Chen Qing was in a bad mood and didn't want to go any further. He wanted to go back to your hotel. When he reached the Wazi gate, Wang Hou chased him out and reported to Chen Qing: "I gave them the money. I am very grateful to the two old men.
He said he met a noble person."
"You didn't reveal my identity!"
"No! His humble position means that His Highness is an important general of the Western Army."
Chen Qing nodded, "Tomorrow morning you take them to the county government office. The county government will pay them 40 pounds of pension first. The garrison will supply them when they return, and there will also be a sign for respecting the elderly in May."
"Please rest assured, Your Highness, I will take care of it."
Chen Qing then opened the car door and let Zhao Yingluo get in the car. He unexpectedly found that Zhao Yingluo's hair on the right side was scattered, "Yingluo, where is your hairpin?"
Zhao Yingluo said in a panic: "Maybe I forgot it at the VIP hotel, and I left in a bit of a hurry."
Chen Qing gave her a meaningful look, and without saying anything, he directly helped her get into the carriage.
Chen Qing got on the carriage, and under the protection of his own soldiers, the carriage quickly returned to the distinguished guests.
After Chen Qing left, a large number of internal guards disguised as ordinary people quickly followed and evacuated. This suddenly alarmed Dawazi, and the merchants started talking about who important person was here.
A few well-informed people knew that King Yong had arrived in Chengdu in the morning, and they began to guess that with so many people guarding him, even the capital commander Zheng Ping only had a few personal followers, and the chief minister Lu Qingshan had no military escort. It must be King Yong who came here.
Well, although the news was just speculation, it was well-founded and quickly spread throughout Wazi.
In the soup cake shop, the old woman was clearing the dishes and clearing Chen Qing's table. She sighed and said to herself: "You haven't even eaten yet, so you pay so much money. Oh! It's true..."
..”
At this time, she suddenly saw a brocade handkerchief beside the table of the beautiful woman, "Oh! That little lady forgot her handkerchief."
She picked up the handkerchief and suddenly felt it was heavy. When she opened it, she was shocked. Inside was a shining golden hairpin with a large ruby inlaid on it. It looked very precious at first glance.
"Honey! Old lady!"
The old man ran in excitedly, "Do you know who the person who gave us the money is? It's His Highness King Yong, and it's spread outside."
"Old man, what do you think we should do?"
The old woman held up the silk handkerchief. When the old man saw it, he was shocked. He quickly pulled his wife into the back room and whispered: "This is a treasure. Don't let others see it. There will be people with malicious intentions. Don't reveal your wealth."
"The little lady probably gave this to us, what do you think we should do?"
The old man shook his head and said: "We have already collected the money, so we can no longer take other people's gold. There will be retribution for being too greedy. We will hand it over to His Highness's men tomorrow."
"right!"
The old woman also agreed: "This hairpin is too precious, and it will be a disaster for us. If we return it to him tomorrow, we can't take it."
When Chen Qing returned to the guesthouse, he immediately sent for the prefect Zheng Ainong. Not long after, Zheng Ainong hurried over.
"Your Majesty, please see me for your humble position!"
In the lobby, Chen Qing smiled and asked him to sit down. Zheng Ainong looked a little nervous and embarrassed.
Chen Qing smiled slightly and said: "Don't worry! I'm not here to trouble you. On the contrary, I highly commend you for doing a good job on Respect for the Aged Day. Is it the government or the county government that takes the credit?"
"Reporting to your highness, it was arranged by the government office and implemented in all counties of Chengdu Prefecture. It started in March last year, exactly one year ago."
“Will the financial resources required to implement Respect for the Aged Day be borne by the government?”
"Reporting to Your Highness, our targets are elderly people over sixty years old. In fact, there are not many people. The entire Chengdu Prefecture has less than 10,000 people. After calculation, it only costs 300 guan a month. Each person will be given two sets of clothes a year.
We use the government’s rent income to pay for it, which is enough.”
"Yes! It doesn't cost much, but it is very popular. Who in the Puppet Qi Kingdom or the Jin Kingdom will care about the old man's life and death?"
"However, there must be many shortcomings. Please correct me, Your Highness."
"I really want to make three opinions. The first opinion is that there are too few Changping stores open, only seven stores, and the queues are too long. We simply open them all. They are only open to the elderly on the afternoon of the first day of every month. Most people can't buy them in half a day.
It doesn’t really matter what the stuff is, it’s only half a day a month, so it won’t delay things.”
Zheng Ainong bowed and said: "I understand my humble position, I will definitely do it!"
"Second suggestion, let me ask first, how many state soldiers do you have in total?"
"About a thousand people!"
"That's easy. On the afternoon of the first day of every month, all the state soldiers are dispatched. A dozen people stand in front of each Changping store to help the old people carry things. They are all trembling. A bucket of flour weighs twelve kilograms! How do you ask them to carry it?
?Since it is Respect for the Aged Day, let’s do the good thing to the end and help them send it home.”
Zheng Ainong said with shame: "I was negligent at this time. Your Highness criticized me well. I will make corrections next month."
"The third suggestion is more important. Don't implement it according to household registration. Today I met a pair of old people. Their son was killed in Dashanguan in the anti-golden battle. The two old people are homeless because they are from Guozhou and cannot enjoy the treatment of Respect for the Aged Day.
I believe you have encountered this problem a long time ago, why can't you treat it uniformly?"
Zheng Ainong said after a while: "We are worried that after the news spreads, all the elderly people from Sichuan Road will come to Chengdu, and we cannot afford it financially."
Chen Qing nodded, "You should discuss how to solve this problem with Lu Changshi, instead of avoiding it and pretending not to see the old man from other states. So on this point, I want to criticize you for your negative attitude and only considering local interests."
Regardless of the overall situation.”
Zheng Ainong felt ashamed and said: "Your Highness is right to criticize!"
Chen Qing was dissatisfied and said: "I will also criticize Lu Changshi tomorrow. He is in Chengdu and turned a blind eye to this matter. I don't believe he didn't think of this problem. He is also responsible."
"I will go to Lu Changshi tomorrow to discuss the solution. Starting from the first day of May, everyone will be treated equally."
Chen Qing said to him again: "Go to the county government later and tell Magistrate Yang that my soldiers will accompany two old people tomorrow morning. The county government will first pay them 40 guan as an additional pension for his son.
Later, I asked Zheng Ping to send the money to the county government, and then gave them two May cards. Starting from May, they will also receive food and salt, just these two things."
"Don't worry, Your Highness, your humble duties will be fulfilled!"
At noon the next day, Chen Qing returned a gold hairpin inlaid with gems and a silk handkerchief to Zhao Yingluo. Seeing her face change slightly, he explained with a smile: "I didn't send anyone to come back. That old couple is not dead.
I’m willing to ask for it, and this kind of expensive jewelry will allow bad guys to spy on me, which is a threat to them.”
Zhao Yingluo blushed and said, "It's my fault, Meng Lang."
"You don't have to worry. I asked the county government to find them two bungalows with small courtyards, and let them live in them forever without charging them rent. The store they opened is also rent-free. Both of them are over sixty years old.
, they are still in good health and much better than most old people, which is also their blessing."
"This puts me at ease!"
Chen Qing sat down, held her in his arms and asked with a smile: "Can I still leave today?"
Zhao Yingluo thought about the madness last night, her pretty face turned even redder, she poked her husband's forehead with her slender fingers, pursed her lips and said with a smile: "I've only heard of cows dying from exhaustion, but I've never heard of plowed fields. Husband,
You should be worried about your own body!”
"Oh! Where did you hear this?" Chen Qingxiao asked, but his hands began to become dishonest.
"In the newspaper!"
Zhao Yingluo held down his hand and begged: "It's daytime now, let's do it again at night!"
"I don't know which one that is?"
Chen Qing picked her up and said with a smile: "It's noon now, lunch break time, let's take a nap together and see how good my cow is at plowing the fields?"