A small amount of planting is not enough. Neijiang will become a sugarcane planting base and make a huge contribution to the restoration of the Ming Dynasty.

Huang Li opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't explain much. He felt that what he just added was redundant and caused other people to have other ideas.

Mao Shoudeng felt that this was a trivial matter. His Highness wanted to eat something sweet, so what was the point of planting some sugar cane? But he had to plant it. It wouldn’t be too difficult to buy some sugar from outside, right?

"Regarding the appointment process of officials, all your lords believe that it is necessary to open the imperial examination or open an academy as soon as possible." Mao Shoudeng glanced at Huang Li and asked expectantly: "What do you think, Your Highness?"

Huang Li pondered for a moment and said: "In extraordinary times, there should be extraordinary methods. With the new establishment in eastern Sichuan, it is time to try new methods. I have thought of a way, let's discuss it together..."

The imperial examination has been a centuries-old tradition, and Huang Li knew that it could not be changed hastily, as it would not be conducive to attracting people's hearts and restoring the Ming Dynasty.

But East Sichuan is a good experimental ground. He can take private goods with him and take advantage of extraordinary times to explore another way to obtain and utilize talents.

He also knew the profound meaning of Mao Shoudeng's words, but he still urged him in disguise to proclaim himself emperor and succeed him to the throne, and then open up schools to obtain scholars.

He can also understand the enthusiasm of these civil servants and military officers.

A rising tide lifts all boats. If he becomes the emperor, everyone will be promoted one step higher than the Dragon Minister.

The Government Affairs Office of the Prime Minister has become the cabinet. These civil servants are either the first assistant or the second assistant, and the worst is six ministries and nine ministers.

The imperial examination is not held, but there are still qualification examinations for local officials. Forget the eight-part essay, the requirements should not be too high.

The key is to start from the grassroots level and control smaller areas at the beginning, which is equivalent to the district chief in future generations.

"An assessment will be conducted every six months or one year. If you have excellent political performance, you can be promoted to county magistrate or other official positions."

Huang Li picked up the tea cup and took a sip of water, and said with a smile: "Only when you know the sufferings of the people can you be a good parent official. Sirs, what do you think?"

Mao Shoudeng was obviously not very satisfied. He stroked his beard and did not respond immediately.

Hong Yu'ao thought for a while and said with a smile: "His Highness's proposal is reasonable. I think we can try it out in one county first."

Jiang Shangying echoed: "Wei Chen agrees."

Zhang Gongjiao smiled and said: "Your Highness is kind and has given scholars all over the world another way to become an official."

The purpose of studying is to become an official, but the imperial examination is also a pie painted by the rulers. Most people can only look up to it, but cannot eat it.

Moreover, the reason why subordinate officials become subordinate officials is because there is no room for promotion, so they simply become local snakes and make money as their main business.

Mao Shoudeng reluctantly agreed, squeezed out a smile, looked at Huang Li and said: "Your Highness, the Master said: A man who is crowned at twenty has the right to be a father; a woman who is only fifteen is married, and there is a way to be suitable for a man. Here is why.

If you go, you will marry yourself."

"The Rites of Zhou also states: A man should be married when he is thirty, and a woman should be married when she is twenty. "Da Ming Law" stipulates: The man is sixteen and the woman is fourteen, and the marriage will take place..."

Huang Li was a little confused. What kind of stuff is this? It's like Ziyue, Zhou Li, and the "Da Ming Law". Kong Laoer was also in charge of the marriage of men and women. I've never heard of it!

Look at this, look at that, they all look convinced. You see, this is urging marriage!

Huang Li stretched his hand into the air and put it down again. He couldn't scratch his head, but he just wouldn't scratch it.

According to King Ding's age, he should be in his thirties, which was definitely an older young man in ancient times. As for his actual age, he was still single, which was a bit unjustifiable in ancient times.

Huang Li blinked his eyes and finally choked out a sentence: "If the Xiongnu is not destroyed, why do we have a family?"

All the officials opened their mouths and were ready to use the tactic of "annoying you to death" to verbally attack the third prince. Huang Li was so frightened that he quickly added: "Three years, I will definitely be single within three years. Oh, it's a marriage, you adults don't have to."

Anxious."

Everyone exchanged glances and finally settled for the next best thing, once again forgiving His Highness the Third Prince.

Huang Li breathed a sigh of relief, then suddenly remembered something and asked: "There are clauses in the Ming Dynasty Laws that reward chastity. All of them should be abolished. In order to increase the population and revive the Ming Dynasty, widows who remarry must be encouraged and rewarded."
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Although there was no law prohibiting widows from remarrying in the Ming Dynasty, it was also the era that most strongly rewarded chastity.

At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, that is, in the first year of Hongwu, Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty issued an edict: "Widows among the common people whose husbands died before thirty years old and who do not change their moral integrity after fifty years old will be exempted from the family's official duties."

The rulers not only vigorously advocated the law, but also ordered the patrol inspectors to write down regulations on their affairs at the end of the year. The most important ones were given temples to worship, and the next time they also planted squares to reward chastity. This is not the most prosperous thing.

What is good at the top must be followed by the people below. The encouragement and promotion of the rulers have a great effect on promoting the social atmosphere.

If a widow observes the festival, it will not only bring honor to the whole family politically, but also bring great economic benefits, so people will follow suit one after another.

The ruling class of the Ming Dynasty not only vigorously commended those who were chaste and heroic, but also severely punished those who were so-called incorruptible. There were officials who married remarried women and were reported to the capital.

In such a bad incident, Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty directly intervened and ordered the officials to be arrested, brought to Beijing, and jailed for interrogation.

Finally, Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty accused the two of them of "forgetting their integrity, being unworthy of a chaste wife" and "disgracing the constitution", and ordered the officials to be demoted to serve the people.

Under the pressure of strong advocacy and severe punishment, the number of so-called chastity girls and martyr girls increased rapidly in the Ming Dynasty.

In the Collection of Ancient and Modern Books, there were only 51 martyrs and chaste women in the Tang Dynasty, 267 in the Song Dynasty, and nearly 36,000 in the Ming Dynasty.

, simply shocking.

Huang Li abhors the cannibalism of ethics. It is said that sacrificing one's life for one's husband and keeping the moral integrity for life are even more ridiculous. There are also "widows with broken arms" and "untreated breast ulcers". Even being touched by a man on the skin is considered a breach of moral integrity. It is simply inhumane.

As soon as Huang Li said this, everyone was stunned and looked at each other. They were actually a little confused by the third prince's jumping thinking.

This says that you are taking a wife and keeping a concubine. How come you are involved in a widow remarrying?

Could it be that His Highness has taken a fancy to a remarried woman and has not been in a hurry just to marry a widow, maybe with a dragster?

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Everyone was thinking wildly, and the hall fell silent.

Huang Li didn't expect that as soon as this proposal came out, there would be a sudden silence, and everyone's expressions were a little strange.

"Your Highness, you must not do it!" Mao Shoudeng suddenly shouted, as if his buttocks were burned, "You are extremely noble, you will be a great treasure in the future, and you should set an example for all people..."

Huang Li was startled. Why did this old guy react so loudly? Isn't it just a widow remarrying? Do you have a virtuous mother? But this is not compulsory. Why are you shouting?

Jiang Shangying looked at the astonished look on the third prince's face and guessed that Mao Shoudeng had gone wrong. He quickly held Mao Shoudeng down and comforted him repeatedly: "Master Mao, Master Mao, please be patient and don't be impatient!"
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After Mao Shoudeng calmed down a little, Jiang Shangying turned to Huang Li and asked harmoniously: "Your Highness, do you have a woman you like now?"

Huang Li shook his head, but the shadows of several women flashed in his mind.

Jiang Shangying breathed a sigh of relief, chuckled, smoothed his beard and said to Mao Shoudeng: "Your Highness has his own sense of propriety, Master Mao is wrong."

Mao Shoudeng blinked his eyes, breathed a long sigh of relief, cupped his hands and said: "I have violated my decency, Your Highness, please forgive me."

I don't know what you are thinking about. Huang Li was confused, but he still waved his hands and said: "It doesn't matter. Well, this widow's remarriage is settled like this! This attack on Huguang is to spread good governance and win people's hearts."

Mao Shoudeng pondered for a moment and said: "Wei Chen believes that the article that rewards chastity can be deleted, but we need to consider the long-term plan to encourage remarriage in the law."

Hong Yu'ao looked at Huang Li's face and added: "I believe that social trends cannot change temporarily, so your Highness does not need to be too impatient."

Huang Li touched his chin and said thoughtfully: "What is good at the top must be implemented by the bottom. Perhaps the best results will be achieved if we promote it from top to bottom."

"Absolutely not. Your Highness must not have such an idea." Mao Shoudeng was getting impatient again. How could this lead His Highness astray?

Huang Li waved his hand helplessly and said: "Okay, okay, I just said that, I didn't mean anything else."

"Actually, there are also benefits to widows. Confucius said: When I was young, I didn't know how good my aunt was, and I mistakenly regarded girls as treasures. Even though I don't have that habit yet." Huang Li rolled his eyes and wanted to laugh.

After a false alarm, the ensuing proceedings became much more peaceful.

Huang Li didn't make any more tricks, and everyone slowly relaxed. The meeting ended with congratulations on victory.

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Guizhou, Yangbaoshan.

The task force has been here for nearly a month. Pixiong has been recruiting old troops and has assembled more than 2,000 people. Liu Xiang and others are training intensively.

As for the weapons, we still have swords, guns, bows and arrows, plus the rockets, mines, and wooden cannons that are being stepped up to be manufactured. If we have a moon, we can have considerable combat power.

It’s just that the materials are limited. If we didn’t get a batch from An Kun, these weapons wouldn’t be able to be made.

And armor is the most lacking, not only for this army, but also for the native soldiers in Shuixi.

"Fortunately, Your Highness has already anticipated that this temporary bamboo board armor has some protective effect, which is better than nothing at all."

Liu Xiang sat under the tree to rest, looking at the soldiers wearing bamboo plate armor, he felt both emotion and admiration in his heart.

The so-called bamboo plate armor is to take the toughness and hardness of old bamboo, saw it into squares, soak it in oil, or punch holes and thread ropes, or sew a short jacket with multiple pockets and put the bamboo pieces in it, much like the bulletproof armor of later generations.

Vest.

The thickness of this kind of plate armor is usually two centimeters, which can block most bow and arrow shots and prevent knife cuts. The disadvantage is that the protective area is only the chest or back, but it also reduces the weight relatively.

"Drink some water, Ambassador Liu." Zhang Yaoer looked heroic in her leather armor and walked over carrying a pot of water.

After Liu Xiang thanked him, he drank slowly from the bowl.

However, Zhang Yaoer did not leave. She sat next to him and asked with a smile: "Liu Zunshi, I heard you talk about attacking Wushan last time. Please continue talking today!"

Liu Xiang smiled and waved his hand and said: "Let's wait for another day. I'll have to train again after a break. I won't be able to say a few words."
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