Three days later, a series of articles carefully crafted by newspapers about the abandoned baby girl came out.
There is a library in the newspaper office, and reporters have the habit of collecting information on a daily basis.
As a newspaper whose purpose is to speak for the people, and with many journalists admiring the teachings of saints and filled with passion, vicious incidents such as the abandonment of babies have long been reported.
However, in the past, these reports were just sporadic and did not cause much waves.
From ancient times to the present, abandoning babies has been a common practice, especially for baby girls. Successive imperial courts have issued orders to ban it or come up with other ways to solve the problem.
But in the end, the results were minimal, so much so that it became a kind of customary rule among the people.
It's not that the court is incompetent or the people are immoral, but it's the current situation that cannot be helped.
Low productivity and severe resource shortage have made this bad habit the best resource optimization solution evolved naturally.
This time, the newspaper used almost half of its pages to exaggerate the tragic situation of abandoned babies.
In order to successfully run the subsequent girls' school, the topic initially chosen was the tragic experiences of women, but Fang Zhengyi discussed it with Xie Xian for another afternoon.
The final decision was to focus on the issue of baby girls.
After much thought, this angle is the best one.
First of all, baby girls are an extremely vulnerable group, and are easily neglected, with almost no power to protect themselves. Fang Zhengyi had experienced the tragic experiences of these babies in his early years.
On the other hand, we have to take into account the national character and cultural background of the whole country... This country and this nation can almost withstand all kinds of pressure while ensuring their survival.
Even if you suffer a great injustice and your dignity is trampled upon, you can still swallow it.
But there is just one thing... they cannot tolerate their own experience happening to their offspring, even the majority of families who voluntarily abandon their babies.
If anyone threatens their offspring, they will fight to the death. For the sake of children, one can make unlimited sacrifices.
This time the newspaper's article took up almost the entire page. There were records found by reporters while searching outside, and there was also information collected from local county annals.
"I don't know when the drowning of girls started, but it has become a common practice and no one thinks it's strange."
"When a girl is born, some people still try to keep her alive. Two more are born, and the mother is unwilling to let her grow up. As soon as she leaves the womb, she sits in the injustice basin. Before she even cries, she has already become a ghost."
"...they would kill him by immersing him in cold water. His parents could not bear it either, so they would close his eyes and back his back, press his hands into the basin of water, and beat his neck for a long time before he died."
Because the article is too long and Fang Zhengyi intentionally guides it.
It was almost no surprise that the issue of abandoned babies became a hot topic in the capital city that day.
Many people have their scars torn, sighing, feeling sad and regretful, or feeling depressed...
At this time, Fang Zhengyi arrived at the East Palace first.
After reading information about abandoned babies for several days, I felt a little heavy-hearted. I haven't seen my son in the palace for a long time.
When they arrived at the Eastern Palace, Li Yuanzhao personally brought Fang Chenyu over.
Fang Zheng teased him lovingly twice and kissed him on the face a few times, feeling touched.
Hearing that his son could speak, he finally felt like a father.
However, the child was still young, and although he could speak, his speech was not very fluent. After being teased for a while, he started crying for a wet nurse.
Li Yuanzhao watched with a smile until the child was taken away, then he said, "Old Fang, you are such an irresponsible father. You just remembered that you have a son these days?"
Fang Zhengyi rubbed his brows and sighed, "I'm so busy... My son is great, but there are more important things to do. I can only sacrifice my own family for the sake of everyone else."
Li Yuanzhao asked curiously, "I read the newspaper today, and the whole page was full of abandoned babies...Are you here because of this?!"
Fang Zhengyi nodded first, then shook his head: "Yes and no, actually I have to think of a way to build momentum for opening a girls' school to reduce future opposition, so I thought of starting with baby girls. Your Highness, what do you think after reading the news?"
Girls' school? What do you think?
Li Yuanzhao's expression gradually became subtle: "Lao Fang, you are so sexy!"
"Hiss... Why didn't I think of that? Collecting tuition and sleeping with female students. Tsk, it seems that my moral integrity does not allow me to think about this!"
This grandson is getting more and more shameless! It seems that I have missed a lot of positive energy education for him.
Fang Zheng showed his disdain: "I thought that as a prince of a country, Your Highness would have some profound opinions on the difficulties faced by the people. I didn't expect you to 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 because of the teacher's good teaching, but why are you doing this suddenly?"
Fang Zhengyi said sternly, "What do you want? If the road is uneven, someone will clear it; if things are unfair, someone will take care of them. I have my own ambitions. I want to be the first to set a civilized trend and change the world!"
"Besides, as the consort of the emperor, I am also a subject of your majesty. It is my duty to work hard to build our country into a prosperous, harmonious and beautiful country. Besides..."
"Oh, come on, come on! Father isn't here." Li Yuanzhao interrupted his long speech. "Opening a girls' school has never been done before. And it seems that only brothels specialize in teaching girls... How confident are you?"
Fang Zheng thought for a moment and said, "I can't say for sure, but someone has to do the job."
"I have three tricks. First, I use the abandoned baby to arouse the sympathy of the people, then I use 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 now capable of taking on important responsibilities can alleviate the problem of abandoned babies through publicity. As for how far they can go, we will do our best and leave the rest to fate."
Li Yuanzhao listened carefully: "I don't have any opinion on this matter, but I'm not interested in it either. But we should find a way to solve the problem of the baby girl."
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