691、Social Transition Period (I)
Li Shimin didn't think that Tubo could pose a huge threat to himself, so he hoped that Jingwen could talk about his judgment. Although Li Shimin didn't think much of Tibet, he was cautious, so he had to listen carefully. And Jingwen naturally began to explain.
"Your Majesty, do you say that there is any difference between our China from the period of the Yan and Huang Emperors, to the later Xia, Shang and Zhou periods, and then to the Qin Dynasty when the world was dominated?" Jingwen asked.
Li Shimin frowned, obviously didn't know what Jingwen meant? According to the perception of ancient people, these are just a few dynasties, and there is no difference. But Jingwen actually said that these dynasties are different, and Li Shimin doesn't know where the specific differences are. At most, Li Shimin thinks that the family of the ruler is different, what difference can there be? And Li Shimin spread his hands and asked Jingwen to continue to explain what the differences are between these dynasties, and Li Shimin also wants to hear what Jingwen has to say.
"Your Majesty, if we start with the two emperors of Yan and Huang, that is, the period of the three emperors and the five emperors. At that time, in fact, various disasters were frequent, and the food in the land was not enough to produce. And when human beings are in danger, they will huddle together to fight disasters. This is true not only for humans, but also for animals. And one by one, that is, they have become a common society, which is produced and spent together, and each is a common society. And the leader is not a fixed family, and we now call it the Zen concession system. And in this period, in fact, it is what we call primitive society. And before the appearance of their current Zampu, the Tibetan society was a primitive society, which was equivalent to the period of our Yan and Huang Emperors. And they spent this primitive society, and they heard about thirty-two generations just from where they were Zampu. ”
"Primitive society?" Li Shimin somewhat agreed.
Jingwen then continued to explain, saying, "And then, the Xia Dynasty is another stage. Your Majesty, you should know that before the Xia Dynasty, the tribal leaders were all Zen concessions, which means that there was no complete monopoly of the position of the leader by one family. And now ......"
Jingwen looked at Li Shimin's reaction, and Li Shimin didn't seem to have any reaction, because he, the emperor, was also the representative of the world. And Li Shimin obviously knows all this, but he also knows about these historical stages but doesn't know why, and is still waiting for Jingwen to explain.
And Jingwen saw that Li Shimin had no special reaction, so he could only continue to explain: "Your Majesty, the Xia Dynasty is also a historical junction. He gained power from Xia Qi, and later consolidated his position through various wars, successfully making his family the hereditary head for a long time. And this era is the Xia Dynasty. And the emperor. Do you know why Xia Qi was able to successfully turn a public world into a family world? In this process, can you get the support of the vast majority of people? ”
The corners of Li Shimin's mouth twitched, obviously he didn't understand at all. But Li Shimin couldn't show his ignorance in front of his subordinates, so Li Shimin smiled and didn't say anything.
"In fact, the establishment of the Xia Dynasty represents the beginning of another era, that is, the age of slaves." Jingwen introduced.
"It's time for the Xia Dynasty. In fact, the pressure on our human life is not so great anymore. With the application of metal tools, and the progress of agricultural production, there is more and more food. In the case of abundant food and surplus. It will also be able to detach some people from production and be responsible for managing the people. And these people are the beginning of the officials. ”
The corners of Li Shimin's mouth twitched again, because isn't he, the emperor, the number one guy who doesn't work hard? But he didn't say anything. Just let Jingwen continue.
And there was a surplus of wealth, and it became the private property of some. As a result, private ownership was born, which changed the way everyone lived together in the past. The case of public ownership of consumption together. In the case of private ownership, slavery inevitably followed. And in the end, the whole country became privately owned. This is an irreversible trend that cannot be changed by one person. Therefore, the public world has become a family world, and this cannot be reversed at all. Unless, unless, someone wants to go back to a time when starvation could happen at any moment. ”
"Slavery began in the Xia Dynasty, and in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it began to disintegrate. Since the Shang Dynasty reform, it means that slavery has basically disappeared since then. And the people have really obtained private property, and everyone is working hard for their own private property, as well as their own hard work, becoming court officials and even obtaining knighthoods. This is also called the feudal era. In the feudal era, the king divided the vassal states in the early days, and the princes let the people work, and collected the grain other than the people's rations as their own. Later, the feudal system was dissolved, and they became land-owning scholars, and the scholars now actually replaced the princes of the past and became the de facto owners of the fiefs, living by collecting surplus grain from the peasants. And I, Datang, am actually still in the feudal era. ”
Li Shimin finally asked: "Is it interesting for you to talk to me about this?" What I want to hear is why you regard Tibet as your greatest enemy, and not anyone else. Other people are actually much stronger than Tibet, why are you staring at Tibet? You've been talking about it for so long, and you haven't had anything to do with Tibet. What exactly are you trying to say? ”
Jingwen immediately bowed and saluted, and said, "Your Majesty, what do you mean, don't you think that Tubo is very similar to our Chinese history?" ”
Li Shimin frowned, obviously not knowing where the things Jingwen said were the same. Li Shimin actually didn't really understand what Jingwen said just now, because this kind of thing is too profound and complicated, where can Li Shimin, an ancient person, understand casually? Therefore, Li Shimin obviously doesn't know the difference.
Li Shimin heard that the history of Tibet was somewhat similar to his own, and he immediately felt a little unhappy in his heart. In this era, the Chinese people are very proud and think that they are superior. But suddenly there is a people whose history is very similar to my own, and of course I feel very uncomfortable in my heart. Jingwen said that the Tibetan people were very similar to their own history, which made Li Shimin a little unhappy, because this made him feel that his national pride had been hit. However, Li Shimin also continued to listen to Jingwen's words, after all, Li Shimin was also a little interested. This process seems to be the birth of a nation, and Li Shimin doesn't know anything about this knowledge, so he also wants to hear how Jingwen explains the birth of this nation. (To be continued......)