Lu Ning's exemption of agricultural tax in his jurisdiction not only benefited the people under the system, but also made the people's support for Lu Ning reach a new high. In addition, Lu Ning's series of policies over the years have all taken the interests of the people as the highest. Any regulations first consider the interests of the people, improve the production and living standards of the people, and help the people solve the problems in reality. Therefore, although there are too many legends, rumors, even criticisms and insults in Lu Ning outside, the people in his jurisdiction love it very much and their reputation is soaring to the sky.

Because the agricultural tax exempted by Lu Ning, the surrounding princes were so big that they dare not reduce the agricultural tax like Lu Ning. Their tax source is mainly based on agriculture, and the proportion of their work and commercial taxes is very small. If it is reduced, then what they eat, drink, how to raise soldiers and officials. The biggest trouble for the surrounding princes is that the people in their jurisdiction fled to Lu Ning's jurisdiction one after another. This is a big deal. If there is no restriction, it will not take long, and the princes will not have any more people under the command of each prince. By then, they will become lonely people, and the princes will still have their own people.

What ability is it? How high can it jump? So as soon as Lu Ning's policy of exempting agricultural tax appeared, the "Jincheng Daily" and "Jincheng Book Garden", all the princes took various effective measures to strictly prevent the people under their control from escaping, and sent large troops to strictly control the border. But it is impossible to completely eliminate it. After all, the border line is too long and it is impossible to guard them all, and it cannot be checked day and night in every place. How many army will it be needed. So some people are still successfully pouring into Lu Ning's jurisdiction, which is expected for Lu Ning, and of course they will give good resettlement immediately.

The princes in various places are trying their best to escape for the people, while Lu Ning continues to study the development direction of Bingzhou with his civil and military officials. Lu Ning told his subordinates: "We are now calling a serious lack of labor in various places, which is also a fact. After all, the place we manage is large, the industry is developing rapidly, and the economy is growing rapidly, which will certainly bring about a labor tension. To completely change this situation, there is only one way, that is, to improve the status of women and children, protect women, and children are not abused or beaten or scolded at home, and to be protected outside, and to prohibit women from binding their feet to protect their physical and mental health. Thus, a large number of housewives will be released from home, which will relieve our labor force to a certain extent, otherwise we can only go overseas to buy slaves."

Lu Ning's words once again made the civil and military officials talk, and they couldn't understand it. Is this necessary? No one can beat their own women or children, and they need to pay attention to it. What is the rule? Isn't this a constraint or restrict the rights in our men's hands? We are the head of the family, so my wife is not on an equal footing with us.

After hearing this, Zhao Yun shook his head and smiled, "Brother, have you been filled with a ecstasy soup by your sister-in-law at home, or have you been too lazy in the gentle village? Isn't it that raising the identity of a woman?"

After hearing this, Sima Lang even shouted: "Brother, this is absolutely not allowed, do you know? You asked your sister-in-law to make a newspaper and magazine to recruit talented women from all over the world. Now, even the wife in our family has gone to her sister-in-law to work. What do we say, and we dare not care. If you raise your head for the women again, then they will not be upset. Who can subdue them in the future? Then will they not be messed up?"

Even Dian Wei, who never speaks, said: "My lord, that's fine. You can't even beat your own wife. So what's the status we have at home!"

Taishici also shook his head and said, "Brother, this is afraid it won't work. You see, without anyone agreeing, it's very unreasonable for you to eat together regardless of gender, age, and all of you will eat together. We dare not say it, and we don't bother to bother you. Now you still have to raise the status of women. Isn't this nonsense?"

Since coming to Bingzhou, Lu Zhi, who rarely expressed his opinions, also smiled bitterly: "Ziyi, it is indeed inappropriate for you to improve the status of a woman's son. If you have your own children, your wife cannot beat and scold her. The ancients said that filial sons are produced under the stick, and talents are produced under the stick. If you can't educate your children with sticks, then women cannot raise their heads. Once they look up, they all go out to work, so who will take care of the family?"

Cai Yong said angrily: "Ziyi, your suggestion is really nonsense, and it is unreasonable to raise the status of women and prohibit the binding of small feet. This is even more unreasonable. Since ancient times, women with small feet are the most beautiful, and there is only the saying of three-inch golden lotus. If women have big feet, what would it look like?"

Lu Ning could not have imagined that such a small suggestion would be opposed by so many people. Even Guan Ning, Cai Yong, Hua Tuo and others were opposed, which was not easy to deal with. We must ask for help and persuade them, otherwise it would seem that we would not be able to implement it. Lu Ning looked up at several of his best friends, but no one paid attention to it, so he had to look at Guo Jia, hoping to get his support.

Guo Jia saw Lu Ning coming to rescue, although he didn't cause any reason, since the boss asked for help, he had to take care of his face. He had to say helplessly: "Lord, what is your purpose? What measures and means do you have to take? Of course, the most important thing is what benefits will the implementation of some measures be? You have to let everyone know, otherwise it will definitely be difficult to convince everyone. After all, this is related to the status, rights, and face of each man."

After hearing this, Lu Ning shook his head and could only smile bitterly. What is there? The suggestion that originally thought it was not a big problem has become the most difficult problem to pass. "Is the purpose of course it is to free women in family labor and let them engage in light physical labor, such as catering, service, textile, printing and other industries with light physical labor, so that our labor shortage can be alleviated. Forbidden to bind their feet is to facilitate their work, and also to consider their health. Bringing their feet so small is a problem, so that they can go to work. Besides, a woman cannot use her feet as big as a big one.

Let me measure whether a young woman is a beauty? The feet themselves are used to walk, and if they are wrapped in small parts, they are not conducive to walking and work. Tell me, if you don’t free the women in the family, how can we solve the problem of labor shortage in our jurisdiction? Why can ordinary people show up for farm work, rich people, big clans, officials, and scholars’ families not show up for work? This does not conform to the principle of equality before our law. Can the women in our own family be human, and the women in the poor family be human, what is the logic?”

After hearing this, Guan Ning continued to shake his head, saying that it would not be caused, and said to Lu Ning: "Ziyi, although what you said makes sense, it is different from traditional customs and etiquette. It is really not good for a daughter to show up in public and is injustice. Besides, you can't force all housewives to come out to work, which does not conform to your personal voluntary choice principle!"

Lu Ning sighed and said, "Master, I don't want to force all women in the family to come out to work. As for whether they can come out to work, it is their own business and we have no right to interfere. But we cannot stop them from coming out to work. Besides, you all have to take the lead in mobilizing your wives and children to come out to work. Of course, you cannot force them to come out to work."

After hearing this, Zhang Ji said, "My lord, even as you said, it cannot fundamentally solve the labor shortage problem in our jurisdiction. After all, the work of letting female creatives show up in public is unprecedented. If they want them to adapt, they must have a process, and it cannot be effective by implementation."

After hearing this, Lu Ning laughed and said, "We are not in a hurry to achieve success. Take your time. After all, this is a confrontation with traditional customs and it will not be effective immediately. This has a long-term problem, but if we don't guide it, it will never be possible."

Sima Lang glanced at Lu Ning and said, "What system should my brother use to improve the status of women and children?"

Lu Ning smiled and said, "Of course, a new law is drafted, called the law on protecting the legitimate rights and interests of women and children. The law must stipulate that women enjoy the same legal rights and interests as men. Men and women are equal, and they enjoy equal rights and interests as men in production and life. They can also beat and scold women and children at home, otherwise they will be punished and seriously went to prison and sentenced with severe circumstances. Only in this way can the status of women and children be truly improved, and their physical and mental health are guaranteed to be harmed. Of course, they can no longer bind their feet. At the same time, parents can no longer arrange their marriages, let them choose their spouses and fall in love freely, and they can no longer do things like being a match. As long as they both love each other, parents must fulfill them and not interfere too much."

Tian Feng stopped shaking his head after hearing this, and then said, "Lord, this is too much. How can we use the law to raise the status of women? They still have the same status as men. Isn't this let them rebel at home? Even the marriage of their children cannot be interfered with, which is even nonsense."

Sima Lang said: "Brother, you are really staying in the gentle country for too long and are confused by your sister-in-law and the others. How could you come up with such a strange thing?"

Lu Ning laughed and said, "If a man cannot even protect his own woman and is still beating and scolding her, then he will definitely not love the family; if a person cannot even love the family, will he still be patriotic? The country is composed of countless families, and the family is composed of parents, wives, and children. If there is no family, there will be no country or family. Only when a person can love his family can he be patriotic, which is complementary. Moreover, no fight or quarrel cannot solve the problem. The key to solving the problem is to handle it calmly. You can't say that you are always right, then you will not become a saint. As long as you are a person, you will make mistakes, don't be afraid of making mistakes, and you can understand the mistakes. What women say may not be incorrect. It depends on both sides to think seriously, so men and women respect each other and get along equally. What's wrong with this."
Chapter completed!