Why does China, which values population, have such values as suppressing widows' remarriage?

Lu Xun once said that some men's hobby is to drag their wives to bed and persuade prostitutes to give up drinking. What are you doing? But after the development of Zhu Yuanzhang's Neo-Confucianism, such a group of seemingly modest and polite people really appeared. They spared no effort to marry and build their own houses. However, they cannot let widows remarry. In order to force widows to be chaste and even buy their own food and drink, let them go to the banquet hall. In fact, since ancient times, it is normal for widows to remarry, which is none of others' business. Most families have obstacles due to property, debt, child support and other factors.

But when did Hongdi become popular? Chastity is a national reward? The idea, the situation is completely different. ? Real archway? The application process is generally like this. What's the best way to have a virgin somewhere? With my husband gone, I don't live on the earth myself. What's next? That kind of strong woman The magistrate reported the matter to the court, and the court sent someone down to verify it and reported it to the emperor. If the story is too touching, the emperor will personally issue a plaque and the court will allocate special funds. Therefore, the chastity archway was built locally, of course, in recognition of chastity. Once this happens, the local gentlemen are proud of it and use land, money, stones and manual labor generously.

You know, this is the chastity memorial archway inscribed by the emperor. This is related to the continuous flow of local word of mouth, education, resources and policies. Of course, widows can't be forced to die, so this lifestyle of living for their husbands and being widowed for decades is also a scarce resource, so this resource must be good? Protection? . For example, a widow has a son who is exempt from hard labor, and a farmer or businessman who is exempt from taxes. Therefore, having a widow mother at home is equivalent to having a son who is half a scholar and can enjoy some privileges. Once this son really has fame or achievement, will the widow mother still have a chance to live? Mrs. Horning. Have a chance to be established after death? Chastity archway? .

So, there is one at home? A chaste widow? It has direct economic and even political benefits for families. For a place, the more chaste widows there are, the higher the level of civilization. Whether it is official achievements, word of mouth, official position, or the image of the court, it is a plus item. It doesn't matter whether the widow wants it or not, but it's unfair to the widow. You know, top-down benefits are based on the suffering of widows. Widowhood is a pain that we all can't understand. Therefore, Liang Wudi's starting point may be to reward the traditional virtues of loyalty, filial piety and righteousness. But after more than 500 years of domestication in Ming and Qing dynasties, it became a kind of? Suppress widow remarriage? Distorted value system to obtain some benefits.