"After I lost my arm, I had to be cared for by someone to dress, eat, bathe and go to the toilet. This made me very irritable. I wanted to vent my anger, so I wandered around the camp. I accidentally entered the wounded soldiers' camp and saw the wounded soldiers. It’s such a tragic situation, I feel a little better.”
"I have servants to take care of me, but who will take care of those wounded soldiers on the battlefield?"
"I was silent at the time because no one would take care of them. But when I returned to Shengjing, you gave me the answer."
"They are already useless people, but Mr. Li, you are willing to spend so much thought and money on a bunch of useless people. For the first time, I don't think you are doting on the people, and I don't think you are spoiling the people."
"I can now imagine the reaction of those remnant soldiers when they come to Shengjing to see the shantang. They will definitely think they are dreaming."
"So, I am convinced that you have built such a good charity hall specifically for useless people like them."
"If I were an ordinary person like those wounded soldiers and not a prince, then I would really like to have a Lord Li like you in Dasheng."
"The reality is that I am a prince, but I also long for Dasheng to have such a Mr. Li. He is so able to appease the people. The key is to spend your own money and not let the national treasury pay a penny."
Li Qiao: "?"
His doubt at this moment was not that the Sixth Prince was suddenly "convinced" by him, but that the Sixth Prince could actually think in his shoes?
The sixth prince can actually empathize with the people at the bottom?
Sheng Hong was also greatly surprised. His sixth son always advocated weakening the people and exhausting the people. Although he could clearly understand the suffering of the people at the bottom, he was very hard-hearted and only used the people at the bottom as tools.
But now that I have lost my right arm, can I empathize with the people at the bottom?
Alas, his sixth son suffered a great crime this time!
He still can't imagine what it was like when he was hit by an arrow. It was too scary. If the arrow had deflected just a little bit further, it would have hit his sixth son's heart.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but put his arms around his heart back on the imperial desk, and his eyes looked at the sixth prince with more love and pity.
The sixth prince was still full of self-mockery: "Master Li, I really didn't understand your behavior of treating the common people as ancestors in the past, but now it's my turn. I just ask that there be more officials like you."
"Furthermore, this trip to Xishan Province also touched me deeply. The people living in the ravines in Xishan Province drink stored rainwater, and they face yellow sand all day long. If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn’t have known there was such a poor and isolated place in Dasheng.”
"The lives of the people there are so difficult, but they know your name and your feat of making everyone in the house rich."
"When they mention you, their numb eyes light up, and their dark and red faces that have not been washed for many days and have dust hidden in their folds are filled with expectation. This shocked me and made me think."
"I have been thinking about it all last year, and now that I have a broken arm, my thoughts are even more random."
"After much thought, I came to the final conclusion that your existence is necessary."
"Your benevolence has protected the poor people and created their dreams. As long as they still want to live, as long as they still have hope in their hearts, they will never rebel against the court."
"Besides, as a superior, you should have compassion, because the lives of some low-level people are really not what humans live. Dasheng really should have a living Bodhisattva like you and a role model like you. "
"You should be in a high position. Father should really use you."
Li Qiao: "..."
He took a deep breath and cupped his hands towards the Sixth Prince: "What you are saying is that I can't afford it. There are too few people I can help, so I can't tell the whole story."
Don't give him a high hat, he can't afford it.
However, at this moment, he really didn't feel any malice from the Sixth Prince.
In fact, to be precise, he had never felt any malice from the Sixth Prince.
But in the past, the Sixth Prince really disliked him and felt that he would spoil the people. Now that the Sixth Prince suddenly changed his gender, he actually praised him.
Under normal circumstances, if Tianhuang Guizhou suddenly became disabled, he would probably go crazy.
But not only was the Sixth Prince not crazy, but he was also convinced by him?
"You have done a lot. I have roughly calculated the amount of money you have donated over the years. It must be several million taels, right? Although you have a strong ability to collect money, but you can spend so much money for unrelated people, who will do it?" You have to be convinced."
"As the saying goes, you are not like this all of a sudden, you have always been like this. How can you not be convinced by this?"
"Da Sheng really needs you as a living Bodhisattva, or in other words, a mascot."
The sixth prince said and looked at Sheng Hong: "Father, Mr. Li has a kind heart and good luck. My son will definitely interact with Mr. Li more in the future, and he will also benefit from Mr. Li's good luck."
Li Qiao: "..."
Don't come over here!
But Sheng Hong looked pleased: "That's right, Xu'er, you can finally understand Li Aiqing."
His kind, pure and stupid Li Aiqing was finally appreciated by his sixth son.
"A minister like Mr. Li is rare to see in a thousand years. My son really doesn't know how to praise him. How about you give him a promotion?"
Li Qiao: "!"
He hurriedly refused: "Thank you for the Sixth Prince's kindness, but many of the things that Xiaguan did were for Xiaguan himself. Xiaguan is not as noble as you think. Besides, Xiaguan has not made any meritorious service, how can he go up further? "
"That is, Li Aiqing has not made any meritorious service this time, so how can he be promoted again?"
Sheng Hong nodded.
If you want to be promoted, you have to find an excuse to silence the courtiers. Li Aiqing has done nothing recently, so promotion is not appropriate at this time.
"Xu'er, my father will seriously consider your proposal, but it is not suitable at the moment."
"You just said you had something to say to your father, and you also wanted to hear Li Aiqing's opinion. What do you want to say to your father?"
When the proposal was rejected, the Sixth Prince did not insist. He understood very well: "In fact, there is no need for my son to propose. With Mr. Li's talents, promotion will be a matter of time. My son just wants to sell Mr. Li a favor."
"As for what my son wants to say, it's not a big deal. It's just that during this trip to Xishan Province, my son saw the real poor mountains and rivers, so he had an idea. Since the local conditions are so bad, why can't the local people move to other places?"
"this……"
Sheng Hong frowned slightly: "Xu'er, what specific places are you referring to?"
The Sixth Prince immediately reported several names.
Some important military locations and passes must not give up an inch of land. No matter how bad the natural conditions are, they must be defended.
But far away from these ravines, which are not suitable for growing crops, how come the local people have stayed there for generations.
Dasheng has a vast territory and can definitely find a livable place for the local people.
After the sixth prince finished explaining his thoughts, not only Sheng Hong couldn't make a mistake, but Li Qiao couldn't make a mistake either.
This time, the Sixth Prince really put himself in the shoes of the local people and did not want the local people to live with poverty for generations.
Sheng Hong was very pleased. After staying in Xishan Province for a year, his sixth son became more kind and mature. Not only did he understand the importance of Li Aiqing, but he no longer clamored to go south to attack other countries as before.
Although one arm was lost, the harvest was not small.
By the time Li Qiao left the palace, it was already dark.
Got home just in time for dinner.
The whole family sat around the dining table and had a lively dinner, and then everyone went back to their own small courtyards.
As soon as the two little guys, Li Changfeng and Li Yunfan, returned to the greenhouse, they dug out the latest puzzle piece that Li Qiao had customized for them.
Li Qiao promised to give them both a hundred gifts, so he couldn't break his promise.
Simple puzzles could no longer arouse the interest of these two little guys, so Li Qiao went to the Royal Toy Store to order puzzles featuring famous mountains, rivers, and famous buildings.
The two little guys have read a lot of books, but they can’t travel thousands of miles yet. In that case, let’s use puzzles to experience the famous scenery and architecture in various places in Dasheng.
For example, the Great Wall is more than two meters long.
Shengjing City.
Dujiangyan.
Grand Canal.
Tarzan.
Qinling Mountains.
…
A puzzle is a gift. Tao Zhu is very satisfied with this. Li Qiao doesn't have to spend so much energy.
The two little guys are also satisfied. There are so many mountains, rivers, rivers and great buildings. When they grow up, they will definitely go and take a look!
The two little guys were playing seriously, so Li Qiao and Tao Zhu sat at the small desk and chatted about daily life.
Li Yu'an came over today to give Li Xiaolan a wedding gift, and Xin Zhi will go to Dongding County to serve as magistrate at the end of this month.
Dongding County is very close to Shengjing, so the couple went there first to check out the situation, and then returned to Beijing when Li Xiaolan and Jiang Mao got married.
"I hope Xin Zhi can get through it and don't let Yu An follow him and suffer in vain."
Li Qiao said.
"Although he can't compare with the Marquis Mansion, the county magistrate's husband will definitely not live a hard life. The third sister also told him today to pay more attention to the poor people in the local area."
"...Yes, I always feel that he is still the same little carrot head who first came to our house."
Li Qiao clicked his tongue.
Time flies so fast.
"Don't worry, he has grown up, and Xin Zhi treats him very well and will not let him suffer. Instead of worrying about Yu'an suffering, it is better to worry about Xiaolan."
"Sister-in-law even wants to go to Jibei Province with my eldest brother to have a look at our fields."
Mentioning Li Liang and Wang Guihua's new ideas, Tao Zhu couldn't help but sigh. He left Li Qiao's arms and lay down on the small desk.
Headache.
"Huh?" Li Qiao was surprised and hurriedly leaned on the small desk and looked at him sideways: "Jiang Mao may not necessarily go to our fields to supervise grain."
"But my eldest brother and sister-in-law really want to go to Jibei Province. Even if they and Jiang Mao don't get along, they still want to visit."
Their family owns 190,000 acres of farmland in Jibei Province.
Moreover, all the official roads in Jibei Province are now paved with cement roads, so coming and going is very fast.
"...We will wait until Xiaolan and Jiang Mao get married."
Li Qiao didn't stop it, but he didn't agree either.
"That's what they planned." Tao Zhu said, reaching out and hugging Li Qiao's waist, leaning on him: "What did you encounter in the palace today?"
"It's nothing serious, it's just...the Sixth Prince suddenly values me and wants to have more contact with me in the future."
Recalling the words and deeds of the sixth prince this afternoon, Li Qiao said slowly.
