The Zhou Dynasty's government was a feudal system. In the Zhou Dynasty's feudal pyramid there were 3 levels. The emperor, the nobles, the soldiers, and the serfs. The emperor would give a noble some of his land in return for loyalty, and taxes. In order to pay the taxes, the nobles would collect taxes from the serfs that were using the land they were ruling. Some of the taxes would go to the king, and in times of war a percent of taxes were used to pay for soldiers.
This type of government impacted daily life in the Zhou Dynasty. In order to pay taxes the serfs would have to work hard to pay them, and to support their families. For example, the farmers would have to produce enough crops to pay their taxes, and to feed their family. This system of government also effects daily life because if one social group didn't do their job, the system would fall. Also, it became very easy for the nobles to take control, since the emperor did not really know what was going on in each kingdom.
The idea of feudalism survived a very long time, and Ah Xiang said "Zhou's feudal system, in fact, never fully died away,"
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