You can't only love the Qing Dynasty when you're eating the fruits of others' labor.

Chapter 255 Strike a heavy punch!

Before they arrived, the yamen (government office) had given them a heads-up: "Binding your feet will earn you one tael of silver."

Money moves people's hearts!
However, it's not easy to persuade a woman who doesn't want to bind her feet.

The Manchu people in the capital generally had good food, and coupled with their generally fierce character, some of them resisted with fists and feet, resolutely refusing to submit.

The women in the training team were furious. They had been busy all day, but they hadn't managed to wrap a single foot, and their clothes had been torn to shreds by the hooves during the fight.

Clothes are a precious possession.

We've lost a fortune!

……

The leader simply threw his patched cotton-padded jacket aside and went shirtless.

"beat!"

Pulling hair, slapping faces, kicking stomachs.

Screams echoed from the scene.

The fight was exceptionally fierce.

Guarjia Liushu was quite brave and even managed to defeat two strong women in succession. However, she had too little experience in street brawls and couldn't handle it when her long hair was grabbed.

A strong woman tripped her and then crushed her.

Crushing by weight.

Unable to move.

Guarjia Liushu howled, "I am from the Upper Three Banners!"

The strong woman pressed down with her elbow and spat, "You still want to be ridden by three men? You city folks are shameless. If this were in our countryside, you'd be drowned!"

Another strong woman gripped the big foot and wrapped it tightly with a white cloth, making a cracking sound.

"It hurts~"

"Help me."

Unfortunately, the strong woman from the countryside of Baoding could not understand the grievances of the city lady and only thought she was being pretentious!
With food, drink, and clothing, and never having to leave the house, isn't that enough? The women with big feet in the countryside must be incredibly envious!
……

To think that foot binding was the end of the matter would be to greatly underestimate the wisdom of the Grand Secretary.

After foot binding, it was time to change clothes.

"This is called a Manchu dress. It's specially made for you Manchu women. Stop crying and put it on."

"Hurry up and put it on."

"If you don't put it on, I'll open the door and let the man in."

Scaring people is very effective!
The Manchu women wept as they accepted the Manchu dresses, put them on, and then froze in shock.

She's showing her arms!

Her neck is showing!!
Sticky, short, and thin!

Even the strong women in the training corps felt ashamed upon seeing it, suspecting that the clothes had been made with inferior materials. But in order to get the reward, they still went against their conscience.

"Beautiful, beautiful! The cheongsam is so beautiful!"

"Open the door."

The door slowly opened.

The strong women herded the staggering Manchu women out like ducks, telling them, "Once you're out the door, you can either drown yourself or hang yourself, it's up to you."

The peasant women of Baoding could not empathize with the Manchu women in the inner city.

……

walk down the street.

"What are you looking at? I'll gouge your eyes out!"

Guarjia Liushu cursed in grief and indignation.

The Manchus who were being scolded chuckled, but they weren't angry and continued to stare.

"So lovely!"

"That's really awesome."

The first step of the New Life Movement went surprisingly smoothly.

Qi Ding was more honest than the Confucian scholar. His second brother was very honest, both in word and deed. In short, Qi Ding was consistent inside and out, exceptionally honest, and possessed a kind of pure simplicity untouched by Confucian knowledge. His aesthetic sense came from the heart.

They thought the New Life Movement was pretty good.

Soon~
The notice at the entrance of the alley has been posted again.

"The bannermen shed blood for the empire, and the bannerwomen remained chaste for the empire. Foot binding was to ensure the purity of the bloodline, and the banner attire was to ensure the happy life of the bannermen."

The onlookers praised it highly.

All the bannermen in the inner city support Chief Minister Chiang!
……

After a successful initial attack, we must press our advantage and continue the offensive.

The Qing Dynasty's emergency cabinet issued Decree No. 5:
In the capital and the surrounding area within a 10-mile radius, tailor shops and ready-made clothing shops were all informed that from now on they were only allowed to make and sell Manchu-style clothing; otherwise, they would be sent to the yamen (government office) for questioning.

To prevent alteration, Jiang Qingyun and his concubine Wanchun designed four basic styles together.

The elements include: The total number of colors cannot exceed three.

The area of ​​the embroidered pattern should not exceed the size of two palms.

The neckline must be below the collarbone.

In summer, you should show off your arms.

The side slits must not be lower than the knee.

You must wear a waist belt.

The clothing was named "Qipao" or "Qipao" primarily to firmly occupy the most correct commanding position.

……

The next step after clothing is ideological correction.

However, the word "correction" was too terrifying, and the inner city flag officers would get PTSD just hearing it, so it was changed to etiquette training.

The classes are for Manchu women under 30 years old in the inner city, and the location is still the Red Palace.

Several young teachers who came from the Eight Great Hutongs were responsible for teaching the Three Cardinal Guides and Five Constant Virtues, the Three Obediences and Four Virtues, reciting the Rules for Women, and teaching how to walk, sit, and stand gracefully.

Extremely feudal and extremely conservative.

But the intention was good: to prevent incidents like the one involving Wulinzhu.

After the publicity campaign, the flag bearers said they could accept it.

……

Jiang Qingyun himself attached great importance to the New Life Movement and frequently inspected it.

He once again graced the Red Palace with his presence to give a lecture.

Xu Fo hurriedly came out to greet him.

"This humble servant greets the Grand Secretary."

"How has Madam Xu been lately?"

"Thanks to the Grand Secretary, I am doing well."

This is an old acquaintance, Xu Fo.

"Was the etiquette training successful?"

"Your Excellency, the students are constantly objecting."

How did they all object?

"Some deliberately insulted others, some slammed their fists on the table, and some..."

Before the words were even finished...
A loud commotion erupted from inside, and Jiang Qingyun's face darkened, his anger rising.

He lifted the curtain and saw a plump Manchu woman standing on a stool in the classroom, hands on her hips, yelling and cursing at the top of her lungs with foul language that was unbearable to hear.

……

"Take it!"

Two guards burst into the classroom and pinned down the burly woman, instantly silencing the entire room.

"what happened?"

"Reporting to the Grand Secretary, this student has been married for several years but has not borne any children, yet she refuses to let her husband take a concubine."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Qingyun flew into a rage.

In the 16th century, this was outrageous!
Looking at the woman's arrogant eyes and fierce expression, it was clear she was quite defiant and needed to be dealt with decisively.

"I will personally adjudicate this case at noon tomorrow."

Noon the next day.

Outside the Shuntian Prefecture government office, soldiers gathered in large numbers, and onlookers were numerous. The woman's husband and parents were all kneeling below the hall.

Jiang Qingyun loudly pronounced the verdict:
“Irgen Yilan was married to Yehenara Batu for four years but did not give birth to a son or daughter. It was found that she frequently insulted her husband and obstructed him from taking a concubine.”

“Jealousy is a grave sin. It is an evil act that undermines the national policies of the court, shakes the foundation of the Qing Dynasty, and has an extremely bad influence.”

"Gentlemen, if we do not resolutely curb the trend of jealousy and tyranny, the Qing Dynasty will perish."

Everyone nodded.

Since the Grand Secretary recovered from his madness, everything he has done has touched the hearts of us Manchus, and everything he has done has brought us great benefits.

"I firmly support the Grand Secretary."

Someone took the lead and shouted it out.

Immediately, many people responded.

……

Jiang Qingyun raised his right hand, signaling for silence.

"The Cabinet will petition His Majesty for approval to add a crime of jealousy to the Great Qing Code. The Three Cardinal Guides and Five Constant Virtues must be learned, and the Three Obediences and Four Virtues must be learned even more. Gentlemen, if we do not learn them, the Eight Banners will be wiped out, and the Great Qing will perish."

Everyone felt that the Prime Minister was like a loving father, and they bowed down in respect.

On the same day~
Irgen Ilan was tied to a wooden donkey and paraded around the city one and a half times, rotten eggs and vegetable leaves flying everywhere. Everyone in the capital said that Premier Chiang Kai-shek's New Life Movement was doing a great job.

(End of this chapter)