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"In order to curb the occurrence of drowning baby girls, we also use propaganda methods such as writing articles and drawing pictures to advise the people not to drown baby girls."

"At the same time, we have established laws to severely punish this matter."

"But despite this, it still cannot prevent such incidents."

"Why is this?"

Emperor Hongzhi smiled bitterly.

How could he not have imagined it?

When marrying a daughter, you must prepare the corresponding dowry.

If parents love their daughter and want their daughter to live a decent life in their husband's house, they must prepare more dowry than betrothal gifts.

But selling your daughter not only requires you to prepare a dowry, but you can even get a sum of money.

If you can't eat enough, you can't pay taxes, and even people would rather become black households.

I gave birth to a daughter and had a mouth full of food.

He even added a person who had to pay taxes.

How many families would be willing to raise a daughter like this and then empty their family background and send her to get married?

When you are born and drowned, you will be completely destroyed.

Sell ​​it when you grow up, which can also add income to your family.

When Zhao Ce thought of this, he thought of Su Caier in the past.

If Su Caier was a man, she and her mother would not have had such an encounter.

Even if her mother died of illness in the end, no one would point at the broom star or something.

Zhao Ce had no intention of judging the common behavior of these people, after all, everyone was poor.

But whenever I think of this, I feel that the cruelty of this era is actually far beyond my imagination.

Emperor Hongzhi was already feeling bitter when he thought of this.

Zhu Houzhao also frowned.

I originally thought that I could learn a lot of interesting knowledge today.

Unexpectedly, today's group will know so many heavy facts.

Zhu Houzhao said "Oh".

"It turns out that the people are living in such a difficult life..."

In the main hall, the atmosphere was very solemn.

Three people, each of them fell into thinking.

Su Caier was just preparing the snacks and brought them over, and she felt the heavy atmosphere.

She asked someone to quietly put down the newly prepared tea and food, glanced at her husband, and then quietly retreated.

Seeing that the father and son were in deep thought, Zhao Ce sat down and took a sip of tea.

Zhu Houzhao also sucked a full mouthful of milk tea, chewed the base and swallowed it.

The sweets finally made him feel a little bit higher.

He cheered up and asked, "Since you have seen so many problems, do you have a solution?"

Emperor Hongzhi also looked at Zhao Ce.

Zhao Ce laughed.

"There is a solution."

"But I'm afraid that Your Majesty...will not agree to this method easily."

Emperor Hongzhi's eyes flashed.

When he saw Zhao Ce's example yesterday, he thought of the most practical method.

That is - clearing the land again.

But clearing the land is no trivial.

This is a major event that concerns the entire Ming Dynasty, from officials and gentry to ordinary people.

What's more, those who annexed the land are nothing more than the families of officials and gentry.

Once you have to clear the land, you will be subject to a lot of resistance.

Moreover, his treasury has begun to increase revenue now, and many problems have begun to be solved slowly.

To be honest, Emperor Hongzhi did not want to mobilize others like this in a short period of time.

Otherwise, the resistance between the literati this time would be such a small amount of maritime bans and commercial taxes.

Emperor Hongzhi said: "You want to say you want to clear the land again?"

"Now the sea ban has just been opened, and the commercial tax has been levied."

"The country and the dynasty are actually in great turmoil."

"I think it is not appropriate to do such things that will cause public grievances at this time."

After hearing this clearly explained, Zhu Houzhao couldn't say anything against it.

He glanced at Zhao Ce, opened his mouth, and didn't know what to say.

However, Zhao Ce had different opinions on this.

He said, "Have you ever heard a word?"

Emperor Hongzhi looked at him in confusion.

Then I heard Zhao Ce say slowly: "The scholar rebelled for ten years."

"I think Your Majesty has good concerns, but he is too worried."

"As long as Your Majesty can complete the land clearance, I have a way to help the Ming Dynasty increase another large amount of grain tax."

Although Emperor Hongzhi was a little moved, he could only refuse the troubles that followed.

"Do you know that in the current internal turmoil in the country, once I make such actions, it will inevitably lead to backlash from the government and the country."

"Although this move is a good thing for the people, the people do not have any judgment."

"Once someone who is interested in inciting it, all the unfavorable remarks in this world will be pushed onto me."

"Even if the scholar cannot rebel, the infamy I bear will also endanger the stability of the Ming Dynasty."
Chapter completed!