In "Water Margin", the heroes of Liangshan always drink and eat, and every time they gather together, they must kill pigs and slaughter cows, especially love delicious beef. This seemingly ordinary act was a felony in the feudal society of the agrarian era. The imperial court forbade the slaughter of cattle in order to protect farming, but the heroes frequently violated the law. Where does this phenomenon come from?
The imperial court forbade the killing of ploughing cattle: to protect the countryside and stabilize farming.
In feudal society, in order to protect farming, the imperial court strictly forbade the slaughter of cultivated cattle. Ploughing cattle has always been the mainstream farming method, and it has been specially protected by successive emperors. During the Song Dynasty, in order to increase grain production, as many as 200 sacred decrees were issued to protect farming cattle. Unauthorized killing of cattle or selling beef is punishable and may even result in beheading. While some exceptions were made for the elderly, sick and disabled cattle, slaughter was repeated in other cases.
Profit-driven: why the heroes of Liangshan love beef.
The Liangshan heroes ordering beef at the inn is not an isolated case, but a microcosm of feudal society. Even if you rebel against the imperial court, the beef ** that can be seen everywhere in the inn illustrates the chain of interests. This behavior reflected the development of commerce and the spirit of the small people in the Song Dynasty. The reason why Yangsan heroes were able to enjoy delicious cooked beef was precisely because the vendors worked hard to meet the needs of their customers, driven by profits.
Imbalance in supply and marketing: beef sales in feudal society.
First of all, the interests of cattle breeders are limited. Although it is illegal to sell beef, it is not illegal to sell cattle. Professional cattle breeders make a profit by selling cattle, but the ban on slaughtering cattle has led to cattle raising costs higher than sales revenue, and cattle cannot be sold. Adult cattle need to be fed with a lot of grain and grass, which brings great economic pressure to cattle breeders. In this case, sales can only be secured by camouflaging pathologies or slaughtering them privately**.
Buying and selling beef is very profitable: windfall profits in feudal society.
Second, selling beef is seen as a windfall profit. During the Song Dynasty, the price of an adult cultivated cow was about 7,000 yuan, and each cow could produce more than 200 catties of meat. At that time, each catty of mutton** was about 170 wen, while beef** was about 150 wen. The profit from the purchase to the slaughter of each cow is about 20,000 yuan, which is equivalent to 20 yuan. Such high profits led merchants to take risks and sell unlicensed beef on the streets of the city, attracting many customers.
Summary: Liangshan heroes and beef culture in the feudal era.
Returning to why the heroes of Liangshan choose beef instead of other meat products. At that time, mutton was expensive and easy to produce a fishy smell, and fish had to be transported from the south, and the meat of poultry did not conform to the heroic character of heroes. Therefore, they choose to eat beef to satisfy their cravings. As for the pork at today's price, it was cheap at that time, and it was not suitable for the needs of heroes to feast their brothers. The beef culture of Liangshan heroes not only reflects the rules of feudal society, but also reveals the profit drive in it.
This article profoundly reveals the love of beef for the heroes of Liangshan in "Water Margin", as well as the pros and cons of beef sales under feudal society. Through a detailed interpretation of the plot in **, the author deeply analyzes the ban on cattle cultivation by the imperial court at that time and the driving force of commercial interests. In my opinion, this article shows depth and thought in many ways.
First of all, the article cleverly connects the plot and the historical background of feudal society, making it easier for readers to understand why the heroes of Liangshan love beef. Through the introduction of the feudal society's policy of protecting cattle, readers can better understand how risky and taboo the illegal slaughter of cattle by heroes is. This background provides a solid foundation for subsequent analysis.
Secondly, by analyzing the chain of commercial interests, this paper digs deep into the reasons why the heroes of Liangshan can enjoy beef in the inn. The author's vivid and powerful account of how vendors catered to the needs of their customers provides a deeper understanding of the complexities of business operations at the time. This level of revelation provides readers with a new perspective on how to think about the beef culture of the heroes of Yangsan from a business perspective.
The article also discusses the actual situation of beef sales from the perspective of unbalanced supply and marketing and profitable beef sales. By analyzing the limited profits of cattle breeders and the windfall profits from selling beef, this paper reveals the commercial contradictions and conflicts under the feudal society at that time. This nuanced analysis gives readers a deeper understanding of the inner workings of business, while also providing a more complex and multifaceted interpretation of the behavior of the heroes of Liangshan.
Finally, the article cleverly summarizes the reasons why the heroes of Liangshan chose beef in the summary part, and compares the ** of different meats with the social conditions at that time. Such comparisons give the reader a clearer picture of the unique place of beef in food choices at the time. The proper summary of the article in the summary draws a perfect end to the whole article, and also makes the reader deeply impressed by the core idea of the whole article.
On the whole, this review not only accurately summarizes and summarizes the content of the original text, but also adds its own thoughts and insights in the comment process, making the whole article more in-depth and thoughtful. Through an in-depth interpretation of the Liangshan heroes' preference for beef, as well as an analysis of the commercial mechanism of feudal society, the author successfully presents a picture that is both vivid and interesting, and full of thinking value.
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