When Emperor Chongzhen heard Qian Fugui's report, he said that Haoge had indeed followed the plan, and couldn't help but laugh and applaud Haoge's "going good" with his "good luck". If the eight or nine thousand people were included, there were almost tens of thousands of people. If the wild boar skin was blessed by God and could reach Edo, it would definitely give Tokugawa Iegu a "surprise".

But then again, it is hard to say whether the wild boar skin will be blessed. After all, once Haoge is really successful in beheading, the next drama will probably be a civil strife in the Qing Dynasty. I hope it will be a successful beheading. In this way, Japan will definitely be in chaos, which is very beneficial to the Ming Dynasty. Next year, at most, it will be the next year.

After thinking about this, Emperor Chongzhen put aside the affairs of Japan and celebrated the New Year happily.

During this New Year, Emperor Chongzhen also gave his people a great gift, which was about the violation of the huts. The economic conditions of the Ming Dynasty were much better than before, so he issued an order to increase the huts of the huts and all the levels of the violation of the huts were higher. This is similar to the personal income tax in later generations, which raised the tax standards. The people of the Ming Dynasty had money, so it would be fine to spend more.

This will happen, and the whole country will naturally be happy!

The New Year is always very fast, and in the blink of an eye, the New Year is over. During the Spring Festival of the ninth year of Chongzhen, although Emperor Chongzhen was still in the Forbidden City, he could learn through chat groups that there was no snow in many places in the Ming Dynasty this winter, just a bit cold. According to historical experience, there will be problems with the harvest in the north this year.

From a small amount of meteorological knowledge, if there is no rain in the north, then there will definitely be more rain in the south. I don’t know if this is considered “conservation of energy”?

Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but laugh at himself and sighed in his heart: It's flooding in the south and drought in the north!

"Your Majesty, why are you laughing?" Empress Zhou couldn't help but ask curiously when she saw the emperor's face.

Emperor Chongzhen came to his senses and looked at Empress Zhou and replied: "I am smiling bitterly! Judging from the news reported from various places, the disaster this year is very serious!"

Only through chat groups can we know the world's affairs without leaving the palace, but Emperor Chongzhen could know the things that civil officials didn't know yet.

Of course, Empress Zhou knew that the emperor learned about this information through the chat group, after all, she was also a member of the chat group.

Speaking of which, since Empress Zhou also joined the chat group, she was either a woman’s gossip nature or was too bored to stay in the palace. She just watched others chat in the chat group for no reason. Therefore, Empress Zhou was considered to be a good place to stay, but she knew some things in the world, even more than a considerable number of ministers in the court who were not in the chat group.

Hearing Emperor Chongzhen's concerns, Empress Zhou smiled and said, "Why should your Majesty worry? Isn't the food from Nanyang constantly transported back? There should be no problem!"

"That's what it means!" Emperor Chongzhen heard this, and unconsciously knocked on the armrest of the rocking chair with his fingers, chatting with Queen Zhou: "I don't know if the officials below will be disobedient. I don't want to be fooled. In this way, I decided to go on a tour in a few days and see with my own eyes."

When Empress Zhou heard this, she immediately thought to herself, isn’t there any factory and guard supervision? The reorganization of the Censorate has been completed, and the supervision system is all over the world. If the emperor still needs to go on a tour to check the people’s situation? Therefore, she immediately replied: “Your Majesty…”

As soon as the word "Your Majesty" was said, Empress Zhou immediately came to her senses. His Majesty just made an excuse, but in fact she still didn't want to stay in the palace and wanted to go out for a walk!

After thinking about this, Empress Zhou immediately changed her statement and said, "Safety is the first priority when going on a patrol in a squad, so you can't be careless."

After a pause, she asked with some inexplicable meaning: "Your Majesty will bring to serve you this time, so I can explain it in advance."

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen did not answer immediately, but sat up, touched Queen Zhou's slightly raised belly and said, "I actually want to take the queen to see the country and the country. But if there is a little guy here, let's change to Concubine Yuan!"

When Queen Zhou heard this, she glanced at him. She really had to be determined, why did she sow so hard that she could not get out?

Emperor Chongzhen was a little helpless when he saw Empress Zhou rolling his eyes. He really thought so. If the Empress was not pregnant, she would definitely have taken her south. However, he did not defend himself, and lay back on the chair, and his fingers began to knock on the armrest rhythmically and said, "Actually, I have another purpose in going on a tour in a very small way, to see how the people in various parts of the Ming Dynasty are? Judging from the news we have learned now, there seems to be a shortage of people in the Ming Dynasty. I am thinking whether it is time to liberate the other half of mankind."

When Queen Zhou heard this, she was a little strange and couldn't help but forget the others. She asked: "What is the other half of liberating human beings? Your Majesty, what does this mean?"

"It's just that women can hold half of the sky!" Emperor Chongzhen replied naturally, "In the past few years, the Ming Dynasty has developed too fast, the situation is good everywhere, and the vassal states are also poaching people everywhere, and there is a shortage of people!"

Empress Zhou frowned slightly. When she said that "women can hold half of the sky" and combined with the subsequent statement, she was a little confused and confirmed with doubt: "Your Majesty's intention, is it that women want to show up in public? Is this... I am afraid it is inconsistent with etiquette?"

After Empress Zhou took charge of the harem, she had always strictly abide by etiquette and law. Therefore, when she heard this, she subconsciously said this.

Emperor Chongzhen was stunned when he heard this. He immediately remembered that he was probably willing to do it. This is not a future generation. Letting women go out and show up in public. As long as the family is slightly richer and more prestigious, they are afraid that they will not be willing to do this. Only those girls from poor families have to show up in public and seek survival.

In fact, this time, it is a derogatory word!

Take Empress Zhou herself as an example. She is from Suzhou, and her father Zhou Kui is a fortune teller who is too poor to die. Her family is poor. Empress Zhou had no choice but to do housework when she was young. But even if she heard that "women can hold half of the sky" guess what she meant, she immediately said, "Showing up in public is inconsistent with courtesy."

Emperor Chongzhen frowned slightly, and did not answer Queen Zhou, but fell into deep thought.

When Empress Zhou saw this, she felt a little nervous. She didn't know what was wrong with the emperor. She opened her mouth and finally didn't say it. She just waited quietly for the emperor to speak.

After a long time, Emperor Chongzhen raised his head and looked at Empress Zhou and said, "In the eyes of the Empress, if I issued an order, what if the girls of the Ming Dynasty wanted to enter the children's school like boys?"

Queen Zhou was stunned again when she heard this. She felt that the emperor seemed to be imaginative, so why did another strange idea come up?

If this topic was raised first, she might have answered it in one go without thinking about it. But before that, Emperor Chongzhen had asked an incredible question. After she answered it casually, she knew that it was embarrassing the emperor and seemed to be worried.

This situation made Empress Zhou more cautious. After thinking about it briefly, she replied softly: "When the former governor of Yao'an, Li Hongfu, was taught at Zhifu Temple in Macheng, Hubei, there were thousands of followers, among which women came to listen. This incident was quite sensational, so I have heard of it."

Emperor Chongzhen didn't know this situation. After hearing what she said, he couldn't help but feel a little curious and asked, "Li Hongfu? Is this man very talented?"

When the Empress Zhou heard that the emperor didn't know, she introduced in detail: "He was named Li, his name was Zhi, his name was Hongfu, and his nickname was Zhuowu. His words were even sensational, which was very different from ordinary words and deeds..."

When Emperor Chongzhen heard the name of Li Zhi, he immediately remembered it. This person was also a very famous person in later generations. The term "descendant" of Confucianism is enough to describe this person. According to later generations, he regarded himself as the "heretic" of Confucius and Mencius' traditional Confucianism, and he respected men and women in feudal society, emphasized agriculture and suppressed commerce, false Taoism, social corruption, corrupt officials, and corrupt officials. He advocated "reform the old and the innovation" and opposed ideological shackles.

But in the impression of Emperor Chongzhen, this man was also at an extreme. Although some views are desirable based on the values ​​of later generations, some views and his behaviors are not desirable.

This was also in the Ming Dynasty, and his speech was still free. If it were in the Qing Dynasty, he would never have lived to be over seventy. However, even in the Ming Dynasty, he would never escape the disaster and eventually committed suicide in prison.

He was thinking that after introducing Li Zhi, Empress Zhou continued: "There is another reason why women can listen to Li Hongfu's lectures publicly, because Li Hongfu can teach in the temple and borrow incense. However, this situation is rare and cannot be accepted by the world."

Speaking of this, she paused and saw the emperor thinking, and then said: "But what Your Majesty said was that it was for girls to learn, which was a serious knowledge. Just learn some "The Etiquette of the Shui Family", "The Etiquette of the Etiquette of the Zixia Biography", "The Legend of the Zhou Li Tianguan", "The Inner Priest of the Daughter", etc., but I think that men and women may be better off!"

The so-called "a woman without talent is virtue". Under such public understanding, Empress Zhou was able to say these words, obviously considering the feelings of Emperor Chongzhen, and she didn't want to attack him too much, so she helped him find a way.

After saying this, Empress Zhou thought about it and said tentatively: "Your Majesty, generally those who are willing to let girls read and read, are the ones who have some money at home and can afford to ask the teacher to read and read in his own mansion. But those who are unwilling to let girls read and read, even if Your Majesty let girls read and read for free, there will be no many people. Why... why are you doing this too much?"

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, his face looked a little serious, and he shook his head and said, "What the queen had imagined about reading for girls is what the queen said, but scientific and technological knowledge is also learned. Let's put it this way, boys learn the Four Books and Five Classics, girls learn what the queen said, and then they have the same thing, that is, they all have to learn scientific and technological knowledge!"

"This..." Empress Zhou was a little surprised when she heard this, thought for a while, then frowned and asked, "What is the purpose of asking girls to study?"

Of course, it was because of the emancipation of the mind. The achievements of female compatriots in the scientific world are not weaker than those of men! Emperor Chongzhen thought so in his heart, but did not say it out loud. Instead, he changed the statement: "Of course, they are useful people! When they are young, after learning knowledge, they can share their worries for their families. From a big perspective, they can still become pillars of the Ming Dynasty!"

"..." Queen Zhou was speechless when she heard this and was stunned. She couldn't speak for a moment.

After a while, when she came to her senses, she was about to speak, but when she saw Emperor Chongzhen seemed to have thought of something, she said flatly: "No, the word "showing out in public is wrong, it should be a "showing out!"

"Your Majesty, what does it mean? Why can't I understand it?" Queen Zhou was a little confused, so she had to hold back what she wanted to say and asked according to Emperor Chongzhen's thoughts.

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen looked at Empress Zhou and said, "If a woman can make money seriously based on her own abilities..."

Speaking of this, he saw that Queen Zhou's face seemed a little ugly, so he came back to his senses and immediately explained: "I mean to make money seriously, not those flesh-and-skin businesses or laughter. For example, textiles, invented something, obtaining patents to make money, such as making high-value goods, knitting sweaters, etc., it's all like this. Is there any problem with making money like this?"

When Queen Zhou heard this, she knew that she had thought it was a bit wrong and her face turned red. Then she remembered her childhood experience. She agreed with the emperor's statement, so she nodded and continued to listen with some expectation.

"Reading can make people more knowledgeable and smarter, especially learning scientific and technological knowledge." Emperor Chongzhen said jokingly, "If women have good knowledge, then they make money with their abilities. I believe that those poor families will always be willing..."

This is a question about Empress Zhou saying that poor families do not want their daughter to read and read, and only those wealthy families will ask their husbands to teach at their own homes.

"...In fact, as far as I go, it is better to be a woman who has mastered scientific and technological knowledge than to make a woman like Li Qingzhao!" Emperor Chongzhen said this and said with a little emotion, "I hope that all the people in the world, regardless of gender, are useful people!"

Hearing this, Empress Zhou immediately remembered the emperor's ambition announced in public: May everyone have books to read! This includes men and women!

Empress Zhou was silent about the grand goal of Emperor Chongzhen, and was actually a little excited. Although she abides by ethics, she was still young and only twenty-five years old. She also had the impulse and passion of young people, but it was only a little bit.

She thought in her mind, what would it look like if she really wanted to be like the emperor and would really have such a day?

After a while, Queen Zhou muttered to herself: "Are you a useful person?"

Being a useful person has its own understanding. Taking care of your husband and children, and being a good wife and mother is also a useful person! However, since ancient times, women have only one choice to be a useful person. But now, the emperor seems to want to give women more choices, and they are also useful people!
Chapter completed!