Later, Lu Wu figured out that he himself might not be named to go to the battlefield, but the family must send a samurai to wait for dispatch.

It is now the Spring and Autumn Period, and the situation is really different from that of the Han, Tang, Song, and Ming dynasties.

And it's in the Jin Kingdom!

However, if you are a nobleman, you cannot simply rely on the status of a nobleman to enjoy, and you must bear the corresponding obligations and responsibilities.

The samurai who are attached to themselves and the subjects of the territory are first and foremost heavy responsibilities that hang on the nobles.

Fish and meat people? It's just that people run away.

The subjects ran to complain, and some of the nobles were willing to stand up and uphold justice.

Fish-meat samurai class? There are many nobles in the Jin Kingdom who were killed by their own samurai.

Now it is spring and autumn, and the monarchs who died in assassination are unknown.

Therefore, you really can't die easily.

As for taxes, as a member of the state, everyone should pay them, but the aristocracy has a large output and bears more.

It was an honor for a nobleman to be called up by the state to participate in the war, and it was also a way to establish merit.

Subjects and freedmen who want to go to war and serve their country do not have the privilege of doing so.

The so-called free people are either ancestors (nobles) or descendants of samurai, and they are the so-called "countrymen".

Slaves, on the other hand, had a greater chance of going to war than subjects or freedmen, but they usually did some manual labor.

Take slaves as cannon fodder?

The Jin Kingdom was a militaristic state, where the aristocracy cherished the opportunity to make a contribution, and the samurai needed to kill their enemies to prove their worth, gain spoils, and climb to higher ranks.

Those who can go to the battlefield are professional "war machines", that is, groups that specialize in training killing skills in peacetime.

At present, the various countries in the pan-Chinese cultural circle, except for the Qin State in the west and the Chu State in the south, are still fighting a kind of gentlemen's war, that is, agreeing on a place and then opening films to each other.

If you don't want to fight, you can lose half by surrendering.

Nobles who are captured will enjoy the treatment that nobles should have, and they can also redeem themselves by paying a ransom.

Unless it is a war to destroy the country, or a battle to attack and defend the city, the war not only makes the women go away, but the free people and slaves are basically not qualified to participate in the war.

Freemen and slaves, however, had to endure the pain of defeat.

For example, raising taxes, or being taken captive, or even people being treated as spoils of war; Slaves were given to the victors as compensation.

Of course, the state of Chu does not consider itself a part of the Chinese cultural circle now, and they proudly say that they are barbarians.

Lu Wu popularized the "common sense" of this era from the elders of the family, and once again rejoiced that his soul had penetrated a nobleman.

Even as a minor nobleman.

The sun rises and sets, and another night of mosquito bites in my sleep passes.

When Lu Wu woke up, he immediately stretched out his hand to itch the place, and when he opened his eyes, he saw a thatched roof.

Freshen up?

Teeth are cleaned with resilient plant leaves (usually willow branches) and hands.

If you want to clean your mouth with salt, you don't need any salt.

Toothpaste, that's not available at all.

Wash your face with water, wipe it with a kudzu cloth, and a set of grooming will be completed.

Since he knew that in addition to paying taxes, he also needed to send samurai to fight, so it was necessary for Lü Wu to find out how many samurai there were in his family.

Now he doesn't know that in fact, the nobles' taxes are only paid, that is, they send troops, including going to obey orders in person, not paying money or food.

He didn't know anything about these before, but he had seen one or two samurai, but he didn't know how many samurai the family had.

He didn't use the method of knocking on the side, and when he was eating the morning food, he directly asked the elder family on the side.

The old man of the family was not suspicious, and even relieved Lu Wu to ask, and replied directly: "Lord, there are eight warriors available, three of them are old soldiers, and the rest are light soldiers." ”

The so-called veterans are infantry who have already participated in the war, and they generally have their own weapons.

Light soldiers are people who are unable to bring their own armor and weapons, not any type of army.

They were a group attached to the Lü Wu family, in Western parlance, knights and the like.

When Lu Wu heard that some warriors didn't even have weapons, he didn't think it was reliable.

He asked, "How many samurai do you need to send?" ”

The elder replied again: "Fifteen." ”

Four big words flashed in Lu Wu's mind: Waterfack?!

In this case, the family does not even have enough samurai to recruit?

He wanted to ask a lot of questions, but he endured it.

Half a month is enough to observe a lot of things.

This family didn't mention it before, but it is obviously still declining in Lu Wu's generation.

Having received hints from the higher nobles, the old grandmother has been worried lately, apparently trying to figure out a way.

Lu Wu's first thought was to choose from among the slaves, but when he thought about it, he felt that it was a little inappropriate.

After all, if the slave was suitable, the old grandmother could not have thought of it.

The old man hesitated and said, "Lord, you may be able to transport the pottery to the village sellers." ”

Lu Wu knows the Spring and Autumn Period, but he also knows the Spring and Autumn Period, and he also knows some historical celebrities and major historical events.

Social customs, laws, and relationships, including how the aristocracy should socialize, all need to be learned.

As a result, he didn't know that he wanted to sell something, and he couldn't just sell it.

For example, the elder of the family proposes to transport the pottery to the next village to sell, and if the village is the feudal domain of a nobleman, the rights and interests of the nobleman are violated without negotiation, and some blood is required if there is negotiation.

Lu Wu confirmed a little from the proposal of the old family, the old grandmother was short of money, and she was so short that she had no scruples.

And the reason why the old grandmother is in dire need of money, judging from the current situation, is that she needs money to hire samurai.

Some families are so dilapidated that they can't afford to support the samurai, and they will break away from that family and become ownerless samurai.

At the same time, some samurai have no family to attach to, and they have lost everything they have, and will become wandering samurai.

The above two types of samurai, they are very willing to be hired for a short period of time, and there are nobles...... Especially if the big nobles want to take it in, they can't ask for it.

After coming to this conclusion, Lu Wu had a new consciousness.

Either the aristocratic ...... of this era, or the nobles of the Jin State were self-disciplined, or the cost of sending people in the form of fooling would be very high.

After talking with the elders, Lu Wu decided to go to the back house.

The rise and fall of a family can be seen in many ways.

The Spring and Autumn period was not without a way to enjoy, where to live, what to eat, how many slaves, and so on can reflect the actual situation of a family.

Lu Wu hadn't paid much attention to the large livestock at home before.

This time when he came to the back house, he deliberately observed.

First of all, the two horses in the stable are not very good at first glance and are not very well cared for.

The five cows in the pen looked very healthy and were clearly well cared for.

But there were less than twenty sheep, and there were no flocks of chickens and ducks.

Lu Wu also specially counted the slaves working in the back mansion, the number of old and young combined was eighteen.

He walked through all the quarters as if he were wandering, and counted twenty-six servants.

When he first crossed over, he still wondered how he was a nobleman, why didn't he have a girl who warmed the bed, sleeping, getting up, freshening up, and eating...... Anyway, there is no one to serve, and it doesn't seem aristocratic at all.

And after knowing something, and then observing it, the conclusion will be very obvious.

The cattle used for labor were carefully cared for, but the horses were like that.

The dignified head of the family, the minor nobles are also nobles, but there are no special servants to serve.

Everything shows that this family is really broken.

Other than that.

Now there is no contract for part-time work, and if you say you are a servant, you are actually a slave.

Samurai had their own families, and they usually lived in their own homes except for errands.

They have their own slaves to do all sorts of things.

The Jin Kingdom had carried out reforms and implemented the national policy of integrating soldiers and peasants, but the samurai still did not do farm work except for spring sowing and autumn harvest.

Therefore, the main occupation of the samurai is to do something related to violence.

After a targeted observation, Lu Wu returned to his room.

He originally thought that since he was a nobleman, how could he be the first and second ancestor.

Outcome?

The first is that the current situation of the family does not allow it, and then it is necessary to pay the responsibilities and obligations that a nobleman should have.

If you don't take good care of your people, they won't be able to produce anything if they run away, and your family won't be able to provide for them.

The samurai are the force that continues the existence of the family and the basis for satisfying the country's conscription.

A family can't even produce the samurai that it should have, and the end of waiting is to be taken back the title.

"Need to find a way to make money!" Lu Wu used to make pottery just to improve his life, and it was only incidental to make money. When he learned about some new situations, his mentality became urgent, and he thought: "If you don't fulfill your obligations and can't bear your responsibilities, being a nobleman now doesn't mean that you will always be a nobleman." And if you want to complete those, you urgently need money at this stage! ”

In the Spring and Autumn Period, money was not everything.

But in all times, no money is never.

Bite?

Blowing glass?

Or winemaking?

Or perfume?

Or do you want to get catering?

Lu Wu thought about some of the things that his peers had done according to his current situation.

He made a list of projects in his mind, and then cut out the ones that could not be completed in the short term, leaving only one that he felt was the most reliable.

"If you go to a big city to engage in catering, you need a ...... store" Lu Wu felt that his family couldn't come up with the money to buy a store, so he changed his mind: "Is it illegal to set up a roadside stall?" ”

Stir-frying was not available until the Song Dynasty, but the pan did not appear.

Lu Wu already knows that iron smelting technology has appeared in this era, and it may not pass the test when used to make weapons, and ...... to build an iron pot, it is not to create any kitchen utensils, and it should not be difficult to make a few iron pots?

There aren't too many spices, so you can start with the recipe.

Even if you just put some stir-fried vegetables and stir-fry all kinds of meat, isn't it more delicious than boiled meat and barbecued meat?

"Soy milk fritters, okay?" Lu Wu went to the warehouse to see that there were all kinds of beans, and there were a lot of them. There is also some wheat, and it is easy to buy it if you want to. He had an idea, but his face was very sad, and he thought: "There is a stone mill now, and grinding beans and wheat is not a problem. The key is special oil! ”

Now there are no peanuts, and don't think about synthetic oils.

Fatty meat boiled oil, fish boiled oil, the cost is super large.

All in all, no matter what kind of oil it is, it's ridiculously expensive!

Fortunately, there are a lot of beans at home, very much.

And all kinds of beans are now collectively called soybeans, which are actually the staple food of most people nowadays.

Rice? It is not cost-effective to grow in the north, basically no one grows it, and wheat is also grown if you want refined grain.

There are barley and wheat in the north, and now there is pasta, but fermentation has not yet been invented, so pasta is a hard thing.

Lu Wu began to ruffle his hair, and muttered in a low voice of pain: "Get a fried fritters, I still have to refine soybean oil first?!" ”

Of course, he also had to get the dough fermented.

And this is the Spring and Autumn Era.