Why did the Zhou Dynasty use the sub feudal system to last for eight hundred years, and the subseque

"feudalism" is also known as "sub-feudal system", that is, the original meaning of "feudal" in ancient Chinese; The "feudal" in ancient literature is the "sub-feudal system". Under the "feudal system", the national land was not entirely owned by the Zhou royal family, but was owned by the princes who obtained the fief, who owned all the resources and benefits of the feudal land, and only needed to pay a certain tribute to the Zhou royal family to fulfill their obligations, which was equivalent to the relationship between the European kingdoms and the Holy See in the Middle Ages, that is, the basis of the federation in the modern sense. King Zhou is a co-lord (co-lord is the leader model left over from clan society, and Yu is the last clan co-master).

The land of the princes could theoretically be reclaimed and redistributed by the Zhou royal family after their death, but it was generally hereditary.

The feudal system will lead to political instability and frequent wars in the country:

1. In 1046 BC, King Wu of Zhou conquered, the Shang Dynasty fell, the Zhou Dynasty was established, and the princes were divided.

2. In 1042 BC, the feudal princes Uncle Guan, Uncle Cai, and Uncle Huo launched the "Three Eunuchs Rebellion", which was later flattened.

3. During the reign of King Kang of Zhou (1020 BC-996 BC), there were often military conflicts with Guifang, Huaiyi and Jingchu in the south.

4. In 980 BC, King Zhao of Zhou led his army to carry out military deterrence against the Dongyi countries.

5. In 985 and 982 BC, King Zhao of Zhou attacked Chu twice.

6. In 977 BC, King Zhao of Zhou crusaded against Chu for the third time, and the whole army was annihilated, and King Zhao of Zhou was drowned.

7. During the reign of King Mu of Zhou (976 BC-922 BC), he conquered the dog Rong twice, and after pacifying the west, he continued the western expedition and marched to the Kunlun Hill; Later, he attacked the Xu State in the southeast, and after pacifying the Xu State, he continued to advance eastward, arrived at Jiujiang, and carried out the southern expedition.

The Zhou Dynasty was conquest all the year round, and the Son of Heaven was not in the court, which led to the relaxation of the government, and since King Mu, the Zhou Dynasty began to decline from prosperity to decline.

8. In 771 BC, King You of Zhou was killed, and the Zhou Dynasty fell.

In 770 BC, King Zhou Ping, the son of King You of Zhou, rebuilt the Zhou Dynasty, known as the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

The Eastern Zhou Dynasty was divided into two periods, the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, when the princes were in chaos, and the Zhou Dynasty had no actual right to rule, and the countries only nominally respected the Emperor of Zhou as orthodox.

From the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty to its demise, it was only 275 years, which was much worse than the Shang Dynasty (about 1600 BC and about 1046 BC) 554 years, and also much worse than the Han Dynasty (202-220 BC) 422 years, and the Qin Dynasty before the Han Dynasty was only a brief transitional period and was not considered.

The Zhou Dynasty did fall because of the feudal system, which led to the growing strength of the vassal states.

In fact, no, the strength of the Zhou Dynasty has decreased a lot, and the monarch's ruling ability is also very average, so it will perish.

Yes, the power of the princes in each place was too great, and it had seriously affected the rule of the dynasty, so it led to the demise of the dynasty.