When Guo Kang said this, others could actually understand.
This idea is simple in fact, it is "if you can't understand it, you don't understand it."
"Anyway, through summary, we already know what the other party will do in this situation. In this case, in many cases, it is enough." Guo Kang explained: "Anyway, you just know how to deal with it."
"There are many people engaged in research in this area now, and we also support them to find out the ins and outs of history, but this is mainly for research in other fields. For example, summarizing the laws of barbarian tides, this is the direction of further research. .”
"Barbarian tide?" Zhu Wenkui asked curiously.
"It is a cyclical phenomenon." Guo Kang said: "Every once in a while, there will be a large-scale barbarian activity in Eurasia, and often all civilized areas are attacked together."
"Because the barbarians are culturally and politically backward, it does not mean that they are backward in other aspects. In many cases, these people's force development will be faster than that in civilized areas, so they will lead to invasion. This is the problem we really need to solve. "
"Moreover, every technological breakthrough is often mastered by the barbarians first. On the contrary, they accept it faster and develop more rapidly. For example, when iron first appeared, it was not effectively popularized in the Hittites, and it did not make Egypt strong, but it made the sea The nation was able to wreak havoc everywhere. Later, after the cavalry was perfected, it also strengthened the power of the grassland people in relatively civilized areas, causing another spread of barbarians. The Qin and Han Empires and ancient Rome both collapsed this time."
"Our current technological level is more advanced than it was then, and in many places, we have reached the edge of technological breakthroughs. But this is the most dangerous time." He put forward his own warning: "Just like the Bronze Age is about to break through to the Iron Age It is the most dangerous situation for civilized countries. We must also pay attention to this situation."
"If technological barbarians flood again this time, everyone will suffer together. We in Rome, the Central Plains, and even the Persians will all suffer together. It's not like this kind of thing has never happened before."
After hearing this, everyone expressed their agreement. But little Jeanne raised questions.
"Weren't the 'Wuhu' who attacked the Central Plains at that time?" She asked: "The Wuhu are obviously civilized people. We can only say that they are not a Chinese ethnic group in the traditional sense. We cannot say that they are a barbarian tribe."
"Huh? Why?" Zhu Wenkui was very surprised. Even Princess Ma and Monk Dao Yan looked at her in surprise.
"I had just learned this part of history, and I discussed this matter with Brother Kang." Little Jeanne told them: "The so-called Wuhu did not appear out of thin air."
"For example, the Jie people are from Central Asia and are of the same species as the Sogdians. Some people believe that the two tribes are actually the same group, but they have different castes according to the habits of the Indo-Persian region. Among them, the warrior caste is called Jie, ordinary people are called Sogdians. It can be understood that Jie people are basically Sogdian warriors who participated in the war."
"Both the Sogdians and the Jie people are affiliated with the Persian civilization, and their language and culture are similar to those of the Persians. For example, in the historical records of the Central Plains, the 'Hutian' believed by the Jie people is Ahura Mazda, the supreme god of Persia. "
"So, they are obviously a civilized nation." Little Jeanne analyzed: "Not only are they civilized people, but the level of civilization is not low. After all, it was still the 4th century, not to mention our Gaul, even in Greece, The level of civilization may not be able to catch up with these ethnic groups with Persian culture, right?”
"They have all become barbarians, so what do we do?" She asked: "We are all barbarians. Doesn't this theory of barbarian tides make no sense?"
"Huh? Is there such a thing?" Zhu Wenkui said unexpectedly: "My impression of them is that they are the most ferocious in Wuhu, but you said they are civilized people..."
"The ferocity depends on who you compare with." Little Jeanne pointed out: "They are Central Asians. That's how that place is."
"Well……"
"Furthermore, if the Jie people are civilized people, then the other types of barbarians are obviously civilized people." Little Jeanne said: "Some of them, I doubt why they should be separated out separately."
"Historical books say that the ancestors of Qi Wannian, the leader of the rebellious Di people, already had household registration and were affiliated with counties. In Europe, I have never seen a more complete management system than the household registration and county system. They, and even those People who do not identify with the imperial court as much as they do. On our side, it is no surprise that they are all natives. They have been farming, paying taxes, and speaking Chinese for several generations. How did the Jin people think of distinguishing them separately? ?”
"What if the ability of Jin people to assimilate is too weak?" Zhu Wenkui asked: "Maybe they have been there for several generations, but they still don't consider themselves original people?"
"I just said that you are more civilized than the Persians. Now are you saying that the cultural influence is worse than that of France?" Little Jeanne said in surprise: "I heard before that because the Tang Dynasty was highly civilized, Half of Asia has converted to Wang Hua. So what did the people of Jin do to cause this strange result?"
Zhu Wenkui couldn't answer for a while, so he went to see Guo Kang. But Guo Kang actually didn’t know how to answer.
He had previously discussed poetry with Li Anning and others - or watched other people recite poetry and learned about some changes in writing style. After the Anshi Rebellion, people in the Tang Dynasty actually began to resist Hu Feng.
But if you say it so directly, it seems stingy. It seems that the more he is beaten, the more he likes to talk about Chinese orthodoxy...
Moreover, Yuan and Bai, who advocated the "New Yuefu" movement and criticized the barbaric customs in society, were actually barbarians themselves. Yuan Zhen is a member of the Tuoba clan of Xianbei, and the surname Yuan was changed by Emperor Xiaowen. Bai Juyi was from the Bai clan of Qiuci. His ancestors were Tibetan soldiers in the Western Regions. He rushed to the Central Plains to participate in suppressing the Anshi Rebellion. He rose from soldier to Jiedushi, and finally entered the court as minister.
It's a pity that Hu people don't write much poetry. Otherwise, seeing that they even criticize the barbarians who dance and perform in the neighborhood, I am afraid that I will feel something like "the barbarians speak Chinese, but they scold the barbarians in front of the street"...
Seeing that Guo Kang couldn't explain it, little Jeanne continued: "So I think there is something wrong with this theory."
"In my opinion, these are not barbarian invasions. They were raised by the court officials themselves, either to collect money, to accumulate military merit, or to threaten the self-respect of the bandits. Otherwise, it will not only look down on the level of civilization in the Central Plains at that time. , and look down on us even more."
"Instead of thinking about how to deal with the barbarian tide, it is better to think about how the barbarians came." She looked at Zhu Wenkui: "Serris is the largest producer of barbarians. After a while, he will throw out a wave of barbarians. This question should not be Do the people of the Central Plains themselves know best?”
(End of chapter)
