Heipao shook his head and said seriously: "That's not what you said, Mr. Yu. In fact, after hearing this, you should understand that the caste distinction in Tianzhu is actually different from the scholars, peasants, workers, merchants and slaves under the Confucian system here. It is almost the same. The so-called rule in ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad, is nothing more than the re-division of classes after the conquest. Brahmans occupy the highest position by mastering sacrifices and culture. This is different from your aristocratic family. The nobles can only master knowledge and culture. Ruling and managing others are the same thing. The second-ranked group is the Wufu Group, because to ensure national security and complete daily management work, soldiers and village officials are needed. They are the cornerstone of the country and ensure the country's stability. Security and stability."
"As for the Vaishyas, they have the same status as our farmers and craftsmen in the cities. They are the main producers of the country. Food, cloth, and daily utensils are all produced by them. After all, nobles and warriors People are not engaged in production, which means that the number of the two classes will not be too large. It is the lower three classes that account for the vast majority of the country's population. However, farmers and Vaisyas have personal freedom, and It will just have some land properties of its own.”
"Sudras and slaves are slaves or semi-slaves. They belong to those who are conquered after defeat. These people can only live to survive. They do the most menial and despicable jobs and even become slaves working for the Vaishya family. , this is the same as our ordinary farmers who may buy a few slaves to engage in production. The villagers and tenants of your family manor are almost of this class. Liu Yu is now trying to make farmers, common people and tenants There is hope, there is hope, and the world's power, resources, and land are no longer monopolized by the two upper classes who do not engage in production. You should have realized the power of this."
Yu Yue gritted his teeth and said bitterly: "We are all human beings, and we should all live in harmony with our destiny. What Liu Yu did is giving people unrealistic greed and delusions. His sin is too great. If he continues like this , people’s hearts will inevitably change, and the world will be in chaos. But, what do you mean, Buddhism can solve such a problem?"
The black robe nodded: "Actually, the root cause of the chaos in the world is not that Liu Yu made people unhappy as you think, but that the conflicts between various classes became deeper and deeper, and in the end they could not be reconciled. At the beginning of any dynasty, the gentry and the The number of warriors will not be too many. Most of the world are homesteaders, with their own land, wives and children, and they also get land from the country and pay taxes to the country. The national treasury is full, and they can fight against foreign countries. We can also provide relief for disasters and distribute salaries to scholars and soldiers, so that all classes can be satisfied and there is harmony."
"But as time goes by, trouble will come out. The root of the trouble is not the old people's heart, but the aristocratic families, noble families and martial arts groups. They have a monopoly on power, and even more on women. It is difficult for poor people to find wives. , why is this? Because rich and powerful people all have groups of wives and concubines, and they bring all the women into their homes. How can the poor people still have wives, and how can they possibly start a family again? Mr. Yu, if I remember correctly, you The total number of wives and concubines in the family must be thirty-five."
Yu Yue's face turned slightly red, then he turned to say in a deep voice: "Isn't this normal? Besides, my wives and concubines are not forced to marry. Most of them are farmers and tenants in order to thank me for my kindness to them. They volunteered their daughter and said that marrying me was their blessing. They also had seven concubines because the family had suffered a disaster and had nothing to rely on. If they didn't marry me, they would starve to death. I don't think there is any problem with this. , I gave them a chance to live, or let them live a better life."
Having said this, Yu Yue paused and sneered: "Does it mean that marrying a country bumpkin with muddy legs will lead a better life than living with me and living a fine life?"
The black robe smiled slightly: "These women and their families are not living well, isn't it because children from aristocratic families like you, Mr. Yu, have taken away the land that their fathers and brothers should have, leaving them unable to make a living, even to feed a single person?" Has it become difficult to raise a daughter or a wife? The children of your aristocratic family have many wives and concubines, and then there are children and grandchildren. In order to leave more land for their children and grandchildren, they resort to plundering and plundering, using various excuses and Disaster, annexing the land of the yeoman farmers, causing more and more ordinary yeoman farmers to lose their fields and become your tenants. They have nothing and can only rely on you."
"Yu Gong, please keep your heart to yourself
To be honest, if one day, of course, I am just making an analogy and hypothesis, don’t take it seriously. If one day, your Yu family also falls, and the whole family is deprived of everything and has no way to make a living. When you are unable to feed your seventeen lovely daughters, will you watch them starve to death, or will you smile and sell them to other powerful families to become concubines or even slaves, thinking that this is for you? Did they find a way to survive? "
The muscles on Yu Yue's face were pulsing slightly. He wanted to refute, but he knew even more clearly that every word of Hei Pao's words was correct. This was indeed the survival of noble families, nobles, and powerful landlords all over the world. If it were not for the way that sucks the blood and sweat of the people, how could they get something for nothing and enjoy wealth forever?
Yu Yue gritted his teeth: "What you mean is that because our noble family has many descendants, in order to support our descendants, we took away the land of ordinary people and made the gap between this class wider and wider. This is the world." The source of the chaos?"
The black robe nodded: "Yes, in fact, no matter which country it is, no matter which part of the world it is, the root of all problems is the land issue. All power and wealth are based on the land. Your noble family The sect, as well as the nobles, used their power to control the world in their own hands, leaving others with no way to survive. Over time, resentment boiled over. Now Liu Yu has used propaganda to awaken the people and let them know that these The land belongs to the country, to the people of the world, and can be distributed to them. There is no need to rent and cultivate the land you snatched from them, and I have to thank you for your charity. What Liu Yu did was that Sakyamuni gave hundreds of The truth he realized years ago is also what he did. If you want to solve this contradiction, you can only follow the Buddhist ideas!"
Yu Yue gritted his teeth: "How can we follow the Buddhist idea? Just build temples all over the place, let people who don't want to work for aristocratic families and don't want to bleed and fight, shave their heads and become monks, don't pay taxes, don't weave, just eat porridge and chant Buddha's name every day , have no desires or desires?”
