To gain an inch, you must first gain an inch before you can move further. When planning an inch, your opponent is not a fool and will naturally bargain.
Etiquette is more difficult to change than law, because etiquette is the foundation of governing a country, and all laws and regulations must be formulated in accordance with etiquette. To put it bluntly, etiquette is equivalent to the constitution in feudal society;
So Zhao Hanzhang just extended his tentacles. Even among her subordinates, many held objections, and most of them remained silent.
For their status, relying on Zhao Hanzhang but choosing to remain silent is already a statement.
Zhao Hanzhang was able to persuade Ji Yuan and Ming Xu to express their opinions because they knew that she was Xiang Zhuang's sword dance and wanted to do it to Pei Gong, so they were willing to help her.
If she really changes her etiquette, Ji Yuan and Ming Yu may not be willing to agree.
How can something that has been ingrained for thousands of years be so easily changed?
Zhao Hanzhang sighed and asked sadly: "You are opposed to my changing the marriage system. You are also opposed to the inheritance bill written by Fan Yushi and the household registration reform. Are you not willing to have female officials in the court?"
Everyone's hearts trembled, you are the greatest female official, who dares to object?
All the officials knelt down one after another, bowed their heads and said, "I don't dare to do this."
Zhao Hanzhang looked at them in silence until they were sweating coldly before he asked: "It's just the bill and household registration reform. The ministers and others all excused themselves by saying that the year is approaching and it is not easy to discuss the matter. The marriage system is just a matter of one sentence, which is just right.
It is promulgated in time for the New Year, so that many newlyweds can follow the wedding system. After the New Year is over, the court will not have to worry about it, and it can be spread to ten, and hundreds of others will imitate it."
The officials gritted their teeth and couldn't help but look at Ji Yuan and Ming Yu.
But I saw them lowering their heads and avoiding everyone's eyes.
Chang Ning lowered his eyes and thought for a while and then said: "The general is getting married today. It is better to discuss the bill and household registration reform after the New Year. As for the marriage system, it belongs to etiquette. Whether the etiquette is correct or not has to be debated. What does Zhao Jijiu think?"
Zhao Cheng said: "The wedding system is unreasonable."
When Zhao Hu heard this, he glared at him and said, "Shut up, this is one of my own family members, can they talk?"
Zhao Cheng ignored him.
Zhao Hanzhang chuckled and said: "Zhao Jijiu doesn't have the final say whether it makes sense or not. Why don't we recruit the wise men from all over the world to argue?"
All the officials felt nervous, but they had no choice but to respond.
Zhao Hanzhang stood up and said: "It's getting late. Let's go back and rest first. If we didn't entertain you well, I will personally come to apologize to you in a few days."
Everyone said they didn't dare.
Zhao Hanzhang waved his hand, "Go ahead."
Everyone then bowed and left in an orderly manner.
When I walked to the back, I found Princess Hongnong and Fu Xuan standing at the entrance of the courtyard. They quickly bowed again and stepped away.
Emma, it's so scary. I wonder if the general and the princess will fight?
Princess Hongnong waited for them to leave before she came over and saw Zhao Hanzhang and Fu Tinghan sitting at a table with a bowl of rice in their hands, eating happily.
Seeing Princess Hongnong and Fu Xuan coming over, she quickly stood up and said, "Have father and mother eaten? Do you want to sit down and eat some?"
Fu Xuan was stunned and just about to wave his hand, Princess Hongnong had already stepped forward and sat down, "Okay."
The servant immediately brought a bowl with a bowl of rice and two plates of reheated food.
The country has just settled down, and everyone is in need of food. Although she didn't drink until the end tonight, the food was already eaten. It can be seen that her subordinates did a good job in the CD operation.
Zhao Hanzhang placed a few plates of dishes that looked good at first sight in front of the princess, turned to the servants and said: "Put away the rest. Keep what you can, and don't waste what you can't. There are a lot of livestock in the village."
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The servant happily agreed.
Princess Hongnong lowered her eyes, picked a piece of vegetables and asked: "What laws do you want to change, so you have to spend so much time planning?"
Zhao Hanzhang did not hide anything, and Fan Ying's information was not a secret. Princess Hongnong could have found out by asking others, "When the First Han Dynasty and Queen Lu were in power, women also had the right to inherit property, but later this law was gradually abolished.
I want to improve it. From now on, women also have the right to inherit property. In addition to money and slaves, there are also fields, houses and shops, even sacrificial fields and titles. Women can inherit it."
Princess Hongnong clenched her chopsticks and said, "Inherited through marriage?"
Zhao Hanzhang shook his head, "No, just inherit it as usual, it's up to them to decide whether to accept it or not."
"Then the son-in-law may enter the court?"
"Of course," Zhao Hanzhang said with a smile: "They all have the rights that ordinary people have. Just like wives at home, they have the rights of their husbands, and the husband-in-law can naturally also have the rights of the wife."
Isn't it a sign of despising the wife's mistress to despise the husband-in-law?
If you want equality between men and women, then you need equality between wife and husband, and equality between son-in-law and wife. Rights come from obligations.
If we want to realize equality in this era, it is just a dream or a daydream. It has not been realized in the world more than a thousand years later.
What Zhao Hanzhang can do is to fight for something and give women some rights according to laws and regulations, but in reality, no one knows how far he can go.
At that time, more than 70 years after the founding of the People's Republic of China, many people still believed that married daughters had no right to inherit their parents' inheritance, let alone now?
Anyway, no matter how far she can go, she first establishes laws and regulations so that women in need can have laws and rules to follow when needed.
Princess Hongnong: "Then the household registration reform they are talking about is..."
"Establishing a female household," Zhao Hanzhang said: "I have relaxed the conditions for establishing a female household. For example, if a widow brings a young child, according to the laws of this dynasty, the head of the household is changed to her son, but the child is the head of the household, which is very inconvenient. Such a situation
, If a widow wants to establish a female household, I agree!"
"For another example, a widow with a young daughter cannot be established as a female household according to the laws of this dynasty. Her parents-in-law, uncles, and even her parents' father and brother can be the head of the household. Unless she remarries, she will have to live with her young daughter and depend on others.
I think it is very convenient. In this case, we can set up a female household."
The household registration restructuring is not only for widows, but also for various subtle situations. Zhao Hanzhang, Fan Ying and others have tried their best to make it as detailed as possible. In addition to the household registration restructuring for female households, there are other new household registrations. Her
The purpose is to encourage them to have more children, split households, pay more taxes and acquire more land.
Princess Hongnong asked: "Is it difficult to change the laws?"
Zhao Hanzhang smiled at her and said: "If you don't succeed this year, try again next year. If you don't succeed next year, I will change the etiquette system and continue the year after next. Jiali is only one of the five etiquettes. In addition, there are military etiquette, auspicious etiquette, ominous etiquette and guest etiquette.
As long as they can tolerate it, if I change it a little bit a year, I can change it for twenty years."
Etiquette is used for education. It not only restrains all the people, but also restrains the emperor and the powerful. If you change one of them, it will be harmful to your bones.
Princess Hongnong lowered her eyes and thought for a moment and asked, "Your Majesty, don't you have any objections?"
Zhao Hanzhang smiled softly and said: "Your Majesty has no objection."