Qiming 1158

Chapter 1566 Relief House

The existence of the almshouse is Su Yonglin's reward to all the people, and it is also an inheritance of the traditional virtues of the nation.

Compared with the relief methods in the past dynasties, the form outweighed the content, the almshouse set up by Su Yonglin is closer to Cai Jing's ideal.

At that time, Cai Jing spent a lot of money to provide basic welfare to the people. The welfare programs were extensive, far-reaching and ancient, and the huge expenditure of finances made the ruling class intolerable. Finally, he was ousted and abandoned, and his reputation was ruined.

Although his ideal was shattered and the Confucian disciples' last attempt at Datong society failed, Su Yonglin inherited the brilliance of his ideal.

In the third year of Hongwu, he began to order the construction of almshouses.

By the end of the 11th year of Hongwu, every county in Daming had set up a comprehensive relief hospital, which was supervised by the local revival organization.

In addition, although the almshouse is managed by a special person, all revival members in the county, regardless of their positions, are obliged to serve as volunteers in the almshouse, and have an obligation index every year.

The almshouse specifically targets widows and lonely children and unattended orphaned children, and counts the widows and lonely children and orphans and children within a county and includes them in the welfare coverage.

Widowed, widowed and lonely elderly and orphaned children who cannot take care of themselves will be taken to general almshouses to be supported by the state finances.

The elderly will be supported until the end of their lives, and the orphaned children will not only raise them as adults, but also arrange for them to go to school and learn skills.

Every year, the Ministry of Finance and the Inspectorate of the Restoration Society send personnel to inspect almshouses across the country to verify the accounts of local almshouses.

In order to prevent the almshouses across the country from becoming an appearance and a facade project, Su Yonglin also instructed the Skynet Army in various places to dedicate a part of their energy to the almshouses, and if anyone finds illegal, report it immediately.

Those who dare to use the materials and cash flow of the almshouse for profit will be regarded as a serious crime and will be severely punished.

At that time, some officials raised objections, believing that this would bring a huge burden to the government's finances, and that supporting the widows and loneliness was never something the court should do, and there were no substantive actions in the past dynasties.

Su Yonglin refuted this view and insisted on promoting the establishment of the almshouse. Subsequent facts proved that this part of the financial expenditure was far less huge than expected.

On the premise that other policies can keep up, there are not so many widows and loners across the country who need to be supported.

The reason is that everyone has land, jobs, personal safety, and life expectancy. Su Yonglin has tried his best to control the probability of an ordinary farm family's death within an acceptable range.

Without land mergers, there would not be so many ruined families.

There are not so many broken families, and there are not so many widows and loneliness.

Without so many widows and loneliness, the financial expenditure pressure of the almshouse will not be so great, and the number of widows and loneliness within a county is far less than imagined.

This is a forward cycle.

The feudal dynasties were cocooning themselves.

They didn't care about the farmers originally, but when Master Qingtian showed them a well-packaged data to show them how miserable the farmers were, they lowered their eyes and made tears. look.

Then they vigorously promoted the ideal that all widows and loners were supported, and they covered themselves with a fig leaf to make themselves look radiant, in order to increase the legitimacy of their rule.

But just like dogs can't stop eating shit, they really can't suppress their desires, and they can't give the benefits they grabbed to the poor to improve their lives.

If the poor can drink and eat meat, their life will be difficult.

Therefore, while the men and women were shameless, they tried their best to make the family bankrupt, and created so many widows and loners that Cai Jing was a little more conscientious, and the financial affairs of the imperial court could not bear it.

That's an unsustainable vicious circle.

Therefore, it is impossible for a real welfare policy to exist in a feudal society.

This situation will not happen again in Daming, and Su Yonglin will not allow it.

Seeing that Uncle Li was properly taken care of, and looking at the moisture-free diesel rice noodles in his house, Su Yonglin nodded in satisfaction.

Before leaving, Su Yonglin followed Li Bo to the mausoleum of his ex-fiancee's family to burn incense and pay homage to express his feelings.

The former fiancee was a very typical lady in Su Yonglin's memory.

It is the kind of traditional women who are educated but not fully educated. They read and only read articles on women's virtues such as "Nvjie". From childhood to adulthood, they were taught to obey the three virtues and four virtues, and they were full of knowledge such as marrying from the father and the husband at home.

To say that she is a literate person, she is indeed a literate person. She is literate and can read and write. No matter what aspect she is, she is a literate person, but there are not many more.

The rest is best at female red, and some cooking skills, which are completely cultivated towards the model of a good wife and good mother.

Girls from this type of family have been striving for the task of being a good wife since they were born, and they only focus on this one thing in their lives.

Su Yonglin had met her several times and knew that she was a gentle and lovely girl, and she had also thought of growing old with her, but unfortunately it didn't come true.

The two families used to be very friendly. If it wasn't for God's will, Su Yonglin would get married early, and even if there was a revolution, he would take their family to the north together.

If that were the case, today would be very different.

Putting a few sticks of incense in the incense burner in front of the tombstone, Su Yonglin silently saluted and expressed his condolences.

After the worship was over, Su Yonglin said goodbye to Uncle Li. He asked Su Changsheng to leave an address for Uncle Li. If Uncle Li had any difficulties that could not be solved in Dinghai, he would write to Su Changsheng, who would be responsible for solving the problem. .

Li Bo wept and thanked him.

After saying goodbye to Li Bo, Su Yonglin went to the pier to leave Dinghai and return to the Central Capital.

On the dock of Dinghai Port, Su Changsheng is the host, and he invites Su Yonglin to have a practice meal in a fisherman's restaurant next to the dock. He eats unpretentious sea fish, shellfish and crabs. The price is not expensive and very affordable. The taste is simple, but also very fragrant.

After eating and drinking, Su Yonglin and Su Yong boarded the boat prepared in advance, set sail, and said goodbye to Su Changsheng on the dock.

On the first day of June in the 12th year of Hongwu, Su Yonglin arrived in Tianjin Port smoothly, and on the second day of June, Su Yonglin returned to Zhongdu.

After returning to the Central Capital, Su Yonglin immediately convened a nine-member group meeting to report and summarize what happened in the Central Capital and what they had dealt with during this period. He also reported what happened in Shandong, Henan and other places.

The meeting was open from noon to late at night, and we discussed a lot of things.

One of the things that Su Yonglin focused on talking about was the propaganda mouth. He explained his suggestion, that is, from now on, the propaganda mouth will adjust its caliber and change the traditional mode of propagating him alone into a group of nine. collective propaganda.

"My deepest impression of this trip to the south is that under the propaganda for years and months, the people know me, understand me, and believe me. I am very happy, but I soon discovered that they only know me, only understand me, only believe in me. I.

In the past, this was no problem, because I was the emperor and the only leader of Daming, but soon, our Daming will not be an empire, and the leader is no longer just me, so propaganda can no longer target me alone .

Just imagine, if this crisis happened on the premise that every one of us got publicity, would it have such a tragic ending?Will anyone else die for it?Will the people still be provoked for just believing in me? "

(End of this chapter)