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Interesting story. What would motivate farmers to support one ruler over another? Why would they care about being conquered at all?
by golergka 8y ago
Interesting story. What would motivate farmers to support one ruler over another? Why would they care about being conquered at all?
- vertline3 8y agoThey would have more to lose, less tax burden more autonomy. It is okay for you to disagree with it, that was the story.
- onetimemanytime 8y agoYp, meet the new boss. Now I guess there's patriotism but back then no one cared, no newspapers and no Facebook. If basic rule was maintained and taxes stayed the same why would they care? Other than maybe "god given" rights to rule. This King is the rightful heir so I'll support him...
- TeMPOraL 8y agoWhatever kind of "patriotism" was there was nothing like the one of today, but not because Facebook - simply because nation states are a modern invention.
- onetimemanytime 8y agoI said that there was no patriotism back then.
- echaozh 8y agoThere was patriotism even back then. There is a famous story about a merchant, after meeting the enemy army when traveling to another country to sell his cattle, gave all the cattle to the general claiming it was sent by the lord of the state. The general decided to retreat because he thought the intelligence about the invasion was leaked. This event was recorded in Chinese history, and is still used to teach the kids.
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- forapurpose 8y agoOthers are attributing it to taxes, applying modern libertarian ideals to people who had nothing to do with them. My impression is that their main concern was survival. Can this ruler protect me from armies and criminals? Will the ruler kill me and my family?
- vertline3 8y agoThere were agrarian rebellions in ancient China, such as the Red Eyebrow Rebellion. If the burden on farmers was too great, these things could happen. Also ancient Chinese had lots of philosophies and schools of thought.