Mrs. Lu looked at them helplessly and said, "The war has just ended, and the restoration of people's livelihood is not an overnight thing. It takes time for the crops in this field to grow. ”

"The yield per mu is still so low, and crop rotation is still needed." Ye Sanniang had a headache when she thought about it, "I still can't eat enough, how can I raise a child after giving birth?" The most important thing is to give birth all the time, and it hurts the mother to have a child. ”

There's no contraception, there's no entertainment, it's dark when it's dark, isn't it just making a baby?

"Uh......" Lord Lu thought for a moment, "the imperial court has already made great efforts to restore the people's livelihood. ”

"I know." Ye Sanniang hurriedly stated, "I don't mean to complain, I just state the facts." ”

After thinking about it seriously, he said, "In fact, the Song Dynasty did not raise children, in addition to the tax on people, there is also a point that the Song Dynasty only has half of the country, and the grain yield per mu is low, which is an objective fact. And the Song Dynasty almost always exchanged New Year's coins for peace. This person is like a rabbit born in a litter, with many people and little land, and low yield per mu, the contradiction between this person and the land is very acute. ”

"Uh-huh!" Mrs. Lu nodded again and again, "Not raising children mainly occurred during the Song Huizong period, at this time, the Song Dynasty, which did not suppress land annexation, was already too concentrated in land, the population of the Song Dynasty grew too fast, and there was little land, and a large number of farmers had no land to plant. ”

Ye Sanniang's dark eyes looked at them and said, "Although the handicraft industry in the Song Dynasty was developed, it couldn't digest so many people. So if you can't afford to raise a child, it's a big problem. When the child was born, he had to open his mouth to eat, and when there was no food at home, he had to abandon it. The Song Dynasty only collected taxes from people, and they couldn't eat enough, so where could they pay taxes. Song Huizong didn't care about the lives of the people, he only collected taxes. until the people could no longer live, they ....... ”

"That's it, uncover the rod! Almost the last years of the dynasty were like this. Lord Lu nodded violently.

"Land annexation is serious, and the people have no land of their own, and their own food and clothing cannot be solved. Moreover, all the necessities of life were controlled by the imperial court, and the price increased dozens or even hundreds of times. Ye Sanniang braked suddenly, "As a result, you know." ”

"What's the result?" Lord Lu is listening to it! Suddenly broken, subconsciously asked.

Mrs. Lu's index finger pointed at Ye Sanniang, a clever ghost, and said with a slight smile, "I'll tell you about it, the result is that as long as you rebel, you will either be arrested by Zhao'an." Former partners have become enemies. wanted to make meritorious contributions on the battlefield, but found that it was not allowed to practice guns and sticks, and almost all of them went to die when they joined the army. finally made a name for himself, and when he found that he didn't agree with him, he was beheaded. General Yue was killed by a trumped-up charge. ”

"If you want to go to the sea to make a living, for example, how much is there in southern Fujian, there is very little arable land, and you find that private individuals are not allowed to go to sea, and the imperial court has long had a sea ban." Ye Sanniang held the child and patted it gently, raised her eyes to look at them and said, "Then why do you give birth to a child?" Let them continue to endure the disaster? What do you give your child to eat and how do you feed it? ”

"I remember that the Song Dynasty was very prosperous in maritime trade, and only during large-scale wars did there be a sea ban." Mrs. Lu remembered and looked at her and said.

"Whoever can go to sea doesn't have some family resources, I'm talking about ordinary fishermen." Ye Sanniang looked at them with deep and bright eyes and said.

"Speaking of which, do you still have to solve the problem of eating?" Lord Lu said in a word.

"Hmm!" Ye Sanniang nodded.

"This is your duty, Lord Prefect, now let's talk about the imminent problem of abandoned babies." Mrs. Lu looked at him with starry eyes and said, "Continue the Dongpo Layman's Children's Rescue Association." ”

"How?" Lord Lu's indiscriminate eyes looked at his wife and humbly asked for advice.

Mrs. Lu looked at him with starry eyes and said slowly and forcefully, "The suggestion made by Lord Su that day is to use both soft and hard, and on the soft side, it is recommended that Taishou Chu persuade Mi to adopt abandoned children - this is to consider that some families are indeed extremely poor and have no way to support more children, so the government is responsible for adoption." ”

"The hard side is that the government has come forward to punish the parents who abandon them." Lord Lu crackled with his hands into fists, and said murderously, "I will take good care of them." ”

"Yes!" Mrs. Lu looked directly at him with apricot eyes and said, "Those who knowingly and intentionally kill their offspring will be sentenced to two years' imprisonment and other punishments, and those who take the initiative to report will be rewarded, and they can get rewards from the relevant prisoners and neighbors, if they are found guilty, with their property." Then post a notice on the corresponding article and publicize it widely. ”

"No, no, the abandoned ones are all in remote areas, they can't read, they rarely enter the city, and they can only tell them to beat gongs and drums." When Lord Lu heard this, he immediately said, "Don't end up not guilty of the entire mansion that doesn't know." After thinking about it again, he said, "This report doesn't seem to be good for obtaining property from the relevant parties, most of them gave up because they were poor, and this reward has to be rewarded by the government." ”

"Lord Prefect, your government is not rich!" Mrs. Lu kindly reminded him.

"The prefect's yamen is not rich, but there are many good people in this city!" Lord Lu smiled and said, "Let's take the lead in donating money and donating materials!" ”

Ye Sanniang lowered her head when she heard this, pursed her lips and snickered.

"This is how the Children's Rescue Association was organized, and an upright and kind person was invited to be the president, and a monk was invited to do some bookkeeping and other things. The bottom line for asking those wealthy people to raise money is to donate ten dollars a year, and you can donate more. Mrs. Lu looked at him with shining eyes and said, "Then they use these to coordinate the overall situation, buy food and cloth, and let the baby not worry about food and clothing." ”

"Just in case, a month, or three months, open the ledger!" Ye Sanniang looked at them with cold eyes and said, "We can't let everyone's kindness be privately owned by people with hearts, and it will chill everyone's kindness." ”

"Yes, yes, yes!" Hearing this, Mrs. Lu looked at her with a light look and said.

"Not only does it not have to worry about food and clothing, but this children's rescue club also needs to take on the responsibility of raising children. Children need to be educated, and they can't be nurtured without teaching, and they are taught to read and practice martial arts. Ye Sanniang's black eyes flashed lightly, and she took the opportunity to say.

"These are baby girls! Studying and practicing martial arts? When Lord Lu heard this, he immediately interrupted her and said, this Ye Sanniang's 'selfishness' is very heavy!

"Girls who study and don't take the imperial examination can understand the notices posted by the government, so that the children can feel the emperor's grace physically and mentally!" Ye Sanniang's clear eyes looked at Lord Lu and said sincerely.

Lord Lu and Mrs. Lu looked at each other and glanced at each other, this Ye Sanniang really convinced her, the emperor's grace came out, and at the same time, she also felt her hard work for the children.

With these four words pressed, the resistance will be very small!

(End of chapter)