Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 106

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The night fell.

There was a lot of crying in Zhujiazhuang, among the thousands of women rescued by Zhu Yihai from Li Yuchun, hundreds of them were from Zhujiazhuang.

Zhujiazhuang was slaughtered, old people, children and men were killed, young women and girls were left behind, but they were also ravaged. Now they are free, but facing the empty home, they cry into tears people.

Zhu Yihai walked in this lifeless village.

"How does Your Highness plan to deal with these poor people?" The heroic Mrs. Meng asked Zhu Yihai. She was the wife of Chen Qianfu, a lady from the water town of Shaoxing, but she was also a strange woman.When her husband came to beg for mercy, her father disliked Chen Qianfu's poor family but wanted to say no, but Ms. Meng thought that Chen Qianfu was poor but ambitious, and she was willing to marry him.

Not long after the marriage, Chen Qianfu actually asked to marry his beautiful sister-in-law, which made Meng's father even more unhappy, which was too contrary to etiquette.But Mrs. Meng took the initiative to ask her younger sister. After her sister didn't dislike her brother-in-law, Mrs. Meng personally persuaded her father to let her sister marry Chen Qianfu.

After marriage, the relationship between the two sisters was very harmonious as before. The Meng sisters were in charge of all the internal and external affairs of the Chen family. They also took care of the dowry they brought with them, so that the husband could concentrate on studying and taking the exam. Sure enough, he passed the exam the next year. Juren.Later, when he failed to win the Jinshi in repeated tests, it was the Meng family who paid for her husband to manage the relationship and conspired to promote the official in Kaifeng.

When her husband fled back from Nanjing and wanted to call up soldiers for rebellion, it was the Meng family who sold the dowry of the two sisters and borrowed a large sum of money from her father so that her husband could recruit soldiers.Even when her husband was about to cross the sea to Jiaxing, the two sisters accompanied them regardless of safety.

Chen Qianfu once said that going north is not safe, and there is a danger of defeat at any time.But the Dameng family only said one sentence, if the husband is defeated, then the ten thousand hectares of blue waves will be my destination.

When he came to Jiaxing, Chen Qianfu was reused by Zhu Yihai, and became the minister of the imperial servant and assisted the military supervision office. The Meng sisters were not idle either. camp.

In the army, they changed into men's clothes, tied up their hair and sleeves, and did logistical affairs within their capacity, helping to sew military flags, tents, quilts, and make shoes and socks.

Zhu Yihai admires the Meng sisters very much, especially the great Meng family, who can be regarded as a model of a good wife in this era. Chen Qianfu is a madman, with a poor background, and the imperial examination is not going well. Without the help of the Meng family, we would not be where we are today.

"The women's battalion established by Madam is well-organized and has helped the army do a lot of things, but I don't think this is a long-term solution after all."

Meng Shi said, "But where else can they go besides here? Either they twist their hair and become aunts, or maybe they jump into the water and hang themselves."

Zhu Yihai also understands that in the south of the Yangtze River, the atmosphere is more conservative. These poor women who were kidnapped, humiliated and ravaged by the bandit army are indeed in a difficult situation. Even if they still have family members, their husbands may not be willing to accept them.

And there are many people who have even lost their families and lost their families.

In the troubled times, it is difficult for a weak woman to survive.

"I've had an immature idea these days. These women are miserable people. It's a tragedy created by the times. I'm so ashamed of them. My country owes them a debt, and I have an obligation to help them."

"Look at the soldiers recruited in our army, they are all young and strong, but most of them are not married yet, and I give priority to recruiting farmers or miners from poor families. These people are honest and responsible. , obey orders. It’s just that the family’s conditions are indeed poor, and now they are fighting for the country, serving as soldiers on food, and getting paid every month, so the conditions have improved.”

"Tell me, those women, is there anyone who is willing to marry my soldiers and form a new family with them? Start life again?"

Zhu Yihai's proposal was a bit unexpected, and most people wouldn't think of it anyway.The reason why Zhu Yihai thought this way was also because of the matter about Zhang Dapeng reported by Shen Wenzhong, a strong young man who fell in love with the 27-year-old local widow Wang during his stay in the village.

The older guy was nine years older, and he had three children with him, but Zhang Dapeng was willing, and even asked before going to the battlefield, that if he died in battle, please give their mother some compensation money.

What a simple young man, although the acceptance of being a father makes people feel emotional, but for an orphan, what Widow Wang gave him was the warmth of a family he had never had before.

In this troubled world, he didn't have too many demands. Even in the army, he didn't know when he would die in battle, so he cherished the people he met.

In Zhu Yi’s navy, recruits accounted for the majority. Even veterans, many of them were bachelors. Few of them actually had families. The situation is turbulent, and it is difficult to start a family and start a business.

There are a large number of poor girls in the camp now, basically they are from fourteen to five years old to below 40 years old, Zhu Yihai thought, just make some friends with these girls and his own soldiers.

One is a poor homeless woman, and the other is a poor farmer. Under normal circumstances, many people may spend their entire lives as bachelors, or according to some customs in Jiangnan, they save some money and buy a wife to live for a few years to help with the childbirth. One man and two women will have a queen in the future.

Now they enlist in the army and get paid, the situation has improved, but after all, being a soldier in troubled times is also precarious, and who knows when the battle will end.

If there is a chance to marry a woman now, no matter whether the woman has been married or even has a tragic experience, at least the two of them can warm each other, and maybe even if they die in battle, there may be a future.

From another point of view, after his soldiers have a fixed salary, they will strengthen military discipline and have fighting spirit, and if they have women, families and children, then they will be more motivated to fight and have protection The goal.

Just as the ancients said that those who have permanent property can have perseverance, it is never a bad thing for soldiers to have food and families.

When Da Mengshi heard it, those bright eyes were even more moving.

"Your Highness is really kind, but these women are very pitiful, won't His Highness's soldiers despise them?"

Zhu Yihai just sighed and said, "The old saying is that you don't choose your way, you don't choose your way, you don't choose your food, you don't choose your wife. These lonely recruits are also from poor backgrounds. Many of them are still bachelors in their 30s and [-]s. They haven't even paid for women. Not to mention feeling the warmth of home.”

"Besides, in the current troubled times, no one should dislike anyone. It is only right for everyone to hug each other to keep warm."

Dameng couldn't help but nod at this sentence of holding a group for warmth, thinking that what Jian Guo said was really good.

"Then is your Highness going to be a matchmaker?"

"We still have to abide by the principle of voluntariness. I plan to let us take a break here in Zhujiazhuang for a few days. Then we will hold a blind date party and let the lonely soldiers sign up voluntarily."

Zhu Yihai is still very interested in this kind of group dating show, and even thought out the process, and those who are willing to accept the registration, then organize men and women to enter the venue, give the soldiers a piece of silk cloth or other things, and the man will go to the girl if he likes it. Give your own cloth to the girl, and if the girl accepts it, it becomes a couple.

If the girl doesn't like it, return the cloth to the soldier, and the soldier will go to the next one. This is considered voluntary and not forced.

Of course, this form is relatively rough and simple, but at least it is not directly allocated.

"If the two are satisfied with each other, then I will pay the girl a gift for the soldiers, and then the camp will also prepare a dowry for the girls, and a collective wedding will be held in the army to form a new family."

The gift and the dowry can be regarded as a form, and there is no need to say much. Zhu Yihai pays about a month's salary for the soldier as a gift, and the discount is three taels of silver, and the dowry for the girl is given two taels.

In this way, when the newlyweds get married, they can have a small family property of five taels of silver, and at least they are prepared to have children and raise children in the future.

For Zhu Yihai, this is an extra expense, but he believes that if this matter is completed, it can also be regarded as a publicized welfare package for future recruitment, which can attract many poor young people to join the army.On the other hand, judging from Zhang Dapeng's incident, helping the soldiers marry their wives is definitely a kindness. They will remember to be grateful to Zhu Yihai, and the soldiers will definitely not desert easily on the battlefield.

"Your Highness is really kind and generous. A new couple inside and outside will pay five taels of silver." Meng said with a smile.

"What is five taels of silver? After all, the soldiers even gave their lives."

Meng Shi asked, "But after all, in the army, after His Highness married them, how will he arrange for these military family members to continue to accompany the army?"

Zhu Yihai replied, "Continuing to act with the army is definitely unrealistic. Didn't some local tyrants and evil gentry be beaten in Ganpu this time, and some bandits and bandits were also wiped out? A lot of land was also confiscated, and they were all allocated to the lonely Wangzhuang for the time being. Next, I plan to arrange these family members in these Wangzhuangs first, so that they can settle down and support themselves, the soldiers are fighting on the front line, and they can also go home and get together on vacation when they are free."

"Of course, if the soldiers' hometowns have conditions, Gu can also send them back to them."

Mrs. Meng thought for a while, "I think it's not a bad thing to settle in the farm here for the time being. It's not a good thing to be separated too far after getting married."

Zhu Yihai nodded, knowing that she actually had another concern, which was that these women had a terrible experience after all, and the soldiers were willing to accept it, but their family members might not be able to accept it, and even when they came to their hometown, the villagers might point and point , without a husband by my side, it will still be difficult.

It's better to stay here now, women can continue to get along together and get closer to their husbands, and husbands can take vacations to reunite when they are free. It might be better to go back to their hometown after getting along for a long time or having children in the future.

"Of course, if some women really don't want to get married, they can also be temporarily placed in Wangzhuang, and they can support themselves first, and wait for them to recover slowly."

On the same day, Zhu Yihai asked the Meng sisters to communicate with the women first and ask for their opinions. The result was unexpected. Most of the women were willing to marry Zhu Yihai's soldiers. The reason was simple. These people, now Just like rootless duckweed, they are full of confusion about the future. Although the army can temporarily accommodate them, they are very uncomfortable with today's life.

Women's traditional thinking that men are heaven, still has the idea that dominates them, and they want someone to rely on, especially in this troubled world.

And when Zhu Yihai asked the supervisors and deputies to convey his proposal to the soldiers at all levels, they also received positive responses. They all said that the poor will not choose their wives. Or try to save some money and rent a wife to live for a few years and help have a child or two.

The cost of getting a wife is never cheap at any time.

Many of the recruits in Zhu Yi's navy were impoverished youths recruited, and they didn't mind the experience of these women being taken captive. It was unthinkable before to have a woman marry home.

What's more, Zhu Yihai also gave subsidies. It doesn't cost a penny to marry a wife, and you can get five taels of silver for inside and outside. Who would be stupid to refuse such a good thing.

As long as you don't have a wife, you can sign up enthusiastically, and you are very active.

"Your Highness's move is really powerful. The soldiers are very active, and I am even more grateful to Your Highness. I feel that our new army is becoming more and more cohesive." Shen Chenquan said with great admiration.

Zhu Yihai smiled, "Since the soldiers are so active in this matter, we can continue in the future. In troubled times, there are so many women who are miserable, we can take them in when we meet them, and then arrange to combine with our soldiers to form a family."

"Of course, wherever we go, besides taking care of these poor homeless women, we can also take the initiative to go to the countryside to marry the soldiers."

In troubled times, it is not easy for anyone.

As long as Zhu Yihai is willing to offer gifts for his soldiers, some poor families have a hard time surviving in troubled times, and they are definitely willing to marry their daughters to a soldier who serves as a soldier for food. It is much stronger for a rich family to be a slave.

Furthermore, it is also a guarantee for their daughters to marry soldiers.

"After that, the cost will add another item."

"It's definitely worth it."

"There are conditions, so that all the soldiers can marry wives, have children and have children, and even in the future, the soldiers will be allocated fields and land, enlisted in the army, and beat the Tartars with their heads to rejuvenate Daming. They deserve it. With a bright future, we can’t let those soldiers who were born and died for Ming Dynasty not even have enough to eat, and can only be a group of hungry soldiers.”

"Your Highness is merciful."

"This is not kindness. If you call the soldiers brothers alone, then you must truly treat them as brothers, instead of calling them brothers and letting them go through life and death, but treat them like slaves in your heart."

This remark made Chen Qianfu and his wife who were walking outside even more admirable. Da Meng held her husband back and said softly, "Your Highness is really a wise king, but it is a pity that several heirs were brutally murdered by the Tartars. The princess is far away in Ningbo and cannot serve her. Both public and private are not good. My third sister is twenty-eight this year, and she is very good in all aspects. I want to send my third sister to His Highness, what do you think?"

The Meng family sisters are all very good, good looking and well educated.

"I think it's fine. In fact, I think the fourth sister is also fifteen this year, and she is also a slim girl. Why don't you tell your Highness about the third and fourth sisters together."

Meng Shi was a little speechless, but after thinking for a while, she said, "It makes sense, the two of them are together, and there is a support, so I will say that in a while."

(End of this chapter)