Chapter 403: Abandoning Foot Binding with Difficulties
In fact, Shu Jin is not a controlling master, and scolding Hong Zhou is just a habit. Hong Zhou is not a child anymore. Although he is a bit narcissistic, he is still measured most of the time.
"My son has not been very busy recently. The Queen has always been thinking about that matter, and now it can be done." Hong Zhou suddenly sat upright.
The lazy Shu Jin suddenly became energetic, "You have been on the throne for less than two years, and the court must be stable. That matter... I am not in a hurry."
Hong Zhou smiled: "It's not a big deal, how can it hinder the stability of the previous dynasty?"
Shu Jin's face turned dark. Isn't it a big deal to abolish foot binding?!
Hong Zhou said: "My son plans to restore the old system of the Holy Ancestor Dynasty - if there is a person who breaks the law and has his feet bound, and his father is an official, he will hand it over to the Ministry of Civil Service and Soldiers for discussion. The soldiers and civilians will be handed over to the Ministry of Punishment, and they will be responsible for forty boards, and they will be exiled; their parents cannot do it."
Inspector, one month in the shackles and forty boards in charge."
Shu Jin shook his head: "But the Holy Ancestor failed to ban foot binding."
Hong Zhou immediately said: "Then if you commit another crime, you will get an additional penalty!"
Shu Jin smiled and said, "This still hasn't hit their pain points."
Hong Zhou thought for a while and then said: "Anyone whose father or brother is an official will be dismissed from office. In the home of ordinary people..."
Hong Zhou tilted the bed, and a sneer flashed across his eyes, "If there are women in ordinary people's homes with bound feet, the men will not be allowed to participate in the imperial examinations. If they have already achieved fame, they will be deposed!"
Shu Jin looked approvingly, "I have to add one more thing. Anyone who marries a wife with small feet or takes a concubine with small feet will be guilty of the same crime."
Throughout the ages, what men have cared about most is fame and fortune, which will ruin their career and their future. This is more effective than killing people.
Hong Zhou nodded happily.
Shu Jin added: "Also, if a woman has her feet bound and is under the age of thirty, she will be ordered to let go! If she does not comply, her father, brother, and husband will also be guilty of the same crime."
Hong Zhou thought for a moment and then asked: "My feet have been bound, can I return to normal?"
Shu Jin sighed, "Young people can naturally do it." - That's why I only asked those under thirty years old to relax. Those who are too old and have poor recovery ability will not force it.
Shu Jin lamented: "Although I have to suffer again if I let go, as long as I get through this, I can still be a normal person."
Hong Zhou said: "The hair and skin of the body are protected by the parents. Isn't this binding of the feet damaging the body?"
Shu Jin sneered: "These literati and Confucian scholars are the most hypocritical!"
Hong Zhou muttered: "I don't like this Confucian scholar either. They have a lot of troubles in the court! Humph, this time foot binding is banned. Although I can use the ancestral system as an excuse to move forward, I'm afraid there will be a group of people without it."
There are so many people out there! You are so pedantic!"
Shu Jin sneered: "Do you really think they are pedantic?"
Hong Zhou was stunned, isn't it?
"They can even shave their heads, but they refuse to give up on the little 'foot binding'! Why, haven't you thought about it carefully?" Shu Jin's words were simply heartbreaking.
Naturally, Shu Jin didn’t think there was any rightness in shaving his head! This was nothing more than a cold-blooded method used by the Manchu rulers to maintain their rule!
In the past, there were indeed countless bloody and proud people who would rather die than change their character.
It's a pity that there are no such courageous people nowadays. Even the head of the Kong family took the lead in shaving his head!
Under such circumstances, there is still such a thing as "men should obey women but not women". This is simply a joke!
Hong Zhou's face was a little gloomy and uncertain, "What Huang's mother means is that they still miss the previous dynasty?!"
Shu Jin said calmly: "I didn't say that! Don't think too much about it." - What do you miss about the past? It's just that these men, although their bones are gone and their blood is gone, the half-bald gourds on their heads are regarded by them as
Insult, that’s why we need to find some dignity in women!
Hong Zhou gritted his teeth and said, "Don't worry, Queen Mother, my son must completely abolish foot binding!" - Thinking about it now, the punishment seems too light... I need to chop off some heads!
Shu Jin secretly smiled, this was what she wanted!
Although the abolition of foot binding had natural legality in the Qing Dynasty, it was really difficult to completely abolish this bad habit!
Because the women were restrained in the inner courtyard of the back house, it was really inconvenient to check one by one whether their feet were bound or not!
Hong Zhou paced back and forth in the palace with a sullen expression, "Foot binding is not like shaving your head. It's too easy to hide -" Even if your feet are bound, you can wear big shoes to hide them. It's not easy to ask the female family members to take off their shoes to prove themselves...
"Use officials to investigate!" Hong Zhou suddenly stopped in his tracks, "officials are not considered men! They will not harm a woman's innocence!"
Shu Jin quickly reminded: "Just use eunuchs to clean up foot-binding, but never give them real power in other people's affairs." - If foot-binding is eliminated, don't let eunuchs take power again! The Qing Dynasty did not have the advantage of internal espionage.
Don't die because of her!
Hong Zhou smiled: "Don't worry, the disasters caused by the officials of the previous dynasty are still before our eyes, and my son will keep them in mind all the time!"
Shu Jin breathed a sigh of relief and added: "We can also encourage people to report. If it is true, we can reward the whistleblower with part of the family property of the defendant!"
In this way, if anyone has illegal foot binding, don’t try to hide it!
Because money is the most attractive thing.
Hong Zhou smiled and said: "It's a bit like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's order to calculate and report." - It's an excellent method.
Shu Jin smiled. She learned this when she was studying history in her previous life, and it just applies to her now!
Since then, the vigorous campaign of abolishing foot binding has completely begun.
Hong Zhou first gave the people of the world three months to "relax", and then established the "Investigation Department" directly under the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which was at the same level as the Seventh Department and the Third Academy, and appointed his confidant eunuch Dou Huaizhong as the head of the Inspection Department, dedicated to investigating "
"Illegal foot binding" and "refuse to let go".
You know, eunuchs have always been the royal domestic slaves. In the eyes of courtiers, they are like vicious dogs raised by the emperor. Once they are released, they will be really frightening.
At that time, countless people were under investigation in Beijing, most of whom were court ministers.
There are countless people who have lost their official positions because their female relatives had their feet bound or failed to release their feet in time.
The court hall was filled with howls and opposition.
However, Hong Zhou was merciless and used an iron fist to remove countless officials. He also banned all men in his family from participating in the imperial examinations. All those who had meritorious titles were also stripped of their meritorious titles.
As the first wave of punishments was implemented mercilessly, countless officials, gentry, and gentry quickly ordered their wives, daughters, and concubines to let go, fearing that they would follow in the footsteps of these imperial officials.
Hong Zhou's tough attitude made Shu Jin very satisfied. What's more, the boy didn't just think he was tough. Hong Zhou also quickly promoted a group of Han ministers who obediently obeyed the "Abolition of Foot Binding Order", just to replace those guys who wouldn't shed tears even if they didn't see the coffin.
s position.
Pull a group together and attack a group. Once they are divided and disintegrated, there will be no hope of forming an alliance to fight against the emperor's "Abolition of the Foot-Binding Order."