Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 442
"As far as I know, in the palace, no matter whether the palace people or those who are clean, there are very few people who enjoy wealth and well-being in their later years, and most of them end up in a desolate situation. You are not outsiders, you are all old people who have followed me since the hidden mansion, I I know that although you have no worries for the time being, it is inevitable that something will hurt your kind! Is it right?"

Zhu Youjian asked gently.

"Returning to the emperor, the emperor's words really touched the hearts of the old slaves and others! Although the old slaves and others are greedy for money, they are also cruel to those slaves who make mistakes, but the old slaves are not serious. Ordinary people, but their conscience is not lost, and they also know the suffering of many slaves!
It’s just that the ancestors set many rules, and the old slaves are powerless to change, and sometimes they are afraid that they will fall into such a miserable situation. Thinking of such a situation, the old slaves and others are really terrified in their hearts, and they are afraid that they will not end well!well! "

Cao Huachun, who had never said a word, took the topic of Zhu Youjian, and while trying to recall the ending of the past dynasties, he whispered. At the end, his eyes turned red, and Wang Dehua and Wang Chengen also nodded and sighed frequently.

"Cao Ban doesn't need to be like this! All of you are people I trust. As long as you are loyal to the royal family and fulfill your responsibilities in the government, I will give you a good death!"

Seeing Cao Huachun, who had white beard and hair, confide in his heart, Zhu Youjian sighed in his heart and then spoke softly.

"This old servant thanked the emperor for his kindness! Although this old servant has a hidden disease, he has known heaven and earth since he was a child! He has never had any second thoughts about the emperor's family and Daming! The emperor's family has always treated this old servant like family. With all the sincerity and sincerity, the old slaves can certainly feel it in their hearts!
I only hope that the Ming Dynasty can last for thousands of years, and that the old slaves can also get a little rain and dew with the emperor's family, so I am satisfied! "

After hearing Zhu Youjian's promise, the three of them knelt down and kowtowed in excitement to show their gratitude to the emperor for his kindness.

"Get up and listen to me!"

Zhu Youjian said as he returned to the dragon chair and sat down. The three of them got up and quickly gathered beside him.

"My plan is this: the eunuchs who are old and frail in the palace will be placed in temples, Taoist temples, or nursing homes in the capital according to their personal wishes, and part of their food and clothing will be provided from internal funds, and the rest will be spent. Has the burden of where it lives.

If after his death, the internal money will also be used to find a place for him to be buried, and the palace will also pay for his daily medical expenses for illness.And if someone wants to return to his hometown and reunite with his family, the palace will also bear the travel expenses. I plan this way, do the companions have any objections? "

"My lord! Woooooooo~~~The emperor is the son of the Emperor of Heaven. When there are so many opportunities to deal with, he can actually do such meticulous care for all the lowly people. The old slave is really,,, woooooo~~"

"My lord! On behalf of thousands of slaves and maids in the palace, I thank the emperor for his kindness and virtue! This old slave only wishes the emperor's family a long life and good health, and the Ming Dynasty will last forever!"

"My lord, this old slave is confident that he is also a person who reads poems and books! This old slave feels that since the first emperor, there has never been such a benevolent emperor in this world! This old slave is lucky enough to serve the emperor in this life, and I don't know that it is because of my ancestors. How much virtue has been accumulated to be blessed!"

After hearing Zhu Youjian's plan, the three fell to their knees and kowtowed to the ground one after another.

Zhu Youjian's behavior of putting himself in the shoes of those around him moved Wang Dehua and the others beyond measure, and Cao Huachun, who had not yet come out of the sad mood just now, even cried bitterly.

They are all old people in the palace, and they know the secrets of the palace in the past dynasties. In addition, they have witnessed many eunuchs who are old and frail, and finally died quietly without anyone caring about them. The sad feeling of a rabbit dying and a fox.

But all these are the rules set by the ancestors. Although there have been many powerful and influential palace officials throughout the ages, even if they want to change these, they will be powerless after all.

No matter how close the emperors of the past were to them, it was after all the relationship between the master and the servant. For the selfish desires of the slaves, many emperors would intentionally or unintentionally ignore them. Know.

Unexpectedly, Jinshang not only treats the people around him kindly, but also treats all the servants in the palace as his own people, and proposes such a meticulous and caring policy, which is really unprecedented .

It is conceivable that once the emperor's actions became known to the palace people, how many people would kneel and wail to thank the emperor for his benevolent deeds.

"Let's join together, I have never regarded eunuchs as extraordinary people. In my eyes, as long as they serve Daming and are loyal to the royal family, regardless of their status, I treat them all equally. By the way, I still remember one thing."

After Zhu Youjian heard the words of comfort, the three got up from the ground one after another, and Cao Huachun still sobbed from time to time.

"I don't know what else the emperor ordered?"

Wang Dehua took a few deep breaths, calmed down the agitation in his heart, and bowed respectfully.

"I forgot to mention in what I said just now, if those who are willing to go to the nursing home for the elderly and have studied in the inner school, if they want to choose orphans in the nursing home to teach them to read and write, the palace will provide funds to match them." According to needs, remember to mention this point when you announce it, remember, but it is voluntary, there is no need to force it!"

This point came to Zhu Youjian's mind suddenly. Based on the principle of making the best use of his talents, he specially emphasized it to Wang Dehua and others.

Among the eunuchs who left the palace to spend the rest of their lives, many of them had entered the palace's inner study hall, and some of the eunuchs' literary attainments were even as good as those who promoted people to Jinshi. It would be a pity if such talents were only for retirement.

With the strong support of Zhu Youjian, the Jingshi Nursing Home has opened six places, and settled about [-] old and weak people who are helpless and have basically lost the ability to work.

In order to make it easier for the old and weak women and children in the nursing home to help and take care of each other, according to Zhu Youjian's instructions, these thousands of people were housed separately, and the old and young women and children were combined, so that they could help each other.

Of course, the nursing home also hired a lot of strong women to take care of the inmates, but it would not be a bad thing to have an extra helper.

In view of the large number of orphans in the nursing home, Zhu Youjian launched this plan, with the purpose of allowing these aging eunuchs to exert their last remaining heat.

There is no way, there are too few scholars in Ming Dynasty, and the illiteracy rate is too high.

It is completely unrealistic for these scholars who are dedicated to imperial examinations to teach.

Now we can only use this kind of piecemeal approach to promote the development of literacy. After all, it is better to have one less illiterate than to do nothing.

It seems that we have to find a way to attract many scholars to devote themselves to the cause of education.

"Don't worry, my lord! My lord has great kindness to my servants, how can my servants not reciprocate their kindness? The old slaves only need to hint that the emperor has ordered that anyone who can do his best and do his best for the things entrusted by the emperor , and will even be allowed to take in his adopted son for his retirement, I believe those talented servants are not flocking to him? Hehehehe!"

Wang Dehua saluted respectfully first, and then proudly stated his plan.

"Hahahaha! Well, you Wang Dehua, this strategy really understands people's hearts! With such a two-pronged approach, I believe this matter will achieve excellent results! Alright, today I will explain these few things, Wang Ban and Cao Ban will do their best. Just go and announce it! Companion, let's go to Kunning Palace!"

　Thank you Lin Lingsu for the reward in 2018.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)