Liang Qichao had a deep understanding of the impact of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894 on China. Many people in his reform faction were stimulated by the defeat of the Sino-Japanese War of 1884-1894 and embarked on the path of reform.
Suddenly, Liang Qichao thought of his dead friend Tan Sitong: I will smile to the sky with my sword, leaving my liver and gallbladder intact!
How heroic, yet so sad.
Zhou Hexuan continued on the podium:
“Analysis of the impact of the defeat of the Sino-Japanese War of 1898-1899 must also be carried out from the aspects of politics, economy, diplomacy, military, ideological and cultural aspects, etc.
Militarily, the Beiyang Navy was completely wiped out, and China completely lost its defense capabilities in the face of the great powers. This led to the Gengzi Revolution. After Japan occupied Taiwan and North Korea, it posed a direct threat to China's Northeast and East China. If in the future,
If China and Japan go to war again, these two places will become springboards for Japan to invade China.
Economically, with the signing of the Treaty of Shimonoseki, China compensated Japan with a total of 230 million taels of silver, which increased the financial burden on the Qing government and the people. Japan, on the other hand, greatly increased its national strength and not only received huge compensation, but also seized more than 100 million yen worth of
The warships suddenly dominated Asia.
Politically, China's semi-colonial status has further deepened, with the cession of Taiwan and its affiliated islands, the loss of Korea's satellite states, and the increase of treaty ports, making China completely a lamb to be slaughtered by foreign powers. The Qing government's prestige has been greatly lost, and its dominance over China has been greatly reduced.
It is getting weaker and local forces are gaining ground.
Culturally, China's idea of a heavenly empire suffered a subversive impact, and the national crisis became more serious, which also prompted the Chinese nation to become increasingly awakened. It can be said that the defeat of the Sino-Japanese War was equivalent to Japan giving China a shot in the arm. Countless people from that country went to
The road to strength gave birth to reformists, revolutionaries, etc.
Diplomatically, China...Okay, the above is the entire historical research content of the Sino-Japanese War of 1884-1894."
Zhou Hexuan finished talking about the Sino-Japanese War and said: "Any historical event may be triggered by an accident, but behind the accident lies a deeper root. This is the historical causality that Mr. Liang Rengong talked about. And the next impact is what he said
Continuity. As for the comprehensive analysis of all factors, it is the historical totality he talks about. In fact, my historical research theories are similar to Mr. Ren Gong’s historical research methods."
After a burst of applause, Liang Qichao waved his hands and smiled bitterly: "Mingcheng, don't forget to put your gold on my face. My theory is not as profound as yours."
"Mr. Ren is so humble," Zhou Hexuan clapped his hands and said, "Now that we have finished talking about the main topic, it is time for free questions. If you have any questions, you can ask them and we will discuss them together."
A male classmate wearing glasses raised his hand and said: "Mr. Zhou, I study ancient Chinese. What impact do you think writing has on the history of various countries?"
"This is such a big topic that one could write a monograph on it. It cannot be explained in just a few words," Zhou Hexuan said with a smile, "What do you call this classmate?"
The boy said: "My name is Wang Li, a student from the Institute of Chinese Studies."
Nima, do you want this?
How come a random student turns out to be a future academic giant?
Zhou Hexuan sweated furiously and said: "Hello, classmate Wang Li. Regarding the question you just raised, I can only share my humble opinion. In the development of human beings, language came first, then writing, and it even appeared before the country. In ancient times,
Language and writing are the most important means of maintaining an ethnic group. In feudal society, the dialects of different regions in China were different, and southerners and northerners could not even communicate in language. Why can China be united after being divided for a long time? The Chinese culture represented by Chinese characters actually embodies the essence of China.
The concept of a country. For example, during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Five Dynasties, and the Southern Song Dynasty, China was divided for a long time, but people everywhere regarded themselves as unified Chinese people and had the same mentality. Warlords or kings also subconsciously regarded unifying China as their own mission.
.This is the power of Chinese characters.”
"Thank you, Mr. Zhou, for clarifying my doubts." Wang Li said respectfully.
Zhou Hexuan said: "This is just my personal opinion. I don't have deep research on Chinese studies. If there are any mistakes, please forgive me."
"Pap-pap-pap-pap!"
There was another burst of applause, and the teachers and students in the audience were very fond of Zhou Hexuan's humble attitude.
"Mr. Zhou," another student raised his hand, "I heard that you wrote "The Legend of the Condor Heroes"?"
Zhou Hexuan smiled and asked: "Does it look good?"
The student said: "The content is very exciting, but I found some historical errors. For example, Temujin in the novel was honored as Genghis Khan after unifying Mongolia, and it was only two years until his death. But the real Temujin did Genghis Khan lived for 21 years, and the novel here is obviously inconsistent with historical facts."
Zhou Hexuan looked at the classmate speechlessly and thought to himself: You guys, top academics, are you so serious about reading a novel? Don't let others pretend to be cool!
Zhou Hexuan could only explain: "Novel is not a historical monograph, and it should serve the storyline first. If we pursue it strictly, there is no need to read "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", everyone can just burn the book. Mr. Guan doesn't need to be so tired, I also want to help Sun Jian kill Hua Xiong."
"Hahahaha!" Everyone laughed.
"Thank you, sir, for clarifying my doubts," the classmate said with some embarrassment.
The class finally ended at noon.
The business of Tsinghua teachers is still unfinished, and the students are still talking about it as they walk:
"This Mr. Zhou is really extraordinary. It would be great if he could come to Tsinghua University and become a teacher."
"That modern historical theory wasn't created by him, was it?"
"It's very possible that no other professor has mentioned it. Studying history according to his theory will be more accurate, simple and profound."
"I heard that he was self-taught when he traveled to various countries, and his vision is broader than those of us who work behind closed doors."
"If anyone has "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", please lend it to me."
“It’s available in bookstores, buy it yourself!”
"..."
As the students began to leave, Chen Maode, dean of the History Department of Tsinghua University, shook hands with Zhou Hexuan enthusiastically and said, "Mr. Zhou, your lecture was so wonderful that it made people enlightened."
"No, it's just family talk." Zhou Hexuan said with a smile.
Chen Maode said with great expectation: "Mr. Zhou, are you willing to come to Tsinghua to teach? The professorship here is vacant."
"Well, I'll think about it again. I really can't leave Tianjin." Zhou Hexuan declined politely.
Chen Maode was a little disappointed, but still smiled and said: "If Mr. Zhou changes his mind one day, the door of the Tsinghua History Department will be open to you at any time."
Zhou Hexuan said: "Thank you very much, Director Chen, for taking this seriously. I am very worried."
Liang Qichao suddenly came to put his hand on Zhou Hexuan's shoulder and suggested: "Mingcheng, what you talked about today can be written into a book, and the title of the book is "Modern History Research Methods"."
"I will write it when I have time." Zhou Hexuan is very interested in this. Once his book comes out, his title of "Founder of Modern Chinese Historical Theory" will definitely not go away, and he can even show off in Europe and the United States.
Everyone was chatting and laughing as they went to eat together. Suddenly, they saw Zhu Xiang running towards him, sweating profusely and panting: "Zhou...Brother Zhou, I finally found you!"
"What's wrong?" Zhou Hexuan asked.
Zhu Xiang said anxiously: "'Shi En' was sealed, and Zhimo and the others were also arrested. It seems that your poem was the cause of the trouble."
"That's unreasonable!"
Before Zhou Hexuan could say anything, Liang Qichao became furious. Although he taught Xu Zhimo a lesson at the wedding, his students could scold him, but others could not catch him.
Liang Qichao said with a sullen face: "You guys eat first, I'll go see Zhang Zuolin. This stinky horse bandit is really lawless!"