Chapter 144 When compiling elementary school textbooks,
Su Ze’s first thought was naturally about how to deal with these abducted children, including those wandering newsboys on the street.
In addition to the Huimin Pharmacy, the welfare institutions of the Ming Dynasty also included the Yangtze Hospital.
Nursing homes, similar to modern nursing homes and welfare homes, are the ancestral law set by Zhu Yuanzhang.
However, since the mid-Ming Dynasty, almshouses have become increasingly declining, and this system has ceased to exist in name only in many places.
The reason is also very simple. The fiscal revenue of local governments is increasingly stretched. As government revenue decreases, the first thing to be cut is the expenditure of welfare institutions such as Huimin Pharmacy and Yangjiyuan.
There should also be a nursing home in Nanping County, but those houses have collapsed. Only when the superiors inspect, they will grab some lonely old people and children from the street to make a living, and wait until the inspecting superiors leave before driving these people away. come out.
Since this "Mr. Fang" likes to do welfare so much, then encourage her to open the almshouse.
In this way, these children on the streets of Nanping will have a place to protect themselves from wind and rain.
Su Ze made up his mind and took a few children who were disabled by leprosy to go to Huimin Pharmacy after dawn.
As soon as Huimin Pharmacy opened, Su Ze came in with his children. Huang Tiju took a breath when he saw the miserable condition of these children.
Su Ze said: "These are children wandering on the street who met people who were picking and cutting raw materials."
Huang Tiju quickly took the medicine box and treated these children.
"It's really dehumanizing! Three of the children are permanently disabled. The other two can still be reconnected."
Huang Tiju said to Su Ze in a serious tone after seeing the patients.
"Master Su, where are those harvesters and cutters?"
"They have all been sent to the county government. Their lives will not be easy until they die."
Chen Shufei is the jailer of the county government prison, and there are many ways to manipulate prisoners in the prison.
For example, locking them to the side of the bucket, or tying the shackles very tightly, their hands and feet will be disabled in just a few days.
These harvesting and cutting of human beings are unpardonable capital crimes, and the main culprits like Leida are even more serious crimes that require execution at a very early time. Chen Shufei must "entertain" them well and make them suffer before going on the road.
Hearing that the culprit had been arrested, Huang Tiju raised his hands and said, "Master Su is so kind."
Su Ze said, "In addition to asking Huang Tiju for medical treatment, I came here to ask Huang Tiju for one more thing."
" Huang will definitely help!"
Su Ze said: "Su wants to meet Mr. Fang from last time."
"Mr. Fang?"
Huang Tiju hesitated, and Su Ze said again: "I want to talk to Mr. Fang about raising children. Almshouse matters."
Almshouse? Huang Tiju understood what Su Ze meant, and he immediately said, "I'll ask Mr. Fang to come here." After a while
, Fang Ruolan, disguised as a man, appeared in Huimin Pharmacy.
Seeing those tortured children, Fang Ruolan's mother's heart overflowed, and Su Ze immediately struck while the iron was hot and said:
"Master Fang, the reason why these children are targeted by the harvesters is because they have no stable residence. According to the ancestral system of Emperor Hongwu, , there should be an almshouse in the county to take in these orphans."
Fang Ruolan also nodded and said: "It should be so, but the almshouse in Nanping County is in disrepair, and the government and county government have not allocated funds for repairs." "Don't worry, Mr. Su,
I will Try your best to find a way to ask the government and county government to allocate money to repair the almshouse and give the orphans in the city a place to live."
Fang Ruolan had already been tinkering with the almshouse when the prefect was still serving as the county magistrate. pass.
However, compared with Huimin Pharmacy, which is still profitable, the maintenance cost of the nursing home is too high, and even if the Yamen allocates funds, it will not be able to sustain it for long.
Su Ze said: "I just want to ask the government and county government to repair and organize the house as soon as possible. The daily operating expenses will be paid by our editorial department of "Surprise"." Fang Ruolan looked at
Su Ze, and Su Ze said: ""Surprise" 》The editorial department has already hired some newsboys to sell newspapers, and their income from selling newspapers can support the daily expenses of the almshouse. We only need to ask Mr. Fang to hire some people and watch them cook for the children." Su
Zebin If you don't stay in the county for a long time, you must know that if no one is keeping an eye on an organization like the Sanatorium, someone will definitely take advantage of it.
Without restrictions and supervision, humans often break through the lower limit faster than imagined.
Su Ze knew the truth well, so he called Mr. Fang and asked her to supervise this matter.
Fang Ruolan immediately understood what Su Ze meant, and she immediately said: "I will find some reliable people to cook and sew for the children."
Su Ze handed over his hands and said, "On behalf of the children in the city, I would like to thank Mr. Fang."
Huang Tiju also said: "We at Huimin Pharmacy are also willing to contribute. From now on, we will make an extra pot of sour plum soup every day and let these children sell it for free. The money from the sales will be given to the nursing home." Su Ze and Fang
Ruolan They all looked at Huang Tiju in surprise, and Huang Tiju said: "In this way, I will go to the nursing home to treat the children for one day every month."
Fang Ruolan respectfully saluted Huang Tiju: "The doctor is kind-hearted, thank you Huang Lift it up!"
When people can help others by raising their hands, they often show superb moral sentiments.
There is no moral superiority or inferiority between modern people and ancient people. If helping others can gain respect from others, many people will be willing to help others within their ability.
And when helping others is considered a fool by society, and helping others may be framed, naturally not many people are willing to come forward.
Huang Tiju has received help from Su Ze and Fang Ruolan, and he is also willing to try his best to help others. This does not mean that he has very high morals, but is a simple moral concept that those who help others will always help others.
"I have to go to the county school to attend classes, so Huang Tiju has to take care of these children." "Don't worry, Mr. Su
. Although I am not good at medical skills, there is still no problem in saving the lives of these children."
Su Ze handed over to Huang Tiju . He said goodbye, said goodbye to Fang Ruolan, and returned to the county school to attend classes.
After Hai Rui finished his lecture, he called Su Ze and asked about the incident. Su Ze explained the whole process to Hai Rui. Hai Rui frowned and said, "I didn't expect that there would be such a
heartless person in Nanping County." Disciples! Thanks to Rulin for bringing them to justice!"
"Teacher, I've oversold you. In addition, I contacted some friends and wanted to ask the county to reopen the almshouse and take in these orphans in the city." Hai Rui said, stroking his beard
. : "Huimin Pharmacy, Yangjiyuan, and Luzeyuan were originally virtuous administrations of this dynasty, but over the years, the government has gradually ignored them, causing these institutions to become increasingly dilapidated and abandoned. I should also write to the county government about this matter. Please start the almshouse again!"
Su Ze had an idea and said: "Teacher, the so-called raising and educating children, these children have no parents, even if there is an almshouse, they can only have a place to eat and stay. If there is no one Discipline, I'm afraid it will go astray in the future."
Hai Rui also nodded, obviously he also understood what Su Ze meant.
Even when these street children grow up, they have very few jobs.
Either become an Arhat like Xiong Wu, or join a club like Bawang Society, or even worse, you might end up on the wrong path like Leg Da. After all, there are only a few who emerge from the mud and remain unstained. The environment in which most people grow up determines their life's destiny. These days, it is difficult for children from poor families to stand up, let alone these lonely and helpless children.
Su Ze said: "The students want the teacher to also be in charge of the nursing home."
Hai Rui thought for a while, the promotion to the nursing home is the same as the promotion to the Huimin Pharmacy, neither is an official nor a official, and there is no salary. of.
Such positions are either held by county officials or by local gentry and celebrities.
Su Ze was obviously not at ease with these people. Having Hai Rui in charge of the Alms House could also prevent anyone from reaching into the Alms House.
Hai Rui is the county magistrate and an official of the imperial court. With him in charge of the nursing home, those who work below will definitely not dare to take advantage of it, let alone abuse children.
Hai Rui quickly agreed.
Su Ze then said: "Teacher, I also want to invite some colleagues to give lectures to these children. Without asking them to take the imperial examination, they can read and understand, be literate and do math, and have a way to make a living in the future." Hai Rui also agreed with Su Ze
. He said, "Your idea is very good. If the county school is free, I will also give lectures to the children." "
Thank you very much, teacher!"
After coming out of Hai Rui's study, Su Ze immediately came to " The editorial department of "Surprise".
While talking to Hai Rui just now, Su Ze had another idea.
In fact, for modern people, the Three Character Classic is not a particularly good enlightenment textbook.
As the most basic enlightenment textbook of Confucianism, the Three Character Classic still contains a lot of content about the Three Cardinal Guidelines and the Five Constant Virtues, as well as a lot of dross.
Moreover, as a textbook for Mongolian studies, the ultimate purpose of the "Three Character Classic" is to serve the imperial examination in Mongolia.
Obviously these thoughts are not conducive to Su Ze's need for rebellion.
What he wants is not to cultivate stale scholars who are loyal to the emperor, but to cultivate the next generation with new ideas.
The children in the almshouse are themselves street children in the city. They themselves are at the bottom of society, and they do not have strong feudal loyalty to the emperor.
They have lived on the streets since childhood and understand the importance of struggle better.
At this time, more advanced enlightenment textbooks are needed!
Thinking of this, Su Ze thought of writing his own children's enlightenment textbook. Doesn't he have the golden passive skill of "Six Classics Note Me"? You can write your own thoughts into the teaching materials and cultivate these children subtly!
As soon as he thought of this, Su Ze immediately came to the editorial department. He not only needed to write teaching materials, but also needed someone to help teach.
After all, Su Ze couldn't come to the city to teach these children every day. The only scholars he knew at the moment were Chen Qingchao and Lin Qingcai.
Su Ze naturally came to ask the two of them for help because he had the idea of throwing the wool into the dead body.
"Brother Su, you want us to enlighten the children in the almshouse?"
Su Ze shook his head and said, "It is impossible for all of these children to take the imperial examination. As long as they can read and understand and learn some livelihood skills, it will be fine. They don't need to be enlightened for the imperial examination. "
Chen Lin and Chen Lin breathed a sigh of relief when they heard that Su Ze did not want all the children in the nursing home to take the imperial examination.
Scholars in Nanping County can tolerate children from poor families like Su Ze taking the imperial examination, but they cannot tolerate orphans taking the imperial examination.
The number of students in each prefecture and county is limited, and the more people there are, the more intense the competition will be.
Even Chen Chaoyuan and Lin Qingcai were relieved to hear that Su Ze did not want to train their children to study and take the imperial examination.
Everyone has to go to the house to take the ladder, and when they get to the shore, they want to sink the boat. This is human nature.
Su Ze's ambition is not to train these children to take the imperial examination and become officials. If he really rebels in the future, he will also need new bureaucrats with new ideas. It is definitely best to train them himself.
Moreover, talent is a matter of long-term investment. As the saying goes, "it takes ten years to cultivate trees and a hundred years to cultivate people." If a few of these children can become talents, they will be worthy of Su Ze's investment.
"I'm going to write a simpler and more popular enlightenment book. If there are any Jianyang refugees outside the city who know how to engrave and print these days, please help me pay attention to it, Brother Chen." Chen Chaoyuan said immediately: "Brother Su, don't worry, this is easy.
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Jian Jianyang was conquered by Japanese pirates, and many skilled engraving craftsmen fled from Jianyang. Su Ze also wanted to take the opportunity to expand the manpower of the printing shop.
Su Ze said to Lin Qingcai again: "Brother Lin, your Lin family also has social studies, right?"
Lin Qingcai nodded. Social studies and health studies are similar. They are private schools run within the family, and they are generally open-minded.
Lin Qingcai and his elder brother Lin Qingyuan, who worked as a scribe in the county school, were both educated in family sociology.
Su Ze said, "Can you ask a member of your clan who has received enlightenment to serve as a private tutor in the nursing home?"
Lin Qingcai thought for a while and said, "I have a clan brother who has been studying for several years and is still farming at home."
Su Ze Said: "I am willing to pay Shu Xiu one tael of silver a month and ask him to teach elementary school for an hour every morning in the almshouse. I will provide all the teaching materials and writing." "When I go to the city at the beginning and the middle of the month,
I I will also go to the almshouse to give lectures to children."
Lin Qingcai thought for a moment, and although one tael of silver is not much, it is still rich as a part-time job.
My own clan brother can also read when he is farming at home, and he can also use pen, ink, paper and inkstone when he goes to teach in the nursing home.
Lin Qingcai said: "Then I'll talk to the clan brother, and he should agree."
Fang Ruolan acted quickly, and soon news came from the government office that he was willing to spend fifty taels to repair the almshouse.
The nursing home in Nanping City is located near Tongyifang in the west gate. It is a row of low dilapidated houses. Some of the houses have collapsed. Only the front door and the front of the house are still intact. This is left for inspection by the superior.
The magistrate's office provided the money, and Bai Zhixian also squeezed out thirty taels of silver from the county government's public funds.
Su Ze still didn't think it was enough, so he asked the angel investor Yu Ergongzi to donate twenty taels of silver.
The three brothers of the Chen family had seen the miserable condition of these children and collected ten taels of silver.
Sun Dianshi, the execution chamber of the county government, also knew the news and took out ten taels of silver.
When the news came that Su Ze was petitioning for a nursing home, his benefits as a county celebrity became apparent.
Chen Moqun, the headmaster of Yanping Academy, and his friend Mr. Tuo Hu each contributed twenty taels of silver. The prefecture and college students also raised twenty taels of money. Together with Fang Ruolan's private money, they actually collected nearly two hundred taels of silver.
Su Ze took out another two hundred taels from his pocket and donated the money to the government office. With a stroke of his pen, the magistrate ordered the craftsmen to carve a stone tablet when the renovation of the almshouse was completed to record the generous donation to the almshouse today. list of personnel.
After finishing all this, Su Ze raised his head and saw a bright moon in the sky, and then he remembered that today is August 15th, which is the Mid-Autumn Festival.
(End of chapter)