Chapter 59: The Big Fish That Exploded
Some things are like that, and there is a truth to what seems absurd.
Collective weddings are not unheard of in the Eastern Han Dynasty, when the Eastern Han Dynasty was just established, Ren Yan served as the nine true guards, seeing that the local people did not understand the etiquette law and did not understand marriage, he was influenced by Confucian culture, and held a collective wedding in order to educate.
Of course, the people under Fang Yun's command are all from the Central Plains, so there is naturally no need for education to be popularized.
It's just that they come from all over the world, and they have a strong sense of place, and although they have settled in Bingzhou now, the relationship between them is not very harmonious. Maybe a wedding can accelerate the integration of these people from all over the world, right?
In fact, there is another reason, and that is the population problem. Now the population under Fang Yun's command seems to be very large, but it can't be said that it will be exhausted after a few wars. Moreover, there are times when the old and new soldiers are replaced, and if there is not enough reserve troops, it is a very dangerous thing for a force.
If you have a marriage contract, you don't have to say anything, but if you don't marry without a marriage contract, it is a crime, especially when the population is getting smaller and smaller. Didn't you see that during the Warring States Period, after the Battle of Changping, the Warring States were also encouraging childbearing?
The loss of male children is too serious, if fertility and reproduction are not encouraged, I am afraid that in a few decades, I will not even need the Qin State to attack, and I will not be able to die for myself.
As for the three generals, Zhou Cang, Wen Ji and Zhao Li, they can only be said to be implicated. After all, it takes an excuse to hold a group wedding, and the three of them are also Fang Yun's henchmen and favorite generals, sacrifice a little for the lord, and don't lose anything!
At that time, the two sides insisted on seeing each other, so the discussion was retreated, and in the end, Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai fought with the ministers, arguing with reason, and immediately choked those defenders to lose their temper. Not to mention anything else, as long as you use the banner of 'if you don't do it, you won't give face to the lord', and you can choke a large number of people to death.
So the matter of the group wedding was naturally implemented, but Fang Yun made a change in the age of the trial marriage.
Men must not be less than 20 years old. Women must not be less than 18 years old, and all future marriages must follow this age standard, otherwise the marriage will not be recognized, and both families must be punished.
Reason? It's not simple. Just say that it is the result of the research of the medical school, and say that it can avoid the woman's dystocia and improve the survival rate of the mother and baby. This black cauldron, he is happy to carry it!
Dystocia was the most common death of mothers and babies in ancient times, mainly because it was very common to marry and have children at the age of 12 in ancient times. The mother is not fully developed. Even if you can give birth safely, I am afraid that I will leave some hidden diseases, and there will be a lot of problems when I am old.
As long as they care about the next generation, they naturally don't want their children to die. When the courtiers heard that it was Hua Tuo's research results, they naturally didn't dare to slack off. It's just that this folk marriage has developed such a habit, and the propaganda work is obviously very serious. Fortunately, the propaganda troops already have a certain amount of experience, and no matter how difficult it is, it will not be impossible to do it.
Finally, let's determine the wedding scene, security issues, and logistical supplies, but these Fang Yun will be left to them to discuss by themselves, especially the three of Zhou Cang. Anyway, this is also their wedding scene, so naturally it needs to be paid attention to. And Fang Yun won't wade into this troubled water.
After two days of discussion, posters were posted all over the place, and there were even a large number of propaganda troops going to the countryside to propagate something. When the people heard that the Han Emperor Liu Wei would also be present to celebrate the newcomer in person, the people were not calm.
In their eyes, the emperor is a high-ranking being, when has he ever been so close to these pariahs? Perhaps, it is here in the Yellow Turban Army that such a magical scene will appear, right?!
Although the Yellow Turban Army is now a big Han sequence. But each soldier still has a yellow scarf on his chest, which is their glory and their military soul. Fang Yun also told them more than once during the training camp: Don't forget the origin!
Where we come from. Whose interests do we represent?
We come from the grassroots, and we represent the interests of the broad masses of the people! We have come to this day with such faith!
Maybe there will also be large and small families in the Yellow Turban Army, and it will be difficult to guarantee that the supreme ruler will be from a humble background in the future. But the military spirit is not extinguished, and the yellow scarf does not change! Then again. If the soul of the army is destroyed, I am afraid that it is not far from changing the dynasty!
The people are not repulsed by the group wedding, let alone the wedding with the blessing of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty himself. It's just that when they saw the so-called new standard of marriageable age, many people complained again. This has boiled men into old men, women into old women, men are fine, women are so old, who else would want it?
Fortunately, Fang Yun had expected it here, and all kinds of promotional materials and promotional performances were being carried out everywhere. Now those who complain obediently shut their mouths.
Considering that Liu Weihui, in order to prevent assassination, the dark department took over all the security work of the venue to the greatest extent after completely integrating the Han Soul organization. Even in order to further prevent accidents, the Relief Army was also put in as security personnel. Seeing this majestic army looking at every corner of the venue, the people who came to participate in the collective wedding couldn't help but become serious and restrained.
"By the way, do you three have any relatives in the family who don't plan to call them over?" On the eve of the wedding, Fang Yun found Zhou Cang and the three of them to ask.
"My lord, we have sent a letter to our hometown, inviting our former relatives and friends to come. But who will come, this is very guaranteed. For example, General Zhou, his family has almost no family. And on General Zhao's side and me, maybe some of the clansmen from the main branch will come over, right? Wen Ji looked at Zhou Cang and Zhao Li's appearance of wanting to speak and stopped, and couldn't help but come forward to help them speak.
The three of them are also difficult brothers in this matter, it was originally their own business, who knew that they were found to have a head and became an opportunity for a group wedding, and now they want to hold a wedding in front of everyone, which is indeed a bit embarrassing!
"What about you?" Fang Yun looked at Chen Tao again.
Although it is incidental, this wedding will also celebrate the fact that he and Chen Tao have blood. Wait for the birth of the child before the formal celebration.
"The Ruyin Chen clan is almost dead, and there may be some side children. The subordinates had already sent them a letter, but they didn't dare to guarantee whether they would come. Chen Tao smiled bitterly.
"There are some things that can't be forced," Fang Yun smiled.
After Fang Yue got Fang Yun's letter, he went back and really sent a group of Fang clan's disciples over. There are a few people who have learned martial arts quite well, and they have all been arranged. There are also some school-age children who are also arranged to attend school. According to Fang Yue, he hoped that Fang Yun would be able to go back to the ancestral shrine in Hanoi to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors. Fang Yun said that he was not in a hurry, after all, he would be in the year after tomorrow. It is very likely that he will attack Sizhou, and when the time comes, he will conquer Hanoi County, and he will return to his hometown in a grand brocade clothes.
Chen Lin and Chen Jiao naturally stayed, and one could be regarded as Fang Yun's exclusive secretary. The status is second only to Ren Hongchang. Chen Jiao was sent to the local area to serve as a county magistrate, and after a period of training, he was promoted to a county magistrate or something after passing the assessment.
In the blink of an eye, in August, with the end of the autumn harvest, a grand group wedding will naturally be held.
Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai are not idle at all. As soon as the news was released, a large number of caravans were formed to deploy materials. In fact, as a large number of businessmen smelled the smell of money and poured into Jinyang, the economy here has naturally improved rapidly, and many businessmen have even decided to buy land or buy a shop in Jinyang, stay here or arrange people to continue to do business here.
I have to say that because of this, the economic situation under Fang Yun's command has improved significantly, and those caravans before have fled one after another because they were defeated due to their attachment to the family. During that time, the economy was sluggish. It's just that I didn't expect Guo Jia to make use of this group wedding, attract foreign chambers of commerce, and even drive the local business economy.
Perhaps, this is also the main purpose of group weddings, right?
On the day of the wedding, the scene was naturally crowded, but except for the family members and relatives of the newlyweds attending the wedding, other people were not allowed to enter. However, since it is an open-air wedding and the lighting is good, those who want to see the excitement can also watch it from outside the cordon.
A full 100,000 couples attended the wedding. If it weren't for Fang Yun's age limit, he would only be afraid of more. In fact, this is also the result of a black-box operation, just because the security capability can only ensure that it is within this range, and there will be no problems on the site.
Fang Yun, as the main organizer, naturally had to be present. But at the moment, his energy is still on the side of the family group.
Unexpectedly, the children of the Chen family in Ruyin still have a legacy, and Runan Chen came to congratulate the children on behalf of the Chen family; The Wen family's side obviously put all the resources on Wen Chou's side, so only Wen Ji's younger brother Wen Fang came to send the old man's greetings; The Zhou family has no relatives, which is more tragic. The Zhao family came to a clansman from the main branch, named Zhao Lei.
Chen Zhi is not to mention, he is no less brave than Zhao Yun, and he is the commander of the elite infantry 'Bai Yu Soldiers' under Liu Bei. Such a person didn't expect that he was actually related to Chen Tao, so he naturally couldn't let it go.
As for Zhao Lei's system, he also gave an answer, in history, he was the governor under Guan Yu, and he was also a rare talent.
It's just that Wenfang doesn't have a reputation, and it has appeared in the wild history, so I can't say that it is to point out the relationship between him and Wen Qin, as for whether he is an official, or what his official position is, I don't know.
Fang Yue also secretly came over to participate in the group wedding this time, to celebrate that he was about to have a nephew come over to celebrate. Seriously, the baby hasn't been born yet, and this guy is in a hurry.
But with a team of at least 100 people entering, Fang Yun was a little unsettled.
The leader is Chen Qun, the eldest son of the Yingchuan Chen family, who only represents Chen Ji, the patriarch of the Yingchuan Chen clan, who came to watch the ceremony. Also, pay a visit to his clan brother Fang Yun. At the same time, if possible, I hope that Fang Yun will go to the Yingchuan Chen family to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors, and it is best to change back to the Chen family. The reason is very simple, the Chen family recognized that Fang Yun's mother was a child of the Yingchuan Chen family, but did not admit that Fang Yun's father married him, but joined the Yingchuan Chen family, so the child Fang Yun should be surnamed Chen instead of Fang.
When Fang Yue heard this, he immediately stopped doing it, rolled up his sleeves and saw that he was about to do it with Chen Qun and them.
"Stop it! What are you arguing about here on the big day, have you asked me about this? Fang Yun couldn't help but roar, and suddenly the two sides fell silent, and they all looked at him. (To be continued.) )