A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

Zhao Xu always felt that he was an honest and reliable person, but people in the palace were unpredictable, so he was forced to learn to be evil.

So when he heard Zeng Ermei say that she was more reliable than Shen An, he was instantly moved.

He reached out and Chen Luo was stunned.

"Give me the baby."

Chen Luo subconsciously handed the swaddling clothes to him, and then worried that Diandian would cry, clearly showing the bewilderment of a new father in front of everyone.

Zhao Xu held the baby in his arms, looked at Diandian carefully, and praised: "He is a beautiful child. If you raise him well, he will definitely be successful in the future."

Chen Luo smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, the girl...what future can the girl have? At most she can just marry into a good family."

The current social status quo is like this. A woman's highest goal is to marry a good husband, but it comes with a dowry.

So Chen Luo looks more calm now because he was forced by this dowry.

From now on, he must work hard and save, so that he can save enough dowry for Diandian.

"What does it mean that a girl has no future?" Zhao Xu hugged Diandian and said dissatisfiedly: "I can study in the future, study..."

He looked at Shen An and said with a wry smile: "What can you do after studying? Yes, studying can only make sense. In the end, a woman still has to support her husband and raise her children."

This is the limitation of the times. The male master is outside and the female master is at home. The women squat at home and take care of the children and cook. This is their life.

Shen An took a look at Diandian and felt that this child was quite lucky. "In the workshops in Shenjiazhuang outside the city, there are basically female workers..."

"That's a minority, right?" Zhao Xu felt that this was not representative.

"Why not a majority?"

Shen An felt that these people only knew how to complain but did not know how to solve the problem.

Of course, they are suppressed by traditional concepts.

From the time they can remember, in their impression, women are the appendages of men. Of course there are exceptions, such as the queen. But that was just a flash in the pan, and in their view, it was not representative.

Zhao Xu thought it was impossible, so he awkwardly bumped the swaddling clothes, "What can a woman do? Carry bags? Or teach."

"Why not divide the work?" Shen An felt that his experience spanning thousands of years was not a good thing, because he would be very uncomfortable facing these stereotypes.

"For example, some industries that don't require much physical strength and require carefulness, such as making fragrance dew in a workshop, and manufacturing breast-supporting underwear... You would say that this is the Shen family, and there are none outside. But there are many ready-made clothing stores outside. ?How many cloth shops? Why can't they hire women to work?"

Shen An became more and more excited as he talked. He pointed at the room and said, "Look at Ermei. She is disliked by her family. She did not give up on herself, but came out to find a way to survive for herself. What now? If she goes out now, someone who dares to say that someone from Fan Lou will Offering her 500 guan a month to serve as a chef, what is this? This is the skill."

Zeng Ermei's surprised voice came from inside, and then she fell silent.

"But...mostly men are capable." Zhao Xu finally stood on the side of men.

"Aren't women capable?" Shen An was not prepared to give in to this question, and it involved future social changes. "Just say Ermei. Originally, all the cooks were men, but who cooks at home?"

"At home..." Zhao Xu looked confused.

When he was a child, he lived in a county prince's mansion, and naturally the cook at home cooked.

After entering the palace, the cook was replaced by the royal cook.

Shen An slapped his forehead and said with a smile, "You are different."

Zhao Xu's situation is not representative. Shen An said: "In most people's homes, women cook, so it's just that women are not given this opportunity."

At this time, Zhuang Laoshi came over. Shen An pointed at him and said, "Including Zhuang Laoshi, ask him, is his wife cooking at home?"

Although the Shen family provides three meals a day, the servants still occasionally open fire to make adjustments.

Zhuang Laoshi came to see the child. Hearing this, he said: "At home, the young man cooks and the lady washes the dishes."

I……

Shen An's cheeks were trembling, and he was so angry that he wanted to hit someone.

Zhao Xu couldn't help but burst out laughing.

The two went to the study room, Zhao Xu was still a little uncomfortable and in a daze.

"The government is not optimistic." Shen An pulled him out of his reverie with just one sentence, "This time in the Wei family, Bao Gong was so angry that he swept through the Wei family officialdom and the gentry, and the evidence he got was shocking!"

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"Shen An went too far this time."

Today, in front of everyone, Shen An's tricks were exposed, making Zhao Shu and Zhang Baibian very angry.

Han Qi felt a little gloating in his heart, but he felt that it was a good thing to let Shen An suffer a small loss.

"Your Majesty, how about... scolding me?"

Zhao Shu had a straight face, remembering that he was kicked out of the palace by the queen and was exposed, and he became angry.

"How about a grounding?" Zeng Gongliang felt that Shen An was enjoying raising children recently, so he simply asked him to stay at home.

Ouyang Xiu had a different view, "Xixia has had some conflicts with the Liao people recently. They dare not provoke the Song Dynasty and the Liao people at the same time, so they want to negotiate peace with the Song Dynasty, so why not let Shen An go."

Zhao Shu was pondering.

"Shen An has been staying at home since the child was born. If it weren't for Bao Zheng in the Wei family this time, I wouldn't be able to call him out, he's lazy!"

It's not a bad thing for a minister to be too lazy, but Zhao Shu couldn't see Shen An being like this.

"Your Majesty, Bao Zheng would like to see you."

"So fast?" Zhao Shu said, "Let him come in."

Bao Zheng was led in, and the monarchs and ministers in the palace were shocked.

"Who are you……"

An old man with a dark complexion came in...

If it weren't for the official uniform, no one would have thought he was Bao Zheng.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty Bao Zheng."

Lao Bao has been out for so long and been exposed to the scorching sun all day, and his whole person has changed.

If someone in future generations sees his appearance, they will definitely cheer: "He is indeed a black man! He is really black."

Bao Zheng, who was tanned into black charcoal, shocked the emperor and his ministers, and Han Qi even laughed unkindly.

Bao Zheng glared at him and took out a thick account book, "Your Majesty, all the problems I discovered during this inspection trip are here."

Chen Zhongheng went to get it and handed it over.

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"brute!"

Zhao Shu was roaring while holding the account book, and the exhausted Bao Zheng was in a daze.

Every data in the account book records the current situation of local loan sharking, which is bloody.

"Shameless!"

Zhao Shu waved the account book and said: "These people colluded with the officials. The famine makes me anxious, but they are ecstatic. The famine is a disaster, but in their eyes, the famine is a good opportunity to make a fortune..."

Han Qi glanced at Bao Zheng and asked, "Loan shark?"

Bao Zheng nodded, "Those gentry colluded with the officials, took advantage of the situation, and even sat back and watched the people suffer the disaster, waiting for the people to get desperate and take out loans. In the end, they couldn't pay back... naturally they had to use their own fields to pay off the debt."

Han Qi's smile gradually disappeared, and there was murderous intent in his eyes, "Beast!"

The prime minister governs the world for the emperor and herds the people for the emperor. It is the right way for everyone to work together in the same boat. But now someone is digging at the bottom of the ship...

Cao Ni Ma, do you want to scuttle the boat and drown everyone together?

"This is fishing from the marsh!"

Zeng Gongliang said angrily: "Such ruthless means will gradually make the fields below fall into the hands of the gentry. Your Majesty, by then, how many people will be paying taxes?"

Tax evasion is an eternal theme. As long as humans are greedy, this matter will be inevitable.

But this is poaching Da Song!

Ouyang Xiudu said with a straight face, "Your Majesty, this matter must be killed to scare the monkeys, and we must be severely punished! I will warn those who come after me!"

Han Qi said coldly: "Everyone rush to Salmon Island, or go to Qiongzhou... Didn't Shen An say that Qiongzhou is a good place last time? It's just that there are more miasma, so let these people clean it up and build roads. .”

This one is more ruthless.

But Zhao Shu still felt puzzled, "Where is Shen An? Eh..."

He suddenly felt something was wrong.

What weird thoughts came into my mind?

Han Qi was also a little confused.

"Your Majesty, Shen An has done something dirty to them. Those who are above thirty will be severely punished. This is correct!"

yes! Shen An is right, he is helping us vent our anger.

Zhao Shu said angrily: "But he used me as an excuse..."

That kid actually used my personal affairs to threaten those people. That's too much!

Ouyang Xiu said seriously: "He forced these criminals to run all the way, but I feel happy and gloating at this moment. UU Reading www.uukanshu.net I will definitely eat more at noon."

Zeng Gongliang nodded, "The same is true for me."

They are the prime ministers, so they naturally have to maintain their airs and not to use evil tactics to punish others. But Shen An can! It was just a trick, and these people were fooled into running wild in the dog days of summer, and three of them died.

So cool!

This is really sour and refreshing like eating a bowl of ice tea in the dog days of summer!

Zhao Shu also felt sour and refreshed, but still a little uncomfortable.

"Severe punishment!"

His orders arrived at the Imperial City Department immediately. Zhang Baba was waiting for him to deal with Shen An, but when he heard this, he couldn't help being dumbfounded.

And those criminals went crazy.

"Just say that the converted man won't tell lies, hahahaha, and you will be punished severely, hahahaha!"

"The Marquis of Guixin is indeed a believer. He will be punished severely. Now it's over."

"Punish them all severely!" Zhang Baba was so angry that he immediately broke his dream of ranking in the top thirty.

"Didn't you say we can be exempted?"

Wang Xiao, the magistrate of Weishi County, said in despair: "We are dealing with it according to the law! Why should we punish him severely?"

Shen An promised that the first thirty people who arrived at the Imperial City Division would be dealt with according to the law, so they ran like this. If dealt with according to the law, their consequences will not be serious, but very light.

Zhang Baba sneered: "When did Shen An ever tell the truth? You deserve to be fooled by him because of your stupidity. Take everyone who comes and send them to prison. They will be dispatched later."

"Shen An..."

In despair, Wang Xiao raised his head and shouted: "You will not die well..."

Zhang Baba said coldly: "I think so too, but that guy is getting better and better as he lives."

Zhang Baibian was really filled with hatred, but when the officials sent someone to deliver the order, they had no intention of dealing with Shen An, which made him extremely disappointed.

That kid escaped again!

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