Carefree Prince In Tang Dynasty

"Don't want the imperial court to pay?" Li Chengqian asked suspiciously, "Where did the money come from? Could it be you?"

Li Xin rolled his eyes and said, "What beautiful things are you thinking about?"

Li Chengqian scratched his head embarrassedly.

Li Xin didn't say anything more, but slowly said the answer: "We can let those aristocratic families pay for the money to cover these orphanages."

There are still many gentry families like Wuxing Qiwang in the Tang Dynasty. All of them are local gentry, and the copper coins accumulated in their homes are enough to fill a whole house. It would be a pity if the money didn't move.

Li Chengqian immediately shook his head and said, "How is it possible? This group of people has always been able to get in and out, so how could they be obedient?"

Li Xin smiled and said, "Then it's up to us."

Li Chengqian didn't know why.

"Let's talk about this orphanage first." Li Xin further explained his thoughts, "It mainly exists to take in orphans. But if you think about it carefully, in Datang, the most likely reason for a child to become an orphan is what?"

Li Chengqian pondered for a moment, then tentatively replied: "War?"

Li Xin snapped his fingers and said, "Yes. It's fighting."

Datang currently implements the Fubing system. Soldiers are usually farmers who work at home. When it comes to war, they buy their own equipment and become soldiers who will go to the battlefield. You must know that although it is only the era of cold weapons at this time, the casualties of the war are still very tragic. After every war, corpses are left everywhere on the battlefield. And behind every corpse, there may be a broken family.

For children, if there is still a mother alive in the world, it is naturally lucky. If not, the child is alone in the world. Most of the young beggars around Chang'an have such a history, and it is embarrassing to think about it.

These people have dedicated their lives to Datang, how can Datang let their children become like this? The imperial court should have properly assumed the responsibility of providing pensions.

The closer to the war, the more Li Xin couldn't help thinking about these issues. This time Li Chengqian was going to deal with these homeless children, Li Xin naturally remembered these things, and just happened to solve them together.

In a sense, the imperial court implemented the vision of this orphanage to solve the worries of the soldiers, which invisibly improved the military strength of Datang. Li Shimin had no reason to reject such an idea. The biggest limitation was that the court had no money. As long as the problem of where the money comes from can be solved, it can take root and become an important part of the Tang military system.

Li Xin first pointed out the benefits of this system thoroughly, which made Li Chengqian nod his head. From the looks of it, he should report this matter to Li Shimin after returning to the palace as Li Xin expected.

As for the issue of how to get the rich families to pay. Li Xin raised the corners of his mouth, smiled, and said, "That's not easy. As long as the local governments issue an official document, they say they want to build such welfare shelters, but the government doesn't." For money, donations from the common people are all that is needed.”

Li Chengqian frowned and said, "What does this have to do with the aristocratic family? How much money can the common people donate?"

Li Xin said with a smile: "Prepare a wall at the entrance of the orphanage, write the name of the donor from top to bottom according to the amount of donation, and it is best to bring the amount of donation. Isn't that all right?"