Chapter 51: The Royal Charity Aid Station
Out of the palace gate, we just wandered aimlessly on the street, there was no curfew all night tonight, and many women who usually did not go out of the door also walked out of the door in the company of their families, enjoying this rare liveliness.
The street is full of people playing, juggling artists, guessing lantern riddles, fireworks, performers, singing, very lively, I helped the Queen Mother to walk slowly, looking at the Queen Mother, the queen they are so happy, I am also happy in my heart, they stay in the palace every day, usually embroidery and embroidery is to play mahjong to fight the landlord, for a long time, the heart will be tired, or to say that the harem is always discordant, why, not because of idleness, if you go out more, relax and relax, Find more interesting things to do, then, there will be so many intrigues there
"Pity it, pity it, good Samaritan, pity it" We were walking when we saw beggars begging for food
"Emperor, this ...... I can't imagine that there are still beggars in the capital, if this is another town or frontier area, then there must be more beggars? ”
"Yes, Mother, although our territory is not as vast as that of the previous dynasty, because of the strong enemy, there are only a lot more beggars in our country than in the previous dynasty."
"Aren't you going to do something about it?" The Queen Mother asked me a little unhappily about my indifferent attitude
"This matter cannot be done by the son, but by the mother and the queen."
"The harem can't participate in politics, have you forgotten that?"
"Mother rest assured, the son is naturally not to let the harem participate in politics, but to let the queen mother set up a royal relief center in the name of the royal family, to help all the beggars in the country, not only to help and support them, but more to let them know how to live, live like a normal person, it is better to teach people to fish than to teach people to fish, rescue them, and teach them the skills of life, so that for a long time, how can there be beggars in my Great Song Kingdom, and besides, if there is famine, disease, disaster in the future, Your aid station appeared in front of the refugees at the first time, helping them rebuild their homes and treat their wounds, you think about it, over time, the prestige of our royal family among the people will be greatly improved."
"Oh, Emperor, you are really boundless in love, great love is invisible, my mother still thinks you are indifferent to these beggars." The Queen Mother said to me with relief
"Mother, they are all my people of the Great Song Dynasty, how could I ignore them, and the reason why they became beggars is not because of the inaction of the state, or the corrupt officials of the state, who forced them to become beggars by excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes, it should be that I, the emperor, am sorry for them!"
"Emperor, let's go back, I can't wait to hear your specific thoughts."
"Well, in that case, let's go back"
Back at the Ciming Palace, everyone sat together and listened to me explain the specific instructions about the Royal Charity Aid Station, and when I was outside the palace, the Empress and others also heard my conversation with the Queen Mother, so they were also very curious about this aid station
"Specifically, the royal charity aid station that we are about to set up, its main purpose is to help the beggars living in the territory of my Great Song Dynasty, to help them learn the ability of self-reliance, if we teach a beggar to lay bricks, then he can participate in fortifications, build houses, lay bricks, and even build city walls, etc., and there are many projects such as building city walls, reinforcing river embankments and so on for them to choose from, and there are many life skills, such as handicraft, weaving, even if they can't learn it stupidly, So there is always a lot of work to carry them, not to mention far, just my Jingshi freight terminal or post station transit, every day needs a lot of labor, and like those with physical disabilities, or the elderly, we can also help them arrange suitable jobs for them, such as the caretaker of the vegetable field, the caretaker of the cemetery, etc., or the young children, we can arrange them into some of our own or with our cooperative merchants to learn, in the future to rely on their own efforts to win a mouthful. In addition, our aid station should also rush to the scene as soon as possible in the event of an earthquake, flood, famine, etc., so that our people know that with our rescue team, they will not die, and they will have great courage to face all disasters and hardships, do you know what I mean? ”
"Your Majesty, you are really a benevolent emperor, Yun'er has led the people of the world to thank you for your great kindness" As soon as I finished speaking, Chu Yun was moved by me to kneel and cry, I quickly helped up this kind-hearted and somewhat sentimental concubine, Chu Yun is good at everything, but he is too kind, he can't see the people suffering, let alone the homeless beggars, she doesn't eat meat, says that all things have spirits, can't bear to eat their bodies, he can't see pigs and sheep slaughtered, and once again accidentally saw the imperial dining room killing sheep, so he cried in the room for a whole day, But she is so smart, and she always has unexpected insights, like a hundred flowers in the wind, so intoxicating.
I gently hugged her and put it on my lap and said to her: "Okay, don't cry, I know that you have a kind heart and care for the people, but everything has to be done step by step, you can't be in a hurry, you and the queen mother first discuss how to do this well, how to quickly talk about this matter, there is a plan, wait for the fifth day of the first month of the first month, I will talk to all the ministers and princes, and arrange funds and personnel for the Ministry of Household Affairs."
"Yes, the emperor, the concubines and others must assist the queen mother to do this well," the queen said
"Hahaha, okay, this matter is said hahaha, little bean, what time is it?"
"Back to the emperor, there is still half an hour to go."
"Yes, so soon, Queen Mother, concubines, I have people prepare a lot of fireworks, let's go and see them together," I said excitedly to everyone
"You guys go, I won't go for my mother, I'm too old to stay up late"
"Who said that the queen mother is old, even if the queen mother goes out with her son now, people will say that you are my sister hahaha"
"Nonsense again, let's go play, I'm going to sleep for my mother"
"Yes, the retainers are retiring"
I took the queen and others out of the Ciming Palace, and went straight to the square in front of the Middle Palace, and Mu Fengchun had already arranged for someone to wait there
"Slave maid Mu knocks to see the emperor in spring, all the maids"
"Get up, let's start putting it haha"
"Your Majesty, the emperor, the concubines will also set off fireworks" This is the queen and those concubines all came to me and said coquettishly, can I not meet their little wishes during the New Year, yes
"Xiao Muzi, give a few ladies a stick of incense and let them put it in person"
"Yes, Your Majesty"
The queen and the others had a lot of fun there, they really didn't have a lot of fun in the palace, if it was in the future, they were seventeen or eighteen years old and still high school students, they were more about discussing recent clothing trends, and the albums that those singers had just released, but now, they have all become the masters of the palace, and they lack too much joy