Zilan was silent for a moment, lowered her head, and repeatedly thought about whether she should say the dream that she had been thinking about for several years.

"What's the matter, kid, what are you embarrassed about, don't worry about the emperor Shengming, even if you say something wrong, I won't blame you."

Cui Xiangye decided that Zilan was a sensible child who took care of the overall situation, and would never say anything outrageous, at most it was not thorough, so what are you afraid of, and me.

Zilan raised her head, her gaze became firm and calm.

"Your Majesty, what I'm going to say next may be a little out of place and break the rules. But I still want to say that it is an honor for a courtier to meet the emperor today, and there may be no next time if I miss this opportunity.

I have thought about this idea for many years and practiced it for three years, but I have never dared to tell my elders what I think, I know that they have a whole family to protect and consider, and some things cannot be too much.

But I still want to help those poor orphans and widows and give them a chance.

In the past three years, I have made a lot of money by sea, and everyone in the capital knows that I have made a lot of money by using the foreign goods on the other side of the sea to improve them to their liking, and then change them to things that our own people like and then sell them, and I have made a lot of money.

But what many people don't know, the people I use are those orphans, widows, and abandoned children in the nursery and charity halls, and I find someone to teach them a skill, let them do things for me, and I give them moon silver.

So that they can support themselves openly, three years, I have made a lot of money, those children are very grateful to me, but I feel ashamed, I give them too little, I can do too limited.

I have repeatedly thought about how to go forward in the future, my personal strength is limited after all, but you are different, you are the lord of the world, you are the person who can give them hope, and you are the person who can make decisions for them.

You can do what I can't do, I want to give them a chance, to stand up and not need the sympathy of others, so that they can support themselves, have something to rely on and support for their old age. ”

Zilan took a breath, suddenly knelt down, and spoke again.

"Your Majesty, those people in the Charity Hall and the Nursery Hall are all disliked and abandoned, but I believe that a spark can start a prairie fire!

It's been three years, and I've proven that my idea is viable, they can do a lot of things, they have a lot of potential to explore, they can also be useful, even if they are orphans and outcasts, they are your people. ”

After hearing this, the emperor was silent for a long time, his face was solemn and majestic, and he was not angry and arrogant, "What do you want to do?" ”

"I did a pilot project in the Beijing Nursery School, using the goods returned by sea to improve and sell, and the effect was very good, in the process, I taught those children a skill, gave them work, let them learn a skill, work and get money, and be able to support themselves.

Your Majesty, charity can also be a business, it doesn't mean that you are a bad person if you do this, and charity that can't make money can't last long.

Our ultimate goal is for them to be self-sufficient, even to be able to earn money, to truly stand up and become useful people, and even to have the spare energy to help those who are in need of help as they are in the future.

Then this thing can continue for a long time, I have an idea, teach them skills, let them learn all kinds of crafts, we can make finished products, such as porcelain, embroidery, and so on, we can do what they like, change it to something they like overseas and sell it to them.

The money we earn is then used to buy their good seeds, and everything that is useful to us is brought back to benefit our people, so that it can be scaled. ”

Zilan stood up, pushed away the things on the table, dipped the tea with her hand, and drew a picture on the table.

"You see Jingdezhen's porcelain, all kinds of embroidery, and tea, etc., these are all things that small overseas countries like very much, the difference is that we are different from our aesthetics, we can completely fire porcelain according to their preferences, we sell them ah.

What can you find when you come out of here all the way south or all the way north, passing through many counties and cities? ”

Zilan explained very devotedly, her eyes were shining, exuding a dazzling light, and her body was full of confidence and concentration.

The emperor and Cui Xiangye gathered around the table to see what was going on.

Yang Yu turned around his head and suddenly spoke, "The business road, maybe it will spontaneously form a business road, and the merchants who pass by need food, clothing, housing and transportation, and at the same time, they will also bring the specialties of other places to sell for an extra money, and the business road will be formed after a long time." ”

"Yes, it is the business road, we can revitalize these poor counties, use the geographical environment and local specialties to guide, and the people will have a lot of livelihood and opportunities.

You see this road is the business road we are familiar with, from the northwest upward, there are two forks in the road, there are all kinds of famous specialties on the road, such as Pu'er tea, mountain goods and so on, merchants will do whatever it takes to make a profit.

Those poor counties that can't get out of the mountains have become vibrant because of them, and there are many more opportunities, food, clothing, shelter, transportation, horses, etc. ”

The emperor stared at the table and thought seriously, "You want to use the old and weak orphans in the Charity Hall to do something, not only to help them, but also to revitalize a few trade routes, so that the entire dynasty can become rich, sell our things to the other side of the sea, and earn a high price difference." ”

"Yes, not only that, but this matter can be considered in the political performance, and it is not a proof of ability to make a poor county a rich county. At the same time, it also helps the old, weak, sick and disabled to become a new force that can be used sustainably.

Think about it, they are helpless, they don't have a family and don't have too many relatives, who is the person who gives them food and drink to make their lives better, it's you, you are the only person worthy of their loyalty.

Your Majesty, I believe that a spark can start a prairie fire, and for three years, they have proved to me that they have unlimited potential, please give them a chance to prove that they can also be useful people instead of dragging them down. ”

She took a deep breath and looked directly into the emperor's eyes, and spoke earnestly and earnestly, "I always thought that I was the one who helped them.

But later I realized that I was wrong, that they gave me many times more strength than I gave them, that I made a lot of money, and that they were just fed, but they were very grateful to me.

I felt very guilty, why didn't I help them, didn't give them a chance, they gave me a lot of things, not just money.

We can join forces to do something, and we won't lose money and people will get a lot, and I can show you my records and ledgers for the past three years.

We can first observe and understand from the charity hall in the capital as a base for experiments, and then go to the second one when we succeed, and accumulate experience, I believe that ten years will allow you to receive a huge return.

When they grow up, they can join the army, they can go to sea to make money for you, they can do a lot of things, they just need the emperor to give them a chance. ”

Zilan looked at the emperor and panted slightly, the opportunity would not come again, these orphans, old and weak women and children gave her a lot of things, money, experience and even ability improvement, she also wanted to repay them, how much ability there is, how much responsibility there is.