In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 358 The Pink Land
  When Mrs. Lu and Mrs. Xu came to the tower, tens of thousands of people had gathered in the square below, and more people seemed to be arriving continuously.

For a while, there were all kinds of noisy shouts, discussions, and curses, and the crowd behind them also became commotion, as if the situation might get out of control at any time.

The two of them didn't expect so many people to come, and they were shocked. Xu immediately asked the guards on the side to beat the gong to quiet the crowd.

With the harsh sound of the gong and the shouts of the guards, the crowd gradually became quiet. When they heard that Mrs. Hua Guo was coming, almost everyone looked at the tower.

Especially the literary talents at the front wanted to hear what kind of explanation this Chinese lady would give.

Obviously they also understood that it was unrealistic for the Mongolian Queen to come out and give everyone an explanation in person, and everyone was just talking.

What's more, I heard that the queen's temper was not very good, so the Chinese lady was very satisfied to come out and give an explanation.

"You are all scholars who are familiar with the books of sages, and among them there are many talented scholars and scholars who are famous all over the south of the Yangtze River. How is it appropriate to gather in such a noisy and noisy manner at the entrance of the palace?"

Mrs. Lu took a few steps forward and glanced at the nearly a thousand intellectuals near the wall, giving them a lesson.

She didn't have the slightest favorable impression of these talented scholars from Jiangnan. In the past two years, it was the time for Dahua to hire people. Almost all the talented people from various provinces were serving the imperial court. However, these talented people from Jiangnan were also very enthusiastic at the beginning. , was awarded an official status by the Government Affairs Council, and was then sent to various places in Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Guizhou to assist the government in implementing the New Deal, and served as a government officer and judicial officer of the production team.

Who would have thought that after these people arrived, they only stayed for two or three months. They found the conditions too difficult, resigned one after another, and ran back to Jiangnan. They even claimed that they did not want to join the traitorous party.

As a result, the implementation of the New Deal in various places was delayed for a whole year.

"Madam, please forgive me, the students are not here to make trouble unreasonably, but the Bureau of Statistics has failed the emperor's favor and acted unfairly. We are really dissatisfied!"

"Yes, madam, please forgive me, but the Bureau of Statistics has put a woman from a brothel at the top of the list of members. It is really the most ridiculous thing in the world."

"Ma'am, please give me an explanation. Is it possible for me, a Chinese woman, to show up as a member of parliament?"

The talented people still want to show off, or they are afraid of affecting their future future imperial examination prospects, but those old scholars, relying on the law and not blaming the public, bowed their hands to the wall one after another, and their tone was quite serious at the end. For excitement.

Of course, the main reason why everyone dared to gather around here to explain is that this is no longer a royal palace, but an ordinary royal palace. Otherwise, everyone would never dare to make noise and make trouble here.

"The Bureau of Statistics acts impartially in accordance with the law and regulations. There is no so-called favoritism. Every letter of recommendation from Dong Xiaowan is signed and can be verified at any time. There are indeed more than [-] letters, ranking first. .

As for whether there is any fraud among them, Your Majesty will carefully investigate them one by one after appointing the members in person. "

"Whether a woman can run for parliament is not something you can decide. I, too, have no right to decide. It must be decided by Your Majesty himself. However, there is no explicit statement in the edict, and the Bureau of Statistics can only accept it in accordance with the regulations."

Mrs. Lu slowly explained.

In fact, everyone knew in their hearts that Dong Xiaowan's more than [-] letters of recommendation were [-]% genuine. After all, there were definitely [-] prostitutes in Jiangdong who were literate.

Therefore, the main protest was about Dong Xiaowan's qualifications and whether those prostitutes were qualified to write letters of recommendation.

Although His Majesty's edict does not clearly state this, it does not say that women are also qualified to elect members of the House of Representatives, and prostitutes are also qualified to write letters of recommendation.

In the eyes of everyone, this is obviously the Bureau of Statistics taking advantage of the edict to favor Dong Xiaowan and others.

Because according to tradition and common sense, His Majesty's edict did not clearly say that women are eligible to run for parliament, which means that women are not qualified. This point has been unquestionable in all dynasties.

But now those women in the Bureau of Statistics actually say that His Majesty cannot prohibit it unless it has regulations. This is simply unreasonable.

"It is indeed as you said, His Majesty did not explicitly stipulate that, according to common sense, women are indeed not allowed to appear in public, but please don't forget the edict and code that His Majesty just issued a while ago.

From now on, our country will be ruled by both Legalism and Confucianism, with the law in front and Confucianism in the back, and the law is greater than morality and human principles. You can condemn anything that is not clearly stipulated in the law and is not in line with common sense, but the functional departments of the imperial court cannot Prohibited, otherwise it will be ultra vires! "

Mrs. Lu patiently explained again.

Everyone immediately exploded. Obviously they couldn't accept this kind of rhetoric, but they also knew that it was useless for them to make a fuss here.

Because everyone knows that Mrs. Hua can't change anything, and the queen can't change anything either.

Therefore, after Mrs. Lu's veiled warning, Zabuu angered the Queen, which was considered a crime of disrespect, so everyone had to disperse angrily.

However, the impact of this incident has begun to have a huge repercussions throughout the Jiangnan region and even Dahua, almost overwhelming the decentralized governance system tried by Jiangdong Province.

Lin Rui also received the list of members reported by the statistical bureaus of each province, and they were among the top ten in each province.

But the actual number of seats in each province is only three or four at most, and one or two at less. Lin Rui really doesn't care much about electing members to the Senate.

However, when I looked at the rankings in Jiangdong Province, I was quite shocked. I was shocked that Dong Xiaowan had such avant-garde and bold ideas and dared to run for parliament. I was also surprised that she had received so many letters of recommendation.

"Your Majesty, almost all of Dong Xiaowan's recommendation letters were written by women from brothels." The director of the Bureau of Statistics quickly explained, obviously seeing Lin Rui's doubts.

"Are there so many brothel girls writing in Jiangdong Province? It's almost [-]?" Lin Rui pricked his mouth.

"Yes, Your Majesty, according to the survey by the Bureau of Statistics, there are not [-] or [-] brothels and brothels in the entire Jiangnan region. The number of employees may be as many as [-] or [-]. The minimum number of prostitutes must be [-] or [-]. This is still now. It used to have to be doubled.”

"hiss!"

Lin Rui took a breath, finally seeing the so-called pink land, and then his expression slowly became serious.

The extravagant style in Jiangnan must be rectified, otherwise in a few years, the whole of Dahua will have to follow the footsteps of its predecessors.

Thinking of this, Lin Rui wanted to go to Jiangnan in person.

In the end, after Lin Rui weighed it up, he chose, like other provinces, to directly select the three people with the most recommendation letters based on rankings to become central members.

Naturally, this includes Dong Xiaowan, who received more than 18000 votes.

Although Lin Rui thinks that men and women are equal and that women hold up half the sky is a joke, but it is okay to appropriately improve the status of women, not to mention that he also plans to use Dong Xiaowan to guide the norms of the romantic place.

It is definitely not possible for women to serve as officials and join the army, but it is also beneficial for a province to elect one or two female congressmen.

(End of this chapter)