The daily life of the crown prince of the Song Dynasty

After leaving court, Zhao Yang went to Funing Palace to have breakfast.

The breakfast was delivered by Zheyun not long ago, and she made it herself.

Zhao Yang didn't feel hungry when he went to the court, but he felt hungry immediately after the court. He was so hungry that he could eat a cow.

In the imperial study room, Song Renzong, Yan Shu and other ministers were waiting for Zhao Yang.

Zhao Yang brought up the matter of helping orphans and lonely old people in the early court, which made Song Renzong and the others very concerned.Just now, Zhao Yang just said a little bit, but did not elaborate on how to do it.

After breakfast, Zhao Yang went to the imperial study and told Song Renzong in detail how to build the almshouse.

"Actually, helping the elderly is the same as taking in orphans." When Zhao Yang had just had breakfast, he thought of something again, "We can ask rich people to donate their old clothes that they don't wear to the relief home, and we can also ask rich people to donate some food. Or money to the poorhouse."

"Your Highness, it's okay to ask rich people to donate occasionally, but it's impossible to ask rich people to donate frequently." Although rich people have money, donating a small amount of money to the almshouse is fine, but if they donate frequently, the rich people will definitely not be happy , After all, no one wants to be taken advantage of.

Zhao Yang smiled meaningfully: "There is a way to make them donate willingly every month."

Hearing what Zhao Yang said, Song Renzong and Wen Yanbo looked at him curiously: "What way?"

"Fame." Zhao Yang said with a deep smile, "Fame is what rich people like and care most about."

Yan Shu and the others reacted very quickly, and instantly understood what Zhao Yang meant.

"Your Highness, do you want to use your fame to get rich people to donate money?"

Song Renzong asked: "What are you going to do?"

"It's very simple. Publish the names of the donors every month in the newspaper and let everyone in Bianjing know." Zhao Yang said slyly, "At the end of each year, count who donates more, and then give And praise, then publish it in the newspaper and give him a front page headline. Do you think they will be tempted by such a good thing?"

Yan Shu smiled and said, "Of course I will be tempted."

"More than that, at the end of each year, let the almshouse hold a thank-you meeting to thank those who have donated all the time in front of everyone." Zhao Yang said with a smile, "At that time, the court officials will be sent to witness."

"Okay, okay." Song Renzong smiled, "This method is good."

"I also thought of a way to raise money for charity."

Song Renzong hurriedly asked: "What way?"

"Charity auction." Zhao Yang said, "This charity auction must be more grand, and it will be held in Fanlou, inviting all the dignitaries and dignitaries in Bianjing. These people can sell things for auction, or take money to grab things... ..."

Next, Zhao Yang told Song Renzong and the others in great detail how to operate the charity auction.

Fan Zhongyan and the others were taken aback when they heard this.After listening to Zhao Yang talk about the operation of the charity auction, they were all very surprised.

Zhao Yang continued: "The charity auction can be used not only for relief homes, but also for other things. For example, where there is a natural disaster, the charity auction can be used to raise relief materials."

"That's a great idea." Song Renzong said with a smile on his face.

"For the good name, those people will definitely bid hard at the auction." After Zhao Yang finished speaking, he smiled very treacherously, "And they are willing."

"Wonderful! Wonderful! Wonderful!" Yan Shu laughed, "Your Highness, this is a great idea!"

Han Qi said silently in his heart, His Highness's idea is not only good, but also very "bad".

Bao Zheng sighed in his heart, although His Highness is young, he has a very clear understanding of people's hearts.The most indispensable thing in Bianjing is rich people, but these rich people are very picky about helping poor people.They would rather spend their money on romantic affairs than spend it on the right way.

The last thing these rich people lack is money, but they lack fame.His Royal Highness the Crown Prince saw what they were thinking, that's why he came up with the idea of ​​the charity auction.

Only His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who is extremely intelligent, can come up with such a good solution.

"At that time, Yan Xiang, you can also appear on the stage, and a small donation is enough." Zhao Yang smiled maliciously, "Those rich people will definitely be more willing to pay when they see that the court ministers are paying for the auction. Not only In this way, in order to show their wealth, they will pay more money than you."

"The minister will definitely attend when the time comes."

"You still have to participate with great fanfare."

"His Royal Highness is wise."

Song Renzong looked at Yan Shu and said, "Yan Xiang, I will handle this matter for you."

"Yes, official."

Yan Shu and the others still had things to do. After hearing what Zhao Yang said about the almshouse, they returned to the Imperial Academy.

Bao Zheng and Han Qi did not leave, but Zhao Yang stayed behind.

"Daddy, there is one more thing to tell you."

"whats the matter?"

"I want to run a free school."

Song Renzong looked surprised: "A free school?"

"Yes, I plan to set up a free school in Bianjing City."

Zhao Yang carefully told Song Renzong about the establishment of a free school. After Song Renzong listened, he smiled and said, "Yang Yang, your idea is very good." As soon as he finished speaking, his expression became serious again in an instant, "But ,unrealistic."

"Daddy, I do not set up a free school to train those children to take the imperial examination, but to make them literate." Zhao Yang knew what Song Renzong meant, "It is definitely not an easy task to train them to take the imperial examination, and it will cost a lot of money." It’s a lot of money, no matter how rich the imperial court is, I’m still clear about this.” The children of ordinary families spend a lot of money on books, pens, ink, paper and inkstone money.Students study every month, and spend several taels of silver on pens, inks, papers and inkstones, which is still a small amount.If you want to buy books, there are dozens of taels of silver per month.

Like the poor students at home, in order to save money, the pens, inks, papers and inkstones they buy are all poor, and they also cost about one tael of silver.One tael of silver is the monthly living expenses of an ordinary family in Bianjing, which is still a small amount.

"Teach them literacy and arithmetic, so that they can go to the shop as apprentices to make money in the future." Zhao Yang said seriously, "The most important thing is to teach them to be human."

Song Renzong was shocked by his son's words, and then said with relief: "Yang Yang, this is the purpose of your free school."

"Daddy, I hope that one day the common people in Song Dynasty will not only have enough to eat, but also be able to afford to read." Zhao Yang's words were resounding.

"Okay!" Song Renzong said loudly, "Yang Yang, your ambition is very good!"

Zhao Yang raised his hand to his father, signaling Song Renzong not to be so excited.

"Daddy, I know that my wish will not come true so easily, so I want to set up a free school in Bianjing first." He not only wants to set up a free school, but also wants to set up a library so that everyone can afford books. "Let those children learn for free for three or four years first. Three or four years is enough for them to know a lot of characters. If the effect is good, it can be implemented throughout the Song Dynasty."

"Okay, as you said." Song Renzong said, "You can try to run a free school first."

"Daddy, the free school will not be run in the name of the imperial court, I will pay for it myself." Zhao Yang said, "The imperial court will come forward to run a free school in the future."

Song Renzong nodded slightly and said, "Okay."

"Father, I still have something to tell my husband and the others. Let's go back to the East Palace first."

"You go."

When he arrived at the East Palace, Zhao Yang asked Bao Zheng and the others to help him find his husband.

He doesn't expect much from Mr.The master's knowledge does not need to be too high, as long as he can teach children to read and write, but his character must be good.Of course, he will give his husband a salary every month.

"By the way, don't reveal that I run it." Although he told his father just now that the free school would be established in his name, he didn't want others to know about his free school for the time being.

Bao Zheng and Han Qi understood Zhao Yang's meaning: "Don't worry, Your Highness, we will never reveal it."

"Then I will trouble you about finding Mr.

"Your Highness is serious."

After talking about setting up a free school, Zhao Yang followed Han Qi to study.

When reading, Zhao Yang saw that the articles in the book were not broken, and then he thought of punctuation marks.

Thinking of punctuation marks, he thought of Hanyu Pinyin.

In ancient times, students recognized characters, really recognized characters!It is not like the children of later generations learn pinyin first, and then learn to read.

Four years ago, when he was officially enlightened, he disliked that the books of the Song Dynasty did not have punctuation marks, and he relied on his teacher to teach sentences.To be honest, when he first started reading, he really had a headache because the words in the book were densely arranged.

He made out the ninety-nine multiplication table before, but now it is better to get out the Chinese pinyin and punctuation marks, so that students will save a lot of trouble in reading in the future.

Seeing that Zhao Yang was distracted, Han Qi called softly, "Your Highness?"

Zhao Yang came back to his senses, and smiled apologetically at Han Qi: "Sir, I'm sorry, I was distracted just now."

"Your Highness, what are you thinking, is there something difficult?"

"I'm thinking..." Zhao Yang was just about to say it, but he swallowed the words again, "Sir, I'll keep it a secret for a while, and I'll tell you when I'm done." He still made a copy first "The Analects of Confucius" with Chinese pinyin and punctuation marks, and then spread it.

Seeing Zhao Yang's mysterious look, Han Qi guessed that His Highness the Crown Prince should be doing something important again.

"The minister is looking forward to it."

"Sir, let's continue studying."

At noon, the morning class is over.

Zhao Yang was going to take Cao Xu to Kunning Palace for lunch, but Zheyun brought someone to bring the lunch over.

"Your Highness, there are people at the empress's place. It is inconvenient for you and Mr. Cao to have lunch."

"Who is here?"

"Princess and Princess of Runan County."

Hearing this, Zhao Yang frowned immediately: "Are they here to propose marriage to Sister Taotao?"

Zheyun nodded lightly and said: "Yes, they are here to propose to the empress."

Zhao Yang's face turned cold: "I didn't expect Zhao Zongshi to not give up."

"Don't worry, Your Highness, the Empress will not agree."

"The Gao family rejected it so clearly, and the lady also made her words very clear. I didn't expect them to be stalking." Zhao Yang narrowed his eyes slightly, and a dangerous light flashed in his eyes, "It seems that Zhao Zongshi can't marry Tao Tao. My sister won't let it go." It's clear that it can't be done, I'm afraid Zhao Zongshi will come to hell, ruin Gao Taotao's reputation, and Gao Taotao will have to marry her.