Chapter 492 The Emperor's Brother
"Your Majesty is busy with all kinds of things every day, so naturally he doesn't have time to leave the palace often." Zhang Guifen said with a smile.
The palace says it is big, but it is small.
For the ancient emperors, they had no idea that they had the world and had supreme power.
But Zhao Xing had memories of later generations after all, and for him, the palace was more like a cage.
Zhang Guifen couldn't understand Zhao Xing's mood.
So Zhao Xing just smiled and said nothing.
Half an hour later, the carriage arrived at an alley not far from the city gate and stopped.
The house prices here are cheap, so Zhang Guifen arranged for the servants who adopted orphans to choose here.
The alley is narrow and the emperor can't get in.
Zhao Xing and Zhang Guifen got off the carriage and saw the martial law-breaking imperial guards around them, and shook their heads slightly.
Sometimes it is also right not to leave the palace. He was too mobilizing the troops when he left the palace.
At this time, the nearby streets were all under martial law, and those people at home were also restricted from going out.
Although Zhao Xing didn't want to do this, he was the emperor, and doing this was for his safety.
Even if he doesn't want to, the officials will not agree.
"I welcome Your Majesty, Empress!"
An old man in his fifties was waiting at the entrance of the alley. Seeing Zhao Xing and Zhang Guifen get off the car, he came up with the imperial guards.
This person is the old mother beside Zhang Guifen, Xiang mother's husband.
Xiang Mom and his wife have been servants of the Duke's Mansion for several generations. Zhang Guifen gave him the orphans.
"No gift!"
Zhao Xing waved his hand and said, "Take me to see those children."
"Yes, please come in the Empress."
And responded to his mother's husband and bowed to him. Lead the way in front.
"Several houses in the alley have been bought, and the adopted children are not very young. If you lose your courtesy, please forgive me."
"I am not with some children." He was calculating. "Zhao Xing waved his hand when he heard this.
Smiling to her mother and husband, she led the two to a yard. "Greetings to Your Majesty, to the Queen!" In the courtyard, more than a dozen middle-aged women and more than thirty children were lined up in an orderly queue.
The older ones are only five or six years old, and the younger ones are only two or three years old.
Because there are many imperial guards standing next to each other, the children are a little scared.
"No gift!" Zhao Xing waved his hand and looked at the children. His complexion was pretty good. Although they were all thin after all, they were not the kind of pale face and thin skin.
The clothes on your body are also clean and tidy.
Outsiders can be faked, but if they were notified yesterday, they will definitely not be faked in terms of complexion.
It can be seen that these servants are very attentive in taking care of children.
The children were young and a little nervous, so Zhao Xing didn't tell them any big truths. He took a simple look and went into the house to take a look.
The houses were all converted into large shops, although they were old and cleaned up.
Zhao Xing was very satisfied after visiting several courtyards in a row.
But he also understood why the output of the shops Zhang Guifen's dowry was not enough to support these children.
Those who are four or five years old are all sensible, they just need someone to take care of themselves and can take care of themselves.
But there are some babies who are recently given birth, ranging from half a year old to over one year old.
These are not capable of taking care of themselves and require a large number of people to take care of.
More than 500 children, more than 100 people are caring for.
Although they are all servants from the Duke of England, Zhang Guifen has to provide the monthly payment for food and drink.
This time Zhao Xing left the palace, someone prepared some food and cloth.
Although those older children are sensible, they actually don’t know what the emperor means.
The people who took care of them said they should be respectful, and with many imperial guards present, they were very restrained when facing Zhao Xing.
However, when Zhao Xing asked someone to assign snacks to them, their eyes on Zhao Xing were less afraid.
Zhang Guifang came several times when she didn't marry Zhao Xing, and it's been a long time since now.
So long has passed, not only have the number of adopted children several times, but she has not lost her recognition.
Seeing so many children and thinking that they had no parents, Zhang Guifen felt very uncomfortable and personally helped distribute snacks.
Seeing this, Zhao Xing also helped. Although these children did not threaten at all, Zhang Feng still followed Zhao Xing closely. "Don't be so nervous. They are all children of a few years old. Could it be that they can assassinate me?" Zhang Feng was wearing armor and a sword around his waist. The children were a little scared when they saw it. .
Seeing this, Zhao Xing told Zhang Feng not to follow him too close.
Zhang Feng was helpless and could only fall a few steps behind. "Come on, this is yours." Zhao Xing picked up a piece of snack and handed it to a little girl who was looking at three or four years old with a smile.
Every day, facing those complicated government affairs in the palace, Zhao Xing felt that his heart was cleansed when facing so many children.
The little girl took the snack and reached towards Zhao Xing with it.
"Brother Emperor, take a bite."
Zhao Xing was stunned by the little girl's name, and smiled and reached out to touch her head, saying, "Why call me Brother Emperor?"
"Mama Wu said you are the emperor, so I will call you the emperor brother." The little girl blinked and said.
Zhao Xing laughed when he heard this. Perhaps in the little girl's heart, the emperor was just a name and a title.
"Your Majesty, Xiao Ya, she is ignorant, don't..."
The middle-aged maid next to her quickly stepped forward, looking a little panicked. "It's okay." Zhao Xing waved his hand and interrupted her, looked at the little girl and said, "You're your name Xiaoya?"
"Yes." The little girl nodded.
"If I eat, you will be less. Do you really want me to eat?" Zhao Xing smiled.
The little girl handed over the snacks again without hesitation when she heard this.
"Brother Emperor, please eat."
"Your Majesty..."
Zhang Feng behind him saw this and hurried forward to stop him.
Because there was some dust on the back of the little girl's hand, it looked unclear.
"Get out!" Zhao Xing turned around and said a little displeased. "Yes." Seeing that Zhao Xing was a little angry, Zhang Feng hesitated for a moment and retreated.
Zhao Xing turned his head and saw Xiao Ya's expression a little scared. He knew that he was scared when he scolded Zhang Feng just now, and a smile appeared on his face again.
"What, Xiao Ya can't bear to give it to me?"
"Emperor Brother."
Xiao Ya handed the snacks over again after hearing this.
Zhao Xing was not polite either and opened his mouth and took a bite.
The dim sums in the palace are all exquisite but very small in shape, and Zhao Xing deliberately made the imperial kitchen bigger. Even so, in order to maintain the shape and not break, it is not much bigger than Xiao Ya's hand.
Zhao Xing bit off half of it in one bite. Xiao Ya did not feel reluctant, but instead smiled happily. "Um... it tastes delicious, you can eat it too." Zhao Xing said vaguely. "Yeah." Xiao Ya took a bite and her eyes were filled with joy.
This is the best thing she has ever eaten. "I'll give you another piece." Zhao Xing swallowed the snacks and took a piece of snacks and handed them to Xiao Ya. "No." Xiaoya shook her head.
"Huh?"
No mistakes, one song, one content, one in 6, one book, one bar, one reading!
Zhao Xing was stunned and asked, "Isn't it delicious?"
"Delicious, this is the best thing Xiao Ya has ever eaten."
"It's the best thing Xiao Ya has ever eaten." >"Then why don't you?" Xiaoya said, "Mom Wu said, everyone has the same amount, and you can't want more."
Zhao Xing was silent when he heard this. The little girl was only two or three years old, but she was so sensible that it made people feel distressed. "It's okay, this is my brother's. Please invite my brother to eat, and my brother will treat you too." Xiaoya looked at Mother Wu when she heard this, and then nodded when she answered. Go over and say, "Thank you, Brother Emperor."
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"What's wrong with Your Majesty?"
In the evening, Zhao Xing and Zhang Guifen set off for the palace.
After getting on the carriage, Zhang Guifen saw Zhao Xing in a daze and said with concern. "It's nothing." Zhao Xing shook his head and said, "I think that in etiquette, any unfilial children will not only be despised, but will even be punished. But parents abandon their children. But their parents abandon their children. , but there is no need to be punished or morally condemned. Do you think this is fair? ”
In feudal society, children, let alone not to support their parents, even contradict their parents, are considered unfilial.
Parents can even go directly to report to the official.
But parents can abandon their children openly. "It's very unfair, but the rules are like this, so what can Your Majesty?" Zhang Guifen comforted: "There are no bad parents in the world, and this sentence may not be true. I believe it. , Most people, if they were not forced to give up their children, would definitely not be able to give up their children. "
"Yes, it's not their parents, it's the world." Zhao Xing sighed.
"I have no intention of accuse Your Majesty. This is the world..."
"Okay!"
Zhao Xing took Zhang Guifen's hand, interrupted her, and smiled and said, " The Records of Liyun: "The way of the great way is to be the public, to choose the wise and capable, to be faithful and harmonious. The old man does not only have his relatives, not only his sons, but also his sons, so that the old man can have something to live, the strong man can have something to use, and the young man can have something to do Those who are arrogant, widowed, lonely, lonely, and disabled have their own health. Men have their own share and women have their own return. If they hate them, they will abandon them. When it comes to the earth, there is no need to hide it in oneself; when the force hates it, there is no need to do it for oneself. Therefore, if you plan to stay but not prosper, steal and thieves without doing anything, and if you don’t stay outside, this is called Datong."
"But what the queen said is right. If it were not forcing her, how could there be so many abandoning her children? The problem needs to be fundamentally solved."
In addition to some believing rumors and saying that she has a daughter for the first time, she should Only by drowning can one give birth to a son, otherwise one will always give birth to a daughter and drown his daughter.
Most people abandon their children because they cannot support them.
Raising children is not expensive, and even the cruel parents will not abandon their children.
Zhao Xing had asked Sheng Wei to contact those foreign merchants who went to the Song Dynasty to trade, and asked those merchants to bring some seeds that the Song Dynasty did not have.
In order to curry favor with Zhao Xing, those businessmen gave a lot of them.
Unfortunately, Zhao Xing asked someone to try planting, either if they cannot be planted or if they are planted, they are not grain seeds.
Although it enriched the plant species of the Song Dynasty, some of them were vegetables that were not available in the Song Dynasty.
But it cannot increase grain production, and it is of little significance.
Zhao Xing even thought about sending people to sea to search for corn and potato seeds.
Even if the yield of these seeds is not as high as that of later generations, no matter how bad it is, it is higher than that of rice and wheat in the Song Dynasty, right?
Let the people of the world have sufficient land to support their families, this does not show.
In the years, when the country was founded, the people were able to share a large amount of land, not because the landlords and gentry died too much, but because the ordinary people died a lot.
Zhao Xing read a post in his previous life saying that wealth is not only for three generations, but poor is not only for three generations.
Because of the famine in ancient times, the world was in chaos, and the poor died.
After the world stabilized, the population dropped sharply, and the landlords and gentry who originally occupied a large amount of land also fled. A large amount of land was deserted, so the imperial court naturally had land allocated to the people.
It can be said that the demise of those unified dynasties in history is actually a redistribution.
But now in the middle of the Song Dynasty, the population has grown significantly, and even if the land found in stock is distributed to the people, it is just a drop in the bucket.
Unless Zhao Xing killed all the landlords and gentry in the world.
But this is obviously unrealistic, and the landlords and squire are not all bad people.
The rich are richer, which is an eternal truth.
Even if the landlords and gentry do not use some means to annex the land, because the grain output is low and the people do not resist the risk of disaster, it is irreversible that the land is concentrated in the hands of a few people.
The long-term way is to change this, increase grain production, develop industry, and allow a part of the population to live without relying on land.
In ancient times, the emphasis on agriculture and suppression of commerce was not because of the small grain output, and it was necessary to ensure sufficient food, so it was necessary to suppress commerce.
The prosperity of the Song Dynasty was also due to the war, which led to a large number of people migrating to the south. The south was greatly developed, and the rice yield in Chameng was higher than that of the rice originally planted by the Han people.
Only when the grain output is sufficient can the industry be developed.
Returning to the palace, Zhang Guifen returned to the harem, and Zhao Xing went to Longtu Pavilion. "Your Majesty, this is the preliminary charter for me and a group of great scholars. According to Your Majesty's intention, please check it out!"
Zhang Qingzhi arrived shortly after Zhao Xing arrived at Longtu Pavilion.
Zhao Xing took over the charter formulated by Zhang Qingzhi, took a brief look, and said, "This matter will be put on hold for the time being. I didn't think it through before."
The charter formulated by Zhang Qingzhi was completely formulated in accordance with Zhao Xing's instructions.
The people are not allowed to abandon their children. Once discovered, they will not only be fined, but also be blamed for being blamed.
For those with many children, taxes and labor service can be reduced or exempted.
Zhao Xing has figured it out that it is not very useful to implement these things at this time. He still has to fundamentally solve the problem and then implement punishment. Only when a two-pronged approach is effective.
Send Zhang Qingzhi away, and Zhao Xing is busy dealing with the prick.
I have been delayed for one day today and I have to work overtime tonight.
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"Foreign ministers pay homage to His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty!"
Liang Yimeng and several Western Xia officials walked into the hall and bowed to him.
"No gift!" Zhao Xing waved his hand and smiled, "I don't know what the hell is going to do?"
"The matter is serious, and it is not convenient for foreign ministers to tell it orally. There is a letter written by our emperor. Please let His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty take a look!" Liang Yimian held the letter in his hands.
Sanshui went forward to take the letter and delivered it to Zhao Xing.
Zhao Xing opened the letter and read it.
After a while, Zhao Xing put away the letter and smiled and said, "I need to consider what Emperor Xia said."
" My Emperor said, this matter should not be delayed too much." Long time, I hope His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty will give a reply to the foreign minister as soon as possible." Liang Yimeng said.
"I understand. You guys go back and rest first. Honglu Temple Minister, treat them well for me." Zhao Xing said lightly.
(This chapter ends)