Chapter 587: Gao Shun on the World (II)
Liu Ye asked: "Lord, if it is the guidance of the divine doctor, can the miasma be completely eliminated?" ”
Gao Shun thought that malaria would not be eradicated after thousands of years, so he said: "It cannot be eradicated within 2,000 years, but most of the root causes can be eliminated." ”
Everyone was shocked, the lord even knew what happened two thousand years later? They all looked at Gao Shun curiously.
Gao Shun realized that he had missed his mouth, so he explained: "Hehe, this is also what I have summarized by reading more scriptures recently. ”
He asked, "My lord, are there any of these things in the scriptures?" ”
Gao Shun explained: "Of course there is, but it must be comprehensively organized; For example, this cotton, which was only appreciated as a flower before, would have known that it had many functions of spinning into cloth, making quilts and cotton clothes? When I was reading the history books, I found that Zhao Tuo, the king of Nanyue hundreds of years ago, had sent His Majesty the Emperor of the Imperial Court a pot of cotton to watch, and the Cheshi had the experience of planting cotton before, but the climate and environment there were not suitable, and the Cheshi people were invited here, but they carried forward the matter of planting cotton; I summed it up and got an idea of the terrain, the location, and everything else. ”
Gao Shun deliberately paused, drank saliva, saw the eyes of the wise men, was very happy in his heart, and continued: "Just now Ziyang said that there are mountains in the southwest, I estimate that this mountain is very large, from Shu to the south are all mountains, one after another, north to Wudu County to the west of Jincheng County, and the same, all of them are big mountains, including the south of the four counties of Hexi, the south of the Western Regions, and even to the west, such a big mountain is enough to have the area of more than a dozen of our states; In the south of the mountain, it is the area where cotton is produced, and the cotton goes from the south of the mountain to the east to Jiaozhou, which is a road; The other road is from the south of the mountain to the west, around the north of the mountain, and from the western regions of the north of the mountain to the Central Plains; This needs to be summarized, summarized, and organized. ”
Frustrated retorted, "My lord, this has nothing to do with what you said two thousand years later. ”
"Who said it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter; Let me explain to you again that the development of society does not depend on Confucianism, but on craftsmen, who are the key force to promote social progress; If society does not change, it can be inferred that the speed of social progress in the previous 2,000 years is not much different from that of the next 2,000 years. "If there is a lie, it needs more lies to cover up, it's really tiring.
This made Kong Rong very surprised, no wonder Gao Shun had suppressed Confucianism before, it turned out that he had such an attitude, no, he must find a chance to talk to him, he must not be allowed to go astray, he must continue to implement the policy of exclusive respect for Confucianism, only in this way can the Confucian family be ensured.
Which of the scribes here is not a man of great learning? In this regard, Gao Shun has no capital to show off; Seeing the disbelief on the faces of the people, he continued: "The craftsmen have improved the weaving technique, so that we can wear silk and satin; The craftsmen have improved their winemaking techniques, and we have said goodbye to the wines of the past with a taste of sake lees and a cloudy color; Craftsmen made glass, so that we can live in spacious and bright houses; When the craftsmen improved the plow, it was the people who cultivated more efficiently and produced more; In addition, the artisans smelted iron, which led to the immediate defeat of the nation that used bronze as a weapon; None of this was something that a scribe could do. More importantly, the development of any discipline is never-ending, containing too many secrets to be explored, any difficulties we encounter now, there are solutions in the future, and every decryption is a great progress for human society. ”
Kong Rong hurriedly stopped Chen Lin and said, "Kong Zhang, delete the record just now, don't record it." ”
Gao Shun smiled: "Haha, it's okay, just let my words be passed on to future generations, if they are lucky enough to see these records, they will be shocked by our words today." ”
Tian Feng changed the topic and said: "Lord, there are so many countries in the world, so will our Central Plains region encounter external threats in the future?" ”
Gao Shun said: "The area of our dozen states is large enough, the strength is strong enough, and it is too difficult for other countries to attack, so they will not be threatened by other countries, but they are always threatened by the northern nomads, and this threat will last at least for more than 1,500 years. Only when the skills of the craftsmen developed to a certain level, the nomads ceased to be a threat to the Central Plains. ”
Kong Rong retorted angrily: "What do nomads and craftsmen have to do? ”
Gao Shun thought of the heavy machine guns, artillery and other thermal weapons of later generations, which were the nemesis of cavalry, so he said: "In the future, after thousands of years, craftsmen will invent a weapon similar to a repeater, which can fire hundreds of sharp arrows in the blink of an eye, and sharp arrows can shoot at least one mile, and can be fired continuously. Before that, we could only ensure the safety of the Central Plains by blockading the nomads, constantly going to the grasslands to hunt, and even relying on human lives to fill in and fight for consumption, after all, they have a small population, while our Central Plains has a population of tens of millions. ”
Kong Rong said angrily: "Nonsense! ”
Tian Feng asked, "Lord, we have almost wiped out the northern barbarians at this moment, will we still be threatened by them in the future?" ”
Gao Shun said solemnly: "Of course, we have not yet annihilated the barbarians outside Pingzhou, where the mountains are high and the forests are dense, and they will not be killed, and there are still many nomads in the northwest; As long as the strength of our Han people in the Central Plains is weak, they will take advantage of the weakness to enter and lead those pastures, and after a few generations, they will have the strong strength of the Xiongnu and Xianbei, which will pose a threat to the Central Plains. ”
Kong Rong said sarcastically: "No matter how strong the barbarians are, they will not go to the Central Plains to establish political power, so why be afraid?" ”
Gao Shun said angrily: "Pedanty, if you have this kind of thinking, it won't take many years for the Central Plains to become a barbarian world." Gao Shun thought of the Wuhu Chaos in history, and thought of Jin, Mongolia, Jiannu, etc., and the consequences were chilling.
Gao Shun felt that now the Han people have not experienced the rebellion of the Three Kingdoms, have not suffered from the chaos of the Five Wants, do not have the unforgettable pain of the skin, do not pay attention to the harm of other races, sooner or later will suffer a big loss, I don't know whether his arrival will be good or bad for the Han people in the long run.
However, he had already made up his mind to vigorously promote the development of the discipline, to raise the status of craftsmen, and to make more weapons against barbarians; This all involves the abolition of the policy of exclusive respect for Confucianism, and the steps cannot be too big, but can only be done slowly.
It is rare for Gao Shun to be so angry, including Kong Rong, everyone is very embarrassed, Gao Shun took the opportunity to say sternly: "Today I will say that I am here, my descendants of Gao Shun, if anyone dares to collude with the northern barbarians, compromise, trade, etc., everyone can be punished, and they will not be allowed to recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestors!" If any Han dares to collude, compromise, trade, etc. with the northern barbarians, everyone can be punished! This rule must be maintained for at least 1,500 years! ”
Gao Shun's words were shocking, how much hatred did he have for the barbarians to make such a poisonous oath? He has never been a weak crown since he was committed to fighting barbarians, and he has continued to do so until now, and now he has set the first such strict rules for future generations.
Fu Zhu asked, "My lord, how do you treat the barbarians in the northwest?" ”
Gao Shun said: "The barbarians in the northwest are relatively not as harmful as the nomads in the northern grasslands, but they cannot be underestimated; I estimate that if we can't arouse the attention of the Han people in the world to the northern barbarians, sooner or later, we Han people will be exterminated by the northern barbarians. ”
Everyone was stunned!