"What exactly are scholars? They are actually a privileged class that ancient intellectuals created for themselves because education was not universally available to the entire population!"
"It's all an old routine. From the time of the Qin and Han dynasties to the rise of the clan system in the late Han, Jin, Sui and Tang dynasties, the most important task of the famous families was to monopolize knowledge. Many rare books and many exquisite emperors' ideas belonged to each family. The secret that is not told!”
"It is said that the introduction of the imperial examination in the Sui and Tang Dynasties was a great progress, but who knew that the introduction of the imperial examination in the Sui and Tang Dynasties was actually a helpless move by the royal family to fight against the famous families. The world's talents are in the wealthy families, and there are not many decent talents under the emperor!"
"After the Song Dynasty, the civilian scholar class began to rise. Ordinary small landowners or wealthy families could also cultivate outstanding intellectuals. This is of course the progress of the times. This is also the key reason why the literary and political level of the Song Dynasty reached its peak in the history of China!"
"But it is a pity that people's hearts have high ground and selfishness will never be extinguished. Confucian scholars have created a strange phenomenon of party fighting! This group of intellectuals played extremely skillfully in forming parties for selfish purposes. Later in the Ming Dynasty, due to the over-respect of Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, gradually Confucianism has become Confucianism! What a good group of intellectuals, they actually learn religion to mythologize their identity!"
Xiao Letian spoke too much today, and his voice was unusually hoarse at the moment.
"Until now, China's Confucian scholars have completely taken over the officialdom. Even the disciples of the Eight Banners have to bow to this huge class. Although they appear to be very arrogant on the surface, but apart from this group of Confucian scholars, they are not counted. !”
"However, times have changed. The era of trying to monopolize knowledge and seize power by forming parties has passed. From now on, our Chinese nation will implement compulsory education for all. Knowledge will no longer be confined to the cabinet, nor will it be confiscated in the cabinet. It won’t be a privilege only a few have!”
"Scholars, or officials, are no longer a class from now on, they are just a profession!"
"If all the people can receive education, then all the people will be scholars. Farmers can be officials, craftsmen can be officials, soldiers can be officials, and businessmen can of course be officials..."
"It's obviously just a profession, why should we be independent and give them privileges? So what if we are the Prime Minister? I, Xiao Letian, can only work in two fields, that is, for ten years. If you ask me to do it after ten years, I will not serve you anymore. You guys! I owe you something?"
"Prime Minister!" The people present exclaimed. From beginning to end, they thought that the rules of two terms and ten years were formulated for others. In their minds, Xiao Letian is beyond all rules because he is the rule. framer.
Xiao Letian pressed his hands in vain, shocking everyone, "Chinese people are free, and people's right to professional mobility is protected. Just because you become a high-ranking official today does not mean that you will enjoy the power brought by the official position for the rest of your life." , you have to return to the common people sooner or later. Do you want to enjoy the happiness of a privileged class like in the past? Just dream..."
"Why should I separate the Military Council, the Business Council, the Scientific Council, and the Citizens' Council in the Citizens' Assembly? It does not mean that I want to create these four classes, nor does it mean that I have not divided the three categories of farmers, workers, and officials. Abandoning people, no..."
"The four subdivided councils actually represent the four basic elements of future Chinese development and the direction we need to strive for!"
"If the Chinese nation wants to develop and become strong, we cannot do without the power of the military, the power of businessmen, the power of science and technology, and the power of the Chinese citizen class... The four small assemblies under the Citizens' Assembly are actually the It is better for us to inspire this kind of power than to create four classes!"
"Now you should understand! Being an official is just a profession, a profession that serves the society. It does not mean any privileges! Do you want privileges? It's very simple. Please work hard and strive hard. , work hard to benefit the people, and through your efforts, your personal achievements can enter the ranks of the Six Nobles and Eighteen Ranks!"
"My disciples! Sixth and eighteenth ranks are the privileges that reward you. Don't think that your career is a tool for you to obtain privileges. Your career is just a platform for you to better serve the society and accumulate merit for yourself. That’s all!”
Xiao Letian may have talked too much, and suddenly started coughing violently. Luo Huo next to him quickly handed over a cup of hot tea. Xiao Letian took two sips and nodded to Sima Yun to let him finish reading the last part.
The last article of the Chinese Order is very interesting. It is a topic that people are interested in. It mainly explains what kind of privileges and benefits the six nobles and eighteen nobles have.
Many restrictions on nobles were mentioned before, such as double sentencing for crimes, three-generation reduction, separation of titles, etc., but when the benefits were read out one by one, the people present who were most promising to be knighted suddenly became agitated.
Different levels of nobles enjoy different state subsidies, and the specific payment standards of the subsidies are recalculated every ten years. Take the lowest-ranking noble, the third-class baron, as an example. What is the amount of state subsidies he can receive?
The algorithm is very simple. Multiply the average income level of the social citizens at that time by one hundred. This is the allowance of the third-class baron. This is a lifelong enjoyment system.
The allowance of a third-class baron is multiplied by one hundred, that of a second-class baron is two hundred, and that of a first-class baron is three hundred! When you are promoted to the third rank of Viscount, the allowance is the average income multiplied by 500, and then increases by 200.
The allowance for a third-class earl is the average income level multiplied by one thousand, and then increases in increments of three hundred.
By analogy, after you are canonized as a third-level Duke, your allowance ratio will have reached an astonishing four thousand, and the base number will increase by one thousand for each level.
The highest first-class duke under the king's title can reach the total income level of 7,000 people just by receiving subsidies.
"Oh my God! Isn't this a city of 7,000 households? Such great benefits?"
In ancient times, people often said that they were marquises of ten thousand households. In fact, it was rare in history for ten thousand households to have a settlement. Most of them were awarded to royal families with the same surname. It was not easy to be awarded a marquis with a different surname. At that time, two or three households were rewarded with a settlement. A thousand households would be considered a heavy reward.
Most of the noble titles can only provide a few hundred households.
What's even more terrible is that the productivity of ancient people was extremely low, which is incomparable to the value that individuals can create in the industrial era. Taking the average level of Ryukyu and Tanggu as an example, the final income level of the 7,000-year-old man is no less than that of Prince Gong Yi. , the level of Prince Chun Yixuan.
If you don’t count the gray income of the nobles of the Qing Dynasty, then the treatment of dukes among the Chinese has completely exceeded that of the princes of the Manchu Dynasty!
"Be good! The benefits of a duke are so high, so how good should a prince be?"
