Chapter 474: Dust to Dust, Dust to Dust
Since death is everyone's final way home, when there is really no way, there is only one way to face it calmly.
In the past few years, the groups that died in Huaxia were mainly concentrated in the nursing homes at the very edge of the urban unit.
Due to the special historical period of the Three Kingdoms, after death, thin burials are still advocated and funerals are simple.
Even the ruling class of some countries has changed the cumbersome etiquette system established in the pre-Qin era.
Some kings even made wills that the tombs would not build mounds of earth, plant trees, build sacrificial halls, build gardens around walls, and build roads with stone men and stone heads on both sides.
The thickness of the coffin can be maintained until the bones decay.
Paint, just three times on the seams.
Clothes and quilts, do not wear golden jade clothes, as long as they can be kept until the flesh decays.
Utensils, funeral items do not need gold, silver, copper and iron products, just use pottery.
The formation of this funeral custom is inseparable from the general social environment at that time.
The decline of the working population and the stagnation or even regression of the social productive forces simply could not support the extravagant style of burial and red tape of the pre-Qin era.
But in any case, the way of burial takes up a lot of land.
Especially in Huaxia City, where the population is extremely concentrated, if this kind of one-person-one-grave funeral method is not changed, it may be many years later, Yunmengze will face the dilemma of being surrounded by graves.
But judging from the history known to Wei Minsheng, because that world has been counted by Confucianism for thousands of years, a sacrificial concept has been formed that is difficult to reverse.
But "being in the ground" means not only to let the dead rest in peace, but also to make the living feel at ease.
In primitive societies, if a clansman died, his body was simply thrown into the wild.
Later, it was discovered that the remains of the tribesmen would be eaten by wild beasts, even if they were wrapped in straw mats, they would be picked open by wild beasts.
Later, it entered the coffin period, and the body was buried in the coffin to avoid the erosion of the natural environment to a certain extent.
During the Three Kingdoms period, which was almost the only feudal era in history that advocated thin burials, it was the most suitable era to change this unenvironmentally friendly funeral custom.
Funeral customs were not formed overnight, and if the Huaxia State directly intervened by means of administrative power, it might be able to be implemented smoothly.
After the death of those in the nursing home, there is nothing to worry about, but there is nothing.
But whether the old people who have a certain amount of assets will have some unrealistic ideas before they die is beyond the control of the Ministry of State-owned Assets.
Once someone makes a start, it may be the beginning of comparing themselves with each other.
"It's better to be blocked than to be sparse", this is the concept that Wei Minsheng has always instilled in the management department of Huaxia State.
Therefore, the guidance of the funeral system is best determined through debate.
As long as in the process of debate, add some real-world understanding and concepts of funeral methods, let them know the benefits of cremation and the disadvantages of burial, in order to consciously respond to the call of Huaxiaguo.
A notice issued by the Ministry of State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration once again attracted the attention of registered members of Huaxia State.
"After the Ministry of State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission has decided to implement a new funeral method in Huaxia.
All registered members of Huaxia can put forward their own opinions and suggestions on this. ”
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"The Ministry of State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration wants to implement a new funeral method?
But is there anything wrong with the current funeral method? ”
"Of course not!
In the past, in order to let the deceased rest in peace, they all paid attention to entering the earth for peace.
But if you look around this Huaxia City, there are hundreds of miles in radius, and there are fertile fields everywhere.
And with so many people living in Huaxia City, where can they find such a large piece of land to bury those who died? ”
"That is, the population living in Huaxia City has reached nearly one million now.
If all of them were buried, a hundred years from now, there would be millions of graves.
The building where everyone lives in our Huaxia City, is it possible that after they die, they will be buried layer by layer?
That's a lot of territory. ”
"The question is, if they are not buried in the earth, will they be hung up?"
"It is definitely impossible to hang up, but according to the information provided by the Ministry of State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, it can be seen that in addition to burial, there are some places that use other burial methods."
"What other ways to bury you? I haven't read the information, why don't you tell us about it? ”
This document records that in the far western regions, there were three kinds of funeral rites for them.
One is cremation, which is burned with accumulated salary; the second is water burial, sinking and drifting; The third is wild burial, abandoning the forest to feed animals.
In addition to these three types, there are also sky burials, sea burials, and tree burials.
Different conditions in different places produce different funeral customs. ”
"What do you say about that day burial, sea burial, and tree burial?"
"Celestial burial is similar to wild burial, except that the eagle is fed with its body.
Sea burial is also a type of water burial, but it is sunk into the sea and scattered.
In order not to be buried in the belly of the fish, most of them had to be cremated before scattering their ashes into the sea.
As for tree burials, there are different approaches.
Some are suspended in the mountains and forests, left to their natural weathering.
The second is to bury it under the tree after cremation, and use the buried stone plaque as a mark, or place the mark on the body of the tree to facilitate the future generations to pay tribute. ”
"This wild burial and sky burial are too infiltrating, and they will be eaten by birds and beasts after death.
I think it's better to bury it in the ground. ”
"Do you think there's any difference between being buried in the ground and being buried in the wild?
According to Hua Yitang's research, even if the body is buried in the ground, it will be eaten by countless things that are too small to be seen by the eyes.
The feeling of this ten thousand insects devouring the body seems to be worse than a wild burial. ”
"How do they know if they can't even see with their eyes?"
"They have a microscope from His Excellency the President.
This microscope is not simple, it can magnify what needs to be observed a hundred times, and even see what is in your blood.
It is precisely because of such artifacts that they will find those things that are not visible to the naked eye.
According to Hua Yitang's research, the best way to bury is cremation.
Life is a lifetime, life does not bring, death does not take away.
Even in the past, those generals and princes were extremely luxurious when they were buried, but the large number of treasures buried with them would also attract the patronage of tomb robbers.
Especially in the war at the end of the previous dynasty, some local armed forces stole a large number of tombs of emperors and nobles in order to raise military funds.
Even Cao Cao, the king of Wei Wu, personally led his soldiers to excavate the tomb of King Liang Xiao, broke the coffin and naked corpse, and took a little gold treasure.
In the army, there were even full-time tomb robber positions such as General Faqiu Zhonglang and Captain Mojin.
How many princes and nobles have been in the past dynasties, and how many people's graves can be well preserved.
So, I think cremation is the best way to bury, and it's better to return to nature than to be dug up by future generations.
Dust to dust, earth to earth, nurtured by the earth, and returned to the earth.
Come cleanly, go clean. ”