In later generations, Western historians did not think that the Ross were Slavs, but believed that they were a branch of the Germans and an invader in Eastern Europe. However, in this era, there was no such statement. The local Slavs regarded themselves as descendants of the Kievan Russ.

This is a very important proposition, because Europe emphasizes bloodline inheritance. If we do not recognize ourselves as the Ross, we cannot inherit all the legacy left by the Grand Duchy of Kiev. Therefore, regardless of whether the real Ross is the Eastern Slavs or not, the Moscows must also call themselves the Ross in the era of bloodline supremacy.

Through chatting, Marin learned that the current situation in the Grand Principal of Moscow is very complicated, not much the same as Marin thought. In Marin's consciousness, before Su Xiong controlled Russia, Tsarist Russia was a country where aristocrats, serfs and Cossacks coexisted.

But Raulsky told Marin that this is not the case at the moment. At present, the Grand Duchy of Moscow is in a violent social change. This social change is not a common change that makes society progress, but a change that makes society regress. The free peasants of the Grand Duchy of Moscow are forcibly transformed into serfs by the monarchs and ministers of the Grand Duchy of Moscow...

This is a social regression, but the Moscows are learning from Western Europe... The problem is that Western Europe is liberating serfs into free farmers, such as France, while the Moscows are carrying out changes in reverse, also known as the process of serfization...

Before this, because of the Slav tradition, the land in the Grand Principal of Moscow was controlled by the hereditary Boyar nobles and self-cultivated farmers. However, because of the extravagant and wasteful social habits, the Boyar nobles had already been influenced by wars and natural disasters. In order to maintain daily life, they often sold part of the land in exchange for funds. Therefore, before the rise of the Grand Principal of Moscow, the number of free farmers in Eastern Europe and the proportion of land they controlled was actually increasing.

But after the rise of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, everything changed...

Although the Grand Principal of Moscow was a Russian country, its history of making its fortune rose by embracing the thighs of the Mongols' Golden Horde. Therefore, the Moscows prefer the centralized system and have completely inherited the post station system left by the Mongols to maintain control over the country.

But relying solely on the post station, it is difficult to effectively control the local area. Therefore, the Grand Dukes of Moscow often select warriors who are willing to fight for them from all over the country, and then give them fiefs, enfeoff them all over the country, guard the local area for them, and control the whole country.

However, it is also a price to get allegiance to the soldiers. But the Grand Duke of Moscow is poor, what should I do? Of course, it is to plunder the peasants' land and share it with the soldiers...

The Boyar nobles were not weak and could not directly rob. Therefore, the weak self-cultivated farmers became the target of being robbed. With just a decree, the original self-cultivated farmers, including their land, would suddenly become the fiefdom of the soldiers of the Grand Duchy.

This process started from the mid-to-late 15th century to the end of the 16th century, and was basically completed. At that time, most of Russia's land was basically in the hands of the tsar's vassals. And the Russian peasants were also transformed into serfs...

How fast is the process? According to Raulsky, at the end of the 15th century, 20 or 30 years ago, the fiefdom of the Grand Duchy of Moscow was less than half of the arable land in the country, and the arable land of free people could account for about 30%. But in 1516, the land of free people was less than 20%, and the proportion was being drastically reduced...

From the perspective of social development, this is a serious social regression that affects the development of the social economy. However, from the perspective of practicality, it is beneficial to the improvement of the combat effectiveness of the Grand Principal of Moscow.

The soldiers received the edicts of the Grand Duke and obtained fiefs at no cost. The price they paid was that every generation had to fight for the Tsar, and they were called the Tsar's loyal lackey.

When every vassal goes to the battlefield, he will not fight alone, but will choose the strong serfs in the fiefdom to join. In order to improve the possibility of victory and obtain military achievements, the vassals will also conduct limited military skills training on the serfs under his rule to improve their combat effectiveness.

So, later, the Russian peasants lost their freedom and wealth, but they were more good at fighting than their ancestors. Because the shameless grand duke and vassals would ask them to bring their own weapons and dry food and fight with the army...

What? The food I carry with me is not enough? Isn't you going to rob me? So, later, the Tsarist Russian army fought and robbed me, and was the same as the soldiers of the "Qing Dynasty". For example, during the war, Tsarist Russian Cossack cavalry was regarded as a demon. Wherever they went, they would burn, kill, loot, whether it was within the enemy or within the allies.

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Of course, this counter-historical process of transforming self-cultivated farmers into serfs was not without resistance. How did the Cossacks come from? In fact, the main source is self-cultivated farmers who have been deprived of their land. They are unwilling to be deprived of their land and rise up to resist. But the mere farmers are not the opponent of the army? Therefore, if they are lucky enough to be killed, they can only choose to escape to the grasslands in the south and become Cossacks.

Because this anti-historical process was too fierce, the Cossacks appeared suddenly and grew rapidly. By the 17th century, the Cossacks group had become very large, reaching hundreds of thousands of people.

In other words, most of the Cossacks were actually farmers who resisted during the Russian serfization process, and were also thorns among Russian peasants.

The thorns all ran away or were killed, so the rest were naturally honest and honest "submissive people"...

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Raulsky's introduction made Marin realize that the Ross serfs who have become serfs but have not resisted are all honesty and honest farmers who do not resist...

Well, the thorns have become a Cossack. Isn’t the rest just an honest farmer? It’s easy to manage such people, and it’s not easy to get into trouble...

As for their next generation, Marin will manage their schools well. Not only should he be honest and obedient, but he should also speak German...

In other words, after waiting for the Grand Duchy of Moscow to destroy Lithuania, Marin sent troops to not only defeat the Russians, but also to plunder a large number of Russian farmers... and... Mao Mei...

As for whether the Russian farmers will resist and will run away? Raulsky's words are very pertinent - if they want to resist, they will resist in the process of plundering them. At that time, these rebels will not be brought back, and they can be killed on the spot. Or, it is okay to bring them back and escort them to mine coal mines, as there is a shortage of people in the Ruhr area.

Even during the process of escorting back to Beihai Country, you can deliberately pretend to be lazy in supervision, enforce the law, and see who escapes... Those who run away will be arrested and escorted to dig coal. Beihai Country has Ruhr District, but isn't there a shortage of coal miners? Go to farm honestly, go down the well to dig in a bad manner... Perfect!

At this moment, Ma Lin suddenly felt that the Ren and Du meridians were opened, and he was refreshed-
Chapter completed!