Chongzhen Chat Group

When Emperor Chongzhen heard Qian Fugui's report that Hauge had indeed followed the plan, he couldn't help laughing and applauded Hauge for his "good deeds". Eight or nine thousand men and horses, if you count those who sailed the ship, there would be almost tens of thousands. If the wild boar skin is blessed by God and can reach Edo, it will definitely give Tokugawa Iemitsu a "surprise".

But having said that, it is hard to say whether the wild boar skin will bless him. After all, once Hao Ge is successfully beheaded, the next drama is likely to be civil strife among the remnants of the Qing Dynasty. I hope the beheading will be successful. In this case, the Japanese country will definitely be in chaos, which will be very beneficial to the Ming Dynasty. Next year, or at most the year after next, the Japanese country will be able to send troops.

After thinking about this, Emperor Chongzhen put the affairs of Japan behind and celebrated the New Year happily.

During this Chinese New Year, Emperor Chongzhen also gave a big gift to his people, which was about surrendering and breaking the rules. The economic conditions of the Ming Dynasty were much better than before, so he issued an order to raise the level of all those who obeyed and violated the rules. This is also similar to the personal income tax in later generations, which raised the tax standard. People in the Ming Dynasty have money, so they can spend more if they want.

With this decree, naturally everyone in the country will be happy!

The New Year is always fast. In the blink of an eye, the New Year is over. During the Spring Festival of the ninth year of Chongzhen, although Emperor Chongzhen was still in the Forbidden City, he could learn through the chat group that in many places in the Ming Dynasty, there was no snow this winter, it was just bitingly cold. According to historical experience, there will be problems with the harvest in the north this year.

From a limited knowledge of meteorology, it seems that if there is no rain in the north, then it will definitely be rainy in the south. I don’t know if this counts as “conservation of energy”?

Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but laugh at himself, and sighed in his heart: There is flooding in the south and drought in the north!

"Your Majesty, why are you laughing?" Queen Zhou couldn't help but asked curiously when she saw the emperor's face.

Emperor Chongzhen came back to his senses, looked at Queen Zhou and replied: "I am smiling bitterly! Judging from the news reported from various places, the disaster this year is not light!"

Only through chat groups can one know the world's affairs without leaving the palace. Emperor Chongzhen could know things in advance that even the civil servants did not know.

Of course Queen Zhou knew that the emperor got this information through the chat group, after all she was also a member of the chat group.

Speaking of which, ever since Queen Zhou joined the chat group, either because of women's gossipy nature, or because staying in the palace was too boring, she would just watch others chatting in the chat group when she had nothing to do. Therefore, Queen Zhou could be considered as staying at home. But he knows some things about the world, even more than a considerable number of ministers in the DPRK and China who are not in the chat group.

Hearing Emperor Chongzhen's worries, Empress Zhou smiled and said: "Your Majesty, why worry? Aren't grains from Nanyang being shipped back continuously? Everything should be fine!"

"That's what you said!" After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen knocked unconsciously on the armrest of the rocking chair with his fingers while chatting with Queen Zhou: "I don't know if the officials below will be doing it secretly, but I don't want to be fooled. In this way, I decided to go out incognito in a few days to see with my own eyes."

When Queen Zhou heard this, she immediately thought, isn't there a factory guard supervising her? In addition, the reorganization of the Metropolitan Procuratorate has been completed, and the supervision system has spread all over the world. So why does the emperor still need to personally go out to inspect the public situation? Therefore, she immediately replied: "Your Majesty..."

As soon as the word "Your Majesty" was spoken, Queen Zhou immediately came to her senses. Your Majesty just made an excuse. In fact, she still didn't want to stay in the palace and wanted to go out for a walk!

Thinking of this, Queen Zhou immediately changed her statement and said: "When you go on patrol incognito, safety comes first, so you can't be careless."

After a pause, she added with a bit of inexplicable meaning: "It is best for me to explain in advance which sister your Majesty will take with him to serve you when you go out this time."

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen did not answer immediately. Instead, he sat up, touched Queen Zhou's slightly swollen belly and said, "I actually want to take the Queen to see the country and the country together. But there is a little guy here. Just change it to Concubine Yuan!"

After hearing this, Queen Zhou rolled her eyes at him. If she really meant it, why would she sow the seeds so diligently that she couldn't go out?

Emperor Chongzhen felt a little helpless when he received the look from Empress Zhou. He really thought so. If the empress was not pregnant, he would definitely take her south. However, he did not defend himself. He lay back on the chair and began to tap the armrest rhythmically with his fingers: "Actually, I went on patrol incognito for another purpose, which is to see how the people in various parts of the Ming Dynasty are doing? From the news I have learned now Look, the Ming Dynasty seems to be short of manpower, and I'm wondering if it's time to liberate the other half of humanity."

When Queen Zhou heard this, she was a little strange. She couldn't help but forget about the other things and asked quickly: "What about liberating the other half of mankind? Your Majesty, what does this mean?"

"Women can hold up half of the sky!" Emperor Chongzhen replied matter-of-factly, "In the past few years, the Ming Dynasty has developed too fast, and the situation in various places is good. The vassal states are also poaching people everywhere, and they are short of people!"

Empress Zhou frowned slightly. Regarding the words "women can hold up half the sky", combined with the following statement, she didn't understand it, so she confirmed with doubts: "Your Majesty, does it mean that you want women to be exposed? Isn’t this... afraid it’s inconsistent with etiquette?”

Queen Zhou has always strictly observed etiquette since she took charge of the harem, so when she heard about it, she subconsciously said this.

Emperor Chongzhen was stunned after hearing this. He immediately remembered that he was probably wishful thinking. This is not the future. Let women go out and show their faces. As long as the family is a little richer and has a higher status, I am afraid that they are not willing to do so. Do this. Only girls from poor families have to show up to survive.

In fact, this public appearance is not a derogatory term!

Take Queen Zhou herself as an example. She was from Suzhou, and her father Zhou Kui was a very poor fortune teller. Her family was poor, so Queen Zhou had no choice but to take care of the housework when she was young. But even she, as soon as she heard "women hold up half the sky" and guessed what she meant, she immediately said, "It is inconsistent with etiquette to show up in public."

Emperor Chongzhen frowned slightly and did not answer Queen Zhou, but fell into deep thought.

When Queen Zhou saw this, she felt a little uneasy. She didn't know what was wrong with the emperor. She opened her mouth to speak, but in the end she didn't say anything. She just waited quietly for the emperor to speak.

After a long time, Emperor Chongzhen raised his head, looked at Empress Zhou and said, "According to the Empress, what if I decreed that all girls in the Ming Dynasty should attend children's schools like boys?"

Queen Zhou was stunned again when she heard this. She felt that the emperor seemed to be imaginative and had another strange idea.

If the topic had been brought up first, she might have answered it as she intended without even thinking about it. But before, Emperor Chongzhen had asked an incredible question. After she answered it smoothly, she knew it was embarrassing for the emperor and seemed worried.

This situation made Queen Zhou even more cautious. After thinking about it for a moment, she replied softly: "When Li Hongfu, the former prefect of Yao'an, lectured at Zhi Buddhist Academy in Macheng, Hubei Province, he had thousands of followers, including women. Listen to the lecture. This matter is quite sensational, so I have heard a thing or two about it."

Emperor Chongzhen didn't know this situation. Hearing what she said, he couldn't help but be a little curious, so he asked: "Li Hongfu? Is this man very talented?"

When Queen Zhou heard that the emperor didn't know, she introduced him in detail: "His surname is Li, his given name is Zhi, his courtesy name is Hongfu, and his nickname is Zhuowu. His remarks are even grandstanding, which is very different from ordinary words and deeds..."

Upon hearing the name Li Zhi, Emperor Chongzhen immediately remembered it. This person will be considered a very famous person in later generations. The word deviant is enough to describe this man. According to later generations, he regarded himself as a "heresy" in the traditional Confucianism of Confucius and Mencius. He strongly denounced and criticized the feudal society's superiority of men to women, emphasis on agriculture and suppression of business, false Taoism, social corruption, and corrupt officials. Thoughts are imprisoned.

But in Emperor Chongzhen's impression, this man also fell into extremes. Although some views were desirable in terms of the values ​​​​of later generations, some views and his actions were not desirable.

This was also in the Ming Dynasty, where speech was still free. If it had been the Manchu era, there was no way he would have lived to be over seventy. However, even in the Ming Dynasty, he did not escape the fate and eventually committed suicide in prison.

As he was thinking, Queen Zhou continued after introducing Li Zhi: "There is another reason why women can listen to Li Hongfu's lectures in public. When Li Hongfu lectures in temples, he can use the incense as an excuse. However, This kind of situation is, after all, rare and unacceptable to the world.”

At this point, she paused, and seeing the emperor thinking, she continued: "But what your majesty said is that girls should go to school, which is serious knowledge. They should learn some "Sushui Family Rituals" and "Etiquette and Mourning Clothes". "Zi Xia Zhuan", "Zhou Li Tianguan Nei Zai", "Nv Nv Jing" and so on, it is possible, but I think it might be better if men and women are separated! "

It is said that a woman's lack of talent is a virtue. Under this public understanding, Queen Zhou was able to say these words, obviously taking into account the feelings of Emperor Chongzhen, not wanting to hit him too hard, and helping him find a way.

After saying this, Queen Zhou thought for a while and then said tentatively: "Your Majesty, generally those who are willing to let the girl's family study and become literate are those whose family has some money and can afford to hire a husband to study and literate in their own house. But not Those who are willing to let girls learn to read and write, even if Your Majesty allows girls to read and write for free, I'm afraid there won't be many people, so why... why is it unnecessary?"

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen looked a little serious. He shook his head and said, "I imagine that girls should learn. What the Queen said is that they need to learn, but scientific and technical knowledge also needs to be learned. Let's put it this way, boys should learn. Girls learn from the Four Books and Five Classics what the Queen said, and what they all have in common is that they all need to learn scientific and technical knowledge!"

"This..." Queen Zhou was a little surprised when she heard this. After thinking for a moment, she frowned and asked, "Your Majesty, what is the purpose of letting girls study?"

Of course it is about liberating the mind. The achievements of female compatriots in the scientific world are no weaker than those of men! Emperor Chongzhen was thinking this in his heart, but he did not say it out loud. Instead, he said in another way: "Of course, let them become useful people! From a young age, after learning knowledge, they can share the worries of the family. From a big perspective, that is You can still become a pillar of Ming Dynasty!"

"..." Queen Zhou was speechless and froze there, speechless for a moment.

After a while, she came back to her senses, and when she was about to speak, she saw that Emperor Chongzhen seemed to have thought of something, and said flatly: "No, the word publicity is wrong, it should be publicity!"

"Your Majesty, what do you mean? Why can't I understand?" Queen Zhou was a little confused, so she had to hold back what she wanted to say and followed Emperor Chongzhen's train of thought.

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen looked at Empress Zhou and said, "If a woman can make money seriously by her own ability..."

At this point, he saw that Queen Zhou's face seemed a little ugly, so he came back to his senses and immediately explained: "I'm talking about making money seriously, not about superficial business or selling jokes. For example Textile, for example, inventing something, obtaining a patent to make money, making high-value products, knitting sweaters, etc. It’s something like this. Is it okay to make money this way?”

When Queen Zhou heard this, she knew that she had gone astray, and her face turned red. Then she remembered her childhood experience. She quite agreed with the emperor's statement, so she nodded and continued to listen with some anticipation.

"Reading can make people knowledgeable and smart, especially learning scientific and technical knowledge." Emperor Chongzhen said eloquently, "If women have good knowledge, then they can make money seriously based on their ability. I believe that those poor people People will always be willing..."

This was in response to Empress Zhou's statement that poor families did not want their daughters to learn and read, and only wealthy families would invite their husbands to teach at their homes.

"...In fact, as far as I am concerned, it is better for a woman to become like Li Qingzhao than to become a woman who has mastered scientific and technological knowledge as I said!" When Emperor Chongzhen said this, he said with a little emotion, "I hope Everyone in the world, regardless of gender, is a useful person!"

Hearing this, Queen Zhou immediately remembered the emperor's ambition announced in public: I hope everyone can read! This everyone includes men and women!

Regarding Emperor Chongzhen's ambitious goal, Queen Zhou was silent, but she was actually a little excited in her heart. Although she abides by etiquette, she is still young after all, only twenty-five years old. She also has the impulsiveness and passion of young people, but only to a lesser extent.

She thought in her mind, what would it be like if such a day really happened as the emperor wished?

After a while, I heard Queen Zhou muttering to herself: "Be a useful person?"

Everyone has their own understanding of being a useful person. Being a good wife and mother is also a useful person! However, since ancient times, it seems that if a woman wants to be a useful person, she has only one choice. But now, the emperor seems to want to give women one more choice, and they are also useful people!

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