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Hearing the Queen say the word "female household", Chen Luoxue pondered for only three breaths, and her dull, tearful eyes suddenly became bright.

At the same time, he nodded repeatedly: "I am willing to support myself as a woman!"

Shen Dongsu smiled with relief, and at the same time summoned the female officials to discuss the matter and formally proposed a motion for the female households.

She knew that this proposal would be opposed by all officials, so she had to come up with reasonable rules before announcing it.

In addition to the female officials, Master Bai and Cai Yuan also participated in the proposal. In fact, they were also female officials, but they would not establish themselves as female households.

The only other male official participating in the discussion was Mo Xiujing.

Although Brother Xiao Pan only works in Sinong, he is actually Shen Dongsu's external brain and the strongest military strategist.

There was another unexpected person participating in the meeting, Chen Xingyao.

This guy came back under the pretext of delivering New Year gifts to the Emperor and Empress, and he also said that he had completed the mission given to him by His Majesty and had come back to report.

Shen Dongsu used to think that this guy was lazy. He would not sit if he could lie down, and would never stand if he could sit. He would not run a single step unless a stick was waving behind him.

I didn't expect that this guy would take the initiative to look for a job. You said you would stay in Chang'an and just find a reason.

The implementation of Youzhou laws is slow, the gentry are not cooperating in paying taxes, the powerful are secretly colluding to cause trouble, and even you have taken wedding leave and have been slacking off in Chang'an for a few years, and I have nothing to say.

As a result, he was so eager to return to Youzhou to work like a slave! This enthusiasm made Shen Dongsu wonder if Chen Xingyao's brain was stuck in the door?

As soon as Chen Xingyao arrived in Youzhou, he first gave gifts to the queen. Then he was asked by the Chen family to help persuade Chen Luoxue.

Shen Dongsu captured a strong man and asked Chen Xingyao to participate in the women's household council.

She had long discovered that it was best to let Chen Xingyao handle the troublesome matters involving the nobles and the wealthy.

Although she always felt that Chen Xingyao was not very smart and this guy had a bad reputation in his early years, his reputation has been getting better and better in recent years, and he has a lot of say among the powerful and aristocratic families.

If this female household system is officially implemented, there is no doubt that it will be opposed by the powerful, the gentry, and the civil servants.

As for the military officers and the people, they have always fully supported the Queen's new policies.

Even if one of the points is not in line with their own interests, as long as the powerful oppose it, they will immediately change from "it's none of my business" to "protecting the queen".

I don’t care what the new policy is, I just don’t want the Queen to be bullied by powerful civil servants!

Besides, maybe this one is not relevant to you, but it is very likely that the next one will be beneficial to you!

If this article is not supported and the powerful are satisfied, what will happen if the Queen does not implement the new policy?

Many times, whenever Shen Dongsu launched something, some officials would oppose it just for the sake of opposing it.

However, the local officials and military officers of Youzhou, as well as the common people, supported the regime just for the sake of supporting it.

As long as it is proposed by the Queen, no matter what policy it is, we should support it!

That's why things were so smooth during Shen Dongsu's regency. Some officials were wicked and wanted to win over some military officers or divide the local officials in Youzhou.

Without exception, all of them failed. The officials from Chang'an realized that the status of the queen in the hearts of the officials was much higher than they had imagined.

The female household motion was drafted by Mo Xiujing. When Chen Xingyao found out that he was not attending a meeting to persuade Chen Luoxue to go home, but a meeting to let Chen Luoxue set up her own household, he was shocked.

Although I wanted to object, it was too late.

He was also "honored" to be favored by the Queen Mother, and his first task after returning to Youzhou was to implement the policy on female households.

At this moment, Chen Xingyao felt a darkness in front of his eyes, and he regretted deeply why he chose this critical moment to go back to Youzhou?

I am in Chang'an enjoying the snow and plum blossoms, drinking and singing. Isn't it nice?

Why did you have to come to Youzhou and be tortured by the Queen like this?

But for some reason, deep down in his heart, Chen Xingyao actually liked this feeling a little bit.

He knew that this feeling was very wrong, and at one point he suspected that he had been infected with madness by Mo Xiujin.

He doesn't want to live a good life, but instead chooses to suffer, and he wants to suffer from the Queen.

The more difficult it is, the more challenging it is, the more painful it feels, but the more pleasure you feel deep down in your heart.

When did this feeling first occur?

By the way, it was when he was infected with the plague in the restricted area of ​​Chang'an, his hand was chopped off by the killer, and then the queen took over for him personally.

That feeling of pain and happiness appeared for the first time, and from then on, it was like a thorn in the flesh, and could never be shaken off.

But he didn't dare tell anyone else, he just felt very ashamed and embarrassed.

If Shen Dongsu knew, she would definitely diagnose him personally and say that he is a masochist and there is no cure.

The policy for female households was indeed not implemented smoothly, but the Chen family was warned by Chen Xingyao and did not dare to look for Chen Luoxue privately again.

Shen Dongsu gave Chen Xingyao one year. During this year, the female officials would work hard to prove their abilities and let the world see that they were capable of standing on their own.

Although all officials opposed the proposal of the female household registration system, they did not question it in the court because it was November and there were many court affairs to attend.

The people who went to the northern border to open up wasteland have been asking for help. This year there is a white disaster, and the roads are blocked so they can't go back even if they want to. If the court does not support them, they will freeze to death or starve to death in the northern border.

At this time, the importance of Momen was revealed, with huge snowplows clearing the way, hot air balloons dropping supplies, and large sleds specially designed for snowy areas.

The disciples of the Mo Sect who had earlier followed the large army to open up new land found a river route that could lead directly to Youzhou from the heart of the northern border.

But the river is often dry and cannot be navigated. But once it freezes in winter, it is much faster to use a sled to transport goods as long as an ice path is shoveled out along the river.

The Empress Dowager is very good at disaster relief. Unlike the previous government in Chang'an, it would take several months from the time a disaster broke out to the time the court sent imperial envoys to provide disaster relief.

In the early stages, local officials and the people relied entirely on self-rescue. Minor disasters were fine, but riots often occurred after major disasters because of the lack of timely rescue of the victims.

However, the Queen had a mature theory of disaster relief. No matter whether it was a plague or a snowstorm, she would convene all the ministers to discuss it and come up with a plan within twelve hours at the latest.

The Ministry of Revenue provided food and supplies, the Ministry of War provided troops to maintain order and carry out rescue operations, and female officials and medical staff accompanied them to comfort the people.

The Ministry of Works and Mo Men cooperated with the reconstruction of the disaster-stricken areas, mobilized merchants to donate, subsequently attracted investment, and had newspapers report the actual situation of the disaster, etc.

Hot air balloons dropped supplies and leaflets from the sky to let the people in the disaster area know that the imperial court had not abandoned them...

After a set of rescue policies came out, the officials in Youzhou got used to it, and the officials in Chang'an once again felt their own incompetence and they could hardly keep up with the progress.

In November, the north was busy with the snowstorm, and in December, the date for His Majesty to return to the court was approaching, and no one dared to oppose the Queen in court at this time.

Let Chen Xingyao seize this opportunity to neutralize the female household policy, first implement it among female officials and women with jobs, and then implement it only in a few large provincial capitals such as Chang'an, Youzhou, and Yangzhou.

We tell the people that we will test the policy first, and if it is good, we will implement it nationwide after three years.

In this way, the opposition from powerful officials would not be so strong, and ordinary people would take the attitude of indifference, while women who want to set up their own households could take the opportunity to become female households.

Although there were still voices of opposition, all attention was diverted by the snow disaster, and with the full support of the queen, the policy of women's households was implemented.

In order to prevent any unexpected changes, Chen Luoxue, Xie Qingzhi, and other unmarried female officials including a group of noble ladies from Chang'an, all took this opportunity to register as female households.

When they saw the female household registration, the girls rarely showed any emotion and hugged each other and cried.

Even though they had been given to His Majesty by their families to become queens, they still could not escape from their families.

Even if they become envied female officials and are able to handle things on their own, in the eyes of their families, they still have to trade their marriage contracts for benefits.

And now, they have finally gained true freedom. From now on, they are free to marry and have the right to make their own choices in life. They are no longer puppets.

Shen Dongsu highly praised Chen Xingyao and reasonably suspected that his brain had been transformed during his time in Chang'an, otherwise how could he become so smart all of a sudden?

Mo Xiujing pointed out that Chen Xingyao was very smart, otherwise he would not have chosen the right path every time he faced a choice.

It's just that he is used to it and is too lazy to use his brain. He will only come up with ideas when he is forced into a desperate situation.

I see, this guy has brains, he's just too lazy to use them.

Shen Dongsu felt that he should be pushed more in the future. When it came to dealing with the nobles and the wealthy, Chen Xingyao was much more useful than others.

Merits should be rewarded. This was the first time that Shen Dongsu hosted a banquet specifically for Chen Xingyao. It was just a small banquet, and Mo Xiujing and Zhong Yang were invited to join him, as the eldest brother was at the base and couldn't make it back.

Chen Xingyao was very excited, and showed that even though he was told that the gifts were specially rewarded to him, he still brought a cart full of gifts.

Then he tried very hard but clumsily to please the twins, especially Xiaobao. He had heard people say that whoever was liked by the little princess would also be valued by the emperor and empress.

Although Dabao was the mascot of the morning court, he would sit alone at a high table nearby, either playing with toys, taking a nap, or drawing.

The ministers could not see what his hands were doing; they only saw the little prince sitting properly on the high seat.

But Dabao still recognized all the court officials and greeted them with a smile: "Hello, Lord Chen."

Xiao Bao was not shy and called him "Uncle Chen", which made Chen Xingyao excited. It seemed that if Xiao Bao said he wanted the stars in the sky, Chen Xingyao would immediately lead people to build the Tower of Babel.

He prepared gifts for everyone at the table.

How can I describe that feeling? It's as if I bullied him before, and now I'm giving him a chance to integrate into the small group, so he has to do everything he can to please the people in the small group.

But in terms of official position, you are higher than Mo Xiujing. Is it necessary to do this?

Of course, the reward cannot be just a meal. At the banquet, Shen Dongsu asked Chen Xingyao with a smile, "Is there a girl who loves you?" She would grant him a marriage.

The smile on Chen Xingyao's face faded a little, and he hurriedly said that he just wanted to do a good job and serve the queen, and there was no rush for marriage.

Shen Dongsu had no hobby of matchmaking for others. Even when Yuejian and Jiasi had been in a relationship for so many years, she didn't even give them a push.

Not to mention Chen Xingyao. He ran from Chang'an to Youzhou because he was dissatisfied with the marriage arranged for him by Duke Chen.

Do people who come to Youzhou still have to face pressure to get married?

Chen Xingyao said no, so she immediately changed the subject and asked him what reward he wanted.

In terms of official position, his position was already very high. In terms of title, he was the first-class Duke of Chen, and Ling Moxiao did not reduce his title. When it came to Chen Xingyao, it was at most downgraded to the second class, which was also very high.

Needless to say, the Chen family is a century-old prestigious family and is probably richer than the Jiang family.

Shen Dongsu asked directly because he really couldn't think of what reward to give him.

As a result, Chen Xingyao smiled and said that it was his duty to complete the Queen's mission. He was already very satisfied that the Queen had rewarded him with this banquet and did not want anything else.

Shen Dongsu suddenly felt that not only his IQ had increased, but his EQ had also increased.

But in the end Chen Xingyao still asked for a reward, which was two pots of plum blossoms on the banquet table. He carried one pot each back home.

Shen Dongsu felt a little embarrassed. If word got out, people would definitely say that the queen was particularly stingy as she rewarded her important ministers with only two pots of flowers!

She asked Xie Qingzhi to pick out two new overseas gadgets from her private storehouse. They were not expensive but unique, and send them to Chen's house.

After entertaining Chen Xingyao, it was the Queen's birthday. Shen Dongsu used the excuse of a snowstorm in the north and that she wanted to pray for the people, so she did not celebrate the birthday in a big way.

A special auction was also held to raise funds for disaster relief, and the items auctioned were all gifts the Queen received on her birthday.

The people were moved when they heard this. The Queen was really devoted to the people! She even sent her birthday gift to the disaster area.

All the officials felt proud when they heard that the queen was so frugal and caring towards the people. Well, most importantly, she saved money for the national treasury.

But to the ears of the powerful and the gentry, it means that gifts must be given, not to mention meals, and they must also spend money to buy back the gifts they gave at a high price.

The Queen is really something, she just takes advantage of rich and idle people like me.