Chapter Eighty-Five: Let Darwin Eat (Part II)
About 8,000 years ago, our ancestors learned to fire pottery and learned to build houses.
Later, 7,000 years ago, we humans learned to smelt metals, and gold, silver, and bronze tools appeared.
At that time, the division of labor between men and women was very clear, and due to the lack of food, the only task of men was to go out hunting and gather fruits.
Women raise offspring at home, fire pottery, and smelt tools for production.
At this time, due to the division of labor, women were more dominant than men, so the head of the tribe was held by women.
About 8,000 years ago, there was a great catastrophe in the land where they lived, which is known as the flood, which threatened to wipe out the human race, and it was a female human leader named Wa who led the human race to avoid this catastrophe.
Later, people carved words on the shells and animal bones to record the deeds of Nuwa, who saved mankind. This period of women's domination is about three or four thousand years, and we can call it the 'matrilineal clan commune era'.
During the time of the flood, due to migration, human beings lived in different regions, and many groups were formed, which was the primitive form of the state.
Some people who migrated to Europe and some people to Africa gradually evolved into modern white and black people due to environmental reasons.
Later, in the long course of history, four major civilizations emerged in the world, namely 'Chinese civilization', 'ancient Egyptian civilization', 'ancient Babylonian civilization' and 'ancient Indian civilization'.
Later, the ancient Greeks absorbed Egyptian, Babylonian, Indian and other civilizations to produce the 'ancient Greek civilization'.
Except for the 'Chinese civilization', the other civilizations have gradually disappeared in the long river of history.
During this period, people did not understand the unknown world, so they were afraid of the unknown, and religion was born.
Europe absorbed the civilizations of ancient Egypt, ancient Babylon, ancient India, and ancient Greece, and these regions were not far apart, there were no major geographical barriers, and many great empires that had emerged continued to allow their cultures to fully exchange. From the North Atlantic to the Indus River, many splendid national cultures and many glorious empires have inspired the dreams and inspiration of all European peoples.
Because the West inherited the ancient Greek civilization, at the grassroots level of Greek mythology, it formed 'Christianity', 'Catholicism', 'Green Religion' and so on.
The main religions in the East are 'Taoism' and 'Confucianism' and 'Buddhism'.
Religion has both benefits and disadvantages for human society. Religion is a good thing for guiding people to goodness, and for the cleansing and sustenance of human souls.
However, in order to maintain its control, religion controls people's minds and imprisons people's imagination, which is harmful to human development.
The fanatical worship of religion in the West has completely hindered the development of society.
Although religion in the East is also very strong, because of Nuwa, the worship of ancestors in the hearts of people in the East is greater than the worship of religion.
After Nuwa, there were many great monarchs of antiquity in the East, such as; Shennong, who discovered plant cultivation and herbal medicine to treat diseases, Yandi and Huangdi who unified the East, and Dayu who completely cured floods, etc.
Therefore, religion does not have a strong control over the minds of people in the East, but it still has an adverse impact on the development of society, such as; 'Confucianism' discriminated against those working in handicraft and hindered the invention and creation of production tools, but even so, the development of the East was much faster than that of the West.
Since there is no ancestor worship and no pride in the West, it is impossible to have a unified country most of the time, resulting in frequent wars. Society has been greatly damaged.
In the Han Dynasty in the East, due to the opening of the 'Silk Road', the East and the West had a comprehensive exchange, which promoted the development of the East and the West.
Due to the continuous progress of human beings and the progress of navigation technology, you have come, and the East and the West are once again closely linked, which is another opportunity for the East and the West to learn from each other, learn from each other's strengths and weaknesses, and make progress together.
Nowadays, Daxia and the western countries are being invaded by the nomads of the northern steppes, they are barbaric and backward, if they win this war, the west will be sacked, and Daxia, the most advanced and civilized country in the world, will not be protected.
They will once again cut off communication between the East and the West, and if Great Xia is not protected, it will be a disaster for all mankind.
After listening to Gan Tang's analysis of the root causes of the development of human history, Hermann of the Roman Empire frowned and asked: "Does Mr. Gan think that the current opposition to the pope in Europe is just?" How did Mr. Nagan know this? ”
He smiled slyly: "Justice and progress, it depends on who it is." It's like the occupation of Egypt by the great Roman Emperor Caesar, the Europeans treated the Egyptians as trophies and turned them into slaves of Westerners.
It was an invasion for the Pharaohs of Egypt and the people of the Middle East.
For Caesar, it represents justice, because during Caesar's occupation of the Middle East, a large number of farmland and water conservancy facilities were built, which played a huge role in agricultural production in the Middle East.
However, due to the decline of the Roman Empire, the Middle East once again returned to the rule of the Green Religion. During the reign of the Green Cult, water conservancy facilities in the Middle East were severely damaged, and fertile land turned into desert. Who can tell whether it is just or not? I think only history can give the answer. ”
"That's a rebellion, not a revolution!" The French priest yelled hysterically.
Gan Tang resisted the urge to roll his eyes and reminded: "Mr. Pastor, your views can only represent you, the servants of God, not the monarchs of European countries, because of you, they have actually lost the right to control their own country. ”
The priest shouted: "You also said that you have a unified country in the East, so you can develop faster than the West, and if you let someone hold the power, you will start a war against each other, it is a gang of executioners!" ”
"Pastor, please calm down," López asked Gan Tang expectantly, after a little reassurance, "Mr. Gan, do you think a united Europe is more beneficial?" ”
Gan Tang thought for a while and said: "I have studied the history of your Europe, Europe has so many countries, it has its advantages, if there is a system to avoid war, all countries are competing with each other in development, so maybe it will develop faster than Great Xia." ”
"How do you know that?" López couldn't help but use an inquiring tone.
Gan Tang flickered: "When Mr. Song Hua introduced me, he just said that I was his friend, but in fact, I have another identity, I am the only person who has the title of prince in Great Xia now, and the people who can have the right to see these physical objects and documents in the entire Great Xia are me and His Majesty the Emperor of Great Xia." ”
"Boom -----"
The entire room was in shock. And every man thought in his heart, so it is.
López asked suspiciously: "What you said seems to have a very great effect on the development of Great Xia, why don't you disclose it to the world?" ”
"The purpose of your Western religion is the same, which is for the control of the country by the royal family. That's why I'm able to reveal these secrets to you because Great Xia is now in a time of life and death, and I am the only prince in history who is not a royal family. ”
"Your Majesty, I am amazed at your courage, thank you for being honest with us about these secrets, now that Europe, like Great Bactria, is being invaded by the steppe people, you are the greatest wise man in the world today. How can we defeat the steppe people so that human civilization and development do not regress? ”
"It's not time yet, in the Eastern Great Xia, it is some families who have the right to speak, and the West is now the Holy See who has the right to speak, in their hearts, as long as it does not affect their control, they will be able to maintain it, they can't care about the survival of the country and the number of deaths and injuries of the general public."
Lentini asked sadly, "How many dead and wounded will they have to rise up against the invaders?" Are they so cold-blooded? ”
"For the sake of their own rule, they continue to hinder the development of the entire human race." Gan Tang said coldly, "They want to use the blood of patriots to let patriots and people who do not want to be slaves go to fight against the invaders first, and then send them to death." They only need those who are as cowardly as them to survive, and when half of the people under their rule are left, they will organize the people to drive out the invaders, so that the end of the war will be more conducive to their rule. ”
There was a dead silence in the living room, and everyone was imagining the kind of scene that Gantang described, and as the upper class, they shuddered at it.
After a long time, Grace suddenly said eagerly: "Your Excellency, I would like to invite you to my country, my father is old, but my father is the most enlightened monarch in all of Europe, and in Europe, only if we in France dare to fight to the death against the invaders with the strength of our whole country, your prophetic wisdom can be brought into play." As long as you go to France, I can persuade my father to give way to you, and I can be your slave for the rest of my life. ”
Lentinide hurriedly said: "Your Excellency, the Florentine Republic, under the guidance of Dante, is setting off a revolution, this is what you need, and the Florentine revolutionaries need you. ”
In today's Western world, with Florence as the center, the Renaissance is budding, the Yellow Emperor calendar 4325, the founder of modern Italian, one of the pioneers of the European Renaissance Dante Aliquieri's long poem "The Magic Lamp" is sung throughout the West, marking the end of the feudal Middle Ages and the beginning of the modern capitalist era.
Hearing the solicitation of Gan Tang by the two Western countries, the Daxia people in the living room were shocked. They just listened to the story, and felt that Gan Tang was very sharp-tongued, they didn't think that most of what Gan Tang said was the truth, they thought that Gan Tang was fooling these Westerners, and only then did they realize that Gan Tang really had material in his head.
They all looked at Gan Tang with a look of surprise, and in the face of the invitation of the two, Gan Tang smiled: "Do you think that a person who does not love his country, where will he pay for your people wholeheartedly?" ”
Grace and Lentini glanced at each other, as if they had reached some kind of tacit understanding, and nodded: "What Your Excellency Prince said makes sense, but do you have anything to say to our people?" ”
Gan Tang became a man of the year in the salon, and then everyone revolved around him, literature, art, religion, history, and customs of European and American countries...... It seems that he knows everything, knows everything, and can talk about any topic, which makes everyone even more surprised.
In fact, Gan Tang is not so good, and his understanding of many fields is only superficial. But there are not many experts here, enough for him to fool around, and occasionally say some opinions in the future, which can make these guys shocked.
Not to mention Grace, even Margaret, a woman with a fiancé, looked at Gan Tang's eyes with colorful ripples, with great admiration and admiration.
After discussing Dante's poems, the salon finally came to an end for the day.
Mrs. López held Gan Tang's hand and smiled and said, "Your Excellency, today's salon is very wonderful and meaningful, why don't you stay here for dinner." I think you and my husband will be good friends, and he will be very happy to exchange ideas with you. ”
"Thank you, ma'am, for your hospitality, but I have some business to do tonight, next time." Gan Tang politely refused, he knew the essence of too much and to the point.
"I'm looking forward to the next meeting." Mrs. López said happily. The more exciting her salon is, the more face she will have in the circle, and it will be a topic of conversation when she returns to Europe in a few years.