flstandardbreds Chapter 178 A Wealthy Nation Makes Its People Strong
Chapter 178 A Wealthy Nation Makes Its People Strong
Hui Chengyuan just glanced at it casually and said, "Whether it is useful or not, leave it to Yun Mo and let him figure it out."
"However, Prince Jing is considered to be from the Third Prince's faction on paper, but the reality is unknown."
Yuan Man felt that Prince Jing was indeed a man of character. "He is truly amazing. He instigated the Lin family to betray Prince Yun Cheng."
Hui Chengyuan smiled, then looked at her seriously, "Don't do this next time, it's too dangerous."
"Okay, I'll definitely take you with me next time." Yuan Man nodded and agreed, then smiled, "I calculated that I received a total of more than 66 million taels from Lin Jing."
"I have so much money that I am in a hurry to burn it, so I decided to build shelters in various places."
Hui Chengyuan looked at her and straightened his face, "A-Man, building a shelter is much more difficult than building a granary."
Yuan Man smiled and said, "Don't worry, I have talented people on my hands."
"And I won't build it rashly. I still need to have a plan. Once I have a plan, I will start from Anguo."
"Well, if there's anything your husband can help with, just let me know." Hui Chengyuan put away the letter book on the table.
Yuan Man nodded, "Before Yun Mo can deal with Yun Cheng, we can slowly write the plan in the inn."
Hye Seung Won nodded.
Yun Cheng moved quickly, but Yun Mo was not slow either. The two of them faced off in just three days.
The evidence in Yun Mo's hands made Yun Cheng panic. He tried to kill him several times, but Yun Mo dodged him every time.
Yuanman and Hui Chengyuan either stayed in the inn or went out for fun. When there was gossip, they listened to it; when there was none, they wrote down their plans.
"The shelter only accepts orphans without parents and elderly people over 55 years old who have no children to support them. Anyone who deliberately abandons a child or an elderly person will be fined 10 taels of silver."
"This requires the cooperation of the imperial court."
Hui Chengyuan nodded, "As it should be. Anguo values filial piety. Abandoning the elderly and not taking care of them is a serious crime in Anguo."
"However, many poor families have too many children to support, so there are indeed many who sell their children. Although Anguo has issued laws in this regard, it is not a serious crime, so the people do not take it seriously."
Yuan Man propped up his chin and looked at him, "This is the norm in every country. After all, there is no way to prevent pregnancy, and the common people believe that having many children means more blessings, and they value sons over daughters. What's more, there is the saying that raising sons is a way to support you in your old age."
"But they don't know that the more children they have, the more food and things they have. For most farmers, the more children they have, the poorer they become. I have never heard of any farmer becoming richer because he had more children."
Hui Chengyuan looked at her and said, "This kind of thing cannot be stopped. Even if the court changes the law and makes it a serious crime to abandon children and sell daughters, there will still be people who secretly abandon and sell them."
Yuan Man naturally knew this, but having laws can also deter some people. After all, there is no surveillance here, and those who are found guilty must be punished to prevent those who are taking chances.
"So, I have come up with a plan. If anyone finds a child abandoned in a shelter, they will either be fined 10 taels of silver or imprisoned for five years."
"If you give birth to a child but don't raise him, you are unworthy of being a human being. If you raise a child but don't teach him, it is a sin. So, if you don't want to raise a child, don't give birth. Otherwise, you will be punished and imprisoned."
Hui Chengyuan suddenly stood up, looked up at the sky and said, "In fact, the best way to prevent the abandonment of children and the sale of daughters is national wealth."
"When a country is rich, its people are strong. When the people are rich and strong, why should they abandon their children and sell their daughters?"
Yuan Man raised his eyebrows and looked up at him, then smiled, "Yes, the best way is Guo Fu."
"Scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, merchants are the last, but ordinary people only cultivate two or three acres of land, how can they get rich? So the best way is to be a merchant."
"But everyone's thinking is outdated. How many people are willing to do business?"
Hui Chengyuan turned back to look at her, "Aman, what good suggestions do you have?"
Yuan Man smiled and said, "The land needs to be cultivated and the goods need to be sold. Letting the people cultivate goods and sell them does not count as businessmen."
"Another thing is to reduce taxes and increase business taxes."
Hui Chengyuan sat down next to her and said, "It's easy to reduce taxes, but it's difficult to increase business taxes."
"Merchants value profit. Once the imperial court increases taxes, Anguo merchants will definitely revolt."
Yuan Man smiled and raised his eyebrows, "Have you forgotten about Jubao Tower and Yuanlai Inn?"
"Jubao Tower is now very famous, and with Yuanlai Inn taking the lead, there shouldn't be any problems."
"Then we will guide the people to raise livestock or plant fruit trees. Since our Anguo cannot eat so much food, we will ship it to the other three countries to exchange what we have."
Hui Chengyuan looked at her with a smile, "Aman said it very well, sharing what we have."
Yuan Man found that they were getting off topic, so he said, "Put aside your ambitions and plan the shelter first."
Hui Chengyuan picked up the brush and began to write, "I will discuss with the emperor and his officials as you said. I believe that the emperor will support anything that is beneficial to the people."
“But we need to think carefully about how big the shelter should be, what the budget should be, and who should be assigned to manage it.”
Yuan Man thought for a moment and said, "The size of the shelter will be determined according to the size of the place. The budget for each place is 2,000 taels. As for who will be assigned to manage it, that has not yet been decided..."
The couple asked and talked, and slowly, the papers on the table piled up more and more.
Hui Chengyuan looked at the thick stack of plans, looked at Yuan Man and said, "How about, when we return to Anguo, you can build a shelter where I build a granary."
"Okay, okay." Yuan Man nodded. This was a good idea.
After signing in the Imperial Capital, I will return to Anguo with Hui Chengyuan to build a shelter, hoping only to sign the Yunguo map in the Imperial Capital.
Yuanbao listened to his parents talking as if he was listening to a mystery, and fell asleep after yawning.
A few days later, Yun Mo came looking for him.
"Mr. Su, Madam Su, thank you for your great help in this matter. In the future, if you need me, I will definitely help you."
Hui Chengyuan took a sip of tea and said, "You are too polite, Sixth Prince. We are doing this for ourselves."
"Lin Jing is occupying my wife's things in the name of the Second Prince, and we just want to take them back."
"Now that the matter has ended, please vacate the island as soon as possible, so that my wife can take it back."
Yun Mo nodded, "Of course, the people on the island are being evacuated."
"However, some of the people on the island are original island farmers. I wonder if Madam still has his indenture?"
Hui Chengyuan lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, "If they are really farmers on the island, then of course there are some."
"The Sixth Prince will leave those farmers behind."
Yun Mo stood up and said, "Well, I will set off back to the Imperial Capital tomorrow. If Young Master Su has time, you are welcome to visit the Imperial Capital."
Hui Chengyuan also stood up. "Okay, Sixth Prince, take care. I'm sorry I can't see you off."
Yun Mo nodded and left Yuanlai Inn.
Hui Chengyuan raised his eyebrows as he watched his disappearing back. He didn't even ask where the gold and silver that Lin Jing had lost had gone. Either Lin Jing had no idea, or Yun Cheng had helped Lin Jing keep it a secret, hoping to use it to make a comeback in the future.