"Then there is no other way." Guo Kang thought for a while, but couldn't find a better idea.
"There are some things that have different opinions, but there are two results." Tuohuan felt that it didn't matter: "We should value all citizens, not women; we should make everyone live better, not make women live worse. Good. As long as we keep putting the whole country first, there will be no problem."
"Look, if you say it's all for Rome, this matter won't be a problem. In the final analysis, valuing women and improving their status is just a means. We can't regard the means as the end."
"It's not all about means." Guo Kang said.
"I think it can only be used as a means, and it may not even be considered a good means." Tuo Huan scratched his head: "Didn't you notice? As a group, women have too much coverage."
"The difference between two women may be greater than one of them and another man." He said, pointing to Theodora: "There are people like my sister, and there are also women in the slums outside. They say they want to take care of women’s rights, but the question is, who are they really taking care of?”
"If we all take care of her, I don't think it's necessary. We have a few men here who can match her various advantages." Tuohuan shook his head and said, "But if you have to say 'take care of women', then It’s like including her and those noble ladies. I think this scope is wrong.”
"That said, there is indeed a problem." Guo Kang thought for a while and nodded: "Our goal is to let more people participate in social production, so that the originally disadvantaged people can also get more opportunities. In this case, let's There is no need to deliberately emphasize women as a whole.”
"Yes, this positioning method is not only inefficient, but may also cause bigger problems." Tuo Huan thought for a while and gave an example: "For example, now we have a batch of funds, let's count 10,000 gold coins - we I want to use it to help weavers in slums, so that they can learn more professional skills and improve their living standards. This is actually a charity activity, and it is what the church should be responsible for, right?"
Guo Kang thought for a while and nodded.
"But now if we say that we want to 'help women' and improve their treatment and status, then the question arises: Who should be helped first?" Tuohuan analyzed.
"To improve the treatment and status of women, it must be relative to men. Therefore, we can help weaver women in slums to bring them closer to the status of men in slums. This amount of money is enough to help thousands of women."
"But similarly, those Greek ladies in the city are also women. According to this slogan, they also need help. So they will also hope to obtain this fund to increase their property and bring their wealth and status closer to A noble male. And in this case, ten thousand Nomisma is probably only enough for one person to squander a few times."
"Then who do you think we should help?"
"It turns out that the loophole is here..." Guo Kang muttered.
"It's not just that." Tuohuan said: "In this case, we are very clear about the situation and make judgments based on specific cases. But if this policy is implemented, it will be impossible to do everything personally."
"Many times, after a policy is launched, instead of us distributing resources, various parties compete for these limited resources. For example, the funding is only 10,000 gold coins, but both the Greek noblewoman and the slum weaver want it, and They all have reasons and motivations to intervene, so who do you think will win in the end?"
"An ordinary woman can't steal a Greek noblewoman." Guo Kang understood what he meant.
"Yes, these resources squeezed out from other aspects, even resources obtained at the expense of male civil rights, will only end up filling the pockets of upper-class ladies. Ordinary people, regardless of men or women, have not received anything." Tuo Huan reminded : "This is not a good thing."
"What's more, what if these ladies find a reason to monopolize these resources?" He continued to ask: "The concept of women is too big and includes too many people. It is impossible for us to manage it directly. So, what will the ladies do? Won’t you take advantage of this?”
"This is just like the strong men in the countryside. They will say that they are the protectors of other women and the intermediaries between our government and ordinary women." Tuo Huan was very sure: "You can also directly refer to the things they will do. What a powerful bully."
Guo Kang looked at Theodora and she nodded. It seems that she has a good idea of what these people will do.
"Then how do we deal with it?" he asked.
"If you ask me, just continue to implement your strategy, but don't say it's for men and women, just say it's for Rome." Tuo Huan suggested: "I think this is the safest thing."
"In addition, we can learn from grandma." He said: "Don't she teach those little girls to fight every day? I think we need to learn these too."
"In addition to studying textiles, do you also want to learn this?" Guo Kang thought about it again and said, "I wonder if I can handle it."
"I think it's okay." Tuo Huan said, "Didn't you say that a loom is also a machine and it also needs daily care and maintenance. If you want to use it well, then at least a few weavers in a group of weavers must understand this. Guy’s.”
"Just like our soldiers, not only everyone understands it, but at least one or two people must understand the principles and maintenance techniques of ordnance. Because they usually use these things, it doesn't matter if they are not familiar with them."
"Even with the knowledge I know, the loom is not a simple tool." He pointed out: "If you can play with this kind of machine, of course you can also master other instruments. At least, use defensive equipment and operate crossbows and firearms. , you can practice along the way.”
"We are not asking these people to be vanguards. As long as they can help with daily defense tasks and be responsible for patrolling and guarding their hometowns, a large number of manpower will be freed up at once. This is the best way to convince everyone."
"Then we still have to evaluate how far ordinary people can train." Guo Kang said: "It is best to conduct a detailed investigation to make the results convincing."
"Yes." Tuohuan nodded, happy that he could learn so quickly: "And, I think the upper limit of this kind of woman is actually very high."
"I heard that in our area, before the Han Dynasty was established, Emperor Gaozu was surrounded by the overlord of Western Chu in Xingyang." He elaborated: "In order to cover his departure, the generals organized thousands of women in the city to They put on armor and went out of the city to form formations all night long. The Chu army gathered around them, giving Gaozu a chance to escape."
"Look at 'night', 'armored', and 'thousands of people in formation'. Think about what this concept is. Even an army composed of men, how many can do it." Tuo Huan beat his hands, Emphasizing the important point: "So, we don't have to worry about their poor training."
(End of chapter)
