Chapter 35 On Culture

Ma Yuan shook his head and said, "It's not as good as a beast." Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Jiang Hexing said: "Yes, these animal-like behaviors, in the Xiongnu and other places, look like heroes." Mao Dunshan Yu is still the number one hero in the minds of the Huns. The Huns practiced riding and arching archery horses since childhood, you look at them, each young man is good at riding and shooting, in the period of Mao Dun Danyu, the Huns can ride and shoot more than 400,000 people. Although there are not so many now, and we wiped out more than 100,000 of them a few days ago, I estimate that there are still about 150,000 Huns who are good at riding and shooting. ”

Ma Yuan said: "The Huns are very different from us in these aspects, they will not be ashamed of robbery at all, they regard this as a hero's doing." Those who do this are heroes, and those who can't do it are cowards. They have always believed that the Han people are not good at riding and arching horses, so they regard the Han land as a natural place to grab treasures. ”

Jiang Hexingdao: "Yes, that's it, this is the difference caused by culture, or the clash of civilizations. The Xiongnu were nomadic and customary, worshipping the sun and the moon and honoring violence. Maybe it's because of the harsh environment, especially when the snow disaster happens, they have to rob everywhere, not only for the Han land, but also for each other within their tribes, eating the big and the small, and the strong eating the weak. They will snatch things that seem to be justified as a necessary means of earning a living.

As for the Han people, they mainly focus on farming. The stability of the order is the most important, so a social community with the family as the core is born. A family helps each other to face the challenges of various disasters together. This is also the truth that Confucius said that the Qi family is peaceful in the world, his family is not a simple small family, it should be said that it is a family.

What does a family depend on to multiply and grow? First of all, there must be a stable social order, and the social order is provided by the imperial court. Therefore, it is necessary to have a stable court, not to mess around all day long, and the swords and soldiers are constant, which is also the reason why Liu Mu's country has been stable for 200 years despite the twists and turns in the middle. It's not just that Liu wants stability, but more because the people also want to have a stable environment.

In addition, for a family, there must also be a reliable internal order. What is the establishment of internal order, the Huns rely on force, whoever is strong eats well, first the healthy young people eat well, and then let the old and weak eat. The Han people are not, the Han people rule the world with filial piety, and they govern the family with filial piety.

The Han people advocate respecting the old and loving the young, and supporting the poor and weak. A family system is established according to Confucian etiquette, in which each person determines his or her own position and establishes the role he plays.

Therefore, the culture of the Han Chinese is based on the Confucian clan and family law, which values the interests of the family as a whole, and establishes a hierarchy within the family according to blood kinship.

In addition, the average Han family of 5 can have 100 acres of land, which can basically ensure that food and clothing are worry-free, and there can be a slight surplus. Therefore, it can not only ensure the life of the family, but also take better care of the poor and weak.

Food and clothing are sufficient to know honor and disgrace, and Cangqiao knows etiquette. Under farming, surplus grain is stored, and the ability to resist disasters is greatly improved. Therefore, it can also ensure the stability of the Han cultural system. ”

Jiang Hexing talked at length and on, but fortunately it was Ma Yuan on the other side, if it was Li Xiaoquan, it is estimated that he would have yawned a long time ago.

Ma Yuan listened quietly, nodding from time to time. Hearing Jiang Hexing stop, Ma Yuan asked: "He Wang, when you say this about the difference between the cultures of the two places, do you mean that if the culture has always been like this, the conflict will always exist?" ”

Jiang Hexing nodded and said, "It is difficult for two conflicting cultures to coexist peacefully for a long time. Therefore, we must not only defeat the Huns on the battlefield, but also change this culture of plunder, so that our war is not fought in vain. ”

Ma Yuan looked at the light on the table, squinted slightly, and the firelight kept shining, showing that Ma Yuan was thinking about this problem.

The firelight of the lamp head "snapped", and a spark exploded, Ma Yuan's eyes widened, and he looked at Jiang Hexing in confusion: "Could it be that King He means to kill all the Huns?" They are in such an environment that they don't rob or rob, and it is difficult for them to survive in this grassland that is reborn from disasters? And the king, you have always been able to kill less and kill less, and it is difficult to achieve this on a territory as large as the Huns. As he spoke, Ma Yuan sighed again and looked at Jiang Hexing.

Jiang Hexing waved his hand and said to Ma Yuan: "I'm not a butcher, why do you kill so many people?" Although we are now fighting the Huns on the battlefield, the outcome is unknown to both sides, but I have great confidence in you. We also have to think about post-war arrangements. All wars must be made in detail before the start of the war, otherwise they may be in vain and consume countless lives, money and food in vain. ”

Ma Yuan said: "Thank you and Wang for your trust, Ma Yuan will definitely live up to his mission." The post-war arrangement pointed out by the king is to transform the culture of the Huns, so that they can no longer be proud of plundering and can rest at ease on the grassland. ”

Jiang Hexing nodded and said, "That's exactly what I mean, our war goal should be focused on this." Therefore, not only to attack the Xiongnu army, but also to gather the herdsmen when there is free time in the back. Gathered up, the Xianbei people who immigrated to Sinicization, the Wuhuan people, that is, the current Pingzhou herdsmen. The Xiongnu herdsmen were herdsmen in peacetime and warriors in wartime. After this battle, it is estimated that there are not many adult Xiongnu men, and children are better objects for us to transform.

You have a plan in your heart, and when the time comes, see how to carry out the transformation, whether to put it here, or Pingzhou, it is really difficult, and it is okay to immigrate most of them to the north of the summer capital. ”

Ma Yuan pondered for a while, and after a long time, he said: "That's fine, if it's just to fight their army, they are a combination of military and civilian, and if they fight fiercely, they will disperse like birds and beasts." Bringing together the herdsmen and transforming them all is the fundamental way to eliminate their culture. ”

Jiang Hexing said: "Also, it costs too much money and grain to fight the Huns, and half of the money and grain we have accumulated before have been used up this year. If we continue to fight like this, we won't be able to support it for another year. The territory of the Xiongnu is very large, and we are only fighting the land of King Zuoxian, which is closest to us. In the future, if it is the land of the right virtuous king, or even in the future, the Xiongnu may flee to the Western Regions and other places, this cost is even more incalculable.

In order to completely wipe out the Huns, the cattle and sheep here should also be used. Wool was used to weave cloth, beef was used for military rations, and cowhides and sheepskins were to be used. In the future, as soon as the city is set up, it is necessary to start immediately. Only by feeding the enemy with war will we be able to fight for a long time. ”

Ma Yuan agreed, Jiang Hexing saw that the time was not early, it was time to talk, and the rest should be played by Ma Yuan himself.