Chapter 485: Government Support Plan

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Jian Qingqing nodded. “Your Majesty is wise. I also think so.”

The Emperor laughed out loud and teased, “I still can’t compare to Princess

Ding’an. What else does Princess Ding’an think? Tell me all about it.”

Jian Qingqing smiled. “Then I’ll be straightforward. I think that the government should set up charity halls in various places to specially take in those wandering children. It’s not limited to the children of soldiers who sacrificed their lives. We should also take in those who wander for various reasons. Children are the flowers of the motherland. The future of Great Wei depends on them, so we should take better care of them.”

After the Emperor heard this, he did not speak for a long time.

In fact, Jian Qingqing was also very nervous, not knowing if the Emperor would agree to her plan.

If her plan only accepted the children of the soldiers who had sacrificed their lives, the Emperor would agree without a second word.

However, if he were to take in other children, the workload would be much greater.

In the current Great Wei, there were at least a few hundred children begging in every city. In the more prosperous cities, such as the Capital, there were more than a thousand.

This was still a small number, because the number of vagrant and beggar children who died every day was more than the number of new ones.

Those children were homeless and could not do much work. They could only gather together and beg on the streets during the day, hoping that some kind people would give them something to eat.

However, many children would die soon after living such a life.

Because they had no fixed residence and the food they ate was unsanitary, it was easy for them to contract diseases. In this era where cold could kill, it was basically over for them when they contracted any disease.

And even if they were lucky enough to avoid the cold, they might not be able to beg for food every day. The child beggars on the road were often starved to the point of emaciation, and they might die one day.

Therefore, if one counted the number of homeless children who died in each city within five years, there would be no less than 3,000 people in each city.

3,000 lives…

After a long time, the Emperor said, “This is too expensive. Can’t we just take in the families of the deceased soldiers?”

Jian Qingqing shook her head, “Your Majesty, although this matter is difficult to handle, it will be a meritorious deed for a thousand years.”

The Emperor waved his hand. “Princess Ding ‘an doesn’t need to flatter me like this. Tell me, what else do you have in mind? Every time you come to see me, you’re holding back your big move. You have more to say, right?”

Jian Qingqing smiled mischievously. “We can set up a service center for the sacrificed soldiers in the local government. If the families of the sacrificed soldiers have any difficulties, they can go to the service center to find the government to help them.”

“In our charity hall, not only can we take in children, but we can also take in lonely old people who have lost their pillar of support after the soldiers died. Most of these old people have no labor force, and even if we give them food and seeds, they can’t farm anymore. Therefore, we might as well let the charity hall take them in. This way, they will have someone to take care of them in their later years. With children to accompany them, they won’t be too lonely. The soldiers who sacrificed for Great Wei can also rest assured in their graves.”

In fact, Jian Qingqing wanted to say that the government should also take in those lonely old people who had no children. However, she had just mentioned the matter of the children. If she mentioned the matter of the old people now, the Emperor would definitely not agree, so she only mentioned the families of the soldiers that sacrificed themselves.

However, she believed that one day, the people’s livelihood services in Great Wei would get better and better. Those lonely old people who had no support would finally be able to enjoy their old age with the help of the government..