Chapter 616: The Caste System
Through observation, Ang Lee found that the dancing girls seemed to be from different races, because the leading dancers looked fairer and more beautiful, while the backup dancers in the back looked a little dark, and they looked the same as the Kunlun slaves in the South Seas.
The people of Nantianzhu are divided into four classes, plus a pariah class, from high to low, namely Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Shudras, and untouchables.
Different castes have to do different jobs, and there is a huge difference in social status, the first caste Brahmin can do high-end work such as sacrifices, the second caste Kshatriya is the ruling class of the country, such as kings and warriors are the second caste, the third caste Vaishyas are ordinary people, such as peasants and the like, the fourth type of Shudras have to do very hard handicrafts and other heavy labor, and their status is even lower than that of the Vaishyas, as for the last type of untouchables, they are even more unlucky, they have to do even more lowly work, For example, work such as digging up manure.
As for why this peculiar caste system was formed in the South Tianzhu area, the general view is that more than a thousand years ago, the Aryans from the west invaded the South Tianzhu area and established their own state, in order to better rule this area and maintain their privileged position, the Aryans developed a caste system, so that the local indigenous people can only do the lowest and lower labor for generations, so that they lose the ability to resist.
The last Shudras and untouchables, the conquered natives of the land, who were non-Aryans, restricted their rights in order to keep them in slavery for generations, and they did not have the right to participate in religious life.
It is not permissible to intermarry between different castes, but a man of a higher caste can marry a woman of a lower caste, because women are vassals of men, so that the next generation born to them will still be of high caste.
In later generations, the South Tianzhu area has legally abolished the caste system of the pit father, but in the actual daily life, the caste system is still very popular, and it has not changed because of the formulation of the law, which is also a very helpless thing, not to be transferred by anyone's will.
Of course, in the whole world, there is not only a caste system in the South Tianzhu area, but there has been an oppressive caste system in many places.
For example, in later generations, Huaxia was conquered by small tribes, and the newly established country formulated a caste system to suppress the Han nation, with the Mongolian small tribes being the first race, the rest of the ethnic minorities being the second class, the northern Han people being the third class, and the Han people under the Southern Song Dynasty being the fourth type of people.
This system of pit fathers was naturally also aimed at safeguarding the interests of the Mongol bloc and preventing the huge Han people from regaining power, which was consistent with the purpose of the Aryans ruling the subcontinent.
However, the Han nation is indomitable and will not succumb to this oppressive system, and in the decades of Mongolian rule, the Han nation continued to resist, and finally expelled the Mongolian tribe, thus regaining power and driving the Mongolian tribe back into the desert steppe.
Correspondingly, this policy of oppressing the Han nation was quickly abolished, and there was not the slightest trace left, and no one dared to discriminate against the Han nation.
But in later generations, the Han nation, which held power, once again put these small tribes in a very high position, dozens of ethnic groups, all the small ethnic groups were well taken care of, only the Han nationality did not have the slightest care, and a Han nationality got dozens of fathers.
Of course, this is the Han nationality taking the initiative to recognize their father, not that these small clans really have any rights, so it is different from the situation in the South Tianzhu area.
Li Ang felt sorry for these low-caste people in Nantianzhu, if everything did not change, these poor natives would be oppressed by the high-caste for the rest of their lives.
Of course, if the Tang Dynasty interferes with this system and provides weapons to the local natives, it will be a different scenario, as long as the local natives receive greater foreign aid support, they can overthrow the foreign people who rule them and achieve national self-reliance.
However, as long as there is no great benefit, Datang will not go so far to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries?
"Your Royal Highness, the two little ladies of this team leader are very beautiful!"
Li Ang boldly praised.
"Li Shilang, this is the best dancing girl in Nantianzhu, the one on the left is Karina, and the one on the right is Karina, they are a pair of sisters."
King HΓ©rault replied with a smile.
"Oh, Karina and Karina, what a lovely pair of sisters! I love it. β
Li An said with a smile, his eyes kept wandering over the bodies of the two sisters, eager to take a few more looks.
"Li Shilang, you like their sisters very much, this is a blessing that they have cultivated for several lifetimes, let their sisters serve you tonight."
King Eero said generously.
Li An said happily: "His Royal Highness the King is really generous, you are a good person. β
"Hahaha!"
Laughter and laughter resounded throughout the banquet scene, making people not feel the tension before the war at all.
"Come here, you're sister Karina!"
Ang Lee beckoned and turned on the flirting mode.
"Yes, I am."
My sister, Karina, walked over with a smile.
I have to say that Nan Tianzhu's sister is still very good, full of a charming exotic style, which makes people unconsciously intoxicated and unable to extricate themselves.
This is the high-caste people of Southern Tianzhu, that is, the so-called Aryans, and for the Aryans, in fact, they are a European people from the steppes of South Russia, and later gradually migrated south and conquered the South Asian subcontinent, integrating with the local high-class natives, thus forming a unique high-caste people.
The Aryans were essentially a nomadic people with a low degree of civilization, animal husbandry was the focus of their lives, they raised bulls and dairy cows, and cow dung was made into round cakes as fuel.
The Aryans migrated south and conquered the subcontinent because of the deterioration of their habitats, and they had to leave in order to obtain better living conditions, and used violent means to conquer the indigenous peoples of the subcontinent.
Of course, the Aryans did not migrate in more than one subcontinent, they scattered and migrated in all directions, and successively established many countries, such as the Aryans who entered Europe, formed the Germans, Latins, and Celts, and the Aryans who entered the Iranian plateau and established the Persian Empire.
Therefore, the Aryans are a very aggressive people, and the high-caste people of Southern Tianzhu, because they have already settled in this area, are no longer nomadic people, and the aggressiveness of Tianxi continues to decrease, so they are reduced to the point of being bullied by the lion state.
Just like the Central Plains of the Chinese Empire, it has always been the core of China, but no matter how strong the nation is, as long as it occupies the Central Plains, it will soon be weakened, and the common people will become very weak, resulting in the continuous attenuation of combat effectiveness and the completion of the transformation from wolves to sheep.
A group of Aryans migrating eastward entered the territory of China, and had the great potential to replicate the pattern of enslaving the subcontinent, intending to occupy the rich land of China.
It's a pity that their luck is very bad, they met the Shang Dynasty in China, and it was still the Wuding period when the force was relatively strong.
Wu Ding's wife, Nuhao, was a very capable commander, and she personally led the Shang Dynasty's army to meet the invading Aryan army, and broke it, and defeated the invading Aryan army.
The oracle bone inscription unearthed in China records this important historical moment, 'Nuhao led the army to the west and beheaded more than 20,000 people. The meaning of this sentence is that Nuhao led the army of the Shang Dynasty and killed more than 20,000 white soldiers, the so-called Aryans.
This short sentence reflects the strong combat effectiveness of the Chinese nation, and the Aryans, who were invincible in the subcontinent, were soon abused after entering the land of China, and they no longer dared to provoke the ancestors of the Chinese nation.
The most embarrassing thing is that they actually lost to a female stream in Huaxia, which can be said to be very humiliating, and they were all thrown to their grandmother's house.
Looking at the Aryan offspring beauty in front of him, Li An smiled at the corner of his mouth and said easily: "Come, baby, sit in my arms and let me take a good look." β
Nan Tianzhu Dancing Ji is not only beautiful, but also has a lively and hot personality, and does not have the unique twisting and shyness of Tang women, she looks very hot.
Karinlu sat in Ang Lee's arms very generously, and threw a seductive wink, which made Ang Lee unconsciously moved.
This little beauty is really sensible, she is too cooperative, this is Li An's words, he is very satisfied with a little beauty.
"This little face is really delicate! That's nice. β
Ang Lee gently stroked Karina's delicate little face, and her eyes were full of appreciation.
"Li Shilang, the little girl toasts you."
Karina picked up a glass of wine and handed it to Ang Lee.
Li An was very excited, nodded and said: "The beauty gives wine, even if it is poison, the official will drink it correctly, haha." β
A glass of wine is down, the banquet is almost over, the little beauty in front of her, her figure is so hot, if you don't enjoy it well, how can you be worthy of yourself?
King Eero made a look and asked Karina and Karina to help Ang Lee go to the guest room to rest, of course, it also implied that the two of them would serve Ang Lee well.
Ang Lee naturally wouldn't refuse, so he took the two little beauties in his arms and walked to the guest room where he could do bad things.
The charming figures of the two little beauties, the more you look at it, the hotter it becomes, the more you look at it, the more energetic it becomes, and it can make people hard unconsciously.
Especially the towering rabbit, the trembling is too charming, the smile at the corner of the mouth is even more lovely, and the thick lips make people think of the dirty aspect.
The lips of the Nan Tianzhu woman are much thicker than the lips of the Tang women, which seems to indicate that their mouth kung fu is very strong, and this was quickly verified, and the moment they kissed, Li An felt an unforgettable tingling feeling.
"Baby's mouth is so cute, but it's a pity that you can only kiss one at a time."
Ang Lee excitedly complimented.
Karina smiled and ordered, "Sister, let's ...... together"
These two have obviously had a lot of experience, and their cooperation is really perfect, serving Ang Lee up and down, making Ang Lee feel numb.
Maybe it's because of the natural mouth advantage, Nan Tianzhu's sister, the oral work is really amazing, if you can't feel it in person, it's really a great regret in life.
On the side of the Nantianzhu King City, Li An was still playing drunken dreams, and in the eastern port of Garigal, the three thousand soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty, after getting the warning, began to make effective preparations, they divided part of the men and horses into the warship to ensure the safety of the warship, and the remaining main force of the soldiers and horses helped the Nantianzhu soldiers to strengthen the city wall, and a small part of them were on duty on the city wall, as long as the soldiers and horses of the Lion Kingdom came to attack, they could find each other in the shortest possible time and repel it.
Although this Tang Dynasty soldiers and horses are not the main force of the Tang Dynasty, the scale of 3,000 men and horses, plus the defense of the city wall and port, and the 3,000 soldiers and horses of Nan Tianzhu, the strength is still quite strong, and it is definitely not a big problem to block several rounds of attacks by the Lion Kingdom.
In addition, in order to prevent the large number of the Lion Kingdom army from really occupying the harbor, they sent a communication corps to contact the main fleet at sea, and agreed on a signal that as long as there is a battle in the port, the main fleet at sea will immediately rush to help, and surround the attacking troops and horses of the Lion State, so as to achieve the final victory in the battle.
Because it is not certain that the Lion Kingdom will definitely attack, therefore, after dark, only one-third of the Tang army's soldiers and horses are on duty, and the rest of the main forces are resting, but they have not taken off their armor.
Li Feiyu stayed in Garigal, at this moment, he couldn't sleep, he heard that the Lion Country soldiers and horses were likely to launch a sneak attack at night, he was very excited, and sent soldiers and horses to prepare for battle, but he was also worried that the situation was wrong, so he left a hand and let the main force sleep with armor.
At this moment, although the Tang army is ready for war, it is all carried out in secret, and it cannot be seen on the surface, especially the situation on the city wall is the most hidden, ordinary people and idle people are not allowed to go up the city wall, and it is difficult to be discovered in detail when making moves on the city wall.
In order to detect possible threats as soon as possible, the Tang Army reconnaissance team moved high-powered binoculars to the city wall and deployed them in the most critical positions.
"Did you spot the enemy?"
Li Feiyu stood on the city wall and asked the soldiers next to him.
"General, nothing has been discovered yet."
The soldier replied.
Li Feiyu nodded and said: "Continue to observe, you must be careful, the sooner you find the enemy, our losses will be much less." β
"Yes, General."
"By the way, has the ammunition been delivered, this thing is very helpful in holding the city wall."
Li Feiyu asked.