Gu Yudao: "In the eyes of the Holy One, the rebels are no longer the common people of the Yu Dynasty."
Junze sneered and said: "That's right. After all, 20,000 people can't be executed or exiled. But if you leave them alive, your Majesty will feel uncomfortable even in the capital."
Gu Yu also showed an expression of discomfort and said: "Shao Taiwei is good at understanding the holy will. Shao Wuji can only bear the crime of murder. He is willing to bear it."
Gu Yu couldn't see through Shao Wuji. He had no wife and no children. He was alone and only worked for the Holy Emperor.
He also never cares about his reputation and status, otherwise he would not act so carelessly.
I have heard that he made money by enclosing land, but I have not seen that he lived a luxurious and wealthy life.
Gu Yu felt inexplicably frightened by such a person who had no desires or pursuits.
There was disgust in Junze's eyes and he said: "That's why I say that Shao Wuji is a good dog of His Majesty. He is willing to eat anything dirty and smelly as long as it is given by His Majesty."
Gu Yu sighed slightly, maybe this is the reason why Shao Taiwei became the most powerful minister in the Manchu Dynasty. In order to win the Holy Heart, he has reached the point of being crazy.
She looked at Junze, who could naturally guess the Holy Lord's intentions. After all, it was much more convenient and faster to trap and kill the rebels than to place them.
After all, there are many people but little food, so most generals will not bother to provide food and accommodation for the prisoners.
However, the practice of entrapment and killing was all aimed at foreigners who invaded the Central Plains.
The rebels under Prince An were all citizens of the Yu Dynasty, and it was frightening for Shao Taiwei to kill them like this.
Junze's face showed exhaustion. He had been busy lately, just to give his rebels a way to survive as much as possible.
Many rebels were sentenced to serve as corvees, some were sent to build Lianhaiyan, and some were sent to the bitter cold frontiers to open up wasteland, expand soil, strengthen the Great Wall, etc.
However, there are still many rebels, like cattle and sheep, crowded in military camps in the wilderness, waiting to be slaughtered. The daily supply of food for them is a headache for Junze.
Gu Yudao: "Send them to build a water storage lake."
Junze paused for a moment and asked doubtfully: "Reservoir lake?"
Gu Yudao: "It is to build a large lake with manpower in the middle reaches of the canal. It will be used to store water during the flood season to alleviate the flooding in the upper reaches. It will be used to release water during the dry period to facilitate farming. It can be rented to fishermen in normal times to develop fisheries...
This matter is important and cannot be completed in a short time. It requires a lot of labor. Not only can the rebels be resettled, but some people can also be hired and provided with job opportunities."
Gu Yu began to slowly explain some of the principles of the water storage lake to Junze. She was speaking seriously, and suddenly she felt that Junze had stopped talking. When she looked up, he was looking at her with burning eyes.
Gu Yu coughed uncomfortably and said, "You understand everything I told you."
Junze narrowed his eyes and said: "I understand, this matter needs to be reported to the Holy Emperor and handed over to the people from the Ministry of Industry to handle it. You can write a note with me."
Gu Yudao: "This is a major event that benefits the country and the people. If it can be repaired, it will be a blessing to the south of the Yangtze River and will be famous for centuries. The Holy Emperor will agree."
Junze said "hmm" and said, "Gu Yu, your idea is very, very good."
He suddenly felt that he was clumsy and tongue-tied. He had a lot of good things to say about Gu Yu, but in the end he only had two good words left.
Gu Yu said: "Let's go and write the booklet."
we...
Junze smiled knowingly.
In the past, in the military camp, I had seen many young boys being shy when talking about their sweethearts. At that time, he didn't understand. He just thought it was funny and stupid.
He didn't expect that one day he would be overjoyed when Gu Yu said "we". He felt that he had no future and was inevitably complacent.
He and Gu Yu climbed down the city wall together. After the two floods, Jiangnan was in ruins and waiting for renovation, and people could be seen repairing houses everywhere.
Gu Yu and Junze worked together to implement the method used in Tongning County to fool wealthy businessmen into paying money throughout Jiangnan, and Jiangnan was gradually recovering.
On the way back, Gu Yu heard a chant.
"One two, one two, one two..."
Gu Yu turned around and saw that some people were painstakingly building an archway. At a glance, the word "Chastity" on the top was cold and stiff.
A woman dressed in black stood in the middle of the crowd. Her appearance could not be seen clearly because her face was covered tightly with a black veil.
Someone on the side said with a smile: "Mrs. Yu has maintained chastity for her late husband for thirty years and earned a chastity memorial for your Yu family. It is really a happy event to honor our ancestors."
Another person said: "Why doesn't our clan have a good woman like Mrs. Yu?"
Another person said: "It would be great if all the women in the world were like Mrs. Yu."
There were compliments one after another, but Mrs. Yu stood in the crowd without saying a word.
The excitement belongs to everyone. As the widow of the Yu family, she should not show happiness even if the protagonist is herself.
It seems that only those who have been wallowing in the grief of their deceased husband all their lives are worthy of this chastity arch.
Gu Yu looked outside the crowd and felt her body getting colder.
The honor and disgrace of a clan is not achieved through meritorious service, but is imposed on a lonely woman.
Gu Yudao: "Guarding a cold archway, wearing airtight mourning clothes, spending the rest of my life in a house where I haven't seen anyone for a long time, with no joy, no freedom, and no hope. What's the point of living like this?"
Junze followed her gaze and said: "The custom of widows observing chastity in the south of the Yangtze River is stronger than other places. Did you know? In order to earn a chastity memorial arch, some families hang their women with white silk to create a memorial ceremony for their husbands to die for their love.
Illusion.”
Gu Yudao: "When a man dies, his wife can remarry openly and openly. If he occasionally expresses condolences, countless people will praise his affection, but when a woman remarries after her husband dies, she will be scolded in the spine.
The secular world leaves them with the only option of observing chastity. A chastity archway only puts shackles on them one after another with glory. Sometimes I think, fortunately I am a 'man', otherwise this life would be so boring.
"
Junze thought: I hope you are not a man, but a woman.
But then he thought about it, if Gu Yu was really a woman, how would she have the chance to get out of the boudoir and get to know him.
This realization made him feel miserable. There was no way to have the best of both worlds. Although he was standing next to Gu Yu, he seemed to be thousands of miles away.
Junze said: "Do you want to smash that chastity arch?"
Gu Yu looked at him quite surprised.
Without waiting for Gu Yu to answer, Junze continued: "What a coincidence, I want it too."
Gu Yu opened her eyes wide, feeling a little hopeful in her heart, and said, "Are you going to do this?"
Junze said: "Why else would I mention this to you?"
Gu Yu's palms were a little sweaty and he said: "You are challenging the morality of the entire Jiangnan."
Junze said: "No, I am saving the entire Jiangnan."