Athens, which was the same era as Qingji, can be described as democratic

It's the "Golden Age". However, Qingji would never be stupid enough to abandon his martial arts and hand over the legislative power to the scholars of Wu State.

Qingji knows, and if you listen to it, it will be clear, and if you listen to it, it will be dark, so you can put the matter of recompiling the "Book of Laws" and improving the construction of the rule of law in Wu State on the bright side, so that the scholars can discuss it.

Even, Qingji temporarily gave it to the scholars of the Jixia School Palace, allowing them to vote on some legal provisions...... It's just an illusion!

In the end, it was the monarch or Qingji who made the decision. Qingji can be operated in the dark. At this time, Qingji was in the Zide Palace, meeting Li Ke, Zeng Shen, Zuo Qiu Ming and Gongzi Xun, and these four people shined in this debate in the Jixia School Palace.

Therefore, it is necessary for Qingji to consider promoting them so that they can make the best use of their talents. However, among these four people, only Li Ke decided to take the position, and the rest of Zuo Qiu Ming, Zeng Shen, and Gongzi were trained

On the grounds of "lack of knowledge and limited ability", he politely rejected the olive branch thrown by Qingji. Other people are just like that, even Gongzi Xun is like this, it is conceivable that they really think that their skills have not been practiced at home.

In this regard, Qingji only felt a little regretful.

"The king, the grass people have a reluctant request, and please fulfill the king!" Zeng Shen bowed to Qingji on the throne and saluted.

"But it doesn't hurt to say it."

"The grass people heard that there are many countries and tribes in the West, and there are civilizations that are different from those of China, so they yearn for it. The grass people want to travel west and study in the West, but they are shy in their pockets, and I don't know if the king can fund one or two? Zeng Shen said quite embarrassedly.

Zeng Shen's father, Zeng Dian, is the internal history of Zhisu, equivalent to the modern Minister of Finance, who is in charge of Wu's money bag, and his life is quite passable, but he is not rich.

To be honest, with Wu Guo's system of maintaining honesty and honesty, and Zeng Dian as the ruler of Su Nei's history for many years, it is enough to make the Zeng family rich and noble, but Zeng Dian is a law-abiding, honest and honest person.

If there is a famine year in some counties, Zeng Dian often takes the initiative to donate his property to express his gratitude.

As a result, Zeng Dian's family property was only enough, and he had no savings. Zeng Shen wanted to study in the West, this idea has been around for a long time, but unfortunately Zeng Dian will not sponsor him, and he has no ability to sponsor him.

"Zeng Shen, how old are you this year?"

"Back to the king, the grass people will be twenty-three after the New Year."

"Twenty-three years old, not too young." Qingji said meaningfully: "At your age, your father has already begun to become an official of my Dawu and start a family. Why are you still reluctant to settle down? ”

"King, you can't win your ambition." Zeng Shen smiled bitterly and said: "Everyone has their own ambitions. The grass people are not without the heart of talent, but they are shallow in their talents, and I am afraid they can't take on great responsibilities. ”

"What are your ambitions?"

"I am willing to be a capable minister who rules the world!" Qingji glanced at Zeng Shen very appreciatively, and said with a pleasant smile: "Whatever! The capable minister who rules the world will be the three princes and nine ministers! ”

"Zeng Shen, you can be like your father, starting from a young age. As long as you want, the widow can let you go out for a county magistrate, or an official residence to consult the doctor, how about it? Zeng Shen shook his head and said, "King, the grass people are not here. ”

"So ambitious?"

"Don't dare." Zeng Shen sighed and said: "King, there is no end to learning, a person's knowledge cannot be limited, it is necessary to broaden one's knowledge." ”

"The grass people want to be the Great Wu and want to explore a new way of governing the country for the king." Hearing this, Qingji narrowed his eyes and asked, "A new way of governing the country?" What do you want? Could it be that in my Dawu, in my Huaxia, there is no way you want to govern the country? ”

"Don't dare to say. However, three years ago, the grass people met a Westerner from the Athenian city-state in Jinling, and the grass people hit him off at first sight and had a good conversation. Zeng Shen said slowly: "I heard that about a hundred years ago, there was an archon named Solon in Athens, and he divided citizens into four classes according to the amount of wealth, and those who had more property had higher rank and greater power. ”

"The citizens' assembly becomes the highest organ of power, and citizens of all levels can participate. He also established a Council of 400 members, and the first three levels of citizens could be elected. Reforms such as the establishment of citizens' jury courts and the abolition of debt slavery were also established. ”

"After Solon, another consul, Christine, who built on Solon's reforms, once again instituted social reforms."

"Athens was divided into ten regional tribes to replace the four clans of the past, and the Council of Five Hundred replaced the Council of Four Hundred, which was founded by Solon, making it the most important state administration in Athens."

"Cristheni also created the Council of the Ten Generals, which was composed of one from each tribe and took turns commanding the army and playing a major role in politics." Christini?

For this person, Qing Ji knows a little about it. Solon had been dead for many years, but Cristini was in the same era as Kyungji.

Cristini belonged to the cursed family of Alchimaeon. He is known for his consulship in 510 BC and the beginning of the reform of the political apparatus of Athens, establishing it on the foundations of democracy.

His maternal grandfather was Cristhenine of Sicuon, the tyrant, and his parents were Meccles and Agaliste.

Because the Athenian form of government has the characteristics of sovereignty in the people, elections by lot, and rotational governance. But democracy at this time was not sufficient, especially

The main reason is that the legal qualifications for property are still valid, and the political power of third- and fourth-class citizens is still restricted, and they can only attend citizens' assemblies and cannot hold high-ranking official positions.

So, at this time, the democracy of Athens was not yet fully established. It was not until later during the period of Perikles as chief general that Athenian democracy reached its peak and became known as the Athenian democratic

The "Golden Age" ...... It is worth mentioning that Perikles is still a teenager of twelve or thirteen years old.

For the Athenians so-called

"Democracy" is scoffed at. As the later Aristotle commented on the Athenian city-state: some people were born destined to obey, others were born destined to rule.

Men are born superior, and women are inferior, with the former ruling over others and the latter governing others.

"Bold!" Gongzi Xun glared at Zeng Shen and said, "Zeng Shen, how dare you have such thoughts?" ”

"The Athenians had no king, no father, and were deviant, and their so-called 'democracy' was a great rebellion. Could it be that you still want to refer to the so-called democracy of the Athenians to advocate this kind of change in my Great Wu? Hearing this, Zeng Shen was taken aback, and hurriedly said, "Don't dare, don't dare." ”

"I just think that the democracy of the Athenians has a certain preferability."

"For example, the king today allowed the scholars of the Jixia School Palace to vote on legislation and spread it widely. This also belongs to the democratic community. "As a superior person, the supreme Wu Wang Qingji is quite repulsive

"Democracy". However, it can bring an illusion to people all over the world. Democracy? It's pure. At least the times are not changing so fast, time has changed, even if the speed of cultural development of Wu is too fast, under the education of traditional loyalty to the monarch and patriotism, the scholars will not carry out

"Democracy".

"The king, the grass people also want to go to the West with Zeng Shen, and ask the king to fund one or two." At this time, Zuo Qiu Ming also stood up.