One of the eldest old men stood up and said: "Let me tell you first! The old man Cheng Ran was originally a doctor of Chinese studies in Tokyo. He is already eighty years old this year. The most gratifying thing for me is to see His Highness expel the Tatars during his lifetime.
The old man burst into tears when he heard the news of the recapture of Hebei. Later, His Highness regained Youyan. The old man even offered incense in front of his ancestors to comfort his ancestors. His Highness's great achievements will surely be included in the annals of history.
Revered by future generations."
Speaking of this, the old man was excited and couldn't help but shed tears. Everyone quickly comforted him, and it took a while for the old man to calm down.
At this time, another old man said: "The villain has opened an Anfuju Restaurant. Now the court is going against the rules. It is rumored that all merchants will be forced to sell their huizi. Lin'an merchants are panicked. Many of us want to go to Yangzhou on the north coast, but the court
But they blocked the canal and did not allow the people to move north. I beg your Highness to open a passage for us to go north."
Chen Qing nodded, "You can go south to Fujian Road or Jiangnan West Road. There are many passages and they can't stop them. If you want to go north by water, you can also take a boat directly to Dangtu County. Dangtu County is my territory.
I will open a channel across the river as soon as possible and arrange a ferry to cross the river without going to Zhenjiang Prefecture."
The old man asked happily: "Can I take a boat directly to Dangtu County?"
"Of course you can. From Taihu Lake, take the Lishui River to Danyang Lake, then cross the lake to the north, then take the Guxi River, and you will go directly to Dangtu County."
Another old man sighed: "Can His Highness open a Changping store in Lin'an? We old people can't make money and can only cause trouble to our families. Although our families don't say it, we feel sad!"
Chen Qing nodded and said: "The Changping store cannot be opened for the time being, but I may be able to think of other ways to help everyone."
Chen Qing talked with everyone for more than half an hour before letting the boat take the old man back. At this time, Chen Qing held a black dragon flag with a red background and raised it high on the bow of the ship. Hundreds of thousands of people on the shore cheered enthusiastically again.
"Long live! Long live His Highness King Yong! Long live!"
They made no secret of their inner admiration and shouted out the words that had been suppressed in their hearts for a long time. They longed for King Yong to ascend the throne as soon as possible and replace the Emperor of the Song Dynasty who cruelly exploited them.
"Long live! Long live His Highness King Yong!"
The shouts came one after another until the ship turned around and slowly sailed away.
This day will surely go down in history.
The crown prince Chen Ji also accompanied his father to meet the elderly, but he never spoke and listened quietly to the exchanges between his father and the elderly. This is Chen Ji's good character. He is good at listening. He has his own ideas and will not reveal them easily. Only his father
He will tell you when you ask him.
"Ji'er, what do you think about today's trip to Lin'an?" While drinking tea in the afternoon, Chen Qing asked with a smile when he saw that his son had been silent.
"The kid has no objection to his father's trip to Lin'an. Hundreds of thousands of people came to greet him. The kid is also very excited. But he doesn't quite understand why he wants to meet the old man specifically."
"Your Majesty, let me answer this question for you!"
Zhou Kuan next to him smiled and said: "I am also an old man, so I have a deeper understanding of this problem."
"Juniors are willing to listen attentively!"
"First of all, our culture and tradition is to respect the elders. Even the old farmers farming in the countryside are worthy of our respect. This is our belief. His Highness specifically meets with the elderly. In fact, he is telling everyone that His Highness respects faith and respects the elderly.
Tradition.
Secondly, there are elderly people in every household, and the elderly are the foundation of the family. When Your Highness meets the elderly, it is easiest to get closer to the people and move everyone. In the end, everyone's shouts were heard by the prince, which meant that everyone was moved.
The third is balance. To get an audience with His Highness, this quota is so rare. If you let member A go, the other member B will definitely be unconvinced. Why! If you let shopkeeper Ding go, shopkeeper C will also be dissatisfied. It is difficult to reconcile the opinions. The best way is to let the old man go.
, Don’t care what this old man does, as long as he is an old man, everyone will respect him and there will be no objections. Do you understand, Prince?"
Chen Ji stood up and saluted: "Chen Ji will bear in mind the elders' teachings!"
Zhou Kuan quickly asked Chen Ji to sit down and said to Chen Qing with a smile: "I just like the prince's humility and courtesy!"
Chen Qing smiled slightly and said: "Zhou Shenzhengshi is right. All three points hit the point. But meeting the old man is just a gesture. It has a very good effect in mobilizing the atmosphere. If you want to get the true recognition and respect of everyone, you must also get the real recognition and respect of everyone.
Everyone will say that if we take practical actions, we must be nice. If we want to have real results, we must come up with specific plans to care for the elderly."
"What exactly does Your Highness plan to do?" Zhou Kuan asked with a smile.
Chen Qing smiled slightly and said: "I plan to give each elderly person over sixty years old in Lin'an a monthly subsidy of 300 cash until the Changping store is built!"
Zhou Kuan frowned, "How much does it cost?"
Chen Qing smiled and asked his son: "What do Ji'er think?"
Chen Ji thought for a while and said: "The key depends on how many people there are? How much is the monthly expenditure? Then weigh the pros and cons!"
Zhou Kuan said ashamedly: "Your Majesty is right, you have to understand the specific situation before you can make a judgment. I'm a little impatient."
"Zhou Gong used to be the chief official in charge of money. In fact, all money managers are the same. They get a headache when they hear about spending money. Even if they spend a penny, they feel it is unnecessary."
Chen Qing smiled and explained to his son, thus giving Zhou Kuan a step up.
Chen Qing then said slowly: "I have asked the intelligence station to investigate this issue a long time ago. There are about 20,000 people over the age of 60 in Lin'an."
Zhou Kuan was stunned, "Only 20,000 people?"
Chen Qing nodded, "Most of the poor people at the bottom cannot live to be sixty years old. Those who can live over sixty years are basically from good families or high-ranking officials. Therefore, there are only 20,000 people over sixty years old, but these two
Among the 10,000 people, at least half are from well-off families or high-ranking officials. They don’t care about the monthly subsidy of 300 yuan, and they don’t even bother to line up to receive it. Therefore, the number of elderly people who enjoy the 300 yuan subsidy is only about 10,000 at most. Every month
It’s just 3,000 guan, or 36,000 guan a year. In fact, the subsidy won’t last for a few years. Does Ji’er still have any questions?”
Chen Ji hesitated and asked, "Why did father set a monthly limit of 300 yuan? Instead of other amounts."
Chen Qing laughed and said, "The price of rice in Lin'an is sixty cents per dou, so I only subsidize the old man five dou of rice per month."
"I understand, kid!"
Chen Qing went back to his room to write a letter. Zhou Kuan poured a cup of tea for Chen Ji and said with a smile: "Starting with the old man to break through is indeed a clever move. It occupies the moral high ground. If the imperial court interferes and stops him, he will definitely be scolded to death.
Unless they also use a sum of money to compete with us, but the court will definitely not do such a thing?"
"Why won't the court do it?"
"The risk for the imperial court is too high. If you give money to the elderly in Lin'an, what about other places? In the end, the imperial court will definitely lose more than the gain."
"That's right! Other places will be dissatisfied."
Zhou Kuan lowered his voice and smiled again: "Have you discovered your father's foresight?"
Chen Ji shook his head and said in confusion: "This junior didn't notice it!"
Zhou Kuan smiled slightly and said: "Your father has long ordered the intelligence station to investigate the number of elderly people over sixty years old in Lin'an. Meeting the elderly people today is not just a whim! Even coming to Qiantang River today was planned in advance."
Chen Ji nodded silently, this is really what happened.