Rebirth: The wedding night, my whole family was exiled, I raised 500,000 soldiers

Many officials were filled with anger. How dare those stupid women and evil sons be disobedient and sue their family elders?

They are so cruel!

The assistant minister of the Ministry of War said angrily: "A son reporting his father is simply treasonous and rebellious. Such a person is not worthy of being a son and should be beaten to death!"

Shen Lanxi's face darkened.

"My Lord Minister, I remember your daughter is still a widow in Prince Chen's mansion, right?"

"Won't you marry her somewhere else?"

The Minister of War was stunned for a moment, then angrily said: "As a woman, she should stay at home and keep her husband's chastity after her husband dies. A good woman should not serve two husbands. My daughter has always been obedient, unlike some people."

Shen Lanxi knew that the Minister of War was making a sarcastic remark, but she was not angry.

"While I am here, I will change a marriage law. If a woman's husband dies and she wishes to marry someone else, her husband's family may not stop her, and may not withhold her dowry or her belongings. Otherwise, the whole family will be exiled!"

The Assistant Minister of War was a bit of a stalker.

"If a woman does not want to marry someone else, her husband's family should not make things difficult for her. Otherwise, she will be exiled and her property will be confiscated!"

Whenever the words "confiscation of property" were heard, no one in the Ministry of Revenue stood up to oppose it, and some even strongly supported it!

Shen Lanxi said in a low voice: "Similarly, if someone in the family does something wrong, no matter who it is, as long as you stand up and report it, it is a sacrifice for the greater good!"

"After investigation, if the person is an official, he will be promoted two levels. If he is a civilian, he will be rewarded with 10 to 500 taels of silver, depending on the situation, with no upper limit. If he is a businessman, his taxes will be reduced for one year."

After she said this, she looked at the Minister of War provocatively. She was not afraid of anyone finding fault with her.

Every person who finds fault will become a cornerstone under her feet.

"Minister of the Ministry of War, do you have any objections?"

All the officials were somewhat frightened.

If it is true as Shen Lanxi said, if the son reports the father, then the family members will kill each other for their own interests.

Mei Nanhua frowned: "There is a loophole in this move. If everyone reports it, my court will be in chaos."

Shen Lanxi: "Only those who have done something wrong are afraid of being reported. Those who are innocent are innocent. Those who have done nothing wrong, what are they afraid of?"

Mei Nanhua: "I have always been upright and I am not afraid of my own shadow!"

Shen Lanxi: "Only by using severe punishment can we make some people see the sharp blade hanging over their heads when they look up, and they will be afraid when they want to take risks."

That does make sense!

Shen Lanxi walked into the palace.

Wang Bao: "Dismiss the court!"

The matter of the concubine and illegitimate son beating the drum to report the incident was reported in the express newspaper, and soon the government office was hit by a wave of family division.

Few people actually sue their family members, and most choose to split up the family.

In the past, when the descendants of the common people asked to divide the family property, the elders would always say that the family property should not be divided as long as their parents were still alive, and they would suppress them in various ways to enforce filial piety.

Now the imperial edict was quickly divided up without the need for the concubine's son to propose it.

In order to avoid being reported, many families gave more than the required amount as written in the law.

Most of the concubines followed their sons, and some even took their daughters with them.

When a family splits up, they need to buy real estate, furniture, daily necessities, etc. After sending off the cultural exchange delegation, the capital city has once again ushered in a buying boom.

Many ladies in the women's college who did not want to reveal their names asked their servants to quietly deliver donations and then left quietly.

The secret guard reported: "Among those who donated, most were wives of the principal wives, and a few were concubines. After they secretly sent the money, they sent servants to ask the academy when it would start recruiting students."

Shen Lanxi nodded: "They are all kind-hearted people who know how to repay kindness. Such people cannot remain silent."

"Have someone tell the dean that since he doesn't want to reveal his name, then write it in the name of the flower on the wall of merit."

"Yes!"

Che Mingyuan came in with a booklet.

"In less than three days, thirty households, with no less than four hundred people, have moved to the northwest."

Shen Lanxi nodded. Although the result was disappointing, the effort was still not enough!

In the court

Shen Lanxi made another shocking statement.

"This prince intends to hold a matchmaking event for a thousand people in the capital, and the participants are all unmarried men and women of marriageable age."

The whole court was in uproar

"My court has never held such an event. Matchmaking is arranged by matchmakers. It seems a bit trifling for my court to get involved."

"No one will participate. Since ancient times, marriage has been decided by parents and matchmakers. How can we get married secretly? Wouldn't that be adultery?"

"To have no matchmaker or betrothal is adultery, and to have no parents as witnesses is unfilial and unkind."

"My court cannot interfere with marriages among the people. The people will definitely complain."

None of them are optimistic.

Shen Lanxi: "There are three reasons for this."

"First, in order to guard Dongchuan and Northwest, you may not know that many of the soldiers in Northwest and Dongchuan are orphans without parents and refugees whose families were killed. For the safety of the people of our Great Zhou, many of them have never married. They have sacrificed too much for our Great Zhou."

So that was how it was. Many court officials were silent.

"The second reason is to give women a way to survive. As everyone knows, in recent years, due to the wars and conscriptions by the imperial court, many families are left with only women and children. In some places, there are many women. In a village, there is not even one adult male. If there are many women, they can still keep each other together for warmth. If there are only one or two women, they will be bullied by the villagers. You can imagine the consequences without me telling you!"

"The third reason is population. Wars and natural disasters have caused our Great Zhou to lose a lot of people. As a result, in some places there are more women than men, and in some places there are only men and no women. If this continues, how can our Great Zhou recover its population?"

The officials fell silent again. They had never thought about these questions.

For a moment, some people were ashamed, some were annoyed, and some were staring at Shen Lanxi.

"Send the order to all prefectures and counties, and conduct the activity on a voluntary basis. Women cannot be forced to do so. Otherwise, if I find out, not only will my head be in danger, but my entire family will also be executed!"

All officials remained silent.

Shen Lanxi: "There are so many filth out there. This activity will be held in the capital. I will be there in person. No one can cheat!"

"The court will provide travel expenses for the women of marriageable age who have registered in various prefectures and cities, and personally escort them to the capital to participate in the activities."

This policy was spread among the people in the form of express reports, and then through storytellers, it reached the ears of illiterate people.

After the marriage law was revised, the attention of the people in the capital was once again focused on marriage activities.

As for the rumors in the capital that the rebel had the descendants of the former crown prince in his hands?

Sorry, this news is outdated. The people only care about things related to them. As for the former crown prince? He is too far away from them.

On the first day, the women were just watching and waiting. In the afternoon, a few women who looked like beggars signed up. On the second day, people started signing up one after another.

On the third day, there was a sudden surge of cases. There was a widow with a child, a skinny woman who looked like a beggar, and a girl who was dressed up and looked like she had just come out of a building.

On the fourth day, the men also came because they heard that they would go to Dongchuan or Northwest to join the army and be assigned wives.

On the fifth day, government officials from the towns surrounding the capital began to send people to the capital using ox carts, donkey carts and horse carts.