Chapter 483: Women's Problems
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Qin Mu sent someone to investigate Li Zixuan in detail and found that she was actually Li Shizhen's descendant, which made Qin Mu even more interested in her.
Two days later, the government sent someone to invite Li Zixuan to come in for a routine pregnancy test for Bian Yujing, and Qin Mu deliberately took some time to ask Yang Zhi to call him to the flower hall in the backyard.
This time, she was carrying a small medicine box, with a square scarf on her head, and she was dressed with a bit of a scribe's taste, Ying Ying bowed and said, "The folk girl greets the King of Qin." ”
Qin Mu raised his hand and said, "Miss Li doesn't have to be polite, please take a seat." ”
"The women don't dare." Li Zixuan didn't dare to look up at Qin Mu all the time, and her expression was a little nervous, "I don't know what the King of Qin has to say." ”
Yang Zhi stepped forward and took her hand, and said kindly: "Zixuan doesn't have to be restrained, come, sit here with me." ”
"No, no, no, in front of the king of Qin and the queen, how dare the people dare to hold it up, the queen has a heart, and the daughter is grateful, but she never dares to accept it."
Qin Mu saw that she insisted, and she was uncomfortable if she was polite, so she said: "I heard that this king is the descendant of Li Yuanju, who wrote the book "Compendium of Materia Medica", and has inherited family education since childhood, and his medical skills are quite extraordinary, rare, really rare. ”
"King Qin praised it falsely, the people's daughter only knows a little about medical science, but she can't talk about it, and the people's daughter is ashamed."
"You don't have to be humble, this king invited you to come this time, because it is very inconvenient for women to see a doctor nowadays, so that many people have delayed medical treatment, this king intends to crown you as the imperial doctor, in charge of the gynecology department of the Tai Hospital, your duty is not only to see a doctor, but also one point, this king intends to select a hundred school-age girls from the people, and you will teach them medical skills, what do you think?"
Li Zixuan's face first showed a look of surprise, and then hurriedly excused herself: "King Qin is wrong to love, the folk girl really doesn't dare to be, the folk girl is young and shallow." I was afraid that it would be difficult to take on such a heavy responsibility, and I asked the king of Qin to take back my life, and the people were afraid. ”
Qin Mu watched her every move, wanting to see how true what she said, "What are you afraid of?" Is it a family tradition that cannot be passed on? ”
"King Qin misunderstood, it's not that the family can't be passed on, after the ancestors of the people wrote the "Compendium of Materia Medica", He Zeng cherished himself, but it was really the shallow learning of the people's daughters, which was not enough to take on such a heavy responsibility. I also asked the King of Qin to find another master, a daughter of the people."
"If you can find another master, this king will not trouble you, in fact, this king does not expect you to teach a hundred girls to become divine doctors, isn't there a saying that the master brings in the door, and the cultivation is personal, you just need to teach them your medical skills wholeheartedly, how much they can learn, it depends on their own creation."
"King Qin. The folk girl is really good."
"Okay, you are busy refusing first, and when you go back, think about it first, of course. Don't hesitate to consult with your grandfather, and the king of Japan will consult with your grandfather again. ”
After sending Li Zixuan away, Yang Zhi realized why Qin Mu paid attention to Li Zixuan, and she said with some embarrassment: "Husband." Do you really want to make her the Imperial Doctor? ”
"Your husband and I have this meaning, but you also saw it, and it seems that the falling flowers are intentional. Flowing water is merciless. ”
"Husband, when you don't have a proper shape, when you say this, what will others think when you hear it?"
"Hehe, first of all, this female doctor's skills are really good, with her, it's much more convenient, I don't want you to have any discomfort in the future, let others come to the silk to diagnose the pulse, so if you can really diagnose the condition, this king can also slap Dolgon to death in the air."
Yang Zhi glanced at him and said, "Husband, if you want to summon Li Zixuan to the Tai Hospital, the ministers may not say anything, but if you want her to teach a hundred girls, I am afraid that there will be many objections." ”
"Oh? The lady said why. ”
"Isn't it obvious, recruiting Li Zixuan into the Tai Hospital is an example, the ministers may be able to tolerate it, if she is allowed to teach a hundred girls, this nature will be different. As the saying goes, a woman's lack of talent is virtue. Husband, you have to think twice about this. ”
Qin Mu thought for a while with his eyes half-closed, and said, "Well, thank you for reminding me, I want to ask for my husband, is my wife against doing this for my husband?" ”
Yang Zhi squatted in front of his knees, leaned her head on his legs, and said with a little attachment: "The husband sings and the wife follows, no matter what the husband wants to do, the concubine always has to stand firmly behind the husband. In addition, this can be regarded as accumulating some merits, the world has been in war for many years, many women are helpless, rather than letting them be sold into the green building as a trick, it is better to teach them a skill, so that they can survive on their own. ”
Yang Zhi's words gave Qin Mu a new touch, yes, there have been endless wars for decades, and tens of millions of people have died. At the same time, countless orphans and widows have also been produced, and although there are no specific statistics, the number of this group is absolutely staggering.
In war, the casualty rate of men is certainly much higher, and although the fate of women is also miserable, and even inhumane, the fact is that women have a much greater chance of surviving than men;
Now, if you look at the household register of any county, you can see that the number of women is far greater than that of men.
In this era, women are basically dependent on men for survival, and now, although they have survived, how well they live is a question that needs to be seriously faced.
According to rough estimates, the population at the end of the Ming Dynasty was about 100 million, and the wars and famines in the past 20 years since the first year of Chongzhen have led to the death of at least 40 million people, and the proportion of young and strong men is the largest.
Huguang and Jiangnan suffered relatively light wars and famines, coupled with the influx of a large number of refugees from the north, and the labor force was not lacking;
However, north of the Yangtze River, many places are now thousands of miles of red land, and the population is extremely sparse, and once the Great Qin unified the north, it will immediately face the problem of a serious shortage of labor.
Moreover, because the phenomenon of more women than men is very serious, and women, as a vulnerable group dependent on men to survive, not only do they find it difficult to become the main labor force, but also become a heavy burden on the whole society.
How to unleash women's abilities and turn them from a burden into a force for social development is a problem that needs to be solved urgently.
Then, it is obvious that just recruiting 100 women to practice medicine cannot solve this difficult and urgent problem.
Qin Mu pondered as he stroked Yang Zhi's cheek.
In the past, he wanted to wait for the wave of ideas promoted by Fu Qingzhu, Gu Yanwu and others to continue for another year or two, and wait for people to gradually adapt to the new ideas, and then order that women should be forbidden to bind their feet;
But now it seems that I can't wait, there are many small-footed women who need help to walk, can they be expected to become laborers and be able to support themselves?
However, under the constraints of Zhu Chengli's science, to release the role of women, there is no doubt that there will be huge resistance, and if it is not operated well, it may even shake the rule of Great Qin.
"Lady, come, let the husband hug, it takes some courage to be a husband."
Although Yang Zhi didn't understand why he suddenly said this, she could see that her husband was not talking nonsense, so she meekly snuggled into his arms and embraced him like water with her feminine tenderness.
"Husband, as long as you don't rush it, you can always come up with a solution to everything, the concubine doesn't read much, but she also knows the truth that the road is as good as water, and the truth of virtue is loaded.
Qin Mu hugged her tighter, slightly moved in his heart, in fact, all along, Yang Zhi's "connivance" with him has almost reached the point of no return, knowing cold and hot, and complaining.
Qin Mu sighed and said: "Actually, the lady, it is more in line with the characteristics of "good as water", I am tall, you will retreat, and never drown my advantages; I am low, and you will come to me, and you will not expose my defects; When I move, you will go with me, and you will never leave me alone; I am quiet, and you will keep it forever, and you will never disturb my peace; When I am hot, you will boil, and it will not hinder my enthusiasm; When I am cold, you will freeze, and you will not ignore my coldness; Lady, it is an honor for my husband to be married to you in this life. ”
A hot mist welled up in Yang Zhi's eyes, and she leaned on his arms and gently replied, "Husband, the concubine body is not as good as you say." ”
"Okay, you've always been the best." Qin Mu hugged her for a while before continuing, "Lady, let's go, let's go see Hanyan, there are some things to discuss with her for the husband." ”
"Since there is something wrong, then the husband will go, the concubine will go to see Sister Bian first, Zixuan has just prescribed a prescription, and the concubine will go to see if the medicine is boiled."
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PS: On the monthly ticket list, the ranking is still falling, and I was stabbed again, according to this situation, it won't take two days for me to be kicked off the list. Two shifts a day for a few months, I'm relatively diligent, near the end of the month, the battle for the monthly pass is so fierce, brothers support it, let me get through.
Ask for a commuter pass!
Desperate for a monthly pass!.
(To be continued......)