Today's first update: Chapter 1392! 1/2!
(Some readers expressed confusion over the form of address "Taijun" in the previous chapter, asking why she was called Taijun when that was a term used for the Japanese...
Let me put it this way: first of all, Taijun was originally a term used after the Tang dynasty to address an official's mother, originating from Han Yu's "Sacrificial Essay for Lady Zuo..." It could also refer to a fairy maiden, and it appeared in adaptations of the Yang Family Generals. Secondly, the Japanese usage came from transliteration. Many pronunciations resemble Chinese, but identical sounds can carry different meanings. You need to figure out who's the father and who's the son!)
Xu Kun stared in astonishment at the women before him, each dressed in mourning clothes. Ever since the Haotian Pagoda descended, an individual's strength had depended on their talent or bloodline, so men and women were equal!
But on actual battlefields, there were always more men than women.
Society's division of labor had likewise leaned toward men working outside and women managing the home.
Those charging on the front lines were mostly men.
Some might refuse to accept that and ask why.
Because it involved a fundamental issue: racial reproduction!
From the Dragon Race above to the Lan Yin Grass Race below, more than ninety-nine percent of races were born from a mother's body, while males played the role of sowing seeds.
Therefore, regardless of individual strength, in pursuit of racial foundations, whenever war came, men fought while women handled logistics. Men protected women, and women waited for men!
This division of labor was very clear. There was no absolute patriarchy or absolute matriarchy. Everyone performed their own duties, thinking only of the future of their race and family!
Like the Yang