Chapter 219 Worthy of My Child

Most people saw that reporting was really useful and that the Heavenly Punishment Division really took action, so they boldly submitted letters of complaint, which were classified by the female historians of the Heavenly Punishment Division and investigated by the investigation team. If it was a major case, it would be handed over to Shunying Tianfu, and minor cases would be resolved by the Heavenly Punishment Division.

It greatly reduced the workload of the Shuntian Prefecture Governor.

These things also reflect that the status of women is improving. After all, most of the recruitments are for women.

These slave brokers were also shrewd people. Knowing that they could no longer sell slaves, they began to hire servants for wealthy families, and they still charged agency fees.

The Heavenly Punishment Department set a good example for everyone. They no longer only hired men, but also began to hire women. Moreover, these women had the confidence to work and were more assertive at home. They no longer had to bow their heads and obey the orders. If they couldn't live together, they would just get divorced. Anyway, I could set up a female household and earn money to live on my own.

Seeing that the women were no longer obedient and dependent on them, the men began to report the women for not observing the code of conduct for women and for being out in public all day.

Lu Zhanxing immediately sent people to investigate the family. As long as the relationship between the couple was not harmonious, they would get divorced, and the government would also introduce jobs to the divorced women.

You won’t starve to death if you get divorced, so why should you endure a man’s anger?

After Lu Zhanxing made his move, the men dared not say a word anymore, for they were afraid that Prince Yi would force them to divorce over a disagreement, which would be counterproductive.

In this case, how can women not be tough?

With the support of the Heavenly Punishment Department, the women are obviously more independent-minded.

Some women who had no choice but to enter brothels, who had the money to redeem themselves but didn't know where to go after redeeming themselves, now have hope.

Even if I stay single for my whole life, I don’t want to wait until I’m old and ugly and no one cares about me.

So one by one they redeemed themselves, set up a female household, and spent some money with an agency, and were able to find a job.

The emergence of this reporting box has caused many officials to not dare to openly embarrass others, for fear of being caught by Prince Yi. Being punished is a small matter, but losing one's job is a big deal, so it is better to keep a low profile!

This was exactly what Lu Zhanxing wanted to see, and Lu Zhanyan was quite pleased to know that his brother had started a career.

Finally, Xingdi stopped thinking about handsome men.

He also summoned her into the palace and praised her, and Lu Zhanxing asked for many benefits with a smile.

Lu Zhanyan knew he was in the wrong, so he rewarded her with a lot of good things.

In the days that followed, the Heavenly Punishment Division operated on its own, and Lu Zhanxing continued to visit pleasure boats, theaters, and teahouses, eating and drinking. Occasionally, when he felt guilty, he would go to the Heavenly Punishment Division to handle some cases.

Life shouldn't be too carefree, this is exactly what Lu Zhanxing dreams of!

Upon learning that the female childbirth mortality rate was too high, he immediately ordered Liu Xu to train people to perform caesarean section on animals. Ordinary people did not have golden wound medicine, and if there was no alcohol for sutures, he could use pepper salt water or realgar to disinfect the wound and reduce casualties from wound infection. Once they became skilled, if a woman was unable to give birth in the future, they would perform caesarean section on her for me.

Thus, Lu Zhanxing’s women’s medical clinic came into being.

Liu Xu not only sees patients, but also studies medicines according to Lu Zhanxing's requirements, and teaches some literate women transferred from the village to learn medicine.

The emergence of women's medical clinics has greatly solved some of the illnesses that women find difficult to talk about.

Some people followed suit. A girl who had learned medicine from her father since childhood opened her own clinic and hired many other girls to work there.

Women’s presence can be seen in every aspect, and one can clearly feel that more and more women are going out.

The Heavenly Punishment Department is suppressing everyone, and no one dares to go against the wind.

Lu Zhanxing and Lu Zhanyan proposed that reporting boxes be installed at the entrances of local government offices and county yamen, and that the county magistrate and county yamen should deal with these reporting letters every day, first collecting evidence and conducting investigations, and then handling them in a unified manner after confirming the facts.

As long as the cases are handled reasonably and the people are highly accepting of them, it will also become a criterion for evaluating officials for promotion.

When officials from the capital visit the people, as long as they receive a high rate of praise, they will be promoted early without having to wait for three years.

In addition, although it is impossible to completely eliminate the occurrence of corruption, it can be curbed by implementing a reporting system.

When a superior official makes a mistake, the subordinate official has the right to report it. If the report is verified to be true, the subordinate official will have the opportunity to be promoted to a superior position.

Lu Zhanxing learned this approach from the experience of Emperor Yongzheng, and practice has shown that it has achieved certain results.

Since subordinates are always keeping a close eye on their superiors, superiors naturally dare not make mistakes easily, otherwise they will face the risk of being reported and losing their positions.

In this way, not only can corruption be effectively prevented, but the efficiency and fairness of government work can also be improved.

In addition, the People's Daily is also arranged to broadcast daily news.

But paper was expensive in ancient times and no one could afford to read books because of paper. Lu Zhanxing at least had theoretical knowledge.

So they provided an idea and found a few skilled craftsmen to start studying papermaking.

Cut bamboo and float it in the pond, put the soup into the curtain, cover the curtain and press the paper, and dry it with fire. These processes were tested over and over again. At the beginning, a lot of waste paper was produced, but it couldn't be wasted, so when going to the toilet, cloth or bamboo was not used, and straw paper was used directly. (Note: For the specific papermaking process, you can search for papermaking)

Once they became proficient and finally made perfect paper, ordinary people no longer had to worry about paper.

When Lu Zhanyan learned that his brother had figured out the papermaking technique, he was so excited that he lavished rewards on him. He then ordered people to open bookstores in various places to sell paper at a low price.

Paper is no longer expensive.

The People's Daily was also put on the agenda.

Since there is so little entertainment in the world, People's Daily can be considered a form of entertainment. It allows people to post some exciting things every day, which can also increase discussion.

For example, you can praise your majesty's achievements, mention more recruitment notices, and talk about new things and court affairs.

People can have a better idea of ​​the situation after reading this, as a copy of People's Daily only costs one penny.

Isn’t the sum of all the copper coins in the world a huge amount of money?

This was to generate revenue for the national treasury, and Lu Zhanyan adopted all of them.

By the end of the year, the entire Daqian Dynasty had a different mental outlook.

Lu Zhanyan held a palace banquet on New Year's Eve.

This was the first time Lu Zhanxing attended a palace banquet after coming to this world for so long.

According to the custom of the palace banquet at that time, two people were seated at one table. Two rows of small tables were set up on the left and right, leaving the middle of the hall empty.

Lu Zhanxing was sitting next to the royal family.

The first person on the left is her father, Prince Jin and his wife, the second person is Lu Zhanxing's family of three, and the third person is her eldest brother-in-law and his wife...

They are all royal relatives with status, followed by several marquises, such as Xuanping Marquis, Ningyuan Marquis, Yongping Marquis and other nobles.

On the right was Grand Tutor Mei, followed by Prime Minister Su, Grand Tutor Wei, and several ministers above the third rank...

The palace maids came in one after another, serving delicious food with a smile.

The emperor and his subjects were in a friendly mood, and the emperor and his subjects were having fun together. The palace was filled with joy, and people were drinking and chatting at the banquet. There was singing and dancing everywhere. The scene was grand, peaceful and lively.

Lu Zhanyan and the Queen sat in the first seats, watching the scene of singing and dancing with a smile.

Last year, they could only sit below and look up at the emperor and empress who were high above them. Now, they are sitting in high positions and looking down at these ministers.

This doesn't feel bad.

Ling'er started to make a fuss after sitting for a while and slipped out of Su Xianye's arms. Ling'er, who was already one and a half years old, walked very steadily.

While everyone was enjoying the singing and dancing, she walked directly to the platform.

"Ling'er!"

When Su Xianye noticed, Ling'er was already on the steps.

It's too late to stop it.

Lu Zhanxing patted her hand to comfort her: "It's okay!"

Big brother loves Ling'er so much, he will definitely not blame me.

Sure enough, Ling'er had already arrived beside the dragon throne. She pulled on Lu Zhanyan's clothes and said in a soft voice, "Uncle Emperor, Ling'er wants to sit high up!"

When Lu Zhanyan lowered his head, he saw his stunningly beautiful niece slightly tilting her head back. Her lively eyes were bright and clear, as bright as stars. She just looked at you like that, and one's heart couldn't help but soften.

Lu Zhanyan's usually cold eyes softened instantly.

So, in full view of everyone, Ling'er was held in the arms of Emperor Zhaoyuan.

That was the emperor. The fact that she could sit on him showed how favored Princess Showa was.

"Ling'er, how about going to the side hall to play with the Crown Prince?" Queen Chu at the side advised with a smile.

"Auntie, Ling'er wants to see dancing. When Ling'er grows up, she will dance for you, okay?"

She was very smart. Not only did she say that she could see clearly because she sat high up, but she also made big promises to the Queen at such a young age, saying that she wanted to learn dancing for her.

Oh, this little girl, staring at people with a pair of smart eyes, coupled with that exquisite face, the queen felt that she was about to be overwhelmed by her cuteness, and she wanted to hold Ling'er in her arms and kiss her.

Fortunately, Queen Chu remembered her identity, so she smiled and said, "Okay, okay, then Ling'er, you watch carefully. Come, eat and watch at the same time."

Queen Chu brought cakes and fed Ling'er herself.

Then everyone saw with their own eyes Princess Showa sitting on the emperor's lap, swinging her legs and eating the cakes fed by the empress, looking very comfortable.

Even the crown prince has never been favored to this extent.

Lu Zhanxing took a sip of wine proudly and nodded with satisfaction. Well, he is worthy of being my son. He has inherited my true teachings and knows who to cling to for greater benefits.