Yi Zhixiang glanced at Xu Yixuan, to be honest, he was quite sympathetic to what happened to this woman, and it was just a matter of getting married, her fiancé was still a sick man, and it was uncomfortable for anyone to put this matter on her, of course, this woman had a bad attitude towards him, and the reason was that the first impression was not good, and it was all the fault of the hat.

He smiled disappreciatively, and then he said: "Scholars don't go out, they can know the world, they are proficient in English, they have read a lot of English books, and they don't dare to say anything about the situation in Europe, and they still know the basic situation." ”

Jin Lanxiang rushed to speak as soon as she entered the door, the purpose was not to want the atmosphere to be too stiff, seeing this situation, she hurriedly diverted the conversation and said: "England is really interesting, let an eighteen-year-old girl be the king, I don't know if it can be done for a long time, I really hope she is like Wu Zetian." ”

This is really unfounded, the Queen of England ushered in the Victorian era of Britain, this era was the peak of the British Empire, Yi Zhizhi said with a smile: "Don't worry about the Queen of England." England is a constitutional monarchy, the king is in a position of unity, and the competition for imperial power is not as fierce and cruel as in our country. ”

Constitutional monarchy? Jin Lanxiang read it in "Xiguan Weekly", but the introduction was not detailed, and she was not interested in it, so she immediately smiled: "That's good, otherwise it's really sweating for her." After a pause, she continued: "Can Xiguan Weekly publish more articles about the lives of Western women, this kind of article, many ladies like to read." ”

Hearing this, Yi Zhi's heart moved, the Jin family is not only one of the four major salt merchants, but also a scholarly family. In the Jiaqing years, he was out of Jinshi. There are also a few lifters. Hearing the tone of this, Jin Lanxiang seemed to have dealings with all the ladies in Guangzhou, and after a slight sigh, he said: "The status of European women was originally very low, and the freedom they have now is something they have won through unremitting efforts.

If you want to be free, you should not wait passively, but take action. Guangzhou's trade is the window for the Qing Dynasty to observe and understand the West, and it should also lead the fashion atmosphere of the Qing Dynasty.

Originally, the wages of women working were only 30% of those of men, and I gave the wages to the female workers in the silk reeling factory. It's twice as many as men, and it's a good opportunity to fight for freedom. I hope you will be able to grasp it, there is a famous saying in Europe, 'Freedom or death!' ’

To fight for freedom, the first thing to strive for is freedom of action, to strive to go out of the house, to participate in work, with independent economic ability, women do not have to depend on men and families, in order to obtain freedom of thought, freedom of marriage, once you have won enough freedom, you can fight for more rights and status, I firmly believe that women will eventually achieve equal status with men, like men to study, work, do business, and be officials. ”

Du's words, Xu Yixuan and Jin Lanxiang were silent for a long time, looking at him blankly, studying, doing business, being an official, and being on an equal footing with men like men, this is something they never dreamed of, but now it came out of the mouth of this Yuanqi's big shopkeeper.

Shunde Machine Silk Reeling Factory recruited female workers, they both heard Wu Huiling of the Wu family mention it, although this matter made them excited, but they didn't think that this matter could make a big fuss, and after a long silence, Jin Lanxiang said: "What the shopkeeper Yi means is that the recruitment of female workers in the silk reeling factory is a good opportunity to fight for women's freedom of movement, can you tell me in detail." ”

Yi Zhizhi said: "Shunde machine silk reeling factory recruits a large number of female workers and offers high wages, this matter spreads, it will inevitably cause a sensation, this matter must be mixed, "Xiguan Weekly" will be guided by public opinion at that time, I hope you can call on many ladies to write to the "Xiguan Weekly", vigorously support the silk reeling women, of course, for the sake of your reputation, the newspaper will not reveal your identity, you can give yourself a pen name, with a pen name to publish. ”

Hearing this, Xu Yixuan laughed and said: "Why is my Taoist shopkeeper so open-minded, it turned out that we were going to shout for the silk reeling women for free." ”

"It's not free." Yi Zhizhi said: "The articles published in the "Xiguan Weekly" all have manuscript fees - that is, pen fees, which is systematic, as for waving the flag and shouting, it is for your own rights and interests, the high salary of four yuan a month, I am not worried about not being able to recruit female workers, the machine silk reeling factory will bring additional taxes and silver to the local government, and the local government will not only not interfere but also fully support."

I might as well give the two of you a little bit of the bottom first, the machine silk reeling factory is not only to be built in Shunde, but also to be opened in several counties such as Nanhai, Xiangshan, Sanshui, etc., basically a town, recruiting tens of thousands of female workers.

In addition to the machine silk reeling factory to recruit female workers, Tianbao watch factory will also recruit female workers, the textile factory, embroidery factory, tannery, garment factory, rubber plantation and so on will recruit female workers, in addition, the West Hospital will recruit female nurses, the women's school not only recruits female students, but also recruits female gentlemen, that is, Yuanqi Bank, will also recruit female staff.

As for waving the flag and shouting, it is mainly for you to fight for your own rights and interests, yes, you published an article in the "Xiguan Weekly" to support the female silk reeling workers, for the machine silk reeling factory, there will be some benefits, but you don't forget, the machine silk reeling factory, "Xiguan Weekly" was founded by me, and I also tried my best to override public opinion and propose to recruit female workers with high salaries, which is the first step for you to fight for freedom! Without me, you wouldn't even have a chance to wave your flag and shout! ”

This was not polite at all, Xu Yixuan glared at him and said, "Rhetoric, who knows if what you said is true?" ”

"Sister, that's not right." Jin Lanxiang hurriedly spoke: "No matter whether what Shopkeeper Yi said is true or not, it is rare to have this insight and thought. Saying that, she arched her hand at Yi Zhicontentment, and said: "The little woman respects the shopkeeper Yi, and she must also call on the sisters to wave the flag and shout for the silk reeling women. ”

"That's it, thank you very much." Yi Zhishu said with a smile: "The Nanhai Machine Silk Reeling Factory will be opened one after another in the year after next at the latest. As he spoke, he opened the drawer, took out Xu Yixuan's hat, got up and paced in front of her, and said, "This is Miss Xu's hat, it was a joke back then, and I hope Miss Xu will forgive me." ”

Xu Yixuan didn't take the hat, looked at him and said, "It's easy to forgive me, treat me." ”

Yi Zhishu took out his pocket watch and looked at it, and said with a smile: "Okay, it's time for dinner now, let's do the east in the next place, and invite the two young ladies to dinner." (To be continued.) )