Chapter 1477

Changyi listened to it again, confirmed that he heard it right, and looked at the son of Erge Hou, "I am not from the imperial examination, I have to study with humility. It is better for the son to find someone else to be a teacher."

Prince Egehou, "I'm already twenty, and now I'm starting to learn Chinese. I don't know how many years it will take. I'm impressed by Mr. Zhou's deeds, and I think I have a good talent for language, so I'm here to be a teacher."

He was already twenty, it would be useless for him to take the imperial examination, and he could not practice martial arts, so he had to find other ways. Marriage with the Zhou family was impossible, and he didn't think he could hide his thoughts from the Zhou family.

Now that there is no Marquis in the Russian Ministry of Georgia, it is easy for the Zhou family to make things difficult for them. Originally, they were expecting a younger sister. Yesterday, when his mother came back from the palace, she wiped her tears. He didn't want to recognize the reality.

Changyi looked at the prince deeply. This prince was not willing to be short on the famous prince, but also wanted to seek power. "I can't teach my disciples, so I ask the prince to hire another wise man."

Prince Ogehou knew that he would not succeed once, and said with a smile: "I am sincere, and I will let adults see my sincerity."

Master Liu waited for the prince to leave, and came over slowly, "Why did this prince come to the Ministry of Rites to look for you?"

Changyi, "I have a big heart."

Master Liu nodded, "Eyes can't deceive anyone, he is indeed full of ambitions, if the court swallows up the grassland, this man will be a disaster after many years."

Changyi agreed, "This one is cruel and merciless, this one knows best how his brothers died."

Master Liu, "Then you should be careful, this one looks like a master who will not give up until he reaches his goal."

"Um."

In the household department, Zhou Shuren didn't have many errands. During his recuperation period, except for important things that he needed to look at, the household department operated on its own at other times. When he was free, he thought about the orphan.

When Zhang Jinghong came in, Zhou Shuren came back to his senses, "Put the account books on the table."

Zhang Jinghong put down the account book, "My lord, this is the expenditure of the children in Dongcheng this month."

Zhou Shuren picked up the account book, "There are more than 150 children?"

Zhang Jinghong nodded, "Yes, it's still time to send some children back."

Although the imperial court did not publicize it, the people in the capital were very gossipy, and many well-informed people touched the place and lost their children.

Zhou Shuren continued to look through. The older children ate coarse grains and fish cakes, two meals a day, and the younger ones could have finely ground corn paste to drink. The daily consumption is not small, and this is not counting the rations of the mother-in-law and others.

Zhou Shuren closed the account book, "Tomorrow some food and old clothes will be sent to the household department, and you will be responsible for receiving and delivering them. Wait a minute, if there are too many old clothes, keep some of them. I will be useful to you."

Zhang Jinghong said: "The lower officials have made a note of it. Speaking of old clothes, there are also many old clothes of the servants in the lower official's mansion, and they can also be sent to the household department."

"Okay, I thank you on behalf of the children."

Zhang Jinghong felt embarrassed, "I don't want to be thanked by the children, so I will go down first."

Zhou Shuren waited for Zhang Jinghong to leave, opened the account book again, took out a blank booklet, wrote down the expenses and other data, and then expressed the suggestions one by one, and finally wrote the benefits to the court. The booklet was completed in one go. put away.

In the afternoon, Zhou Shuren saw his second son when he left the Yamen, "Why didn't you wait for me in the carriage?"

"My son didn't wait for a while, dad, be careful it's a bit slippery in the snow."

Zhou Shuren was put into the carriage by his son, and when Changyi came up, "You picked me up specially for something?"

Changyi told about today's events, "He has a lot of thoughts."

Zhou Shuren stroked his beard, "Egehou has an advantage over the other princes. His daughter is a concubine in the palace. If he is honest and can live in peace and stability, the other princes will not have this blessing. Don't cherish luck!"

Aruna's pregnancy is a fake, it's a credit, as long as Egehou is honest, the emperor has some kind of affection for the Egebu, if you make a fuss, the emperor's affection will be gone.

Changyi was speechless, "There is a girl in the palace, why bother, now she is dishonestly nurturing the younger generation,

Junior, the more you toss around, the more unhappy you will be to the emperor. "

Zhou Shuren stroked his beard, "Because people don't have enough people."

In the early morning of the next day, Zhou Shuren was the first to stand up and handed over the booklet in his hand, with a deep voice, "Last year, the bilateral war destroyed so many families in my dynasty, and how many children lost their fathers. In recent days, whenever I think of pension money, Thinking of Erlang who passed away in defense of the country, I can't sleep at night."

In fact, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were a little confused. After hearing these words, they didn't understand Zhou Shuren's thoughts.

Zhou Shuren paused and continued: "I was born in the countryside, and I know how the common people live. It's very difficult for a family without support. It's good to have the eldest son in the family who can take care of the family. I'm afraid that the woman is young. The child is young. When married, obey the husband, and when the husband dies, obey the son. If the son is young, a woman can only obey the elders to remarry. Of course, there are also fierce-tempered ones who take care of the female household, but very few."

The emperor had already read the excerpt and handed it to the prince.

Some of the ministers still didn't want to understand, and some caught some of Zhou Shuren's thoughts.

Zhou Shuren continued: "If a woman remarries, what should the child do? Although they can stay with their relatives, they can also remarry with their mother, but last year, the national food production decreased and the country was short of food. How long can the help of the relatives last? How much rations? These children are the heirs of heroes who defend their homes and the country, they deserve better care, and they should be useful to the country just like their parents."

Now I understand Zhou Shuren's thoughts. Some people are very moved. Of course, most of them are military generals, and there are fewer civil servants. Whoever makes most of the civil servants come from aristocratic families, I don't have deep experience. Don't expect more sympathy from powerful families!

Mr. Wang went to court today, and Zhou Shuren got angry with him yesterday. He thought it was a good thing, whether it was for the country or for the popularity of the people.

Mr. Wang stepped forward, "You can't let the ghosts of the dead heroes die, and I agree with you."

Then someone seconded the proposal that the household department was in charge of grain and money, and the household department took the lead, so they didn't have to worry about money and grain. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the emperor agreed.

The emperor did agree, he thought more, the aristocratic family and the powerful occupied the resources, it was difficult for poor families to study, there seemed to be many scholars in the whole country, but in fact there were not many, most of the scholars were occupied by the aristocratic family.

Collecting children to teach, brainwashing from an early age to be more loyal to the royal family, and also cultivate talents to compete for resources in the hands of the aristocratic family in the future.

Moreover, these orphans of soldiers are also propaganda to the imperial court, and the conscription will be smoother in the future.

Zhou Shuren understood the emperor's thinking, and Zhezi focused on the benefits of raising these children. The ancient feudal people were controlled in their minds, so he slowly planted the seeds. Sooner or later, the seeds would germinate and grow into big trees.

Now the timing is very good, the right time, place and people are all in place. If there is one thing missing, there will be many obstacles for him to set up an orphanage. Now it is good for the royal family in all aspects, and it is much easier to protect the family and the country.

When the aristocratic family reacted, the emperor had already taken all the initiative. The emperor wanted to weaken the influence of the aristocratic family, so naturally he would not give in.

Although he cannot see the future, his children and grandchildren will.

After the early court ended, Zhou Shuren was left behind by the emperor and had to discuss it carefully. Zhou Shuren said to the emperor: "First of all, we need to count how many children have become orphans and how many have been abused. The court must know it well, so as not to be messy enough. "

The prince frowned, "Abused?"

Zhou Shuren looked at the prince with caring eyes, "How many stepmothers become stepmothers after having stepmothers? Similarly, there are many who become stepfathers after having stepmothers and fathers. Abuse often happens, and there are also times when they are oppressed at the house of an uncle with no conscience. Yes, the growth of some children is not good, King Qin was often abused when he was a child."

The prince is modest, "I still know too little about the people's homes, I will go to the village more in the future."

Zhou Shuren raised his eyebrows, and had to admit that the prince as the heir is a blessing to the people, "The prince is very kind."

The emperor was also very pleased, and said, "Who do you think is in charge of this matter?"

Zhou Shuren's calculations were very loud in his mind, "I think no one but the emperor is competent, the Royal Orphanage? What does the emperor think?"

The emperor's name is to be associated with the royal family, tsk tsk, the family will not dare to beep when they realize it in the future, they can only smash their teeth and swallow it in their stomachs, regretting that they did not stop that day.