Three days later, articles about female infant abandonment were published, carefully prepared by the newspaper.
There is a library in the newspaper office, and reporters have the habit of collecting information on weekdays.
As a newspaper whose purpose is to speak out for the people, and with many reporters admiring the teachings of saints and being full of passion, vicious incidents such as abandoned babies have already been reported.
However, in the past, there were sporadic reports and did not cause much waves.
From ancient times to the present, abandoning babies has been a common practice, especially for female babies. Successive imperial courts have issued orders to ban it or come up with other solutions to the problem.
But in the end, they all had little effect, so much so that they became some kind of established rule among the people.
It's not that the court is ineffective and the people are immoral, but that it's due to the helpless current situation.
Low productivity, combined with a serious shortage of resources, this bad habit is the best resource optimization solution that has evolved naturally.
This time the newspaper took up almost half of the page to exaggerate the tragic situation of abandoned babies.
In order to successfully open the girls' school, the theme initially chosen was the tragic experience of women, but Fang Zhengyi discussed it with Xie Xian for an entire afternoon.
The final decision was to focus on the issue of baby girls.
After thinking about it, this angle is the best angle.
First of all, baby girls are an extremely vulnerable group and are easily ignored, with little power to protect themselves. Fang Zheng had already experienced the tragic experience of these babies early on.
On the other hand, taking into account the national character and cultural background of Da Jing... This country and nation can withstand all kinds of pressures while ensuring survival.
Even if you suffer great grievances and have your personality trampled on, your teeth will be knocked out and your blood will be swallowed.
But there's only one thing... They can never bear to have their own experiences befall their descendants, even the majority of families who actively abandon their babies.
Anyone who wants to threaten their descendants must be really desperate. In one sentence, you can give infinitely for your children.
This time the newspaper published an article that almost occupied the entire page. There were records found by reporters while searching outside, and there were also information collected from local county records.
"I don't know where the issue of drowning girls came from. It has become a common practice, so I don't think it's strange."
"When a girl was born, she still wanted to survive. She gave birth to two children in succession and refused to allow her to grow up. As soon as she left the mother's womb, she sat in the basin of injustice. She didn't even try to cry, but she was already on the ghost seal."
"...He was often immersed in cold water to kill him, and his parents couldn't bear it. They often closed their eyes and put their hands on the back of the water basin and knocked on their tassels for a long time before they died."
Due to the excessive length, Fang Zhengyi deliberately guided it.
Almost unsurprisingly, the issue of abandoned babies has become a hot topic in the capital.
Many people have torn scars, sighing, sad and regretful, or depressed...
At this time, Fang Zhengyi arrived at the East Palace first.
After reading the information about the abandoned baby for several days, I felt a little heavy. My son was still in the palace and I hadn't seen him for a long time.
When they arrived at the East Palace, Li Yuanzhao personally carried Fang Chenyu over.
Fang Zheng teased him lovingly and rubbed his face a few times, feeling a little moved.
Hearing that his son could talk now made him feel a little like a father.
However, the child was still young, and although he could speak, he was not very fluent. After being teased for a while, he cried and asked for a wet nurse.
Li Yuanzhao watched with a smile until the child was taken away, then said: "Lao Fang, you are such an irresponsible father. How many geniuses do you think you have a son?"
Fang Zheng rubbed his brows and sighed: "I'm busy... Although my son is good, there are more important things to do, so I can only give up my family for everyone."
Li Yuanzhao asked curiously: "I read the newspaper today, and the whole page was full of abandoned babies... Isn't this the reason for you?!"
Fang Zhengyi nodded first, then shook his head: "Yes and no, in fact, in order to open a girls' school, I have to find a way to build momentum and reduce the opposition in the future, so I thought of starting with baby girls. What do you think after reading the news? "
Girls' school? Thoughts?
Li Yuanzhao's expression gradually became subtle: "Old Fang, you are so coquettish!"
"Hiss... How could I not think of it, charging tuition fees and sleeping with female students? Tsk, it seems that my moral integrity does not allow me to think like this!"
This grandson is getting more and more shameless! It seems that I have fallen behind a lot in his positive education.
Fang Zheng said with disdain on his face: "I thought that as the crown prince of a country, His Highness would have high opinions when faced with the difficulties of the people, but I didn't expect that he would say such vulgar words. I have never seen such a shameless person."
Li Yuanzhao didn't take it seriously and said with a smile: "It's all taught by the teacher, but what are you doing suddenly?"
Fang Zheng said seriously: "What are you trying to do? If the road is uneven, someone will plow it, and if things are not fair, someone will take care of it. I have ambitions in my heart. I want to be the first to create a civilized atmosphere and change the world!"
"Besides, as your consort, I can be considered your Majesty's minister. It is the right thing to strive to build our country into a prosperous, strong, harmonious and beautiful country. What's more..."
"Oh, come on, come on! Father is not here." Li Yuanzhao hurriedly interrupted his tirade, "There has never been a girls' school. And teaching girls, it seems that only brothels specialize in this... You have How sure are you?"
Fang Zheng thought for a moment and said, "I dare not say whether I am sure, but someone has to do it."
"I have three plans. This is to first use the abandoned baby to arouse people's sympathy, set Zhao Linglong as an example, and open a girls' school."
"This second step allows women to prove the value of their existence and change their living conditions."
"In the third step, these women who are already able to take on important responsibilities can alleviate the problem of abandoned babies through publicity. As for how far they can achieve it, it is up to fate to do their best."
Li Yuanzhao listened carefully: "I don't have any opinion on this matter, but I'm not interested either. However, we should find a way to solve the problem of the baby girl."
"If you need help, just tell me."
Fang Zheng said happily: "Yes, I'm going to find some beautiful women to go to junior college. Are you interested?"
Li Yuanzhao smiled lewdly: "You guy... your fox tail is exposed now?"
"Ha...it depends on whether they are willing or not. When the time comes, you can change into regular clothes and I'll show you around."
Li Yuanzhao raised his eyebrows, rolled his tongue, and fell into fantasy.
"Your Highness, is there anything going on in the court today?"
Li Yuanzhao came back to his senses and said: "Oh, yes. After you pull this off, I'll go talk to my father about the Jinyiwei. However, my father has already transferred someone from the Ministry of War to temporarily take over the Jinyiwei's command. That person's name is Tao Hui. I don't know why I chose him. If you choose him, it stands to reason that you should promote him from within Jinyiwei?"
Fang Zhengyi shrugged: "It doesn't matter what His Majesty arranges, right? No one mentioned today's news? And how will Zhao Linglong award the reward?"
"Someone mentioned the baby girl, but downplayed it. As for Zhao Linglong... the reward is really a problem. It's hard to decide whether she will be a golden person. It's still under consideration."
Fang Zheng thought for a while and said, "It's not difficult. Your Highness can just mention it when he goes to court tomorrow and build a stone workshop for Zhao Linglong and reward him with some gold and silver. Then everything will be fine.
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