The first class was a good start. Yu Zai had also thought about what kind of teaching he would give.
This is a lesson about social institutions.
That's why it attracted many priests. Of course, these priests were all here to cause trouble.
But a true master can turn his enemies into his supporters. As long as most of his enemies become his own, a small number of enemies will be drowned in the public's saliva.
As a result, one's own ideas and Eastern culture can be completely rooted in this land, even deep-rooted.
He can rule for more than a hundred years, and a hundred years is still a very long time, enough to cause earth-shaking changes in the living habits and worship culture of the people in a land.
So, I wrote the title. The cuneiform writing was slightly sloppy in Yu Zai’s hand.
"You are in a class, but you don't know where the class comes from and why it ends."
“The Transition from Slavery City-States to Slavery Empires, and the Collapse and Destruction of Slavery Empires.”
As soon as this title was written, everyone was surprised.
The priests began to look at each other. Apparently, what Yu Zai wanted to talk about had aroused their interest.
Enheduana's eyes were full of interest.
Priest Juanjuan's eyes widened. As long as the King of the East was a little unclear in his explanation, he would open the door to find trouble.
........
"...There are a total of 6,500 people in all temples, of which 3,500 are slaves. As the most powerful city-state, Lagash has a population of 100,000, leaving aside merchants and other Slaves, as well as pioneers from surrounding villages, there are only thirty-six thousand adult civilian free men who have settled locally. The number of slaves in the temple alone has reached one-tenth of the number of men in Lagash. .”
"...The increasing poverty of workers and the reduction of purchasing power have destroyed the commercial and handicraft economies. As a result, production has stagnated, grain shortages, financial constraints, and population reduction...the originally powerful city-states eventually declined. Become a small country with few people.”
"...One of the most important reforms of King Ulukakinagu is to restore the civilian status of some slaves. When they become free people, they have legitimate labor rights. They can engage in agriculture or handicrafts, saving A ruined economy...."
"...the bankruptcy of small farmers and the collapse of the city-state's economic foundation led to the destruction of the city-state itself and its replacement by latecomers..."
"...After the collapse of city-state slavery, it was replaced by the empire of slavery. This was the peak form of the development of slavery. The economic development of slavery was reflected in the growth of the country's material wealth. All the original systems It collapsed and was re-subjected to the new ruler, so an empire was born and the whole land was reshuffled."
"...But if we can make a peaceful transition and make positive changes, we can avoid the fate of collapse and reshuffle, and enter the autocratic period of the slave empire. At this time, there is only one most powerful king in the world. Internal defense turned into external expansion.”
"...And an empire is an extreme form of national development, the result and manifestation of various contradictions. The most effective way to resolve these contradictions is war! Therefore, a city-state or country in the embryonic form of an empire often behaves extremely Radical, flourishing internally, and powerful externally, but a large number of frequent wars will also make the empire prosper and decline. When the wars stop and the empire cannot plunder enough to quell social conflicts and interests, it will begin to decline."
...
"Snapped!"
Very soon!
The first person to raise his hand appears! But not the students, nor the slaves, but the scroll priest among the priests.
"Uh, what's your problem?"
Yu Zai was prepared to deal with the other party's difficulties, but the result was unexpected.
"You replaced the boards too quickly! I haven't finished copying yet!"
Priest Juanjuan was very unhappy!
The clay tablet in his hand had been turned over at some point, and he was quickly recording Yu Zai's words and part of his words on the clay tablet with nothing written on it.
From when the sun rises to when the sun is about to set.
Ruanzai slowly put down a wooden board and then stopped talking. At this time, no one in the entire class made any rebuttal. It would be better to say that the rebuttal did not exist from the beginning.
The faces of the priests kept changing between green and white, but the change time was not very long. Most of the time, they were writing on clay tablets. Ruzai was very happy that some of his words could be praised by these people. The noble priest with his head like a rooster listened.
In fact they had to listen.
Many things, including the temple's large-scale use of slaves and land sales, turned out to be important triggers of social conflicts. In the past, the temple land sales during the period of King Ulukakina reached their peak, which led to that In the great turmoil, the reform was forced to be suspended. The priests of the temple colluded with foreign enemies to open the door of the city-state, causing the king to fall from his position of honor.
Moreover, many of the things Yu Zai talks about are practical information, which is like deafening thunder in the ears of people of this era.
Just like the preface they saw before starting the lecture.
You are in a class, but you don’t know where the class comes from and why it ends.
The eyes of the priests have learned.
But there was a certain level of protest in my brain.
The hands have already begun to spin.
"I have learned these things, so can I deal with the riots and resistance of those slaves normally?"
A priest couldn't wait to ask, but Ruzai could only respond with an awkward but polite smile. Naturally, there were smart priests around him who shook their heads and sighed at him.
It's one thing to know, but many of society's problems cannot be solved if you know them.
And as members of the higher class, they can only watch the intensification of social conflicts without being able to alleviate or contain them. After all, there is no reason to spit out the meat that is eaten in the mouth, and the nobles do not have the same tempers. You If a piece of land is spit out, people will naturally fight for it, but in the end it will never be handed over to those untouchables and slaves.
Wealth always accumulates at the top and never flows below.
It's an amazing feeling to watch your own class reach its peak and then perish.
"That's all for my class today. It seems that everyone has no objections to my class."
"I am very grateful to everyone for coming here. As a king from a foreign country, I always feel a little out of place here."
"The last sentence, we have a proverb in the East, 'Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it.' Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it. When civil strife comes, the foreign enemy only needs a light punch to see A seemingly impenetrable defense will collapse in an instant.”
"I'm just telling you what will happen and the solution. You won't do it and can't do it. How can it be so easy to let go of things related to interests? Of course, I don't care about the ancient land of Lagash now. King Ya, full of confidence. I believe he will be carved on the clay tablets, side by side with Gilgamesh."
"In our land, this is called being famous in history and lasting forever."
After Yu Zai finished speaking, Enhaiduana was the first to react. She stood up and thanked Yu Zai:
"Umya! Thank you for your teaching!"
