Chapter Seventy-Six: Firearms and Chariots

Regarding Guo Kang's thoughts, Zhu Wenkui thought for a while and said that he still had to think about it.

"It's just my own casual thinking, and it's not a serious reason." "After all, I'm not a philosopher. ”

"If these things make sense, then we should also learn from your experience." Zhu Wenkui is quite serious: "I have always been a little worried about my sister's situation, and I hope the experience here can help." ”

"Hey, if I could, I still want her to learn more serious cultural knowledge, instead of being as wild as she is now. I'm really worried that she will learn more crookedly in the future. He sighed and said.

"You don't have to force this kind of thing." Guo Kang persuaded: "If we only thought about culture itself, then it is estimated that we will not be able to keep culture now." ”

"The Persians have a long history, and their civilization is already very deep. However, they were killed by King Alexander of Macedon. For a long time after that, the Persians did not even know the history before Alexander. It was only later, from the records of the Greeks, that they learned about Darius and Cambyses. ”

"Before Alexander, the Persians used a cuneiform script written on clay tablets, which had been used for 3,000 years, from prehistoric Mesopotamia. The Macedonians destroyed the archives that had been passed down for thousands of years, starting with ancient Babylon. Now, even if an inscription is found, no Persian scholar recognizes it. ”

"Alexander's year of birth and death is ......," Zhu Wenkui struggled to recall the historical knowledge he had learned here.

"It's a contemporary of King Qin Huiwen." Guo Kang said: "Both of them were born in 356 BC in the era of Brother Tian, but King Huiwen lived more than ten years longer than him. ”

"Oh, that's easy to remember." Zhu Wenkui nodded: "...... Well, although it always feels weird to take Brother Tian to chronicle it. ”

"This is the calendar of the Church." Guo Kang explained: "I'm more used to using this because it's simpler, and I don't have to keep accumulating the era name. ”

"If you find it inconvenient to have a long name, you can put it another way. Roman theologians calculated that the year of Brother Tian's birthday was the first year of Emperor Ping of Han. Yuan Shi is the meaning of the beginning and the beginning, and the number is the same with the Yuan Shi era. ”

"That's right." Zhu Wenkui was a little surprised.

"Alexander was born 356 years earlier than Brother Tian, so it is recorded as 356 BC." Guo Kang continued: "You see, this is clearly expressed. ”

"And our Four Books and Five Classics, except for "Mencius", may not have been completed at this time, and the others were written more than 400 years before the era. So, don't look at us every day. The Persians just want to memorize, but they don't have a book for this time period. ”

"Looking at it this way, we seem to be ......" Zhu Wenkui couldn't find the right words for a while, and was stunned before he said: "What we use all day long seems to be something very luxurious." ”

"yes." Guo Kang spread his hands: "You grew up in the Central Plains, and then you have been in a place like Java or the Purple Tent, so I don't think you are aware of this problem. Actually, the people over there are too 'civilized'. ”

"Not only the Central Plains, but even Xianbei, Khitan, Mongolia, etc." He shook his head and said, "Alexander himself did not actually mean evil, he even hoped to establish good relations with the Persians, and asked the nobles to accept the Persians, but it was unsuccessful. But judging by the results......"

Guo Kang scratched his head and compared: "Compared with the damage they caused to civilization, Shi Hu can be regarded as a virtuous and famous person......

This comparison made Zhu Wenkui feel a little unbelievable, but according to the example given by Guo Kang, it seems that this is really the case. He could only say that he still had to think about it, and he planned to go back and think about the example that the amount of information was a little too large.

"Saying this, in fact, is not too esoteric truth." Guo Kang said: "She wants to learn martial arts, so let her learn it well." Do we rely on our mouths to preserve civilization? I don't think so. The sword is the foundation for the continuation of civilization. ”

"At the beginning, Dayu was subdued by the three seedlings, relying on the dance of showing the shield and the big axe. Until now, it has always been like this. ”

"If you talk about culture alone, the Great Song Dynasty is not weaker than the Tang Dynasty, thanks to technology such as printing, he will only be stronger than the previous dynasty in this regard. But you see, obviously the Tang Dynasty has long ended, but our whole world has traces left by it everywhere, and from time to time it will coldly make you realize that it once existed. And the Great Song ...... To be honest, I don't really have much of an impression. ”

"The Tang Dynasty never sent Confucian, Confucian, Buddhist and Taoist missionaries every day to actively spread their own culture like the church here. So how did he gain such cultural influence? ”

"It's also 'Dayu's god's relative'." Zhu Wenkui nodded.

"That's right. A strong force does not necessarily mean that a civilization is developed, but if the force is not strong enough, the civilization will definitely be in trouble. Even for our situation, don't we also have to rely on the sword? Guo Kang said, "Oh, there may be an extra firearm now." ”

"So, it's a good thing that she's like this now, so don't worry too much."

"Hey, you're still going to persuade people." Zhu Wenkui smiled bitterly: "Okay, just let her come." ”

Next, Zhu Wenkui seemed to really think about Guo Kang's words seriously, and didn't talk to him about anything else. The two of them followed Jaska and them for a long way before they came to the place where the weapons were displayed.

"Why is it so far away?" Zhu Wenkui finally couldn't hold back and muttered.

"It's a firearm, it's dangerous. And when cast, it's too loud, so you can only stay away from the camp. Guo Kang said: "Fortunately, we have a lot of open space here, and you can train casually." ”

Zhu Wenkui looked over there and saw a row of large and small artillery pieces on a flat piece of land. Next to it, there are also several modified two-wheeled and four-wheeled vehicles. The cars were covered with wooden planks and felt, and the emitter holes on the outer walls of the cars could be faintly seen.

"It's a sample they've modified." Guo Kang introduced: "These things, in principle, are probably shield cars. It's just that based on their experience, it has been specially modified to maximize its strengths. ”

"However, the characteristics and needs of different armies are somewhat different. What we are here is to prepare for the actual drill to see how to use it and how to change it, which is more suitable for our army. ”

Zhu Wenkui nodded clearly: "Then I understand." It's an old ordnance, isn't it? ”

As he spoke, Nurhachi rushed over first, jumped on the two-wheeled shield cart, and swayed it like a rocking chair. Old Ivan hurried after him, trying to drive it down.

"Nurhachi also likes shield cars." Zhu Wenkui said.

"yes......"