There was a detailed introduction by Mu Yi in the early stage, and I have been staying in Rouran for more than a year. Although I haven’t had much substantive contact, I still have a lot of understanding, especially the folk customs here, which are quite similar to those in the East. different.
Rouran's folk customs are open and open, and daily life does not have as many rules as in Eastern countries, but there is still respect for superiors and inferiors. It is just that it is not as serious as Eastern countries. The so-called father-son relationship between monarch and minister is not that effective in essence. Power and ability determine your status more.
The most striking feature is that the status of women in Rouran is quite high. It can be said that it is in a semi-matriarchal society. Men are basically in charge of the middle and lower classes of the country's society, but the highest status is the queen and the witch sect. Religion determines social life. The most crucial part, religion is basically run by women.
For example, the emperor of Rouran is a female and will only pass the throne to his daughter. However, there are not many female officials in the dynasty, and every family has a female in power, which is the eldest daughter inheritance system. It is a very interesting system where the eldest daughter is in charge and the other daughters are married off.
The existence of this system is actually related to the religion of Rouran. People in Rouran all believe in a religion, which is the Wushen Religion. The leader of the Wushen Religion is a woman, and the main powerful members of the Holy See are also women. Rouran, which has a profound influence on religion, Wizards, great wizards, and witch sects are the people closest to God and are also God’s spokespersons.
In the social structure of Rouran, the queen is the secular representative of the Witch God Religion, exercising the will of the supreme Witch God, the saint is the future queen, and the chiefs of each autonomous region must also be female great wizards, who are not only the spokesperson of the local big family, but also the The nominal supreme leader, but the actual local management power is held by men.
As for those small and medium-sized families, the elder women are in power, representing the interests of their respective families and executing the family's religious affairs. In some civilian families, the status of the elder women in the family is naturally the highest.
In Rouran, there is no strict monogamy. Marriage is very free. As long as you like it and can afford it, you can have multiple wives. Women can also have multiple husbands. The relationship is quite confusing.
In Rouran, the most surprising thing is that the eldest daughter of a big family does not marry in order to inherit and pass on the family's witchcraft, become a disseminator and inheritor of witchcraft and witch doctors, and be responsible for family religion and medical treatment. However, the eldest daughter can have a male partner, but it is not a marriage, and the eldest daughter she gives birth to will inherit and pass on her mantle.
The sons born to the eldest daughter who becomes the clan leader will be sent back to their father or live with their uncles. The daughters of the clan leader will be taught the family witchcraft by their mother, and the best one will be chosen to become the heir. The other daughters will get married or find a son-in-law. .
Theoretically, the non-eldest daughter of each family has to get married, and the sons also get wives. This is no different from Eastern countries, except that marriage is much freer, and at least divorce is very free.
It has been more than a year since he came to Rouran, and Ye Xing has a little understanding of the situation of the Rouran Empire. This is a powerful empire, extremely open, a country that dares to fight and can fight, and extremely advocates force.
This place, to the East, is the far west, but the people of the Rouran Empire believe that this place is the center of the entire earth.
In the country in the far west, there are many strange systems and customs that are completely different from those in the east, but they are also extremely normal here because all nearby countries have similar structures.
Rouran Empire is a relatively enlightened country, and the hierarchy is not strict. The entire country is composed of thousands of tribes of different sizes. It seems that each tribe is very independent, but the power of the central government is huge. The entire country Also because of the same ethnic group, the same religion, national strength and centripetal force are also extremely strong.
There are thousands of tribes of different sizes in Rouran, each with its own territory. Within its territory, it is equivalent to an autonomous region with its own independent tax policy and governance laws, but the tribe does not have its own army. Not even basic weapons.
The chief of a tribe has the most power, but it is only equivalent to the administrative head of a region. The chief is basically the great wizard with the highest cultivation level in the tribe. Generally speaking, the chief is the religious leader of the region.
The tribe is controlled by one or more large families, usually one main family, and thousands or tens of thousands of branch families of the same family. For this kind of family composed of blood, the tribe has huge influence. cohesive.
Rouran is still a country where all people practice martial arts. Of course, the main reason is that all people practice Jiu Jitsu from an early age. It is similar to martial arts in the East. Successful practitioners will have extremely strong combat effectiveness, especially physical fitness.
In addition to jujitsu, martial arts, and shamanism, it depends on the qualifications of each person. It is the same as Eastern cultivation. It is basically the cultivation of spiritual consciousness. Very few people can succeed in it. It is said that shamanism Zong is also a powerful person with extremely terrifying abilities, who can kill people thousands of miles away and destroy an entire city with one hand.
Every tribe and family has its own jujitsu, witchcraft, and witch doctors passed down from generation to generation. Although they believe in the same system of shamanism, the details of their inheritance are different, so the differences between jujitsu, witchcraft, and witch doctors are There are countless genres.
Here, all those who are successful in cultivation are called monks. In daily life, low-level monks must be respectful to the monks who have a higher level of cultivation than themselves. This is the basic etiquette, but everyone must obey the Pope of the Witch God Cult. The order, simply put, is to obey the Queen's order.
Rouran's national strength is also because there are many sects here, but the sects are not strict. As long as the other party agrees, you can join another sect at any time. It is not as strict as the sects in the Eastern countries. Of course, the behavior of bullying the master and destroying the ancestors is also unacceptable. , the character is considered low and basically unable to gain a foothold.
Here, if you don’t have a master, you are superior. Only those who are masters are teachers, and they only need to be respected. It is also because of this that Rouran has always advocated freedom, openness, and enterprising attitude. Everyone is proud to surpass the master. , the master is also proud to cultivate disciples who surpass himself, which is very different from Eastern countries.
Rouran is essentially a matriarchal society, not because of the legal system, but because of tradition. The queen has been in power for thousands of years, and women are particularly good at jujitsu. Generally, among martial arts practitioners, there are many more female masters of the same level. , the status of women is naturally higher than that of men. In fact, strength is respected everywhere.
The population of Rouran is actually not as large as that of Eastern countries, mainly because women generally do not give birth to many children, and in families where women are the masters, it is conceivable that the population growth will not be very fast.
In fact, during Rouran's long-term foreign war, women also went to the battlefield, but there were fewer women. They were generally engaged in religious and medical work, and a very small number would directly go to the battlefield. There were also female generals and female officials. Yes, only very few.
The only good thing about Rouran is that both men and women go to the battlefield, so there is never a shortage of soldiers. And because women have a high status, children in large families usually take their mother's surname.
Take the Ariel family in Muyi as an example. All the women in such a large family generally do not marry outside, but have to find a son-in-law. Of course, the men will not marry outside, but marry women from smaller families. .
Because of this method, the population of big families is getting larger and larger, and they are becoming more and more powerful. This has resulted in the hereditary rule of the Rouran family. Rouran is actually controlled by fifty super big families. Ariel The family is the last one among the fifty major families.
In addition to their own territories, big families also have their own industries in various places. It is said that the royal family is the largest family in Rouran, owning nearly one-fifth of the land, and only the royal family has an army.
Of course, such a huge empire is not limited to the royal family. The royal family is married to dozens of families, the big families are married to each other, and the big families are married to countless small families, forming an extremely complex relationship. network of relationships.
Rouran is a country based on religion. The royal family is the natural successor to the imperial throne. It has an unparalleled status. It has an extremely high status in the hearts of high-level people and the middle and low-level people. Therefore, the rule of the royal family is extremely stable.
In the final analysis, Rouran is a superpower formed by the entanglement of religion and blood. It is considered to be the most powerful empire on the earth.
Among the same generation within the family, the status of women is also higher. For example, although Mu Yi is also a direct descendant of the family patriarch, her status is still relatively low, far inferior to her sisters of the same generation, and not as good as her older brothers. , belong to the marginalized children.
