Back To The Beginning Of Ming To Do Charity

"Old Zhangtou, here, good shredded tobacco." The middle-aged man handed Lao Zhangtou a small bag of shredded tobacco.

The old Zhangtou took it happily: "You can still get shredded tobacco."

The man laughed: "My eldest son went to the business with the merchant, and brought me some along the way."

Old Zhangtou: "Your family's life is getting better and better."

The man's family has three sons and one daughter, all of whom have been supported and grown up. One of the three sons travels around with the merchant, and the two went out to repair bridges. The daughter and his wife weave at home.

The man's name was Zheng Liu. Although he was the sixth eldest, none of the five brothers in front survived.

"That's all the emperor's sage." Zheng Liu lit up the dry tobacco, sat opposite Lao Zhang and smoked, "When you don't talk about chaos, just talk about last year. How can you expect to live like today?"

Old Zhang Tou took a puff of cigarette and let it out: "Is your daughter going to marry off or recruit someone else?"

Zheng Liu said: "To marry, she has her own ideas, and she has taken a fancy to the son of Widow Zhao in the east of the city."

The old Zhangtou said in surprise: "Hey! Your daughter really has an idea."

Zheng Liu: "Then Widow Zhao said that my daughter married and she treated my daughter as her own daughter."

The old man listened.

Zheng Liu said again: "It's fine even if she treats my daughter badly. Now we still have to reconcile and leave. At worst, we can leave. I think his family's reputation will be bad after we leave. If you want to find a wife again? Go ahead and dream."

"Nowadays women don't worry about getting married, but men worry about getting married."

The old Zhangtou sighed: "In the early years, who knew that life is so easy now..."

"My eldest and second daughter were carried to the base of the city wall by myself."

People were coming and going on the city wall, and he left the child there, hoping that some dignitaries would pass by, so that the child would have a chance of life.

The adults in the family can't get enough to eat, let alone raise children.

Not to mention girls.

Whoever throws a child throws the girl first.

It is not known how many babies and girls died during the war.

Now comes the retribution.

There are more bachelors and fewer women every day.

What's more, since the establishment of a garment factory, women would rather go to work than marry.

Women do not worry about getting married, even widows over forty years old are asked to marry.

They would rather earn more money when they are young and strong.

Old Zhang hit his leg with his head: "The road is about to pass. When the road is cleared, you can drive to the town. Ten miles and eight villages are connected together, so it is convenient to visit relatives."

"The road is wide and flat, good job!"

Zheng Liu said with a smile: "When the time comes to go to the market, I will go to the town to sell some gadgets, and I will also subsidize the family."

Old Zhangtou laughed at him: "Is your family still short of money?"

Zheng Liu sternly said: "I have three boys, and when I get married, I can't still live in the current house. When my daughter gets married, I have to buy her a dowry. This expense can't be saved, so I have to save some money to live."

Old Zhangtou: "That's right. You are lucky to support four children."

Lao Zhangtou has only one son.

The two girls at the front were thrown under the city wall, one of the four boys at the back died, two were sold to rich people as servants, and only one remained after going around.

When the world is chaotic, human life is worthless.

After selling two boys, the food they got was not enough for half a month.

"Save more money and marry your kid a daughter-in-law. As long as you can have children, the more children you have, the better." Zheng Liu said to him.

The old Zhangtou also smiled: "That's right, my old bones are not ready to rest, I have to see my grandchildren come out, and then I can close my eyes."

The world is getting better, and the girls from all the villages have survived in the past few years.

Now some boys earn less than girls.

Even if the girl does not recruit a surrogate to marry out, she still misses her mother's family in her heart.

Now many people in the village rely on their girls to work in garment factories to survive, and they never urge their girls to marry.

Anyway, if you don't worry about getting married, it's better to earn a few more years of money.

The girls also turned up, insisting on marrying what they like.

"Just say that the daughter of Aunt Zhao's family in Xiaohe Village secretly went to the government to register with her man." Old Zhangtou still looked incredible when he said this, "Her parents thought the man's family was poor and wanted her to marry a 50-year-old man. The old man who is many years old, going to be the stepmother, she has an idea, and she took the sign to register with the man, and her parents have nothing to do."

"We just got married a few days ago."

Zheng Liu: "Her parents are also unclear. They just don't want their daughter to marry a poor man, so they can persuade them. If they want their daughter to marry an old man in his 50s, isn't this going to destroy her? Now, as long as you are willing to work hard, you can do it." Earning money, such a good day, and pointing to prostitutes for glory, his daughter did a good job."

"Besides, if I send my daughter to school in the future, maybe she can become an official!"

Speaking of this, everyone now knows that His Majesty has appointed a female official, who is still an envoy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. The common people don't know what she is doing, but they all know that she is definitely not a petty official. of!

Although this is the only one, the people can't help but think that if they send their sons and daughters to study, the probability of an official in the family will be higher.

After all, even with free government schools now, people are more willing to let their sons go to school and their daughters work at home.

After hearing that there were female officials, the common people felt that this was absurd, and hurriedly sent their daughters to the school.

Maybe my daughter will be able to honor her ancestors in the future?

The matter of the female officer was aroused, and Lin Yuan's case table also contained many "faithful and straightforward remonstrance" memorials, and everyone was admonishing him, hoping that he would take back his order.

I heard that there were a few senior officials who passed out crying at the gate of the palace as soon as they left the palace gate.

There were also those who wanted to commit suicide by hitting the wall—they were stopped by the guards guarding the palace gate.

The guard said this: "It's easy for you to die, but your family is still here."

The man left crying.

But it is impossible for Lin Yuan to take back his life.

The first is that he is indeed planning to improve the status of women, so as to ensure the survival rate of newborn girls. The current male-to-female population ratio is still not optimistic. Many areas still have the habit of drowning female babies. He must give the people a The reassurance is that there are only good things for the baby girl to survive, and there are no bad things.

The second is that he is the emperor. If he backs down because of the pressure from his officials, his words will gradually lose prestige. Everyone will think that the emperor is weak and deceptive, and he is ready to push his nose at any time.

How many courtiers really feel that it is wrong for him to appoint a woman as an official?

They don't even know what the Metropolitan Procuratorate does and what powers it has.

But they will put pressure on him for not conforming to conventional wisdom.

Because they can stand up to the truth.

The exhortation seems to be justified, their reputation is not hindered, and it is the emperor who is wrong.

If the emperor doesn't listen, they can also gain the reputation of being loyal and good ministers.

The emperor listened, then they can get more benefits.

If the emperor loses the first time, there will be a second time.

Lin Yuan said to Chen Bosong: "It just so happens that you are back, send some imperial edicts for me."

Chen Bosong was feasting, when he heard this, he stopped his hands and put down his chopsticks: "I'm going?"

Lin Yuan said with a smile: "Now you hold the military power of 30 troops, and everyone who stands out will shake. I will give you a token to go unimpeded. You are allowed to kill first and then play. Whoever refuses to accept the order, you can cut down." head of."

Chen Bosong didn't refuse, just wiped his mouth and was about to leave.

Still Lin Yuan sighed and said, "Don't be in such a hurry, rest overnight and go tomorrow morning, people can't run away."

Only then did Chen Bosong sit back and finish the meal. He had a better appetite and ate more than Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan now eats like taking medicine, and he can't taste the taste of dragon liver and phoenix gallbladder. Every day, he has a few mouthfuls to kill his stomach, but he is hungry and has a good figure. He punches every morning for health maintenance, and he even has muscles.

Chen Bosong actually didn't quite understand why Lin Yuan appointed a woman as an official, so he asked, "There is no such precedent."

That's what people say.

Lin Yuan took his hand, asked him to sit beside her, and explained the reason to him.

"I'm afraid that the foundation laid so hard will be wasted." Lin Yuan sighed, "I don't expect Gaoyou to be everywhere, I just want to create more vitality for women. There is no shortage of women in Beijing. Woolen cloth?"

Chen Bosong understood: "There are not many wives under my account."

He wasn't talking about personal soldiers and deputies, but ordinary soldiers.

Lin Yuan patted the back of his hand: "Learn slowly."

Chen Bosong suddenly asked: "Do you think I'm too stupid?"

He only knows how to fight, and he can't see the twists and turns in the court.

"You are the emperor, and they will all listen to you."

Lin Yuan shook his head: "You are not stupid, you just don't use your mind in these places, and you don't need to understand these things, I just want you to do what you want to do."

"As for them..." Lin Yuan's eyes suddenly became sharper, "Couriers are also human beings, and as human beings, they have their own selfishness, and they want to strive for greater benefits. If they fail once, there will be a second time, but these people are not useless. Yes, some of them are dedicated to their posts, but if I can kill them all, can the newcomers who are promoted be able to stand on their own?"

Chen Bosong suddenly became angry: "You gave them all the power, how dare they disobey you? I will go tomorrow and kill everyone who disobeys."

Lin Yuan was amused by him: "It's easy to kill people, but it's not easy to rule people. This is a science. You can ask them tomorrow if they still remember whose subject you are. If they dare to resist the order, you can use the knife again." .”

Chen Bosong nodded, his brows were tightly frowned, and he was full of evil spirits.

The eunuch outside asked Erliang who was guarding the door: "Brother, is this white fungus soup still in?"

Erliang put on a straight face: "Give it to me, you step back."

The eunuch withdrew after giving the white fungus soup to Erliang, and the flattering smile on his face did not subside until he was far away.

He rolled his eyes and thought to himself: "They are all slaves, what are you proud of? It's just luck, and you have been with His Majesty for a long time."

"I don't believe it, Your Majesty only uses you as a slave, and you don't know who is called brother in the future."

The author has something to say: Erliang: "I am a winner in life! You little goblins, go away! (ノ｀Д)ノ"