Chapter 156: If you fall behind, you will be beaten
"Governor, we Mountain Clan don't provoke you too much, why did you send an army to besiege us?" The leader asked.
This leader is called Chen De, and he is the leader of the Cao people of the Gaoshan tribe. In fact, the Gaoshan people are just a general term, and there are different small ethnic groups within the Gaoshan people, and these small ethnic groups have different languages and different cultural customs. And the ethnic group that is currently capturing this kingdom Rui is called the Cao tribe, which is a branch of the Gaoshan tribe. And many high-level people of the Gaoshan tribe have also given themselves Han names, which are the same as the Han names of ethnic minorities in later generations, after all, this China is the mainstream ethnic group is the Han nationality, if there is no Han name, then it is impossible to communicate at all.
"You got me back, so can I not find someone to come and save me?" Wang Guorui asked.
And Chen De, the leader of the Cao clan, continued: "Then now I can let you go, you should be able to go, right?" ”
"No, I still have things to do! I hope that you will be able to let my troops in, and then discuss the next exchanges between the Gaoshan and Han peoples, as well as discuss ways to survive together. Wang Guorui said.
"No, if we let them in, they'll slaughter us!" Immediately, a young man said.
But Wang Guoqi said: "I will not slaughter you, we have come with sincerity, and we have no intention of harming you." But, taking a step back, even if we're going to attack, will you be able to stop it? ”
"Our warriors will shed their last drop of blood!"
"Okay, immediately the warriors of the tribe, let those Han people in!" Chen De said.
"Chief!"
"Listen to me and let them in!" Chen De continued.
Soon, more than 1,000 special combat soldiers immediately began to enter the camp of the Gaoshan tribe, and they began to guard the various passages. Then the alert begins. However, they did not disarm the people of the Gaoshan Clan, because these cold weapons could not threaten them. Therefore, Wang Guorui also asked the special combat team not to disarm the Gaoshan clan, which can be regarded as respecting them.
"What do you want, Governor? What are you going to do to discuss the future development of our Gaoshan clan? Chen De asked.
But Chen De's words immediately made a young man next to him say, "Father." The Han Chinese will not come to help us. They're here to steal our territory, so don't trust them. Could it be that the Han people have been justified with us for hundreds of years? Is it fair that the Han people have taken our turf and that we can only survive in the mountains? ”
"Governor, how do you want to explain the unfriendliness of the Han people to our Gaoshan clan for so many years?" Chen De asked.
Wang Guorui shook his head and said: "I don't think we Han people are wrong, after all, we Han people need to survive, so naturally we have to open up living space." So it's not impossible that there will be some contradictions during this period. So although I regret that you have been squeezed into the mountains for so many years to survive, I will not think that we are wrong! ”
"What? You Han people are obviously here to beat us, is there any reason? The chief's son said angrily.
But Wang Guorui immediately said: "You just saw us beating you, but you didn't see why you were beaten?" That's because you're lagging behind, that's why you're beaten. If you fall behind, you will be beaten, this is an eternal truth, can't you still see through it? ”
Wang Guorui said very unceremoniously that they would be beaten if they fell behind. This makes perfect sense. The Han people were able to defeat all kinds of barbarians, and that was not because the Han people had more advanced productive forces. More advanced weaponry, more advanced civilization? Because the Han people have a more advanced civilization, the Han people have better and stronger combat effectiveness, and then they can compete for their own living space. And those nomads, who disappeared in a steady stream, changed many batches. But the Han Chinese survived. This is enough to show that the civilization of the Han people is stronger and more tenacious than those nomads.
And why the Gaoshan people are constantly squeezed out to survive in the mountains, it actually means that their traditional form of survival of fishing and hunting has fallen behind and is no longer suitable as a survival method in the new era, so they will naturally be constantly excluded. So it's not really a race that's competing. It's the competition of the way of survival and the method of production. The civilization of the Han nationality is much more advanced than that of the Gaoshan people, so the Gaoshan people will naturally face the situation of being excluded by the Han people.
"You should probably be glad that you have met us Han. We Han people have always put benevolence and righteousness first, and pay attention to leading the people of all nationalities in the surrounding countries to become more civilized. Since ancient times, although we Han people have continued to pioneer, we have been able to bring civilization to the surrounding ethnic groups in a steady stream, so that more ethnic groups can move towards the road of civilization. And we Han people don't carry out massacres, we all pay attention to benevolence and righteousness, so you should be glad that you meet Han people. If it weren't for us Han Chinese, would you be able to have today's civilization? Although you are spurred to progress by our Han people, you are also progressing, not returning to the era of Ru Mao drinking blood. ”
"And I might as well give you an example. In a very big place, which is called the Americas. There was originally its own people, that is, the Indians. And they used to live like you, hunting. But then the Westerners went to the Americas, not only did they not want to help the locals, and then they lived in harmony together, they first wanted to slaughter the locals, and then let themselves completely occupy the territory. And the population of those Indians has been declining dramatically, from hundreds of millions to almost a small amount. And if you think about it, who is more civilized compared to us Han people? ”
"Far from it, how did you treat those captives when you defeated the same Gaoshan people hundreds of years ago? I'm afraid you didn't kill the sacrifice, or keep it as a slave? But when did we treat you as slaves after we Han came? It is very easy for us to exterminate you, but with a benevolent heart, we are willing to lead you to civilization together. Compared with you in the past few hundred years, who is more civilized between us Han and you? So, you should thank us, and be glad that it was the Han Chinese who occupied this place, not the Western barbarians. The Dutch occupied it hundreds of years ago, how do you feel their attitude? ”
Wang Guorui unceremoniously pointed out the civilization of the Han people and the progress of the Gaoshan people over the years. And finally went on to point out when the Dutch occupied Taiwan hundreds of years ago, let them compare themselves, who is more merciful? In this way, they will be able to know who is the better people, the people who are genuinely able to treat them well.
"Isn't it okay for us to live our own lives here? Why do we have to bring us civilization? The patriarch's son asked.
"Do you think you'll be able to get out of the way? If you can hide from the first day of the new year, you can't hide from the fifteenth, don't think that you can live your own life, those powerful parties will expand their power to you sooner or later, you don't think that you can live a stable life, if you are not strong enough, then sooner or later you will be invaded by the powerful party. This is a problem that cannot be solved at all, so you should not try to live in peace. Wang Guorui said.
Wang Guorui pointed out very unceremoniously that if you just want to rest on your laurels and keep your own little life, sooner or later you will be invaded by more powerful people. This was the case with the Indians at that time, as were the various indigenous peoples, who were attacked and even slaughtered by Western colonizers.
And this was not the case in China in the past, because of the perennial self-sufficiency and the lack of communication between the East and the West, so that those rulers thought that they were safe, so they did not have the idea of pioneering and enterprising. They are not aware of the powerful forces from outside, so they will gradually sink from then on. And if you fall behind, you will be beaten, and that is all relative. The ancient Han people were better than the ancient ethnic minorities, so naturally they were able to defeat the ethnic minorities. And later, the Westerners were stronger than the Chinese, so naturally they could defeat the Chinese. But if it's like in a science fiction movie, aliens invade, that is, the aliens will be stronger than the earthlings, then they will fight the earthlings.
This is relative, but it has not gotten rid of the reason that if you are backward, you will be beaten. And there are some things that can't be avoided at all, and the powerful side wants to get more survival resources and more products to meet their needs, so it will naturally continue to expand. And the resources within your own territory will be exhausted one day, and then you will start to expand, otherwise you will not be able to meet your own needs. So even if you think you're living your life, disaster will come from heaven.
And Wang Guorui really thinks that those ethnic minorities around the Han people should feel fortunate that the Han people are not a murderous nation, but can bring civilization to the surrounding peoples, so that they can truly have their own civilization. And they are all able to bring them to common prosperity, I am afraid that only the Han people on the earth will be so broad-minded. As for those Westerners, they can only "hum".
"You're right, in fact, instead of letting those foreigners come, it's better to let you Han people come, which is the best for us." The leader Chen De said.
"Father!" The son of the leader, Chen De, still wanted to say something.
"Alright, Governor, what are you going to do next, what are you going to do with us mountain people? Our Gaoshan clan has fewer and fewer ways to survive in the future, how are you going to help us? Chen De asked. (To be continued......)