The men on the island all looked frail and their steps were unsteady.
Some elderly people still have to use crutches to walk.
There are less than ten thousand people in one village.
It was indeed strange to stand together with more than eight thousand women.
The soldiers of the Great Wei, as well as the guards led by Yu Yuanzheng, are all strong and powerful.
The difference in this comparison is extremely huge.
For the men on the island, apart from seeing a few soldiers coming in to capture people the day before yesterday, this was the first time they saw so many strong men gathered together.
Everyone was curious, but dared not look directly at it.
These men have been protected since birth and raised by women all over the island.
If a family gives birth to a son, it is a great joyous event.
He grew up with his mother until he was ten years old and was then sent to the mountains to be raised.
The emperor stood on a platform specially built for him.
Overlooking the villagers.
He also saw the group of men who lacked masculinity.
Among the ninety-odd people, there were only about thirty young ones.
The entire island depends on these people to continue the future generations.
It sounds funny, but this is also caused by the environment over the past decade.
The emperor just glanced at them, then looked away, then glanced at the women again.
His eyes were sharp and steady.
A sense of pressure from a superior naturally emanated.
The people who were talking a moment ago suddenly became quiet.
"Fellow villagers, I have been on the island for three days. I learned about the biggest problem you are facing, so I brought people to investigate the day before yesterday and yesterday. We found the problem for everyone. It is caused by the water and soil quality of this island. This island is no longer suitable for living.
Fortunately, I came here and knew your difficulties, and I intend to help you. Since you can't stay, then follow me to the Wei Dynasty.
I promise to settle your lives.
Your ancestors fled here to avoid disaster, but more than a decade has passed and there is no war in the Wei Dynasty anymore.
Now it is thriving.
After you get married, you will have land to farm and houses to live in.
Moreover, there are many men in the Wei Dynasty who have not yet married.
I can arrange you to different villages and let you live with the people of Wei with the surname Zhou. Your marriage problems can also be solved in the future.
Women don't have to work so hard to support a family.
It is natural for a man to stand up for himself and provide for his family.
As for the men on the island, they will each go to their own families and then support a family together with their sisters at home."
The emperor spoke in a loud voice and everyone heard what he said.
As soon as he finished speaking, the villagers looked at each other and began to discuss in a low voice.
The two mothers-in-law only visited a small number of households last night.
Most people are unaware of the Emperor's decision.
Instead, they gathered together early to communicate with each other.
They haven't had time to think about it yet.
"Let us leave Haiyue Island? We don't know what the outside world is like. Will we be bullied by outsiders if we go out? We know nothing about the outside world. How can we live?"
"Yes, we have lived here for generations, but we know nothing about the outside world. We don't know what the rules are. If we make a mistake, we don't know where we went wrong. We don't even know whether people outside get along with each other or not."
"Can the women on our island marry outside the country after leaving the country? Will men outside the country be attracted to us?"
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Shangguan Ziqi stood aside, listening to the villagers' various concerns.
He knew that it would be difficult for the villagers to accept this.
It is human nature to find it hard to leave one's hometown.
But this place is really not suitable for the villagers to live here anymore.
Moreover, he didn't want the villagers to know about the treasure mines here.
When Yu Yuanzheng explained to the villagers before, he did not mention the effect of sulfur. He only said that this thing on the island was not good for the human body, which caused their bodies to be affected.
After thinking about it, Shangguan Ziqi helped the emperor down from the high platform. He stood on the platform and raised his hand to press down.
"My fellow villagers, I know you are worried that you will not be able to adapt to life after leaving the country, but we can ensure that you will have no worries.
If you don't want to live separately, we can provide a place with mountains and water to accommodate you.
But you are not far from the Zhou family of the Great Wei, and having contact with them will help you quickly adapt to life outside.
As for your marriage problem, it depends on your own fate and cannot be forced.
But when your children grow up, they will adapt to life outside.
They can follow the normal lifestyle of the Wei Dynasty, with men getting married when they are old enough and women getting married when they are old enough, and then continue their offspring.
Don’t you want your children to have a complete family?
Don’t you want a man to hold up the sky for you?
Also, the only things you have seen on this island are some seabirds and the chickens, ducks, and pigs that you raise.
Do you know that there are many animals that are very common to us, but you have never heard of them, such as cows, horses, sheep, etc.
The Qi clan used cattle to plow the land, not human labor like you. When we go out, we can ride in carts pulled by cattle, horses or mules.
The day we first landed, we exchanged some small handkerchiefs with you, and the girls were amazed. Those things were all embroidered by women with needle and thread. When you go out, you can also learn this skill and embroider it yourself.
Look at the clothes you wear and then look at the clothes we wear. You have never worn clothes made of such fine cloth in your life, right?
If you get out of poverty, as long as you earn money, you can buy cotton cloth to make beautiful clothes.
What woman doesn't like to be pretty? Don't you want to wear pretty dresses?
And we are not taking you out of the country right now. We still have a long voyage to go. We will send a ship to pick you up after we reach Dawei.
You still have to continue planting your crops. When we come again, it will probably be next year.
We also need time to prepare the place and build the houses for you.
So you can rest assured.
It’s many times warmer outside than on this island.”
Shangguan Ziqi opened his voice and tried to persuade her loudly.
He spared no effort to convince the villagers.
After hearing Shangguan Ziqi's words, the villagers discussed it even more heatedly.
"After hearing what the prince said, there are more people moving out."
"Since there is still so much time left, let's think about it carefully. There is no need to rush to make a decision now."
"How about we send a few people to follow them out and take a look? Let them tell us what the outside is like, and then we can make a decision."
"Yes, that's a good idea. Let our people take a look, and then we'll have a better idea."
The villagers discussed it for a while.
Tell Granny Ye their thoughts.
Granny Ye found this very reasonable.
She came before the emperor.
"Your Majesty, we have discussed it. Can we send a few people to follow you out this time to see what it is like outside? Come back and tell us, and we will make a decision, okay?"
"Sure. Select a few people and have them get ready. We'll set off tomorrow." The emperor understood the villagers' request.
After the matter was settled, Grandma Ye and Grandma Cui began to select people.
But who to choose is another question.
They have no idea about the outside world.
No one can guarantee whether the people sent out can come back.
Although the emperor explained it very clearly, no one can predict what will happen in the future.
It is natural to be afraid of the unknown.
At the beginning, the two mothers-in-law asked the villagers to sign up themselves.
As a result, no one signed up when it was almost dark.
This made the two old people very anxious.
"Sister Ye, what should we do? They are leaving tomorrow." Granny Cui said anxiously.
Grandma Ye had no choice as they couldn't force someone to marry.
Finally, the two of them decided to ask Yu Yuanzheng for help in coming up with an idea.
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