall, and the house that Weichen bought before is no longer enough to accommodate it. Wechen thought that he would move the people around him to other places, expand the size of the health hall by three to four times, and build more school buildings, canteens, and residences.

Wechen has roughly calculated that as long as this is the case, he can accommodate almost all the orphans under the age of ten in Beijing, and if he encounters a similar situation in the future, he will no longer have to refuse ruthlessly and leave him to fend for himself. ”

The second prince really got upright, he thought for a while and said: "If this is the case, I'm afraid that the number of people will soon exceed a thousand or even two thousand, plus the people who take care of it, and the miscellaneous servants Zihengjue doesn't think there are too many people?" ”

The second prince is not a person who does not know the suffering of the people, and there are many people who sell their sons and daughters to survive.

Take the palace as an example, where did the tens of thousands of eunuchs come from? Mostly that's it!

If you can survive and not become a slave, once such a health hall is established, you are not afraid that no one will come.

However, when there are more people, there are more problems.

Needless to say, it costs a lot of money, but silver is something that everyone doesn't have too much, and he is no exception.

The most critical thing is that there are thousands of people on the riot in the event of a riot

Even if it is well managed, how will these people be placed in the future? It's not a hassle yet.

It is good to have a benevolent heart, but the most fearful thing is to be harmed by your own kindness. The second prince now thinks that Jia Baoyu has a bit of this meaning.

Jia Baoyu said: "Your Highness's worries, the minister has already thought about it.

There are more than 1,000 people, which is naturally different from before, so Chen feels that it is time to give a name to the health hall.

The health hall was originally established in the name of His Highness, but I think that if the health hall becomes famous in the future, it is inevitable that some people will say that His Highness did this to invite fame.

Therefore, the minister plans to open a health hall that benefits the people of Beijing in the name of 'Jingshi Health Hall', in the name of His Royal Highness and the imperial court, and carry forward the reputation of His Royal Highness and the imperial court for benevolence and love for the people. ”

Hearing the word "famous", the second prince was obviously moved. As Jia Baoyu said, if this matter is done well, it will be a good thing for the court to promote its reputation and make the people of the world return to their hearts. For him, there is no harm in all kinds.

It's just that everything involves a question of cost.

"Ziheng has this heart of benevolence and loyalty, and I naturally approve of it. It's just that the annual income and expenses of the imperial court have a certain amount, even if I report this matter truthfully, I am afraid that it will be difficult for the imperial court to agree to come up with a large amount of silver to do this.

As for me, Ziheng also knows that the annual Lu silver and Lu rice of the Qi Palace, plus my personal income, is only more than 10,000 taels of silver, even if there are still some imperial villages and fields under the name, it is not a lot, and the palace has huge expenses, and I can't take out too much silver to do this. ”

The second prince's voice was as tactful as possible, not only not wanting to discourage Jia Baoyu's enthusiasm, but also to make him understand that if he wanted to do this, it was first a matter of money.

According to what Jia Baoyu said, it is not an overnight thing, but a large sum of money must be taken out every year, and it cannot be abandoned halfway.

Jia Baoyu said in a deep voice: "Since the minister dares to think like this, he naturally won't have no thoughts at all.

Since the health hall has adopted a large number of children, it is natural to plan for their future.

The minister drafted that both boys and girls in the health hall were given skills and the ability to make a living. The boy reads and practices martial arts; Girls, learn to weave and needle.

Then when the boys were sixteen years old, they were sent to join the army and serve their country.

As for the girls, the minister plans to open a cloth workshop and an embroidery workshop in the capital, and when these girls are twelve or thirteen years old, they can go to the embroidery and cloth workshops to work, and the money earned in this way should be enough to support the operation of the health hall.

Therefore, the imperial court only needs to give the minister a sum of money to start the construction of the health hall, and in two years at most, the minister will be confident that he will be self-sufficient, and from then on, the court will no longer need to bear any expenses. ”

The second prince was stunned, in his mind, good deeds have always been good deeds, and they can't go out. I never thought that I could still use the people in the health hall to make money.

However, after listening to Jia Baoyu's words, he felt that it seemed to be very feasible.

In this way, the court only had to pay a small amount of revenue from the treasury to gain a lot of fame, and those people could grow up to work for the court. If this is the case, there is indeed no reason for the imperial court to refuse.

"Is it possible to be sure that the matter of the embroidery workshop and the cloth workshop is secure? You must know that once Ziheng fails to do it in the end, the consequences will have to be borne by you and me, and the trouble is not small, so please consider Ziheng carefully. ”

Jia Baoyu hugged his fists: "Weichen's family has a close relative, it is the imperial merchant Xue family, and there are many embroidery and cloth businesses in the family, so it will not be too difficult for Weichen to establish an embroidery workshop and a cloth workshop."

Moreover, the Weichen family is the founding of the country, and has been rewarded by the Taizu, Shizong, and Emperor Taishang, and has 100,000 acres of fertile land.

The minister is willing to use the ancestral property as a guarantee, and in case the strength is not enough in the future, at most the personnel will be stopped, and the existing personnel will be properly placed, but there is no problem.

Therefore, please also ask Your Highness to complete. ”

When the second prince heard this, his eyes moved. These founding mansions

100,000 acres of land, not to mention raising one or two thousand people, is 10,000 people, and it is enough!

100,000 acres of land, if not fertile land, is worth at least more than 500,000 taels.

"Okay, since Ziheng insists on doing this righteous act for the benefit of the country and the people, how can I refuse?

However, Ziheng must be mentally prepared, the imperial court will pay about two-thirds of the silver required at most, and I can't fill too much, and the rest will depend on Ziheng to plan by himself in the future. ”

The second prince is still thinking about Jia Baoyu.

Jia Baoyu smiled and said, "Thank you, Your Highness!" ”

In this world, fame and power are the most important things. Money, just for doing things.

His age and qualifications are there, and it is unlikely that he will wait for the imperial court to take the initiative to give him rights. If you want higher rights and status, you have to fight for it yourself.

Seeing that Jia Baoyu was full of confidence, the second prince didn't say much, and asked a few words about Jia Baoyu's plan with a smile, and then suddenly smiled: "Ziheng has heard a word?" ”

Jia Baoyu looked up.

"As the saying goes, Sun sells Ye Tian's heart is not distressed, Ziheng takes the ancestral property as a guarantee today, think about it, does it mean a little bit?"

The second prince smiled.

Jia Baoyu Waner. The second prince's joke has been euphemistic, and the original words were "It doesn't hurt to sell Ye Tian's heart", but it was actually a scolding sentence.

The world believes that ancestral property cannot be sold, otherwise it is unfilial.

But this truth doesn't work here in Jia Baoyu.