The Seljuk Empire followed the political systems of the Abbasid dynasty, the Persian Saman dynasty and even the Ghassini dynasty, and these dynasties were all aristocratic political systems without exception.

Just like the original Han Dynasty, it ruled a huge territory with aristocratic families as officials. This concept is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people regardless of the dynasty or period.

What is aristocrat? It is a group of people who have made contributions to the dynasty or have blood ties to the rulers. These people are born with favorable conditions for getting close to the rulers.

And they can also get in touch with rulers more easily than ordinary people. Just think about it, these people wander around the rulers. After a long time, when the ruler finds that the country is huge and needs people to help him manage, who should he use?

Of course, it is the group of people around me. These people are nobles. They are born noble and are vassals in the management of rulers.

Of course, these people are also the latest people in the ruler. The Seljuk Empire in Tugluk was defeated by such a group of people, and they were also managing it.

Now Zhao Zhen told him that these officials of the Song Empire were not nobles, but from ordinary people, which really made him difficult to understand.

Under the Sudan, Prime Minister Weizir is appointed, who represents the Caliph with plenipotentiary power to deal with political, military, financial and religious affairs.

In some ways, Seljuk's prime minister's rights were stronger. Of course, Tugluk was a smart king, and his military power was firmly in his hands.

Tugluk is not a caliph, so there is no need to hand over all the rights in his hands to the Prime Minister for full rights.

Dehgan is the most powerful prime minister in Tugluk's hands. He almost combines power in Seljuk and plays a leading role in handling state affairs.

More importantly, in the Seljuk system, before the prince ascended the throne, he needed to serve as governors in various provinces to train his own talents, and these local officials played the role of teaching the prince.

So he got a special title, Ataberg, which means the Taifu in Chinese. They are the local chiefs of Seljuk and are also the ones who teach the prince. The relationship with the prince is closer. When the prince ascended the throne, they will definitely support it with all their strength. In this way, they will be promoted and reused.

Almost all of these Atabergs were held by the Seljuk nobles, which gathered local military and political power. In terms of economy, they implemented the military fief system. It was called Ikta in Turkic, but it was actually the princes of the Han family.

However, most Iqtas only have the right to use and cannot be hereditary. However, the exception of the military chief can be hereditary to the land granted by the Sultan.

Farmers pay land taxes in kind, and some of them are handed over to the treasury. The treasury consumes huge amounts of money to dig canals, build roads, and open postal stations to ensure smooth business roads in the east and west.

Although Zhao Zhen looked down on the system, Zhao Zhen admired Tugluk and the Seljuk Empire in terms of religion and culture.

This is also why Seljuks in history are stronger than Western countries, and this is true for almost the entire Arab country.

They believed in Sunnis, built a large number of mosques in the empire, and founded religious universities named after Nizam Mulek in Baghdad and Neshapur, and invested heavily in hiring famous scholars from all over the country to teach.

Spread the doctrines of the Sunni Ashelli School and the doctrines of the Shafiyi School, and cultivate religious scholars and government officials.

The policies in academic and cultural aspects are even more advanced. Although Tugluk was an emperor who built a country with martial arts, he had great investment in rewarding scholars for academic research and writing books.

Almost every successful king attaches importance to the development of education and science, which is the easiest and ultimate way to promote the country's strength.

***The famous scholar Ansari, mathematician and poet Omar Hayam, etc., all completed their academic masterpieces with the sponsorship and support of the court. At the same time, a new observatory was also built, scholars were recruited to engage in astronomical measurement and research, modified the Persian calendar, and compiled the famous "Geralal Calendar", which was more accurate than the Western "Gregorian Calendar".

Although this is a side that Zhao Zhen does not want to see, he has to admit that Tugluk is a qualified monarch and has strong ambitions and ambitions.

For Zhao Zhen, the king of the Han family, the Seljuk system was too familiar, especially in terms of political system, similar to the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty. At the beginning of the founding of the Han Dynasty, there were many kings of the same surname, and in the Tang Dynasty, there were many governors. In terms of respecting culture and technological progress, it was similar to the current Song Dynasty.

It can be said that the Seljuk people absorbed many systems of Han civilization. No matter whether these systems are good or bad, Tugrik was improving them in the hope that they would be more suitable for Seljuk's development needs.

But no matter how he reformed, he could not touch on one thing, that is aristocratic politics. Almost all Seljuk officials were aristocratic, and people without aristocratic background were aliens and could not gain the recognition of other officials at all. How could they say that they would manage a place?

Tugluk also tried to appoint some civilians as officials, but the final result was all ended in failure without exception. Practicing true knowledge is revealed, so he believed that the idea of ​​appointing civilians as officials was very absurd and impossible to succeed.

But in the Song Empire, he did the opposite. The emperor of the Eastern Empire actually said that the capable ministers and officials under his command were actually born to civilians and were proud of it.

This made Tugluk incredible. The political systems between the two countries are completely different, and the cultures and customs are also completely different. However, in Tugluk's view, the classes that rule a country should be similar.

"Is there no nobles in the Song Empire?"

Tugrik asked this question, and Zhao Zhen shook his head negatively and said, "Of course, there are nobles in any dynasty. Such an identity is born and cannot be changed, and the same is true for the Song Dynasty."

"Then why doesn't your country appoint nobles as officials?"

"I also appoint aristocrats as officials! It's just that there are not many. Although there are few in the Song Dynasty, it is not non-existent. The emperor wants to win over the nobles in order to show my kindness to these heroes."

Tugluk was very surprised and spoke tentatively: "Not all nobles can serve as officials?"

Zhao Zhen replied without thinking: "Of course not!"

"Why?!"

"Of course they didn't get the imperial examination!"

At this time, Tugluk discovered that a key issue had been ignored by himself. The Song Empire had the imperial examination, which means that only those who had taken the imperial examination and passed the examination could obtain official positions.

This is not true in Seljuk, because everyone thinks that aristocrats are the ones who are the officials. Even if the ordinary people have outstanding abilities, it is useless. Who would still participate in the imperial examination?

The aristocratic system has already taken root in Seljuk, becoming a towering tree that cannot be shaken!
Chapter completed!