The inheritance system is very important and can determine many things. Because whether you can inherit energy or not determines everyone's way of thinking.
Even in religion, the inheritance system is full of intrigues. There are many public cases about inheritance in Buddhism. The most famous one is that the Sixth Patriarch Huineng inherited the mantle. In the end, in order to avoid being hunted, he hid for ten years before he dared to come out to preach.
For the nobles, who gets the resources is a matter of life and death. And a stable inheritance system is also an advantage that the nobles strive for.
In Western Europe, the king also wanted to establish the primogeniture inheritance system, but it failed. The nobles did not agree, and the concubines did not agree. According to folklore, the Rothschild family has an primogeniture inheritance system. Usually the eldest son inherits all the property, and then the eldest son inherits all the property.
Throw the bastard abroad and open your own bank.
The eldest son inherited all the property and became a large clan, and then the concubine went out to start a small clan on his own. During the pioneering period, it was really appropriate for the eldest son to inherit everything and the concubine to go out and work hard.
But when there was no more land, the large sect represented by the eldest son became a thorn in the side of the small sect. At this time, the eldest son inherited everything, and the small sect had no way to make a living, so the following became the mainstream.
It is undeniable that eldest son inheritance is really suitable for expansion. Xiaozong was driven out to make a living on his own. As long as there was space, they would naturally develop crazily. Therefore, when the Zhou Dynasty was at its most lively, there were more than 140 vassal states, and there were many families in them.
The big and small ones are complicated.
But in the end, the push for grace was adopted, because the expansion of the land had ended, and there was no more land. If a new inheritance system was not proposed, the unrest would not stop. The push for grace finally appeared, but problems also arose.
, the family cannot be separated after the grace order is passed, and the family cannot be brought down by one generation, two representatives, and three generations. The nobles need new cohesion.
As a result, the imperial examination system has been widely accepted. As long as nobles hold official positions, there is still a way to unite. Moreover, position inheritance breaks down the boundaries of blood. Nobles can also marry among themselves to ensure that official positions are only passed down among a few large families.
Form a third-grade wealthy family.
In short, changes in the inheritance system will also change the thinking of those who control resources. Simply put, it is how those who already control resources should maintain their status while ensuring their own safety.
This is like a fantasy novel. A family has a strong foundation and many talents. How can the protagonist kill them? Generally speaking, the family will save the grandfather by killing the grandson, killing the son to save the grandfather, and finally the protagonist will kill them one by one, and
During this process, the protagonist has many adventures and constantly gains new powers.
The novel is a novel, so what is the reality? How can Xiao Zong defeat Da Zong head-on? Adventure is also needed. For example, Xiao Zong discovered iron ore on his land, quickly became rich, and surpassed Da Zong in strength. What if there is no adventure? Then he can only use
To defeat the superior, they used dishonorable means.
And even if there is an adventure, how can a small sect who has become a large sect face a small sect who has no adventure? It is impossible for a large sect to voluntarily hand over his resources. This is the same as suicide, so if you don't commit suicide, you can only be killed by him.
So the promotion of grace orders and the inspection and examination system went hand in hand, which finally solved the problem of the large clan. The large clan divided the resources, but there was still a way to maintain its status, that is, to be a filial son and a virtuous grandson, and to control official positions, so that the status would be stable.
When Xiaozong gets the family property, they can also work hard to be filial sons and have the same chance of being promoted.
Everyone is satisfied, the emperor gets talents, the large sects are protected, and the small sects get the resources to survive, a win-win-win situation.
Moreover, something as fictitious as an official position can break through the limitations of property and unite more people. In the past, you could have as many followers as you had property, but now you can break the upper limit and allow small sects with property to actively come closer.
Inheriting property is no longer the most important, inheriting official positions is the most important. They are no longer blood nobles, but family members. So the nine-level Zhongzheng system was established, but this isolation was useless. In the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the swords of poor families were also
Not bad at all.
So the era of imperial examinations came, and there was no way to inherit, but to take exams. However, due to the monopoly of knowledge, and the need for selection for the imperial examinations, most official positions were still in the hands of wealthy families. At this time, there were still many wealthy businessmen, but they were unable to participate.
Imperial examination.
But the monopoly of inherited positions has begun to decline.
Finally, in the Song Dynasty, the monopoly of the clans ended. Official positions were no longer inherited and monopolized by the clans, and poor families also had opportunities to fight for them. So the nobles and poor families merged to become scholar-bureaucrats. But at this time, the impact of the common people began again. Merchants who had money also wanted to take the imperial examination, and craftsmen
I want to take the imperial examination even if I can make money.
Of course, this cannot avoid the baptism of war...
The inheritance system is a kind of monopoly. The resources of the father can only be given to the eldest son, and others cannot get involved. However, with development, the things that can be inherited slowly disappear from the actual land, from land to official positions, and from official positions to
Develop a learning attitude.
All things are inferior except for those who study well. Although land and official positions cannot always be monopolized and inherited, the attitude towards learning can be passed down from generation to generation. This is because everyone believes that as long as you study well, you can get resources.
This is also the reason why some countries can accept happy education and some countries cannot.
The reason for accepting happy education is because the inheritance system has already monopolized resources, and it is useless to study well. The elite class has its own inheritance game, which has nothing to do with the common people. The reason for not accepting happy education is because many things cannot be monopolized through inheritance. These things
They are all targets for robbery.
It's not necessarily actual land and money, but something imaginary, something imaginary that can unite everyone.
These imaginary things have no specific owner and will not be inherited from father to son. Everyone can rob them through learning. Whoever robs them belongs to whom, and those who are capable will occupy them.
"So the most important thing is not a tangible thing, not land, not a position, but a virtual thing, a very abstract thing. An abstract thing that can attract everyone." Duran said.
Dinisha asked: "What is it?"
"I don't know either." Duran said, "Maybe it's abstraction itself."
Dinisha rolled her eyes at Duran and said: "Although land and positions cannot be inherited, as important resources for distribution, how can they not be important."
"I didn't say it's not important, I mean it's not the most important. Land can unite large and small sects, positions can unite rich and poor families, and heavenly principles can unite scholar-bureaucrats and common people, but land will be insufficient, positions have an upper limit, and heavenly principles will one day be defeated.
, only abstraction can unite everyone and cannot be defeated.”
"But you don't know what abstraction is."
"Tao can be Tao but not Tao, names can be names but not names, abstraction is ever-changing." Duran said seriously, but only got more blank looks from Dinisha.
"There are large sects and small sects, rich and poor families, scholar-bureaucrats and ordinary people. More and more people are joining the game. It is true that it cannot be maintained with ordinary ideas. But to be abstract, it is too abstract."
"It doesn't matter, anyway, Dahai has just reached a position between the big and small sects and the wealthy and humble families. Land and positions can still be passed down from generation to generation. The father is a doctor and the son is also a doctor. The father is a lawyer and the son is also a lawyer. The father is a politician and the son is also a politician. So.
If Ace and Wang Lufei don't propose a new inheritance system, it will be difficult for the sea to change."
The monopoly system of the aristocracy must be destroyed first, and then resources can be distributed.
The Duke of Zhou destroyed the relationship between brothers and sisters in the Yin and Shang Dynasties, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty destroyed the inheritance of the eldest son since the Zhou Dynasty. Of course, these inheritance laws are only for the powerful princes, and have little impact on ordinary families who can inherit as they like.
"If the inheritance law is revised, Weiwei will not be able to become the queen, and Moonlight Momonosuke will not be able to become a general. Many people will lose their original status. Even Ace will not be able to become the hereditary pirate king." Duran said: "
But Ace is indeed the best candidate. Just like Duke Zhou, he could have inherited his brother's throne, but he didn't and became a role model for the world. He could have been the Pirate King but didn't do it. Leading by example can promote the new inheritance system."
Dinisha also feels that now is indeed a good opportunity for reform. There is room for development and she can give it a try.