Chapter 389, Eliminate the Root Cause
The people's shouts became more and more enthusiastic. They shouted slogans and gathered from the foot of the mountain.
The crowd at the foot of the mountain surged, waving flags, and their footsteps brought dust flying.
The people united as one and protested bravely.
Xia Wanwan's face was solemn. Looking at the people at the foot of the mountain, a sense of meaning surged in her heart. ιΙйＧyuτΧＴ.ЙetIt
would be great if this united energy could be used to defend the country.
But she was not sad or panicked, because she had expected the scene in front of her.
So, after she came to Hezhou, she did not blow up the abandoned tower immediately, but went to find the government.
If she secretly blew up the tower and hid her merit and fame, with the people's attitude towards the tower, they would definitely donate money again to rebuild it.
It's only a temporary solution.
Only when the local government comes out to implement this matter, the people will understand that this is the attitude of the government.
The tower was demolished by the government, and no one dared to build it again.
This was the result of Xia Wanwan's thinking on the way to Hezhou.
If the people are rioting, then suppress them by force!
These lives have been abandoned and souls have been sealed, which is against the will of heaven and earth.
The role of the government is to appear at this time!
"Sister Youyan."
Xia Wanwan shouted to the side.
Zhong Youyan, wearing a red dress with a waist belt, jumped down from the hillside beside her, followed by Jinyu and Xiao Fuxing.
Xiao Fuxing, like her, uses a whip as a weapon.
"Little princess, what do you want me to do?"
"Ride back to the government office as fast as you can and find my eldest brother. Ask him to transfer all the troops near Hezhou City here to stop the people!"
"As for Lord Qiao at the foot of the mountain, tell him to delay for a while. I have prepared the explosives. Once the troops arrive and drive the people out of the mountain, I will blow up the abandoned baby tower in one fell swoop!"
Xia Wanwan's face was firm, her eyes were cold, and her small body stood straight.
The two little balls tied on her head and the two red ropes fluttered in the wind, full of vigor and vitality.
Such a tough and beautiful little doll gave Zhong Youyan an illusion.
Xia Wanwan really looked like the Fuwa sent by God to protect women.
If so, how similar are their goals!
Zhong Youyan's heart was filled with a burning desire. She got the order, jumped on the horse, and rode away in a neat and tidy manner.
The fiery red girl was full of energy and bright and beautiful. Xia Wanwan looked at her from behind and felt that she was different.
In history books, it is rare to write about girls in such a vivid way.
In this case, she, Xia Wanwan, will write this one, and fight for fairness for the women of this world! !
"Little princess, are you going to suppress it with force?" Duke Yan asked in surprise.
The look of the little guy in front of him was so firm that he didn't seem to be joking.
With such courage, he is truly a god.
"It is only natural to kill someone and pay for his life. If you want to kill the child, why give birth to it? Is it just because of gender that she is abandoned? What's wrong with gender?"
"Look! There are thousands of good daughters in the world. If the girls in the abandoned tower grow up, they may live freely, as open-minded as Sister Zhong, or as clear-headed as my mother. They can also be as outstanding as my father, like General Mo, or even like Lord Qiao, and serve the country."
"But they don't have this opportunity to grow up. Do you think this world is fair?"
"Since it's unfair, why not overturn all of this? What if we suppress it by force? What if we reason with them? As long as we can achieve our goal, we can stamp our feet hard on the hearts of these people who value boys over girls, so that they will never dare to look down on women in the future!" After
Xia Wanwan finished speaking, she looked seriously at the Abandoned Infants Tower behind her.
"Yuanbao! Are you done?"
Yuanbao and Gu Ming had been busy taking down the compass on the tower.
"Alright!"
Yuanbao put the compass in his arms and flew down.
Gu Ming followed him like a little brother, not saying a word.
"Okay, I'm going in."
Xia Wanwan stepped into the Abandoned Infant Tower to remove the soul-locking formation.
"Princess?" Jing Wu wanted to follow her, fearing that something would happen to her in the tower.
But he was stopped by Yuanbao.
"Don't go in and hold them back. There are so many bones inside, and the souls of the children are waiting to be reincarnated." Yuanbao said.
Jingwu then paused for a moment.
At the foot of the mountain behind him, the people gathered closer and closer, and the footsteps swept in with the dust and soil.
Qiao Zhishu, Xiao the captain and others, with the officers and soldiers, stopped them on the mountain road.
It was not far from the abandoned tower, but the explosion range was extremely large, and the mountain might collapse.
In order not to hurt innocent people, they had to find a way to drive the people away.
But the people in front of them were 100% the strength of the officers and soldiers, so how could they drive them away?
They had to retreat on their own!
"Master Qiao, this abandoned baby tower was built with money donated by your father. Do you want to watch your father's hard work destroyed?"
"That's right. You officials are rich and can afford to raise many children, but have you ever thought that we can't afford to raise children. What can we do if we don't abandon them?"
"That's right. Girls are useless after they are born. Why can't we abandon them!"
"Master Qiao, please say something!"
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The leading few people were angry, as if they wanted to stare a hole in Qiao Zhishu.
As the parent official of Hezhou, he actually helped others to destroy the property and customs of Hezhou City.
How could he deserve it?
Qiao Zhishu looked at them steadily, which was completely different from the first time he appeared in front of Princess Ximing.
The fear of people rioting at the mention of the abandoned baby tower faded from his eyes.
Now, he was completely firm and steady.
"Everyone, please be patient. I know your hardships and sufferings, and I also know how hard it is for ordinary people to support their families with a few pieces of silver."
"But, let's look at it from another angle. Isn't it because of poverty that they abandon their children and only raise boys who can carry on the family line?"
Yes.
The fundamental problem is poverty.
Although Hezhou City is not far from the capital, the city is not big, there is no waterway around it, and there are no resources that can be mined.
Coupled with various natural disasters and man-made disasters such as heavy snow in winter, drought in summer, and heavy rain in spring, the people of Hezhou can only barely have enough to eat.
Not to mention the extra economy.
The Qiao family is one of the few wealthy families in Hezhou City.
However, this situation is not impossible to change. If they work together and carve a road to the south from the mountain of Qiying Tower,
then the mulberry silkworms and cloth weaving industry raised by the people of Hezhou can also directly pass through the mountains, be transported by carriages and horses, and trade with many cities in the south. Then
, as long as there are three or two diligent people in the family, growing silkworms and weaving cloth can basically support the whole family.
This is also what Zhishu Qiao wanted to do early on. In the past, if they wanted to do business in the south of the Yangtze River, they had to go around the mountains and walk for more than a month.
But as long as they work together and carve a road through these mountains, they can transport them to the south of the Yangtze River in less than five days.
The cloth in Hezhou is better than that in Jiangnan, and the excellent embroidery in Jiangnan is even better with this.
So if this business is developed, the people will not starve to death.
This is also the result of the careful consideration of Qiao Zhishu and the discussion with his father-in-law and mother-in-law from the capital.
Only in this way can the problem of baby girls being abandoned be eliminated from the root.