The first legitimate son of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 25 The courage to get there first
"Brother Li! " On a carriage, Li Mingda happily stood on it and shouted to Huatian Village in the distance.

Li An was standing at the entrance of Huatian Village when he heard Li Mingda's voice. For a moment, the corners of Li An's mouth raised slightly. For some reason, he also liked Li Mingda very much.

That little girl is weird, and Li An has a good impression of her.

After a while, the three carriages arrived at the entrance of Huatian Village. Liu Xiatian and all the young and old in the village bowed and saluted Li Zhi and Li Mingda who got off the carriage: "Greetings to His Royal Highness Prince Jin and His Highness Princess Jinyang! "

"Everyone, get up!" Li Zhi raised his hand slightly.

Then Li An bowed: "Thank you so much, His Highness Prince Jin, and His Highness Princess Jinyang."

"Brother Li, please don't be polite to us two. You saved Si Zi, and our queen mother, after using your aerosol, her health is much better now." Li Zhi had no intention of Li An. A little shelf.

"Yes, Brother Li. To say thank you, we should thank you. By the way, we brought some rice noodles and oil to Huatian Village this time. We will distribute them later. Brother Jiu and I have limited abilities and can only do this. Or I hope Brother Li can help Huatian Village find a way to make money." Li Mingda looked at Li An with a smile.

Li An nodded: "You have helped Huatian Village a lot. On behalf of Huatian Village, I would like to thank His Highness Prince Jin and His Highness Princess Jinyang!"

Li An bowed again, but Li Zhi waved his hand angrily: "Brother Li, don't call me King Jin and Princess Jinyang anymore. Just call me Zhinu and Mingda Sizi!" Li Zhi didn't know why, but he looked at it. When I go to Li An, I always feel that Li An has an indescribable kindness, and I just want to get closer to Li An.

You must know that Zhinu is his nickname. Except for some relatives, Li Zhi no longer allows others to call him Zhinu. Because in the past, it didn’t matter that Li Zhi was young. Since Li Zhi grew up, he no longer likes to be called Zhinu. He was a slave, but when he met Li An, Li Zhi took the initiative to ask the other party to call him a slave. It can be seen that Li Zhi was not defensive at all towards Li An. It was a kind of natural intimacy.

"That's right, that's right. Brother Li, don't call me Princess, just call me Sizi. I am Brother Li's Sizi." Li Mingda looked at Li An happily, his little eyes blinking very beautifully.

At this time, if the common people of the Tang Dynasty heard the words of Li Zhi and Li Mingda, they would immediately kneel down in panic. Why. Because the hierarchy of the Tang Dynasty still exists at this time. Basically, the common people have a feeling for the royal family and the aristocratic families. A natural sense of fear and inferiority.

It's the kind of despicable feeling that one's life is despicable and unworthy of being related to the aristocratic family or the royal family. If a member of the royal family breaks a finger, a commoner will have to sacrifice his life to repay it.

This sense of inferiority is caused by the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System. The so-called Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System, also known as the Nine-Rank Officials' Law, was an important official selection system during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. There are three main contents in criticism:

1. Family background: that is, family origin and background.Refers to the seniority, official status and title of the father and grandfather.These materials are called books or books, and they must be mastered by Zhongzheng officials in detail.

2. Conduct: It is a general evaluation of personal conduct and ability, which is equivalent to a moral evaluation.The general comments in the Wei and Jin Dynasties were generally very concise, such as "talented and talented, outstanding", "virtuous and capable but few", etc.

3. Determined product: that is, to determine the grade.In principle, the determination of products is based on career status, and family background is only used as a reference.But after the Jin Dynasty, the rank was determined entirely by family background.A person from a poor family can only be rated as a low-grade person no matter how high his performance is; a person from a wealthy family can only be ranked in the top grade even if his or her performance is not good.As a result, the situation was formed at that time that "there were no poor families in the upper class, and no noble families in the lower class".

This system clearly divided people into three, six or nine classes. It was at that time that the people began to have a subtle sense of inferiority about their status.Also, a poor family is not a common people. A poor family is also a level beyond the reach of common people. Common people are the lowest existence. At that time, if common people wanted to get ahead, they would definitely not be able to study. The books were all in the hands of aristocratic families. What could you do with aristocratic families? fight.

Therefore, if the common people want to stand out, there is only one way to become a soldier. After becoming a soldier, you can get a title by relying on one thing, and that thing is called Xiandeng.

What is the first to ascend? In ancient times, when attacking a city, the first to ascend to the top of the city had the greatest contribution. It is called "first ascend",
The first climbers are basically bestowed with titles. With a title, you can jump out of the ranks of the common people and enter a higher level, but the danger of being the first to climb is also self-evident. Many people don't understand why the people who are clearly fighting in the front They all die faster, but everyone scrambles to be the first, because they are the first to be ennobled.

There will also be rewards for the second and third climbs later, but they cannot be knighted. The difference is too big. If you look at the history books, the second and third climbs have never been used as a basis for recording, so the gap between the two is obvious.

People with a good family background are born noble, while ordinary people have to fight for life and death. The difference in status is not small.

Therefore, people are born with a sense of fear towards the royal family and the aristocratic families. If Li Zhi, Li Mingda and Liu Fangzi said such words, Liu Fangzi would be frightened and immediately kneel down. He would never dare to violate the rules.

But Li An is different. Li An is a modern person, and everyone's equality is engraved in Li An's heart. Since the other party actively requested it, Li An can feel at ease.

So since both Li Zhi and Li Mingda said this, Li An did not refuse but shouted with a smile: "What a childish slave, Sizi, I will call you that from now on. By the way, Sizi, this is for you." There are ten aerosols in total..."

Li An took out ten aerosols and handed them to Li Mingda's hands and said: "Sizi. The aerosols are easy to use, but they can't cure the root cause yet, so you have to remember what I said last time, some things can't be eaten. , you can’t do some things, okay?”

"Yes, Sizi knows, thank you, Brother Li!" Li Mingda happily took the aerosol from Li An's hand.

At this time, Li Zhi smiled and walked to Li An: "Brother Li, let me see how to make ice with saltpeter. I got a cart of saltpeter this time. I don't know if it will be enough."

"Haha. That's enough, that's enough. Let's go. Let's make ice with saltpeter first. After the ice is finished, I still have some things to worry about," Li An looked at Li Zhi and laughed.

Just before leaving, Li An signaled to Liu Fangzi and asked Liu Fangzi to lead people to unload the rice, flour and oil that Li Zhi brought. These things are also needed by Huatian Village now and are very precious.

Li An took Li Zhi and Li Mingda to the ice making place in Huatian Village. This place was prepared by Li An long ago. There are only three pools now. Each pool should be able to make ice cream for about 300 yuan at a time. .

"Okay. Bring the saltpeter powder and water first." Li An ordered.

Liu Xiatian quickly signaled everyone to listen to Li An's arrangement, and the people in Huatian Village got busy, carrying water, saltpeter powder, and wooden boxes. But here, Li An began to pour the cool osmanthus honey water. Brought it over.

(End of this chapter)