After every ten or twenty chapters, you can make some nonsense and treat it as a small history class.
In the late Northern Song Dynasty, "Brother" was already used to refer to brothers, but the word "Brother" was rarely used.
That is, the second child calls the eldest brother "big brother".
However, the eldest brother does not call the second brother "Second Brother", but "Second Brother". For convenience of writing, this book will use the term "Second Brother".
In the Tang Dynasty, "brother" could be used to address fathers, brothers, or even younger generations. For example, Xuanzong called his father "fourth brother" and his eldest son "eldest brother."
Used to refer to oneself, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty once called himself "brother" when talking to his son.
The "Laosheng" in the previous article is not a typo. It is also the self-proclaimed name of an older person, and its usage is similar to "Laoshen".
Let’s talk about the “xiangsi”. In the Five Dynasties and early Song Dynasty, it was called “shushou”, and in the middle of the Northern Song Dynasty, it was called “xiangshushou”. They were clerks who specially cooperated with Li Zheng to collect taxes. There was one in almost every village. They did not receive wages and had no establishment.
After Li Zheng and the head of household (similar to the chief of Baojia) were abolished, the "township clerk" was renamed "township secretary" and became the secretary-general of the county government. His main job was to assist the chief clerk in collecting taxes. His powers gradually expanded, and the chief clerk was no longer there.
When the time comes, you can arrange work on behalf of the chief clerk. It is also the "township secretary" who has the final say as to what class of household a common person's family is classified into.
However, although the "township secretary" has great power, it has never been formally established and is somewhat similar to senior external personnel.
"Asi" was renamed "Dianshi" in the middle of the Huizong Dynasty, but before Jingkang, it was used mixedly. In the Southern Song Dynasty, it was mainly called "Dianshi".
I used the word "big wedding" incorrectly and have changed it.