In his previous life, the documentary that Govin saw was filmed by CCTV at the request of the Politburo to learn from the rise and fall of other countries and summarize China's own road to becoming a strong country. By interpreting the history of the rise of world powers since the 15th century and exploring the reasons behind their prosperity, this "Rise of Great Powers" provides a reference for China and the Chinese people, allowing more people to understand how Western countries have developed in the past 300 years, unifying the thinking of the domestic people, and allowing everyone to have a clear historical understanding of the country's strength.

At present, China is in the early stage of reform and opening up, and is in a major historical turning period, and the trend of globalization of the entire world economy is irreversible and has come towards China. Moreover, in the case of the globalization of finance, the globalization of media, or the so-called globalization of culture, we will inevitably be affected in all aspects. In fact, at this time, the ideology of many Chinese people has been lost and hesitant in the various ideas and ideas that have poured into the West, and they do not know much about the outside world, but subconsciously they are full of good feelings and envy for the outside world. This kind of understanding is very dangerous, and it is also very ignorant that the development of each country is determined by the specific history and culture of that country, and it is not that the moon abroad is rounder than the moon at home, nor that the flowers abroad are more fragrant than the flowers at home.

If we introduce the history of those developed countries to the Chinese people, let them fully understand the world, which is much more powerful than our country itself, and let more people understand how Western countries have developed and grown up in the past 300 years. It is undoubtedly very important for China. This will enable us to reach a consensus on many aspects of understanding, so that the country's next step of reform and development can also be less resistant and incomprehensible. It can be carried out relatively smoothly.

In his previous life, the documentary "The Rise of Great Powers" that Govin saw was in the order of the development of time, and successively introduced the nine countries of Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, Russia, and the United States in different historical periods, which had a significant impact on the development of human society.

Now Govin also plans to write this series of articles called The Rise of Great Powers in this order.

The first thing he wanted to write was the history of Portugal, The Age of the Seas

The vast majority of historians believe that around 1500 A.D. was an important watershed in human history, and from that time on, human history can be called world history in the true sense. Prior to this, human beings lived on isolated and independent landmasses, and no one on any continent knew for sure whether the earth was round or square. And people on almost every piece of land think they live at the center of the world.

Around 1500 AD, China was under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, and Zheng He's fleet made seven voyages to the West. But not to open up trade, but to promote the emperor's virtue. After Zheng He's death, the figure of the Chinese disappeared from the ocean.

Arab and Indian traders continued to trade with Europe, Asia and Africa, but their activities were largely confined to the shores of the Indian Ocean.

But it was only two hundred years after 1400 A.D. European cartographers depict large chunks of land like embryos in their growth. It gradually evolved from a vague mass to a clearly visible appearance that we are familiar with today.

It was from that time that the fragmented worlds began to be connected, and the competition of nations caused by the great geographical discoveries opened the curtain on the interconnectedness, mutual gaze, and confrontation and struggle between different civilizations.

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Tens of thousands of words of the manuscript appeared on the manuscript paper, and it took less than four hours for Govin to start writing.

On the one hand, this is because Govin had watched the documentary "The Rise of Great Powers" in his previous life, and on the other hand, he had been cultivated for so long in the era of information explosion in later generations, and he had access to all kinds of knowledge and materials. Although not all of them are clearly remembered in my mind, there are always some outlines and impressions.

In addition, in his previous life, Govin often chatted with various people in the forum, discussing the past and the present. Sometimes in order to argue about the outcome of the debate, Govin still put a lot of effort into collecting and consulting a lot of information, and political articles like "The Rise of a Great Power" are exactly what he is familiar with and good at. Therefore, don't look at the fact that Gowen wrote a lot of manuscript paper, but it didn't take much time, and it only took half a day to complete the article "Ocean Times".

After writing this article, Govin began to write back to Zheng Yuanxu. In the reply letter, Ge Wen first expressed his gratitude to Zheng Yuanxu, thanking him for taking the initiative to invite him to write a manuscript, and he felt very honored. Then Govin said that he agreed with the reprinting of the "Taoist Tower" by Reader's Digest. Then Govin briefly introduced the "Ocean Age" he had written, and asked Zheng Yuanxu's opinion.

"If Editor Zheng thinks that this "Ocean Times" is quite mature and "Reader's Digest" is willing to publish it, then I will continue to write it later, and I plan to write several articles in a row that reflect the history of Western countries, and "Ocean Times" is only the first in this series of articles." Govin wrote in the letter.

In the end, Govin made a suggestion to Zheng Yuanxu, that is, the title of "Reader's Digest".

Gowen knew that when Reader's Digest was first published, it was modeled after the American magazine of the same name, Reader's Digest, and it can be said that China's Reader's Digest was a plagiarism, not only was the name of the magazine plagiarized, but the content published in the magazine was originally copied from the American Reader's Digest. The reason for this is that there is a deep-seated reason -- when China's "Reader's Digest" was founded, the domestic resources for works were too tight, and the Chinese people's vision and thinking were too exemplary and too short-sighted, and there were simply not many articles that were in line with the direction of the "Reader's Digest" and too few articles had to be reprinted.

However, now that China's "Reader's Digest" has reached a certain scale, the fact that it invites itself to write proves that the editors of "Reader's Digest" are no longer satisfied with simply reprinting foreign articles, and they want to justify their own name! However, the problem of plagiarism in the title of the journal is an unavoidable mountain, and even if the "Reader's Digest" in the United States does not express its opinion now, one day, people will protest.

Gowen knew that the reason why China's "Reader's Digest" was renamed "Reader" was a protest against the American "Reader's Digest".

Since China wants to go to the world, it will inevitably come into contact with the outside world, and those things that are unreasonable and illegal in the universal sense will not be able to survive for a long time. Instead of waiting for people to come to the door in the future, it is better to take the initiative to change the name of the journal in advance, so that the loss will be smaller, and the loss of readers will be smaller. Otherwise, if the name of the journal is changed after it has cultivated countless loyal readers, the consequences will be unimaginable.

In his reply to Zheng Yuanxu, Govin wrote-

With the development of China, as China becomes more and more connected with other countries, China will definitely join the international copyright organization. "Reader's Digest" should not be limited to China, "Reader's Digest" must look at the world, let its magazine appear in all parts of the world where there are Chinese. At that time, Reader's Digest, which is based on the American Reader's Digest, will definitely have a very bad impact on the editorial board.

As far as I know, the American "Reader's Digest" has been published in many countries, and if your "Reader's Digest" is to develop, it will not only be protested by the American "Reader's Digest" in the future, but also very detrimental to your own development. It's best to find a way to solve such a problem now and strangle this big trouble into the cradle.

In the letter, Gowen expressed his thoughts, he exaggerated the harmfulness of the infringement, gave Zheng Yuanxu a warning, and then he gave Zheng Yuanxu a trick -

After all, changing the name of the journal is a big deal, and it must be promoted with the help of the media. Therefore, I think you can hold a name call in Reader's Digest, solicit new magazine names and emblems from readers, actively mobilize the enthusiasm and enthusiasm of readers, and then wait a few months or half a year to select new titles and emblems from readers' opinions, so that you can smoothly pass over.

I believe that after the notice of the name collection revelation is issued, there will be readers who will not understand, and there will be scolding and protesting, but this is for a brighter future, it is a short-term pain, and the hope and dawn after that are the most important.

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By the way, if Reader's Digest is really going to change its title, then I think Reader's is a good title, concise and atmospheric, and maintains the continuity of Reader's Digest.

At the end of the letter, Gowen wrote the title of the journal "Reader" that he suggested to be revised, and he felt a little proud in his heart, I wonder if this is the effect of a butterfly's wings?

After writing the reply, Govin looked at the clock on the wall, it was almost five o'clock, so he simply cleaned up his desk, stood up and asked Ba Jin for a leave, saying that he would go back early.

In the face of Ba Lao's inquiry, Govin smiled and told Ba Jin what happened, and then he was praised by Ba Jin.

Looking at the hurried departure of Gowen, Ba Jin was happy for Gowen in his heart, but also had a little regret in his heart, for a writer, the most essential period of his creative career is youth and middle age, when they are energetic, lively thinking, often able to create works that satisfy their readers, with age and aging, the creative energy and talent are slowly fading.

Ten years of turmoil have undoubtedly consumed too many people's lives and creative talents, even Ba Jin. Although he still insists on creating, "Caprice" is only a prose that dissects his own soul, and his unbridled creative ability has long since withered before the Cultural Revolution.

What a envy! Ba Jin shook his head slightly, and then continued to lower his head to read the manuscript that Govin brought back from the editorial office of "Harvest" at noon, he liked to read the works of these young writers, and sincerely hoped that the literary world could be more prosperous, and it did not contain this little regret. (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) (To be continued.) )