PFC Chapter 211 Restoring the Countryside 5
Chapter 211 Restoring the Countryside 5
Some people shared his grief, while others rolled their eyes at them.
The old scholar returned home and looked at the girls with bright eyes, and scolded them: "What are you doing here? Go embroider."
"Grandpa, Her Majesty..."
"That's someone else's business, it has nothing to do with us."
The girls' eyes were filled with tears, but they could only hold them back and return to their embroidery rooms.
"Keep an eye on them and don't let them step out of the door again." The old scholar was worried, so he ordered the servants.
"Yes, old man."
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This kind of thing is happening in many places.
Some girls were locked up, and some were even beaten by their extreme family members.
However, whipping their bodies did not extinguish the fire in their hearts...
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He Yue also knows that it is difficult to get women to go out of the house, but since she is going to do it, she can't just make a lot of noise but do little.
When the girls' school started recruiting students, she sent soldiers to check every household, and if they resisted, they would erect monuments in front of their doors.
After dealing with a few incidents of rebellion, everyone else became law-abiding because they didn't want their family to be unable to make a name for themselves for generations.
The following work went on smoothly.
Those women who rarely left their homes began to study, carrying books issued by the court, and their horizons gradually broadened.
As for He Yue’s action, was there any objection from the ministers?
No, because He Yue killed too many people in the past, and those who are left now are those who serve the country and the people.
After He Yue showed them a bunch of modern and contemporary books, they all supported He Yue's work.
When the girls' school opened, all the girls in their family were the first to leave their homes.
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After doing all this, He Yue issued another strict order.
From now on, if a woman is abused in her husband's family, the men in her husband's family will be cut into pieces.
The divorce letter is discarded, and the only option is to divorce by amicable consent. If anyone obstructs the divorce, he will be punished with 80 strokes of the cane.
From now on, no baby girls will be drowned or maimed, otherwise all those involved will be beaten to death.
From now on, women will have the same inheritance rights, and if a woman wants to marry a husband or set up a female household, she cannot be stopped. Otherwise, the male members of the family for three generations will not be able to take the imperial examinations, engage in business, or farm.
If there is someone who eats up all the family members, all those involved will be punished with death.
If a man assaults a woman, and she kills him in return, he is not guilty.
It is also not allowed to force girls in the family to become prostitutes, otherwise all participants will be sentenced to death, and the men in the family will be castrated and exiled to work in the mines.
The children of concubines had no right of inheritance, could not be officials, and could not take the imperial examinations. If a concubine and her children plotted to murder the children of the principal wife, they would be beheaded.
When this decree was issued, the world was in an uproar.
The woman cried with joy, and the man was filled with resentment.
Especially some families with only girls, after hearing the imperial edict, they all knelt on the ground and cried bitterly.
Finally, they no longer had to be forced by their clan to adopt other people's children.
Next is the human traffickers, and Heyue has also formulated strict laws.
As long as they kidnapped and trafficked people, they would be arrested and paraded around, and their entire clan would be exterminated. Their ancestral graves would be destroyed, and their ancestral halls would be burned.
They also need to compile a book and circulate it throughout the country for the world to curse them.
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Even though the strict decree has been issued, there are still some people who are hoping for the best. They think that the emperor is far away and cannot control them.
"Dad, the court has issued a strict order not to abduct and sell people! If we are caught, we will be sentenced to death."
"It doesn't matter. We are 108,000 miles away from the imperial city. The emperor can't control us. Hurry up and deliver all these goods. We will all be rewarded handsomely later."
Wang Laohei looked at his son who was still in a daze, and kicked him with his leg.
"What are you still standing there for? Don't you want to wear gold and silver anymore? Don't you want to live in a brick house and get married?"
"think."
"Then take action quickly." Wang Laohei cursed.
"Good dad."
Soon, a group of women with their hands and feet tied and handkerchiefs stuffed in their mouths were taken onto the carriage.
An hour later, the carriage stopped at the back door of a large courtyard. Wang Laohei walked forward and knocked on the door, and soon the dark door opened.
Wang Laohei waved his hand and his son drove the carriage into the courtyard.
There were more than a dozen people in the yard looking at him with smiles.
As soon as the girls were pulled off the carriage, a group of men in black flew down from the courtyard wall and quickly surrounded them.
When Wang Laohei saw the sharp swords in those people's hands, he exclaimed: "Royal Phoenix Guards?"
"Run, run!" Wang Laohei shouted loudly.
It is said that the emperor has two secret guards, both male and female. One is the Phoenix Guard, who have infiltrated all parts of the country.
The second is the Phoenix Guard, who are specifically responsible for protecting the emperor’s safety.
Even though they had never seen it, it now seemed to be true.
"Catch them all."
"Yes." Someone immediately stepped forward and pressed everyone in the yard to the ground.
After the interrogation, he was soon executed by being torn apart by five horses.
When those people saw their loved ones dying one by one in front of them, they all began to cry bitterly.
They only regret it now, but it's too late and no one will forgive them.
The wailing sounds that day resounded through the sky, and some of the timid ones fainted on the spot.
Such torture also frightened some human traffickers in the dark. They were afraid of the sudden appearance of the Fengyi Guards.
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As soon as these measures appear, there will definitely be people who are dissatisfied. They will start to rebel and want to return to the era when men were the masters of the world.
He Yue didn't tolerate them and arrested them one by one and made them do hard labor.
Building roads, mining, and digging canals require people, and originally they would have to be recruited for labor service, but now there are ready-made people who can be used to their full potential.
Work while you are alive, and be buried in the wasteland as fertilizer when you die.
perfect.
While He Yue was making drastic moves in the court, Li Yi's people also confronted Xi Chu.
They all worked very hard for the sake of their nine clans, and soon Xi Chu was defeated.
Li Yi led his troops in hot pursuit and quickly found the base of Western Chu.
The land in the Western Chu region was barren and there was a perennial food shortage. Every winter, they had to invade the neighboring Linyue State to plunder.
Now, He Yue gave the order, and Li Yi did not dare to hesitate at all. He commanded the troops to completely eliminate the forces of Xi Chu.
When they drove their cattle and sheep back home, two years had passed.
At this time, the Linyue Kingdom had undergone tremendous changes.
Crops such as sweet potatoes, corn, and potatoes have been planted throughout the entire Linyue.
With the popularization of these new crops, the agricultural productivity of Linyue Kingdom was significantly improved, and grain production increased significantly, so that everyone could have enough to eat and no longer worried about food shortages.
There were many people who rebelled, and they were all arrested and used to build roads. Since there was strength in numbers, roads were built very quickly in many places.
With the cement recipe that He Yue brought out, the road was built even more solidly.
After watching, He Yue exclaimed: "These people build roads much better than some roads built in the modern world."