Chapter 183 Liu Wu’s bad habit of scheming
Chapter 183 Liu Wu’s bad habit of scheming
As the saying goes, big things require small meetings, so many matters before and after the summer harvest ended in this small meeting.
At this time, Liu Wu, Rao Fuzi, Ouyang Sheng and Cheng Huaiyuan were walking towards the school.
"Master, these children are making rapid progress nowadays, so I wonder if I can accept a group of teenagers from 12 to 16 years old?"
"After all, these teenagers are neither too old nor too young, so they are most suitable for training and will be put to use soon!"
This was Liu Wu's question. Regarding this question, although Master Rao did not know what Liu Wu really meant, he also understood that this kind of cultivation was impossible.
After all, these teenagers are said to be teenagers, but some of them are now fathers, but they are not the students in the academy. Most of them prepare to be good wives and get engaged at the age of 16, and don't get married until later.
What is emphasized here is that the children of poor people become parents early, and there are many boys who get married at the age of thirteen or thirteen, and girls who get married at the age of twelve or thirteen.
Of course, there are not many girls who give birth to a child and kill two people.
Therefore, in Rao Fuzi's view, what Liu Wu wanted to do was to change this kind of thing.
So he considered it: "Are you sure you want to do this? You should know very well that most of them nowadays... No, teenagers of this age group are basically either engaged or married. Do you think it is feasible?"
"Besides, even if we can incorporate it into the school, we have also violated the customs here, which is not a good thing in itself!"
"After all, after so many years of war, for the people, leaving their bloodline is the most important thing. If they are forced to enter the school, it will be comparable to a tyranny of exorbitant taxes!"
"Not to mention that we don't have many qualified teachers. After these teenagers enter the school, their discipline will be a huge problem."
"It can be said that this kind of thing won't work even if I spend all my efforts on it!"
Liu Wu was a little silent about Master Rao's words. He understood that Master Rao had seen his true intention and was trying to persuade him.
It's just that this situation is clearly happening right under his nose, yet he still has to let it happen, which always makes his conscience uneasy.
Therefore, he did not pass a law to force marriage after the age of 16, but changed the wording to include it in school teaching and protect it at the same time.
But now it seems that this resistance not only comes from the attack on customs, but also comes from internal resistance, especially the Confucius.
Because the master is telling the truth, the inheritance of the family line is deeply rooted in everyone's thoughts. Liu Wu's actions are completely to make them extinct and cut off their incest.
If the heirs are extinct due to natural disasters, or if the incense is cut off due to war, then these people will recognize it.
However, if the heirs are exterminated due to issues with the governing laws, the villagers who originally supported the Han army can instantly become staunchly opposed to them.
Don't say it's for their own good. What they see is that you want to cut off the incense in their home!
So Liu Wu was very silent, and at this time the master persuaded:
"Although we cannot influence this generation, we can still influence the children in today's schools. After all, whether they are reading or literacy, we are their teachers."
"So, all of them are protected by our school. We absolutely do not allow this kind of premature marriage. In this way, we can cut off this custom from them."
"Besides, this custom of early marriage actually stems from natural disasters and man-made disasters, as well as the fact that people are prone to casualties, so it became like this."
"So if you want to solve this problem, everyone needs to be wealthy, well-fed and clothed, know how to be polite and righteous, and more importantly, have a stable and peaceful living environment."
"In this way, this situation can change."
Liu Wu pondered after listening to the Master's words. He suddenly remembered that what the Master said was very correct.
What he originally thought was that he had to manage things when he saw them. Since he couldn't control them through forced orders, he would manage them in a roundabout way, but he completely forgot that this bad habit must be solved from the root.
However, it would not be a good idea if he took care of it, so Liu Wu thought for a moment and thanked Master Rao:
"Thank you for your advice, Master, Wu understands!"
"I didn't think carefully about this matter, but I feel that I still need to do this and prepare for it at the same time."
"I think that during this summer harvest, and since the summer harvest, we will often send people to villages and military camps to publicize this matter. This matter is not a law, but a kind of lasting propaganda."
"In terms of publicity, we must inform people with emotion, move people with reason, and allow them to benefit. This is a three-pronged approach. Through continuous publicity, and then under the influence of time, we must gradually change customs and completely eliminate these bad habits."
"Not only that, I also strongly agree with one of Master's views, that is, we actually do not have enough ability to give them a stable life."
"So I think we must develop as quickly as possible and expand our strength as quickly as possible. If there is an opportunity, we must unify Hetu Mountain, then go out of Hetu and send troops to Changsha and surrounding areas."
"Only when we are strong and can protect our territory can we truly implement our policies and completely change such bad habits, including but not limited to infant abandonment, infant drowning and many other customs."
Master Rao, General Liu Wu, had already reacted and thought of a countermeasure, and then nodded.
Because with the development of salt sales, this way of making money quickly can easily kill people's ambitions. He was afraid that Liu Wu would go astray, forget his ambition, and end up becoming a private salt merchant or a local wealthy family, just like the common people.
So when he saw that Liu Wu's ambition remained the same, he didn't say anything more.
Regarding this, Liu Wu gradually came back to his senses.
In his opinion, Master Rao's idea was completely unfounded. His article, what he had done, and the behavior of Daqian's court all destined him to be different from Daqian.
Rebellion, he meant it.
Therefore, military strength is a top priority.
So he asked Cheng Huaiyuan next to him: "Huaiyuan, have you figured out the formation of the cavalry? Although the cavalry seems to be powerful now, I always feel that it is not qualified!"
"You have to deduce and practice this kind of thing a lot. Don't forget Xiao Yutou when you go there. He learned from Lao Yutou and his foot combat is amazing. Fighting cavalry is like fighting dogs. Although the horses of those cavalry are not good and they don't wear armor. But that’s cavalry, too.”
"You must know that Old Yutou is old and frail, but he can still fight more than a dozen cavalry on his own, kill ten of them, and seriously injure the bandit Luo Ze. This kind of ability is enough for us even if Xiao Yutou doesn't inherit much. used."
"Also, not only do I have to compete with the cavalry, but you also have to practice with the infantry, constantly developing tactics and proposing equipment improvements."
“Only by sweating more in peacetime can we bleed less in war!”
Cheng Huaiyuan opened his mouth when he heard this. Before I said anything, you said a lot of things. How should I answer.
So he murmured for a long time, but in the end he just replied.
"I see!"
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