Back Off, Let Me Come

"Why did Wulang choose this juncture?"

In the second half of the meeting, everyone worked together to imagine dozens of possible troubles that might be encountered in the implementation of the pilot - such as a woman giving birth to an unqualified daughter in her last pregnancy, and her husband's family pressuring the woman to get pregnant as soon as possible; such as a husband refusing to cooperate and subjecting the woman to Physical or mental coercion; such as common people being ignorant and maliciously interpreting and publicizing policies; such as unscrupulous people taking advantage of this to coerce women into engaging in unfair transactions; such as gangsters taking advantage of women's infertility and leaving no evidence of crime to further harm... …

Shen Tang carefully wrote down every possibility.

The vaguely proud expression was gradually replaced by sadness.

Unknowingly, more than an hour passed.

Everyone sorted out several letters.

Shen Tang rubbed the stiff and tight muscles on his shoulders and said, "Let's leave this matter alone for now, and we'll discuss the follow-up content later."

Everyone dispersed one after another, and in the end only Shen Tang and Chu Yao were left.

It turns out there is another Gu Chi.

But Chu Yao refused to move, and Gu Chi stared at him for several times, but still lifted his butt off the mat - Chu Wuhui's posture made it clear that he wanted to talk to his lord in private, and he couldn't stand it.

"Why would Goro bring this up at this juncture?"

Shen Tang, who lowered his head to read the records on the slip, paused and sighed: "It's not that it has to be at this point, it's just going with the flow. Wuhuike remembers when the women's camp was established? When we arrived in Heyin, it started to take shape. scale, and pushed it to Shaoxuan's management. The female soldiers recruited at that time were either fatherless or abandoned by their parents, and were sold at a good price. "

Chu Yao called her the long-lost "Wu Lang", which meant that this conversation was not between a monarch and a minister, but between Chu Wuhui, the servant of Xiaocheng, and Shen Youli, the master who bought him. The two people with this status have completely identical interests and positions, and there are no taboos.

There is no need to worry about external situations, there is no need to consider gains and losses, and you can even ignore what your colleagues think.

"They are people who have been abandoned by the world. They took their lives to make a living under my tent. Wuhui, I thought that I took good care of them these years. I gave them the most adequate food and salary, and I was never stingy with military awards. I thought I liked them very much... Shen Tang's voice was a little self-deprecating, "I thought so before I found out that the female soldier was pregnant. But the fact is not! I'm not!"

Hearing the self-blame and rejection in Shen Tang's words, even Chu Yao was startled and asked hurriedly: "Why did Wu Lang say this?"

Grab a random female soldier and ask them how the Lord treats them. Absolutely no one will say that she treats them badly. Even for the female soldier who was temporarily detained, when Shen Tang asked her if she had any complaints, she said from the bottom of her heart that she had no complaints! Without the lord, their lives would have been lost long ago!

Shen Tang raised his hand to stop Chu Yao.

He continued: "Wuhui, listen to me."

Chu Yao suppressed his worries and continued to listen.

"I actually really ignored them, not as soldiers, but as women. The female soldier got pregnant, which made me realize that they were all older. The original group are now in their early twenties, At this moment, they should have been married for many years. They have human desires and can have sex, not just the knife in my hand that can only kill people. But I seem to have subconsciously ignored this, and I did not even consider this when formulating military law. There is a possibility - they have the power to advance to the stronger side, and they will also plunder the relatively weak side for the sake of beauty and lust... It's unreasonable, but I ignored it."

Chu Yao listened carefully to Shen Tang's words.

Even if he doesn't feel that his lord is at fault in his heart.

"My lord, there is no need to blame yourself, neglect is the norm." If the lord can do everything without leaking, then what else does his staff need to do, "Before this, there were no examples of women practicing, so whether it was military law in the military camp or secular etiquette, this This aspect is completely lacking. In fact, whether it is military law, etiquette, or even other 'laws', they are all formulated by the monarch for a certain purpose, either to calm the people or to keep them ignorant. They change as the situation changes. This process Step by step, not all at once. It can't be perfect from birth! It's not your fault that the master is only one person and has limited mental capacity."

Alas, it’s heartbreaking that the Lord is so introspective.

"So, when I realized this, I put forward my idea. I thought, there is no more appropriate time than this time. To nip the catastrophe in the bud before it happens." Shen Tang said with a hint of joy, "When I realized that female soldiers also have desires, I was wondering, would they have other demands? The same demands as male soldiers? It's not just about sexual intercourse between men and women. , and the obsession with bloodline? Now is the time when the war has stopped..."

If it is not discovered this time, in another year and a half, there may be more than one female soldier, and it will be difficult to end.

Of course, the difficulty of ending is secondary.

What Shen Tang is worried about is that they have been either practicing or marching and fighting in these years. The relevant knowledge is blurred and they rely solely on primitive instinct. What should they do if they hurt themselves? If, as the lord, she could face this aspect and guide her correctly...

Naturally, unnecessary trouble can be eliminated.

"Besides, there is another purpose." Shen Tang lowered his voice carefully, "Now is the time when all aspects are in chaos. There are confidants under the camp. There are some things that can be discussed easily. It would be better to settle it as soon as possible. Yanzhou , Qianzhou has a vast territory and requires a lot of manpower. I don’t know how many voices will be heard in the future. If it is implemented at that time, it will be difficult to suppress public opinion..."

Why was it that the founding emperor did everything relatively simply?

Because at this stage, the cake belongs to the emperor alone, and she/he can share it with whomever she/he wants. Most of the hungry people around her/him will help the emperor wholeheartedly in order to get the cake. If you don’t do this, you’ll get less of the pie.

But when most of the cake is divided, the full person has strength, his mentality will change, and he will have opinions about the ownership of the cake, which will lead to disputes. The emperor who owns the cake must also consider his powerful subordinates and listen to their opinions.

In other words——

In the first stage, we have strong distribution rights.

Have the absolute right to break the old order and reshape the new order! Whether it is establishing a new official system, formulating unprecedented national policies, or rewriting social laws! She has great freedom! If we don’t do it now, when will we do it?

Shen Tang is a brave warrior, a literary scholar, and the lord that Chu Yao and the others follow, but she is also a woman of a different gender from them: "...I naturally believe in your loyalty and purity, but the forest is big and there are all kinds of birds. , such as some of the old ministers of the Xin Kingdom, they care about gender. Who can guarantee that future courtiers will not care? For the sake of stability, I have to do it!"

"The weight of both ends of the scale must be the same to make it flat." Shen Tang stretched out his hand, "One end is heavy and the other is light. Standing on the scale, I can rely on my strength to prevent it from slipping, but what about the latecomers? This unbalanced scale, Will it really not drag latecomers into the abyss?”

She also knew how bold her proposal was.

But she knew she had to do it.

The earlier you seek death, the later you suffer.

It's not too early or too late to make trouble by borrowing female soldiers.

From the perspective of everyone, it is reasonable and reasonable. This is the whim of the lord, a reckless action made by her anger, and a willful act without thinking, which triggered a series of subsequent reforms. The only thing is - she didn't do it carefully or deliberately.

Everyone thought this was the result of Shen Tang's repeated compromises.

In fact, that's what she wanted.

"...Sigh, for a lord like me who listens to advice and corrects me humbly, even Gong Su, who values ​​etiquette, doesn't object. I listen to whatever you guys say, and I don't make trouble unreasonably, nor do I have my own way. No arbitrariness."

Shen Tang sighed softly.

“I’m so worried about how damn good I am.”

She said this very seriously and her eyes were very sincere.

Chu Yao: "...That's true."

Since ancient times, routines have won people's hearts, and ignorance is also happiness.

As various places in Qianzhou were controlled by Shen Tang, the imperial seal also included them in the territory. Shen Tang's national seal was connected with the seals and ribbons of counties and counties in the two states, and the situation of official offices in various places was gradually completed.

The actual situation was worse than she imagined.

Nearly 60% of the government offices are in a stagnant stage. The remaining government offices can still operate, but the management is very chaotic, not to mention the household registration management, which is a mess. The information Shen Tang obtained was all before the war, and the demographic and disaster statistics after the war were all zero. She could only send her own people to take over and send out recruitment documents, but unfortunately, there was very little response——

Shen Tang was so angry that he turned the bronze table over and beat it!

"No, do these aristocratic families have any serious illness? Can't you see the situation clearly at this moment? Just install two more pairs if you can't see clearly with one pair of eyes! Now I want to use them, this is their blessing, what are they all pretentious about? ? Do you really think that everyone has the capital to be looked at by others? How dare you come to attack me? Isn’t this the way to go? You haven’t washed your face in several years, and you have such a thick skin!”

Shen Tang is really going to be mad!

Several old officials of the Xin State were captured to find out what was going on.

Aren't they all from the same aristocratic family circle?

I wonder how many old officials of the Xin Kingdom she saved? How many people here are from aristocratic families? She had killed many people from aristocratic families in the past, ransacked their homes and dug up their ancestral graves, but that was all in the past. She just made the same mistake that a reckless emperor would make. Why can't she understand the difficulty of making a fortune? Do you want to force her to use the butcher knife?

The old ministers of the Xin Kingdom who had surrendered looked at each other.

They didn't know what was going on.

Ordinarily, when my lord has reached this stage, the founding of the country and his ascension to the throne are just a matter of words. Those aristocratic families did not seize the opportunity to occupy a position, but collectively refused, as if their brains were caught in the door. If the man in front of me is ruthless, it is not impossible to kill all the aristocratic families in the territory!

Shen Tang asked them: "What do your clan say?"

"The letter has gone out, but I haven't received a reply yet."

Shen Tang scratched his hair and waved away their annoyance: "That's all, wait a few more days. If you don't know how to show appreciation, what's the problem in coming to visit? As long as they are tough enough!"

Everyone retreated.

She had just calmed down and approved the two volumes of letters when a messenger outside the tent informed her that the man who got the female soldier pregnant was found.

Shen Tang raised his head: "Found it?"

She sent someone to find Gu Chi who was not on a business trip.

Of course, it's not for Gu Chi and others to read gossip.

Shen Tang is not good at reading minds.

Gu Chi came the fastest, his steps were fast and big, and his clothes were kicked around. Shen Tang said angrily: "You should take it easy. Without you, we won't be able to sing this lively..."

Gu Chi looked at him innocently and said, "Lord, what are you talking about? Chi wants to deal with this matter as soon as possible so that he can go back and prepare for the autumn harvest. I heard from Lingde and the others that this batch of jade and wheat seeds is excellent and the yield is higher than expected. Much more.”

Because the local government office is running hard and the farm tools needed for the autumn harvest are not fully prepared, Gu Chi has been busy with this these days.

He really wasn't walking so fast just to watch the fun.

Shen Tang chuckled, but after hearing the rare good news, his depressed mood improved a lot - the aristocratic family refused to recruit people, and the people could not recruit many useful people, but at least she still had food, and the common people under her rule could not As for mass starvation.

As long as people are still around, what problems can’t be solved?

Where there is life, there is hope!

After a while, everyone arrived.

Shen Tang asked someone to escort the man in.

The man's eyes were covered with black cloth and he was dressed in simple civilian clothes. He was considered tall among ordinary people. When the soldiers removed his black cloth, revealing his handsome face, Shen Tang finally understood why the female soldier had become interested.

He does look good.

His posture and manners are not like those of ordinary people.

she asked the man kneeling below.

"Do you know why I came to see you today?"

The man was not that old, in his mid-twenties, with his hands tied behind his back. After seeing Shen Tang's appearance, he angrily scolded: "Shen Tang, you are so mean! Even though you clearly refused, you actually let me If someone comes to tie you up, you are not a gentleman!"

Shen Tang: "???"

Everyone: "???"

Shen Tang said: "What are you doing?"

The confusion on her face was not fake.

The man's struggling movements also stiffened, and he looked at Shen Tang in disbelief. After a while, a look of humiliation and resentment appeared on his face. Shen Tang's posturing made a question mark appear on his forehead. But judging from what the man said, the misunderstanding is a bit big.

She patted the table: "Be quiet first."

He waved his hand to escort the female soldier over. While waiting, the man still showed a loyal and unyielding attitude.

Shen Tang had a guess in his mind.

Ah, did the female soldiers get into something they shouldn't have?

"Lord, bring me here!"

The female soldier is currently being held in a tent because she has not yet been convicted. She has not suffered any skin injuries and has three meals a day as before. With less exercise, my face becomes plumper and fairer. As soon as she came, she knelt down and lowered her head.

"Look at the person next to you, is it that person?"

Only then did the female soldier take action.

She was looking at the man, and the man was looking at her doubtfully.

Compared to the change in the female soldier's attire, which was completely different from that day, the man's change was not that big. The female soldier recognized him as soon as he saw his face and nodded: "Back to my lord, it's him."

At this moment, the man still didn't know the situation.

Shen Tang asked him: "Do you remember her?"

The man shook his head and said, "I don't know."

Shen Tang: "..."

She had no choice but to remind: "A few months ago in the wild, someone was interested in you, and it finally happened. Do you have any impressions?"

man:"……"

"She said that she asked for your permission before you guys did anything. She came to you just to ask if this happened?"

man:"……"

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