Recently, some scholars said that in the Book of Shang Jun, the removal of strength is to make the people weaker and better controlled, so as to better serve the rulers. Is this really the case with the "going strong" in "Shang Junshu"? Is "going strong" really going to the people's strength? Let's take a look at the main content of "Shang Junshu [gf] 2022 [ gf] to be strong".
First of all, "de-strengthening" is mainly aimed at the "six lice" mentioned in the Book of Shang Jun. That is, "etiquette, poetry, filial piety, honesty and integrity, non-soldiering, shameful war" and other ideas. Let's take a look at who these are mainly related to.
The "ritual music" here mainly refers to the ancient people who respected their ancestors and gods, so they would regularly hold large-scale sacrificial activities, and it was certainly not the common people who could engage in these large-scale activities, but mainly the people above the aristocratic scholar class. The purpose of controlling the ritual music is also clear: to conserve resources.
"Poetry and books" were even more difficult for the people who couldn't even afford to eat at that time. At that time, "poetry books" were only available in the scholar class, mainly as tools used by them to influence the monarch and the common people.
Cultivating goodness and filial piety, honesty and honesty" is mainly folk customs, and this power is also in the hands of squires and scholars; As for the power of "non-soldiers, shameful wars", it is not up to the common people to have the final say, but also for the scholars and doctors. Therefore, judging from the above content, the purpose of Shang Ying's elimination of the "six lice" is mainly to compete with the old nobles for the right to speak. It's not aimed at the people at all.
Secondly, "Shang Junshu [gf] 2022 [gf] to be strong" emphasizes that "those who rule by the sun are king, those who rule by night are strong, and those who rule by night are cut." "This is not for the common people. It is a requirement for the efficiency of the first class. Emphasizing that political affairs do not stay overnight.
Finally, there is the need to raise food prices and impose heavy fines and light rewards. The first is to encourage peasants to grow grain, so that peasants can get benefits and increase their enthusiasm. The purpose of heavy fines and light rewards is mainly to remind people to take precautions and not to turn small mistakes into big mistakes. These should be of positive significance in an era when the people have been unable to eat and public order is chaotic due to years of war.
To sum up, the "going strong" in the "Book of Shang Jun" is not a blow to the common people at all, let alone killing all the strong as some experts say. Rather, it was mainly aimed at the scholarly class.
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