There are one hill and eight buildings in the Northern Prefecture of the Eastern Jin Dynasty Chapter 5485 The leader is in power and his descendant Yan
Chapter 5485 The leader is in power and his descendant Yan
The ancestor said calmly: "Yes, the emergence of power is an important sign of the formation of private ownership, because power is to complete the division of labor of the country and tribe, to master these divisions of labor, to manage others, and to drive others. In
In the ancient tribes, they were leaders with military capabilities. When capturing prey and engaging in military conflicts, they used their own prestige to do these things."
"Because survival in the ancient times was difficult and human nature was relatively simple. In the daily battles for survival within the tribe, a leader who was obviously stronger than others would appear, making everyone willing to listen to his orders. With rich combat experience, they would survive
As time goes by, the older leaders are increasingly far away from the front lines of the battle, and can command their tribesmen to fight, just like the generals of later generations."
"Even if Liu Yu's physical strength and personal fighting ability are far inferior to those of his youth now, his understanding of war and command of the battlefield are extremely proficient. This is the same as the emergence of ancient military leaders.
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The black robe nodded and said sternly: "Yes, this kind of behavior of driving others forward while oneself stays behind is difficult to achieve unless the subordinates have enough trust. The power of the general comes from
Military law has the power of life and death. Even if you are asked to die, you must go, otherwise you will die under military law. In ancient times, if the orders of tribal leaders were not obeyed, what would be the price?"
The ancestor smiled slightly and said: "If you don't obey the order, you will be punished within the tribe first. For example, the tribesmen who are afraid of death and retreat will be assigned to the front line next time to rush to kill, or even take the initiative to kill."
Use it as bait to lure enemies or beasts into a trap. If you repeatedly
Those who run away for the first time will be driven out of the tribe and live in isolation. In the ancient times, such individuals who were separated from the tribe and collective could not survive at all, and would soon be eaten by tigers and wolves. Therefore, if they were driven out of the tribe,
It is no different from being sentenced to death, it is the most severe punishment."
Doupeng stuck out his tongue: "That is indeed too miserable. In fact, it is similar on the grassland now. If you are driven out of the tribe's independent tent, you will not survive for a few days, and you may be eaten by the wolves without any bones.
After all, human beings are weak individually. If they don't live in groups, they won't survive for a few days. In this way, this military leader has been the one and only person who determines the fate of life and death since the ancient times. And this kind of
Power will infinitely amplify people's greed and selfish desires."
The ancestor nodded: "Yes, these military leaders turned into tribal leaders, and gradually gained the power of life and death. From external wars, especially wars against other tribes, a lot of things can be taken back.
Male and female prisoners of war, the male prisoners will be cooked and slaughtered first, and later they will survive
They became slaves, while the female captives stayed in the tribe and became tribesmen, and also became tools for raising children. Military leaders could use their power to keep these women in large quantities for their own enjoyment. The so-called ancient emperors and that holy kings
There are hundreds of wives and concubines, and they are actually counted by these female prisoners."
"The more women there are, the more likely they will be pregnant with the leader's offspring. Ordinary tribesmen are monogamous, and may only have one or two children alive, and then they go to war as warriors of the tribe. After death, these
People will have no descendants, and the tribal leader has a steady stream of wives and concubines, which also means that there will be many descendants. In this way, sons will have sons again,
Children will have grandchildren, and their descendants will become more and more. Gradually, the entire tribe may be the descendants of this super ancestor, and other tribesmen will have no descendants. This is the terrible historical truth, the real private ownership tradition, in fact
The biggest impact is on future generations. Maybe all of us humans in the world originate from a few super ancestors."
The black robe sighed: "We were one family five hundred years ago. This is true. If we go further, five thousand years ago or fifty thousand years ago, maybe we all have the same ancestor. Forget it.
Regardless of such long-term events, did these super ancestors eventually become gods, emperors of heaven, and reach heaven?"
The ancestor shook his head: "I don't know about this. Maybe it is, maybe it is not. However, we will continue to talk about private ownership now. After having surplus products, the tribe disintegrated and separated into collectives composed of small families.
The leaders and rulers of this collective are the military chief and his descendants. Slowly, these descendants also became the nobles and clans of the tribe.
As a result, the tribe was further divided into different classes such as the warrior class, the priest class, the civilian class, and the slave class, which carried out different divisions of labor. The higher the status, the more family property, from cattle and sheep to
Slaves are this kind of property, which can allow these upper-class families to gradually break away from production and focus on war, and eventually become nobles and nobles."
Doupeng sighed: "This makes it clear. From ancient times to ancient times and then to the last three generations, Pre-Qin, this is the evolution process, from clusters to tribes, from tribes to city-states, and then from city-states to countries, from
When the country reaches the dynasty, human ambitions and desires, triggered by greed and selfish nature, continue to develop. From this
Driven by these ambitions, it leads to wars between countries. In any country, the ambitions and selfishness of the upper-class nobles are to seize the greatest power first, that is, to sit on the military leaders from ancient times to the pre-Qin Dynasty.
The Son of Heaven, and then the emperor after Qin, will be able to represent the herdsmen of heaven and control life and death in the world."
The black robe nodded: "So, this is caused by human selfishness and human nature, which cannot be changed. Ancestor, you helped us sort out the origin and process of human selfishness and greed, but wouldn't this be better?
It proves that regardless of their status, whether they are nobles or slaves, everyone who dreams about this power every day is selfish in nature, there is no difference, and Liu Yu cannot change this selfishness in human nature, so his unrealistic
Utopian dreams are doomed to fail."
The ancestor smiled slightly: "It sounds very reasonable, but after what I just said, didn't you hear one thing? That is, the entire development process of human beings can become more and more developed and advanced.
, from the ancient times when no one had enough to eat, to later on not only could we have enough food and clothing, but we could also have surplus food, raise livestock and poultry, and decide when to kill and eat again.” (End of Chapter)