<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="3" > introduction</h1>
In our TV series, it is not difficult to see a lot of slave groups, these slaves were a very fat group in ancient times. In different dynasties, slaves showed different styles. However, in the Song Dynasty, with the completion of the construction of laws and regulations, the slave group also gradually underwent tremendous changes. In the Song Dynasty, the original good and lowly classes were clearly demarcated and had strict boundaries, and the two sides could not intermarry and convert, but the slaves in the Song Dynasty were able to get rid of the original hereditary untouchable class and thus enter the good class. In this relationship between slave and master, the relationship between slave and master is different from the original relationship, and in the Song Dynasty, the employment of slaves gradually developed, and the employment of slaves became the norm.
Slaves of the Song Dynasty
The tasks of the slaves of the Song Dynasty were similar to those of the slaves of the rest of the ages, and most of the private slaves were still spent in hard work. Many employers also deliberately improved the environment of slaves, and there were many loyal slaves, but the conflict between the Song Dynasty and slaves was still very common, but in general, the social status of servants was relatively low, which was also the awakening of self-consciousness. The social status of the slave group in the Song Dynasty was greatly improved compared with the previous generation, and it was legally protected, but the status was still relatively low from the overall point of view.
Servants of the Song Dynasty who followed officials
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="32" > slaves in the economic field of the Song Dynasty</h1>
Many servants of the Song Dynasty were able to directly enter the agricultural production activities, bringing about a lot of economic growth, whether it was tun fields or reclamation of farmland. A large number of servants directly produced in the field of agriculture, and the gradual development of the tenant contract system in the Song Dynasty made the tenants the most important labor force at that time, and many masters also led the slaves to participate directly in the ranks of production, so it can be seen that many landlords also attach great importance to agricultural production, and the benefits brought are also very impressive. At the same time, because the tenant farmers under the tenant relationship, the relationship between them and the employer is relatively strong, they do not have to live completely on the main family, and the dependence on the master is relatively weak.
Sharecroppers employed in the Song Dynasty
In addition to the large-scale cultivation of slaves in agriculture, it is also very developed in industry and commerce, and employment has become a common phenomenon in industry and commerce. The huge rural population of the Song Dynasty was also a huge labor force, and the gradual prosperity of the official and private handicraft industries of the Song Dynasty, the demand for labor was enormous. Especially in the metropolises where the commodity economy was developing and prospering, the scale of handicraft industry gradually expanded.
Industrial and commercial shops in the Song Dynasty
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="33" > second, the status of slave groups in the Song Dynasty</h1>
The construction of laws in the Song Dynasty was gradually improved, and a series of regulations were also made for the slave group, but the servants were after all the untouchable class, and the protection of the laws was very limited, but they were still protected by the laws. For example, the punishment for killing slaves and so on is punished by law, which is also the protection of the personal safety of the slave group. On the other hand, if the master kills the slave without authorization, it will bring the punishment above the law. Although the status of slaves is very low, the protection of the law is also extremely limited, and at the same time, the employment group in the Song Dynasty is no longer a untouchable, many are good people, so there are still more legal protections.
The Song Dynasty's good and lowly class
In the original Tang Dynasty society, the slaves of the untouchables belonged entirely to the masters, who had absolute power over them to kill, and could also be mortgaged as commodities, so the social status of servants in the Tang Dynasty was extremely low. By the time of the Song Dynasty, most of the servants were good people, with independent personalities, and the protection of the law was the same as that of normal people.
The Literature Examination records: "According to the law, slaves are guilty, and their masters kill without a lawsuit, and the rod is one hundred; those who kill without guilt are punished for one year." Another article is that the lords beat the dead to the death, and the disciples are one year; therefore the murderer, plus one class. Those who commit crimes are punished to death or manslaughter.
Literature Examination
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="39" > conclusion</h1>
The servant class was a very large group throughout ancient times, and the social status of the servant class in all dynasties was very low, because of the status of the untouchables. In the Song Dynasty, most of the identities of the servants were good people, and the laws protected them in a variety of ways, the relationship between the master and the servant formed an employment relationship, the master could not directly control the life and death power of the servant, the status of the servants of the Song Dynasty was still higher than that of the previous generation, but in terms of the general trend of the times, the servants of the Song Dynasty were still the lowest level.
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