Chapter 93 When natural disasters occur frequently, unrest...
Soon, Hu Youan was sanctioned by ordinary people.
In fact, the students of the Imperial College are already very good. At least each of them knows some leg skills. If nothing else, they can still run. The previous martial arts masters probably gave up, so they focused on training the students to run.
Nothing else is required, just run faster than your companions when crisis comes.
This is also Shen Zhiwei's teaching philosophy. She doesn't expect civil officials to go into battle and kill the enemy. It's enough for them to run fast and not die.
But Hu Youan's standards were not that low. She felt that civil officials and military generals were both in the court, serving the king. Sometimes civil officials had to be in logistics, and when pressed, they had to fight with the army, like military advisors. Therefore, they had to be able to deploy troops, know basic formations, and have some understanding of weapons. If large-scale military equipment was damaged and no one could repair it, you had to go.
There are few educated people in the army, so those who can read and write have to know a little bit of everything.
This was a tough time for the students at the Imperial College who practiced running all day. After finishing reading the classics, history, and literature every day, they had to read military books and memorize battle formations. They read when they opened their eyes and memorized when they closed their eyes. At the end of the day, they had learned a lot of miscellaneous knowledge. When they were memorizing the classics, history, and literature, they could just recite "The Art of War".
The key is that they have to be able to deploy troops, repair weapons, and forge weapons. If they pick up the smithing hammer and smash it, they can break their waists.
I’ve never heard before that studying is so tiring!
A group of scholars complained bitterly and wanted to kowtow to Hu Youan, begging the general to withdraw his magical powers and stop tormenting them. If this continued, no one would be able to tell whether they were scholars or soldiers in the barracks.
After Wen Tao learned about this, she specially found some free time to talk to Hu Youan.
Then when they met, Hu Youan pulled him over to compete with him.
In the past, Wen Tao and Hu Youan could still fight with each other. Wen Tao had traveled around to study and learned good swordsmanship. But after she became the prime minister, she was too busy. She woke up before the roosters and went to bed before the dogs. How could she have time to practice swordsmanship? So she was delayed.
Later, Wen Tao became a tutor, but he did not pick up the sword technique again because he was still very busy after becoming a tutor.
The result of this competition was predictable. Wen Tao was badly defeated and could not even last three rounds under Hu Youan's gun, and his sword fell out of his hand.
If Hu Youan had not restrained her strength, Wen Tao's knuckles would have been broken by her. Wen Tao was convinced of defeat and bowed with her hands folded, praising the general's martial arts skills.
Hu Youan couldn't keep her sullen face anymore. She also knew that it would be difficult for Wen Tao to improve her swordsmanship in her condition.
"I didn't expect your swordsmanship to have deteriorated so much, and your health isn't what it used to be. Come practice with those students tomorrow."
Hu Youan thought about it and gave Wen Tao some advice.
It was a good idea, but Wen Tao didn't have the time, so she flatly refused. "I'm taking a break from my busy schedule to see you today. An has been experiencing heavy rain for half a month, and the water level of the An River has risen dramatically. The rice fields and farms on both sides have all been flooded. Fortunately, there are few people living near the river, and a fleet happened to be docked there, so they rescued everyone. Otherwise, the losses would have been even greater. The court is currently discussing disaster relief. As the Grand Tutor, although I can't be of much help, I have to pay attention to it. I really don't have time to practice sword every day."
Hu Youan nodded silently, understanding that Wen Tao really didn't have time. She said, "This is a good opportunity. Once the river water recedes, we can re-measure the land on both sides."
"Yes, it's hard to say whether it's a blessing or a curse, but this year we've been fighting wars and providing disaster relief, and Jingchang's food supply is running low. I hope the winter will be better and not get any colder, otherwise we'll have to go through the same struggle again."
"Didn't they say we'd have cotton this year to keep us warm? People in the north should all have kangs, and with the added bonus of repairing their houses before winter, things should be better than before."
Hu Youan didn't know what Wen Tao was worried about. It was the best thing that the people of Beidi and Andi were incorporated into the territory of the Great Zhou, because their emperor loved the people like his own children and would not let the people of the two places live a hard life.
Common people are the most able to endure hardships, and as long as there is a glimmer of hope, they can hold on.
What Shen Zhiwei can bring to the common people is not only a glimmer of hope, but also the hope that allows them to be reborn.
Wen Tao chatted and laughed with her friends whom she hadn't seen for a long time. She completely forgot the purpose of her visit. She only remembered it when she was about to leave and mentioned it to Hu Youan.
"The students of the Imperial College are not your generals after all. It's unlikely that they will ever go to the battlefield. Just make sure they are healthy and can handle staying up late."
Wen Tao thought to himself that the students' main battlefield was government affairs, so it was enough for them to have a good body. As long as they could stay up late for a few nights without being exhausted, Wen Tao would be satisfied.
Hu Youan wanted to refute, but then thought about the current situation and nodded: "Okay, leave this matter to me. I was wrong. Once they enter the court, it really won't be their turn to go to the battlefield."
The opportunity to go to the battlefield will definitely be very precious at that time, and those students who want to go to the battlefield must have a strong background.
Seeing that her goal had been achieved, Wen Tao silently lit a stick of incense for the students of the Imperial College. Even though Hu Youan had relaxed now, with her personality, at most she would study less military books and formations in the future, but her martial arts skills would not be any worse.
There is no way. Hu Youan is just such a person. She herself is very good at martial arts, and when she teaches others, it is inevitable that she cannot understand why people with average martial arts talent can never learn this.
Wen Tao used to be puzzled as to why some people couldn't figure out or read such simple math and literature fluently. It was only after she taught more students that she gradually understood that everyone's talents are different, with different strengths and weaknesses.
Ask Hu Youan to write articles or learn martial arts, but they can't do either.
But when you are a teacher, it is inevitable that you cannot sympathize with your students. You just want to teach them everything you have learned in your life. It is also a good intention.
Wen Tao thought about this and didn't say anything else. Anyway, Hu Youan couldn't stay in Jingchang for too long. Those students wanted Hu Youan to teach them in the future, but Hu Youan didn't have time. While Hu Youan was still here, he could learn more.
In fact, the students of the Imperial College also knew that having the general as their martial arts teacher was a rare opportunity for them. If their studies were not too heavy and they could not bear it, they would never reveal a word to anyone.
Among the current students in the Imperial College, only one-third are women. Every time Hu Youan sees them, he would think of the king's words that men are restless, and then give up the idea of finding a man and having a daughter like Wang Ji.
It is impossible that only one-third of the nobles' descendants are women. However, in the Imperial College, which values talent, only one-third of the students are female. This shows how many women are confined at home.
Because most of the students studying in the Imperial College were seventeen or eighteen years old. At this age, girls from the nobility should have started to discuss marriage and get married. Once they became pregnant, it would be impossible for them to go out to study.
Hu Youan thought that she would have to think about how to avoid the various problems caused by women's pregnancy and alleviate the pain and inconvenience of women's pregnancy. Civil officials could still take a break, but military generals who had to go to the battlefield could not rest. They had to go straight to the battlefield when there was a war.
We can't prevent women who are military generals from getting pregnant, otherwise there will be no family line, right?
Shen Zhiwei later saw the memorial submitted by Hu Youan, in which this matter was specifically mentioned.
Shen Zhiwei didn't have any good solution for this matter. Contraception could be tried. As long as the number of pregnancies of women was reduced, their productivity could be released.
However, it cannot completely solve the various inconveniences caused by pregnancy for women, especially the blow to women's future. Even if women go to work with their bellies bulging, there will still be the need and risk of childbirth and confinement. Childbirth may lead to the death of pregnant women. The only way to solve this problem is to improve medical standards as much as possible and reduce childbirth risks.
It takes at least two or three months from giving birth to leaving the confinement period. Being away from work for such a long time, by the time you come back, your position has already been replaced by someone else.
It's also not a good idea to reserve jobs specifically for pregnant women. If there's no one to take over, the work will be shared by others. Why would others pay for pregnant women? So the best way is to give money to those who work more, and this money will be paid by the court.
Although there are still people who are unwilling to do so even if they have money, there is currently no better way.
Some critical positions can only ask women not to get pregnant temporarily. If they really get pregnant, they will be transferred. After giving birth, they can continue to work if they are able to, and take a break if they are not able to.
This is the best solution Shen Zhiwei has thought of at the moment. As long as the women themselves do not retreat, she is willing to give them various benefits and ensure that their careers are a broad road.
At present, Shen Zhiwei cannot even get subsidies from the court. The national treasury is empty due to the war, and he has to continue fighting. Therefore, welfare issues like this and issues such as the abolition of slavery are put together and pushed to after unification.
I hope it can proceed smoothly by then. If it cannot be implemented during Shen Zhiwei's reign, then it will be included in the plan and wait for the new emperor to implement it. In other words, the pressure will finally be put on Chaoyang.
When Shen Zhiwei looked up, she saw a child sitting on a woolen blanket in the corner of the palace, fiddling with the nine-linked rings. The child frowned and stared intently at the nine-linked rings in her hand. Then she took a deep breath and kept fiddling with the rings with her little hands. After her unremitting efforts, the nine-linked rings were finally solved!
Then she asked the palace maid who was accompanying her to bring a new nine-ring chain, and then she fell into new thoughts.
He is patient and smart, he will become a great man in the future!
Shen Zhiwei smiled in a good mood, lowered his head and put Hu Youan's memorial on a high place, waiting to take it out and talk about it later.
The next six months passed without any incidents. Everything was peaceful outside, and Jingchang was also peaceful. There were disasters in some places, but fortunately, the disaster relief in Da Zhou was like other aspects, with its own system, so no major incidents occurred.
Jingchang will provide comprehensive disaster relief, but the vassal states outside will not. In the next few years, we may really be entering a small ice age, with abnormal climates everywhere. It is not only Jingchang that will be affected by the disaster, but all the vassal states will also be in turmoil.
If a natural disaster occurs and the imperial court fails to properly resettle the victims, chaos awaits the country.
The victims would gather together, take up arms in order to survive, point their weapons at the landowners, and rob them of the food they needed to survive.
After grabbing food, people will want a house to shelter them from the wind and rain, and then when they enjoy fine clothes and delicious food that they have never enjoyed before, they will magnify their own desires.
Then, unrest occurred.
When the unrest reaches a certain scale, some people will want to use this force to join the battle for power.
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