Running with the ball in the lean years, the evil mother-in-law and the whole family regretted it

Chapter 12 Don’t allow yourself to be bullied

"Three-year-old people still have a child, and people who raise children are almost fifty. Of course, the pension provided by the government may be enough for rural people to raise their children, but if they can't Where is life?"

Bai Taotao completely stupefied Shen Zheng with this last question.

I'm afraid those people above have never thought about this problem.

Seeing that the magistrate didn't say anything, Bai Taotao continued: "Let's not talk about whether we can raise children or not. Let's talk about whether we can have children first. A few thirty-year-old women in rural areas can take good care of themselves like wealthy families. You can still have children at the age of ten? Then you don’t have to take a concubine, right? Taking a concubine in the countryside is completely unrealistic. Your Excellency, you are the parent official of this place and you understand the current situation in the countryside. They are in their thirties and have How many of them have the energy to marry a concubine and have children?"

Only those who are different are another matter, but the prerequisite is that you have money.

One hundred taels is quite a lot for a farmer who works on the land, but it is hard to say if he takes a concubine, not to mention that he will have to raise a concubine and raise children later.

If you can give birth, who has considered the risk of having a child at the age of thirty?
In today's world, a woman who gives birth to a child at the age of thirty is considered an advanced maternal age. In an era of advanced medical care, the risk can still be reduced, but this is ancient times, and it is still an imaginary and backward ancient times!
If you allow a thirty-year-old woman to give birth to a child, you are not taking their life seriously.

There must always be a group of people on the front line to defend our country, but it should not be the children who go first.

Children are the future of a country!

After listening to Bai Taotao's words, Shen Zheng sighed and said: "Yes, only by understanding the people's situation can we give good advice. What Madam Chen said makes sense. I will write a note and submit it to Beijing. Send Chen The suggestions made by my wife are written down in detail."

Bai Taotao didn't expect Mr. Shen to be so sensible. Not only did Mr. Shen, a civilian woman, not suppress her and drive her out as a lunatic, she didn't expect that he would believe her so quickly. Bai Taotao was still prepared. Prepare to be kicked out or have to spend a lot of time talking.

It seems that this county magistrate is indeed a rare and good official.

This matter should not be a big problem as long as the emperor is not a coward.

After thinking for a while, Bai Taotao asked again: "Sir Shen, can I ask this woman boldly, do we in the North wait until there is a war at the border before recruiting troops?"

In the memory of the original owner, he didn't know much about recruiting soldiers, so Bai Taotao had no choice but to boldly ask the county magistrate.

When Shen Zheng heard this, thinking about what Bai Taotao said just now, he still answered her, "Generally, they are recruited when there is a need in the military camp."

"The recruitment is at the border? If there is a war, just go directly?" Bai Taotao asked again.

"Generally so."

"Aren't you going to train?"

"When there is no war, of course there is training."

"Then you stay in the military camp until you die?"

"That's more or less it. After all, you have the ability to survive in the war, so naturally you should stay in the military camp to protect your family and country. Now General Gu is almost fifty, and he still goes into battle to kill the enemy."

After hearing this, Bai Taotao said, "Master Shen, do you dare to make any suggestions when you give advice to the superiors?"

Shen Zheng: "What suggestions do you have? You might as well tell me first."

Bai Taotao: "Establish a local military training camp. All men over the age of 16 can freely choose to join the camp. After they are recruited into the training camp, they will be uniformly trained in military training. The training period is three years, five years, or ten years. The time does not have to be set hard. If there is a war at the border, we can give priority to selecting people from among them."

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Bai Taotao explained this proposal to the county magistrate in detail based on the army model of the previous life. The county magistrate nodded his head after hearing this.

The view of Bai Taotao in his eyes was also being refreshed step by step.

The woman in front of me is indeed a little different.

However, Shen Zheng was not too surprised by her difference. He just thought that Chen Youyi might have told her this when he was still alive.

After finishing the entire proposal, Shen Zheng nodded in agreement without hesitation, "Okay, I will definitely make a recommendation to the capital. If these suggestions can really help the Northern Kingdom, it will be a great achievement. When the time comes, the emperor will decide I will reward Madam Chen."

Bai Taotao smiled and said: "It doesn't matter whether you are rewarded or not. What is important is that the Northern Kingdom cannot be bullied by the enemy, and the territory of the Northern Kingdom cannot be taken away by the enemy. In addition, I may have to trouble Mr. Shen to keep this matter a secret for the women. After all, this may be a good thing for the country, but it is not necessarily a good thing for the people, so..."

Shen Zheng nodded when he heard this: "I understand that Mrs. Chen's consideration is more thoughtful. But if this matter is kept secret, Mrs. Chen will not get the reward from above."

Bai Taotao: "No problem. We still don't know the rewards and punishments yet. On the contrary, Lord Shen has the greater responsibility. Lord Shen doesn't care about being punished, so why should a civilian woman care about such a reward."

Shen Zheng: "Okay. I will keep this matter secret for Madam Chen."

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It was almost noon when we left the county government office. It was not too early to set off from Baitaotao in the morning. In addition, it took almost half an hour to ride an ox cart from the village. The sun was already approaching when we arrived in Baitang County. The top of the head.

I stayed at the county government office for almost half an hour, and I only managed so much in this morning.

I still suffered the disadvantage of not having transportation, and all my time was wasted on the road.

Since it was almost noon, Bai Taotao thought of finding a place to eat somewhere in the county.

After eating, I took the opportunity to see if there was any way to make money.

Bai Taotao randomly found a roadside stall and ordered a bowl of plain water. After thinking about the child in her belly, she added a boiled egg.

Noodles and eggs were quickly served on the table. As I was eating, I saw a sneaky young man dressed in a sneaky alley. He was also carrying a large sack on his shoulder, but the sack didn't look like it was filled with food. person, and then walked towards her.

Bai Taotao was more cautious.

I thought the other party was some kind of gangster or flower-picking thief, but I saw the other party put the sack down from his shoulders when he reached halfway, and then stopped in place as if waiting for someone.

Not long after, the boss of the small stall turned around and entered the small box. Then he met the sneaky young man and handed him a small cloth bag. Then he picked up the sack placed aside and quickly returned to the stall.

After watching this scene, Bai Taotao suddenly understood what was going on.

I feel like I'm reselling something. Looking at the sack, I guess it's food.

It’s just that at this time, aren’t there grain stores for all the food? Why do you still use such cautious transactions in private? The seller also wrapped himself up so that no one knew him.

If it weren't for Bai Taotao's professional acuity, he probably wouldn't be able to tell whether it was a boy or a girl.

After eating the noodles and going to check out, Bai Taotao whispered casually: "Boss, seeing that you bought so much food, your business must be pretty good."

(End of this chapter)