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When people become prosperous, they will want to show off. To put it more simply, they just want to share their joy with fellow villagers. It would be very uncomfortable to show off in another modern way.
On the way back to his hometown, Wei Tao discovered that he was not the only one to get a holiday. The people accompanying him were basically those who had been promoted and were not directly under the army for the time being.
Because they are in similar situations, people traveling together will have the same topics to talk about, and if they talk too much, they will inevitably become friends.
"More than 80% of them are people without a good ancestor, and they have reached their current status through their own efforts." Wei Tao felt that he had discovered some secret.
It's not a guess that because they don't have a good ancestor, they were not assigned troops after being promoted.
Everyone's background is not good, it can even be said that it is very poor, but they can change their destiny through hard work, which undoubtedly shows that background in the original country is not the only key.
The secret that Wei Tao guessed was that the state intended for them to be high-profile and become role models for countless people, attracting more people to join in the journey of struggle to change their own destiny.
Why do we always emphasize family background? All because without Zhiyao opening up channels for advancement and without a good ancestor, no matter how much effort you put in, you may not be able to get anything in return.
To put it bluntly, it is nothing more than the solidification of class, where pedigree is more important than ability, so that it is of no use even having ability without a good background.
Is there such a thing as having status regardless of one's birth? If you search throughout the Spring and Autumn Period, you may not be able to count them all on ten fingers. An incident that happened in the Qin State broke the illusion of countless people.
What happened to the Qin State? Baili Xi, who was purchased by Qin Mugong with five sheepskins, was valued and appointed. Baili Xi showed great ability and made countless contributions to Qin Mu Gong and the Qin State. However, Baili Xi got
The fate of one becoming a burial object.
Of course, according to the customs of the time, it was an honor to be able to compensate the monarch, but those who were buried with him probably wanted to live more, and countless people did not want to be buried at all.
Bailixi was pitied just because he showed his talent. There simply cannot be too many "martyrs" without leaving a single name.
The idea of human sacrifice has been popular for who knows how many years, and regardless of how many years it has been popular, it is undoubtedly a bad habit.
The first vassal state to abolish human sacrifice was the Jin State. There was no noble explanation, it was just out of consideration for preserving labor force.
Now, also in the Jin region, the Zhi family has opened up channels for advancement and adheres to the policy of clear rewards and punishments. As long as the original country continues to implement such a policy, why worry about not being able to prosper?
Wei Tao received a grand welcome when he returned to his hometown. Not only the local governor came out of the city to greet him, but there were also hundreds of people watching.
"Congratulations to the doctor on your return!"
Everyone likes to be flattered, so Wei Tao naturally refused to leave, and instantly felt that her efforts were not in vain.
Zhichi is the governor of Pingyang, and he is sincerely happy that a noble person has appeared in the area under his jurisdiction.
How should I put it? Which local official doesn’t like talents coming out of his jurisdiction? Just a teaching achievement can add a lot to his resume.
"The house has been arranged properly, and the servants are in place. The doctor will go home first, or will he accompany him to check the fields?" Chichi asked.
Wei Tao's eyes moved from the crowd to Zhichi, and said: "Look at the fields first." After saying that, he ordered his entourage to throw coins to the crowd, and then took out some of the food he had prepared before to share.
Your destiny has been changed, and you are full of joy and share it with others. There may not have been a means of sharing before, but later it became available in the original country.
Take a look at what Zhiyao has prepared for everyone who has been promoted to a noble rank. Not to mention the rest, one of them is coins.
Of course Zhiyao wants to formulate monetary policy, but there are too many flaws, such as insufficient copper, silver, and gold. Even if a mature monetary system is established, the implementation troubles will not be too much.
The current transaction is basically a kind of barter, and the number of times currency is used is very small.
The original country has begun to use bad gold instead of US dollars. How can we accumulate more copper reserves? The progressive monetary policy of copper, silver, and gold may not be suitable for the time being. We must start to strengthen the concept of currency first.
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Therefore, in the early days, those who were promoted to nobility were prompted to return to their hometowns and throw away money, which gradually became a custom of sharing happiness.
As for bringing food to share? This habit has existed since ancient times.
With the help of Zhichi, Wei Tao identified the acres of land under his own name. There were more than 3,000 acres in total, scattered in five locations on the outskirts of "Pingyang".
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"If the doctor has relatives in other places, he can move them here; if he needs to be subordinated, he can inform the government office in advance every year."
Wei Tao, who came from a very low background, had no relatives of the same blood. At the same time, he was not married and therefore did not have his wife's natal family.
Currently, as long as you have a high status, you will basically have some slaves in your name.
One thing you must know is that slaves are different from servants.
Slaves are no different from animals and are used to do all kinds of rough work. In terms of treatment, they can only be said to be able to survive.
Although the status of servants is low, they function as tools and are equally subject to life and death, but their treatment is definitely better than that of slaves.
Of course Wei Tao had slaves under his name. He had been promoted several times and accumulated more than 30 slaves. The number was not enough to support the manpower required for the production of 3,000 acres of land.
So, what Chimochi said refers to a system in the original country. The country has official slaves, and private individuals can rent slaves from the public to work.
"You are the governor of the city." Wei Tao was satisfied but not insane. Where politeness was needed, etiquette was indispensable.
In fact, people like them who have just changed their destiny will try their best to show self-restraint and follow the behavior of the old aristocrats.
Later, Wei Tao was led to his house in the city, and after looking around, he felt satisfied.
The Yuan Kingdom continued part of the system of Zhou rites, including which status had which privileges. If the social class was not enough, it was strictly prohibited to exceed it. This included the issue of which titles and houses should be lived in.
Wei Tao, who became a Chinese doctor, was qualified to own a house covering an area of about 20 acres, and he was also qualified to build a pavilion.
What is a pavilion? Simply put, it is a building with more than two floors, usually two or three floors.
Twenty acres of land in the city is not considered too small. In addition to houses for living, some buildings for other purposes can also appear, leaving land to set up yards for exercise, and some space to grow vegetables or
Raise poultry.
Wei Tao summoned a group of servants without waiting for Zhichi to leave.
There is only one reason for doing this. Look at them one by one as soon as possible. If you encounter any servants you don't like, ask for a replacement quickly while Chimochi is present.
As the organizer of the entire process, Chimochi would not be stupid enough to deliberately disgust a person who had just been promoted to a noble title.
Regardless of whether Zhichi is a Zhi family, the Zhi family is a family with a long history and a large number of members. Not every member of the Zhi family lives a happy life, and there is no shortage of people among them who want to make progress.
The background is there. In addition to the background, there is also the opportunity to establish merit. Most of the credits don't just appear, but doesn't it involve having a wide enough network of contacts?
Changing a servant is a trivial matter with just one sentence. Chichi and Wei Tao have no enmity, so do they need to refuse?
Before reaching adulthood, Wei Tao's biggest wish was to have a house that could protect her from the wind and rain without having to be afraid of other savages or attacks from others. After the Wei Kingdom was annexed by the Zhi family, Wei Tao's wish became to have a piece of land in her father's name.
Land that can be cultivated; when he becomes an adult, Wei Tao's new wish is to join the army and use his own efforts to become a master.
Now, Wei Tao, who has achieved the goal of becoming a human master, stays alone in the courtyard in the dead of night, listening to the chirping of insects, looking at the sky full of stars, looking for the next goal in life.
"I want to marry a noblewoman, not a new nobleman, but an old nobleman!"
If it were not difficult to buy books in the original country, the newly promoted nobles would be eager to deepen their family's heritage, that is, to collect some carriers of knowledge.
Marrying a wife? Wei Tao found out the next day that she didn’t have to worry about this matter.
The day after Wei Taorong returned to his hometown, several families sent people to inquire about the marriage situation, and one by one expressed their willingness to get married.
What are you doing? It's just that the old nobles can't stop Zhiyao from promulgating any national policies, from excluding new nobles to wanting to deepen their family's heritage through marriage.
Wei Tao, who was troubled by happiness, went through many choices, but none of the old nobles from the original Wei Kingdom took a fancy to him, so he chose the Cheng family from Jin.
The Cheng family? It’s the Cheng family, one of the Zhi family’s small sects.
"Being born in the original country and marrying a woman named Ji are two great things!" Wei Tao couldn't be more satisfied.
The term "born in the original country" has only been used in recent years. The reason is of course that it has spread that one can change one's own destiny through hard work in the original country, and large numbers of people have left their hometowns and defected to the original country in groups.
This kind of large-scale spontaneous migration only happened once in history. In the original version of history, Shang Yang implemented reforms in the Qin State and announced to the world the policy of "land to the tiller", which attracted people from all over the world to defect to the Qin State.
The current Li Shu people who defected to their original country would still be assigned to cultivate the land, but the land did not belong to them, and they could only retain 50% of their labor.
Do you think tax collection is very heavy? That’s because you don’t know that after Shang Yang’s reform, the Qin State once reached a tax of seven out of ten, but usually maintained a tax of four out of ten. This is still a sophisticated tax collection method, and more inhumane things happened in the six countries, such as
No rations were left for the people at all, and everything was collected.
In order to share the joy, Wei Tao thought of some examples he heard in the army and decided to hold running-water banquets in houses and streets, where anyone could come and eat regardless of their status. This was a new way of life in the original country.
Everyone knew from the government propaganda that there was a Wei Tao who had relied on military merit and promotion to become a noble. At the same time, they felt envious. Some of the people who had thrown coins praised him, and those who later went to eat at the flowing water banquet were even more embarrassed to say bad things.
Not only has Wei Tao's reputation been established, but with him serving as a role model in this area, many people have a more intuitive goal to strive for...