When two societies with different degrees of civilization come into contact, the higher social civilization will always be imported into the society with a lower degree of civilization. Originally, this was beneficial and harmless, but what was the reason why a less civilized society had completely fallen into decline because of this?
The early death of the regime was due to the extravagance of the nobility, and the son-in-law invited the emperor to dinner with glass bowls!
In history, after the founding of a dynasty, it can always be prosperous and stable for a period, but this is not the case with the Jin Dynasty. From Emperor Wu's Pingwu (280) to the fall of Luoyang (311), it was only thirty-one years. Why?
We know that when a person enjoys too much, his energy is depleted and his morale is depressed. At the beginning of the Jin Dynasty, there was a corrupt civil servant and arrogant warrior political clique left behind from Emperor Wu of Wei and emperor Xuan of Jin, and there were countless absurd and extravagant things. Two of the most famous of these are the things.
One is about Wang Ji, the son-in-law of Emperor Wu of Jin. Emperor Wu once went to his house, and the son-in-law of the king stayed with Emperor Wu to eat, and it is needless to say that the Book of Jin said that he was "in the glass vessel". Glass is now glass, and all meals are filled with glass, how extravagant is this? You know, at that time, China could not make its own glass, so this was probably from the western region.
The rich and the three- or four-foot-tall corals are coming, really local tycoons
Second, the giants at that time were very aggressive and rich, and the richest of them was Shi Chong. Emperor Wu of Jin, because of his relationship with the surname Wang, secretly always helped him. Once, a coral tree more than three feet high in the inner house was given to a person who called Wang Kai.
This Wang Kai was going to praise Shi Chong. As soon as Shi Chong saw it, he lifted up the iron ruyi and smashed it. Wang Kai felt that it was both a pity and angry, and he could not help but be loud.
Shi Chong, however, said, "You don't have to be angry, what is this, I'll just give it back to you!" "Saying that, he called for people to take out all their corals, six or seven plants three or four feet long." Wang Kai was dumbfounded at this look, and it turned out that the good things he thought were worthless in the big family!
At that time, corals were not owned by China, but were probably from Nanyang, so didn't Luo Zhi spend money to buy many things in foreign countries? This was an extravagant thing on that day.
At that time, the people in this political group had such unreasonable enjoyment, and their energy could not be consumed? Can the morale not be depressed? Why is it that as soon as wuhu rose, a group of belligerent people collapsed like the autumn wind sweeping away the fallen leaves?
Where does the money come from? Engaging in business, exploitation, and invading the business community
Where did the wealth of this group come from?
In fact, there are no more than two means of exploitation from business, when the Jin Hui Emperor was surrounded by a rebel general, this rebel will cut off the water outside the city, and the water in the city cannot be moved because there is no water, so the men over the age of thirteen will be mobilized to scoop rice for the soldiers to eat, which shows the need for water.
They have a vast countryside, most of the water pillars are owned by them, and the rich capital has invaded the industrial and commercial circles.