Writing is the cornerstone of a civilization. The reason why agricultural culture finally defeated nomadic culture was not because of how heroic it was in terms of force, but because it climbed higher on the big tree of civilization than nomadic culture.
The quality of a civilization does not mean how much it can explode in a period of time, but whether it can continue to maintain vitality and support a larger population over a long period of time.
Just like the Han and Hu people in the Han Dynasty today.
Yu Fuluo and Lina Gu were thinking, and Fei Qian was also thinking. Only now did Fei Qian have a more profound concept of this aspect.
Why is it that despite the turmoil and instability in Central China, it will eventually move toward unification?
Popular support?
Haha, forget it.
But something deeper is the mode of production and life on this land, that is, the farming culture ultimately plays a role.
Agricultural civilization is deeply dependent on the land and needs to guard crops all year round. Therefore, it will dig holes and build houses in places suitable for farming and build long-term living places. In this way, villages slowly formed, and then expanded into towns, which naturally Neighborhood and family relationships are formed.
The central feudal centralized state could easily divide counties and counties based on such geographical relationships, and then manage them, collect taxes and allocate labor according to the land, and because China's farming areas are relatively concentrated, most of them are in the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers. The river basin, this closely connected geographical relationship, even if it is separated for a short time, will lead to further hunger and thirst for land due to the continuous expansion of the population, and ultimately lead to no matter how many disputes there are on this connected land, there will eventually be Form a unified pattern.
In this sense, the land in this area has always belonged to the country, but the form is slightly different...
The thousands of years of Chinese civilization have ushered in the rise and fall of dynasties one after another in this cycle of reincarnation.
When the land exceeds the population, a dynasty rises. When the land begins to be in short supply, the dynasty reaches its peak. When the madness for land begins and a large amount of land is concentrated in the hands of a few classes, the dynasty reaches its peak. The end...
The Han, Tang, Ming, and Qing dynasties were basically the same routine.
Except for the Yuan Dynasty. The Yuan Dynasty was the only peak dynasty of the nomadic people who were good neighbors in the north. The Qing Dynasty was just a bit smarter.
So, Fei Qian thought, since there is a chance, why not try it?
"Chanyu, Haoshuai, you two should know the Northland better than I do. I wonder if you remember the last time a border market like ours was opened?" Fei Qian asked.
Lina Gu thought about it for a moment, and then said with some uncertainty: "I don't know the era name of Zhonglang and you Han people. It was almost more than ten years ago?"
Yu Fuluo, who was on the other side, nodded slightly.
In fact, it was the rebellion of the Western Qiang, and then when Xianbei took the Eastern Qiang, Xiongnu, and Wuhuan brothers and started to take advantage of it, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty cut off the trade with the Hu people, so neither Yu Fuluo nor Linagu Will explain it very clearly.
Fei Qian smiled and said: "Chanyu, Haoshuai, tell the truth, do you think it was better when you came to Han Dynasty to plunder, or the life of mutual exchange and trade like today is better? ?”
Lina rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Of course the deal is better now!"
Fei Qian laughed and said: "Haoshuai tells lies again! You don't need to spend money when robbing, you don't need to exchange things, just grab one and get it for free, why not? Right, Haoshuai? Right, Chanyu?"
Lina Guba laughed twice, not knowing how to respond.
"That's true, but... ahem, this robbery," Yu Fuluo also coughed twice, always feeling a little embarrassed when talking about these topics of plundering Han people in front of Fei Qian, "... not one of them is Make sure you can get something. The other thing is basically an old thing even if it is looted, and the key is that it will kill a lot of people... How can it be better than trading with Zhonglang!"
Hearing this, Lina Gu also nodded his head in agreement.
In fact, both Yu Fuluo and Lina Gu concealed another aspect of the Hu people's plunder, which was not only the goods, but also the population. Strictly speaking, how many pure-blooded Hu people were there in the Hu people tribes near the Han Dynasty? I'm afraid there were already Less than one tenth.
Fei Qian didn't say anything, just nodded, then patted the table gently, gestured around, and said: "I'm afraid you two have an idea of what Pingyang City looked like in the beginning and what it looks like now. , this kind of change, doesn’t this kind of change have some effect on our mutual trade? The benefits brought by trade are shared by both parties, just like Pingyang City, just like the brocade on the handsome man and his caravan, just like a single person. Yu’s canonization..."
"We have thousands of people following us. Naturally, we need to consider these people and shoulder the responsibility for the future. In addition to Pingyang and Shangjun, I now have the governor of Shangdang, and Shan Yu will soon return to Meiji to rebuild the royal court, and with the expansion of your caravan, Haoshuai’s reputation in Xiqiang will surely become higher and higher..."
"Don't Chanyu want to build a royal court in Meiji that is bigger than Pingyang City? Don't Haoshuai want to build a white stone city on Jinwei Mountain?" Fei Qian said with a slight smile. If the nomadic nobles , that is, people like Yu Fulo and Linagu began to settle down and enjoy a comfortable life, so can they still be regarded as nomadic people?
Yu Fuluo raised his head slightly and did not speak. Instead, Linagu smiled and said: "What Zhonglang said is good, but... this is not easy..."
"It's just two words: 'people' and 'things'! If you find it difficult and don't take action, you will never succeed! People are great because of their ideals. What's the difference between a person without ideals and a piece of bacon jerky?" There was quite a lot of chicken soup in later generations, and Fei Qian poured a few bowls of it as a free gift. "Why do people's eyes grow on the head instead of at the feet? It's because it tells us not to just stare at the square inches under our feet." Instead, we have to look into the distance. Some things can never be solved by squatting in a tent. As long as you stand up and look into the distance, you can see a wonderful future."
"The problem of manpower, haha, the concentration outside Pingyang City... Well, what is the Xianbei people's camp used for? The problem of materials, as long as you two need anything, you will definitely get a fair deal with me. This is also What's there to worry about?" Fei Qian said slowly, his voice full of temptation...
"Chanyu, north of Yinshan Mountain, was originally the pasture of the Xiongnu, but now it is occupied by Xianbei, and further north of Xianbei is still a vast and boundless land, which is hundreds of times larger than the area of Pingyang, even if you are running on horseback I might not have been able to get there last month..."
"Haoshuai, there are countless countries outside Hexi and even west of Xiqiang. As long as you cross that mountain, you will be called a land flowing with honey milk, with sparkling gems, gold everywhere, and There are pastures to the north of the gentle Meili Mountain. Yu Fuluo still knew about this. However, the description of the west of the Western Regions seemed a bit incredible to Linagu, and he said doubtfully: "There is really such a place in the west. ?How could Zhonglang know this?"
Fei Qian raised his head and laughed loudly, saying: "So this is the benefit of having written inheritance! The ancient sages have been there and left records... If you also have written inheritance, maybe you can also know this... …”
I just bully you for being uneducated, so what can you do? As long as necessary, believe it or not, Fei Qian can reorganize the Classic of Mountains and Seas, and of course, he will describe in detail that life is not only about the present, but also about poetry and the distance...
Well, poetry and distance... The author is actually quite envious of people who can live in poetry and distance... Facing the sea, spring flowers are blooming... Taking the initiative to give in to party sentiment...
