Chapter 138: Su Ye's Insight
"We're interested." Keldon Road.
Su Ye thought for a while and said: "First of all, the current class distribution in Athens is very uneven, it can be said that there are only two layers, nobles and commoners, as for slaves, I also want to say a lot, but in addition to debt slaves, foreign slaves are not in the scope of discussion. In other words, only the aristocracy held power. As a result, mages and warriors who continue to grow through their own efforts do not have much power and power, even if they reach the golden level. ”
"With the frequency of war, these low- and middle-level magicians and warriors became the main force influencing Athens, and these people amassed enough wealth through war, plunder, hunting, exploration, and so on. However, we find that the contribution of the aristocracy to the war, to the city-state, is getting lower and lower. Under the influence of one and the other, the middle and low-level people will inevitably accumulate considerable resentment and demand. If these people's needs could not be met, Athens would be in chaos. Even if they are as strong as the nobles, they must compromise, they cannot kill all the commoners and leave a world of pure nobles. ”
The crowd nodded slightly.
"Secondly, the form of the city-state is different from the form of the state. Our Athens is very big, but after all, it is a city-state, and they are all people who live in a city. Persia is different, Persia is an empire, their cities are like grains of wheat sprinkled on the ground, endless, the destruction of any city will not affect the overall situation, so the upper class will not care about the lower class people. The city of Athens is different, even the destruction of a neighborhood will shake every Athenian. ”
This form of city-state, not counting slaves, was destined to make the citizens of Athens think that the gap between people was not particularly large, and that they would not worship the king of Persia as a god, as in Persia. And there are all kinds of differences between the city-state and the state, such as population, such as disaster resistance, etc., etc., all of which force the upper class not to ignore the interests of the common people. ”
Fast praised: "This angle is very unique and incisive! ”
Keldon and Nedel nodded their heads in succession.
"The third point is about culture and living conditions. Even if it is a demigod family, there is no such thing as a permanent one-man family......"
Su Ye said five points one after another, and at the same time hid some radical views.
"That mysterious organization didn't invite you, what a mistake on their part." Fast sighed.
"So, how do you think Solon will reform?" Nedle.
Su Ye is very cautious on the contrary, although the reform of Solon of Blue Star is very famous, it is impossible for Solon here to use the same reform method.
Solon's reforms in ancient Greece restored the citizens' assemblies that had existed, and then created the Council of the Four Hundred, the Citizens' Jury, the change of the law, and the establishment of a new class.
Before Solon, ancient Greece was divided into classes according to blood, and after the reform, classes were divided according to the possession of property, and according to the annual income, they were divided into five hundred wheat ranks, knight ranks, ox yoke classes, and day servant classes.
It is clear that the Athens of this world is more about power than wealth.
Su Ye said: "It is not surprising that Solon will break the secondary class of nobles and commoners and add new classes, maybe one or two. For example, between the commoners and the nobility, create a 'knightly class', so that these people have power similar to that of the nobility. Or, reinstate the citizens' assemblies that had existed in the past, so that some Athenian citizens would also be eligible to participate in the administration of Athens. I feel that, in order to gain support, Solon will abolish debt slavery, after all, it is cruel for the citizens of Athens to be forced into slavery because they owe money. However, Solon probably didn't have the energy to care about the foreign slaves. ”
"There's something surprising about your thoughts." Keldon Road.
"It's hard to say." Naidel Tract.
Fast sighed and said, "I really want to snatch you directly into the army now and use the power of the army to train you." It's a pity that I can't delay you, Plato's Academy is the best place for you to grow. ”
"General, do you completely believe Su Ye's nonsense?" Keldon was surprised.
Fast said: "Don't underestimate this young man. Because, not long ago, General Micthiades also said that Athens needed a new middle class, and that Athens might also restore the citizens' assembly, and even said that debt slavery should also be abolished. At the time, I only thought that he was feeling, but today I realized what he should have seen and expressed his opinion. Two people, almost coincide. ”
"I'm sorry General, I made a mistake." Keldon didn't dare to talk back to Fast, because Fast's hatred was more than anything else.
Fast's expression became pleasant, he patted Su Ye on the shoulder, and said, "I will definitely tell General Mitead about today's events, and he will definitely like you very much." It's a pity that your rank is too low, grow up quickly, Athens needs you! ”
Keldon suddenly noticed that the salad for dinner tonight seemed to have too much lemon juice, and he was sour from his stomach to his mouth.
He had never seen General Fast praise a man like this, and so young.
"General, you've won the prize. But one thing you're right about is that I'm too young to build up my strength. Su Ye said.
When they reached the mountain gate, the carriage entered the street next to it, found a place to stop, and several people got out of the car and walked to the municipal square.
By this time, the Municipal Square was already crowded, and tens of thousands of Athenian citizens had come here, and the number of them was increasing.
In the Municipal Square and on the nearby roads, many magicians are constantly releasing suspended light, making it seem like daylight.
Su Ye even saw that many civilians were running here in tears.
As the flow of people continued to move forward, Su Ye and the others finally arrived at the municipal square.
In the deepest part of the municipal square, on a makeshift wooden platform, an old man in a white robe stood.
The old man only had a golden collar around his neck, and he didn't wear a magic beard megaphone, but every word he said could be heard throughout the city.
Su Ye looked at the man from a distance, recalled the information about Solon on the previous road, and found that Solon was actually only forty or fifty years old, but he looked close to sixty years old.
Perhaps Solon's appearance was very vicissitudes, and when he said those words, it was even more convincing.
Solon was thinner than expected, his eye sockets were slightly inverted, his yellow-brown skin was a little loose, he was not tall and mighty, but his voice was full of power, and his eyes were full of passion.
Solon's eyes seemed to reflect the light of all Greece.
Perhaps, it was his gaze that illuminated all of Greece.
At this time, Solon began to announce some of his political claims.
"I think that the greatest injustice, the greatest evil, the greatest darkness of Athens is the negation of effort! A person who has worked hard all his life to become a golden mage or a golden warrior may still be treated like a dog by the nobles! How ridiculous! ”
"These warriors and magicians, fighting the Persians, fighting the monsters, their bones are scattered all over Greece, and what about the nobles? Sit at home and enjoy the services of slaves, and those slaves may well have the families of the fallen martyrs! What an injustice! ”
"I think Athens needs a new class, a class that recognizes effort, a class that is fair, a class that the nobility cannot trample on casually!"