"By the way, what did you see when you came here, Wan'er?" Jiang Tian, who was curled up in a ball on the girl's head on the slowly moving carriage, suddenly asked:
"Hmm..." The girl couldn't help but tilted her head and said: "The officials and generals in Chang'an City, the people of the three religions and the nine streams, belong to all walks of life." "There are actually only two people in this street." Jiang Tian pretended to be serious and said: "One It’s called fame, and the other is called benefit.”
"Of course, this is actually Buddhism's teasing. It is too profound for a little girl like you who has not yet learned about the world." Looking at the stunned girl, Jiang Tian smiled and changed his words: "Actually, you can start by understanding the society. In the beginning, it was an aggregation of countless people from all over the world.”
"From the high-ranking emperors and ministers of the court to the humblest commoners and slaves, they are all members of this social system; although they seem to have nothing to do with each other, they pass through The invisible ties of society as an aggregate create connections.”
"This thing seems a bit absurd and uninhibited, but there are real interactions and connections; even some people have never met each other in their lives." Looking at the girl's confused eyes, Jiang Tian continued: "But between each other The consequences of daily life are closely related.”
"The best and most intuitive example is the civil uprisings of the past dynasties, and even the changes of dynasties. The officials at the bottom act recklessly and make the local people miserable, which will naturally trigger civil uprisings. When the crowds are boiling, ambitious people will naturally arise in the wilderness."
"Yangdi of the previous dynasty is a living example; but for you, it is still too abstract and difficult to talk about;" Jiang Tian continued: "So, let's start with the nature of society and the rules of existence. "The birth of society stems from the needs of production and life."
"For example, humans in ancient times had just escaped from the wilderness and learned to use fire to keep warm and make cooked food. In order to resist the rampant wild beasts and unpredictable weather, they naturally gathered together to stay warm and help each other to survive. This became the original Tribe, also known as clan association.”
“This is the prototype of society. Then more clans/tribes gathered together based on regions for survival and production needs, or competed with each other for the resource output of mountains, forests, and water sources, forming the earliest large-scale settlements/city-states. ;The co-leader who leads the tribal alliance was born."
"There are no legends about Yao, Shun, and Yu Tang in the history books. When Xia Qi killed the Fangfeng clan, he established his power and passed it on to the family and the world. This is the origin of the rule of the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties. Then in the battles and plundering, nobles, nobles, and nobles were created. The distinction between the nobles and the humble between the countrymen and the slaves has become the distinction between the countrymen and the savages;”
"This was the beginning of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and then the Seven Kingdoms were finally unified with the Ancestral Dragon, and the world became the largest social system. From then on, no matter how the dynasties evolved, they always remained unchanged. Therefore, emperors, generals, and prime ministers, But you are just the top manager."
"But in order to maintain the family, country and world from generation to generation, they shaped the theory of destiny in various ways. Based on Confucianism, they created the theory of the interaction between heaven and man, and the ethical system of heaven and earth, king, parents and teachers; thinking that it can be maintained for thousands of generations. But everything in the world is always developing and moving forward.”
"Once a dynasty becomes entrenched from top to bottom and can no longer conform to the general trend of evolution and development in the world. Then there will naturally be people at the bottom who are intolerable and desperate. Under the leadership of knowledgeable people or ambitious people, they will scramble to Like throwing fuel into fire, quickly destroying the old order."
"Then, in the chaotic chaos of the world, using the flesh and blood corpses of countless people as a basis, they competed to conquer the key points of the world, and re-created a new order that was recognized by the majority of people; therefore, the old dynasty finally collapsed. It also nurtures the foundation of the new dynasty; this is the cycle of order and chaos."
"Therefore, as a social system composed of countless people, one of the biggest characteristics is natural order. No matter when and where, as long as there are people gathering together, there is order, even if it is an order under a tyrant or a bad government, the same It is also part of many orders.”
“Once the order of mutual dependence and restraint among people is lost, the social system will immediately collapse and turn into a barbaric and chaotic state in which the weak and the strong eat each other and everyone is in danger. This is also the result of many famines and natural disasters due to the inability of the government to maintain the flow of refugees. and turbulent visual sources.”
"In addition, another major characteristic of society is that it is always moving forward; that is, the need for continuous renewal. From the ancient people who drank hair and blood to the current ethics of clothing, it is the result of the continuous development and progress of society; although there are There will be a temporary setback but it will eventually be irreversible.”
"So, Wan'er," Jiang Tian paused at this point, lowered his head and took a sip of the tea soup she offered: "If someone claims to restrain himself and return to etiquette, then you can respect him or be a clean and self-sufficient gentleman, but if you want If you advocate the restoration of royal power, you must be wary of careerists among them."
"Because no one in this world, even the humblest Dou Sheng people, wants to return to the classical era of slash-and-burn farming and cave-dwelling in animal clothes hundreds of thousands of years ago. Anyone who preaches like this is either reading without seeking a thorough understanding. Read directly as a dogmatic and rigid fool.”
"Either he is a scoundrel who wants to cause strife and turmoil, and then profit from it, or he is a careerist who has hidden evil intentions; either keep away from him, or kill him as soon as possible; don't get entangled with him, Otherwise, you will end up stealing your reputation and deceiving the world."
"Well, it seems that without personal experience, you can't understand much," Jiang Tian looked at the girl whose expression became more and more confused and turned into mosquito-repellent eyes, and said with a smile: "Next, let's talk about social class. and class nature; as long as there is division of labor in society, there will be classes.”
"Just like some people farm, some work, some do business, some are officials, and some lead the army in wars. Although the division of labor in the social system is different, over the years, three, six, and nine classes will naturally form. This top-down oppression and extraction also constitutes class.”
"Like a huge tower with a sharp top and a wide bottom, the top level is called the ruling class; the bottom level is the common people who are the most oppressed. This is also the most common form of rule in most feudal dynasties, especially in centralized countries. ;So, this talks about the division of the five peoples of this dynasty."
"Officers, farmers, industry and commerce, officials are the most noble, because they are the main components of the bureaucracy and the army that maintain dynastic rule; they are the emperors who are the lord of the world, and are the agents who extend their authority and will to the local areas; scholars are second. , in a broad sense, includes the majority of soldiers and scholars."
"In a narrow sense, they are successful students and scholars, who are also potential candidates and sources of new blood for the vast bureaucracy. Then there are farmers, who also account for the vast majority of hundreds of millions of people; because of the corvee work they undertake Taxation can support all the needs inside and outside the dynasty."
"Because their numbers are enough to become the cornerstone of the country; they are extremely perseverant and can meet their meager needs; but their small households are also the most vulnerable and easily affected by natural and man-made disasters; selling their children and selling their daughters , broke up the family, displaced people, and even changed their sons to eat each other.”
"Therefore, once the imperial court ignores and treats it indifferently, and does not even have the last chance to survive, it will naturally suffer the most brutal backlash, and from then on it will enter an irreversible cycle of changing dynasties and fighting chaos. Even the noblest and most prominent people will The family status cannot be preserved."
"So the peasant class has always been the upper class and a group that needs to be treated with caution and caution; it ranks third among the five people; and the latter two, representing handicraftsmen and merchants, are naturally differentiated from these peasants. Social class represents the needs of social development.”
"Craftsmen can process the raw materials produced in the fields and mines into more suitable and convenient tools for daily clothing, food, and daily life. Therefore, there is an internal government bureau in the palace, an internal building courtyard in the east palace, and an iron supervisor in the local area. , Qian Jian; there are private wine sauce, weaving and dyeing workshops."
"The businessman ranks at the bottom because he is neither engaged in land production nor can he add value through processing. He only sells low and sells high to make profits; although he also promotes the circulation of goods in disguise and activates the social commodity economy. .But the value is the lowest in today’s social system.”
"It is also the bottom and bottom class that are discriminated against by other classes. Therefore, if a businessman makes a fortune in sales, how can he change his family class in this world?" Jiang Tian gave another example: "The answer is to find ways to work outside the hometown. Buy the land and pass it on to your children and grandchildren.”
"When the second or third generation people rely on the land, they can try to change their registration as a farmer and become a landowner who starts farming and studying. Then, they can take the provincial examination for the imperial examination. It doesn't matter even if they fail, but I can make friends with and sponsor some scholars I met through this.”
"Relying on the ancestral fields, as long as there is no major famine, we can continue to support more children to study; then, as long as one of them happens to be successful, even a low-ranking official can call himself the leader of officials. Home, enter another circle of rural gentry."
"Then, with mutual support and marriage, people finally forgot the humble origins of their ancestors; and through joining the clan with the declining county magistrate, they became one of the prominent figures in the local area; and then some people passed the imperial examination and were selected as the capital. Officials and even courtiers, from then on a new Jinghua family was born."
"Why does this process sound like the genealogy of the Shangguan family that grandma asked Nunu to recite?" The girl couldn't help but asked: "Is this how most families were created in time?" Jiang But Tian smiled and said nothing and asked: "Do you think there are any omissions?"
"Woohoo..." The girl raised her thin eyebrows again, clenched her fists with her hands and raised her chin, staring at the street scene outside. After thinking hard for a while, she suddenly showed her face and said: "I have thought of it, sir, I have never mentioned it. I’m afraid they are the slaves and servants outside the five people!”
"That's right! Wan'er has made some progress again." Jiang Tian stepped on his paws and rubbed his head in a rewarding manner: "They are those slaves who have been ignored for a long time. After all, once upon a time, you and your mother were one of them; it's just that you are lucky Yes, they belong to the palace slaves who were punished and confiscated from Ouchi because of their misfortune."
"Slaves who are nominally exclusive to the emperor, but there are other kinds of slaves in the world. Some have the most humble status and rights. They have no control over generations and can only be bought and sold by others. They are lower than livestock. There are also slaves who serve according to the contract. The master's house is like a hired slave of the common people."
"It's also because you, mother and daughter, are dependents of the prime minister's family after all, and you have the reigning Zheng Taichang to support you. That's why you did not go directly to Yunshao Mansion (the predecessor of Jiaofangsi), but entered the palace. Although it is also inevitable here, They were pushed down by snobs and forced to work hard.”
"But with your mother's ability, you still dealt with and responded to it. Not only did you not lose your spirit or lose your spirit in the heavy labor, but she also raised you well; her only hope is to polish her Your talent and beauty may have a chance to shine in the eyes of those in power."
"Otherwise, based on your natural appearance, you may be able to avoid the fatigue of being enslaved in the future; but you will also inevitably be in the singing and dancing troupe of the Inner Mongolia Academy, participating in entertaining internal and external banquets; even when you are older, Later, he transferred to Yunshao Mansion to teach singing and dancing, and he also belonged to the same lowly family."
"Nu Nu has naturally seen the hardships and dangers that my mother has endured over the years." When the girl heard this, her eyes were filled with tears and she said, "Now that I think about it, I feel ashamed, and I only regret that I was unable to help. , on the contrary, he would cause some trouble with his temper; if it weren’t for Mr.…”
"It's good that you have this consciousness." Jiang Tian felt that the atmosphere was too heavy and the heat was about the same. He changed his tone again and said in a relatively relaxed tone: "Next, let's play an identity recognition game; just in this street market Randomly selected, I thought it would be a good idea to verify your deduction method." (End of this chapter)
