I am not Song Qinzong

The crown prince said this, what else could Zhou Yunqing say?

He listened for a while, and sure enough, intermittent crying came from time to time.

"Your Highness, the crying seems to be coming from the moat." Zhou Yunqing said.

"In the moat?" Zhao Huan was startled, and shouted, "Quickly go and find out."

The personal guard divided half, followed the sound and searched for a moment.

Sure enough, a wooden basin was floating on the water, and a swaddling baby was clearly visible.

Inside, there were crying sounds from time to time.

"What cruel parents, actually put the child in the water."

"It's probably not enough to survive."

"Don't gossip, let's go to a few people to rescue the child!"

"I know water."

Amidst the noise, several soldiers stripped off their armor and jumped into the water.

After a while, the tub was handed to the shore.

An old cloth was spread in the basin, and the child was also wrapped in a rag.

The child, with his wrinkled face and white nails, was obviously abandoned at birth.

"Oh, it's actually a baby boy!" Liang Hongyu said in surprise.

Everyone was equally surprised.

From ancient times to the present, the concept of passing on the family line has been deeply rooted.

If it's a girl baby, if you can't afford it or don't want to raise it, you just throw it away. If it's not a boy baby, no one would throw it away unless it's really desperate.

"But I don't think that there are abandoned babies in the most benevolent place in the world." Liu Gang sighed.

"Why, there are many abandoned babies in your house?" Zhao Huan asked.

"My family lives in Huizhou, and it can be said that there have been nine droughts in ten years. It is extremely difficult for a family to raise a child, so the extra children can only be given away.

Most of the time, they can’t be sent out. The better ones are abandoned in the wilderness, it’s up to God whether they live or die, and the more ruthless ones are buried directly.

I think back then, when my mother gave birth to me, my father was going to drown me in the chamber pot. Fortunately, my father said that I look rich, so I survived. "Liu Gang was overwhelmed with emotion.

Chen Zhenpeng said with a smile: "You are with the prince, and the rich and powerful are not far away. Doesn't it prove your master's vision?"

"Yes." Liu Gang said: "It's a pity that my grandfather saved me a bite of food, but I starved to death."

The content of what he said was very sad, but the tone was not sad.

It shows that he has seen too much in the Northwest, and he is used to it.

In the previous and present lives, Zhao Huan saw this kind of thing for the first time, and his heart was very heavy, he asked: "Abandoned babies and drowned babies, is it just because they can't afford it?"

"If you simply raise them up, you can actually do it. At worst, you can eat grass roots and bark, and you can always make do with it. It's just a dime, and there is really no way." Liu Gang said.

Hearing this, Zhao Huan fell into deep thought.

Dingkouqian can be traced back to the poll tax collected by the central government from adults during the reform of Shang Yang to supplement the national income.

At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, issued an order to determine the payment of tribute money from the age of 56 to 120 years old, and [-] yuan per person was counted as a count.

By the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the age of Dingkouqian was counted from three years old.

In other words, if the family raises a child, they have to pay a sum of money every year.

In this dynasty, there is no aboveboard Dingkou money, but there are also a lot of taxes related to Dingkou.

For example, there is a system of distributing salt according to the population. As long as someone in the family wants to eat salt, it will be calculated according to the household.

In addition, labor is also levied according to the number of people. Regardless of money or people, the more people in the family, the heavier the burden.

So, who dares to have more children?

This is also the reason why the Tang and Song dynasties were extremely developed, but the population was only 6000 to [-] million.

If you can't afford it and dare not have children, the population will naturally be difficult to grow.

It wasn't until the Qing Dynasty that the population was allocated to the mu, and the population was actually exempted, and the population began to grow explosively.

Just like what Liu Gang said, food can always be found, especially in the south, where bark, grass and roots are all available, and they can survive by struggling.

However, tax money cannot be changed!The official does not collect bark and grass roots, what should I do?

"Your Highness, there is no mark on this child, and his identity cannot be ascertained at all. How should we deal with it?" Zhou Yunqing said.

"Your Highness, why don't you post an advertisement in Kaifeng Daily and let his parents come and take it back?" Liang Hongyu suggested.

"No, if his parents have a way, they will definitely not throw it away, and if they send it back, they may not be able to support them." Liu Gang said.

"Just give some money, thirty or fifty guan is enough, right?" Liang Hongyu said.

"In my opinion, it's better to send it to Futian Courtyard." Zhou Yunqing suggested.

Futianyuan is a charitable institution established by the imperial court, which specializes in housing the old, young, disabled and helpless people. It is an official welfare institution.

If an ordinary person finds a child, it would be a better choice to send it to Futian Hospital.

In addition, the imperial court also set up charity institutions such as Nursing Home, Anjifang and Louze Garden.

Among them, the nursing home is a place to accommodate the poor and provide board and lodging and some living expenses. Anjifang is also called a "hospital" or "patient hospital". As the name suggests, it is a place for diagnosis and treatment of diseases. It is an institution to collect unclaimed dead bodies or those who are unable to bury them due to poverty.

The philanthropy of this dynasty is actually quite good, and Zhao Huan also wants to praise it.

After pondering for a moment, Zhao Huan said: "Send the child to the palace first, and I will choose the opportunity to go to the palace to face the saint, and then build a sales office to adopt and teach orphans."

"Your Highness is merciful." Everyone said.

"I'm afraid that the officials will be reluctant and ask the East Palace to pay for it." Liang Hongyu muttered.

"It doesn't matter." Zhao Huan said with a smile: "The orphan looks like a burden, but in fact he has a lot to do. If you don't believe me, just look at the Habayashi Guard of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty."

In the first year of Emperor Wu Taichu, Jianzhang Yingqi was first set up, and later renamed Yulinqi, which belonged to Guangluxun.He also took the descendants of those who died in the army, raised Yulin officials, and taught them five soldiers, named Yulin Orphans.

There is no doubt about the loyalty of such an army.