nownovels Chapter 787: Farming With A Low Threshold, The Bad Habit Of Foot Binding In The Song, Yuan And Ming
Chapter 787: Farming With A Low Threshold, The Bad Habit Of Foot Binding In The Song, Yuan And Ming
Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's hesitant words, Yan Changqing smiled slightly, looked at Queen Ma, and laughed softly:
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, is it okay to let women take over the plowing duties instead of men?!!"
When Queen Ma heard this, she also looked sideways at Zhu Yuanzhang beside her, and said in a gentle but strong tone:
"Chongba, next door is the Wanmin Agricultural College. Is it okay to let women take over the responsibility of plowing the fields instead of the strong men? Let me compare with you to see who plows more and better.
It’s better that I plow the fields more and better!”
Hearing what Empress Ma said, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately raised his eyebrows and raised his eyes in anger, well, not to Empress Ma, but to Yan Changqing on the podium!
Don’t talk about martial ethics!
He actually used Queen Ma to suppress him!
Can he, Zhu Yuanzhang, the majestic king of a country, be suppressed by others?!!
impossible!
"OK!"
"Why not!"
"My sister, she is just a woman, just plowing the fields. What's wrong with that!"
Zhu Yuanzhang glared at Yan Changqing on the podium with dissatisfaction from time to time, and explained to Queen Ma with a smile that he definitely did not mean to look down on her.
However, after Empress Ma's words, Zhu Yuanzhang also remembered that during the uprising in the early years, he led a large number of strong men to fight outside. There was insufficient manpower in the rear area, and there were not enough strong men to plow the fields.
At that time, it was his sister who, with a large number of strong women, personally went to the fields to help with farming and weaved military uniforms. Thus, despite the shortage of manpower, she still tried her best to ensure sufficient food and clothing at the front.
What does it mean to be a woman but not a man? His sister is called a woman to be a woman!
In addition, there are also the families and children of his old brothers, and Queen Ma also takes good care of them.
This is why he and a group of old brothers can fight outside with confidence.
It can be said that Queen Ma can have such a status today, although part of it is Zhu Yuanzhang's first wife and sharing difficulties with Zhu Yuanzhang, but more of it is because of Queen Ma's personal ability, which is also very outstanding.
Not only did it reassure Zhu Yuanzhang, but it also convinced all the Huaixi nobles.
For example, if Ming Dynasty is a listed company, then the other concubines in the harem can only get 117 points of share dividends from Zhu Yuanzhang by virtue of Zhu Yuanzhang's favor.
However, Empress Ma personally invested in the company when it was first founded, and then relied on her personal abilities to work with Zhu Yuanzhang to make the company bigger and stronger, and even eventually listed it on the market.
So Zhu Yuanzhang can look down on other women, but Zhu Yuanzhang will never look down on Queen Ma.
In other words, in Zhu Yuanzhang's case, women in the world are actually divided into two categories, one is Queen Ma, and the other is other women.
Just like in Zhu Yuanzhang's place before, the sons were also divided into two categories, one was Zhu Biao, and the other was other princes.
However, in recent years, King Zhu Xi of Qin, King Zhu Fan of Jin, King Zhu Di of Yan, King Zhu Ji of Zhou, King Zhu Zhen of Chu, and King Zhu Shu of Qi have managed to get rid of the status of prince Zhu Yuanzhang by relying on their personal abilities, and their success is the same as Zhu Biao's. Became Zhu Yuanzhang's son.
Of course, although King Zhu Di of Qin, King Zhu Fan of Jin, King Zhu Di of Yan and others also became Zhu Yuanzhang's sons, Zhu Biao's son still had the highest status in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart.
After Empress Ma gently pressed Zhu Yuanzhang, Yan Changqing stopped his smile and said seriously:
"It is not as difficult as your Majesty thought to let women take over the duties of plowing the fields instead of the strong men."
“In fact, the various tasks currently performed by strong men, apart from fighting on the battlefield, other physical tasks, such as plowing fields, fishing, collecting firewood, etc., are not so difficult that women cannot take over them at all. degree."
"After all, for physical work, to put it bluntly, there is only one threshold, and that is the energy level!"
"But the problem of strength can be solved in disguised form with the help of tools."
“For example, the roller skating set, with the help of the roller skating set, even a person like me with no physical strength can easily lift a thousand kilograms of weight.
"Not to mention, those strong women are stronger than me."
"In the same way, plowing the fields is tiring and consumes physical energy."
"But with the help of various convenient labor tools invented in the past and today [such as curved shaft plows, oxen, flute carts, water drainage, fan carts, etc., a series of auxiliary tools have reduced the difficulty of farming."
"Even women can actually complete the work of cultivating the land that strong men were responsible for in the past."
"At most, it's just that the progress and efficiency of plowing are a little bit off due to a temporary lack of familiarity.
"But over time, there won't be any difference."
"Generally speaking, it is not unfeasible for women to be responsible for plowing the fields instead of strong men."
"The only problem is that letting women take over the responsibility of plowing the fields instead of the strong men will arouse criticism from the Confucian ministers and scholars, "blaming those women for showing their faces and so on."
"So it depends on whether Your Majesty wants to 'out of thin air' create millions or even tens of millions of additional female labor forces to greatly speed up the reclamation of acres of land in the world, the development of the Liaodong Plain, and the construction of various national infrastructures. "
"Or, I want to avoid criticism from those Confucian ministers and scholars."
After hearing Yan Changqing's last words, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately raised his eyebrows and said:
"Criticism?"
"We need to avoid the criticism of those Confucian ministers and scholars?"
"Whoever dares to criticize will be farmed by us for the rest of his life!"
According to Yan Changqing's narration, even Zhu Yuanzhang had to admit that it was indeed feasible to let women take over the responsibility of plowing the fields instead of strong men.
And compared with letting women replace strong men to be responsible for plowing the fields, which may attract criticism from Confucian ministers and scholars, after all, it was the millions or even tens of millions of extra women's labor force that "out of thin air" made Zhu Yuanzhang even more excited. .
After all, as the king of a country, Zhu Yuanzhang always focused more on how to make Ming Dynasty develop faster and better.
And the fact that there are millions, or even tens of millions more women in the labor force "out of thin air" is undoubtedly a great thing that can make Ming Dynasty develop faster and better!
As for the criticism of mere Confucian ministers and scholars, is that important?
It didn't matter at all. If any Confucian minister or scholar dared to say that women could not replace strong men in plowing the fields, he would directly cut off the official position of that Confucian minister, and then put those scholars and scholars on the imperial examination blacklist for the rest of their lives. All they can do is farm!
After all, don’t they say that women cannot plow the fields instead of strong men?
Since women cannot plow the fields instead of the strong men, then they, the strong men, can farm the fields for their entire lives!
Moreover, when Yan Changqing talked about the criticisms of those Confucian ministers and scholars, Zhu Yuanzhang was reminded of the power of interpretation of public opinion held by Confucian ministers and scholars in the past [removing the weight of the emperor's power].
Although in recent years, he and Yan Changqing have tacitly joined forces to attack, which has severely damaged the authority of Confucianism and regained some of the power of interpretation of public opinion held by Confucianism.
But Zhu Yuanzhang never let go of his vigilance against Confucianism.
Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang had tacitly agreed to let women take charge of plowing the fields instead of men, Yan Changqing showed a smile on his lips and continued:
"If women are to be responsible for plowing the fields instead of strong men, then His Majesty will also issue an express prohibition on women's foot binding."
"Although His Majesty restored many Han etiquette and culture in the past, at the same time, he did not order the abolition of some bad habits left over from the past.
"For example, foot binding is one of the bad habits!"
"Foot binding began in the late Northern Song Dynasty and rose in the Southern Song Dynasty. In the Yuan Dynasty, foot binding became more serious and continued to develop in a slim direction.'
"Can a custom that arose out of Da Tong and developed out of violent Yuan be a good custom?!!"
"If foot binding is a good custom, why didn't the mighty men of the past have the custom of binding women's feet?!!"
"Why is it that in the Tang Dynasty, when all the barbarians were surrendered and all nations came to court, there was no custom of women's foot-binding?!"
"The result was that if they won the battle, they would cede territory and pay compensation, but if they lost the battle, they would surrender. The custom of women's foot binding began."
"Similarly, in the Yuan Dynasty, which was ruled by the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, women's foot binding was vigorously promoted and developed."
"To put it bluntly, the emperor and civil servants of the Song Dynasty were all useless!"
"Because they are all trash, so in order to make them appear less trash, we try to find ways to make those women become even more trash than they are!"
"Similarly, the Yuan Dynasty vigorously promoted foot binding mainly to make it more difficult for women to resist them!"
"If it weren't for the fact that male footbinding would affect the people's ability to grow food for them, maybe the former Yuan would also let men have their feet bound too!"
Yan Changqing unceremoniously launched a direct dynastic attack on Da Ting and Qian Yuan.
When they heard Yan Changqing directly scolding Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor and civil servants of the Song Dynasty, as all useless, as well as the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes, their expressions were as usual.
Having known each other for so long, they had long known that Yan Changqing was essentially a person without royal authority.
However, when there were outsiders, Yan Changqing would still pretend to give the emperor a little face.
But in private, let alone the emperor of the Song Dynasty, even Zhu Yuanzhang had not been scolded before.
It's just that every time Yan Changqing scolded Zhu Yuanzhang, he would scold him so well that Zhu Yuanzhang could not refute.
In addition, Yan Changqing would not lose Zhu Yuanzhang's face in front of outsiders except the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes, so even if Yan Changqing scolded him, Zhu Yuanzhang would endure it again and again. .
After directly attacking the Song Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty, Yan Changqing went on to talk about the disadvantages of foot binding:
"Foot binding can be said to greatly hinder a woman's movement."
"Although wealthy women do not need to do the labor themselves, because their feet are tied, they are too lazy to move and sit around all day long, which leads to intense worries, disharmony between Qi and blood, and often leads to physical weakness.
"If you encounter the disaster of water, fire and thieves, it will be difficult to move. You can only sit back and wait for death and let the disaster of water, fire and thieves take away your life!"
"Ordinary common people and poor women have their feet bound to cook, sweep, and farm, and carry heavy loads. All kinds of labor are unavoidable and multiply their suffering, so they have to kneel down to sweep the house and sit on the farm.
"What's more, it still requires grinding and grinding, transplanting seedlings and harvesting rice. The bitterness and bitterness involved cannot be described by those who have not experienced it."
"Furthermore, the pain of foot binding can be described as bone-cutting and painful."
"Especially in the initial stage of binding. Every time the binding occurs, the pain is unbearable, and sobbing and crying are unavoidable."
"And bundles are usually tied around two o'clock in the morning and evening, so the sound of girls crying and wailing in the morning and evening is a tragic scene in every household!"
"Parents love their children with the utmost care, but they are cruel and cruel, and almost ignored. If they are four or five years old, or seven or eight years old, if they speak harshly and forcefully, their bones will be broken and their muscles will be broken, and their hearts will be quickened. ,If this is not a bad habit, what is it?!!"
After hearing Yan Changqing's narration, both Zhu Yuanzhang and the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Zhu Gang, Zhu Di and other princes could not help but be stunned.
Because Yan Changqing mentioned the issue of foot binding, they really didn't pay attention to it.
Maybe some of their concubines had their feet bound, but their main wives basically didn't have their feet bound.
For example, Queen Ma was loved by her adoptive parents when she was young and refused to have her feet bound, so the soles of her feet were the same size as a normal person.
But compared with those women with abnormal bound feet, Queen Ma's feet seemed a bit big, and some people even called her "Ma's big feet" because of this.
Of course, no one dares to call this nickname now.
Otherwise, Lao Zhu’s Nine Clans Xiaoxiaole will understand.
The principal wives of princes such as Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Zhu Fan, and Zhu Di were basically the daughters of distinguished military generals and meritorious officials.
Most of these noble generals and meritorious ministers came from rough backgrounds, and it can be said that they are very resistant to foot binding that hinders movement.
You must know that more than ten or twenty years ago, the Ming Dynasty had not yet pacified the world, and the world was still in chaos.
Under such circumstances, if you bind your feet and make yourself unable to walk quickly, you will definitely live a long life.
In troubled times, if you encounter officers, soldiers, or bandits chasing you, you won't be able to escape.
Under such circumstances, these noble marquises, military generals with rude backgrounds, would naturally not let their daughters have their feet bound.
Furthermore, those military generals and meritorious officials generally doted on their daughters, and they would not force their daughters to bind their feet.
Therefore, the first wives of princes such as Prince Zhu Biao, Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di, etc. are basically all without foot binding like Queen Ma.
Of course, if in another two or three generations, the bad habit of foot-binding for beauty continues to be popular and even sought after, then these military generals and noble lords will inevitably force their daughters to bind their feet under the influence of the general environment.
Queen Ma was silent for a while, then suddenly stood up and faced Zhu Yuanzhang, slightly bent her knees, and performed the Wanfu Salute seriously.
Before Queen Ma could speak, Zhu Yuanzhang reacted immediately and quickly stretched out his hand to help Queen Ma up and said:
"Sister, what are you doing? Get up quickly and salute properly?!"
Queen Ma shook her head, did not stand up as Zhu Yuanzhang stretched out her hand, and said:
"Although I knew the pain of foot binding in the past, I didn't know that foot binding can be so harmful!"
"If it hadn't been for Mr. Yan's narration, I'm afraid I wouldn't have realized that footbinding has such serious disadvantages for women. It's my fault!"
"Secondly, although I know that footbinding is not good for women, I only tell my daughters not to have their feet bound."
"I didn't expect that there are many other women in the world who suffer from foot binding, let alone that they can avoid the suffering of foot binding.'
"I am the mother of the world, but I am ashamed to treat the women of the world. This is my second fault!!"
"That's why, please punish me, Your Majesty!"
Upon hearing Queen Ma's request for punishment, Yi Yuanzhang quickly shook his head and said:
"Foot binding is not the girl's fault, it was started by the Northern Song Dynasty; other people's foot binding is also the choice of everyone else in the world."
"How can you blame the girl for all this!"
However, Queen Ma shook her head firmly:
"Although it started in the Northern Song Dynasty, it was also popular in the Ming Dynasty!"
"I did not immediately propose to His Majesty the abolition and prohibition of the bad custom of foot-binding. I was negligent and shall be punished!"
"Secondly, although footbinding is the choice of the rest of the world, is the choice of the rest of the world really the right one?"
"Your Majesty is the father of the world, and I am insulting the mother of the world. As a parent, you should stop your children in time when they make wrong choices!"
"Please, your majesty, I will punish my concubines first and have my feet bound for the second time!"
Seeing Empress Ma's persistence and seriousness, Zhu Yuanzhang could only nod his head and said:
"Okay, okay, fine, fine, just a monthly salary, right?"
"This month, sister, your monthly salary is gone, so that's okay!"
Queen Ma looked up at Zhu Yuanzhang and asked:
"What about foot binding?"
Zhu Yuanzhang also nodded and agreed:
"Wait, waste, waste, we will order a complete ban on foot-binding later. If anyone dares to let his wife or daughter have their feet bound again, we will give him a hundred blows. Can you get up now?"
After getting Zhu Yuanzhang's affirmative reply, Queen Ma took advantage of the situation.
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