The ancients had a short lifespan and a hard life
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Introduction: Through the ancient love and prosperity in the play, it has inspired many people's yearning for ancient society. However, the reality is not as rosy as in the TV series, and the lives of the ancients are very different from modern society.
The medical conditions in ancient societies were extremely backward, and many diseases could not be avoided, resulting in an average life expectancy of only thirty or forty years. Compared to the good life in ancient TV dramas, this is really unacceptable.
The conditions of clothing, food, housing and transportation in ancient society were also very poor, and for ordinary people, daily wear was basically only coarse cloth**, and even a piece of clothing had to be worn for a few years, and it was repaired if it was broken.
People on the streets are covered with patches on their clothes, sometimes dozens of patches on a single piece of clothing, until they can no longer be worn. Although the nobility could wear new clothes made of silk, that was only a very small number of people.
The ancients pursued quality of life and healthy eating, unlike today, who are only satisfied with food and clothing. The aristocracy enjoyed luxurious mansions and exquisite gardens, but the common people could only live in simple thatched houses, and some even did not even have their own houses, but could only live in the firewood houses of the landlords.
Bai Juyi devoted himself to his career when he was young, but he did not have his own house in Chang'an City until he was in his fifties, which is no different from the pressure of modern people to buy a house.
Ancient society: it is not easy to buy a house, health is worrying, transportation is limited, and life expectancy is short.
In ancient times, medical conditions were very limited, and the medical level of feudal society was far behind that of modern times. According to statistics, the average life expectancy of ancient people was only thirty or forty years, and very few people lived past fifty years.
This is mainly because of the backwardness of medical conditions, many difficult diseases can not be effective, and can only rely on their own resistance. In ancient times, the economy was mainly based on agriculture, and the peasants' lives could only maintain food and clothing, and it was difficult to spare extra money to buy other items, especially in medical treatment, and it cost a lot of money to see a doctor and grab medicine.
In ancient times, religious beliefs such as Buddhism prevailed, which reflected people's fear of illness and their desire for comfort. However, due to the limitations of medical resources, ordinary people are often helpless when they are sick.
Despite this, it was not completely devoid of medical care in ancient times, but medical resources were mainly concentrated in the aristocratic class, and it was difficult for ordinary commoners to enjoy these treatments.
In ancient times, the social environment was not stable, the medical conditions were poor, the economy was underdeveloped, many people could only rely on agriculture to barely make ends meet, and many people even embarked on the road of uprising because of the compulsion of life.
Among them, the Yellow Turban Rebellion was a rapid expansion of its power under the pretext of free medical treatment. In fact, the reason why the life expectancy of the ancient people was short was mainly because of poor medical conditions and poverty.
In addition, deserted places were very common in ancient societies and were often gathering places for bandits, which also exacerbated social instability. Therefore, the environmental problems of ancient society are one of the important reasons for the frequent uprisings.
In ancient societies, the capital was the political, economic, and military center, but the military defenses in other places were extremely weak, and bandits roamed everywhere, posing a great threat to the people.
Although the Songjiang Uprising was under the banner of being good for the people, it actually had a huge impact on society, which can be seen from the incident of Song Jiang and his gang eating human flesh recorded in the history books.
In order to cope with the chaos of the social environment, feudal society has always implemented curfews to prevent people from making trouble in the dark. In addition, wars broke out frequently in ancient societies, both internal and international, and these wars had a much greater impact on society than bandit rebellions in general.
The cruelty and ruthlessness of ancient warfare: Take the Anshi Rebellion of the Tang Dynasty as an example, this rebellion was large-scale, but in the previous Tang society, military defense was in a daily state, and it was difficult to cope with the demands of war.
Once faced with a strong enemy, soldiers can only be selected from the civilian population to replenish the troops as quickly as possible. In fact, whenever war broke out, young men were often forced to become soldiers, and thousands of civilians were killed in the war.
The originally prosperous Chang'an City, after the Anshi Rebellion, the population decreased sharply, and only 1,000 households remained. The horrific spectacle of this death toll makes people feel shocked by the cruelty of war in ancient society.
At the same time, the degree of civilization in ancient society was relatively low, the emperor was respected, and others had no right to deny the emperor's decision, resulting in social justice and fairness being impossible to achieve.
In the ancient society, even under the Jiupin Zhongzheng system during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties and the imperial examination system of the Ming Dynasty, there was still the problem of class solidification. People from poor backgrounds find it difficult to get promotions or even participate in political decision-making.
This system poisoned the intellectuals of ancient society, resulting in an extremely low level of civilization and slow development of the entire Chinese nation. However, when Western countries entered a capitalist society and the level of civilization increased significantly, China remained an agrarian society.
As the predominantly agrarian countries struggled to confront the capitalist countries of machine production, China was forced to open its borders and suffered more aggression.
China has experienced a humiliating history of land reparations, and the people have been displaced, and the problem of food and clothing cannot be solved. Incidents of robbery and killing are endless. So, instead of complaining about the stresses of life, let's go back in time and see how people struggled to survive in ancient times.
Compared to them, we at least have enough food and shelter, and as long as we put in the effort, life will not be a problem.