"Um...no external force?"
Liu Bowen originally thought it was quite right, but when he suddenly heard this external force, he suddenly felt something was wrong.
"Master Su, what do you mean by this external force?"
Liu Bowen asked Su Jing.
Although the Ming Dynasty had just been established, its national power was far beyond what those small countries could compare to.
Since ancient times, the unified dynasty in China has regarded itself as the supreme kingdom of heaven.
Of course, there are also some that don’t live up to their name.
This external force certainly cannot refer to the replacement of the next dynasty. In that case, the reincarnation of dynasties in feudal society will continue.
Liu Bowen understood Su Jing's words, so he was confused.
Su Jing said lightly: "Our thoughts are imprisoned, but it does not mean that the minds of people in other countries are imprisoned."
"If it's just us, then there will be no problem if the feudal dynasty keeps changing."
"After all, the feudal dynasty has been reincarnating like this smoothly for thousands of years, and there has never been any accident."
"But just because we are stuck in our ways does not mean that others are the same. Our science has not developed, our thinking has not progressed, new productivity tools will not be created, and productivity levels will not improve. Others will."
"In the territory very far away from the Ming Dynasty, changes are taking place there, and scientific ideas are sprouting and bursting out."
"Science promotes the improvement of productivity, and the improvement of productivity will feed back the development of science."
"Science can not only be used to improve productivity, science can make a country stronger."
"One day, they will use force to open our world from the outside, and then it will be completely different."
As Su Jing spoke, what came to mind was China's century-old history of humiliation.
If you fall behind, you will be beaten!
The original China has always been at the top of the world.
Unfortunately.
Thinking of this, Su Jing couldn't help but sigh.
Liu Bowen listened to Su Jing's words and felt helpless and lonely from Su Jing's words.
He felt as if Su Jing already knew everything, as if he had seen the scene he described.
is it possible?
Liu Bowen was shocked and confused. He asked Su Jing:
"So, Mr. Su means that the collapse of our feudal society was not a natural change, but was forcibly changed by external forces, right?"
Su Jing glanced at Liu Bowen. This old Liu could always grasp the key points as quickly as possible.
This thinking ability is truly extraordinary.
Su Jing replied: "Old Liu, I can't say for sure what will happen in the future. I can only say that this possibility is the highest probability of happening."
Even if Su Jing already knows the history, he does not dare to be sure about what will happen hundreds of years in the future.
After all, he had changed the trajectory of history.
He had already understood the theory of parallel universes.
"Is that so?"
Liu Bowen frowned, feeling that something was wrong with Su Jing's answer.
The highest probability is correct, but there is no such thing as probability in Su Jing's previous remarks.
There was doubt in his heart, but Liu Bowen did not ask further questions.
It's as if Su Jing has never asked about his identity, some things are best just like this.
"Master Su, if science can develop normally in this feudal society, what kind of social form will it enter?"
Liu Bowen continued his previous question.
This is what he wants to know most.
"If science develops normally, it will be a different picture."
Su Jing said calmly: "The basis of the rule of feudal society was land. The self-sufficient natural economy formed the landlord class and the nobility. They used the land as a shackle to restrain and exploit the peasants in order to gain profits. This is also the fundamental reason for advocating for scholars, farmers, industry and commerce. "
"The real ruler is never the farmer who works the land."
"Businessmen in feudal society always relied on this self-sufficient natural economy. Even if they had, they could not become bigger and stronger because the productivity level was too low and there was not enough surplus goods."
"With the development of science, productivity has been greatly improved, surplus commodities will be greatly increased, and trade will become larger and larger."
"Science and technology can continue to increase the distance of trade, the scope of the entire business will also expand, and the speed of wealth accumulation will be greatly increased."
"When productivity levels are sufficient, merchants' wealth will invest in and expand handicrafts and commerce, and a large number of laborers will enter factories."
"As a result, the self-sufficient traditional economy is bound to be impacted. In order to maintain their rule, the original feudal landlord class and nobles must suppress and restrict these businessmen."
"Such an action will inevitably lead to the contradiction between the two classes deepening and becoming more acute, until it can no longer be maintained and breaks out to form a revolution!"
"From the perspective of businessmen, what I call the bourgeoisie, they must have more power in order to safeguard their own interests, because most of the voice was previously in the hands of the feudal landlord class."
"If they want to seize the right to speak, they can only use revolutionary means to eventually form a new social form exploited by capital, which I call a capitalist society."
Su Jing doesn't know much about capitalist society. The example he gave is actually the United Kingdom.
After the British colonial era began, a large number of merchants accumulated wealth through maritime trade, and then invested in developing handicrafts and commerce at home and abroad.
Regarding the changes in the land of China, Su Jing only knew about the humiliating history of colonization, and could not tell anything about the natural transformation of feudal society.
revolution.
bourgeoisie.
capitalist society.
Liu Bowen carefully understood what Su Jing said. This was different from the previous slave society or primitive society. There were only Su Jing's descriptions and no historical records.
No one knows whether what Su Jing said is true or false.
But since Liu Bowen came to ask, he naturally believed Su Jing.
It's just that Su Jing said a lot of new concepts at once, and it still took him some time to understand.
Su Jing took a gulp of water, and after talking so much in succession, his mouth became dry.
What little knowledge of Marxism I had in my mind was almost drained away.
Seeing Liu Bowen's thoughtful look, Su Jing got up and ran directly to the kitchen.
Talking is very tiring, especially such continuous high-intensity output is even more tiring.
His stomach was already hungry.
Liu Bowen didn't notice Su Jing leaving at all. He was immersed in the theory described by Su Jing.
Is this the development process of capitalist society?
So what does a capitalist society look like?
Many questions appeared in Liu Bowen's mind again.
He was very excited and wanted to apply it to the current Ming Dynasty.
However, Liu Bowen soon realized that such a process could not be applied to today's Ming Dynasty.
To be precise, the entire feudal dynasty was unable to adapt to such a process.
Su Jing is right, there is no room for scientific development on this soil.
The feudal dynasty began with the unification of the Qin Dynasty and has been passed down from generation to generation to this day.
The development of productivity has not progressed by leaps and bounds.
The ups and downs of these dynasties are actually the same. There has been no fundamental change for thousands of years.
Nothing has changed!
The Ming Dynasty overthrew the Yuan Dynasty, and a few hundred years later, a new dynasty will overthrow the Ming Dynasty!
It's like a dream that never ends.
"Old Liu, have something to eat."
Su Jing's voice sounded, pulling Liu Bowen out of his thoughts.
Gugu~~~~~
Liu Bowen's stomach growled.
Even though he didn't say anything, he was just listening most of the time.
But his thinking never stopped, and his energy was constantly being consumed.
"Oh well."
Liu Bowen came back to his senses and nodded towards Su Jing.
What was placed in front of him was a plate of hard-boiled eggs, with a dipping saucer with salt next to it.
this.
Liu Bowen was slightly stunned, but he was a little surprised that what Su Jing ate was so simple.
"Try it. Dip the boiled eggs in some salt. It's delicious and healthy."
Su Jing recommended to Liu Bowen.
This was the way he liked to eat it in his previous life, and it was very delicious.
"Okay, I'll try."
Liu Bowen nodded.
In fact, boiled eggs are not an unfamiliar dish to Liu Bowen.
It's just that they are all eaten on the march, fast and simple, without any seasoning.
Normally, he really doesn't eat like this.
Following Su Jing's example, she dipped the head of an egg in a little salt and took one bite at a time.
The aroma of the eggs is extremely rich, with a little salty taste, and the yolks are just cooked, which is really good.
"Master Su, this"
After eating it in one bite, Liu Bowen's face showed a look of surprise.
He never imagined that an ordinary boiled egg could have such a taste.
"Are you surprised? A small hard-boiled egg is so delicious, isn't it? Let me tell you, Lao Liu, it is very particular about how simple it is to cook."
Su Jing took another bite, with a look of satisfaction on her face.
"Master Su is so proficient in the art of eating. Lao Liu admires it."
Liu Bowen praised and ate another one.
Su Jing laughed and said: "Old Liu, how did you know this? When we first met to eat pig's feet rice, didn't I tell you that the recipe was developed by me?"
Liu Bowen was stunned, and the scene when he and Zhu Yuanzhang met Su Jing for the first time during a private visit appeared in his mind.
That's right, Su Jing had already said it at that time.
When Su Jing got up, Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that he jumped up.
"I'm getting older and my memory is not very good. I'm sorry, Mr. Su."
Liu Bowen said to Su Jing.
"Eat quickly. These eggs are a very high-quality source of protein. It's okay to eat more."
Su Jing said.
"protein?"
Liu Bowen frowned and said to Su Jing, "I wonder what this protein means?"
"Oh, it's nothing. I just mean that eggs are very good and good for health!"
Su Jing immediately came to terms with it. Sometimes she spoke too casually and it was easy for her to slip up.
Liu Bowen looked at the egg in his hand, frowned and relaxed, and continued to eat.
A plate of eggs was finished quickly.
Su Jing ate five and Liu Bowen ate three.
Young people just have a good appetite.
"Master Su, what should this capitalist society look like?"
After eating, Liu Bowen began to ask questions again.
Su Jing took a sip of water and replied: "To know what a capitalist society is like, you must first understand what capitalism is."
"Capitalism is a social system based on private ownership of the means of production. Its main content is that the bourgeoisie who own the means of production carry out exploitation by purchasing labor force. In this system, capital in its various forms is the main source of production material."
“To put it bluntly, capitalist society is the exploitation of the proletariat by the bourgeoisie.”
Exploitation?
Liu Bowen was stunned and said: "Mr. Su, do you mean that this capitalist society is still exploitation?"
Liu Bowen understood the existence of exploitation in the previous slave society and feudal society.
He does not understand why exploitation still exists after productivity has increased again.
“Yes, exploitation has always existed. The value created by the labor of wage workers greatly exceeds the value paid by capitalists to purchase labor power. The difference between the two is the surplus value that capitalists occupy for free. This is the exploitation of the proletariat by the bourgeoisie. "
Su Jing replied.
Liu Bowen hesitated, this was a little different from what he imagined.
From feudal society to capitalist society, the change was not as big as Liu Bowen thought.
"Master Su, in capitalist society, the bourgeoisie is actually transformed from businessmen, right?"
Liu Bowen looked at Su Jing and said.
Su Jing thought for a while, nodded and said: "There is nothing wrong with thinking like this, but the early bourgeoisie, in fact, the landlords, all those who own the means of production are counted."
“However, the biggest difference between the bourgeoisie and the landlord class is that the landlord class exploits farmers, but individual farmers still own land. When the bourgeoisie exploits workers, it is an employment relationship. Workers come to work in the factory, get paid and leave, but workers do not own the land. land."
"In this way, the status of exploited workers will be even lower. In feudal society, at least there was still the notion of being a scholar, a peasant, an industrialist, or a merchant."
Liu Bowen was really surprised when he heard Su Jing's affirmative answer.
Merchants, who were regarded as the lowest class in feudal society, would actually occupy a dominant position in the next social form.
It's a bit beyond common sense, but if you think about it according to what Su Jing said, there doesn't seem to be any problem.
"Master Su, will the future Ming Dynasty be broken by external forces?"
Liu Bowen asked Su Jing the last question.
Ming dynasty!
Will the Ming Dynasty be overthrown by the next dynasty, or will the form of feudal society be forcibly changed by external forces as Su Jing said?
Su Jing shook her head and said: "I don't know, maybe it will, maybe it won't."
"The future is too far away, and who knows what will happen."
Some things are still not suitable to be spoken directly after all.
The theory can be discussed, but Su Jing is still more cautious about such major future events.
It's not that Liu Bowen is afraid of leaking out, but that if he says it, it will cause some changes.
For me, that is history, and for Ming Dynasty, that is the future.
(End of chapter)
