Zhu Wenkui thought about Guo Kang's idea for a while and said that he still had to think about it.
"This is just my own random thought, not a serious truth." Guo Kang said: "After all, I am not a philosopher."
"If these principles really make sense, then we should also learn from your experience." Zhu Wenkui was quite serious: "I have always been a little worried about my sister's situation, and I hope the experience here can be helpful."
"Hey, if possible, I still want her to learn more serious cultural knowledge instead of being so wild now. I'm really worried that she will learn more crookedly in the future." He sighed and said.
"There is no need to force this kind of thing." Guo Kang advised: "If we only thought about culture itself at the beginning, we probably wouldn't be able to preserve culture now."
"The Persians have a long history and a very profound civilization. However, they were killed by King Alexander of Macedonia. For a long time after that, the Persians did not even know the history before Alexander. They had to wait until Later, from Greek records, they learned about the deeds of Darius and Cambyses.”
"Before Alexander, the Persians continued to use a cuneiform script written on clay tablets. This thing has been in use for three thousand years and has been passed down since prehistoric Mesopotamia. The Macedonians destroyed the ancient Babylonian script In the beginning, archives that have been passed down for thousands of years. Now even if an inscription is found, no Persian scholar still recognizes these things."
"The dates of Alexander's birth and death were..." Zhu Wenkui tried hard to recall the historical knowledge he learned here.
"They are the contemporaries of King Huiwen of Qin." Guo Kang said: "Both of them were born in 356 BC, Brother Tian, but King Huiwen lived more than ten years longer than him."
"Oh, that makes it easier to remember." Zhu Wenkui nodded: "...Okay, although it feels weird to use Brother Tian to commemorate the year."
"This is the church's calendar." Guo Kang explained: "I am more accustomed to using this one because it is simpler and I don't have to keep adding up the year numbers."
"If you feel that the name is too long and inconvenient, you can change it. Roman theologians have calculated that the year of Brother Tian's birth is the first year of the Yuanshi period of Emperor Ping of the Han Dynasty. Yuanshi means the beginning, the beginning. Use the Yuanshi year, The numbers are the same."
"That's it." Zhu Wenkui was a little surprised.
"Alexander was born 356 years earlier than Brother Tian, so it is recorded as 356 BC." Guo Kang continued: "You see, this makes it clear."
"And our Four Books and Five Classics, except for "Mencius" may not have been completed at this time, the others were written more than 400 years before the Christian era. So, don't worry about us carrying it every day. The Persians just want to memorize it, and they still have it. There are no books from this time period.”
"Looking at it this way, it seems that we..." Zhu Wenkui couldn't find the right words for a moment, and he was stunned for a moment before saying, "What we use all day long seems to be very luxurious things."
"Yes." Guo Kang spread his hands: "You grew up in the Central Plains, and then you have been in places like Java or Zizhang, so you probably don't realize this problem. In fact, the people over there are too 'civilized' .”
"This is true not only for the Central Plains people, but also for Xianbei, Khitan, Mongolia, etc." He shook his head and said: "Alexander himself actually did not mean to do evil. He even hoped to have a good relationship with the Persians and asked the nobles to accept the Persians. People just didn’t succeed. But judging from the results..."
Guo Kang scratched his head and compared it: "Compared with the damage they caused to civilization, Shi Hu can be considered a wise man..."
This comparison makes Zhu Wenkui feel a little unbelievable, but according to the example given by Guo Kang, it seems that this is really the case. He could only say that he still had to think about it and planned to go back and consider these examples that contained too much information.
"These are actually not too profound truths." Guo Kang said: "If she wants to learn martial arts, let her learn it. Do we rely on our mouths to preserve civilization? I don't think so. Swords are what enable civilization. The basis of continuation.”
"When Dayu conquered Sanmiao, he relied on dances showing shields and axes. It has always been like this until now."
"If we look at culture alone, the Song Dynasty is not weaker than the Tang Dynasty. Thanks to technologies such as printing, it will only be stronger than the previous dynasties. But you see, the Tang Dynasty has ended long ago, but our entire world has There are traces of it everywhere, and from time to time it will suddenly make you realize that it once existed. And the Song Dynasty... To be honest, I really don’t have much impression."
"The Tang Dynasty has never sent out Confucian, Buddhist, and Taoist missionaries every day to actively spread its own culture like the church here. So how did he gain such great cultural influence?"
"It must be because he is a relative of Dayu." Zhu Wenkui nodded.
"That's right. Strong force does not necessarily mean a developed civilization, but if the force is not strong enough, civilization will definitely be in trouble. Even in our situation, don't we still need to rely on swords?" Guo Kang said: "Oh, there may be more now. Firearms."
"So, it's a good thing that she's like this now, so there's no need to worry about it too much."
"Hey, you still know how to persuade others." Zhu Wenkui smiled bitterly: "Okay, just let her do it."
Next, Zhu Wenkui seemed to really think about Guo Kang's words seriously and didn't talk to him about anything else. The two of them followed Jessica and the others and walked a long way before arriving at the place where the weapons were displayed.
"Why is it so far away?" Zhu Wenkui finally couldn't hold it back and muttered.
"This is a firearm, and it is quite dangerous. And when it is used, the sound is too loud, so we have to stay away from the camp." Guo Kang said, "Fortunately, we have a lot of open space here, so you can train as you like."
Zhu Wenkui looked over there and saw a row of large and small artillery on a flat piece of land. Next to it, there were several modified two-wheeled and four-wheeled vehicles parked. Wooden boards were added to the car and covered with felt, and the launch holes drilled into the outer wall of the car could be vaguely seen.
"This is a sample they modified." Guo Kang introduced: "In principle, these things are probably shield vehicles. However, they have been specially modified based on their experience in order to maximize their advantages."
"However, the characteristics and needs of different armies are somewhat different. We are here to prepare for actual exercises to see how to use it and how to modify it to make it more suitable for our army."
Zhu Wenkui nodded clearly: "I understand then. This is also a quite ancient weapon."
Just as he was talking, Nurhachi rushed over first, jumped on the two-wheeled shield car, and started to rock it, using it as a rocking chair. Old Ivan quickly followed and tried to drive it down.
"Nurhachi also likes shield cars very much." Zhu Wenkui said.
"yes……"
