Sunset.

Corner café outside the library.

Yang Fei rubbed his head slightly tiredly and looked at Jia Nian, Guo Dapang, Hao Zilong and Wu Zhihua. Although the work is leisurely, there are some trivial things, and flowing in the sea of books is also more energy-consuming, so I feel a little tired.

"Now we can talk about the Zhou Dynasty"

"Reading books about the Zhou Dynasty in the library today gives people the feeling that it is the cumbersome etiquette"

Jia Nian said to Yang Fei, and Guo Dapang and the others also nodded at the same time.

Looking at the expressions of the four people, Yang Fei smiled.

"Do you know why?"

"Maintain the unity of the Zhou Dynasty, and maintain people's hearts by turning over cumbersome and complicated rituals to determine the respect and inferiority of the people"

Hearing Jia Nian's reply, Yang Fei couldn't help but glance at it secretly, few people could give such a reply. Being able to perceive the four words of maintaining people's hearts has already proved that he is attentive.

Guo Dapang interjected.

"Even if it maintains people's hearts, the etiquette of the Zhou Dynasty is too cumbersome. I've read books about many people who have lost their country because they have taken the wrong position in major events such as festivals."

"Is there a close connection between the feudal system, the etiquette system, and the Ida system?"

Hao Zilong asked.

Yang Fei replied in a firm tone.

"Yes, to be precise, these systems existed only to solve the immediate problems of the time"

"Questions?"

Jia Nian vaguely seemed to sense something, and gradually fell into deep thought.

Looking at Jia Nian with a contemplative expression, Yang Fei organized his words in his heart, and began to sort out the known news of the Zhou Dynasty from the perspective he was standing on.

"The Zhou Dynasty took advantage of the emptiness of the main force of the Shang Dynasty to expedition and gather a group of princes to lead the army to destroy the Shang, and the Zhou Dynasty was not as good as the Shang in terms of strength, so they had to face two imminent problems"

"1. How to rule a kingdom far greater than oneself with a small strength"

"II. How to Establish Your Orthodox Status"

"It seems simple, but at the time, it was a difficult problem beyond imagination. First of all, the customs are different from place to place, and secondly, the weights and measures and languages are also different. There is also an even more fatal problem, that is, how to prove to the world that the replacement of Shang by Zhou is in line with heaven, and can only be replaced by Zhou, and not by other tribes."

"So the Zhou people put forward the Mandate of Heaven theory as quickly as possible, this point doesn't need to be explained too much, I think you all understand"

Yang Fei said to Guo Dapang and the others.

Jia Nian nodded, isn't the biggest theoretical support for the competition of heroes the Manifest Destiny that has lasted for thousands of years? If you lose your virtue, I can replace it, this is the unstoppable destiny of heaven.

"After the settlement of orthodoxy, we began to govern the country, but how should we rule effectively under the circumstances? Ask a very simple question, how do you get taxes up? How can this be done when there is no language barrier, confusion of weights and measures, or even non-existence? ”

Yang Fei asked the four of them, then stopped the topic and picked up the coffee and tasted it carefully. Proper thinking can make them have a deeper understanding of this matter, although they don't know why Jia Nian is in a hurry to understand the Zhou Dynasty, but it is obvious that this matter will help them.

The voice fell, and Guo Dapang said without thinking.

"What's so hard about that? It is collected according to the yield per mu and the percentage of personal income. 100 catties of grain will be collected 30 catties or 40 catties, and these can be adjusted accordingly according to the actual situation."

"Let's not say what they say, can you understand it, even if the words are smooth, then how can you explain it? What is a pound and what is its standard? If you can't collect the money, what can you do to support the people who work for you? And what to feed the army?"

Yang Fei asked Guo Dapang.

Jia Nian suddenly brightened up and blurted out.

"Enactment of the Ida system in the case of confusion of weights and measures or even none? All the output of the public land is owned by the government, which can effectively avoid these problems."

In addition, the division of feuds effectively saved the cost of rule, and the public land became the private property of the nobles, so they naturally did their best. It's just that in this way, there are new problems, the nobles have fiefs, they have the people, the wealth and the army, and it has become impossible to continue to rule by force, so the rites are born."

"Is it really possible to just rely on etiquette? Exactly how did they do it?"

Jia Nian's heart was filled with a trace of doubt, and he asked Yang Fei.

The voice fell in her ears, Yang Fei showed a surprised look, and looked at her in a daze.

"It's a good Jia Nian who hides it deeply"

"A hint for you"

"Clans"

"Clan?"

Jia Nian fell into deep thought, what kind of relationship did the clan have with Zhou Li? Are there many necessary connections between the two? Countless thoughts crossed his mind one by one, and after a while, he shook his head at Yang Fei.

The corners of her mouth were slightly upturned, and Yang Fei was a little proud.

"You are a daily use and you don't know it"

"Don't you find that in your daily life, there are still traces of Zhou Li? Respect and humility and estrangement of relatives, grandparents, grandparents, grandparents, aren't these titles all the legacy of the original? ”

"A nobleman who goes to a fief is not only the head of the fief, but also a leader and spiritual mentor"

"Similarly, why is Zhou Tianzi not like this? As long as you are the parents, leaders and spiritual teachers of the nobles, it is good, and the rites are born under such conditions. Once there is a middle level of aristocracy, then all this is not a problem. Because the nobles spoke the same language, it was possible to get taxes from the nobles."

"And you should have heard a word, the king of Chu has a thin waist, and he starves to death in the palace. The people are full of yearning for the life of the aristocracy, so the aristocratic language will also become the object of learning for everyone, so that the language barrier will disappear."

"Only when we are able to communicate with each other can we communicate with each other, and only then can we formulate and implement the system that goes with it."

"It's obviously an epoch-making problem, but it was cleverly solved by the Zhou people"

Yang Fei said that her heart was full of yearning, you must know that it was an era without iFi, and there were many difficulties in transportation and communication, but a huge country was born. The name is divided into feudal seals, but in fact, it is unified, and the princes are raised to protect the country and fight against the alien races.

Jia Nian also fell into deep thought, if he wanted to develop overseas in the Changhe Copy World, it was very similar to the situation that the Zhou Dynasty faced back then. It is obvious that we can learn from how to mobilize overseas manpower, material resources, and financial resources and carry out effective governance.

It's just that you still need to be cautious, after all, the situation in the Changhe Copy World is a bit special, and it is also slightly different from what the Zhou Dynasty faced in history, so it would be great if you could watch it up close.