emperor of a dynasty

Yan Wuwei dealt with the matter very quickly, but within ten days he settled the case of the land fief. He was not as upright as everyone thought, he was not as upright as everyone thought, and he was not as weak as the people guessed, and he was not as weak as the people guessed, which made the big merchants suffer. .The impartiality of the treatment made people unable to find an excuse, which also made the public who guarded against her relax a little bit. It seems that Yan Wuwei is not a person who is so loyal that he will go to the dark. The public also gave snacks.

At the end of the month, the 20 Qin troops who marched into Bashu have reached the border of Shu. The Qin army's entry into Shu to quell the chaos is a foregone conclusion. Free up time to clean up domestic affairs.

Encouraging childbearing and implementing the law of equality between men and women soon appeared in Qin State. The whole country was in an uproar. Some said it was good and some said it was not. Compared with the past, the new law has changed too much. No one thought that the new king, who had been bored for almost half a year, said he wanted to practice the law, so he really practiced it, and he practiced a big one.

The new law says: fathers, brothers and children, adults who do not separate their families, will be fined for five years and serve three years in the military; for healthy adult women, each time they have a son or daughter, they will be exempted from tax for one year and rewarded with one mu of cultivated land; each village will set up a school, If the household population pays [-]% more taxes, their children can be exempted from tuition fees; men and women have the same inheritance rights, and those who have titles, their descendants will inherit the ranks, and those who are not descendants can be entrusted according to their orders.

The Qin people all agreed with the first three items, but the last one about the right of inheritance was opposed, not to mention that the common people were puzzled, and even the ministers in the court wrote to ask Murong to reconsider the fourth decree. In all dynasties, men are superior to women and women are inferior, and suddenly they want to elevate women's status and have the same rights as men... It's no wonder these old stubborn people don't jump their feet.

Murong Yan could see it, the ministers said their things, she just supported her chin and listened without making a sound, until a minister said, "This war is a battlefield for men. They are born and die, defending their families and the country. Men are also in the court." Becoming an official, worrying about the temple, and the men in the family are helping to support the family...Suddenly cut off half of their inheritance rights...I'm afraid it's not right, Your Majesty?"

"Deprivation?" Murong Yan smiled, "Where is Gu depriving half of their inheritance rights? Ladies and gentlemen, since we have talked about this today, I might as well talk to everyone:

There are nearly four generations of the Qin State, a total of 73 years. There have been battles every year, and there have been thousands of battles, large and small. The number of Qin Jun casualties is well known, and everyone who loves you also knows it well. Because of the war, the age of Qin Jun’s conscription From twenty to eighteen, and from eighteen to sixteen, is it necessary to drop to fourteen again? !How many families have fathers and brothers killed in battle, orphans and widowed mothers, the present state of Qin lacks nothing and is not afraid of anything, but it lacks people and is afraid of no one.In the new law, men are divided into households when they become adults, and taxes are collected on a household basis. In this way, taxes will go up, and women will be rewarded for having children, and the population will go up, even for those who adopt orphans and widows. Girls will gradually be adopted by others. There are schools in every village, and the adopters also study for free. Why not?As for the right of succession between men and women that the Ai Qings object to..." Murong Yan sneered, "Then according to the Ai Qings, the widows shouldn't be sitting on the throne anymore? "

"The minister is guilty—"

"Wang Wannian—"

Hearing this, all the ministers knelt down on the ground in unison. They all shook their heads and did not dare to say anything. They were terrified, patronized and quarreled, and even forgot that their king was a woman. If they were worried about themselves The "natural" power and wealth will be shared by the direct sisters who were not a threat to their interests. According to them, their king...in theory...he shouldn't be the king.But the problem is that Murong Yan is already the king... and he is still a legitimate king, so they are entangled in this issue now, aren't they just slapping the king in the face? !Thinking of this, these ministers felt a little bit annoyed. Could it be that the clansmen who are most fond of the clan's religious law on weekdays are silent today, and the co-authors already have a score in their hearts!

"What are your loves thinking?" Murong Yan said with a smile, "Since ancient times, there have been differences in respect and inferiority, as have the differences between concubines and concubines. What? Is there a problem with the Gu's decree? Could it be possible that loves will divide the family property after a hundred years? If you don’t give it to the sons and daughters, can’t you give it back to the concubines?”

"Your Majesty, that's a good thing to say, but it hurts only when the needle sticks in your body!"

"It hurts only if it's stuck on me?" Murong Yan sneered, "Oh, that's right—speaking of it, the widow is also a son of a concubine, and the throne of the widow is not righteous, so why should the widow change the new law: As long as children, there is no distinction between concubine and concubine. Everyone has the right to inherit?"

"Think twice, Your Majesty—"

Murong Xun slapped the table angrily and said, "Think twice? Why do you think twice? Isn't the ancient saying that you should lead by example?! Don't you just want to see what Gu is going to do? It just so happens that the widow is not married yet, so this body won't last long , Li Chu also Li Zhang, the royal family happens to have a eldest princess Mu Cong, come! Draw up the decree - to establish the eldest princess as the crown prince - to follow the great Qin Guozuo!!!"

"My king calm down—"

"My king calm down—"

"My king calm down—"

Now people in the Gong clan really want to hate these ministers to death. Originally, the purpose of seeing Murong Yan in January was to choose a suitable heir in the royal family of the Gong clan. Now, it is impossible for her to recruit a husband and give birth to an heir. It is most suitable to choose an heir in the clan. Everyone's surname is Murong, and everyone with excellent children has this opportunity. When they went on stage to perform, these ministers were stirring up and down in the middle, forcing Murong Yan to follow the new law to make the princess Qi the crown prince. Who would give something to the children of the concubine that only the legitimate son and the legitimate daughter can get?Now it's just on the bright side, if the king doesn't say clearly that the first daughter also has the right to inherit, won't her throne be obvious to others in the future?Furthermore, the new folk law rewards an acre of fertile land for every child who has a child. If the inheritance rights of women are not fixed, who knows if those foolish people will throw and kill female babies for the sake of a few acres of land?The women are all dead, and they don't even have the chance to grow up. Can the men have children by themselves? !Wasn't he the one who was unlucky at the time?

The princes gritted their teeth, and now they just want to strangle these people. The decree made in front of the courtiers, even if Murong Xun regretted it afterwards, he couldn't change it. Li Chang, the two are indispensable. Judging by the aggressive nature of the prince, Princess Qi must not be a great talent suitable to be a king. Although she is a direct descendant, she has never heard that Murong Xun has ever treated that niece. What is the meaning of intimacy, even during the New Year's Day, only the second and third grades were used for family banquets according to the etiquette, and up to now, no other princess utensils have been announced. .

After the court broke up unhappy, the ministers did not dare to discuss the new decree, nor did they dare to block it, so the new law was carried out smoothly throughout the country. The town went to the countryside to interpret the new law for the people. After reading the new law, the people did not reject the new law as before. Especially after the decree of making Princess Changqi the crown prince spread throughout the country, the people respected the new law even more. They guessed It will be a matter of time before Qin has a second female king. Because of this, the women of Qin, who have always been shy of women, are more motivated. Half a year after the implementation of the new law, the population of Qin has grown considerably, and women have also walked out of the house. Many places have made considerable contributions. Even in the later period of Qin Wangyu's administration, more and more women were officials in the court, and so did the military.