Yang Si snorted, "Women should just stay at home and take care of their husbands and children. Why should they go to the battlefield? There are men who protect the country … In my opinion, it's better to take advantage of this incident and disband the women's camp. If people don't appreciate it, it's because they don't know what's good for them. "
It wasn't that he looked down on women, but he felt that the world was already very difficult. There was no need to "treat" women so harshly.
Liyun shook his head disapprovingly and said, "I don't agree with Sir Jing Rong's words. Just as my lord said, it's precisely because the world is difficult that people can't even take care of themselves. That's why women need to step forward. Whether it's to take care of their husbands and children or to protect the country, it's a personal choice. Some people like embroidery needles, naturally, there are also people who like to be armed and don't like to wear makeup. It should be respected. "
Yang Si's eyes slanted and he glanced at Liyun.
This naive idiot talked about these things clearly and logically, muttering endlessly, "Yun feels that my lord is doing the right thing. It's better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish. Instead of thinking of ways to protect women like fragile glass, it's better to teach them how to protect themselves. In today's world, many people can't even take care of themselves, how would they care about women who are seen as weak in the eyes of others? "
Hearing the word "glass", Yang Si couldn't help but think of a day when his student servant accidentally broke Wei Ci's glass teacup. That thing was indeed very fragile.
Rationally, Yang Si agreed with Liyun's words. There was indeed nothing wrong with it.
On his journey from the south to the north, he saw too many refugees.
He saw a husband forcing his wife to become a prostitute, ignoring her cries and collecting money from passersby. As long as he paid, he could do whatever he wanted with his wife. He saw a father selling his young daughter to a slave trader. His daughter cried at the side, and he fought with the slave trader just to get a few more copper coins. He saw a man trading his children for food, exchanging his daughter with others in exchange for human flesh to satisfy his hunger …
The world was very unfair to people, and it was even more unfair to women among them.
Yang Si shook his head and sighed, "Your lord is a person who has tender and protective feelings for women."
But …
He continued, "This is how the world is now. Even if your lord's intentions are good, the people are ignorant and stupid. They only have benefits in their eyes and greed in their hearts. Just like this time, wasn't your lord summoned back in a hurry because of this trivial matter? "
Jiang Pengji established the women's battalion. The female soldiers could receive salaries. She opened a nursery and took in girls and babies who had been maliciously abandoned by their families. How many lives had she directly or indirectly saved? Would the world be grateful to her? In Yang Si's opinion, that might not be the case. She was probably going to get herself into trouble.
Liyun was disappointed, but there was nothing he could do.
"The people of the world are all fools. Bickering with a bunch of people who are as stupid as insects is really asking for trouble."
Yang Si said sarcastically, "Female soldiers have already violated the customs and are inferior to male soldiers in all aspects. I really don't know what your lord is doing with this. He's doing this for the good of these female soldiers, but are they and their families willing to accept his kindness? "
At this moment, Jiang Pengji was facing a group of "insects" in Yang Si's words. There were more than 10 people kneeling before her. There were boys who were less than six or seven years old, and above them were old women who were in their fifties or sixties. Behind them were two neatly dressed female soldiers. Their heads were lowered and their expressions were blank.
Jiang Pengji remembered these two female soldiers. A while ago, when the military camp was rewarded and the soldiers who performed well during the siege were promoted, these two female soldiers were among them. One of them was promoted to a centurion, while the other was in charge of the trivial matters of the logistics and medical troops. She was also an official.
Coincidentally, these two female soldiers were beautiful sisters.
According to Jiang Nongqin, these two were quite talented. She was preparing to train them well and promote them in the future.
This time, she hurried back because of these two women.
Jiang Pengji had already understood the situation when she arrived. Her gaze swept over the few people who looked somewhat mean.
"You said that you want to take your daughter back and not stay in the women's battalion?" she asked.
The oldest woman said, "Yes, I pity my granddaughter. She's old and it's time for her to get married so that it won't be delayed."
Jiang Pengji snorted and said, "But I remember that these two sisters were the first batch to enter the women's battalion. At that time, there was a lot of discussion in the county. The people said that the women's battalion was a camp for prostitutes. You sent them here and beat and scolded them on the way. Aren't you ashamed to say this now? "
The old woman's face froze.
She never expected that the district magistrate did not respect the old and cherish the young. She directly tore off the skin of their faces and threw it on the ground.
What was the difference between this and pointing at someone's nose and scolding them?
"Filial piety is the most important of all virtues. This old woman is their grandmother …"
Jiang Pengji said coldly, "I remember that I set up a law. Even if they are biological parents, they have no right to force their children to be prostitutes."
There was a hint of killing intent in her eyes. Just by sitting there, she gave people a great deal of pressure.
The audience in the streaming room also understood what had happened. They could not help but sigh. They felt sorry for Jiang Pengji and looked forward to the development of the plot.
In this era, filial piety was more important than anything else. The streamer supported the female soldiers in the women's battalion. To a certain extent, it was against filial piety.
Their families wanted the female soldiers to go back to get married and have children. If they did not go back, it would be unfilial.
Jiang Pengji knew to respect the old and cherish the young, but she would not give face to others if they were shameless.
"Don't say such empty words. Do you really think that I don't know what you are planning? Don't you see that your two daughters are promising, so you want to cling to them and suck their blood? Don't think that I don't know that you have taken away their salaries. Touch your conscience. Do you have the cheek to ask for this money? Forget it. They are just jackals, wolves, tigers, and leopards. They are just animals. How can they be considered humans? "
She scolded the people below her mercilessly and changed to a more comfortable position.
"This time, I came to get my daughters married. How can it be a good marriage? Isn't it just for the betrothal gift of a dozen taels? If I marry my daughters at a high price and accept the betrothal gift, and my daughters have a promising future in the military camp, I won't do anything because of filial piety. Instead, I will continue to pay them every month. Two daughters, one is a centurion, and the other is a medical officer. Their salaries are not low, and they will be higher in the future. You guys are really good at scheming. "
What pity that their daughters or granddaughters were old and no one wanted them? It was just for a dozen taels of silver.
As the saying goes, one should not hit people in the face, and one should not expose people's shortcomings. Jiang Pengji stepped on where it hurt.
"Old woman …"
The woman kneeling below her wanted to speak, but Jiang Pengji said impatiently, "Shut up. You have no right to speak here."
Her good mood recently had been ruined by this family. It would be strange if she had a good temper.
She turned her gaze to the two female soldiers and said, "Do you remember that before you entered the women's battalion, you signed a document?"
The two female soldiers said, "I remember."
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