Zhao Han convened his secretarial think tank and asked: "With this "Order on Widows to Remarry", if they don't remarry, what will be the punishment?"
"Any punishment is fine," Gu Gao reminded, "There is only one thing that needs to be noted. Advising widows to remarry cannot be used as an official's political achievement. Otherwise, strict orders at all levels will lead to tyranny in the local area. In order to obtain political achievements, most of the officials will act indiscriminately.
, forcing the widow to marry. This will bring about two evil consequences: first, the martyr woman commits suicide to protect her own reputation; second, if she remarries within a time limit, she can only choose her husband's family at will, and her life will be even more unhappy after remarrying."
Wang Dai cupped his hands and said: "Mr. Gu's words are reasonable. Jiangnan's ethics and education are strict. We cannot force all the people to be as enlightened as the main town. A widow who remarries must not be recorded as an official's achievement."
"But if it is not listed as a political achievement, officials will not implement it, and the law will not be promulgated," Tao Aizhi said.
Kuang Lu suggested: "Small reward and small punishment. Within three months after the remarriage order is issued, those who are willing to remarry will be exempted from the land tax of five acres for the year, or the city security fee for one year. Those who are unwilling to remarry will be fined every month."
Qian Shiwen."
Zhang Jiayu said: "Isn't the monthly fine of ten cents too little?"
"Ten cents is enough," Kuang Lu said. "The purpose is not to fine you, but to show the government's attitude."
Everyone discussed for a while, and Zhao Han made a final decision: "Just follow what Kuang Sheng said, small rewards and small punishments to show your attitude. Is Kuang Sheng willing to be released as an official?"
Kuang Lu cupped her hands and said, "Of course I am willing."
Zhao Han ordered: "Become the magistrate of Shanghai and work hard to develop industry and commerce, expand river ports, and build seaports. Later, I will order the establishment of the Shanghai Shipping Department, with the goal of turning Shanghai into a port city like Guangzhou. Do you understand?
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"clear!"
Kuang Lu was suddenly excited. He was originally from Guangzhou and knew how to do this thing.
Zhao Han said to Zhang Jiayu and Wang Dai again: "You two, one is the general magistrate of Suzhou Prefecture and the other is the general magistrate of Songjiang Prefecture. They are responsible for suppressing the local gentry and powerful people. You take the lead and attack one by one, especially the Xu family, when they move away from home.
Before going to other provinces, you must keep a close eye on them. I’m afraid they will mess up a big family with tens of millions of acres!”
"Yes!" Zhang Jiayu and Wang Dai quickly accepted the order.
The connection between Jiangxi and Jiangnan was so close that Zhao Han even worried about Jiangxi officials, so he let people from Guangdong and Hunan hold key positions.
"Headquarters, good news, the entire city of Nanjing surrenders!"
The guards rushed in, and everyone was surprised.
They were happy for sure, but the fact that Nanjing was so easy to capture still shocked them beyond measure.
…
Jinling Flower Street, Meixiang Building.
In the Chu Pavilion of Qinlou, women who have never received guests only wear their hair in braids. After receiving guests, they can do their hair in a bun, so the first time they receive guests is commonly known as "sweeping".
Today is the day when Li Zhenli's daughter, Li Xiang, turns sixteen, and as a rule, she invites many elegant people.
News came the day before yesterday that Jiangxi thieves had surrounded Taiping Mansion.
Just encircle, we are still far away from Nanjing.
Even if the army comes to Nanjing, what is there to be afraid of? Recruiting troops to defend the city is naturally a matter for the government, and King Zhao Tian will not send troops to plunder anyway.
Therefore, there are quite a few people here today, and they all know that Li Zhenli has a beautiful daughter.
Hou Fangyu also came, dragged here by his friend Yang Youlong.
Yang Youlong was Ma Shiying's brother-in-law. According to unofficial records, he was a treacherous villain. Hou Fangyu didn't have enough money to buy Li Xiangjun's first night, so he had to borrow money from Yang Youlong to advance the payment. He also said that the money was from Ruan Dacheng, in order to win Hou Fangyu over.
"Brother Chaozong, Jiangxi soldiers are coming soon. What are your plans?" Yang Youlong asked in a low voice.
Hou Fangyu sighed: "My father is still in prison in Beijing, and my family is also in Henan. How can I dare to be a thief?"
Yang Youlong said: "That's a pseudonym. King Zhao Tian has occupied Jiangxi, Southern Hunan and Guangdong, and the imperial court does not dare to remove all the officials in these places. As long as you use a pseudonym, it will not be spread to the ears of the court."
"Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of what happens." Hou Fangyu still couldn't make up his mind.
Yang Youlong said: "Dingsheng (Chen Zhenhui) and Ruyu (Ni Yuanlu) have returned to their hometowns, and they must surrender as a whole family."
"This..." Hou Fangyu was still hesitating.
Ma Shiying, Ruan Dacheng, and Yang Youlong are in the same group. They are trying to improve the bad relationship with Fushe. Historically, they almost succeeded, but it is a pity that the Donglin Party intervened.
Although Fushe is called Little Donglin, Fushe is Fushe, and Donglin Party is Donglin Party, and sometimes they even try to undermine each other.
Now, Jiangxi soldiers are arriving in a blink of an eye, and Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng are joining forces with Fushe to plot to dedicate the city. Their common goal is to deal with Donglin Party officials in Nanjing.
"My daughter is leaving the court today. Thank you all guests for taking the time to come to see me during your busy schedule..." Madam Li Zhenli began to speak.
Many patrons are looking forward to it, hoping that they can come out on top.
Li Zhenli added: "After my daughter left the cabinet, she changed her name to Li Xiangjun..."
At this moment, a maid hurriedly ran over: "Mom, mom, it's bad, the lady is missing!"
"What?"
Li Zhenli didn't care to say anything anymore and hurried back upstairs. She saw a lot of clothes connected together to make a rope, one end was tied to the foot of the bed, and the other end extended out of the window.
Many benefactors also came and saw this scene, and they immediately started talking about it.
Hou Fangyu smiled and said, "This woman is interesting."
…
Li Xiangjun carried a copy of "Records of Female Generals of Datong" in her arms, ran madly out of the Flower Street, and rushed across the Wuding Bridge.
She had to run faster. It was almost evening and the city gate might be closed at any time.
Panting, Li Xiangjun finally approached the city gate. Li Xiangjun looked desperate because the city gate was closed.
The thieves are coming and the whole city is under martial law.
Li Xiangjun turned around in confusion, not daring to take the bustling avenue, and could only find backstreets and alleys to avoid pursuit.
It was getting dark, and we were back on the street. This time and place was not safe.
Before he had gone far, Li Xiangjun was stared at by several gangsters.
"The young lady is wearing a wedding dress. Did she run away from marriage?" A gangster chuckled.
Li Xiangjun had an idea, took out the "Records of Female Generals of Datong" in his arms, and threatened: "Don't come over, I am a member of King Zhao Tian of Jiangxi. If you dare to touch even one of my fingers, when King Zhao leads his troops to Nanjing, you will be captured."
Cut into pieces by a thousand cuts!”
Another gangster smiled and said, "Hey, I've read this book too, and I borrowed it from someone. The pages are not even, there are often a few missing, and I don't know why they were torn out."
"Of course I tore up the thugs' guns, hahahaha, those female generals are so beautifully painted." The gangster from before laughed.
Seeing that he could not scare these people, Li Xiangjun immediately turned around and ran away, shouting as he ran: "The world is unified, good and bad are equal. The world is unified, good and bad are equal..."
She knew that there were members of the Datong Society in Nanjing who often distributed the "Datong" series of books.
Even the "Records of Female Generals of Datong" in her arms was left behind by Datong scholars. It was thrown in the corridor, but Li Xiangjun quietly picked it up and hid in his room to read it secretly every day.
Li Xiangjun fled half the alley, but was finally caught up.
A gangster grabbed her wedding dress, and Li Xiangjun kept struggling, breaking free of her wedding dress and running away again. During the struggle, her bun was scattered, and another gangster grabbed her hair and pulled it.
"The world is unified, the world is unified...Help!"
"boom!"
The door to the courtyard next door opened, and several scholars suddenly came out.
They did not carry swords on their backs, but they held swords in their hands.
Clang, clang, clang...
He drew his sword out of its sheath and chased the gangsters, killing three people and injuring two others.
The two men begged and struggled, but were hacked to death with last-minute blows.
Neighbors all heard the noise. But no one reported it to the police, or even came out to check. They knew that Zhao Tianwang's people could not be offended.
Li Xiangjun hurriedly picked up "Records of Female Generals of Datong" and held it in his hand, trembling all over and saying: "The world is unified, the world is unified..."
A member of the Datong Society picked her up, dragged her into the courtyard and said, "Those who believe in Datong are brothers and sisters, and are comrades. Don't be afraid of comrades. Follow us, and no one will dare to bully you anymore."
"Many... many thanks!" Li Xiangjun had been running for a long time and was already weak from exhaustion. At this moment, she was holding "The Record of Female Generals of Datong" in her arms and refused to let go.
The Datong scholars cleaned up the house, gave up a wing room, and brought Li Xiangjun food to fill his stomach.
The bodies of those gangsters were also dragged into the yard.
Some scholars dug holes to bury the corpses, while others cleaned up the bloodstains in the alleys. They were quick with their hands and feet and had a tacit understanding of the division of labor. It seemed that this was not the first time they had done this kind of thing.
Li Xiangjun didn't eat much, so his stomach was full.
When she came to the courtyard and watched the scholars burying the corpses, she was not afraid of the bloodshed, but instead admired their bravery more and more.
"Are you all from Jiangxi?" Li Xiangjun asked.
A scholar smiled and said: "I also want to go to Jiangxi. I heard that the house is open at night, which makes people look forward to it. My home is in Qingyang County, and it has probably been captured by General Fei. Mr. Huang (Xu Ying) gave it away
Once the list is completed, we and other members of the Datong Society will be able to allocate land to our families, and we will be exempted from the land tax for one year."
"After we capture Nanjing, we have made an appointment to go to Jiangxi. Especially Ji'an. I have been dreaming of going there for the past two years. It must be like a paradise." Another scholar said, "Sister, you should also go to Ji'an, woman.
You can also go out and do things, and you will definitely find your right husband."
"Okay, I have to go." Li Xiangjun brushed her hair away.
She had disheveled hair before, but now she had her hair spread out, making those Datong scholars unable to take their eyes away.
"Ahem!"
The leading scholar coughed twice, and the other scholars immediately turned their heads.
At this time, there was a noise in the city.
A scholar immediately went out to check the situation, and soon ran back and said happily: "The Jiangxi Navy is here, just outside the city. The river has been cut off, and ships are not allowed to pass!"
"Carry the sword!"
The leading scholar said.
Everyone carried their swords and were ready to capture the city and fight.
Just as I put my sword back on my back, there was a knock on the door outside the courtyard, and it was very rhythmic: "Dong dong, dong dong dong, dong dong dong dong, dong dong, dong, dong dong!"
"One of our own, open the door quickly!"
The courtyard door opened, and a shop assistant rushed in. He closed the door and said, "Don't move around these two days. The city is working together. We will seize the city together after receiving the order!"