"Then can you calculate this?" Tuohuan asked after listening to his words: "For example, if a woman goes to weave, how much manpower can be saved to fight in the war?"
"Well, I really haven't thought about this." Guo Kang said awkwardly.
"Then calculate it if you have the chance." Tuo Huan advised: "Besides, can these people be engaged in other things? You should also calculate it and see how to arrange it, which will save the most manpower. After estimating these results , you can make plans to convince others.”
"Okay, let me give it a try." Guo Kang thought for a while and said: "Before, I simply thought that I just needed to find opportunities for women to participate in labor so that they could obtain higher rights and development space. I really never thought of this. Quantify it.”
"Of course we can talk casually when we chat, but if it is to be officially promoted as a national policy, we definitely cannot use this as a reason." Tuohuan shook his head: "We can't use 'giving women more power' as a reason. Use this as a reason." Based on this, it won’t even pass the first trial of the Senate.”
"You may not like this statement, but I can guarantee that paying attention to women is good for Rome." Guo Kang explained: "In fact, to see the efficiency of a society's utilization of human resources, you only need to look at women's Performance is enough. The more deeply these people participate in production and war, the higher their status will be, which also shows that the society’s ability to mobilize is stronger. These performances are interrelated."
"The key to the problem is also 'good for Rome' rather than 'valuing women'." Tuo Huan rarely supported him and emphasized: "If you choose the wrong target, sooner or later something will happen. "
"Think about it carefully." He began to sort it out: "What is our goal? It is to make Rome strong, make our country and civilization prosperous, and let everyone live a good life, right?"
"Yes." Guo Kang nodded.
"So you can't say what you just said." Tuohuan said bluntly: "What you just said cannot be used as a 'system'. Because if it is actually implemented, it will definitely cause a lot of trouble."
"You said you want to give them more rights, but the question is, who exactly? Which aspect should be given mainly? How much should be given? How to assess and how to give feedback?" He spread his hands: "You see, there is no way to determine one of them. When the exact 'degree' is actually implemented, there will definitely be a phenomenon of going too far and not doing enough, causing new problems and causing greater dissatisfaction."
"It's not that serious..." Guo Kang hesitated.
"If you really let the government at all levels implement it, you will know what is serious." Tuo Huan said: "What you say is the implementation standard below. Whether they do it well or not will be related to their political performance. Therefore, officials I will definitely act according to this 'serious' level."
"Everyone knows that 'the little war commander sympathizes with women', and we know that you think that 'the higher the status of a woman, the better the situation here'. Then you can imagine what will happen next." He spread his hands: "Others Political achievements are difficult to achieve, but this standard is easy to meet. As long as you organize some activities and make more fancy displays to show that the status of women here is getting higher and higher, you can meet the standard."
"As long as one person does this, other officials will immediately compare themselves with each other. If you do something, I will do something even more exaggerated. The Han Dynasty promoted filial piety, but in the end, the behavior of showing filial piety has become It’s to the point of competing to see who is more outrageous. I’m afraid your idea of women’s rights will also follow this path.”
"Moreover, this is more dangerous than practicing filial piety in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Those people are tormenting themselves and the people around them. If you spread this, you will have to torment the entire country. What is the simplest and most intuitive way to improve the status of women? Of course. It is a 'contrast'. Therefore, the executors will definitely show their position and merit through deliberate partiality at the expense of the interests of male citizens."
"In the Spring and Autumn Period, Wei Yigong liked cranes, so he favored cranes according to his own preferences and gave him many preferential treatment. Later, when the Di people attacked Wei State, Wei Yigong called the citizens to arm themselves, but the citizens said, 'Let the cranes fight. , He has a salary and an official position, how can we fight?'. As a result, Wei State was destroyed by the Di people, and Wei Yigong also died."
"If you really do this, sooner or later the legionnaires will tell you, 'You like women so much, just let women fight. Women have preferential treatment and rewards, so how can we fight?' When the time comes, what will you do to resist? Barbarian?"
"Okay, don't scare him with such exaggerated assumptions." Theodora stood up and interrupted him.
"It is precisely because we all know the problems here that it is impossible to pass this kind of policy, so this result is an exaggeration." Tuo Huan said: "If no one stops it, it's really hard to say."
"Moreover, even if someone is watching, you can't say this nonsense. This will make everyone look down on you and doubt your authority." He warned Guo Kang: "The pillar of the country must look like a pillar. There are some things that cannot be said, just say Don't say it. Because when you are in that position, you are no longer an ordinary person."
"Personal morals are not necessarily the same as the political morals that need to be observed in the position of a pillar. You can usually sympathize with the suffering women and help them, but in this position, you have to consider more. "
"Corresponding to power are more stringent requirements. You have to seriously consider your impact, because every word you say may affect many people. Moreover, this impact is likely to be different from your original intention. "
"I have also heard a story." He gave another example: "When the Southern Song Dynasty was destroyed, the Yuan Dynasty army took the young emperor, the Queen Mother Xie and others to Dadu. Kublai Khan treated them well and let them His wife, Chabike Dun, was responsible for presiding over the placement. As time went by, for some reason, Chabike Dun became more familiar with the people in the Southern Song Dynasty palace, and even became friends with the Queen Mother Xie."
"Later, Chabike Dun went to Kublai Khan and said that the Empress Dowager Xie and others were from Jiangnan, and they were not used to living in Dadu after all. He hoped to send them all back to their old residence in Lin'an. But Kublai Khan refused. , and also said that Zha Bike Dun’s knowledge was too shallow.”
"He said that there are still people in the south of the Yangtze River who miss the Song Dynasty. If the Queen Mother and others are put back, there is a high probability that someone will take the opportunity to support them in starting an uprising. However, the small court in the Southern Song Dynasty is not very effective in fighting, and will have to be suppressed after the uprising. If there is a war, not only There will be a military disaster in the area, and Queen Mother Xie and others will be in great danger. Therefore, if you really think about your friends, you should let them stay in Dadu."
"Look, isn't it the same for you?" Tuohuan reminded: "You sympathize with women and want to focus on taking care of them, but this will definitely cause dissatisfaction from other people; they encounter dissatisfaction and hostility, but they can't fight with themselves. Men who compete will end up worse than before. If you ask me, if you really want to do it for their own good, you have to think more."
(End of chapter)
