Chapter 1463, Yan Huang is the ancestor of all tribes
"The history textbooks we write are all based on the history of our Chinese nation, and there is no problem in using them in the teaching of our Han people."
"However, in recent years, as we have opened new schools in the border areas of the Ming Dynasty and recruited students from various tribes, we have discovered a very serious problem."
"That is, the history textbooks we use now are not suitable for various minority tribes."
"We have received many letters from students from minority tribes in various border areas. In the letters, they all hope that we can rewrite history textbooks to tell their history clearly, and also tell clearly the relationship between their tribes, the Chinese nation, and our Ming Dynasty.
relation."
Jiang Mingjiang also explained the problems he was encountering now.
“Not applicable to people from minority tribes?”
When Liu Jin heard this, he couldn't help but frown.
This is indeed an extremely serious problem.
The existing history textbooks are textbooks compiled based on the history of the Chinese nation, and are compiled with reference to various historical books that have been handed down.
There is naturally no problem in using it for the teaching of Han children, because this itself is its own history.
However, for students from various minority tribes in the Ming Dynasty, what they learned after studying was the history of the Chinese nation, and they did not know the history of their own tribes.
This will also cause confusion among these students. Because they do not know the history of their tribe and the past, they will be confused about the future.
"Liu Gong, we have received a large number of letters from several provinces in Nanyang, the Western Regions, Nanyun and other provinces, and only then did we realize the seriousness of this problem."
"In the letters, students from minority tribes from various places hope that we can properly mention and tell the history of their tribes in history textbooks, and it is best to clearly describe the relationship between them and us Han people."
Professor Dong Zhixia from Imperial College next to him also nodded and said.
"What do you think of this?"
Liu Jin pondered for a while, then asked after thinking about it.
"We are also having a headache about this~"
"We have hundreds of tribes, large and small, living in the Ming Dynasty. Some tribes have their own writing and language, and they also have books that record their own history. We can even find some corresponding classics to understand the past history."
"But most tribes only have their own language, and they don't even have their own writing, let alone books that record history in detail. It's impossible to write their history."
"Furthermore, there are so many tribes, and it is impossible for us to write down the past history of all their tribes in history textbooks, and it is not necessary to write the history of every tribe."
Jiang Ming thought for a while and replied.
"Yes, we have specially sent people to the Western Regions, grasslands, Nanyang and other places for this purpose to conduct detailed inspections. Most of the tribes do not have their own writing and classics, only some myths and stories passed down orally.
, the credibility is not high.”
Wang Shisong also followed suit.
"Can you show me their letters?"
Liu Jin thought for a while and said.
"Of course, we only brought part of it~"
"Mr. Liu, please look~"
After hearing what Liu Jin said, Jiang Ming quickly took out some letters and handed them to Liu Jin.
Liu Jin read it very quickly. After reading about ten minutes of the letter, he immediately smiled. He immediately understood the reason why these minority tribe students wrote this letter.
In fact, it is very simple in the final analysis. It is nothing more than that the existing history textbooks do not clearly explain the relationship between their tribe and the Ming Dynasty, which makes them feel very lost and have no sense of belonging.
You must know that the Ming Empire is now the most powerful empire in the world.
The prosperous Ming Empire made every citizen living in it deeply proud.
Compared with the Han people, people from various minority tribes are even more proud of being citizens of the Ming Dynasty and have a stronger sense of identity with the Ming Dynasty, especially some tribes that have been bullied and are in limbo.
Since becoming the subjects of the Emperor of Heaven, they have gained stability and a prosperous life. They have also gained dignity and become subjects of a powerful empire. This sense of pride makes them more proud than the Han people.
strong.
However, the current textbooks in modern schools do not clearly explain their relationship with the Chinese nation, nor do they clearly explain many things that happened outside the two capitals and thirteen provinces.
After all, previous history only involved the Western Regions at most. As for Nanyang, Nanyun, Northwest, Hezhong, Huanghuangzhou, Australia and other places, it was not involved at all.
Therefore, these places were not mentioned in the history textbooks, which made them feel disappointed, and they wrote a large number of letters requesting revision of the history textbooks.
After figuring out the cause of the matter, Liu Jin knew what to do.
In fact, in the final analysis, this matter is because the new-style schools focus on unified education. Students in the new-style schools, whether they are Han students or students from minority tribes, are treated equally, and the thoughts instilled in everyone are loyal to the Ming Dynasty.
Loyal to the Emperor.
The Ming Dynasty is great and the Emperor is great. It is extremely proud to be a citizen of the Ming Dynasty and a subject of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
In this way, due to ideological propaganda and indoctrination, the centripetal force is extremely high, the national consciousness gradually fades away, and the consciousness of the Ming people gradually becomes highlighted and strengthened, and there is a cognitive requirement for the relationship between each other in the past.
"History textbooks really need to be revised and revised~"
"In the past, I started writing from Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. I think I might have to go further, for example, to write about the origin of our species."
Liu Jin thought about it and said with a smile.
"The Origin of Humanity?"
When Jiang Ming, Wang Shisong, Dong Zhixia and others heard this, they immediately started thinking.
"Yes, the question of human origin~"
"Europe, the Middle East, and even here in Tianzhu, they all believe that God created the world and God created mankind, so everyone must believe in God and respect God~"
"In the East, we have our own myths and stories. It was Pangu who split the chaotic world and sacrificed himself to create the entire beautiful world. After that, Nuwa patched up the sky and created humans."
"Whether it's in the West of Europe or our East, the understanding of human origins actually comes from myths and legends, but this is illusory and has no real evidence."
"We should use scientific and rational perspectives to study and study the origin of our humanity."
Liu Jin nodded solemnly.
I thought of many studies on the origin of human beings in later generations, among which the most widely recognized is that humans originated in Africa and evolved from ape-men.
"In addition, we should also study the history of each tribe. In history, various tribes fought constantly with each other and tribes continued to migrate. For example, the Huns during the Han Dynasty continued to migrate westward after being defeated by the Han Dynasty. Later, in the present Western Region
, Central Asia, West Asia and other places are blooming."
"There are also Turks during the Tang Dynasty. After being defeated by the Tang Dynasty, the Turks were constantly migrating westward. Therefore, a large number of tribes in West Asia, Central Asia, the Western Regions and other places now claim to be descendants of the Turks."
"Even the Ottoman Empire claimed to be descendants of the Turks. Another example is the Mongols. When Genghis Khan conquered all directions, the territory was extremely vast. A large number of Mongolians migrated to various parts of the world and established khanates in many places.
Descendants are spread all over the world, and a large number of people are descendants of the Mongols."
"There are also descendants of the Yin Shang here in Huangjinzhou. It is said that they are descendants of the Yin Shang and have common ancestors with us Ming people. Many people think this is ridiculous."
"But it's probably true!"
"Not only do they look the same as us Ming people, but they even have many similarities in their totems."
Liu Jin looked at the professors present and continued: "History is very important, but more important is the history that people expect!"
"For example, there are millions of descendants of the Yin Shang in the Golden Continent, although they are divided into countless large and small tribes, and even huge countries such as the Aztec Kingdom and the Inca Empire."
"But now they only believe in one fact, that is, they have a common ancestor with us Ming people, and are a family member with us. They have the same blood and nobility as us, and are descendants of the Sun God."
"It is precisely because of this sense of identity and common connections that our Ming rule in Golden Continent has become more and more stable. We Ming immigrants and the local descendants of the Yin Shang have more and more common understandings of each other.
The conflicts between them have become smaller, and the integration between them has become more harmonious.”
"They identify themselves as part of the people of Ming Dynasty, and at the same time think that they are the people of the emperor of Ming Dynasty, and are proud of it."
"So nothing else seems important."
"The situation is the same now. Our history textbooks should also write like this. Yan and Huang are the ancestors of all tribes, and the people of all tribes are descendants of Yan and Huang."
"Of course, this is not groundless and nonsense. It must be proved by the migration of the Huns, Turks, and Mongols. Their ancestors also migrated from the Central Plains area and were divided from the Yanhuang
It came out, so it has gone through a long history of evolution to form its current situation."
The true meaning of history is very important, but what is more important is the unity of the nation and the country. Especially for the minority tribes in the Ming Dynasty, what they hope more is to gain a sense of identity and blood identity.
So this is how history textbooks should be written. This is what everyone wants to see.
Liu Jin also knew that writing in this way would undoubtedly play a huge role in promoting the unification and unity of the Ming Dynasty.