Chapter 50: The Power of Civilization (Part II)

"The so-called advantages of civilization are actually reflected in every bit of what we have here. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info It can be seen from this bow and crossbow that this bow and crossbow first have to learn mathematics, and learn the corresponding mathematics in order to have this foundation. We know the math and we learn the math so that we can really measure finer and finer lengths. You look at the Mongols, what is their unit of length without our guidance? Their units of length are all very large units. They are the smallest unit at a finger's distance. However, we Han craftsmen can use a trace as the smallest unit of length. Even we can use Wang Mang's calipers to measure more refined units of length down to the slightest, so that we can start to manufacture all kinds of precision parts by using such fine standards, and this Zhuge repeater is also one of the most important embodiments. ”

"Maybe you think that the Mongols might be able to do the assembly line, but they can only learn the truth, not the real essence. Because the Mongols were so poorly civilized, perhaps it was possible to make things with low precision. But you can't make things with high precision. Because don't underestimate this assembly line, what is behind it is the countless experiences in mathematics, management, and so on accumulated by our Han people over the years, which are directly injected into our bone marrow. Maybe it's inconspicuous on weekdays, but once they are combined, it's a quantitative change that causes a qualitative change. ”

"We have set up a rich management system, including the division of labor of various bureaucratic systems, and even the division of labor of various armies, as well as other management systems, which is also an important achievement of our civilization. Perhaps ordinary people think that it is easy to set up a set of official positions, but these official positions are the result of the continuous progress of our Han civilization. History, political science, literature, mathematics, psychology, philosophy, and so on and so on, so many things that seem to be commonplace on the surface have long been a civilization contained in the bones of our Han people. ”

"What we need is not to think about how to use more advanced weapons to win, but to maximize the advantages of our civilization. Once the advantages of our civilization are fully exploited, then we can win with certainty. ”

Tan Feng believes that the greatest advantage of the Han Chinese is not firearms. Even Tan Feng believes that firearms are actually just a by-product of civilization, an insignificant by-product. Many time-traveling novels tend to use firearms, as if the only thing the Han Chinese could defeat the nomads was to rely on firearms, without which they would surely lose.

In fact, on the contrary, many time-travelers put the cart before the horse, believing that firearms are fundamental to defeating the nomads. In fact, firearms are only a trivial manifestation of the superiority of civilization, and many facts in the West have already explained the problem. Judging from the experience of Western history, after the strict training of modern infantry drills, through the establishment of a strict non-commissioned officer system, the military rank system, and the reconstruction of a series of military systems, including social systems, such as various military training, teaching, and command.

Once these systems are built, this is the greatest advantage of civilization. After the construction of these advanced systems is completed, the combat effectiveness of soldiers will suddenly increase countless times. Even, there was a record in the West, where it was only two rows of infantry, and it was hard to defeat the Cossack cavalry that seemed to be stronger than itself again and again.

Even Napoleon's French cavalry, with the increase in numbers, had an advantage over the MacMuru cavalry. Why is it that a single cavalry is no match for the Macmulu cavalry, but once there are more soldiers, the French cavalry is more victorious with less?

"The greatest manifestation of civilization is that we can tap into our true strength, which barbarians can't. War is not simply one plus one equals two, and even most of the time, one plus one is less than two. There are even some extreme possibilities that there is one more person, but instead of increasing the combat power, it will add a pig teammate, which will drag down your combat power. ”

"How do we organize so many people so that not only will they not be less than one plus one is less than two, but on the contrary, we will make them one plus one greater than two. How to achieve one plus one is greater than two, this also depends on the level of management. But how to manage this, management is a science. It includes histology, psychology, mathematics, and many other disciplines that we don't usually feel, but which play a huge role. ”

"These disciplines do not exist in isolation, but many disciplines are intertwined and mutually reinforcing. However, with so many disciplines, what is needed is time accumulation, which is our biggest advantage. In fact, as long as we can give full play to the greatest advantage of our Han people, that is, the advantage of the accumulation of civilization, so that even if we do not have enough firearms, we can defeat the enemy. Firearms can defeat the enemy, not because they are powerful, but because firearms are only a manifestation of civilization, an insignificant manifestation. ”

Tan Feng firmly believes that war does not rely solely on weapons, and even firearms are actually only one of the products of civilization, or even just an insignificant product of civilization. Behind firearms, there is a large set of civilization systems that are promoting, not something that exists in isolation. If you simply think that simple firearms can defeat the enemy, then it is actually a big fallacy! The fact that the firearms of the Qing Dynasty lagged behind those of the West was actually only a façade. The more important problem is that behind the scenes, it is the backwardness of the entire social system, the military system, and the political system and the inability to adapt to the new needs, which will cause backwardness. On the contrary, Tan Feng firmly believed that the Qing Dynasty's repeated war failures, the so-called incompetence of the Qing government, and the backwardness of weapons, were actually a "symptom" of the all-round backwardness of a social, political, and military system.

If we don't really solve the root cause, and don't let the entire social system continue to make progress, even if we have the best weapons, it will be the same as fighting the scum. The progress of weapons and the combat effectiveness of the armed forces is by no means an isolated existence, but the result of the promotion of various disciplines behind the scenes.

"Our Han people have accumulated all kinds of knowledge, experience, culture, learning, and social morality over countless years of civilization. On the surface, these things actually seem to be commonplace, but as long as we dig out these commonplace things thoroughly, then we are enough to sweep the world! Tan Feng said.