Shortly after nightfall, a crescent moon hangs in the sky.

A four-carrying sedan chair with red tops was parked in Yan's mansion. He Neng held a lantern in his hand and smiled: "Young Master, you're here to the mansion."

In the courtyard, Li Qing'e and her maid were behind the door: "Is your husband worth it?"

"Um."

Oh ~

An extremely heart-wrenching voice cut through Ning Jing, and Yan Chengjin frowned: "Are there any assassins?"

Recently, I recommended Wang Yanzhao to go north to the grassland. Is it Wang Yang who wants to take revenge on him?

Li Qing'e shook her head: "The lady from the neighboring house has been tying for a day."

Foot binding began in the Song Dynasty and rose in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The Ming Dynasty still regarded softness as a beauty.

From the empress in the palace to the women of the Qianmo, when they are four or five years old, they must wrap their feet around in case they become men's big feet.

Women are afraid of foot binding.

Yan Chengjin was curious and said, "I have always been curious about why your feet are different?"

Li Qing'e was born in the Li family and should have her feet tied, but she didn't.

"Qing'e moved with her mother since she was a child, and it was difficult to walk with her feet. When she wanted to get married again, she was over." Li Qing'e lowered her head slightly, afraid that Yan Chengjin would not be happy.

The fat maid held her hand: "When the lady entered Li's mansion, she was already ten years old and could not be bothered. The son-in-law should not dislike the lady."

"If you are a husband, you don't like to bind your feet. If you are a husband, you will abolish this system."

Foot binding not only hurts women, but also seriously affects the court's agricultural tax revenue.

In his previous life, a man went out to work and made money, and the farming work of his family was borne by a woman. He had seen him grow more than ten acres of land alone.

I have heard that one person joins the army and the whole family is glorious, but I have never heard that anyone joins the army and the land at home cannot be planted.

This is probably the case in the Ming Dynasty. Men served in the army and women carried out agricultural affairs.

Li Qing's eyes moved to Yan Chengjin: "This matter has been around for a hundred years, and if it is changed, it will be against the Lords."

"There is a way for your husband."

Yan Chengjin thought carefully and found that foot binding had become a trend in the Ming Dynasty. It was not the masters who wanted to fight against it, but a social custom.

If you want to abolish it, you still need to order a ban on it.

But women had a low status in ancient times and could not go to the temple, let alone let the officials talk about this in the temple?

The next day, early in the morning.

Yan Chengjin came to the Ministry of Revenue Payment Office, and Wang Qiong was making a calculation in great spirit, "Sir Yan, why do you have time to come to my Ministry of Revenue?"

"I have something to do, and I want to ask Lord Wang for help."

Wang Qiong showed a hint of alertness in his eyes, but smiled and said, "What's the matter? Let's talk about it first, let me see if I can help."

"I want to increase the treasury tax."

"This is a good thing!"

"After a while, I would like to ask Lord Wang to abolish the bad habit of foot binding and liberate the productivity of the Ming Dynasty." Yan Chengjin said seriously.

Wang Qiong thought of a big stone, blinked his eyes and was stunned.

The temple is an elegant place, how can women’s affairs be discussed in the court?

Besides, what does it have to do with the treasury investment in the silver?

If it could be abolished a hundred years ahead of schedule... Yan Chengjin said: "Nine dynasties have drawn a lot of strong men, and the countryside is deserted and people are not returning. If a woman can go to the land to farm and go out to business, why worry about not having taxes?"

The decrease in male number will certainly reduce the economic activities of rural commercial enterprises, but if women can take full responsibility, they will not be seriously damaged.

The decline gradually occurred in the late Ming Dynasty, and there were many factors. Female foot binding was extremely prevalent, which was one of them.

Women are unable to work in the fields, and their productivity has dropped sharply.

Wang Qiongcai is not stupid, why don’t you tell me yourself and come to find my official?

"Mr. Yan is cautious. If this matter is mentioned, it will be criticized by all the officials."

"If Lord Wang wants to increase the treasury tax, he will give advice in the hall. The rest cannot be guaranteed, but he will be famous in history."

Wang Qiong was a little hesitant.

Although Yan Chengjin was sloppy, all the civil and military officials in the court knew that this son would not lie.

What is left is a bad reputation!

At the hour of Mao, all officials crossed the Jinshui Bridge and entered the Fengtian Hall.

Emperor Hongzhi was a little depressed and worried about the war in the Nine Borders, saying, "Is there any news on the Nine Borders? Is there any trace of the prince?"

"Not yet, I beg you to worship the ancestral temple and pay homage to the Imperial College to receive blessings for the prince and the border army." Liu Jian bowed slightly.

When the Tatars went to war, they would definitely sacrifice to the immortal world, and the Ming Dynasty could not fall behind.

"Let the prince-in-law Cai Jin do it!"

Zhang Sheng responded and returned the order.

Wang Qiong looked down at the toe of the shoe, hesitating whether to give advice. After a moment, "Your Majesty, since you are a sacrifice, why not be lucky in the world?"

“How lucky?”

Emperor Hongzhi's eyes shone, and all the officials turned their heads and looked at Wang Qiong.

No matter any occasion, Wang Qiong could chat and laugh calmly. At this moment, his tongue was a little knotted.

"Issuing a ban, abolishing...abolishing women's foot binding."

hiss!

All the officials looked at Wang Qiong with shame and anger, and they were actually talking about such things in the court, which was a disgrace to him!

Emperor Hongzhi's smile gradually calmed down, and he was as serious as a stone.

Wang Qiong lowered his head, Yan Chengjin, you owe me a favor.

Yan Chengjin bowed slightly: "I will discuss it!"

Li Dongyang's eyes flashed, and it was probably the son's idea again. Among his daughters, Qing'e was not entangled, and it was thought that it was related to Qing'e.

Emperor Hongzhi whispered: "This matter is the wish of the people, why should we raise it in the court!"

Yan Chengjin said: "Your Majesty doesn't know that this matter is related to the taxes of the court. Now that the war on the nine sides is in danger, I don't know when it will be stopped.

The fields are deserted, and this is where the strong men join the army.

Why did the court rely so much on men? It is precisely because the foot binding trend in the market is becoming increasingly popular and women cannot handle farming.

There are countless women and children in the world. If they can serve as laborers in their families, why are they afraid of the countryside being desolate?"

Nowadays, there are iron tools and cows.

If you want to further liberate your productivity, you can only start with people. Women's feet are bound, so they cannot go to the ground to work.

Those who do not get entangled will be ridiculed and form ideological shackles, which is no different from coercion.

Emperor Hongzhi showed suspicion.

There was noisy in the hall, and I didn’t expect such meetings in the court.

Yan Chengjin continued: "Have you ever heard of the matriarch and all the lords?"

Needless to ask, Yan Chengjin also knew that they had never heard of it. The matriarchal society had archaeological speculations, which was more than 40,000 years ago.

The Ming Dynasty's technology was backward and it was impossible to infer such a long history.

All officials pricked up their ears and looked curious.

Emperor Hongzhi opened his mouth slightly and said seriously: "What is a matriarchal society?"

Yan Chengjin said seriously: "According to rumors from the foreigners, there were dynasties where men and women cultivated together ten thousand years ago. They did not distinguish between men and women, and women created more wealth than men."

A matriarchal society cannot be explained clearly in just a few words.

The more you say it, the more likely you will be to have a hundred years of doubt. Where did your knowledge come from?

Therefore, he only focused on the key points.

Emperor Hongzhi showed a horrified look: "There is such a dynasty?"

"How long is ten thousand years? The Xia Dynasty is only more than two thousand years old. You said it was ten thousand years. Could it be nonsense, right?" Chai Sheng was a little suspicious.

All officials nodded. Based on this alone, they could judge that Yan Chengjin was nonsense.

"How do you prove it by Lord Yan?"

Someone from all officials asked.
Chapter completed!