Shen Ge's question is a bit interesting, and it is something that no one has considered for the time being.
So everyone looked at each other and expressed that they had never thought about it.
Su Yonglin's eyes lit up, and he already knew what Shen Ge was going to say.
"Because of work, I have to read a lot of books. When I was reading a lot of books, I found some historical materials about the history of ancient times. After reading, I had a very important realization. I don't know if you agree with me. Enlightenment.”
Shen Ge took a deep breath and said: "The so-called words about parents ordering matchmakers are just expedient measures used by the ancients to ensure the country's population and ensure family inheritance. They were forced to gradually evolve and become what they later became. The rules were not there from the beginning.”
Shen Ge's conclusion surprised everyone and triggered an extensive discussion. After about a stick of incense, Su Yonglin ended the chaotic discussion and asked Shen Ge.
"Go on and tell me what you think."
"clear."
Shen Ge nodded and said: "I read the ancient books of Qin and Han Dynasties, and saw records in the ancient books that in the third generation of the pre-Qin Dynasty, the government would hold group activities at a fixed time and place. When the activities started, the government would organize a large number of young men and women to participate.
At that time, most young men and women in the country will go to participate in group activities, socialize and have fun with each other, and even take off their clothes, show off their bodies, and behave wildly, and even become short-term couples during the activities.
As for how long this relationship can last, it will probably last until the next event. When the next event is held, if you are still willing to maintain the relationship, you may be able to maintain it. If you are not willing to maintain it, then look for a new Kansai. .
After reading this, I felt ridiculous, but after thinking about it carefully, I felt that this might be the custom at that time. Ancient books never recorded the marriage of men and women at that time. Maybe there were no such stable in-laws at that time as they are now. Relationships, and if there is no stable marriage and no acquaintance between men and women, there will be no population growth.
National development and military conquests all require population. In order to obtain enough population, the government can only organize large-scale group activities, hoping to increase the population and achieve development through such activities. "
"so what?"
Kong Maojie smiled and said, "You have said so much, what's the point?"
"The next thing is the important thing."
Shen Ge said: "For the country, the marriage of men and women can increase the stability of the people and steadily obtain the population. This is of great significance to the country, so the superiors all hope that men and women among the people will form a stable relationship to strengthen the relationship between husband and wife. The stability of the country is the upper-level factor for the appearance of parents’ orders and matchmaker’s words.”
"So folk?"
Kong Maojie seemed to realize what Shen Ge wanted to say.
"Of course it is very simple among the people. Parents hope that their children can reproduce like themselves and pass on the family bloodline so that they can inherit the family property and provide for themselves in old age. This is quite difficult for ordinary people.
Not to mention anything else, just talking about lifespan, people who can live more than thirty are the most common people, and those who live more than forty are considered elders in the countryside. Based on this calculation, if you don't get married and have children early, how can you ensure the inheritance of your family? If the parents are not dead but the children are dead, how will they provide for themselves in old age? "
Kong Maojie understood what Shen Ge wanted to express.
"I understand, so you want to say that in order to ensure that the country has a sufficient population, folk family inheritance and the safety of family elders, children are required to get married early, and early marriage is not something that young children can decide. Therefore, Did your parents order a matchmaker?"
"Isn't that true? King Wen of Zhou got married and had children at the age of thirteen. Comrade Mao Jie, you don't think that the thirteen-year-old King Wen of Zhou can properly handle his marriage, do you? If King Wen is like this, let alone the people?"
After Shen Ge finished speaking, he no longer looked at Kong Maojie, but looked at Su Yonglin, and said: "Chairman, although there are mistakes in parents ordering matchmakers, from the court's standpoint, it is important to maintain civil stability and promote population growth. has an irreplaceable role.
I think your intentions are good, but once your good intentions fall into the hands of the people, they will be magnified infinitely. Then there will be no one knows how many men and women will be unwilling to get married, which will lead to endless family conflicts, public complaints, and challenges to stability. , and more importantly, population growth will decrease.
As a result, a large number of private families are more likely to be extinct and broken up in ten or twenty years. If the elders have passed away by then, it will be fine. If the elders are still there, but the son has died and there are no grandchildren, what will they do at that time? ?
The policies implemented by the imperial court caused such changes among the people, causing families to be broken and suffered serious losses. Everyone resented the imperial court. So should the imperial court admit its mistakes? If admitted, how should one make up for it? "
Shen Ge revealed all his worries and finally got to the crux of the issue.
Su Yonglin considers issues from a human perspective, while Shen Ge considers issues from the perspective of a country ruler with no personal feelings.
Both of them are not wrong, but this problem must ultimately be resolved and cannot be left alone.
So Su Yonglin was silent for a long time.
The uneasy silence in the venue lasted for a while.
Finally, with a long sigh, Su Yonglin broke the silence.
"It's so difficult to be a new born. You only have two tasks when you're born. One is to cultivate the land, and the other is to stay behind. Among them, staying behind is the most important. After completing this task, it's like dry oil that has been squeezed out of its oil and water. It can be harvested at any time. They can all be abandoned and die at any time.
It seems that as long as the queen is left behind, the person itself is already worthless, and can even be treated as a person without being treated as a person. This is the life of a commoner. Everyone, if you do this, it will be harmful to them now and to you in the past. Isn't it too cruel? "
Su Yonglin focused his words on the words "you in the past", obviously reminding them not to forget where they came from.
There was a suffocating silence in the central meeting hall for a long time.
Shen Ge felt inexplicably uneasy, but he still chose to stick to his opinion and the hard-won courage to oppose.
"In this matter, even if I am accused, I will stick to my opinion. I always believe that we must consider the Ming Dynasty from the perspective of the Ming Dynasty. The establishment of the Ming Dynasty is not easy. How many people have sacrificed and shed blood for this, I have no idea. still remember.
Because of this, once this state is broken, the Ming Congress will be shaken on the basis of the country, the population will decrease, families will be broken, the people will be uneasy, and everyone will complain... So Chairman, no matter what, I will stick to my opinion. "
