History is indeed regular. After entering the era of rationality and natural science began to influence human society, science and technology became the most basic driving force for changing human society.
Any breakthrough in basic science can lead to huge changes in human society and even major geopolitical shocks.
Without internal combustion engine technology and petroleum refining technology, there would be no petroleum, the mainstay of energy for survival!
Without the oil industry, the Middle East would always be a nomadic desert zone. Without coal and iron ore reserves, this region would not be able to complete the foundation of the first industrial revolution.
However, new technologies have made mankind urgently need oil, and oil has changed the geopolitical landscape. War broke out, and tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of people actually lost their lives because of the spoils of the oil industry.
The small amount of oil forced Hitler to fight on two fronts and had to fight against the Soviet Union. The dark black gold made the Middle East the *bucket of the entire 21st century!
In fact, the origin of all this is just a small group of scientists' in-depth research on oil as a resource. Every small breakthrough in science and technology will profoundly change the world!
What if it is a batch of technological breakthroughs? That is the so-called technological explosion or industrial upgrading!
Only when such a curve occurs can backward ethnic groups have the opportunity to overtake, and such overtaking is still very dangerous.
For example, for nations that also took advantage of the opportunity of the second industrial revolution to rise, the United States is a typical example of successful overtaking, while Germany is a painful lesson in the failure of overtaking.
But it is undeniable that even if Germany fails to overtake, they can still gain a lot of benefits during this period of historical opportunity for overtaking.
If they cannot become a world-class military and political power, then what little legacy they have left can guarantee that they will become a world economic power.
In a thousand words, once these "curves" appear in the competition track of human civilization, it will be a golden opportunity. Any nation that sees the curve must risk its life to seize this historical opportunity.
Don't be afraid of failure, don't be afraid of sacrifice, don't be afraid of the cost of development... just push forward with all your strength, and you will leave behind benefits if you fail.
Did Japan and Germany fail completely in World War II? However, military failure does not mean that the achievements of our ancestors in fighting for technology and industrialization have failed. They can still create an economic miracle by continuing the old foundation of the past!
After Xiao Letian left this world, descendants organized and refined the heads of state's notes and speeches for twenty years, and compiled them into volumes in batches.
There is a passage in it that has been regarded as a classic by later generations of Chinese people, 'As long as a large number of breakthroughs in science and technology are discovered, as long as a new industrial upgrading period is coming, then the entire Chinese nation must concentrate all resources and quickly seize the track of history...'
'This is the best or even the only opportunity to catch up with other ethnic groups in a short way... In this period of historical opportunity, the country must replace decentralization with centralization. Even if it squeezes the welfare of the entire Chinese nation, it must concentrate resources to Live in this historical period! '
'The overtaking opportunity in the curve of industrial upgrading is rare. Once this historical opportunity appears, it proves that the Chinese people in the past few decades cannot waste resources on enjoyment! '
'All members of the Chinese ethnic group, from the nobles of the sixth and eighteenth ranks to the common people, must have a clear understanding! '
'The period of historical opportunity to achieve overtaking in curves is the period for all people to tighten their belts, endure hardships, plant trees and lay the foundation! Since you have been reincarnated in these decades, you must understand your responsibilities! '
'struggle! A desperate struggle! Only if you truly achieve success during this historical period and truly plant a large forest of blessings, will your descendants be able to enjoy a life with truly abundant materials! '
This passage was later spread to the West and caused an uproar in Western academic circles. Many politicians lamented that their fathers had not curbed the rise of the Chinese in advance.
They even complained about how their parents had no vision and allowed the Chinese to overtake others in a corner during the budding period of the development of the second industrial revolution.
That's right, the rise of the Chinese nation does not depend on Xiao Letian's ability. In fact, the rise of the Chinese nation is based on the same principle as that of the United States and Germany.
That is, in the decades between the first industrial revolution and the second industrial revolution, the Chinese, the United States, and Germany have all made very correct strategic decisions. They are just on the right path!
But what makes Westerners even more regretful is that shortly after Xiao Letian passed away and these notes were compiled and made public, a large number of dusty family letters were suddenly exposed.
This is a series of more than fifty letters written by Samuel Baker to his family during his exploration in the East. It already explains the same concepts as Xiao Letian.
In fact, when he was in Xuewozi, Samuel Baker had vaguely found the key to containing the Chinese people. When Zhongyuan and his party followed, Samuel Baker finally found the key to the problem.
In his letters home, he once complained about European governments. These governments, which Xiao Letian defeated one by one because of their own interests, made wrong decisions during the most critical historical period.
Just because of the Franco-Prussian War and the subsequent Frankfurt Treaty, Europe lifted its scientific ban on the Chinese, and finally allowed the Chinese to start huge infrastructure construction and comprehensive industrialization in Asia.
Such strategic mistakes directly led to the rapid rise of the Chinese!
Moreover, in the letter, Samuel mentioned many times that he had recorded and analyzed this issue in detail in his notebook.
But what makes Western scholars incredible is that no descendant of the Samuel family has read this Eastern adventure diary!
In other words, this diary has mysteriously disappeared!
Samuel Baker was employed by two prime ministers, Gladstone and Benjamin. His mission was to go to Asia to carefully investigate the reality of the Chinese.
The two prime ministers hoped that Samuel Baker would analyze the Chinese through the eyes of a great generalist scholar, rather than the superficial analysis of those in the past.
Through these fifty family letters, later European scholars were shocked to discover that Samuel had already found the answer to the problem at that time and found a way to curb the rise of the Chinese!
But what about the notebook? Where did the Eastern Adventure Diary go?
In the 21st century, "Samuel's Diary" has actually become a cultural symbol. This diary that disappeared in the long river of history has become a synonym for people describing the lost key to historical opportunities.
Whenever people shake their heads with regret and say, 'My Samuel Diary! 'As soon as these words are spoken, it proves that this person is very pitiful. It is obvious that things will succeed soon, but he falls short at the critical moment!
