Chapter 1177： Hongzhi

  Li Jinghua's eyes widened, "I'm going to be the owner of the museum?"

She only thought about writing an article for Wenxiu Newspaper, but she never thought about becoming the owner of the newspaper, not to mention, there is no precedent for the Queen to be the owner of the newspaper.

Seeing that she didn't agree with most of them, Mu Yangling took her hand and persuaded: "I don't love you all and follow precedents in everything you do. How can there be so many precedents in this world? Besides, everything is the same, so what's going on these days? Maybe better?"

"You are the queen and the most honorable woman in the world, so should you, the most honorable woman, do something for the women in the world?"

Li Jinghua laughed, "What do you want me to do for the women of the world?"

Mu Yangling turned to see that the maids in her palace stopped talking.

Li Jinghua raised her eyebrows. This was the first time in her palace. Li Jinghua waved people back and looked at her.

Mu Yangling glanced at Wen Cui.

Wen Cui smiled and went out to guard the gate of the hall.

Mu Yangling took Li Jinghua's hand and said solemnly: "Strive for more rights and interests for women in the world and make their status a little higher. If gender equality is achieved one day, then your queen must be the first one. The person who was brought up."

Li Jinghua was so frightened that her heart almost jumped out, and she nodded her forehead after half a sound, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "You, you scared me again, and some nonsense about equality between men and women began to be said."

Mu Yangling looked at her seriously, Li Jinghua's smiling face gradually disappeared, and asked, "Who else have you told such nonsense?"

"Does what you told Haoran count?"

Li Jinghua breathed a sigh of relief, patted his chest and said, "I don't dare to say things like this outside, let those stubborn old pedants hear it and see how they arrange you."

Mu Yangling snorted softly and said, "Wu Zetian was an empress. In the time of the sages, there were many wives who were the masters of the house. Why can't I hope for equality between men and women?" Mu Yangling was indignant, "The status of women is becoming more and more important these days. The lower it is, it’s just that those old scholastics have repeatedly restrained women through the words of the sages, three obedience and four virtues, to put it nicely, the three obediences and four virtues of the sages did not have so many rules and regulations.”

Li Jinghua didn't expect Mu Yangling to be so sharp, so she couldn't help but persuade: "A-Ling, this situation didn't happen overnight, it's really hard for us to change, if one is not good, there may be Broken to pieces, look at Emperor Wu, she is still the emperor, but she couldn't do anything, and the ministers kept forcing her to abdicate and become a virtuous person."

"I didn't want it to work right away," Mu Yangling said, "and I don't want to be the emperor, why would they oppose me?"

"But you suggest that equality between men and women is unethical to them."

"Who said I proposed equality between men and women?" Mu Yangling winked at her slyly, "I just asked you to be the owner of my Wenxiu Newspaper, so as to invite a few talented wives to work in the newspaper."

Li Jinghua was helpless, "If I go to be the owner of the museum, will my status as a woman rise to that of a man?"

"Of course not, but we're off to a good start." Mu Yangling knew that although Li Jinghua came from a noble family, he had an ambition of his own. Otherwise, their sister-in-law would not have become good friends, so in front of her, Mu Yangling Although he doesn't speak as recklessly as Qi Haoran, he also removes a lot of restraints. "Did you know that in ancient times, children took their mother's surname, and women's status was far superior to that of men?"

Li Jinghua stared, "Where did you find out?"

There is no such thing in the existing history books.

Mu Yangling cannot be said to be the conclusion drawn by later archaeologists, she can only give the first basis, "You can see from the story, man was created by Nuwa, she is a woman, and the saint has no father. , only the mother, from this we can see that it was a group marriage at that time, and the children all followed the mother’s surname and life, which shows that women were very respected and had a high status at that time.”

Li Jinghua has a headache. Now she finally knows why the prince always asks some inexplicable questions with history books and storybooks. The key is why she still can't help but believe what she said?

"So, even in ancient times, women's status was respected long ago, and now men are respected."

"Then do you know why men's status finally replaced women's respect?" Mu Yangling continued with the previous question.

Li Jinghua can only ask helplessly: "Why?"

"Because of the war," Mu Yangling said solemnly, "because men have more advantages than women in war, so after a war, women gradually lose their advantages and status, and instead become something to be scrambled for. will go down."

Li Jinghua looked at her puzzled, not understanding what this had to do with the newspaper owner.

"Only by figuring out the reasons for superiority and inferiority can we prescribe the right medicine," Mu Yangling said: "The status of women is lower than that of men now, not only because of their inherent ideology, but also because women are weaker than men, and all of women's money comes from men. When you’re not married, you use your father’s and brother’s money, and after you get married, you use your husband’s money. If you don’t have an economic foundation, how can you get the confidence to raise women’s rights?”

"I run Wenxiu Newspaper, first, to let women have a place to express their opinions, and let the world see what women say; second, to let women go out of the house to work." Mu Yangling said: "Maybe those of us don't care about that share. Wages, but a Wenxiu newspaper can support thousands of female employees, allowing them to gradually have a voice at home, and even control the initiative of a family.”

Mu Yangling never thought of directly proposing equality between men and women, or proposing to make women an official. In her opinion, that would be tantamount to courting death.

Apart from Qi Haoran, Mu Yangling has always tried to figure out the men of this era with the most sinister heart.

Mu Yangling's plan is very simple, "Let them be able to support themselves, even if they leave their father and brother, and leave the family, they can have a good life. They can earn a fortune in the family, and we guide them consciously, they are in the family. The place where you live will definitely rise, your family status will rise, and your social status will naturally rise.”

Mu Yangling smiled, "Then comes the revision of the law, take this slowly, we don't make major revisions, just make small corrections, for example, women who are past the age of marriage no longer need to pay money, and if they exceed a certain age, they no longer need to pay. After the age, as long as the individual is willing, he can set up a female household; the son-in-law can also pass the imperial examination; if a man beats his wife or commits a crime, the woman can ask for divorce..."

Li Jinghua was stunned, and then her expression gradually became solemn. She thought that these were just a momentary passion of Mu Yangling, but now it seems that she has thought about it carefully.

Li Jinghua began to think about the feasibility of this matter.

"We have two-pronged approach. Twenty, fifty or a hundred years from now, women will have an irreplaceable position in society. At this time, even if the law has not clearly raised their status to that of men, their status will not be Weak, the rest can be done without us doing it.”