"Can you figure this out, then?" Tuohuan listened to him and asked, "For example, if a woman goes to weave, how much manpower can be saved to participate in the war?" ”

"Well, I really haven't counted that." Guo Kang said embarrassedly.

"Then let's just forget if we have a chance." Tuhuan persuaded: "And doesn't it mean that these people can do other things? You also do the math to see how to arrange it, and save the most manpower. Once you have estimated these results, you can make a plan to convince others. ”

"Okay, then I'll try." Guo Kang thought for a while and said: "Before, I simply thought that as long as I found opportunities for women to participate in labor, so that they could obtain higher rights and development space, I really didn't think of quantifying it in this way." ”

"Let's chat, of course, we can say it casually, but if it is to be officially promoted as a national policy, we must not use this as a reason." Tuohuan shook his head: "We can't use 'give women more power' as a reason. Using this as a basis, even the Senate could not pass the first trial. ”

"It is true that people may not like it, but I can assure you that it is good for Rome to value women." Guo Kang explained: "In fact, to look at the efficiency of a society's use of human resources, you only need to look at the performance of women. The more involved these people are in production and war, the higher their status, which also indicates the greater the mobilization capacity of society. These manifestations are interrelated. ”

"The crux of the matter is also 'good for Rome,' not 'valuing women.'" Tuhuan rarely supported him, and emphatically emphasized: "If you choose the wrong target, something will happen sooner or later." ”

"Think about it." He began to sort it out: "What exactly is our goal? It's to make Rome strong, for our country and civilization to prosper, for everyone to live a good life, right? ”

"Yes." Guo Kang nodded.

"So you can't say what you just said." Tuhuan said bluntly: "What you just said cannot be used as a 'system'. Because if it's actually executed, then it's going to cause a lot of trouble. ”

"You say you want to give them more rights, but the question is, who exactly? For which aspect is it the main one? How much to give? How to assess and how to give feedback? He spread his hands: "You see, there is no way to determine an exact 'degree' at all, and when it is really implemented, there will definitely be a phenomenon of overreach, causing new problems and causing greater dissatisfaction." ”

"It's not so serious...... Guo Kang hesitated.

"If you really let the government at all levels enforce it, you will know what is serious." Tuhuan said: "What you say is the following implementation standard. Whether they do well or not will have a bearing on their political achievements. Therefore, the officials will definitely follow this 'serious' level. ”

"Everyone knows that 'the little marshal sympathizes with the woman', and knows that you think that 'the higher the status of the woman, the better the situation here'. You can imagine what will happen after that. He spread his hands: "Other political achievements are not easy to achieve, but this standard is easy to meet." As long as you do some activities, do more bells and whistles, and show that the status of women here is getting higher and higher, you can reach the standard. ”

"As soon as one person does this, the other officials will immediately compare themselves. If you do one thing, I'll have to make a more exaggerated one. At that time, the Han Dynasty advocated filial piety, and in the end, the act of showing filial piety had reached the level of competition to compare who was more outrageous. I'm afraid that you, the idea of women's rights, will also go down this path. ”

Moreover, this is more dangerous than filial piety in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Those people are tossing themselves and the people around them, and if you are promoted, you have to toss the whole country. What is the easiest and most intuitive way to elevate a woman's status? That, of course, is a 'comparison'. Therefore, the executor will definitely show his position and merit by deliberately showing favoritism 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 a lot of preferential treatment. Later, when the Di people attacked the country, Wei Yigong summoned the citizens to arms, but the citizens said, 'Let the crane go to war, the crane has a fortune and an official position, how can we fight?' ’。 As a result, Wei Guo was destroyed by the Di people, and Wei Yigong also died. ”

"If you do that, sooner or later the legionnaires will have to say to you, 'You like women so much, let them fight.'" Women have privileges and rewards, so how can we fight? 'When the time comes, what will you use to resist the barbarians?' ”

"Well, don't scare him with such exaggerated assumptions." It was Theodora who stepped forward 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." Tuohuan said: "If no one stops you, it's really hard to say." ”

"And even if someone is watching, you can't talk nonsense. This will make people look down on you and doubt your authority. He admonished Guo Kang: "The pillar stone of the country must have the appearance of a pillar stone." If you can't say something, don't say it. Because when you're in that position, you're not an ordinary person. ”

"The morality of being an individual is not necessarily the same as the political morality that needs to be observed in the position of a pillar state. You can usually sympathize with women who are suffering and help them, but in this position, you have to think more about it. ”

"Corresponding to power are stricter requirements. You have to think seriously about your impact, because every word you say can affect a lot of people. Moreover, this kind of impact is likely to be different from your original intention. ”

"I've heard a story." He gave another example: "At the beginning, when the Southern Song Dynasty fell, the army of the Yuan Dynasty brought the little emperor and Empress Dowager Xie and others to Dadu. Kublai Khan treated them well, and let his wife Chabikdun be in charge of the placement. As a result, after a long time, Chabi Kedun became more and more familiar with the people of the Southern Song Dynasty Palace for some reason, and even became friends with the Empress Dowager Xie. ”

Later, Chabikedun went to Kublai Khan, saying that Empress Dowager Xie and others were all from Jiangnan, and they were not used to staying in Dadu after all, and hoped to send them back to their old residence in Lin'an. But Kublai Khan refused, saying that Chabikedun was too knowledgeable. ”

He said that there are still people in Jiangnan who miss the Song Dynasty and put the Queen Mother and others back, and it is very likely that someone will take the opportunity to support them; The combat effectiveness of the small court of the Southern Song Dynasty was not good, and it had to be suppressed after the incident; In the war, not only will the local area suffer military disasters, but Empress Dowager Xie and others will also be very dangerous. Therefore, if it is really for the sake of friends, they should be allowed to stay in Dadu. ”

"Look, aren't you the same?" "You sympathize with the women and want to focus on them, but this will certainly cause dissatisfaction among others; They encounter resentment and hostility, but they can't beat the man who competes with them, and the result will be worse than before. If you want me to say, I really have to think about it for their good. ”

(End of chapter)