Chapter 306: The Aristocratic System
The changes in the outside world could not affect the development of the Chinese Empire, the second year of Xinghua was coming to an end, and another year was about to pass, and the living standards of the people of the empire had made considerable progress, which could be said to be living and working in peace and contentment, and there were more and more rich people in the empire. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
The annual National Day is approaching, a day of national celebration, and as the day approaches, the hearts of a small part of the empire become more and more excited.
There is a news circulating in the upper echelons of the empire from Dragon City that the emperor will be canonized as nobles, and the credibility is very high, maybe they will also be canonized as nobles, even if they are given the lowest noble title, it is a big surprise.
Yan Xueyi's canonization of nobles is true, this matter has been prepared when the Chinese Empire was founded, originally canonized nobles on this year's National Day, but this year's National Day will have a big military parade, and there will be a military rank ceremony, and the matter of canonizing nobles will be delayed, but the delay of a year will also make the aristocratic system of the Chinese Empire more perfect.
Throughout the ages, there have been two classes in society, one is the plebeian class, and the other is the privileged class, the privileged class is the ruler and the noble, the ruler is supreme, and the aristocracy enjoys countless privileges.
Some people often say that "everyone is equal", in fact, the privileged class has never disappeared, since the privileged class has never disappeared, it is better to list the privileged class and enjoy the admiration of ordinary people, but it is also necessary to leave a path for ordinary people to become a privileged class, so that ordinary people can work hard, otherwise it is very likely to make the country chaotic.
There are five main types of aristocratic titles in the Chinese Empire, from the largest to the smallest: duke, marquis, earl, viscount, and baron.
Seeing these five titles, often makes people think of the British aristocratic system, the Chinese Empire will certainly not copy the British aristocratic system, the male aristocratic system of the prince and uncle is unique to China, some Chinese will these five titles and the British title, in fact, the two are different.
In the ancient Zhou Dynasty in China, there was already a system of princes and princes and male aristocrats, all of whom were hereditary, and the fiefs were all called the state, and the ruling power was exercised in the feudal country.
Some subsequent dynasties also used the system of male aristocracy, and the Manchu Dynasty also used it.
The Chinese Empire inherited the culture of the Chinese nation and also used the system of male aristocracy of princes and princes.
There are five types of aristocratic systems according to titles, but the aristocratic system can also be divided according to the inheritance system, which are: first-class hereditary replacement, second-class hereditary demotion, and third-class lifelong system. (e.g. being made a 2nd Viscount)
Hereditary succession means that the number of hereditary successions is indefinite, and the inheritor inherits the original title of the inherited; Hereditary descent is a limited number of hereditary successions, and each time the inherition occurs, the inheritor can only inherit a title one level lower than the original title of the inherited, and when he is a baron, he will be removed from the noble title and become an ordinary person; Tenure means that the title is not hereditary.
At the same time, there is a word "blood", only people who are related to the two can inherit the title, the father to the son, if there are no descendants, then to the brothers, if there are no brothers, you can also pass on the descendants of the brothers, and women cannot be crowned nobles for the time being.
The third class and the fifth order, this is the aristocratic system of the Chinese Empire, for some big families, a third-class duke can't even catch up with a first-class baron, as long as the descendants do not make any big mistakes, a hereditary first-class baron can make a family survive, and the third-class duke, once he dies, the title disappears, and the future of his family is unknown.
There are many privileges of the nobility, such as the nobility has a fortune, the punishment for violating the law is reduced to a certain extent according to the title (the number of reductions is limited, if the crime is extremely heinous, the crime is reduced), and the royal mansion is given, etc.
The third-class and fifth-rank were only the main part of the aristocratic system of the Chinese Empire, and above the third-class and fifth-rank there were princes and princesses, which were used to canonize the emperor's sons and daughters.
There are also nobles and lords below the third and fifth ranks.
Scholars and lords are both honorary nobles, and they are barons, nobles, lords, and citizens according to their ranks.
The scholar clan is an honorary noble title that belongs to the exclusive military personnel, all lieutenants and school officers can be included in the scholar clan, the scholar clan has certain privileges, but less than the baron, as a soldier, they protect the family and defend the country, have certain privileges, is in line with, and the military with the rank of general will be awarded the real noble title.
There is a big difference between the lord and the nobleman, although both are honorary nobles, but the lord does not have any privileges, and like the citizen, if you want to say that the lord is special, there is only the title of "lord" such an honorary nobleman.
Lord is an honorary title specially set up for the rich, rich people want to get the title of Lord without any privileges, need to spend 100,000 Chinese dollars, 50,000 Chinese dollars for the construction of public facilities, 50,000 Chinese dollars for charity, so that you can apply to the Lord House for the title of Lord, the application may not be successful, if the rich have violated the law, exploited the hired workers, etc., and the reputation is insufficient, the Lord House will reject the application.
100,000 Chinese dollars is only a temporary cost, and as the number of wealthy people increases, the lord also has to "raise the price" and limit the number of lords.
Xunguiyuan is the establishment of the Chinese Empire, specifically responsible for the nobles, by the royal family, in addition to Yan Xueyi to confer the title of baron or above, the rest of the things related to the title are in charge of the Xunguiyuan, Xunguiyuan is actually also the place where Yan Xueyi places the elderly in the family, and they are responsible for the operation of the Xunguiyuan, which can make the outside world believe in the Xunguiyuan.
It is not a simple matter to become a true nobleman of the third and fifth ranks, and this is for all citizens of the empire, including the children of nobles.
Anyone has the opportunity to become a nobleman, not only the descendants of the nobles can become nobles, as long as the citizens of the empire have made enough contributions to the empire, they can become nobles, and even the rich spend enough money on the construction of public facilities and charity, and then the Xunguiyuan will further review it, and it is also possible that Yan Xueyi can be canonized as a real nobleman.
Perhaps a person who was canonized as an aristocracy was just a sanitation worker, or a teacher, or a salesman, of course, the most likely to be canonized as a nobleman is a soldier, as long as the military rank of a soldier reaches a certain level, he can become a nobleman, and below the military is a government official, and a soldier or official is the channel most likely to become a nobleman, and this has been the case throughout the ages, both of which serve the ruler and work for the country.
Below the military and officials is probably the scientist, an invention of a scientist, as long as it is of great use to the empire, the scientist is very likely to be canonized as a nobleman.
The aristocratic system of the Chinese Empire has been perfected, and ordinary people also have a direction to improve, and anyone may become a member of the future aristocracy, and in order to become a nobleman, I don't know how many people will work harder.