Back To The Beginning Of Ming To Do Charity

The changes in Runing did not change suddenly.

But in the eyes of the people, it seems to have changed overnight.

At the beginning, it was just that the farmers who entered the city talked with people and talked about being soldiers helping them with farm work.

This is a new thing. Originally, Runing also had soldiers. The soldiers of the imperial court, they are all big masters, grumpy, always in groups, no one dares to provoke them, they go to a restaurant to eat, but the shopkeeper dare not accept The more chaotic their money, the more unscrupulous they are.

The common people don't understand the reason for this, and don't know why the honest people before serving as soldiers will become like that after serving.

But their fear of soldiers has been engraved in their bones and blood. Parents tell their children that, slowly, although they know that soldiers are protecting Runing, they are more fearful and disgusted than fear.

But the soldiers in the farmers' mouths are completely different from what they know.

They happily asked about the group of soldiers, not so much caring, as curiosity about seeing a few things.

"I also helped us plant sweet potatoes and potatoes." This is what the farmers are most proud of. "The seedlings have emerged, and they brought the seeds. They will come to help when the autumn harvest comes. Leave the hoe to us."

Slowly, the people became more curious about these soldiers, and finally one day, the soldiers entered the city.

However, it was not the whole army, nor did it have much fanfare. The soldiers wore uniform uniforms, but they went into different vendors and restaurants. They talked loudly and did not shy away from anyone.

They talked about the last battle, they also talked about the past before they became soldiers, and narrated the tragedy of their hometown.

The terrified people next to them listened and felt that these people seemed not as scary as they thought.

When they left, they paid off their consumption.

For the next half month, a small number of soldiers entered the city, and people were surprised and curious from the beginning, and slowly became accustomed.

Finally, someone dared to talk to the soldier.

Merchants also treat this group of consumers meticulously. After all, soldiers rarely leave the barracks. They have nothing to spend in their lives and save a lot of military pay. When they leave the barracks, the benefits they can bring are huge.

Runing is slowly changing.

Sometimes they would greet soldiers who had spoken before on the side of the road.

More and more soldiers walked into Runing. People saw this group of people wearing the same clothes finally calmed down. They would no longer look at these soldiers with ghostly eyes, nor would they shiver or tremble. Flee.

More and more street preaching began.

Soldiers will get on a temporary platform and talk about many things, how they came under the rule of Nan Bodhisattva, how they were soldiers, and what to do in the barracks. They are not literati, and they don’t know how to quote scriptures, nor do they What they say is profound, on the contrary, they are all in the vernacular.

But the people love to listen. Most of them have never been out of Runing in their entire lives and know very little about the outside world. They are full of curiosity and listen to the soldiers' preaching.

Sometimes soldiers will pull the people who are listening to the stage. People are introverted and unwilling to talk about their affairs in the public.

But soldiers are accustomed to life in the barracks. Once someone comes to power, they will applaud, set off the atmosphere and support each other.

The first person opens his mouth, and then more people open his mouth.

Some people even voluntarily ask to be on stage in order to enjoy the gaze of many people.

Runing has become different.

And this only took less than three months.

Runing as a soldier has also brought a new atmosphere to Runing.

Now in Runing, almost everyone is talking about Lin Yuan, about Nan Bodhisattva, about Taizhou and Gaoyou.

They have constructed a heavenly Gaoyou from the mouth of the soldiers, so they will involuntarily begin to imagine whether Runing will become the next Gaoyou.

There will be no small officials who are always looking for trouble, all kinds of inexplicable taxes.

There are no big families who bully others. They can live a good life as long as they work hard.

When Runing was changing, Lin Yuan was also discussing other things with Chen Baisong.

"I want to practice monogamy in Runing." Lin Yuan said to Chen Baisong.

Chen Baisong is inexplicable: "Isn't it always like this?"

Lin Yuan: "..."

He seems to have forgotten that in the ancient dynasties, except for the Qing Dynasty, there was polygamy and multiple concubines. He explained: "There can be no concubines, no matter whether they are officials or squire merchants."

Just when Lin Yuan thought Chen Baisong would question, Chen Baisong nodded quickly: "Yes."

Lin Yuan: "I think... Wait, you say yes?"

Chen Baisong looked at Lin Yuan strangely: "Is there anything that the young master wants to do?"

The implication was that Lin Yuan decided, even if someone objected, Lin Yuan would continue to do it.

Lin Yuan could not laugh or cry: "You are quite reasonable."

Lin Yuan's expression changed, and he said seriously: "There are too few women. In the past, Gaoyou Taizhou did not change, because I did not have this kind of power at that time."

Does not have the power to compete with tradition.

"Now civilians can't marry a wife, but rich people can raise a bunch." Lin Yuan said, "This is not stable enough."

This kind of polygamy and multiple concubines system is not good for ordinary men, nor is it good for women. Once he wants to change the social structure, this system is a stumbling block at his feet. He needs women to work and need When women create social value, they must protect their rights.

Women cannot be independent, so they must rely on men, so their parents would rather send them half-sale to be concubines or concubines, rather than marry them to ordinary men.

In Gaoyou, this situation has been improved, because women can also earn money, their parents are not in a hurry for them to marry, staying at home can give them more support.

There are more choices for son-in-law.

Ordinary men cannot marry a wife, so the special marriage relationship between co-wife and wives is born.

To put it bluntly, it means polyandry.

Only the rich can marry the right wives, and then have good concubines, and even take a lot of girls.

Such a deformed relationship between men and women will only cause social turmoil, but will not be more stable.

Moreover, there are too few people, and men fight war, so the economy depends on women.

Lin Yuan needs more women to go out of the house. It is feasible to encourage women to work. Gaoyou and other places have proved this.

And he wanted to do an experiment in Runing.

Runing is a big city with complex population and complex social structure, so Runing's experiment is a reference.

Lin Yuan smiled and said: "Come slowly, let the servants get free first, and let the master give them a new contract."

The contract system, although the servants are illiterate, but these deeds must be fair in the authority.

In the clouds and mists Chen Baisong listened to, he really didn't know what Lin Yuan was going to do, but when Lin Yuan spoke, Chen Baisong had no position or reason to refuse.

Lin Yuan: "It just happens that I brought a group of people, and you can also see their abilities."

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In the tent of the military camp, a few people were sitting at a simple table drinking tea. They were young and the oldest was only in their early thirties. They were at the same age as they were in their thirties. They were dressed in common clothes with tall hair, different from ordinary people. Their body is not rickety, they have long hands and feet, and they can tell that they are scholars at a glance, and they can also tell that they are at least from a rich family.

Zhao Youquan was one of them. He was born in Changzhou and went to Song Shizhao's gate alone and became a doorman.

He thought it was time for him to show off his skills, but Song Shizhao seemed to have forgotten him. There were more and more customers in Song Mansion, and he became more and more afraid. He didn't want to go back to Changzhou, at least he shouldn't go back dingy. .

So when he heard that Nan Bodhisattva was going to bring people to Runing, he almost agreed without thinking.

He felt that as long as he was by Song Shizhao's side, he would not have a chance to make a head start.

"Runing is much bigger than I thought." Someone chatted, "The soldiers in Nan Bodhisattva's hands are more regular than I thought."

They have been in the barracks for so long, and they have never seen anyone speak harshly to them. Although they are not affectionate, they have a degree of advance and retreat. There are rules in everything in the barracks. These rules are not only used to control the lower soldiers, but also control the upper ones. Officials, whoever is guilty of bad luck, regardless of the size of the position.

Just when Zhao Youquan wanted to say something, the curtain of the tent was suddenly opened, and a neatly dressed soldier with a solemn face said at the door: "South Bodhisattva wants to see you."

There was a weird silence in the tent, but soon they stood up. They tried to conceal their excitement and excitement. Zhao Youquan's nails, which were not long before, fell into the flesh because of the hard pinch.

Lin Yuan recruited all the people who brought him. He talked about Runing's reform method, but he didn't say the whole story. He just talked about what he needed to do now-to change the oppressive employment system into a contract system.

None of these people disputed.

After all, working as a servant in a big family now requires monthly money. If you think about it this way, you just make it more respectable.

They quickly entered their respective roles.

Different rules and regulations have been developed.

Zhao Youquan was assigned to the Propaganda Department. He didn't know what department it was at first, but later learned that their mission was to let all the servants know that they could get new rights.

"Could it be possible for us to come to our door and preach to them?"

"Post a notice?"

"They don't know how to read."

"Find someone to read?"

"Come on, do you think you can go out often when you work in a big family? Even when you go out, you have something to do. Where can you have time to stop at the sign and listen?"

The people in the Propaganda Department were worried. The first time they did this kind of work, they felt that even asking them to write the rules was easier than doing this.

At this moment, Zhao Youquan suddenly said, "Didn't the South Bodhisattva register the people before?"

"We can also register these people."

"I'll talk about these things then, won't it be fine?"

Everyone looked at Zhao Youquan, as if they knew him the first day.