"Then there's no other way." Guo Kang thought about it, but couldn't find a better idea.

"Some things, different words, are two outcomes." Tuhuan felt that it didn't matter: "We should value all citizens, not women; Make life better for everyone, not for women. As long as you insist on putting the whole country first, there will be no problems. ”

"You see, if you say it's all for Rome, it's not a problem. In the final analysis, valuing women and improving their status is only a means. We cannot treat the means as the ends. ”

"It's not all means, is it?" Guo Kang said.

"I think it can only be used as a means, and maybe not even a good means." Tuhuan scratched his head: "Didn't you notice?" Women as a group are too much to cover. ”

"The difference between two women may be greater than one of them and the other." As he spoke, he pointed to Theodora: "There are people like my sister, and there are women in the slums outside, who say that they want to take care of women's rights, but the question is, who is really taking care of them?" ”

"If we all take care of her, I don't think it's necessary. We have a few men here who can compare to her various advantages. Tuohuan shook his head and said, "But if you have to say 'take care of women', it is equivalent to including her and those noble ladies and everything." I don't think that's the right range. ”

"So, there's 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 can also get more opportunities." In this case, there is no need to deliberately emphasize the woman as a whole. ”

"Yes, this kind of positioning is not only inefficient, but it may also cause bigger problems." Tuhuan thought for a moment and said, for example: "For example, now, we have a batch of funds, even if it is 10,000 gold coins—we want to use it to help weaver women in slums, so that they can learn more professional skills and improve their living standards." It's actually a kind of charity, and the church should be responsible for it, right? ”

Guo Kang thought for a moment and nodded.

"But now if we are to say that we are going to 'help women' and improve their treatment and status, the question arises: Who should be helped first?" Laugh and analyze.

"To improve the treatment and status of women, it must be relative to men. So, we can help weavers in the slums and bring them closer to the status of slum men. This money is enough to help thousands of women. ”

"But in the same way, the Greek ladies in the city are also women. According to this slogan, it means that they need help too. Therefore, they will also want to obtain this money, increase their property, and make their wealth and status closer to that of aristocratic men. In this case, 10,000 Nomisma is estimated to be enough for one person to squander a few times. ”

"And who do you think we should help?"

"It turns out that the loophole is ...... here," Guo Kang muttered.

"And that's not all." Tuhuan said: "Now this example is that we are very clear about the situation and are judging based on specific cases. But if this policy is implemented, it will not be possible to do everything personally. ”

"A lot of times, after a policy is introduced, it's not us who distribute the resources, it's the parties competing for those limited resources. For example, the fund is only 10,000 gold coins, but the Greek noblewomen and the weavers of the slums want it, and they both have reasons and motivations to intervene, so who do you think will win in the end? ”

"Ordinary women can't rob Greek noblewomen." Guo Kang understood what he meant.

"Yes, these resources squeezed out from other aspects, even at the expense of men's civil rights, end up just enriching the pockets of the upper class ladies. Ordinary people, both men and women, do not get anything. Tuohuan reminded: "This is not a good thing. ”

"What's more, what if these noblewomen find a reason to monopolize these resources?" He continued: "The concept of a woman is too big and includes too many people for us to manage directly. So, will the ladies take advantage of this? ”

"It's the same as the country hero. They would say that they were the protectors of other women, intermediaries between our government and ordinary women. Tuhuan is very sure: "What they will do can also be directly referred to the powerful bullies." ”

Guo Kang looked at Theodora, and she nodded. It seems that she has a good idea of what these people will do.

"So how do we deal with it?" He asked.

"If you want me to say, just continue with your strategy, but don't say it's for men and women, just say it's for Rome." "I think that's the safest thing." ”

"Besides, we can learn from Grandma." He said, "Didn't she teach those little girls to fight every day? I think that's something to learn. ”

"Learn this in addition to textiles?" Guo Kang thought about it again: "I don't know if I can take care of it." ”

"I think it's fine." Tuhuan said: "Didn't you say that looms are also machines, and they also need daily maintenance and maintenance. If you want to use it well, there must be at least a few weavers in a group who know this kind of guy. ”

"Just like our soldiers, not to mention that everyone understands that at least one Shiri, there must be one or two people who understand the principles of ordnance and maintenance techniques. Because I usually use these things, I can't do it if I'm not familiar with them. ”

"Even with all 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 master other equipment." At the very least, the use of defensive equipment and the operation of bows and crossbows and firearms can be practiced by the way. ”

"We're not letting these people be pioneers. As long as they can help with the day-to-day garrison tasks and be responsible for patrolling and guarding their hometowns, they will be able to free up a large number of people at once. That's the best way to convince everyone. ”

"Then we have to evaluate how far ordinary people can train." "It's best to do a detailed investigation to make the results convincing," Guo said. ”

"Yes." Tuohuan nodded, glad that he could learn so quickly: "Moreover, I think that the upper limit of this kind of woman is very high." ”

"I heard that back then, when the Han Dynasty was not yet established, Emperor Gaozu was once surrounded by the overlord of Western Chu in Xingyang." He elaborated: "In order to cover his departure, the general will organize thousands of women in the city to go out of the city in armor overnight. The Chu army all came over to surround them, giving Gaozu a chance to escape. ”

"Look at 'night', 'armor', 'thousands of men in formation'. If you think about it, even if there are several armies of men who can do it. Tuhuan thumped his hands and emphasized the point: "So, we don't have to worry about their training at all." ”

(End of chapter)