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尧舜时代，是氏族公社社会的晚期。恩格斯在《家庭私有制和国家的
起源》写过这样一段话来描写古希腊的这个时代，“在英雄时代的希
腊社会制度中，古代的氏族组织还是很有活力的，不过我们也已经看
到，它的瓦解已经开始：由子女继承财产的父权制，促进了财产积累
于家庭中，并且使家庭变成一种与氏族对立的力量；财产的差别，通
过世袭贵族和王权的最初萌芽的形成，对社会制度发生反作用；奴隶
制起初虽然仅限于俘虏，但已经开辟了奴役同部落人甚至同氏族人的
前景；古代部落对部落的战争，已经逐渐蜕变为在陆上和海上为攫夺
牲畜、奴隶和财宝而不断进行的抢劫，变为一种正常的营生，一句话，
财富被当作最高的价值而受到赞美和崇敬，古代氏族制度被滥用来替
暴力掠夺财富的行为辩护。所缺少的只是一件东西，即这样一个机关，
它不仅保障单个人新获得的财富不受氏族制度的共产制传统的侵犯，
不仅使以前被轻视的私有财产神圣化，并宣布这种神圣化是整个人类
社会的最高目的，而且还给相继发展起来的获得财产从而不断加速财
富积累的新的形式，盖上社会普遍承认的印章；所缺少的只是这样一
个机关，它不仅使正在开始的社会分裂为阶级的现象永久化，而且使
有产者阶级剥削无产者阶级的权利以及前者对后者的统治永久化。
而这样的机关也就出现了。国家被发明出来了。”
社会确实在进步，财富确实在积累，而在中国，国家，这一全新的机
关，却不是轻易地能被一句话就带出来的。
尧曰：“谁可顺此事？”
放齐曰：“嗣子丹硃开明。”
尧曰：“吁！顽凶，不用。”
尧又曰：“谁可者？”
讙兜曰：“共工旁聚布功，可用。”
尧曰：“共工善言，其用僻，似恭漫天，不可。”
尧又曰：“嗟，四岳，汤汤洪水滔天，浩浩怀山襄陵，下民其忧，有
能使治者？”
皆曰鲧可。
尧曰：“鲧负命毁族，不可。”
岳曰：“异哉，试不可用而已。”
尧於是听岳用鲧。九岁，功用不成。——《史记•五帝本纪》
到帝尧一代，神巫一派仍是部落的最高统治者，从对尧的称谓即可看出，
帝就是神，在人名前加一帝字，表明此人具有半神的特质。“其仁如天，
其知如神。就之如日，望之如云。富而不骄，贵而不舒。” 而他所依
仗来统治四方的是羲，和，乃是世袭的神巫氏族（详见史记五帝本纪）。
上面的引文是说当帝尧年衰时，欲交接统治权，问左右谁人可以接班。
第一顺位是尧的儿子丹朱，第二人选是共工氏，第三人选是鲧，后来
的帝舜居然没有进入三甲！何故？今将这三位候选人聊做一番发微探
寻，道出其中原委。
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USA as a world power? In E-Sim it is possible!
In E-Sim we have a huge, living world, which is a mirror copy of the Earth. Well, maybe not completely mirrored, because the balance of power in this virtual world looks a bit different than in real life. In E-Sim, USA does not have to be a world superpower, It can be efficiently managed as a much smaller country that has entrepreneurial citizens that support it's foundation. Everything depends on the players themselves and how they decide to shape the political map of the game.
Work for the good of your country and see it rise to an empire.
Activities in this game are divided into several modules. First is the economy as a citizen in a country of your choice you must work to earn money, which you will get to spend for example, on food or purchase of weapons which are critical for your progress as a fighter. You will work in either private companies which are owned by players or government companies which are owned by the state. After progressing in the game you will finally get the opportunity to set up your own business and hire other players. If it prospers, we can even change it into a joint-stock company and enter the stock market and get even more money in this way.
In E-Sim, international wars are nothing out of the ordinary.
Become an influential politician.
The second module is a politics. Just like in real life politics in E-Sim are an extremely powerful tool that can be used for your own purposes. From time to time there are elections in the game in which you will not only vote, but also have the ability to run for the head of the party you're in. You can also apply for congress, where once elected you will be given the right to vote on laws proposed by your fellow congress members or your president and propose laws yourself. Voting on laws is important for your country as it can shape the lives of those around you. You can also try to become the head of a given party, and even take part in presidential elections and decide on the shape of the foreign policy of a given state (for example, who to declare war on). Career in politics is obviously not easy and in order to succeed in it, you have to have a good plan and compete for the votes of voters.
You can go bankrupt or become a rich man while playing the stock market.
The international war.
The last and probably the most important module is military. In E-Sim, countries are constantly fighting each other for control over territories which in return grant them access to more valuable raw materials. For this purpose, they form alliances, they fight international wars, but they also have to deal with, for example, uprisings in conquered countries or civil wars, which may explode on their territory. You can also take part in these clashes, although you are also given the opportunity to lead a life as a pacifist who focuses on other activities in the game (for example, running a successful newspaper or selling products).
At the auction you can sell or buy your dream inventory.
E-Sim is a unique browser game. It's creators ensured realistic representation of the mechanisms present in the real world and gave all power to the players who shape the image of the virtual Earth according to their own. So come and join them and help your country achieve its full potential.
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