Chapter 1371 Mingsheng teaches his son!

Just when Ye Mingsheng was hesitating whether to give the swallow kite to Xingtong, he heard Xingtong wiping her tears and saying:
"He dares to be mean to me! I'm going to tell my mother! I'm going to let my mother beat him with a stick!"

Ye Mingsheng, who was still hesitating whether to give Xingtong Yanzi a kite, said in a deep voice when he saw his second daughter being so arrogant:
"Xingtong! You didn't complete the task, so I can't give you this swallow kite!"

"Besides, he didn't do anything wrong. Why are you spanking him?"

Facing her father's question, Xing Tong cried even harder and said while crying:
"I don't care! I'm going to beat him with the stick! I want my swallow kite!"

Seeing his unreasonable second daughter, Ye Mingsheng's expression turned cold and he said:

"Xingtong, don't make a scene here!"

Facing Ye Mingsheng's rebuke, Xing Tong also said unconvinced:

"Father, you are biased. You gave kites to my eldest brother and third brother, but you didn't give me a kite. And you let that person bully me!"

Ye Mingsheng patiently explained:
"I gave your eldest brother a kite because he completed the mission and went to the grain store to ask for seven thousand silver coins per stone of old rice and nine cents of silver coins per stone of new rice. I gave your third brother a kite because he also completed the mission and went to the meat stall to ask for two cents of silver coins per pound of pork!"

“Xingtong, you didn’t complete the task, and it’s normal to ask you to go play over there. I don’t think this is bullying you…”

"Xingtong, if you want a swallow kite, go to another cloth shop and ask about the price of the cloth. As long as you tell me the price, I will give you the swallow kite!"

Hearing that Ye Mingsheng still wanted him to ask for the price, Xing Tong became even more petty and said:
"I won't go! I won't go! I want my swallow kite!"

"Xingtong, I can't give you the Swallow Kite if you don't ask me!"

Feeling Ye Mingsheng's decisive tone, Xing Tong cried again:

"Father, you are bad! You are a bad guy!"

Seeing Xing Tong crying sadly, the guard Zhang Hu who was holding the swallow kite beside her also looked embarrassed, as if he wanted to plead for Xing Tong but didn't dare to. Jing Cheng on the side didn't care about the situation here at all. He was playing with the tiger kite in his hand with a smile on his face, not caring at all that his second sister had cried like a tearful person.

At this time, Jingren, who was standing by, also made a decision after some hesitation. He handed the monkey kite, which he had just received but was not yet warm, to Xingtong and said:

"Don't cry, second sister. I'll give you my monkey kite!"

Facing the kindness of his elder brother Jingren, Xingtong was not grateful. He directly knocked down the monkey kite that Jingren handed over and said:

"I don't want this ugly monkey! I want my swallow kite!"

Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but sigh in his heart, thinking that he seemed to have spoiled his second daughter too much, causing her to become so arrogant and unreasonable.

Although his warm face was rejected by his sister, Jingren was not angry at all. He picked up the monkey kite that was knocked down by his sister and handed it to Xingtong again, saying:
"Second sister, this monkey kite is not ugly! Isn't the Monkey King Sun Wukong a monkey? If the Monkey King can cause havoc in Heaven, this monkey can do the same!"

“It would look great if you let him fly in the air, Xingtong, don’t cry…”

Xing Tong, who was crying non-stop, couldn't help but look at the monkey kite handed to her by her elder brother Jingren after hearing about the Monkey King Sun Wukong.

Seeing this, Jingren continued:

"Xingtong, you take it! This monkey is the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, Sun Wukong!"

Xing Tong hesitated for a moment after hearing this before taking the monkey kite from Jing Ren. Then she gradually stopped crying and began to fiddle with the monkey kite.

Ye Mingsheng, who originally wanted to continue to tour Ping'an Street with his three children, lost interest after seeing this scene. He immediately asked Zhang Hu and other guards to take the three children to sit at a tea stall nearby, while Ye Mingsheng took two or three guards and began to investigate Ping'an Street.

The goal of Ye Mingsheng's investigation this time is to understand what changes have taken place in the lives of Yijing people after the implementation of the work law, and whether the people of Yijing are satisfied with the work law.

On Ping'an Street, Ye Mingsheng, along with several guards, briefly questioned more than a dozen passers-by, including snack stand owners, housewives, vegetable sellers, passing workers, and pawnshop clerks.

From them, Ye Mingsheng learned that the prices in Yijing have indeed been rising recently, with the increase being about 10% to 20%!
It is true that many people attributed the price increase to the court's implementation of the Work Law, but most people still welcomed the implementation of this Work Law.

Because the minimum wage standard of Yijing set by the Work Law is four taels and six cents of silver per year, which is relatively low compared to the current annual income of most Yijing workers, the implementation of the Work Law has not significantly increased the income of most Yijing workers.
However, most people believe that this working method is a guarantee for them. In the past, when they were at work, they not only worked from day to night, but often worked five or six hours a day, but they did not receive any overtime pay. They also faced the problem of having to bear the consequences of work-related injuries themselves.

After the implementation of the Work Law, they have their own rest time, and the emergence of overtime pay has increased their income to a certain extent. They have also obtained certain work injury protection and no longer have to worry about being injured at work as before.

Therefore, even though they believe that the implementation of the Work Law is the root cause of rising prices in Yijing, they still accept and welcome the Work Law. However, these people still hope that the court can take some measures to address the current trend of rising prices in Yijing in order to ease their living pressures.

After learning about these situations, Ye Mingsheng also has his own opinions!
Ye Mingsheng believes that although the implementation of the work law has indeed increased the labor costs of various shops and businesses to a certain extent, the reason for the price increase in Yijing is not entirely due to the implementation of the work law.

When establishing the work method, Ye Mingsheng had already realized this problem, so he was very cautious in setting other indicators, including the minimum wage standard, in order to prevent Yijing's labor costs from rising sharply, thereby triggering a series of uncontrollable risks.
Ye Mingsheng believed that there were many reasons for the price increase in Yijing. The main reason was the vigorous development of Yijing, which attracted too many people from the entire northern Daqian. With more people, there was more demand, so Yijing’s products were no longer a problem to sell. Naturally, these merchants wanted to raise prices to earn more profits...

Ye Mingsheng also has some countermeasures for this. The first is to increase investment in building factories in various regions and guide workers from all over the country to work nearby.

Due to inconvenient transportation in this era, people still have strong feelings for their hometown. As long as there are development opportunities in their hometown, they are actually reluctant to leave their hometown and go to other places.

As long as fewer people come to Yijing, the demand will naturally decrease, and the price will naturally stabilize. Secondly, Ye Mingsheng believes that a large part of the reason for the price increase in Yijing is that supply exceeds demand. Therefore, as long as the supply is increased and a balance is reached between supply and demand, prices can be kept stable to a certain extent.

These two points are Ye Mingsheng's personal thoughts. Ye Mingsheng plans to discuss this issue at tomorrow's cabinet meeting and pool wisdom to better solve this problem.

As Ye Mingsheng finished his investigation, the sky was getting dark, and Ye Mingsheng immediately led the three children back to the palace.

After returning to the palace, Jingcheng and Xingtong, both holding kites in their hands, went back to their mothers under the guidance of the palace maids. Ye Mingsheng only left Jingren behind.

Looking at his eldest son who was already nearly five feet tall, Ye Mingsheng also asked:

"Do you know why I asked you to ask about the prices of food, meat, and cloth today?"

Facing his father's question, Jingren looked a little confused. When Ye Mingsheng asked him to go to the grain store to ask about the grain price, he did not think about why his father asked him to do so. He only knew that his father asked him to do so, so he did it...

Seeing his eldest son's puzzled look, Ye Mingsheng did not test him but instead reminded him:
"People cannot live without food, clothing, shelter and transportation. Food, meat and cloth are all basic necessities. These necessities are closely related to the lives of the people. As a ruler, you must think about what the people think and worry about what the people worry about, and ensure that the prices of these basic necessities remain stable!"

"Whether the prices of these materials skyrocket or plummet, they will cause public resentment. Once public resentment boils over, the countdown to the court's rule will begin!"

“Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it!”

Listening to his father's teachings, Jingren nodded as if he understood, and seeing this, Ye Mingsheng touched his head lovingly. Although Jingren was filial and kind, and was a good boy, he was not a smart genius. Ye Mingsheng did not expect him to be able to understand what he said at this age.

Ye Mingsheng only hopes that Jingren can form an idea and pay attention to the prices of these materials. Now Jingren is still young and he can teach him slowly in the future.

After pondering for a while, Ye Mingsheng asked again:

"Jingren, why did you give Xingtong your monkey kite?"

Jingren scratched his head when he heard this, and then said a little embarrassedly:

“I saw my second sister was crying, and I didn’t like the monkey kite very much, so I gave the monkey kite to my second sister…”

Ye Mingsheng laughed dumbly when he heard this, and then he said directly:
"Jingren, you like that tiger kite, don't you?"

Jingren, who was exposed by his father's depression, was very surprised and asked back:

"Father, how did you know?"

Ye Mingsheng did not answer Jingren's question, but just smiled and then gave the order:

"Go back to your mother!"

"Uh-huh!"

After Jingren nodded, he walked towards An Miaoyi's courtyard under the guidance of the palace maid.

Looking at Jingren's back, Ye Mingsheng immediately instructed Zhang Hu beside him:

"Send someone to find the kite maker tomorrow and ask him to make a tiger kite and send it to Jingren!"

"Yes!"

After Zhang Hu agreed, he suddenly thought of something. After hesitating for a moment, he pointed to the six remaining kites in his hand and asked:

"Your Majesty! What should we do with these kites?"

Seeing the remaining kites, Ye Mingsheng frowned. There were nine kites on the kite vendor's stall at that time. The reason why Ye Mingsheng asked Zhang Hu to buy them all was not to show off his wealth. Ye Mingsheng was not that bored.

The reason why Ye Mingsheng asked Zhang Hu to buy them all was because he had eight children, so if they were all bought together, each of them could get one. It could also be considered as a gift that Ye Mingsheng brought back for them when he left the palace this time.

But Ye Mingsheng didn't expect that Xing Tong was so arrogant even though she didn't ask the price from the cloth shop. In order to stick to his principles, Ye Mingsheng didn't give her the kite. This led to the bankruptcy of Ye Mingsheng's plan to give each of the eight children a kite as a gift...

After all, Ye Mingsheng did not give Xingtong the kite on the grounds that Xingtong had not completed the task, and the remaining five children who did not leave the palace also failed to complete the task. Therefore, if Ye Mingsheng gave them the kite, it would be unfair to Xingtong and even a discriminatory treatment!
Just now, Xing Tong's words "Father, you are biased" outside, although they were unintentional words from a child, still had a deep impact on Ye Mingsheng!

Ye Mingsheng knew very well that it was difficult for him to treat his eight children equally, but Ye Mingsheng still wanted to be as fair as possible!
It was with this idea in mind that Ye Mingsheng bought all the kites, intending to give one to each of his eight children!
But unfortunately, things did not go as planned. In order to maintain fairness, Ye Mingsheng had no choice but to give kites to the other five children.

Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng, who was a little upset, was also ready to let Zhang Hu burn all the remaining kites. However, before he opened his mouth, Ye Mingsheng suddenly thought of something and immediately asked Zhang Hu:
"Did Liu Ning open an orphanage in the south of the city before?"

Seeing Ye Mingsheng asking this, Zhang Hu thought for a moment and nodded and said:

"Your Majesty, this is true. Magistrate Liu couldn't bear to see these orphans wandering the streets, or even being bewitched and exploited by bad people, so he found a large compound in the south of the city to house these children, and provided them with some money and rice every month so that they could grow up smoothly!"

Ye Mingsheng nodded upon hearing this and said:
"Liu Ning's action can be regarded as a meritorious deed!"

“Then you can send the remaining kites to the orphanage and give them to the children there to play with and make them happy…”