Originally, the improvement of women's status was a natural product of the rise of workshops and the expansion of the number of female workers.
It's just that "supernatural" phenomena have appeared now, so Bai Tu is in a dilemma...
When workshops rise in the future and more and more professional workers appear, who need to stay away from the countryside and live in cities, the court will promote the establishment of a social system based on "family" and marginalize "clan". This kind of thing will be fine
Solved a lot.
Firstly, far away from the clan soil, workers will definitely be based on couples, or their own "small families"; secondly, women are also important workers and an important source of family income. Even if the government does not promote it, they will naturally appear.
According to the trend of thought, if the imperial court promotes it at this time, even the liberation movement can be omitted.
Ten years from now, change will be a matter of course. Thirty years from now, the court will have to face pressure if it doesn’t want to change!
It has not yet reached that stage of development, but the Chu court must first trace its origins - this is also the advantage of Bai Tu. It can compress the development process of each step without waiting until it is forced to change. For Bai Tu... there is no comparison
It's easier to stay "advanced".
Bai Tu waited in Wancheng for half a month. The magistrate of Jiyang County was removed from office, the chief clerk was imprisoned, and the county magistrate also took the initiative to serve under the strict investigation of the officials. After the public opinion in Nanyang was shocked, he set off to the south.
Arrive at Jiyang.
This move really exceeded many people's expectations, and also made some people's calculations come to nothing.
Originally, if Bai Tu insisted on denying the legitimacy of the clan system, he would inevitably cause some troubles because the step was too big. If he let it pass easily, or if Bai Tu personally came to deal with special issues, it would weaken the confidence of the Ministry of Punishment.
, the local conservative forces are bound to push their limits, and may even dare to resume lynching...
However, Bai Tu directly bypassed the point of contradiction and put aside Deng's matter, but followed the example of the entire Jiyang County and shocked the entire Jiyang County!
All the county officials involved, all the way to the county magistrate, must explain every grain of rice in their homes, otherwise... they will all be treated as accepting bribes.
Otherwise, how could Deng's three melons and two dates be given such a severe sentence?
When the Jiyang County Magistrate saw this situation, he was so frightened that he quickly resigned from office, fearing that he would also be implicated.
As the core conflict, "whether the elders in the clan have officially recognized notarial powers" has not been dealt with in depth, effectively avoiding the escalation of the situation. Only the clan members who contacted the county officials are now in jail, and there is no chance of getting out...
In fact, Deng has regretted it now.
A few dozen hectares of farmland is a lot, but compared to the current consequences, a few dozen hectares of farmland are nothing.
And putting it on hold does not mean letting it go completely. Now Wang and her youngest son Deng Ai are still special protection victims of the Ministry of Punishment.
When Bai Tu came to Jiyang, he first pretended to be surprised and asked the new acting magistrate: "Huh? It's not the time for the transfer of officials, why did Jiyang become Magistrate Chen?"
"Reporting to your Majesty, Magistrate Lu suddenly fell ill last month. The chief officials of the Meng Li Department and Governor Chen trusted him, and Zhen temporarily replaced Ji Yang. The lower officials are dull and can only use strong strength. I am willing to live up to the people and the country of Chu.
, live up to the king." Chen Zhen said.
Chen Zhen is a native of Nanyang, and like Li Yan, they are both from Yuyang, Nanyang. They are also similar in age, 27 or 28 years old.
He had a small reputation in the local area, but had not been established by Liu Zheng before. The Xianxian Hall in the General's Mansion had just opened and before the founding of the country, Chen Zhen responded positively.
As for "Chen Taishou", it refers to Chen Gong - the nominal Nanyang Taishou.
Because it is necessary to minimize the situation of military generals serving as local chief officials, in order to prepare for the six vertical divisions in the future, and... Zhang Xiu is indeed not the material to be the governor, so the Nanyang governor has long been replaced.
Originally, Bai Tu proposed to Jia Xu, but Jia Xu himself stayed away from such matters, so he changed his suggestion to Chen Gong.
Of course, Chen Gong's main job is still to stay in the Jinling Privy Council, and he is only in Nanyang in name.
The powers of ordinary governors are being divided, let alone Nanyang... The population of Nanyang County is as large as half of the state. In the second center of the Eastern Han Dynasty, if a governor with real power is established, what is the difference between establishing a governor and enfeoffing a state pastor?
Considering that Chen Zhen was born in Nanyang, it is easier for him to be recognized by the Jiyang people, and he has a clean financial background - the Chen family in Nanyang is not a big noble family, and Chen Zhen has a high degree of recognition of the Chu State... The Ministry of Officials ordered him to be his temporary successor.
Jiyang Order.
Historically, Chen Zhen was also an important official of the Shu Han Dynasty, reaching the rank of Shangshu Ling. He had a bad relationship with his fellow countryman Li Yan, and he had a bit of a venomous tongue. The idiom "belly has scales" was coined by Chen Zhen to describe Li Yan's unruly behavior.
Easy to get along with.
"Okay, I heard that Xiaoqi, you are the first batch of talented people to be admitted to the Xianguan in Nanyang? Yes, Nanyang is a treasure land of Feng Shui. If the talents in Nanyang are like Xiaoqi, they will take the affairs of Chu State as their own.
Why worry about the Chu State not being prosperous?" Bai Tu pretended to have just learned about it and praised Chen Zhen.
"By the way, there seems to be a lot of personnel changes in Jiyang recently. Is it because of a certain case? Xiaoqi can tell you in detail." Bai Tu asked with concern.
When Chen Zhen heard this, he naturally recounted Deng's affairs.
At this time, Chen Zhen was not alone. There were other local officials and village elders who were waiting for the King of Chu, as well as the six accompanying officials who had been busy in Jiyang during this period.
The previous "knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger" was loud enough, but now Bai Tu's work is a guidance work, not a special case.
Seeing Bai Tu mention this matter, everyone also secretly became concerned.
Just from Chen Zhen's words, I couldn't tell any tendency, but he made both sides' arguments clear and impartial.
No one can find anything wrong, or even have anything to add.
After hearing this, Bai Tu asked specifically: "When was this oral will made, when did the person die, and when was the property divided?"
"According to the terms of the deed, the will was made on February 15th, he died of illness on February 16th, and the name of the field was changed on February 19th." Chen Zhen said with fluent answers.
"Well, I remember the last time I came to Jiyang, it was July. At that time, the training of county officials by the Ministry of Personnel had just been completed for less than a month. The Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of Rites were still going around the countryside to promote the new law and rural studies...
…Calculating it this way, Deng’s failure to go to the county official for notarization in February is not ruthless and excusable.” Bai Tu thought for a while and said.
But before anyone else could speak, Bai Tu himself said: "However, the requirements for county officials have been repeatedly announced before the founding of the country. Before the training, I can accept being in a hurry, but I cannot accept false testimony.
!Also... He died of illness on February 17th, and made a will on February 15th?"
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, the Deng family is an elder. They are all highly virtuous and respected people in the village. They will never give evidence randomly." The newly appointed county magistrate stood up and said.
Chen Zhen had already been appointed by the Ministry of Officials, and naturally the county magistrate was recommended by the local residents. This was also a kind of balance.
Moreover, the name of this county magistrate is familiar to Bai Tu - Guo Youzhi.
There is no separate biography in the history books, but it is included in the biography of Zhuge Liang, Liao Li, and Dong Yun, and appears in the biography. Generally speaking... he is a figure that Zhuge Liang can take a liking to.
Guo Youzhi was not opposed to Chu's national policy, nor did he have any big opinions against the King of Chu. He just considered it from his point of view and did not think that the Deng clan leader would give false testimony.
"Let's not talk about the matter of virtue for now. I don't dare to say that my own virtue can be more reliable than the "Law of Chu".
What's more... I heard that Wei Wuzi told his son Wei Ke not to bury his beautiful concubine when he was seriously ill, but later when he was seriously ill, he changed his instructions and told Wei Ke that he must bury his beautiful concubine... But in the end
Wei Ke remarried his father's beautiful concubine because he believed that the last testament was uttered by his father when he was unconscious.
Since the deceased's widow has objections, the Criminal Division should continue the detailed investigation!" Bai Tu said directly.