"The Farmer's Fat Wife" - Fat Men Are All Potential Stocks (Part 15)...

In ancient times, the method to increase productivity was simple: those in power should just stop causing trouble. As long as the environment was relaxed, the people would spontaneously build things up.

Since taking control of Huaizhou, Ye Xiqing has not done anything major; he has been focusing on streamlining and restraining his subordinates from disturbing the people.

Regardless of how it is actually implemented, the principle of putting the people first must be established. Otherwise, if the main theme is to promote the idea that officials are superior to the people, how can we expect officials to serve the people more?

The following charges are hereby repealed: accusing superiors of accusing inferiors of accusing superiors, or accusing men of accusing women of accusing men. From this day forward, there will be no distinction between superiors and inferiors in Huaizhou.

If an official oppresses the people, embezzles public funds, or acts unfairly, the people can report him.

Zhou Yue'e, who joined Ye Xiqing in starting the uprising, was a person who hated evil and liked to take things seriously. Ye Xiqing put her in charge of the Discipline Inspection Commission to investigate the conduct of officials.

Discipline offices were set up in various places to collect anonymous reports from the people.

It's not a problem if there are reports, but if there are no reports at all, then there's a real problem. The less problematic something seems, the more the Disciplinary Committee will investigate.

Nobody's perfect, making mistakes is normal. There's nothing wrong with that; you're probably just being silenced.

Zhou Yue'e is a person with a strong sense of justice and who cares about fairness and order.

She protested when the ducks were killed, saying it was unfair to her, but she showed great enthusiasm when the county magistrate was killed.

People who are orderly, calculating, and have a clear sense of right and wrong are best suited to maintain order and enjoy doing this kind of work.

Upon hearing the task assigned by Ye Xiqing, he immediately accepted the order happily and vowed to help her manage the yamen well!

Most of the three hundred men who came with Ye Xiqing were scattered among the army, leading troops. After all, in chaotic times, the army in one's hands is the strongest trump card, and it must be kept in the hands of one's own people.

The tax and household registration departments were separated. The household registration department was responsible for registering all household registrations and business filings, while a separate department was set up for tax collection and refunds.

At the end of the year, the two parties reconcile their accounts to determine the amount of tax that should have been paid, the amount actually received, the amount that should have been refunded, and the amount that should still be left. If even a single penny is missing, the two departments will start arguing and blaming each other.

Once all the accounts are reconciled, a specialist will be sent to the taxpayer's home to return the tax refund, and then the accounts will be checked again to see if there are any problems. If there are any problems, we will find them immediately.

Then everyone realized that what should have been a simple task of keeping accounts and adjusting the abacus was incredibly frustrating.

As soon as the staffing was established, the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Taxation became the departments with the most work to do.

The person in charge of the Ministry of Revenue was not from Ye Xiqing's political team, nor from her original group, but from the family of a former criminal.

Ye Xiqing pardoned the families of the criminals, turning them into ordinary citizens with no merit or demerit, allowing them to re-establish their households and start anew.

However, because of that merit, women who had given birth could be counted as having one and a half merits. The women whose homes had just been ransacked and who had no means of making a living began to apply for official positions with a try-it-out attitude.

They were from a wealthy family, well-educated, and had a solid foundation. They did exceptionally well in the exams and were selected to stand before Ye Xiqing.

Someone reported Ye Xiqing about her background, but Ye Xiqing ignored it and said to her subordinates, "Since she has been released without charge, it doesn't matter what happened before. With such talent, she should be given important responsibilities."

Ye Xiqing's actions not only relieved the parties involved but also put the anxious "criminals" at ease, prompting them to seek Ye Xiqing out for self-recommendation or to start new lives.

The new government encourages small family businesses, while large-scale merchants are required to pay their employees wages and leave in accordance with the law, and taxes are also higher.

For businesses, employee wages are included in costs, reducing their burden. For employees, personal income tax is levied on them based on the wages reported by the businesses.

Whether the merchant gives you that much or not, be careful. After all, you are the one paying the taxes. Hiring more people will not be cheap.

However, if it is a person producing cloth with one machine, or a family producing salt, it is not taxed as a commercial business, but only as an individual business, and is collected together with the local tax, which is very lenient.

Every household can engage in some simple side businesses to increase their income. With land and side businesses, they can support themselves no matter what.

As for the fact that the expansion of large merchants was thus constrained, what does that have to do with Ye Xiqing?

If they are allowed to expand unchecked, are they going to rebel against her?

Encouraging individual businesses means that families are more likely to run their own small businesses, since the family is the smallest production unit that ordinary people can manage.

Working for someone else always feels like you're giving away your energy for free, letting them make money.

Working for yourself brings a sense of satisfaction, no matter how much or how little you earn, and you're happy even if you work hard from dawn till dusk.

However, Ye Xiqing changed the beneficiary of the family, the smallest unit of production.

Previously, the fruits of family life were undoubtedly taken by men, but now it is time for women to enjoy these benefits. The purpose of establishing mother households and daughter households is to change the beneficiary of this smallest unit of production.

Since the area had just been settled, most families were still living in the traditional family structure. Ye Xiqing didn't force those who didn't want to change, but when registering the children's household registrations this time, their surnames were all changed to their mother's.

In the future, children born to women will take their mother's surname. Men will be allowed to live with their wives, but there's no need to hire men to live with the wives; women can give birth to their own children.

But don't forget to include a supplementary entry when recording the family genealogy, indicating where the father came from. This will help future generations avoid having a spouse.

If a man can't accept it, then get a divorce and let him go home to his mother.

This is also what Ye Xiqing finds most bizarre: a man's life can begin from growing up. When he is young and powerless, he is forgiven by a woman's natural maternal love, but when he grows up, he can forget his roots.

When they grow up, they can see all women as enemies and focus solely on fighting them, devising oppressive methods that have no bottom line.

But if the system were exactly the same, but reversed, the man would still be guaranteed to go home and find his mother.

Ye Xiqing felt that if there was a creator, this must have been the most satisfying prank design when the creator designed the sexes.

Just like in Greek mythology, after the gods bestowed all the good qualities upon Pandora, the king of the gods also gave her a curiosity about everything in the world. However, this was not out of goodwill, but rather in the expectation that she would unleash disaster.

I bestow upon you all the fine qualities, and finally, I give you all-encompassing maternal love. Guess what you will ultimately unleash with that maternal love?

However, people who are used to being confined to a limited space will bind their feet even if they are bound, while people who are used to plundering will feel like they are chopping off their feet even if they are bound.

Even though Ye Xiqing only told the men to go home and find their mothers, a lot of men still complained.

Ye Xiqing didn't take this to heart. After all, women in ancient times were only oppressed, not all of them died.

The domestication of women was not accomplished overnight; it took thousands of years, evolving generation by generation, becoming increasingly sophisticated and institutionalized through increasingly refined methods.

Once it's established as a system, it's very difficult to resist. Now, Ye Xiqing has overturned the top-level system.

What's the situation with the women of Huaizhou now? They've cleared away the layers of entanglement, yet they still remember the astonishing methods the men used to employ.

When women in ancient times first collaborated with men, they probably didn't anticipate the consequences. If someone had warned them beforehand about the disastrous consequences, even a fool would have known to be cautious.

The women of Huai'an today have not only been freed from their shackles, but have also come to understand the extreme methods men can use to deal with women, and to what extent.

What else is there to say? They're not stupid; of course they know to hold onto this rare opportunity to turn their lives around.

The group of people conscripted by the old dynasty artificially balanced the male-to-female ratio in Huaizhou, and the vast majority of working-class women were not pushovers.

Would people like Hua Xigu, Li Qiyue, and Li Sanyue before them stand around waiting to die, unaware of the benefits they might have?

To set a good example, Ye Xiqing was the first to change her surname to her mother's, which made Hua Xigu so happy she almost lost her teeth. She knew that her eldest daughter hadn't been spoiled in vain; she was successful and filial!

The remaining Li Qiyue also changed her surname. Why? Because she wanted to inherit Ye Xiqing's estate.

When they went home for dinner, Ye Xiqing said directly to her, "I will not have children in the future. If you have a daughter, I will pass the throne to you after I die."

"It's not about adopting your daughter into my life, it's about passing the throne to you or your daughter."

"If it doesn't come out, then go outside and get one, and pretend it's yours."

Li Qiyue: ……

Is this for real?

Although Ye Xiqing, this Heavenly King, might not be able to hold the throne for many more days, these words sounded so tempting that Hua Qiyue wanted to have a baby right away!

Ye Xiqing grabbed her and said, "Wait a minute, okay? What time is it now? The government troops could attack at any time. What are you doing?"

Hua Qiyue: ...

Regardless, Hua Qiyue completely behaved herself. She never expected that Li Sanyue—no, Hua Sanyue—would be so righteous. She forgave her instantly. No, they had no grudge against each other before!

Hua Qiyue, who was particularly ambitious, trained her troops with great enthusiasm. All the blacksmiths in Huaizhou were summoned to speed up the production of iron armor. Iron was truly a commodity that needed to be controlled by the government.

When they first captured Mao County, they captured 300 soldiers, all of whom were distributed to the enemy. New armor, swords, spears, bows, crossbows, and arrows were also being made at a rapid pace.

Making this thing used to be considered a rebellion, but now that we've really rebelled, we might as well make as many as we want.

Ye Xiqing was overweight and didn't wear very comfortable armor, so the craftsmen made her a suit of armor that fit her body closely.

The armor was certainly heavy, but Ye Xiqing didn't usually wear it and already weighed several hundred pounds, so it was just a little more.

With an "exoskeleton" to support his body, things were actually quite good. Ancient armor technology even considered the issue of waist support, fulfilling Ye Xiqing's dream of protecting his waist properly.

It must be admitted that for her, killing was easier than farming.

The people below were working hard to produce, and Ye Xiqing's arsenal was also working hard to produce. The equipment of Ye Xiqing's troops was becoming more and more sophisticated.

While Ye Xiqing was preparing for battle, she was also wondering if the court's meeting would ever end. She wondered if they really felt the pressure of disaster relief was too great and simply dumped the task on her for several years.

Well, it's not impossible.

Speed ​​is of the essence in war. If they don't come to suppress us now, Ye Xiqing feels that they will never have a chance to do so. After all, she started this uprising here, and the male lead can't just stand by and watch.

Why did ancient armies dare not rebel easily? Because even if they rebelled at the front, their families were all behind them. If they couldn't deal with the rebels, how could they not deal with their immobile family members?

If a real rebellion breaks out, it's usually the people who rebel outside who tearfully abandon those who stay at home. Now, Ye Xiqing has created a precedent: his family members have rebelled first. The soldiers who come out of the rebel zone are in for a lot of trouble.

The strict household registration system and military registration system in ancient times could be traced no matter whether the investigation was conducted forwards or backwards.

Since they could find the families of the rebelling army members, they could also find the families of the rebelling army members who had left the army.

Ye Xiqing didn't know why the male lead rebelled. The system didn't tell her, and she couldn't fathom the male lead's bizarre and successful methods of rebellion.

But if we don't act now, can we really catch up with the latest developments?

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Author's note: Qingqing: When the people in front rebel, and the families who are implicated are too passive, they should rebel first to put some pressure on those in front.