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Chapter 7 Inevitability

The major affairs of the country are about sacrifices and military affairs. Even small sacrifices have various rules. This requires Yun Yao’s teacher to arrange the positions according to their respective levels.

The first one was naturally Yun Yao who inherited the baron, and then Shuzai because he was a sergeant, then the teacher, he was a sergeant, finally the dogman and the carman, they were corporals, and finally the savages.

The baron is the lowest-level nobleman with titles, and the scholar is the lowest-level technical nobleman who cannot inherit without titles. Even if Yunyao has no ability, as long as he has the title of baron, he is more noble than the scholar. The scholar must rely on his ability to make a living and must have skills. If a Chinese want to become a scholar, the easiest way is to work for the Duke of the State and become a civil servant, and he can learn a skill and eat public food.

If a Chinese person does not become a civil servant but is just a craftsman like a blacksmith, then serving the Duke of the country is a scholar, and serving ordinary people is a Chinese person.

Of course, the title of aristocrat cannot be inherited infinitely. If aristocrats have a group of sons, it is impossible for each son to have a title, so it will be divided into major and minor clans. Major clans are the eldest sons who inherit the title of aristocrat, and minor clans are the second sons and concubines. These people who have no inheritance rights will become scholars, or even Chinese people.

Therefore, the scholar class is very special, it is the upward channel for the Chinese people and the downward channel for the nobles. The Western Zhou Dynasty's taxi were divided into three levels: upper, middle, and lower. Generally speaking, they could command ordinary Chinese people or slaves as scholars.

Unfortunately, the four soldiers on Yunyao's side were all miserable commanders, and fortunately they were responsible for few things.

However, during the sacrifice, they also brought their families and put on good clothes and were uniform. On the contrary, Yun Yao's dress seemed too casual and not rough.

Fortunately, everyone understands that Yunyao is still growing, so it is impossible to really tailor-made clothes, otherwise she will not be able to wear them next year, which is a waste. She also knows that Yunyao has no father or mother, so she generously accepts her casualness.

The last one of the sacrificial people was the savages. They had just integrated into the Western Zhou civilization and had not had much time. They were all local buns who had never entered the city. They were not allowed to leave the fief. Unless there was someone accompanying them, the outcome would be very miserable.

The job of the savages is to farm. There are 96 savages in Yunyao, who are the main labor force in these twenty well fields. They are all pale and thin, but they are extremely pious during the sacrifice because they hope for a good harvest more than anyone else. Some people wear animal skins, some wear linen cloth, and their clothes are messy, and they don’t comb their hair. Everyone has a bird’s nest on their heads, which is indeed like an uncivilized savage.

Yunyao did not have the ability to make everyone full, because she could not increase the income of the land. All she could do was store her extra grain and take it out to help them when they were not paid, so as not to starve to death.

So even if Yunyao knew that they were not full, they could do nothing, because if she took out all the food, then their fiefs would not be able to deal with the crisis. In this era, they rely on the heavens to make a living and the ground to make a living, with little output. Ordinary people have no life but only survive.

The sacrificial platform is a small pile of soil, which is piled up at midnight. It is placed on it with an old table table with earthenware bowls containing sacrificial millet and clear water, as well as sliced ​​dried fish. Finally, there is an empty bowl.

Everyone else stood under the small mound, only Yunyao stood on the mound,

Since he was presiding for the sacrifice, he naturally had to recite the lyrics. When the dog offered two chickens, cut his throat, and filled the empty bowl with chicken blood. When the chicken was twitching, Yunyao raised his hands and began to pray: "The sky is above, bless the Zhu family to have good weather, a good harvest in the year, and the thick soil is below, bless the Zhu family to be safe and healthy, Emperor Shennong is above, bless the Zhu family to have prosperity. The heaven and earth have spirits, worship all directions, gods and ghosts have spirits, and are vast and powerful."

"Kneel down!" After Yunyao finished speaking the sacrifice, Shuzai also roared and solemnly led everyone to kneel down.

Yunyao picked up the chicken blood pottery bowl, dipped it with his fingers and sprinkled it on the kneeling person. He drank the rain and dew, as if God's kindness had been integrated into the bowl of chicken blood and dispersed, and the kindness would spread throughout the land.

"Kneel down!" You have to kneel three times, and Yunyao also has to sprinkle chicken blood three times.

"Kneel to Shennong!"

The sprinkling of a bowl of chicken blood is not over yet. Next, we have to make a fire and burn the sacrifices. It is a pity that Yunyao wants to eat them. Unfortunately, the 100 people present would never agree to Yunyao doing such a traitor. Since it is a sacrifice to heaven, it will naturally burn it to God. They believe that the sacrifice will turn into ashes and float to the sky, and God will accept it.

The entire sacrificial ceremony will be truly over when the sacrifices are burned and the ashes are poured into the public fields.

Next, farmers distribute farm tools and seeds, and then start planning farming. Yun Yao accompanied him, which basically puts a day's workload. Because they have experience, they mainly need to pay attention to planting public fields first and then private fields. That's it.

At noon, Yunyao asked Shuzai's wife to cook dried fish rice. This time it was not porridge, but the water was low and the rice was high. Several scholars gathered together to accompany the farmers to have dinner and chat.

Everyone has a table table and implements a separate meal system.

The farmers brought some fresh news.

The State of Lu was granted to Zhou Gongdan, which was the younger brother of King Wu of Zhou. However, the monarch was not in Lu, but served as an official in Zhou and assisted the government. Now the State of Lu was the son of Zhou Gong, the person saved by Yunyao's father back then, that is, the son of Lu.

Because the king of Lu was the founder of the Zhou rituals, the implementation of the Zhou rituals was always very effective in the Lu rituals. If Yun Yao inherited the title a little later, she was afraid that she would face the system of eldest son and would never be able to get the title again.

Archaeological discoveries have found that starting from the Western Zhou Dynasty, fewer and fewer bronzes have been recorded in women, which indirectly proves that the status of women is getting lower and lower.

"Gongsun has started learning the Six Arts and will definitely participate in the Summer Shooting Ceremony this summer." The farmer said, indeed Bagua is human nature, and the affairs of Bagua's king's family are the entertainment of the people. The title of the king is the duke, the duke's son is the prince, and the grandson is Gongsun.

The Chinese people have a high status these days. After all, the monarch also needs the Chinese people to control the vast territory. There is no Confucian concept of the later generations as a ruler, minister, father, son, and son. Nowadays, everyone is working together in business together. If you have a good leader, we will follow you. If you have a bad leader, you can go to other countries.

The savages are not allowed to leave the land, but the Chinese are free and go wherever they want. If the Chinese are to stay in their own country for help, the king must be humble and respect the Chinese.

Without the concept of loyalty, it depends on whether you are happy when you do things.

Shooting ceremony, which is an archery competition, is also a collective activity. It is precisely because there is no concept of loyalty that a large number of collective activities are needed to increase cohesion, so that everyone can gain a sense of belonging in collective activities and be willing to stay on this land to work.

Therefore, collective activities are not a waste of money, but are very necessary.

Besides, many social concepts will become more and more concrete and mature in collective activities. If everyone is busy doing their own things and does not participate in collective activities, then the development of civilization will slow down.

"Is Du Niang willing to attend the ejaculation ceremony? There will definitely be a matchmaker present at that time. Maybe I can choose a husband for you." Shu Zai said it very directly. Everyone is so straightforward these days.

The history of matchmakers is so long, and the official matchmakers specifically solve marriage problems for older single men and women in the country.

Everyone takes it for granted about marriage and reproduction, so they all think that Yunyao is already in the grade and can find a man.
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