570. Chapter 570: The Kings of the Indians
That is, William won the victory without any doubt, and at the same time that he could conquer the entire steppe, he had already obtained enough information in Zoroaster and gathered enough allies in the diplomatic fleet, again. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info This time, their target, is Indy.
A land of haunting wealth, densely populated and economically developed, it is also the source of many spices. At the same time, the most frustrating point is his neutral system, although from the perspective of the native Indians, this system is too backward and anachronistic, in this world, the worst thing for a country is class solidification, class solidification will make the people of a country lose the motivation to move forward, will make everyone become "quiet and peaceful".
For the vast majority of countries in the world, especially in the Middle Ages, the class solidification of a country usually occurs at the end of the dynasty, that is, when the dynasty is about to collapse, in this case, the lower classes of commoners who feel desperate and have no hope will stand up against this solidified society and state. Break everything and return to chaos. A group of people who adhered to the princely general Xiangning had a kind of rapid rise, a large number of people died, and the contradiction of class solidification was resolved.
But this periodic law, this spirit of resistance and struggle, seems to be completely absent from the genes of the Indians. On the other hand, Indy, a semi-enclosed peninsula, presents a different kind of cyclical law, that is, the cycle of being invaded, enslaved, and replaced by the object of enslavement.
There are very few of their dynasties, and it can be said that very few have collapsed on their own, from the bottom up. The vast majority of dynasties in Indy collapsed because of foreign invaders, and the vast majority of them came from Zoroaster.
These Zoroastrians, and of course some Crescent invaders, established a series of dynasties and sultanates in the northern, northwestern, and central parts of Indy.
Usually, they are at their most powerful when they invade Indy. But after intermarriage with the natives, as well as cultural assimilation, and more importantly, when these guys accept the caste system, they will quickly become corrupt and degenerate at a speed unimaginable to ordinary people.
Because the caste system is the most corrupting thing in the world. Especially those intruders, the high-level, upper-level guys. These guys will be surprised to find that because they belong to the upper castes, they can get everything as a matter of course, and the lower castes obey them, believe in them, worship them, are as serious as slaves, are obedient and loyal as dogs.
These guys have absolutely no idea what opposition means. These guys also don't know what rebellion is at all, these guys are submissive, these guys believe in reincarnation. Believe that suffering in this life will lead to happiness in the next. In this case, their reign can last almost forever -
Until another group of new invaders who have not yet accepted the caste system appears, and then conquers them, along with the guys before them.
But even if it is, it doesn't seem to be anything. Because the old conquerors are not in power, they still belong to the high caste, and the surviving guys can still be like the original conquered high caste guys, happily squeezed, squeezed, but equally happy low-caste guys.
That's it, eternity, eternity, eternity, eternity. Every once in a while, a group of powerful and savage invaders will enter the area and conquer them all, but when you think about it, these things don't seem too important or too difficult to accept.
For the low-caste guys, just continue to be submissive. They don't care who rules over them, what kind of people they are. In fact, there are hundreds of different peoples throughout the subcontinent. These peoples are not integrated, and in fact they do not need to be integrated, they just believe in two things, the first is caste and the second is the faith of Hindiism, and then there is no problem.
As for ethnicity or something, it is secondary in front of caste, and there is no need to care about such things at all.
The caste system, or also known as the Indycaster system
It was the most typical and rigid hierarchy in the ancient world.
Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Shudras
The four levels have strict rules in terms of status, rights, occupations, obligations, etc.:
The first estate of Brahmins was mainly a monk-aristocracy with the privilege of interpreting religious scriptures and offering sacrifices to the gods;
The second estate, the Kshatriyas, were the military and administrative aristocracy, who had the privilege of collecting various taxes;
The third estate, the Vaishyas, were the free common class of the Aryans, who were engaged in farming, herding, fishing, hunting, etc., and had no political privileges, and had to provide for the first two classes in the form of alms and taxes;
The fourth class of Shudras were overwhelmingly subjugated, non-Aryan people who practiced farming, animal husbandry, fishing, hunting, and occupations that were considered lowly at the time.
At the same time, many sub-castes (or sub-castes, sub-castes) were derived from various castes, which in turn led to more branches.
In addition to the four castes, there is also a group of people who are excluded from the caste, the so-called "unacceptable untouchables", also known as "Dalits". They have the lowest social status and are the most discriminated against. Caste is hereditary and not easy to change. Social status and economic status are mostly related to caste.
The caste system is centered around the Brahmins and divides into a number of occupation-based endogamous groups, known as castes. The castes are divided into sub-castes according to the region in which they live, and within these sub-castes they are divided into many sub-castes according to the settlements in which they live.
These castes were eventually divided into exogamous clans, and in this way they were integrated into a social system scattered throughout the Indian subcontinent. Therefore, the caste system encompasses the vast majority of groups in Indian society and is closely related to the Indian social system, cosmology, religion and interpersonal relations, and can be said to be the most important social system and norm in traditional India.
This system led to the complete solidification of the class composition throughout the Indy, and even of the occupations - although theoretically divided into four major castes, there were also strict divisions between the castes, such as the plebeian class, stonemasons, carpenters, blacksmiths, peasants, fishermen, woodcutters, etc., all of which were castes. There is no intermarriage between castes, and there is no conversion.
This situation has made the whole Indy region cohesive and ossified, and the society has completely become lifeless.
That is, as long as this system continues to exist for one day, then the region will continue to sink. ”
After a field trip to the region, William's envoy, Franz Jr., lamented that after graduating from university and having studied sociology and ethnology, although it was the first time he had contact with the customs and customs of the Indy region, he quickly saw the most important items.
He has a sharp mind, clear logic, and a very strong ability to learn. Perhaps it is because of this that William will push this young and excessive person to the position of the chief envoy of the ocean-going fleet. And for the trust of the emperor.
"There won't be any future for this area. After thinking about these things, Franz Jr. made this judgment. At the same time, I feel extremely pitiful and pathetic for the people living in this area.
At the same time, he thought of his own homeland, the empire ruled by the Hereford family, thousands of miles away, and his current policies reflected the open-mindedness and pragmatism of Wilhelm von Hereford.
Under William's promotion, the class barriers have never been as relaxed as they are today. Various reward mechanisms, as well as various policies of meritocracy, ensure that people from any background, as long as they work hard enough and have enough ingenuity, can be reused and change their fate.
When he was in his own country, Franz Jr. only felt lucky and grateful for William's appreciation. Even though I feel very happy, I think my country's system is superior or something. But he didn't feel it so deeply, but after the fleet arrived in Indy, and then after a field trip, he had a comparison object, and he felt the difference deeply.
Therefore, happiness is all comparative. Although this sentence is not entirely true, there is some truth to it. As it is now, Franz Jr. has gone from being relatively proud to being extremely proud, and at the same time has a huge disdain for the Indians.
But thinking about it carefully, he figured out one more thing, that is, the caste system of Indy, which may be a very bad thing for the native Indians, but for other countries outside of Indy, it is unparalleled luck.
This region is densely populated and rich in resources, while at the same time producing an astonishing amount of food. It can be said that it is a very promising region, and once there are heroes and heroes who unify the entire Indy region, then this country can become one of the top powers in the world in an instant.
However, the caste system ruled out this possibility, and the Indy could not really rise for a day if it did not solve the caste system. The caste system, which is very convenient, has also had an excellent effect on foreign invaders and colonizers ruling the region.
"As long as the caste system is maintained here, it can be supported by all the people of India, and the top will not care about a strong person and they will jointly exploit the wealth of the Indian underclass, and the low-caste guys will naturally not care about being exploited by the strong. This is simply the best colony that God has given the Empire!"
The thought that the wealth, wealth, and submissive people here could soon become a stepping stone to the empire made little Franz very excited.
Anyone with a modicum of common sense can imagine what the Empire would have achieved next if it had turned the whole of Indy into a colony of the Empire. At the same time, Franz Jr. also understood that if he could make a meritorious contribution in the process of colonizing India by the Empire, then he would be a hero of the whole empire, wealth, glory, high officials, and everything that aspiring young people wanted was beckoning to him.
When he thought of this, he was rightfully excited.