The aristocratic system in Europe is similar to that in China during the Zhou Dynasty. The Lord has his own territory, enfeoffment system, fief, etc. They tax themselves and serve the next higher level at a certain time every year. Of course, they must bring their own armed forces in case of war. Another thing I have to mention is the knight class. Compared with the people, this is a connecting button, a thriving class. In Europe, where there is no imperial examination system and other selection systems, the military promotion system plays an unparalleled role. The vast majority of nobles, such as men, Hou, Bo, Zi and Baron, were knights themselves or were promoted to a higher level because of their military achievements. As for inheritance, it is the eldest son inheritance system. The biggest advantage is the stability of the system, which is passed down from generation to generation without interruption. Because of the spread of aristocratic families, a specific culture, aristocratic spirit and chivalry have been formed. Nobles should look like nobles and have heavier responsibilities and obligations than ordinary people. When war breaks out, they must first serve and sacrifice for their country. Later, bloodline was the representative of nobility, but more importantly, aristocratic spirit.
Everyone should work hard, "study hard at the cold window." The nobles in the Zhou Dynasty should learn the Six Arts and take Zhou Li as their standard of words and deeds. As for the imperial examination system, it is also a cold window in 10. I hope that one day yue longmen, a carp, will practice calligraphy first, and learn Confucian classics such as the Four Books and Five Classics by heart. In understanding, it is not easy to go all the way first, which is just the basic preparation for getting started. As for Europe, it is also difficult to become a knight. You need to learn "Seven Skills of Knight", which lasts 14 years and starts at the age of seven. It's a bit like people in ancient China. Men and women are seven years old and have different seats. They all started their education almost at the same time. "Only after suffering can you be a stranger." Both scholars and knights have made a series of efforts. Excellent people have gone to study and become officials, and a large number of elites have been brought into the ruling class for the better operation of the system, so as to avoid speculative politics and people without talent and morality from entering the system as much as possible, leading to disaster.
Contrast! In China's long-term feudal bureaucratic system, officials were employees of the emperor, and if their descendants wanted to enter the system, it was also the imperial examination system. At the same time, the regime is unstable. When one dynasty overthrew another, there is no denying that there will be a big purge. With the strengthening of centralization, the emperor's power to kill ministers has been strengthened day by day, and finally ministers have become slaves of the emperor, and their power status is completely unequal. Europe also has the relationship between monarch and courtiers, because of the aristocratic system and chivalry system, but the difference is not as obvious as that in ancient China. Both sides have a basic respect. At the same time, the aristocratic spirit has a great influence on all its power-sharers, not only to highlight their status, but also to practice it in daily life, such as protecting women. Whether in court or in life, the same spirit and system can be better integrated, and there will be no such obvious cracks in Europe.