Myth: Heaven and Earth

Chapter 162 Development of the Women's and Children's Association

The next day, people from the Youth Gang and the Women's and Children's Association came to the door together.

The one who came from the Green Gang was a small leader who belonged to Feng Jingyao and was in charge of the affairs of the Green Gang in Suzhou; the one who came from the Women's and Children's Association was an acquaintance.

It was the girl who followed the vine and found the Lu mansion, surnamed Li.She is Lin Heier's confidant sister.

The image of this girl is very different from the past, her hair is cut short to shoulder length, and she is dressed like a new-style young woman—the kind who went to college, very energetic and youthful.

I talked to the leader of the Green Gang and sent them away, leaving Ms. Li from the Maternal and Children's Association to chat with her.

She said: "The eldest sister asked us to go to the new school for further study. I didn't expect that we could also go to school."

Speaking of this, she was very excited.

The Qing Dynasty was the era when women were most strictly imprisoned, almost to the point of being abnormal.Binding feet became popular in the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Although it existed very early, it was not popular before the Manchu Qing Dynasty; the virtue of women without talent was also popular in the Manchu Qing Dynasty. But I have never heard of any talented women appearing in the Manchu Dynasty.

Even if she is a lady of every family, she only learns women's rings and the like, and does not learn anything else.Unlike those dynasties before the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the knowledge of many ladies was no worse than that of scholars and Juren.

Not to mention the existence of female generals and the like.

This is an extremely distorted dynasty that exploded.It is a dynasty that is very backward in all fields of thought, politics, and economy among the unified dynasties of thousands of years.

That's right now—the Manchu Qing had lost control of the world, and under the impact of foreign ideas from the West, the confinement gradually began to unravel.

If it was put a few decades ago, women would have been criticized and even killed when they entered school.

"It's good to study." Lu Heng said with a smile: "Broaden your horizons and enhance your thinking."

Then I asked about the actions of the Maternal and Children's Association after entering Suzhou.

The girl said: "The eldest sister decided to build Suzhou and Hangzhou in one fell swoop. Now our association is growing rapidly. The eldest sister said that if we don't expand, the money you gave will not last long. She also said that Suzhou and Hangzhou are the weaving centers. Spread the association to Suzhou and Hangzhou, and set about opening a textile factory in the next year."

He also said: "Because of you, the export tariffs in Shanghai have been reduced a lot. It is easier to make textiles than before. In the past, the export tariffs were heavy, and our textile products had no price advantage, so it was difficult to sell them. We were forced by foreigners. .I'm feeling better now."

This is thanks to Lu Heng.

Forcing foreigners to sign a treaty and lowering export tariffs to a reasonable level, the first to benefit is the Yangtze River Delta textile industry that is about to be cornered.

"Many textile tycoons have donated to us." She smiled happily.

There are people behind the Women's and Children's Association.Although most people don't know who the people behind the Women's and Children's Association really are, that doesn't stop them from guessing.

It is well known that Xu Baoshan gave a platform to the Maternal and Children's Association.Those who are well-informed also know that Xu Baoshan is not the real backer of the Maternity and Children's Association, and there is another person in the backer, who is bigger than Xu Baoshan.

Whether it's pretentiousness, other things, or guesses, the name of the Maternal and Children's Association in Shanghai has risen.Many wealthy people donate money to the Maternal and Children's Association, either to please the backers behind the Maternal and Children's Association, or to make a charitable mask, or to really want to do charity.

In any case, the growth of the Maternal and Children's Association has become rapid due to this.

With this condition, Lin Heier decided to expand the scale of the Maternal and Children's Association.

The first is the entire Yangtze River Delta.

Both Suzhou and Hangzhou should be included in the radiation range of the Maternal and Children's Association before the end of the year.

It is necessary to build shops, kindergartens, even schools and textile factories.The stalls are huge.

Lu Heng was really happy about it, and said, "If you encounter any problems, you must come to me."

The girl nodded solemnly: "Without Mr. Lu, there would be no Women and Children's Association."

Lu Heng waved his hand: "I can't do much, and you are doing more."

Lu Heng does not deny that he is the backer of the Maternal and Children's Association, but he does not think that his contribution is overwhelming.He just did what he could do, more Lin Heier and the others were doing it.

The girl then said: "The eldest sister said that there is an essential difference between our Women's and Children's Association and the Youth Gang. In the future, we will gradually reduce our contact with the Youth Gang. When I came back to Suzhou, I asked the Qing Gang for help because of Zhao's surname. I didn’t find anyone from the Green Gang.”

She said: "There is our own escort team in Hangzhou. Brother Ma and General Fang took people there. My eldest sister said that when our escort team grows up, we will completely separate from the Qing Gang."

Lu Heng laughed after hearing this: "Okay."

Although the Green Gang is useful, the Green Gang is not an innocent non-governmental organization.Being too deeply involved with the Youth Gang is not in line with the purpose of the Maternal and Children's Association.

It even dyed the Maternal and Children's Association some gray and black.

This is not good.

Lu Heng originally planned to wait for Ma San and Fang Tian to build up the strength of the Maternal and Children's Association before raising this issue with Lin Heier, but Lin Heier had already thought about it.

This is vision, which is good.

You can't talk about crossing the river and tearing down the bridge-Lu Heng did use the Green Gang, but so what?A mafia organization took advantage of it.

Lu Heng wouldn't be ashamed if he used good people, but Lu Heng didn't have the slightest bit of embarrassment if they were to destroy them with their backhands, let alone destroying bridges.

Of course, the Green Gang helped a lot after all, so it's not appropriate to kill them with a backhand.Just be honest in the future and don't mess with Lu Heng.

In fact, for Xu Baoshan, if Lu Heng doesn't mess with him, he will burn incense.

But having said that, Feng Jingyao seems to be making some changes. In his territory, there is no longer any opium business.Lu Heng mentioned it at the beginning and asked him to do shipping, but I don't know if he has this plan.

If there is, Lu Heng doesn't mind giving him some benefits.

Keeping the girl for dinner, Jiu'er was the first to become interested when talking about building a kindergarten and a school at the dinner table.

She said, "Master, what do you think of me going to kindergarten with dolls?"

She kept saying that she was too busy, that the shops in Zaoshan Town were deserted every day, and there was nothing to do.

Lu Heng actually knew what she meant - she wanted a baby.

Not only Jiu'er, Huang Chun'er also wanted it.

But Lu Heng has been taking measures to prevent her from getting pregnant.

There is only one reason, and that is their age, which is almost twenty.Considering his future health, Lu Heng was not in a hurry to have a child.

As for Gong Lan, she couldn't say anything about it.She is only sixteen!It's early.

Lu Heng didn't really think about having a child too early. A child is as cute as it is cute, and as happy as it is happy, but having a child is very annoying.

Just wait.

Then he said: "That's fine. If you like raising babies, go to Miss Li tomorrow and ask her to make arrangements for you. But raising babies is not easy. Kindergarten babies are poor babies, so you have to cherish them."

Jiu'er said, "I know."

He said and took Hongyu's hand: "From now on, Hongyu and I will live in Suzhou."

(End of this chapter)