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Chapter 275 Abolition of Foot Binding
Winter of the first year of Yongzheng.

While the South was recuperating, war resumed in the North.

Yongzheng had no choice. It wasn't that he didn't want to be close to the people. The situation in the north was far worse than that in the south.

The rebellions in Henan and Shandong provinces alone were such a mess that local officials struggled to support them.

If Li Wei, the governor of Zhili, had not been very strong-minded and acted quickly enough, even Zhili would have been hard-pressed to stop.

Yongzheng extorted 20 shi of grain from North Korea, which was enough to feed Zhili's [-]-strong army for about half a year.

But when the 20-strong army from the northwest returns, this food will definitely not be enough.

In addition, the rebellion in the north will definitely affect the later war against the puppet Ming Dynasty in the south. Therefore, Yongzheng must cut through the mess quickly and first deal with the rebel bandits in Henan and Shandong, or at least suppress them.

But Liu Ruhan of Shanxi will ignore him for the time being. This guy has conquered Taiyuan and has established a foundation, which cannot be solved in the short term.

Shanxi is like Yunnan and Guizhou in the north, easy to defend but difficult to attack. Since ancient times, few people have been able to directly attack Shanxi.Even at the end of the Ming Dynasty, Shanxi surrendered at the speed of light.

Dashun came and surrendered to Dashun, and the Qing Dynasty came and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty.

It can be said that as long as Shanxi is unwilling to surrender, Li Zicheng and Dorgon will smash their heads and they will not be able to capture Shanxi within a year.

The reputation of the tumbler of the State of Shen back then was not in vain.

Yongzheng was about to attack Henan and Shandong, and the Ming army was also actively contacting the rogue rebels in the two provinces.

Although the Ming army did not exist for the time being and was unable to launch the Northern Expedition, Yongzheng certainly could not be asked to easily clean up the chaos in the north.

Anyway, it was just to recognize the official titles of these people, and the Ming Dynasty did not need to spend a single soldier.

War broke out again in the north, and Yue Zhongqi, who was in the southwest, received the imperial decree and began to mobilize troops against Yunnan and Guizhou provinces.

The Yunnan-Guizhou Shaomin Rebel Army is facing a disaster.

Originally, there were only two groups of Yunnan-Guizhou rebels: the Miao and the Luohei. However, as the scale of the uprising continued to grow, especially the inaction of Gao Qizhuo, the governor of Yunnan-Guizhou.

As a result, the rebel army expanded rapidly at an unimaginable speed, and also successfully triggered the response of other ethnic minorities and chieftains in Yunnan and Guizhou.

Many of these young people and chieftains joined the Qing government, but they did not receive equal treatment at all.

Fortunately, those who have chieftains can still compete with the government.

Familiar people without chieftains directly became the key targets of exploitation by the government. These officials had nothing to do with the imperial policies and the return of local people to local people.

For them, they all came to Yungui, a poor place, to serve as officials.Either he failed in the imperial struggle, or he was demoted and exiled.

Who cares about too much? Making money is the right thing to do.

Even if the imperial court really comes to investigate, they can't find fault with them. Anyway, they have paid the taxes they should pay and given away the money they should give away.

Changing the local people and returning to the local people is indeed changing the local people and returning to the local people, but it is just squeezing the young people who have surrendered to death. The higher-ups will be happier if they know that they can't say anything.

Under such a general situation, under the Qing Dynasty, whenever there was an opportunity, the few people would rebel without any hesitation.

By the time Gao Qizhuo realized something was wrong, it was already too late.

The entire situation in Yunnan and Guizhou has become out of control.

Yue Zhongqi and Longkodo had different attitudes. Longkodo resisted first and put all issues aside for the time being.

Yue Zhongqi, on the other hand, felt that in order to fight against the outside world, one must first settle the internal affairs. If Yungui continues to be allowed to remain chaotic, there will be endless troubles.

We can't say who is right or wrong, but Yue Zhongqi's military ability is definitely stronger than Longkodo.

Previously, because he was the governor of Sichuan, he could not exceed his authority. Now he received the imperial edict from Yongzheng to make him governor of five provinces.

Yue Zhongqi moved very quickly, leading the Sichuan army to rush south.

Zhang Guangsi, the Sizhou magistrate who was forced to stand still, finally had a place to use. After learning about the situation in Yunnan and Guizhou, he was brought directly to his side by Yue Zhongqi to listen to him.

Historically, the Miao rebellion in Guizhou that swept through the southwest, leaving the Qing government helpless and forcing Ertai, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, to resign was the result of Zhang Guangsi's battle.

As for Yue Zhongqi, needless to say.

By combining these two in advance, the outcome of Yungui's Shaomin Rebel Army has been doomed.

……

The war in the north and southwest resumed.

Ming Dynasty, Nanjing.

"No foot binding?"

Wang Li and others were a little confused.

The emperor summoned all members of his cabinet for a meeting early in the morning, just for this matter?

"Ah."

Zhu Yijiong, however, had a serious face and said: "According to my decree, my Ming Dynasty will not only cut braids and grow hair, but also abolish foot and chest binding within one month. If there are people who have foot and chest binding, they can stop it within one month and forget about it." , whoever refuses to repent will be severely punished."

Wang Li was startled and asked, "What should you do if you have had your feet or chest bound for many years?" Zhu Yijiong frowned slightly and thought for a moment and said, "If there is such a case, if any of his direct relatives are officials, they will be treated as such. He will be dismissed from office and must pay a monthly fine to the Yamen."

Hey guys, this is going to be one-size-fits-all.

Wang Li actually explained euphemistically that there were many women in the Ming Dynasty who were forced to have their feet and breasts bound since childhood.

Foot binding actually appeared in the late Northern Song Dynasty, rose in the Southern Song Dynasty, and reached its peak in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

At the beginning of the Qing Dynasty's entry into the country, they were afraid that no one would be able to farm the land, so while they ordered men to shave their hair and grow braids, they also tried to ban women's foot binding.

But the results have been minimal. Many things tend to become more and more popular as they become more banned, so much so that there is a sad proverb among the people: "If a man surrenders to a woman, she will not surrender."

After the Manchu Qing Dynasty discovered that it was impossible to ban women from having their feet tied, they simply let it go.

So some people say that men were forced to surrender to the Qing Dynasty and have their heads shaved, but women were forced to do so by the Manchu Qing court.

This means that men will be lowered and women will not be lowered.

This also led to the phenomenon of foot binding becoming more and more intense during the Qing Dynasty, even for men.

However, men are purely following the trend, and for the sake of self-cultivation, women also have their breasts bound. However, under the trend of foot binding, breast binding is not so prominent, but it is still quite serious.

Zhu Yijiong now wants to ban all those who have feet and breasts bound, no matter when they start.As long as there is no recovery, or even irrecoverability, everything will be covered.

There is nothing we can do about this. We are in ancient times. How can we abolish these bad habits without taking some strong medicine?

But even the Manchu rulers with swords in hand could not control them.

Moreover, at this stage, it is still the early Qing Dynasty, and those who really have feet and breasts bound belong to those who have family wealth.Even if they are fined, it is not a big deal to them. What is really serious is that they cannot be officials.

This is fatal!

Zhu Yijiong was very lucky that he traveled through time in the early Qing Dynasty, and overall he was somewhat saved.And none of his newly selected concubines had their feet bound.

This is not because of his luck, but simply because the public's aesthetics have not been completely distorted.

It is true that foot binding and chest binding have become common in this era, but there are also many people who do not bind their feet.Literati even kept coming out to write articles condemning the harm of foot binding.

Although useless.

"I obey the decree!" Wang Li responded with cupped hands.

He is not opposed to women's foot binding, but he does not agree with it. He belongs to the majority of the era. If the emperor wants to ban it, then he should ban it!
Wang Li said: "Your Majesty, if anyone has feet or breasts bound, his immediate family members will all be dismissed from office. Is the punishment too harsh?"

After hearing this, Zhu Yijiong said: "Then let me add one more thing. Not only will Yao, a direct relative of the family, be dismissed from office, but also those who have obtained honors in the immediate family will also be dismissed from office and will never be employed."

"..."

Wang Li was stunned, it would be better not to ask, but when he asked, it became more serious.

Those who have meritorious service will never be hired even if they are dismissed from their job titles.

Zhu Yijiong suddenly asked: "Why, is it possible that Wang Qing also has a female foot-binder in her family?"

Wang Li said: "I don't dare!"

Definitely not. He only had a son who was forced to detoxify by the emperor for taking opium, but he narrowly escaped death.

It was precisely because of this that he saw the horror of aphrodisiac, and the scene in the prison was still vivid in his mind.

In that hell on earth, the emperor actually said that the afurong was not purified enough.

If it continues to be purified, it may be even harder to quit.

Wang Li, who had experienced it personally, felt frightened for a while, and then attacked and banned the drug with all his strength.

So far, it is almost impossible to see anyone selling opium in China.

But there are still things, just like in later generations, this thing is harmful to people, but it is difficult to completely ban it.

Although most businessmen have either run away or found another way out.

But there will always be people who take risks, and there will always be those who are not afraid of death and want to take a chance.
There must not be one in Nanjing, because the last time he quit drug addiction, more than a dozen of the rich and powerful’s children died.Their families did not dare to resent the emperor, but they could vent their anger on the businessmen.

Those who are forced to detoxify themselves from drugs and go through hellish pain will not let those opium dealers go.

Zhu Yijiong nodded: "It's fine if not."

Wang Li and all the officials in the six departments of the cabinet were all aware of this.

The emperor was warning them that if they really had a wife or daughter with bound feet, even the founding minister would have to be dismissed from office.

Zhu Yijiong said: "In that case, the cabinet should go down immediately to draft the decree and announce it!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

　In ancient times, in addition to foot binding, there was also breast binding, and it was all for the sake of slimness. The literati also gave it a nickname, "small breasts"...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)