I watched Er Chuang’s short video, and everything went numb!

[Once, Octavian started a political struggle as Caesar's successor and eventually won. ]

[The Roman Republic became the Roman Empire in a real sense, and Octavian became the absolute dictator of the empire. ]

[His status was completely unshakable during his lifetime. ]

[Although the process of his seizure of power was very cunning and bloody, Rome gained 40 years of peace and prosperity after the concentration of power. ]

[The stable development of the commercial economy, especially the slave economy, made the lives of Roman citizens more and more prosperous. ]

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The plane of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

A hint of admiration flashed in Liu Che's eyes.

He had already watched Octavian's related deeds in detail in the previous video.

He recognized this extremely calm, decisive, and Western emperor who judged everything based on interests and was not affected by emotions.

What a pity.

This person was born many years later than him, otherwise he would be very interested in fighting with him.

This life.

After he learned the true structure of the world, he would not stop at the Western Regions.

The Han Dynasty, conquer more places!

Ambition emerged in Liu Che's eyes.

He vaguely remembered that the Roman consul of his time seemed to be named Marius. This person carried out the military reform of Rome and was also a famous leader of Rome.

Having such an opponent, Liu Che felt that it was not bad.

……

[However, when life is good, there are more desires. ]

[Endless desires will inevitably change and create new contradictions. ]

[So, what changes did the stable Rome undergo 2,000 years ago? ]

[The changes that occurred in society at the beginning, from the perspective of today's values, are actually not bad. 】

[For example, Rome during the aristocratic republic period was a very thorough feudal patriarchy. 】

[Wives and children were almost regarded as the personal property of the head of the family, and the power of life and death was completely controlled by the head of the family. 】

[Family members could be imprisoned, sent to do hard labor, or even sold as slaves at will by the head of the family. 】

[Even if the son became a high-ranking official in a government department, his father or grandfather, as long as he was the legal head of the family, still had the right to kill him at will. 】

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“This…”

Many ancient people in all dynasties were deeply shocked.

Although ancient China was actually a patriarchal society, it was also a feudal patriarchy.

The head of the family held enormous family power.

It was okay to beat and scold at will, but it was not okay to kill at will.

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Qin Shihuang frowned.

Such arbitrary killing of women was strictly prohibited in the Qin Dynasty.

According to the Qin Law, "If you kill a child without authorization, you will be tattooed and forced to work as a city pounder", which means carving words on your face, and men will build city walls and women will work as rice pounders.

And they will have to work for the rest of their lives.

……

【However, after the expansion of Rome, the commodity economy, especially the slave economy, developed rapidly and began to change this situation. 】

【Absolute patriarchy is a system that only serves family agricultural production. 】

【So when the proportion of commerce began to rise, the system would inevitably be shaken. 】

【At the end of the Roman Republic, when the commodity economy began to develop, restrictions on this absolute power of the patriarch began to appear. 】

【For example, if you want to kill your wife and children, you have to apply to the government for approval, and you need a license to kill children to kill children. 】

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See this restriction.

Many ancient people in all dynasties still think that the "child-killing license" is very strange.

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【Later, when Rome changed from a republic to an empire, it was much easier for Octavian, who had absolute power, to implement the new system. 】

【If you want economic prosperity, you must be able to circulate people, goods, money, etc. freely. 】

【Therefore, Octavian first deprived parents of the right to life and death over their family members, and life and death could only be decided by the court. 】

【At the same time, when children were serving in the military, parents had no right to order their children to do anything. 】

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Many ancient people in all dynasties nodded.

This is as it should be.

Although he was the head of the family, he could not kill other family members at will.

……

【In addition, ancient Rome, like all feudal countries, had a serious problem of favoring boys over girls. 】

【Women could not own property at first because they were regarded as family property. 】

【The education women received was also limited to how to be a loyal wife and mother. 】

【When Rome's main economic activity shifted from agriculture to trade, physical labor gave way to mental labor, and the dominance of men's strength advantage in economic activities was no longer so absolute. 】

【At the same time, due to Rome's long-term foreign conquests, the number of men decreased significantly. Although the family property did not belong to the women in the family in name, the management of wealth could only be done by women. 】

【The actual status of women inevitably gradually increased. 】

【Due to the needs of economic activities, women began to be sent to receive education in literature, accounting, singing and dancing, art and other aspects in the late Roman Republic. 】

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See here.

Many women in all dynasties felt envious.

Everything is afraid of comparison.

If it were thousands of years later, their sense of gap might not be so strong.

But Rome was also an ancient country thousands of years ago.

At that time, Roman women received such a rich education, how could they not envy them?

Of course.

On the other hand.

In the eyes of many ancient Chinese men, this was completely unnecessary.

Their view is that women only need to learn how to be good wives and mothers.That's it.

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[Women who are educated, well-spoken, and wise will of course have the awareness to fight for their rights. ]

[During the Roman Civil War, some very wealthy Roman women began to pay taxes on their own initiative. ]

[During the war, the desire of various forces for tax revenue forced them to make more promises to women who pay taxes. ]

[Women also began to appear in Roman political activities, and some even appeared on the stage of military struggle. ]

[Later, Rome became an empire, and after Octavian came to power, there were no legal restrictions on women's wealth and power. ]

……

Hearing this, many women from all dynasties became more envious.

"What a wise ruler."

Many women admired in their hearts.

Although it was a matter of ancient Western Rome, they shared the same pain.

Octavian improved the social status of ancient Roman women, and naturally won the favor of some ancient Chinese women.

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[The disintegration of patriarchy and the improvement of women's status, from a macro perspective, is the liberation of people and the release of productivity. ]

[Then, social wealth and people's living standards gradually improved. ]

[Then, new problems emerged. ]

[In an era of insufficient productivity, humans, as social animals, need to cooperate with each other and work together to survive. ]

[In a family, when the benefits of cooperation between people are greater than the damage caused by competition, having more children is of course the right choice. ]

[The absolute power of parents is to effectively manage the production model with the family as the production unit. ]

[Parents will also order family members to have more children from the perspective of productivity. ]

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"Yes, that's right."

Many ancient people in all dynasties understood this truth.

Strength in numbers is not just a common saying for the ancient Chinese people, but a real practical experience.

To take the most brutal example, when conflicts arise between different families, the family with more people will definitely prevail.

In ancient times, officials did not go to the countryside. Most disputes in villages were resolved by themselves or by the head of the village. Whoever had more males was right!

Many times, those with more brothers could occupy more resources in the surrounding areas.

These are the lessons learned by many ancient Chinese people from real life.

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The plane of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin nodded slightly.

This is not only true for a family.

This is also true for a country.

Population is an extremely important development resource.

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[But. 】

【During the period of the increasingly wealthy Roman Empire, the way to make money was obviously not to farm with the family. 】

[Parents' rights were also taken away, and women no longer considered themselves reproductive machines. ]

[People were free and could pursue their dreams or enjoy themselves after accumulating wealth. ]

[Various public entertainment facilities, such as luxurious bathhouses and arenas for watching slave slaughter, were also built. ][]

[What then? ]

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The plane of Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Di's eyes were full of thought.

Combined with the previous content of the video, he could easily guess that the subsequent problem was that the Romans did not have children.

But why was this so?

Why did the Romans not want to have children when they lived a prosperous life?

Zhu Di thought while looking at the giant screen in the sky.

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[Octavian discovered that something was wrong at the beginning of his reign. 】

【Because when he tried to create a bond of interests among the nobles through political marriage, he found that more and more nobles began to declare that they were ready to remain single. 】

【Octavian realized that this phenomenon would cause trouble in the long run. 】

【Most directly, if these political elites do not cultivate their own offspring, there may not be enough people who understand politics to be selected in the future. 】

【Who will help him and his heirs govern the country in the future? 】

【At the same time, many wealthy military generals also remained single. 】

【The Roman tradition is basically that fathers train their children to take over, and poor people have no opportunity to receive management and command education. 】

【The army will have no command and management talents in the future, which is also terrible. 】

【So, Octavian decided to solve this problem. 】

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The Hongwu plane of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang felt that Octavian was indeed a heroic leader with a long-term and sharp vision.

Just from a little current phenomenon, he saw the long-term problem.

This judgment is really strong.

And.

This person is also very decisive.

After discovering the problem, he immediately took action.

No wonder this person was able to defeat various political enemies in an extremely unfavorable situation at a young age and finally seize the power of Rome.

Zhu Yuanzhang thought of Octavian's seizure of power that he had seen before, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

At the same time.

Zhu Yuanzhang felt quite strange about the situation in Rome.

Why are these Roman nobles so indifferent to such a major event as passing on the family line?

Have these people never thought about the inheritance of their foundation after their death?

In Zhu Yuanzhang's cognition, the nobles of all dynasties in China have never encountered such a situation. Everyone attaches great importance to the issue of family inheritance.

So, the emergence of these problems is the cultural difference between the East and the West?

Or is it the difference between agricultural society and commercial society?

Zhu Yuanzhang pondered.

He felt that this question was very important.

Because the future Ming Dynasty will change and will no longer be a purely agricultural society.

If this problem arises because it has moved from an agricultural society to a commercial society, will the future Ming Dynasty have the same problem?

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[He started with ideas. ]

[In 28 BC, the third year of his dictatorship, he launched a cultural movement to revive old traditions. ]

[Octavian emphasized the sanctity of the family and called on aristocratic families to have more children for the benefit of their families. ]

[At the same time, he also linked the number of children in the family with the career of officials. ]

[For example, the executive governor selected by lot from the Senate has a term of one year, and he must draw lots again after one year. ]

[And Octavian stipulated that if the governor has three or more living children, he can enjoy the privilege of continuing to serve. 】

【At the same time, when distributing the land of the occupied country, soldiers and officers with three children have priority in land distribution. 】

【The original Roman law stipulated that each household and each adult freeman could not occupy more than 500 yogurs of arable land, which is about 125 hectares. 】

【Now Octavian stipulates that as long as a family has a son who is not yet an adult, they can purchase an additional 259 yogurs of arable land. 】

The bullet screen flew out:

"Don't mention it, these policies are quite comprehensive."

"Reply--But it's useless."

"Reply--Compared to the "Julius Law" launched by Octavian later, it's just a small matter. It's simply the strongest policy to urge marriage in history."

"Reply--Indeed, the means of urging marriage in the "Julius Law" are really fierce. The single tax, deprivation of inheritance rights if you don't have children, confiscation of property, etc., learn about 670."

"..."

Many ancient people in all dynasties were shocked when they saw the information revealed in the bullet screen discussion.

Octavian provided so many benefits to families with many children, how could it be useless?

This made many ancient people feel a little incredible.

And the content that shocked them even more was still behind.

When they saw the various means of urging marriage in the "Julius Law" later, they deeply realized what super-strong urging was!

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[Octavian believed that if this continued for a few years, the situation would definitely be reversed. ]

[However. ]

[Ten years later, not only did the number of officials and generals who did not marry not decrease, but the customs of the people also changed. ]

[Although the Roman Empire, at its peak, vigorously promoted civil liberties, the current historians still define Rome as a slave state. ]

[Because the population that obtained citizenship was less than one-tenth of the total population of the country. ]

[Rome was liberating human nature, but it first treated most people as non-humans. ]

[After conquering many nations, Rome plundered a large number of people as slaves. ]

[Slaves who did not need to be paid squeezed out the averageThe labor market of the people, the civilians had no jobs, so they had to join the army. 】

[More soldiers captured more slaves to make money during the war, which led to more slaves being imported into the country at a cheaper price. 】

[In this way, the people in the core area of ​​the Roman Empire in the Apennine Peninsula were almost only citizens, soldiers and slaves. 】

[When Rome changed from a republic to an empire, the number of slaves in the country was more than twice the number of citizens. 】

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Daqin plane.

Qin Shihuang shook his head slightly.

He felt that this situation was not a good thing for the Roman Empire.

With such a large population gap, if the slaves rebelled, it would be a troublesome thing.

And more importantly, Roman citizens did not have children.

If this continues, the population gap will become larger and larger.

Without enough native population to support it, the foundation of the country will be unstable.

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[Slaves have changed from being a luxury to being a necessity in citizens’ lives. ]

[Roman citizens can ask slaves to do anything for them. ]

[Slaves can do housework, cook and wash dishes, and plant the land at home. Those who are good-looking can also be used for fun. ]

[Even smarter slaves can be responsible for running businesses. ]

[If a person’s life goal is material enjoyment and indulgence, does having children help this life goal? ]

The barrage flew out:

“If you think so, it seems that there is no help.”

“Reply——But a person’s life goal cannot be just personal enjoyment, right?”

“Reply——Why not? Isn’t it for people to live well for themselves?”

“…”

Many ancient people in all dynasties could not understand this idea at all.

Continuing blood and passing on the family line were of great significance to these ancient people.

"It's unreasonable!"

"It's treasonous!"

Many ancient people shouted angrily. .