coobybook Chapter 247 The Benefits of Freedom and Divorce
Chapter 247 The Benefits of Freedom and Divorce
Seeing that no one was talking or interrupting, Shen Ruyi continued,
“And there are those women who are obviously very talented, intelligent and beautiful.
Because of bad luck, I met those things that were blind and didn't know how to cherish them.
She could only be detained in the inner courtyard, watching herself wither away day by day until she died.
How innocent are they? If they can divorce freely, she can set up her own home, raise children, and live for herself. "
The two people opposite were lost in thought.
Shen Ruyi continued, "All of the above are basically talking about girls from wealthy and powerful families.
Let's talk about girls from ordinary families. Many girls are raised as livestock from the moment they are born.
I ate the worst food and worked the most. As soon as I turned 10, my family started to sell me for a price.
Select the families with the most silver, sell their daughters, and use the silver to marry wives for their sons.
As for whether their daughters marry a human or a ghost, they don’t care at all. Even so, their families may not let them go.
They will also brainwash these women so that after they get married, they will still miss their parents' home and seek benefits from them.
What if these women marry drunkards or gamblers? What if these women are beaten every day?
What if these women are bullied by their husbands and have no way out? What should they do?
If people can divorce freely, it will at least give ordinary people with ideas one more choice.
Of course, what I mentioned are some not-so-good examples, not all.
But this one is for those women who are having a hard time.
Those who live a happy and fulfilling life do not need this rule at all. It makes little difference to them whether they have this rule or not.
This article is to give women in dire straits a chance to survive and find a way to make a living.
There is another saying, I don't know if you have heard it, there are no baby boys in the orphanage, and no silk skirts in the school.
Many little girls don't even have a chance to survive. Those who deprive baby girls of their lives should be punished."
"Little Black Charcoal, your idea is good, but women have lived like this since ancient times.
People have become so accustomed to this idea that it is almost impossible to change it.”
The young prince had never thought about this question before, but now that he heard it, he realized that the real situation was indeed like this.
But it has been like this for generations, and it is difficult to break this rule!
“It’s hard to change, but it’s not impossible to change. We just need to work towards this direction.
Let’s not talk about anything else, just say that everyone has aunts, sisters, daughters or nieces.
What should they do if they meet the wrong person after getting married? Should they continue to waste time with him?
If this road still doesn't work, let's try another one and get a quick divorce.
Then if we meet the right one, we will marry again. If we don’t meet the right one, we will just live our own lives well.
At least you don’t have to worry about being tortured and dying of depression, right?”
Shen Ruyi took a sip of water and continued,
"Let's talk about the benefits of this from the perspective of the government:
1. Disintegrate the marriage alliances between aristocratic families.
It was difficult to divorce in the past, which led to women covering up, enduring and suffering for the common interests of both parties, even if the men did something excessive.
But if women have the option of divorce, they will choose to break up with the men directly.
In the process of tearing each other apart, a lot of private matters will definitely be revealed to each other.
After all, aristocratic families have been passed down for hundreds or even thousands of years. Which family doesn’t have some secrets?
Not to mention anything else, this will lead to a fight between the two families to the death.
The combination of their interests will naturally be scattered. In the next judgment, the government will have a lot to do.
In serious cases, the family will be confiscated and the entire clan will be exterminated.
For those that are semi-serious, those who should be demoted should be demoted, and those who should be exiled should be exiled, and they should be replaced by some of our own people who can get practical work done and are loyal to the emperor and the country.
For those cases that are not serious, you can give them a few words of advice and give them a tight rein so that they can take it easy in the future and do less bad things.
Men are born for power and beauty, and women are born for men's love and favor.
Once the beauty a man loves is not this woman; the woman cannot get what she wants from the man.
Then, if there is a path of divorce, the combined interests between them will collapse in an instant.
Second, reduce the population mortality rate. A large number of women die every year due to wrong marriage choices.
With this condition, who would be willing to die while being able to live?
Third, to increase the population, women are encouraged to remarry after divorce. Remarriage will lead to an increase in population, and an increase in population will naturally make the country stronger.
What's more, some women cannot give birth to children after marrying certain men, so changing men may help.
Fourth, regarding divorce, a separate department can be set up to be responsible for this matter, and a tax system and multiple sources of tax can be formulated.
Set a threshold, for example, above 500 taels of silver, and then start collecting taxes, which will be paid by the party initiating the divorce.
For example, a woman’s dowry is 1 taels of silver. She can’t stand the life in her husband’s family and wants to divorce. If her husband’s family is in the wrong, they can be ordered to divorce.
The man is also required to compensate the woman for the loss of her youth or hard work, for example, 5000 taels of silver.
So, when the woman left, she had a total of two taels of silver, and after paying 10% tax, that would be 1500 taels of silver.
For the man, he was in the wrong and he should admit it.
For the woman, she would be grateful for spending 1500 taels of silver and getting away with it safely.
For the officials, isn’t this 1500 taels of real gold and silver a great deal?
Of course, this 10% tax is just an analogy I made up.
The tax threshold of 500 taels was just an analogy I made up casually, but that’s the meaning.
And during the judgment process, the question of how much compensation should be paid came into question.
It will definitely involve how much money the man's family has, and it is also a good way to find out the truth.
Through this survey, the government may be able to obtain more useful information to facilitate its management and decision-making.
If the man has money, the court will order him to pay more compensation; if the man has no money, the court will order him to pay less compensation.
If a woman wants to divorce a man for her own reasons, she will be ordered to pay some compensation and then be taxed based on the remaining money, which is also a punishment for the woman.
These tax silvers, when accumulated, would also represent a large source of income.
By paying this tax, they can also set up a female household for them. They can remarry or find a husband, or remain single until old age.
Also, a tiered tax system can be set up.
For example, if the amount is above 5 taels, a 15% tax will be levied; if it is above 10 taels, a 20% tax will be levied; if it is above 20 taels, a 40% tax will be directly levied.
There is no need to worry about no one paying. For those who are eager to escape from the sea of suffering, as long as someone gives them justice, as long as someone helps them escape from the sea of suffering, what's wrong with spending such a small amount of money? "