Each system is just a brief summary, followed by more policies and their drawbacks.
Gudiya listened to Yuzai's talk about these things all night long, and from time to time people would bring drinks and fruits in. He was so excited that he even asked many questions that had puzzled him for many years, and finally got the answers one by one.
Gudiya said: "I hope to combine all the advantages of these systems. Your eastern land should be like this too. Only by combining all the superior systems and combining their strengths can you rule so easily."
The vast land.”
"Of course, I still have doubts about that map, but if one day I am no longer the king, then I also want to follow Naboo's footsteps, browse the majestic Sun Mountains, and reach the paradise land in the east.
."
Yuzai was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly and warned:
"There is no eternal system, only societies that move over time, and it is even less possible to gather the superiority of all systems together, because the person who ultimately manages the people is the king and the ruler, no matter what the ruler is.
The pattern exists.”
"As long as people rule, the system will inevitably change. Nothing in the world will not decay. Even stones will be weathered, let alone people. A good system also needs good people to implement it."
"Even the king can be an arbitrary king, a divine king, a king of the people, a king elected by the parliament, or a puppet king chained by the nobles, or more likely a spy from another city-state.
Fake king."
"Who is the king benefiting from?"
"In the final analysis, the word king can be changed into any word, as long as the ruler stands in this position."
"So, when you find that social conflicts are getting increasingly intensified, you must carry out some reforms, and the reforms will touch some of the interests of the old rights faction. If you have powerful means to suppress them, then your reforms will be
If your methods fail to suppress them, or are even too intense and irritate them, your life may even be in danger."
"There is no price for assassination. After you die, everything you have done will be denied by them. The regicides will celebrate with their hats and toasts. Your death will not be mourned by anyone, including you.
Those who fight for rights and interests, because they have not yet received the benefits of rights and interests, you will die."
"So, when the current era requires change, choose your next policy carefully and carefully. Every time you make a policy change, you must think about whose interests it will involve?"
"It is easy to change a primitive tribe, and it is also easy to change a tribal state, because our systems are very crude. The change at this time is just an advanced system replacing a backward system. Everyone can live a good life. Everyone has no
Reasons for opposition, but it is somewhat difficult to change a stubborn and decadent slavery empire that has lasted for more than a hundred years, and even city-states like yours that have been derived and reorganized."
"Your nations are different from ours. We also had the era of nations in the past, but due to natural disasters, we were constantly adapting and changing, so we never had a fixed social model, just like a thick branch.
It is covered with thin branches, so it is naturally very easy to prune. However, the branch of yours is not very strong, but the branches are very strong. The main branch is weak and the trunk is strong, so it will definitely be difficult to prune."
"So, royal power is not eternal. Productivity and production methods are also important factors that determine social change. If you think about it carefully, what is the basis for the existence of nobility? Now the priests of the temple have the right to interpret the text, but
What would happen if I printed all our papers with your words and taught the common people and even slaves here to read?"
"When the power of interpretation of words does not lie in the hands of priests and nobles, even slaves who are imprisoned can recite the rules of the Lagash Code loudly. For example, slaves cannot be killed at will."
After Gudiya was stunned, he fell into a burst of lament and regret.
To put it simply, the productivity of Lagash is still very backward, it can even be said to be very backward, and the scope of control is what it is now. The influence of a main city-state, during the period of slavery, especially in the current dark age,
It is already remarkable that it can spread to more than a dozen cities and forty villages.
Then, he suddenly became serious and said to Concubine:
"I want to know the true meaning of being a king and what I should do."
"After listening to your explanation, I got a lot of inspiration, but I am also a little confused."
"My throne was also elected by others. Before that, I always thought that my methods could control those nobles. In fact, those nobles were indeed afraid of some of my actions, so they wanted me to become the king and made
They dare not interfere with many of the decisions made.”
"But now I understand, even if I haven't made a major reform like King Ulukakina, there are still fundamental conflicts and contradictions between me and the nobles, but now they are covered up and cannot break out, and there is no suitable time.
I thought that as long as I didn't reform or touch their core interests, we could live in peace and rule this land."
"But now that I think about it carefully, it is indeed the case. Royal power does not last forever. It only requires the existence of a king. No matter who the king is, the nobles may have similar methods, but they have not clearly realized this operation.
, but when they really start operating, it should be the beginning of the second chaos in Lagash and even all the surrounding city-states..."
"I don't want to be just an ordinary king, or be praised by future generations for his great achievements. I just have these forty villages. I want to be the true king of this land, like Gilgamesh, who will be praised by future generations.
Praise from generation to generation!"
"I want to ask you to be my Umia!"
Umia means the most learned person and the most prestigious teacher.
There is a school in Lagash.
The ancient Sumerians had education, but the purpose of this education was mainly to train scribes or clerks for the royal family and temples to serve the ruling class. In other words, all the "students" who graduated from these schools
Students" are all the "priest" class.
Gudiya expressed his desire to become a disciple, and was even willing to vacate a temple to serve as a permanent residence for Yuzai. Of course, Yuzai also told him that he would need to return to the east, which would probably cost
Two to three years, of course it could be faster...
The next time I set foot on this land again, it will be the time when the people of the East appear in Tianfang City, and the road from the East to get here will be completely opened...
However, the other party wanted to learn from his teacher, so Yuzai was very happy.
Instilling private goods starts with recruiting apprentices.