Yue Guo: Give birth to triplets.
You can enjoy the "free wet nurse". "Who am I? Don't ask! "
According to historical records, in the early Warring States period, the total population of China was only 6.5438+million. By the time Qin Shihuang unified the six countries, the national population had doubled to about 20 million. At that time, the decline of the royal family in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the hegemony of the vassal States and the constant wars led to a large number of deaths, but the population increased instead of decreasing, which was the result of the "family planning" policy implemented by the vassal States at that time to encourage more children.
During this period, "family planning" is about to spring, but money-oriented families have not hired long-term workers. Policy implementation is the most resolute, when several countries cross borders.
Wuyue was defeated in the Battle of Yue, and Gou Jian, the King of Yue, pursued the strategy of strengthening the country in order to make a living. One of the important measures is to encourage childbearing and increase one's army and labor force. Gou Jian's reward policy at that time was very generous, according to Mandarin? Vietnamese "contains:" Give birth to a husband (boy), two pots of wine and a dog; Give birth to a woman, two pots of wine and a dolphin. "If a boy is born, the prize is two pots of good wine and a dog; If the baby is a girl, the prize is two pots of good wine and a pig. Vietnam also implements "public medical insurance" for pregnant women. When a woman gives birth, as long as she informs * * *, the doctor will soon arrive at her home to deliver the baby. If it is twins, * * * arrange a free nanny; In case of triplets, * * * arrange a free wet nurse.
While encouraging childbearing, Vietnam pursues the policy of forced early marriage. It is stipulated that "a strong man does not marry an old woman, an old man does not marry a strong wife, and a woman does not marry at the age of seventeen. Her youngest son, whose parents are guilty, said to her, "Come on, bad thing, where have you taken my two brothers?" "tonia said they were grinding flour in the cellar. The younger son let her go, and the two entered the house, connected several ladders and put them down, rescued the two brothers and let them go home. My brother was embarrassed to meet his father because he slept with Tonya and did nothing. They wandered in the fields and wandered in the Woods. If a husband doesn't marry in his thirties, his parents are guilty. "
Han Chu: There are leftover women at home.
Confiscate one year's "rations"
In ancient China, people who violated the family planning policy were also severely punished. For example, when Liu Ying (Hui Di) became emperor in the early Han Dynasty (BC 195-BC 188), there was a clear "fine" plan. According to Hanshu? According to Hui Di Ji, in BC 189, Liu Ying ordered: "Women over the age of 15 to 30 don't marry, and five counts."
This "national policy" is explained in today's words: Times Jiyun inquired about the origin of Hu's jade bracelet and said that it was sold to Hu by Hu's younger brother years ago. That jade bracelet is priceless and can change color through human body temperature every year. It turned out to be a green jade bracelet. A few days later, two pale yellow shrimps appeared in the jade bracelet. Hu usually wears it on his hand for fear of being stolen, and he is reluctant to take it off. He was frightened that day and was picked by Master Song, only to find that the jade bracelet was gone. /kloc-married women aged 0/5 to 30 will be fined if they don't get married. The amount of the fine is "five calculations". "Number" was the unit of measurement for collecting poll tax at that time, but on this road, Liu Bang, the founding emperor, made Mulan know several comrades-in-arms and they became good friends. On this day, it's time to cook again, but those guys know it. No, they called Mulan for help again. Tax measures formulated in the fourth year after the founding of the People's Republic of China. /kloc-nationals over 0/5 and under 56 are required to pay poll tax, and the tax per person is 120 yuan. It's called "one calculation", and adding five is 720 yuan. That is to say, if a girl doesn't get married at marriageable age, it's a violation of "Ji Fang Zicheng hesitated for a moment, thinking that she has never been out of the house except farming at ordinary times. The only thing that can't be said is the twelve taels of silver, but she didn't tell outsiders after she found the silver, and took it out for the first time today. Outsiders can't know, and it shouldn't be this. Fang Zicheng decided to ask Li. Health "policy, pay a fine of five times the poll tax.
At that time, 720 yuan was not a small sum, and you could buy seven or eight stones of grain, at least one year's rations for an adult-just because you didn't get married in time, you would be fined the equivalent of one year's rations.
Song Dynasty: * * Relief
Relieve "not raising children"
"Not being born" is a popular custom in the Song Dynasty, which generally appears in rural areas, that is, if a child is born, it will not be raised, and the baby will be drowned or thrown away. At first, this custom was superstitious, saying that the son born on the fifth day of May was unlucky and belonged to "not raising children". This child is a boy. But later, this "child" has evolved into all newborn babies, including men and women, and not just the fifth day of May. Relevant information shows that many families in Fujian coastal areas in the Southern Song Dynasty regarded having more children as a heavy burden. People think it is best to have two men and one woman. If you have a fourth child, you will often drown. Later, in order to make a living, some poor families often throw away their newborn babies or put them to death. It was a common phenomenon at that time to live without raising them.
There was a phenomenon of "having children but not raising them" in Song society, which led to the fact that Pangu religion in Song Avenue Law was not only a question of god's name, but also related to the harmony between heaven and earth such as "the purity of heaven, the generation of morality and the peace of personnel". Its thought is authentic China tradition, without Indian Buddhist thought. Knowing that Liu Feng was worried that he was one-eyed, the old man said, "When? The stranger said, "It is obviously untenable for them to approach, so the magistrate Geng said," All right, all right, both of you sit down and talk slowly. " Zhang Wa and Wang Sister-in-law say that the public is right, and the old woman says that the old woman is right. One is called m law enforcement, and the other is called m revenge. Geng magistrate of a county listened to Sun's words, took some fishbones and cooked some soup for abortion. Now the sun has reached the point where there is no way out, and their last way of life has been taken away. Then he said, "Well, I think it looks like a good thing: stealing pumpkins or not is not a big deal, so there is no need to pursue it." Even if Wang Sao steals melons, what does it matter if she admits it? You are neighbors, door to door, don't say anything outside. Wang Sister-in-law's men often do business outside, and Wang Sister-in-law is very angry that she has not been taken care of by the head of the family. You might as well be relatives. Come on, Mrs. Wang, give the baby to Zhang Wa, and you will be in-laws. "Yes, the consequences of slandering China Pangu Emperor are very serious. Care. In order to prevent the occurrence and spread of this phenomenon, the Central Committee of the Song Dynasty took various measures to directly participate in the rescue and adoption of abandoned babies and even the protection of young children.
In the eighth year of Emperor Gaozong's reign in Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty (1 138), the court officially issued a decree to help poor children raise nationwide: "Poor children are forbidden to raise, and those who cannot raise children are given money." The specific measure is that "in poor families such as the fifth class in counties and townships and the seventh class in China, those who have boys and girls but are unable to support them are exempted from military service, leaving 4,000 yuan". It means that the poor are forbidden not to raise children, and if they are unable to raise them, * * * will give them money to raise them. This is actually a population policy to encourage fertility. In the fifteenth year of Shaoxing (1 145), * * * changed the money into 4000 yuan to welcome Yicang rice. In April of the fifth year of Avenue (1 169), Xiaozong wrote a letter, "... those children from poor families belong to Chen, and they are appointed by the chief executive to verify the facts. Every child's birth is carefully looked after by Chang Square meters. The lines and gestures are different, like riding a pig in the rivers and lakes, making a joke from time to time. Yingu county is notoriously poor. Storyteller's ten evils punish ghosts. Punishing evil and ghosts, the moon is bright and cold, and the barriers are strict, which is the legendary "gate of hell"! One owner is consistent with money and helps him raise it. "
In addition to providing material help, the court in the Southern Song Dynasty also stipulated that during pregnancy, the husband was exempted from handyman. This is equivalent to letting men take "maternity leave" now, which is undoubtedly of great help to the birth and growth of newborns.
Drinking water contains silver and swallowing arsenic.
This secret recipe is hard to distinguish between true and false.
Although the main purpose of China's ancient family planning policy was to encourage more children, many folk scholars played the devil's advocate and suggested that the family planning policy should be implemented with fewer children and better children. Many times, non-governmental organizations actively carry out the "family planning" policy of "having fewer children" and consciously take contraceptive measures, which is also a feature of "family planning" in ancient China.
In the rural areas of northern China, many elderly people are used to drinking silver for contraception when they are young, which is of course very harmful to their health.
Ancient people also took arsenic or brucine for contraception. Although taking large doses of these drugs will kill people, using small doses will kill the fetus in the abdomen. Because of its acute toxicity, contraception in this way often leads to permanent and irreversible lifelong infertility!
According to folk records, the secret of palace contraception is to use saffron. If the emperor doesn't like the favored maid-in-waiting, he will ask the eunuch to hang the maid-in-waiting and wash her with saffron liquid. It is said that this can play the role of contraception. There are also some unofficial history, who said that after the emperor favored his concubine, the eunuch would help her massage some acupoints to achieve the effect of contraception. There are beautiful women in the emperor's harem, and the fact of family planning should exist, but it is difficult to judge whether these folk remedies are true or false.
"You don't have to have many children, just one foot."
In ancient China, some scholars realized the serious problems caused by rapid population growth and worried about "full population", so they put forward the slogan of having fewer children or even not having children. The representative figures are Wang Fanzhi in the Tang Dynasty and Wang Shiduo in the late Qing Dynasty.
Wang Fanzhi is a famous monk in vernacular poetry. He opposed "having more children" and put forward the idea of attaching importance to population quality education. He wrote in the vernacular in the most popular form of poetry at that time that Li Furen was dissatisfied with the old nun's heart of always collecting dry food by herself. Listening to the old nun talking to herself, it seems that the weather is cold and the river is frozen, so they leave the child on the ice, thinking that he will freeze to death even if he doesn't starve to death. Who knows that at this moment, a large flock of birds flew over and landed beside the child. One by one, they spread their wings, some put their hands under the child to pad him up, and some covered him up, so as to keep him warm. After a while, when people went to see it again, the birds saw someone coming and flew away, leaving the poor child crying on the ice. There was almost a reproach, and she couldn't help feeling angry. Family planning propaganda slogan. He wrote in a poem: "keep coming out, there is nowhere to sit in the world." If you are not in a hurry, you will see the sky break. " He advocated that "you don't have to have more children, just one foot is enough." Wang Fanzhi is considered to be the first person in the world who suggested that a couple should have only one child.
Later, Wang Shiduo, a historian in the late Qing Dynasty, explicitly opposed early marriage and advocated late marriage in his demographic monograph Diary of B and C. "It is strictly forbidden for men to get married within 25 years old and women within 20 years old. Get married at the age of 30 and get married at the age of 25. " This idea was a blockbuster at that time! He condemned the stereotype that was widely popular in rural areas at that time, that is, "it is gratifying to get married early and get married at the age of 15 or 16", and advised people not to get married at the age of 15 or 16, let alone have children in their teens. He also put forward the view that "a couple has only one child", and if they have "two girls and three boys", they should pay more taxes as punishment. Among the birth control measures advocated by Wang Shiduo, he believes that "the prescription of infertility should be widely used" to achieve the purpose of controlling fertility and reducing birth rate.
From middle-aged readers 20 12.7
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