The sky is bright summer on the banks of the Red River

The author has something to say: After reading everyone's messages, I am also very aggrieved.The poster has something to say about the aggrieved priests that everyone thinks.First of all, the great priest is aggrieved.Ming Xia didn't hold back at all. Compared to that time, she was more at ease. From the perspective of the local aborigines, she could even be said to be the happiest person and the one most favored by the gods.In the eyes of the local natives, it is quite an honor to be able to serve the temple and the royal family.It is something that many people dream of all their lives.In the 14th century BC, during the Hittite New Kingdom period, the king was regarded as the supreme ruler who controlled military, administrative, diplomatic, judicial, religious and other powers.The king was revered as a god after his death.Priests, on the other hand, are only regarded as messengers of God.Messenger, do you understand?That is, to the servants of God.Does the king have any scruples about his servants?Therefore, to put it bluntly, the position of the great priest (Sangu) is indeed for whomever the king wants to do it.The theocracy at this time serves the royal power.The Hittite Empire in Asia Minor was a slavery country. The Hittites fought frequently abroad year after year, and a large number of slaves flowed into the country every year. The king would give these slaves to his subordinates, even temples.Here, look here, the centralization system made the city no longer a simple alliance or tribal federation. I mentioned to you before that the city was only a political unit at that time.The following is the temple, and the land of the temple.Every temple will be bestowed with land by the king. Here, it is necessary to distinguish between two social systems that are linked but not used.The political unit is the city, but the economic unit is the temple community.Every temple owns land, but these lands belong to the gods, and the incarnation of the Hittite god is His Majesty the King.Members of the temple community include: priests, priests, officials, shepherds, fishermen, gardeners, masons, masons, merchants and even slaves.With regard to land, the royal family directly controlled a large amount of cultivated land, and in addition to rewarding ministers and nobles, a considerable part of it was distributed to those who served the royal family in the form of land.That is to say, the rewarded land from the king cannot be bought, sold or transferred, but can only be inherited. The condition for obtaining this gifted land is to serve the royal family.If anything happens, the land will be returned to the royal family.Allotments from local governors can be bought, sold, and transferred, and the condition for owning allotments is to bear the corvee labor of most ordinary cities.After the identity of the craftsman was changed, the land was taken over by the local temple commune.Therefore, the land allocated to Ming Xia by the king is a gift. Once Ming Xia dies or her status changes, the land will belong to the temple where she belongs.Here, it is easy for everyone to misunderstand that this land belongs to the temple, not to the priest (Sangu), who only manages it on his behalf.To put it bluntly, it is still the king's.The land owned by the temple is specifically divided into three categories.The first category is called Nigna land. This part of the land can be called public land, and all personnel must participate in farming.According to the specific records of ancient archaeological documents, this part of the land is where all people must work, that is, to serve the gods.The second category, called Kurland, is divided into small parts by the temple and allocated to temple community personnel for livelihood.That is, everyone's private land, but very little.Moreover, once something happens, this part of the land will be taken back and turned into Nigna land.The third category, called Ulula land, was leased out to tenant farmers, with the rent going to the collective property of the temple.At this time, the temple not only provided grain seeds, pulled animals and agricultural production tools for the development of Nigna land.The harvested grain products are to be returned to the community members in a proper ration, and a small part is also distributed to the priests and priests. This is their compensation for working in the temple, because they devote all their time in the temple.The temple has a large number of labor tools for rent.Therefore, in the eyes of the local aborigines, the contribution made by Ming Xia is the original duty of the priest, which is what should be and must be.Her contributions are all regarded as gifts from the Goddess Alina she serves. As a servant of God, she is just replacing God in the world and exerting the mana bestowed by God. No matter how well she does, these credits are all due to God Yes, it has nothing to do with her.As for the question of Prince Kailu's drinking.No one with a little brain would offend the next heir to power chosen by His Majesty the King.When there is a change of power, anyone who wants to survive in this empire will take the initiative to have a good relationship with the successor.What's wrong with being instructed?What's more, Ming Xia, a pawn, is planning how to escape in her heart. If she doesn't dispel the doubts in the prince's heart first, how can she retreat in one piece? !Nor would she dedicate her life to the temple.Speaking of this sacrifice, it is very cheating. When the country is in danger or the monarch is in danger, it is the most noble sacrifice offered to God.In the original book, isn't it just that Xili disappeared, and Kailu threatened Princess Nakiya to sacrifice her? !Nakiya herself also serves as the priest in the Water God Temple, so Kailu, as a king, can sacrifice her to the god.On the political rights of priests.When the king distributes land to the noble class, the priest can replace the king and say how much to distribute.As a servant of God, of course it is to claim more land for God. Who is the incarnation of God?Your Majesty.So, don't think that the priest is very handsome, in fact, he is also a part-time job, but the job position is a bit higher.Her power was given by the king, and it was easy for others to take it back.No matter how beautiful it is, it's not working for the royal family.Also, the social rules and systems at that time were hard to describe.It is not that simple to live in that era.There are many foreshadowings I planted in the back, so I won't spoil them one by one.