Dressed like a loser and went to raise a baby

Chapter 901 Legislation, announced to the world

The legal provisions of the Ministry of Punishment were compiled. After Feng Chenghan read it, he stamped it with a jade seal and sent it to all parts of the country with copies from the Ministry of Punishment.

Along with the copy, there is also a decree stating that regardless of whether the child is a child or a daughter, one acre of wasteland can be reclaimed and tax-free for three years.

In the afternoon, the newly established laws and decrees were posted at every city gate entering and exiting Kyoto, as well as on the notice board outside the Fuyin Yamen.

Seeing a policeman posting something on the notice board, people around him gathered around him.

"Did the court issue any notices?" an illiterate vendor asked Wang Xiucai, who was standing next to him, looking at the two newly posted pieces of paper on the notice board.

Wang Xiucai was selling calligraphy and paintings on this street. When he saw the two newly posted papers on the notice board, he was surprised at first.Then he read loudly: "By God, the emperor has issued an edict: the people are the foundation of the country, and children are the future of the country. The people should protect them, and the country should also protect them."

When Wang Xiucai read this, the illiterate people around him nodded.

"This is true. From generation to generation, children are our future and the future of the country. They should indeed be protected."

"However, in recent years, there has been a serious imbalance in the number of men and women in the country's new population registration. Men are born with yin and yang, men are yang, women are yin, and the balance of yin and yang is the way of heaven and earth. The imbalance of men and women, the imbalance of yin and yang, is not good for the people, let alone the country... …”

Someone said: "This imbalance between men and women, the imbalance of yin and yang, is indeed detrimental to the people and the country."

"Why is it so bad?"

"With more men and fewer women, it will be difficult for a man to find a wife. There are hundreds of women asking for him. This is not a good look. Men with poor family conditions may not be able to get a wife. There are many girls coming to ask for marriage. , then it must be all about choosing good conditions.”

"That's right, that's right. Speaking of which, there are quite a few old bachelors in our village, but there really isn't even one old girl who can't get married. Even those stupid ones have people coming to ask for her hand in marriage."

"There are two bachelors in our village who have bad moral character. Because they couldn't marry a wife, they just ended up doing nothing. They don't farm or do any work. They wander around the village all day long, staring at this little wife, that one. Look, my little wife, her mouth is dirty." The woman who spoke looked very ugly when she mentioned this.

Her eldest sister was not only stared at by them, but one of them even followed her into the woods where she was collecting firewood.

Fortunately, she was also collecting firewood in the forest, waiting for the elder sister to bring the basket to load the firewood, otherwise we don't know what would happen.

"It can be seen that the imbalance between men and women mentioned above is not false, and it is indeed detrimental to the people."

"Then why is it not good for the country?"

"This is not simple. If you can't get a wife, you can't have children. If you can't have children, will the population decrease? The country doesn't need people for anything these days."

"It makes sense."

Wang Xiucai waited for them to finish their discussion before continuing: "After investigation, it is found that parents and elders kill female infants and abandon female infants. It is not uncommon and is the root cause of the imbalance between men and women..."

Hearing this, the expressions of the people around him changed.

Although they have never done anything like this, they have heard of it.

An old man who came over to join in the fun heard this and said with a straight face: "In these bad times, the children born cannot afford to raise them. There is no way. Who hasn't drowned or muffled one or two girls to death?" The girl originally belonged to someone else’s family.

"That's your home." An old lady with all white hair but very energetic glanced at the old man. "Twenty years ago, there was a severe drought in the south. My family fled all the way to Kyoto. The girl born to my daughter-in-law is still here. It’s not a full moon. We didn’t have enough food or drink along the way, and no one in my family said they wanted to muffle my granddaughter to death. It’s just that I can’t help it and I can’t afford it, it’s just because the parents are cruel enough.”

These soft-hearted parents who love their children have to find ways to give their children a bite to eat even when they are hungry.How could he be willing to kill his own flesh and blood?

"That's right." A young man said, "Don't tell me, in these good years without disasters, there are still people doing such things. Last time my mother-in-law celebrated her birthday, and I went to pay her respects, there was a family in their village. I gave birth to a pair of twin baby girls. This is a good thing that comes in pairs. It is so rare to have two children at once. As soon as the children were born, the mother-in-law drowned one of them in the urine bucket."

"What else can you say? It's useless to raise so many daughters. When they are raised, they belong to other people's families. Just leave one older brother who can wash clothes and cook to take care of the first-born brother."

"Tsk, tsk, this grandma is too cruel, that's a life."

The old man who spoke in front of him stared at his eyes and said: "It is useless to raise this girl. When she is at home, she is just a free meal. When she gets married, it will be thrown away. It is difficult to go back to her parents' house all year round, let alone enjoy them. If you show your filial piety, don’t blame others for not wanting you.”

This was the case when he gave birth to the girl. After getting married, he could not go back to his parents' home twice a year. Every time he went back to his parents' home, he didn't even want to look at the few things he brought with him, and he couldn't even get two of them. It was really like raising a child for nothing.

"I don't like hearing what you are saying." The silver-haired old lady tilted her head and said to the old man, "Why is it useless to raise a girl? Why is she just a freeloader? Your family has raised girls without doing any work since they were young. , was raised by you?"

Old man: "..."

There is no way I can support this girl. When she can work, I will naturally let her work.

"It seems that she wasn't raised by anyone, but she was also made to wash, cook and do the work. It's not like this girl didn't do any work when she was at home. How come she's a freeloader?"

The old man said harshly: "It's just that little work, what does it mean?"

"Why don't you forget about it?" said the silver-haired old lady, "According to what you said, raising girls is useless. They are all for other people's families. If everyone stops raising girls, then there will be no women in the world. You raise a lot of them. Children and grandchildren are useless.”

"You two, please stop arguing for now and let Wang Xiucai finish reading first." The vendor persuaded them to start a fight.

"That's right, let us finish listening first. Although most people want to have a son, this girl is missing. If she gives birth to a son, she won't even be able to get a wife, and she won't be able to continue the family line. Let's first listen to what the emperor has to say. Yes."

"That's right..."

The two old men have finally ceased their activities.

A look of helplessness flashed across Wang Xiucai's face, and he continued to read: "In order to eliminate chaos and protect the future of the country, Gu has enacted the following laws: From now on, all infants and children will be killed, regardless of whether they are male or female, regardless of whether the offender is the father or the mother. Master, Nai Nai, or any other clan member, will be punished for murder and hanged. If anyone helps his family to cover up, he will be punished for harboring the crime, with fifty canes and two years in prison. If the village chief knows and fails to report, he will be punished. If you want to be the village chief, you can get twenty sticks."

Many people gasped when they heard this. Since ancient times, it has not been illegal for parents to kill their children. After all, the child was brought into this world by his parents, and the parents can decide his life or death.

But now that this law is enacted, not only is it illegal, but it is also directly punished as a crime of murder. Even those who help conceal and cover up, and those who know and fail to report will be punished.

This law is quite strict.

(End of this chapter)