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- ?Hangzhou, Jiaxing Prefecture, Jiashan County.
?The county magistrate Chen Yaohui convened a meeting of officials. The people attending the meeting included the county magistrate, the history of the classics, the chiefs of various departments,
Judicial system officials.
Chen Yaohui took the official document issued by the court and said: "Your Majesty promulgated the "Prohibition of Foot-Binding Order". I have had dozens of copies copied. Take it and have a look."
After the official document was issued, the head of the business department would ask: "It is clearly written in the "Prohibition of Foot-Binding Order", which only prohibits foot-binding that hurts muscles and bones. But how can we tell whether there is damage? Do women have to take off their shoes to see?"
The county magistrate Zhu Honggang smiled and said: "The fourth line on the third page of the official document, bow shoes are also banned! The court has already written it clearly
"So that's the case, Zhu Cheng is really careful." All the officials immediately flattered him.
The imperial decree that Zhao Han asked Li Xiangjun to draw up was only a draft, and it had to be handed over to the cabinet and imperial imperial chamber for polishing. The cabinet will supplement the details, and even convene officials to discuss, and then hand it over to Zhao Han for review.
When the "Prohibition of Footbinding Order" was implemented, there were two key words: one was filial piety, and the other was bow shoes.
"Filial piety" is the theoretical and moral basis for prohibiting foot-binding and harming the body, while "bow shoes" is the core of the specific implementation of prohibiting foot-binding.
Not only women's feet are bound, but men's feet are also bound, but they are wrapped in foot wraps. Regardless of men and women, an important reason for foot binding is to look better, because the uppers of ancient shoes are soft, and it is easy to look thick and flat when worn out.
The imperial court can only ban foot-binding methods that damage the body, and it is impossible to ban normal foot-binding methods.
How to tell the difference?
It depends on what kind of shoes you are wearing. Most women with bound feet wear bow shoes. As for the way of foot binding that damages the body, you will wear the kind of pointed and small bow shoes, which can be recognized at a glance.
Chen Yaohai, the magistrate of the county, said: "Most of the deformed foot-bound people are gentry and wealthy businessmen in the county. You can't just let their daughters not get married, otherwise they will definitely cause trouble. It is said in the official document that you just need to let go of the feet and let the damaged toes slowly recover. , is also a way to compensate for filial piety. After the little feet recover, unfilial daughters are filial daughters. Therefore,
The key is to put your feet down! "
At this time, it was not the situation in the late Qing Dynasty, when the countryside was full of little feet. The "Prohibition of Foot-Binding Order" is aimed at the daughters of gentry and wealthy businessmen. If there is no reason for "damaging filial piety" and severe punishment, these gentry and wealthy businessmen will have a way to fool them.
However, specific implementation needs to pay attention to methods, and it will be smoother to change the prohibition of foot binding into the prohibition of bowed shoes.
? Foot binding is for the sake of face of men, and women are not allowed to wear bow shoes, so why do they still bind their feet? At most, you can keep it at home and watch it yourself. Do you think men like to look at red, swollen and pus-feeding feet?
Chen Yaohui said: "Women's feet begin to bind at the youngest age of four or five, and these girls have not yet gone to school.
Lao Zhu and I, as well as the chiefs of various departments, visited the gentry's home in person. The rest was arranged by Yang Dianshi, who went to visit schools in the whole county, and all girls had to check their slippers. Remember, all the doctors in the county are called together, and they have to be treated after the feet are released. "
"Obey!" The officials stood up in unison.
It has to be said that although there are many corruption cases in various places, as long as the emperor issues an order, the local officials will complete it quickly, and the administrative efficiency of the government is surprisingly high.
This comes from the authority of the founding emperor!
The next day, Chen Yaohai, the magistrate of the county, took a doctor and two small officials from the county government to visit Sun Dongqing, the richest man in the county. There is no doubt that, as the richest man in the county, Sun Dongqing already knew the purpose of coming to the county, and an official sent someone last night Of course, it is necessary to pretend that you should pretend, Sun Dongqing bowed and said: "The county lord has come to the humble house, and the grassroots are terrified!"
"Mr. Sun is humble." Chen Yaohui followed suit.
While talking nonsense, he led the magistrate into the inner hall.
After sitting down, Chen Yaohui said directly: "Your Majesty has a decree that foot binding is forbidden to hurt the body. Mr. Sun, please call all the female family members. Regardless of age, all women come."
Not long after, all the women of the Sun family were present, even Sun Dongqing's old mother was brought along.
Chen Yaohui took a glance, but no one was wearing bow shoes. He was convinced that the news had been leaked, he was slightly angry, and said with a smile on his face:
"All slippers!"
Sun Dongqing's expression changed immediately, and she hurriedly said: "How can a woman's feet be seen by outsiders at will?"
The old lady of the Sun family even beat the ground with a cane, and angrily said: "Chen Zhixian, you are also a parent official, are you here to humiliate the old man today?"
Chen Yaohui sneered and said: "If you don't take off your shoes, then the official will leave. You can handle the crime of resisting the order and not obeying the order."
The entire Sun family fell silent.
The emperor's life is ruthless,Burn incense in the temple. "
A patrolman scolded: "All the sedan chairs are inspected, His Majesty has ordered that no foot binding be allowed to injure the body, and bow shoes are no longer allowed!
If you disobey the emperor's order, you know what will happen! "
The girls of the noble family who were impatient at first did not dare to have any dissatisfaction when they heard the word "Emperor's Order", and obediently left the sedan chair and stood there.
Of the five female relatives, four wear bow shoes, and only one is normal shoes.
The patrolman pointed to the four bow shoes: "Compromise, remove socks, check feet!"
The female relatives felt insulted, and they didn't speak or move, just stood there with a cold face.
The patrolman said: "Take them to the prison and let their husbands come and inspect the slippers in person. If they are found to be violating the order, those whose husbands are officials will lose their jobs, those who do business will have their licenses cancelled, and those without licenses will be taxed heavily!"
The female relatives were terrified, but they didn't want to take off their shoes in the street because of their face.
The long follower came over, handed out the silver dollar quietly, and said in a low voice: "You two military masters, hold your hands high, and please accept a little trick."
The two patrolmen swallowed their saliva, hesitated for a few seconds, took the silver dollar calmly, and warned: "You go home immediately, and don't go out of the city to offer incense. This time is really the emperor's order. The county magistrate is watching closely. After returning home, If you have bound feet, let them go quickly. Also, you are not allowed to wear bow shoes from now on, if you wear them, it will bring bad luck to your family."
A female relative wearing bow shoes said angrily: "Why don't you let them wear them? The emperor rules the world, and women also care about foot binding? I just bound my feet and didn't hurt my body!"
This woman is really ordinary foot-binding, even the northern style of foot-binding, except for her slender feet, she can't see any abnormalities.
There are also many types of bow shoes, most of which are not harmful to the body, and even men's shoes are also bow shoes.
However, the imperial court wanted to make a one-size-fits-all approach. Bow shoes, when Zhao Han was alive, no one would dare to wear them. As for the round-faced pointy shoes for deformed feet, and other deformed styles, this era has not yet been invented.
When the patrolman heard that the woman dared to refute, he immediately threw the silver dollar back and said sharply: "I can't tell you clearly, let's go to jail!"
The long follower hurriedly stuffed the silver dollar and said flatteringly, "Master, don't be angry, we'll go home right away."
It is impossible to ban corruption and bribery by officials and police, and the bigger the territory, the more complicated the situation will be.
Fortunately, the group targeted by the "Foot Binding Prohibition Order" is not such grown-up women, but poor girls who are developing.
At this moment, all the schools in the county were in a commotion.
Especially girls' schools are key targets for investigation. The girls who study here come from families that are either rich or expensive, and they are the main group who have their feet bound.
Dian Shi Yang Zhen asked the female teachers to check the female students' feet, and soon found that more than a dozen toes were deformed. He summoned all the students in the school, and said on the spot: "Your Majesty said, "The Book of Filial Piety" says that the body is hairy and skinned, and the parents dare not damage it. This is the beginning of filial piety. Binding your feet and hurting your body is unfilial. It is also unfilial if the body is broken. But anyone who binds feet is an unfilial daughter, and she will not be able to get married if she marries in the future"
There were already girls who were so frightened that they cried loudly.
Yang Zhen also said: "It's still too late to let it go. As long as you let it go and don't hurt your body, you are filial. The head and teacher of the girls' school, please remember. From now on, you will be checked regularly every month. That girl dare to bind feet,
Immediately report to the government! If there is any concealment, the girls' school will be closed immediately! "
Under normal circumstances, it is the policy of the central government, and grassroots officials make a one-size-fits-all policy.
The ban this time is very special. It is a one-size-fits-all policy of the central government, but grassroots officials try to moderate it as much as possible. The reason is that the targets are all noble women, and if they get stuck, unnecessary troubles will arise, and the local officials must leave room for it.
Therefore, in girls' schools, foot binding is not punished for the time being, but it is over if the foot is released.
? People who refuse to change after repeated admonitions are a minority after all, so don't blame the government for forcing them.
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