Back to the Ming Dynasty to be a tyrant

Su Maoxiang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishments, bowed and said, "The minister is here."

Emperor Chongzhen said: "According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, what is the crime for folks who purify themselves without authorization?"

Su Maoxiang bowed and said: "Your Majesty Qizuo, according to the law of the Ming Dynasty, all officials and people's homes are not allowed to beg for the sons of others, and those who castrate the fire, and those who violate the law will be flown for three thousand miles with one hundred sticks. The sons will be given to relatives.

Those who were cleansed in the previous year, had been sent back, and if they did not wait for the court to collect them, they would be sent out in court, and those who came to Beijing privately and plotted to use them, asked to be sent to the border guards to serve as soldiers.

On October 24, the fifth year of Hongzhi, Emperor Xiaozong ordered that anyone who dares to purify himself privately in the future will be beheaded by himself and his subordinates, and the whole family will be dispatched to remote areas and sent to the army.Neighbors and Xie's family did not raise their heads to question the crime.There are old people in Sili, etc., who still need to visit frequently.But there are such people, even if they are arrested and sent to officials, if they are concealed, they will be punished without mercy.

In the 11th year of Wanli, Shenzong issued an edict to the world that there were more than four or five sons among the people, and those who were willing to report one son to the official for castration were allowed.Selected by the company on the day when the booklet is sent to the department and waiting for the replacement.If there is private secession, it will be dealt with as usual.Those who are not punished by the neighbors will be punished together and will not be spared. "

Emperor Chongzhen thought that this is right, it's okay, he always thinks about cutting something, and whoever dares to cut himself will be severely punished.

Of course, it’s nothing to cut off those two taels of meat, the key is that this has opened a very bad head for future generations—some people in future generations have cut themselves spiritually.

The most important thing is that after the men who were supposed to be strong laborers were cut off, it wasn't just a matter of losing two ounces of meat, but the whole person's working ability plummeted.

If it was cut at a young age, it would be possible to live a long life, but it would be a pitfall if it was cut after adulthood, especially in the middle - the old ones are much faster than normal people.

It's just that the situation of private purification in the Ming Dynasty was taken lightly. Otherwise, why would so many people choose to castrate themselves in order to enter the palace?

Emperor Chongzhen simply said: "The so-called body, hair and skin, should not be lightly destroyed by the parents. After that, there will be those who purify themselves privately, and those who kill themselves will be executed, and the whole family will travel three thousand miles. The chief's questioning.

Those who force others to purify themselves are as guilty as the murderers.Parents who force their children to cleanse themselves, use a hundred sticks, and travel three thousand miles to fill the death row camp, and they will not be pardoned.Neighbors and Xie's family did not raise their heads to question the crime. "

There are more than four or five sons in the folk, and those who are willing to report one son to the official for castration, promise it.Selected by the company on the day when the booklet is sent to the department and waiting for the replacement.If there is private secession, it will be dealt with as usual.Those who are not punished by the neighbors will be punished together and will not be spared.

Chapter 293 It's a Disaster

In fact, Su Maoxiang didn't care much about the severity of the punishment proposed by Emperor Chongzhen.

Even if the punishments proposed by Emperor Chongzhen were added together, what should be cut by the people should be cut, and what should be cut should still be cut. As long as there is a glimmer of hope to sneak into the palace and become a eunuch, it is absolutely impossible to eliminate the possibility.

But since Emperor Chongzhen proposed such a high penalty, it must have had some effect during the period when it was strictly enforced.

As for the future, let's talk about the future.

Actually speaking, programmers like Emperor Chongzhen who like to read novels hate eunuchs very much.

Although it is said that Zhongguancun in later generations has become a gathering place for kicked people, the great profession of eunuch has disappeared in New China.

but!

In the famous training base for traversers, on a certain Chinese website, generations of eunuchs emerge in endlessly.

The most hateful ones are the five eunuchs known as the five green, five white, five yellow and five eunuchs.

In addition, there are a lot of eunuchs, big and small, rampant among them. They often dig holes and don't fill them in. There are even some big dicks who cut off the boutiques when they are put on the shelves!

It can be said that a certain point is simply Zhongguancun in the new century, which makes people's teeth itch.

But in Daming, people like eunuchs are inseparable.

After all, no matter how bad and domineering the eunuchs of Ming Dynasty were, they all had one thing in common, that is, they were loyal to the emperor.

Among these eunuchs, the more famous ones are Zheng He, Wang Zhen, Liu Jin, Wang Zhi, Wei Zhongxian, and so on.

The better ones, Zheng He, can be regarded as famous through the ages, and the worse ones, such as Liu Jin, Wang Zhi, and Wei Zhongxian, all of them were slaughtered without a note.

Compared with the ten permanent servants from the old Liu family and the eunuchs from the old Li family who would abolish the emperor at every turn, the eunuchs from the old Zhu family are as obedient as cats.

But no matter how awesome the cat is, it has to kneel when it meets a husky-like civil servant.

How do you say something?My brother in society, I talk too much like a dog, I have never won a fight, and I have never lost a fight.

In Emperor Chongzhen's view, eunuchs are like cats who may run wild for a while relying on the favor of their masters, but only Erha can live freely for generations.

Anyway, the matter of eunuchs can only be dealt with in this way first. As for raising the eunuch's treatment or something, Emperor Chongzhen said that he is not considering this matter at present.

The matter of releasing a group of maids outside the palace can be handled by the queen, and there is no need to bring it to the court for discussion.

As for the official ration of the guards and so on, it will be good to discuss it with the British Lord and the others later.

But in Emperor Chongzhen's view, since the ministers in the court have already received their own wages, they should work hard, otherwise they will be sabotage.

Emperor Chongzhen, who couldn't see his employees being lazy, simply asked: "Before, I asked the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Imperial Hospital, and Jinyiwei to jointly investigate the marriage and childbirth of women in the capital and surrounding areas. Is there any result now?"

Guo Yunhou, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, heard the question from Emperor Chongzhen, and went out to play: "Your Majesty Qizuo, I have sent people to check the capital and the two counties of Daxing and Wanping under its jurisdiction, and more than [-] surrounding Changping and Liangxiangs. State and county."

When Emperor Chongzhen heard that Guo Yunhou had finished investigating the matter, he asked with great interest, "What's the result?"

Guo Yunhou bowed and said: "Your Majesty Qizuo, the situation is worse than I imagined.

In the seventh year of Tianqi, more than [-] women were married in the capital and surrounding counties, and more than [-] gave birth in the first year of Chongzhen.

Among them, more than 14 people were married at the age of 16, more than 17 people were married at the age of 13, and more than [-] people were married at the age of [-]. "

Emperor Chongzhen hummed, and said, "That is to say, most of them have children at the age of 15?"

Guo Yunhou didn't even dare to straighten his body, so he just bowed and said, "Return to Your Majesty, that's exactly the case. Among them, more than a hundred died due to dystocia, most of whom were married at the age of 13. There were more than a thousand people with insufficient milk. There are more than a thousand people who fall ill.

Later, I went to consult the imperial physicians of the Department of Yin and Dumbness in the Taiyuan Hospital and the Taiyuan Hospital, and found that the situation was indeed as His Majesty said. Those who are underage, their bones are not fixed, their qi and blood are not full, and they have children. There is a great risk. "

Emperor Chongzhen hummed, and said: "For every nine people who marry, one woman dies of dystocia. That is to say, those who are married only when they are full, very few die of dystocia?"

Guo Yunhou bowed and replied: "Yes."

Emperor Chongzhen said: "I intend to change the law of the Ming Dynasty, and those who are under the age of women are not allowed to marry. What do you love?"

Wen Tiren knew what Emperor Chongzhen wanted to say a long time ago, so he went out of the class immediately and said: "Your Majesty is wise, I second the proposal."

Originally, Emperor Chongzhen thought that this was the end of the matter. After all, this is a good thing, isn't it?

It's just that Erha is Erha after all, and no one can imagine what they are thinking.But Erha's IQ will sometimes be unsealed, such as when the weather is relatively cold.

For example, Zheng Huanwen, the censor, didn't think it was a good thing. After leaving the class, he bowed and said, "Your Majesty Qi Zuo, I object."

Seeing that Emperor Chongzhen was waiting for him to continue, Zheng Huanwen continued: "Your Majesty, the Great Ming law was set by Emperor Taizu Gao, and it should not be moved lightly, this is one of them.

The folks have always believed that women can marry after the thirteen days of sunflowers arrive. If His Majesty forcibly stipulates that those who are dissatisfied should not be married, it will disturb the government of the people.

Third, folk women marry earlier, which is really a last resort. "

Seeing that Emperor Chongzhen still had nothing to say, Zheng Huanwen continued: "If the common people have four or five children in their families, it will be difficult to raise them.

If you marry your daughter early, you can reduce the burden, so marrying your daughter earlier is really a last resort. "

For the first two, Emperor Chongzhen only thought of the censor as the censor, and his head twitched again, wanting to fight for his name or something.