Zhou Zhengzheng said: "It's not early, I'm hungry, right?" Let's eat first. Talk while eating. ”

"Good, good." Lin Zhongchao said with a smile, "Then eat the food that Ce'er prepared for us." ”

In the main hall, the beautifully carved tables are filled with exquisite food.

Zhou Zhengzheng took Lin Zhongchao's hand and sat down, Lin Ce clapped his hands, and several palace maids came up in gorgeous clothes, waving their water sleeves, singing and dancing.

Lin Zhongchao said: "Ce'er is intimate, I haven't watched singing and dancing while eating and drinking for a long time." Now it seems that the joy of rich life lies in this. ”

Zhou Zhengzheng said: "Brother Chao is not worried about the world now? ”

Lin Zhongchao picked up the luminous glass and drank wine, "Only after you have enough wine and food can you talk about worrying about the country and the people." Speaking of which, we are all still wine bags and rice bags, which is really ashamed. ”

Lin Ce said: "My father will always be a great hero in my heart. ”

Zhou Zhengzheng said: "Okay, Ce'er, don't put a high hat on your father's cover." Hurry up and inform the ministers, and then come over and discuss the countermeasures together. ”

Lin Ce nodded, "I didn't expect that the people were much more miserable than in the palace." ”

After the meal, the ministers gathered in the Qianqing Palace.

Zhou Zhengzheng took Yu'er to play in the imperial garden.

Lin Zhongchao and Lin Ce sat in high positions, and the ministers stood at the bottom of the steps.

Lin Ce said: "Do you know about the singers by the Qinhuai River? ”

One sentence made the ministers blush, and they all said that they didn't know each other.

Lin Ce said angrily: "You don't think that letting you understand the singers is to have a personal relationship with them, right? ”

"The ministers don't dare." The ministers hurriedly knelt down and bowed their heads.

Lin Ce said: "The singer is also a citizen of the Great Ming Dynasty, how can you despise it? Besides, you seem to be very weak-minded, should you have a private relationship with them? ”

"Nope! No! The ministers denied it one after another, and their faces were full of disgust.

"To get back to the point, these singers live miserably, and I really can't bear it." Lin Ce said with a serious face.

"There are some big families, and the women can only be singers in order to survive." A minister answered.

Lin Ce glanced at the minister, nodded and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, what is the best plan?" ”

In the audience, the ministers looked at each other, and most of the discussions on weekdays were about border floods, but the livelihood of this depressed woman had never been talked about in the court.

Looking at the ministers who looked at each other, Lin Ce said with displeasure, "You are pampered on weekdays, but you have not reflected on the suffering of the people. ”

"Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that these singers can be registered and registered, and then give some silver taels every month to supplement the family." Tobe Zuo Shirou suggested.

Lin Ce glanced at Lin Zhongchao, "What does the father think?" ”

"It's a solution, but it's easy to be exploited." Lin Zhongchao said slowly.

"I don't think it's the best way to do it." Lin Zer paused and said.

"Singers make a living from their arts, can the imperial court come forward and set up a singing troupe," Shangshu of the Ministry of War said, "First, the singers have management, and it is not easy to make trouble, and second, people outside dare not mess around." ”

"Well, that's a good idea," Lin Ce thought for a moment and nodded, "The singer's food, clothing, housing and transportation are taken care of, and it won't be so embarrassing." ”

"If the singers who can stand on their own make such arrangements, how should those girls who have not yet grown up settle down?" Lin Ce is actually more concerned about these people.

Because they were powerless, the girls had to rely entirely on the help of others, or they would starve or freeze to death.

"Someone has to look after them." The official department Shangshu said to himself, but in all the official rank arrangements of the Daming Dynasty, there is no such position.

"Someone is a must, but where is there such a venue?" Lin Ce asked rhetorically, a special person can be hired for money, but if another place is to be built, it is a little impractical.

"Maybe the academy can." The right attendant of the Ministry of Rites suddenly interjected.

"Academy!" Lin Zhongchao's eyes also lit up.

The environment of the academy is safe, and the girls can also read books and learn the skills of female celebrities in the academy, which is really a good choice.

"There are already a few academies by the Qinhuai River, which are enough to accommodate these girls and girls, and it is nothing more than building a few more houses on the side, so that the girls can have a clean place to sleep. It's just that in terms of manpower, the local government can pay for it, but at the same time, it is also stipulated that all baby girls who are sent in can no longer recognize their biological parents, so as to reduce the abandonment rate. ”

"What do you think, ministers?" Lin Ce glanced at it again and asked slowly.

"Girls are active by nature, and the gentleman in the academy is afraid that he can't control these babies."

"Taking care of the baby, there must be another person to arrange," Lin Ce said, "I have already decided, this matter will be hosted by the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, if there is any need, just mention, I want to let these girls and baby girls settle down." ”

"We're in command." Lin Zhongchao, who was listening from the sidelines, also agreed.

After discussing, Lin Ce called the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites to the study.

"What's the problem with the squire?"

"It is the duty of Weichen to share worries for the emperor, and I dare not talk about any difficulties."

"Okay," Lin Ce said with a smile, "I will reward you with a gold medal, and you can mobilize local officials to assist you in this matter." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Wechen must live up to his mission. ”

The singer's daily life is very monotonous, except for singing and drinking, she sleeps.

The empty singer sometimes sleeps with the guests, firstly, to make more money, and secondly, it is really empty and lonely.

The singers knew that they would not have any hope in life, and they also broke off the idea of starting a family, let alone thinking about having a child by themselves.

However, after being with the guests, it is inevitable that there will be pregnancies.

Watching the belly bulge day by day, the singers didn't even know who the father of the child in the belly was, and in order to have food, the singers had to sing and drink with their stomachs, and even had to hold their stomachs with the guests.

When the time comes, when the stomach starts, the singers will find a quiet and hidden place to give birth, and if they are lucky enough to come back from the ghost gate, the singers will carry the newborn child to the temple gate or the city gate, and then continue to sing and drink as if nothing happened.

Some of these abandoned babies are physically defective and will die soon, while some are in good health and can survive.

Some boys abandon their babies, and they are often sent to Shaolin Temple to become monks, or they are taken back as adopted sons by people with hearts. As long as the body is okay, the ending will not be too bad.

Unfortunately, almost no one will adopt a baby girl, except for the nunnery.

Occasionally, the body of a baby girl is found in the river or in the woods.