【Quick Wear】My Years as a Mother-in-law

Yun Xi said, "In the future, the legal wife who holds the household registration and marriage certificate will also have the right to receive her husband's salary. What do you think of this proposal?"

"Master, this is a good idea." Xiao Ruyi smiled slightly.

Yun Xi teased her, "What's good about it?"

"I heard from my sisters outside the palace that men become bad when they have money. She married a scholar who worked as a clerk in the government office and gave birth to children for him, but he secretly saved money to buy two concubines! One of the concubines was beautiful and often bullied my sisters." Little Ruyi was very unhappy. "If the salary can be collected by the wife in the future, how can the husband save money for himself?"

"The law clearly stipulates that people can only take concubines after they are 40 years old and have no children. Violators will be caned forty times. In addition, local officials cannot marry local women as wives or concubines. Otherwise, they will be caned eighty times." Yun Xi's eyes were deep. "But it is very difficult to enforce it in the folk. This is because the common people attach great importance to offspring. Many people take concubines to prosper their families. The court also acquiesces to this. After all, children are difficult to give birth to and even harder to raise. Families need many offspring to ensure the continuation of their bloodline, and the court also needs the people to have more children to ensure the prosperity of the country."

"But in fact, except for times of war, when there are fewer men than women, the gender ratio is balanced most of the time, or there are more men than women. If more people take concubines, it will lead to more bachelors, which is not conducive to national stability."

Yun Xi’s explanation made a lot of sense and little Ruyi benefited a lot from it.

Nanny Yue sighed softly, "But in this world, profit is everything. Men with good physiques, who work faster and do more, will be valued, while women are despised. Even those born good-looking are divided into different levels. Those with average looks who don't want to be drowned against their conscience are kept to make a profit. Those with good looks can be sold for a high price as dowries. Those with particularly good looks can be raised well and then sold to human traffickers or as concubines to make more money..."

This is a cannibalistic society, where both men and women are eaten, and women are eaten the most cruelly.

Qingyun smiled and consoled him, "Master, you have already reformed the tax system. Now that you don't have to collect a head tax, there shouldn't be so many people drowning baby girls."

"Too."

"The road ahead is long and arduous, Xiu'er. Go and tell the emperor about the regulations for collecting salaries."

"Yes."

Not long after, when land reform was in full swing in various places, Yun Xi received several letters that made her feel heavy-hearted.

The New Deal students who were carrying out land reform in Yunlai and Mengyuan counties were murdered...

Nanny Yue glanced at Yun Xi cautiously and said worriedly, "Master~"

"Xiu'er, send a message to Lin Dawa. I want to lead my troops to take a look at these two counties in the southeast." Yun Xi's tone was cold.

"Grandmother, are you leaving the capital?"

Lian Chen walked over and heard these words.

Yun Xi took a deep breath and returned to her usual self, "Yes, do you want to go and see it together? A lot of people will be killed."

"Murder? Why did the Empress Dowager kill people?"

“Because they broke the law.”

"Then I'll go take a look."

So, early the next morning, Yun Xi set off quickly on horseback. All the training over the years was not in vain.

She only brought Xiu'er and Lianchen, and two thousand elite soldiers led by Lin Dawa. These people were more than enough to flatten an entire county.

After five days of continuous travel, they were already halfway through their journey. While eating in the wild, Yun Xi asked curiously, "Lin Dawa, have you ever thought about changing your name? Or will you just keep this name?"

Lin Dawa said coldly, "It's all up to the master."

Yun Xi tilted her head and thought for a moment before asking, "Well, what about Lin Hong? How can a sparrow know the ambition of a swan?"

"Lofty ambitions? Great! From now on, I'll be called Lin Hong."

Lian Chen said with a smile: "Lin Hong sounds much better than Lin Dawa. Lord Lin, why do your family members call you Lin Dawa?"

"Your Highness, I have two cousins ​​and three cousins. The boys are called Da Wa, Er Wa, and San Wa, and the girls are called Da Ni, Er Ni, and San Ni. Most of the villagers call them that, and we're used to it." Lin Hong explained briefly.

Lian Chen nodded in understanding, "So that's how it is. Doesn't that mean there are many people with the same name?"

"That's right. There was once a case of miscarriage of justice because of this." Lin Hong's eyes showed a trace of nostalgia. "Such a thing happened to the Cao family in the village next to my hometown. The Cao family is a large family with many members. There are two members of the family who look very similar. They are both called Cao Daniu, but they are one generation apart. One is forty-eight years old and the other is eighteen years old."

Lian Chen asked: "What happened next?"

"A widow in the county town was murdered and her money was stolen. Before she died, neighbors heard her shouting 'Cao Daniu'. There was also a CD with Cao Daniu's ID at the scene, but it was wet and my age couldn't be seen clearly."

Lian Chen's eyes widened. "So the government arrested the wrong person?"

Lin Hong nodded. "That's right. The authorities assumed that the criminal was the eighteen-year-old Cao Daniu. Then another neighbor of the widow reported that the widow and Cao Daniu were committing adultery. He once saw Cao Daniu climb over the wall after dark, and then climb over the wall again and leave half an hour later. The authorities asked him to identify the person, and he said with certainty that it was the eighteen-year-old Cao Daniu..."

Lian Cheng was slightly startled, "But in fact, it was too dark, he saw it wrongly!"

"That's right. Cao Daniu, who was in prison, felt wronged and aggrieved. He asked his family to find evidence to prove that he was chopping wood in the mountains at the time of the crime. Several witnesses testified, and the county magistrate became suspicious. Since he hadn't found any stolen goods at his home, he continued his investigation for six months. Finally, a county pawnshop came across the stolen goods, and based on this clue, they found the 48-year-old Cao Daniu..."

After Lin Hong finished speaking, Lian Chen understood that it seemed that the household registration system needed further improvement.

"Okay, the chicken is ready. Let's eat it and take a nap. We'll continue our journey this afternoon."

"Yes!"

Half a month later, Yun Xi arrived at Yunlai County, which faces the sea to the east and Mengyuan County to the south.

Yun Xi said decisively: "Lin Hong, send half of the people to Mengyuan County, take over the county, and investigate the matter thoroughly. Those who resist will be killed, those who deserve to be beheaded will be beheaded, and those whose property should be confiscated will be confiscated. Also, have the Jinyiwei people come to see me."

"Yes!"

Lin Hong was very quick. After entering the city, he first took over the four city gates, then surrounded the county government office and began to interrogate everyone inside, from the county magistrate to a cleaning servant.

"County Magistrate Yao, tell me, how did Gao Duan and Fang die?"

Yao Deyi let out a cry, reacting to the sudden change. "You soldiers, how dare you privately detain an official appointed by the imperial court? Are you thinking of rebellion?"

Lin Hong's face darkened. A strong young man walked out from the side and slapped him without saying a word. Then he grabbed Yao Deyi's hair and pulled him up and slammed him against the table!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

"Ah! Help!"

Yao Deyi only had time to scream out before he was knocked unconscious. After more than a dozen blows, blood was dripping from his forehead and he couldn't even open his eyes.

"County Magistrate Yao, can you speak properly?"